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Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers
$24.95 Read moreThe definitive history of drug cartels, this “investigative magnum opus” takes readers to the frontlines of the ‘war on drugs’ in Latin America (Los Angeles Times)
The product of five years’ investig- Author: Hernández, Anabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 1781682968
- Language: English
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Born Bad: Original Sin and the Making of the Western World
$16.95 Add to cart“Original sin is the Western world’s creation story.”
According to the Christian doctrine of original sin, humans are born inherently bad, and only through God’s grace can they achieve salvation. In t- Author: Boyce, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1619027186
- Language: English
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Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?: The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers Civilization
$18.99 Add to cartVeteran journalist Andrew Lawler delivers a “fascinating and delightful…globetrotting tour” (Wall Street Journal) with the animal that has been most crucial to the spread of civilization–the chicke… [more below]
- Author: Lawler, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 26 2016
- ISBN10: 1476729905
- Language: English
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Winston Churchill’s War Leadership
$15.00 Add to cartHow does he assess the information that is brought to him? How does his personal or political philosophy, or a moral sense, sustain him? How does he draw inspiration from those around him? How does he… [more below]
- Author: Gilbert, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 13 2004
- ISBN10: 140007732X
- Language: English
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1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
$25.00 Add to cartA lively chronicle of the year that shaped popular music forever, with an all new Spotify appendix
More than half a century ago, friendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into the year rock evol- Author: Jackson, Andrew Grant
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1250181712
- Language: English
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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: World History: 500 Preposterous Facts They Definitely Didn’t Teach You in School
$12.99 Add to cartTurkeys used to be worshipped as gods? Bull$#*t! Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 world history facts that sound too absurd to be true.
Knowledge is power! Crush the competition
- Author: Carley, Shane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 140034087X
- Language: English
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Israel Warrior: Fighting Back for the Jewish State from Campus to Street Corner
$18.99 Read moreIn light of the October 7th massacre of fourteen hundred Israeli and American Jews at the hands of the savage terrorists of Hamas, and the brazen tsunami of antisemitism that has been overtaking the m… [more below]
- Author: Boteach, Shmuley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1510780688
- Language: English
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Origins of the Second World War
$19.99 Add to cartFrom influential British historian A.J.P. Taylor, a reprint of his influential text The Origins of the Second World War. Controversial for his thesis that Hitler was an opportunist with no thorough pl… [more below]
- Author: Taylor, A. J. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0684829479
- Language: English
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Flesh and Stone: The Body and the City in Western Civilization
$28.99 Add to cartFlesh and Stone is the story of the deepest parts of life–how women and men moved in public and private spaces, what they saw and heard, the smells that assailed them, where they ate, how they dresse… [more below]
- Author: Sennett, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 14 2013
- ISBN10: 0393313913
- Language: English
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Passage to Ararat
$23.99 Add to cartIn Passage to Ararat, which received the National Book Award in 1976, Michael J. Arlen goes beyond the portrait of his father, the famous Anglo-Armenian novelist of the 1920s, that he created in Exile
- Series: FSG Classics
- Author: Arlen, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 310
- Publish Date: May 16 2006
- ISBN10: 0374530122
- Language: English
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On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines–and Future
$20.00 Add to cartWith over thirty years of experience writing about Saudi Arabia, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former publisher of The Wall Street Journal Karen Elliott House has an unprecedented knowledge of l
- Author: House, Karen Elliott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 0307473287
- Language: English
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African Politics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAfrica is a continent of 54 countries and over a billion people. However, despite the rich diversity of the African experience, it is striking that continuations and themes seem to be reflected across… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taylor, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: December 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0198806574
- Language: English
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The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited
$20.99 Add to cartFinalist for the 2015 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
Longlisted for the Lionel Gelber Award for the Best Non-Fiction book in the world on Foreign Affairs An Economist Book of- Author: Lim, Louisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0190227915
- Language: English
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War and Peace in the Middle East: A Concise History, Revised and Updated
$27.00 Add to cart“Remarkable…breathtaking in its scope and historical precision, this is highly recommended volume for both publivc and academic libraries.–Library Journal.
- Author: Shlaim, Avi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0140245642
- Language: English
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Raiders and Rebels: The Golden Age of Piracy
$18.99 Add to cart“A dramatic tale. . . . Sherry brings the pirates vividly to life with his rousing telling of their daring cruises and outrageous feats. . . . I heartily recommend Raiders and Rebels to anyone who enj
- Author: Sherry, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0061572845
- Language: English
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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
$18.99 Add to cartA galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history
In this enlightening and entertaining work, Paul Johnson, the bestselling author of Intellectuals and Creators, approaches the subject o
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Johnson, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 02 2008
- ISBN10: 0061143170
- Language: English
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28: Stories of AIDS in Africa
$15.99 Add to cartIn 28, Stephanie Nolen, the Toronto Globe and Mail‘s Africa Bureau Chief, puts a human face on the crisis created by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Through riveting anecdotal stories, Nolen brings to life people
- Author: Nolen, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 02 2008
- ISBN10: 080271675X
- Language: English
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Ukraine: Remember Also Me: Testimonies from the War
$27.99 Add to cartA collection of vivid and powerful testimonies from the conflict in Ukraine, collated and illustrated by award-winning artist George Butler.
While reporting on the war in Ukraine, George Butler has cr- Author: Butler, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1536240435
- Language: English
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Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender
$19.99 Add to cartA “vital” (New York Times Book Review), groundbreaking global history of gender nonconformity
Today’s narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit- Author: Heyam, Kit
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1541605403
- Language: English
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Dancing with the Dragon: Cautionary Tales of the New China from an Old China Hand
$35.00 Add to cart- Author: Jenevein, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1960865226
- Language: English
