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Shant Kendarians visit to Baghdad in 1980 at age seventeen was supposed to be a short onejust enough tie to make peace with his estranged father before he returned to his home in the United Sates. but then Saddam Hussein invaded Iran and sealed off Iraqs borders to every man of military ageincluding Shant.
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Award-winning historian Brinkley examines the life and achievements of America's Naturalist President. The author argues that it was Theodore Roosevelt--by setting aside 230 million acres of Wild America for posterity--who turned conservationism into a universal endeavor.
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Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was one of the most influential presidents of the USA, uniting the country and abolishing slavery after a terrible civil war. On the 200th anniversary of his birth, this title presents his life and works in an easy introductory form.
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Dante's vision, "The Divine Comedy", has profoundly affected every generation since it first appeared in the early 14th century. Here is a brief account of his life, compiled from various sources by Benedict Flynn, setting the known facts of Dante's life against the turmoil of the times.
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From the story of Genghis Khan's rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.
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A riveting biography and unique historical record, The Man on Mao's Right recounts the heartfelt struggle of a man who loved two powerful nations that were at odds with each other.
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On the basis of a thorough study of Adams seventy-year diary, Nagel probes deeply into the psyche of a man whose remarkable career spanned many political and diplomatic offices.
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An acclaimed historian presents the first major biography in decades of the famous Confederate general J.E.B. Stuart. This comprehensive work offers a fresh look at the Confederacy's premier cavalryman. Unabridged. 14 CDs.
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In Land of Lincoln, Ferguson embarks on a curiosity-fueled coast-to-coast journey through contemporary Lincoln Nation, encountering everything from hatred to adoration to opportunism and all manner of reaction in between. Land of Lincoln is an entertaining, unexpected, and big-hearted celebration of Lincoln and his enduring influence on the country he helped create.
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In this deeply personal audiobook, Mary Tillman shares the story of her son Pat's extraordinary life, the meaning of patriotism, and the Tillman family's efforts to uncover the truth about Pat's death in Afghanistan at the hands of his fellow soldiers. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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Award-winning author Harlow Giles Unger reveals the life of Patrick Henry, a colorful, bold, brilliant and complex man who rose from Virginias backwoods to become one of the most important of the Founding Fathers and the steadfast champion of individual and states rights.
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The United States ? the world's great bastion of freedom ? is sliding toward socialism. High-profile bailouts and a stimulus bill have toppled the walls between government and private sectors. Federal control now extends in various ways to education, health care, financial markets, real estate, businesses, and religion. And as out-of-control government spending and debt increase, America is draine...
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Bestselling biographer Spoto uses newly translated transcripts of Joan's trial to deliver an intimate portrait of this extraordinary woman. Neither wife nor nun, neither queen nor noblewoman, neither philosopher nor stateswoman, Joan of Arc showed the world that anyone who follows their heart has the power to change history. Unabridged. 6 CDs.
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For the first time, one of America's greatest leaders tells his personal story - of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the centre of national events
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Award-winning historian Michael Wallis has spent several years re-creating the rich, anecdotal saga of Billy the Kid (1859-1881), a deeply mythologized young man who became a legend in his own time and yet remains an enigma to this day. This new biography separates myth from reality and presents an unforgettable portrait of this brief and violent life.
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As riveting as the man it portrays, Warlord is a masterful, unsparing portrait of one of history's most fascinating and influential leaders during what was arguably the most crucial event in human history.
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Nobody has seen more of the Iraqi war than David Bellavia. On November 8, 2004, the largest battle of thousands of insurgents bunkered down in booby-trapped houses and rooftops. Now Bellavia reveals the heart-stopping details of the hand-to-hand battles that went on in the streets and throughout booby-trapped houses.
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In this moving and intimate look at the final days of our most enigmatic president, Andrew Burstein sheds new light on what Thomas Jefferson actually thought about sexuality, race, gender, and politics.
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In this patriotic audiobook, North addresses issues of defense against global terrorism, Jihad, and radical Islam from his firsthand perspective as a decorated military officer, national security advisor, and current Middle East war correspondent. Abridged. 5 CDs.
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In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America. In February 1945, American Marines plunged into ...
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As riveting as the man it portrays, Warlord is a masterful, unsparing portrait of one of history's most fascinating and influential leaders during what was arguably the most crucial event in human history.
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In a personal but objective narrative based on the Bounty's log, Bligh himself tells of the stormy voyage to Tahiti, his crew's insatiable attachment to the island paradise, and the incredible 3,600-mile journey to safety after the mutineers cast him -- and 18 loyal crew members -- adrift In a small, open boat with few supplies. Bligh's detractors say this narrative has many distortions and omissi
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When terrorists crashed a plane into the Pentagon, he was there-helping carry the wounded to safety. And he's been there-leading the war on terror, directing its operations around the world in both open and covert missions, and bluntly focusing on one primary goal: killing terrorists. He is Donald Rumsfeld. His great fear was a second Pearl Harbor. When it happened on September 11, 2001, he led th
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In this stirring book, Martin Gilbert tells the intensely human story of Winston Churchill's profound connection to America, a relationship that resulted in an Anglo-American alliance that has stood at the center of international relations for more than a century."This is a fascinating story, straightforward and well told, of one of the 20th century's most important leaders and the critical connec
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Bertie Ahern, three times Irish Taoiseach, is often described as an enigma. The Old IRA man's son who delivered peace in Northern Ireland. This autobiography presents an account of a remarkable political life and the personal story.
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Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, writer, journalist, minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded.
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but...
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In this second compilation of the most exciting moments from his daily audio diary, Tony Benn reveals what he discovered behind the scenes in the nuclear industry and recalls what really happened during Cabinet reshuffles.
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These are Tony Benn's diaries from 1990 - 2000. They encompass the Gulf War, the rise of New Labour, and the global consequences of the attack on the World Trade Center in September 2001. These political observations are entwined with a moving personal account of family life.
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Bestselling historian John Ferling draws on his unsurpassed knowledge of the Founding Fathers to provide a fresh and provocative new portrait of the greatest of them all, George Washington.
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Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the history of his era and gain insight into key events that have shaped our time. Last of three volumes.
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The remarkable life story of Johnson Beharry, from Grenadian poverty to being awarded the Victoria Cross and becoming a national hero.
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The remarkable story of Sir William Temple and Dorothy Osborne's life together offers a rare glimpse into the heart and spirit of one of the most turbulent and intriguing eras in British history.
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Combining the behind-enemy-lines suspense of "Black Hawk Down" with the first-person intensity of "Jarhead," this is the heart-pounding story of a young American who became one of the most elite counterterrorism commandos in the world. Unabridged. 1 MP3 CD.
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The true wartime story of Eddie Chapman, lover, betrayer, hero and spy.
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This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, perhaps the first recognizably modern individual. A nobleman, public official, and winegrower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them essays, meaning ?attempts? or ?tries.? He put whatever was in his head into them: his tastes in wine and ...
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Historian Mark Lee Gardner presents the first dual biography of the Wild West's most iconic outlaw, Billy the Kid, and the lawman who hunted him down, Sheriff Pat Garrett.
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Draws on new research to trace the life of Malcolm X from his troubled youth through his involvement in the Nation of Islam, his activism in the world of Black Nationalism, and his assassination.
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President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life. "Decision Points" is the extraordinary memoir of America's 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings listeners inside th...
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The story of the Special Forces in World War II has never fully been told before. Information about them began to be declassified only in the 1980s. Known as the Jedburghs, these Special Forces were selected from members of the British, American, and Free French armies to be dropped in teams of three deep behind German lines. There, in preparation for D-Day, they carried out what we now know as un
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
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In this explosive, heartbreaking, and deeply personal book, Mary Tillman shares the story of her son Pat's extraordinary life, the meaning of patriotism, and the Tillman family's efforts to uncover the truth about his death in Afghanistan at the hands of his fellow soldiers.
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The extraordinary life of the man who reshaped the presidency and forged modern America chronicled in an exhilarating, lyrical new biography.
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The first twenty-five years of Churchill's life were full of adventure: night marches, cavalry charges, skirmishes on the North West Frontier, escape from a Boer prison camp and a visit to the Cuban War. In what is acknowledged as his best book, his zest for life bursts right out of the narrative. Yet this is more than just an adventure story. It is an elegiac portrayal of the halcyon period of Ed...
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""I had an unusually large-sized head, though this was not uncommon for a baby in the Midwest. The craniums in our part of the country were designed to leave a little extra room for the brain to grow in case one day we found ourselves exposed to something we didn't understand, like a foreign language, or a salad."" Michael Moore-Oscar-winning filmmaker, bestselling author, the nation's unofficial ...
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"She's one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage. But she's no stranger to adversity. Many know of the strength she had shown after her son, Wade, was killed in a freak car accident when he was only sixteen years old. She would exhib
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