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The Civil War may have ended on the battlefield, but the fight for equality never did In 1865, the Confederacy was comprehensively defeated, its economy shattered, its leaders in exile or in jail. Yet in the years that followed, Lincoln’s vision of a genuinely...
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PublicAffairs
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2022-10-18
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"Stress," "burn out," "mental overload": the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have witnessed an unrelenting expansion of the meaning of fatigue. The tentacles of exhaustion insinuated themselves into every aspect of our lives, from the workplace to the home, from...
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Polity
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2022-10-14
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Includes interviews with Mary Kennedy, Sean O'Rourke, Mary Coughlan, Bertie Ahern and many othersWhat was life like for Ireland's grandparents when they were young?What has changed for the better? What values do they wish to hand down?In these pages, grandmother and...
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Hachette Books Ireland
Parution :
2022-10-13
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Headline
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2022-10-13
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'Powerful, deftly researched. A necessary and urgent deep-dive' ELINOR CLEGHORN'Brilliantly researched and enlightening' STYLIST, Books You Need to Know This Autumn'Absolutely captivating' LESLIE...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2022-10-11
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They were a small group of conspirators who risked their lives by plotting relentlessly to obstruct and destroy the Third Reich from within. The Gestapo nicknamed this shadowy confederation of traitors the “Black Orchestra.” This is their tension-filled...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2022-10-11
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Headline
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2022-10-06
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This book introduces readers to the history of design thinking in pre-modern China. The content is structured according to successive dynasties, covering the seven major periods of the pre-Qin, Qin and Han, Wei and Jin, Sui and Tang, Song and Yuan, Ming, and Qing...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-10-05
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200 Iconic Landscapes That Define North America Frederick Law Olmsted is the father of American landscape architecture. His firm, and the successor firms that sprung from it, worked through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to shape some of our most beloved...
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Timber Press
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2022-10-04
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This book examines the interrelations between Russian and European economics from the early 19th century to the present. It analyzes how Western economic thinking, such as classical economics and the marginal revolution, influenced Russian economic thinking and how...
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Springer
Parution :
2022-10-03
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This volume of studies in honor of Stephen G. Nichols by colleagues, friends, and students is called Revealing New Perspectives because that is what his career exemplifies. As both the verb and adjective forms suggest, Steve has undeniably changed the course of medieval...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
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2022-09-29
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'Uplifting and utterly defiant' Matt Nixson, Daily Express 'Immediate and important ... This is an insider's account of how an ordinary life became extraordinary' Helen Davies, The TimesThis journal of the invasion, a collection of Andrey Kurkov's writings and...
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Mountain Leopard Press
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2022-09-29
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A leading music journalist’s riveting chronicle of how beloved band Pearl Jam shaped the times, and how their legacy and longevity have transcended generations. Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto the Seattle grunge scene three decades ago with their debut...
Editeur :
Da Capo
Parution :
2022-09-27
ePub
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This book considers theoretical issues of the ethnocultural landscape concepts at large as well as examples of its practical application in ethnic communities of Siberia. It reveals the patterns of the processes of penetration, settlement, development and adaptation of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-09-25
Collection :
Springer Geography
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The vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy - made into the BAFTA award-winning film A BRIDGE TOO FAR'Alive with the detail that evokes the smoking background' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Finely recorded...truly the battle of Arnhem has been fortunate in...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2022-09-22
Collection :
GREAT BATTLES
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A gripping investigation into the nation’s most notorious far-right group, revealing how they created a new blueprint for extremism and turned American politics into a blood sport After the 2016 election, Americans witnessed a frightening trend: the sudden rise of...
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Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2022-09-20
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Forging our identities, setting our moods and impacting our culture, any music admirer understands there's a sheer breadth of musical tastes. From the classical era to modern day, here you will discover a curation of lines from composers, musicians and writers. You will...
Editeur :
OH
Parution :
2022-09-15
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