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| Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature
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Felipe Fernandez-Armesto.
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| Publisher: Touchstone. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780743202497. Daedalus Item Code: 23226 |
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| To Felipe Fernández-Armesto, a society is civilized in direct proportion to its development of the natural environment, achieved by its taming and warping of climate, geography, and ecology. Each ... (Read More)
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| The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President
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Taylor Branch.
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| Publisher: S&S/QPB. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9781616641924. Daedalus Item Code: 23475 |
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| A groundbreaking book about the modern presidency, The Clinton Tapes invites readers to witness a private dialogue between a historian and his friend, a gifted, tormented, resilient president ... (Read More)
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| Closing the Books: Jewish Insurance Claims from the Holocaust
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Charles Weiss.
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| Publisher: Enigma. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781929631834. Daedalus Item Code: 22066 |
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| First the Swiss banks were accused of hoarding millions of dollars that belonged to Jews who had perished in Nazi extermination camps; the banks agreed to pay, handing more than a billion dollars to ... (Read More)
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| Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and Modern India
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Lisa Trevedi.
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| Publisher: Indiana. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780253348821. Daedalus Item Code: 31942 |
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| In this social history of modern India, historian Lisa Trivedi explores the making of one of the country's most enduring political symbols: khadi, a homespun and woven cloth. The image of ... (Read More)
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| Colditz: The Full Story
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P.R. Reid.
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| Publisher: Pan. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780330509992. Daedalus Item Code: 23096 |
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| Here British major P.R. "Pat" Reid revisits the German castle-prison he made famous in his classic 1952 escape memoir The Colditz Story and its sequel The Latter Days, incorporating all ... (Read More)
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| Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century
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Michael Hiltzik.
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| Publisher: Free Press. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781416532163. Daedalus Item Code: 23210 |
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| As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America's most awe-inspiring, if dubious, achievements. In this unexpectedly gripping history, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist ... (Read More)
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| The Columbia Documentary History of the Asian American Experience
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Franklin Odo, ed.
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| Publisher: Columbia Univ. Press. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780231110303. Daedalus Item Code: 93176 |
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| This collection explores the wide range of Asian American heritage through primary sources—speeches, diary entries, editorials, advertisements, court opinions, legislation, songs, and poems—along ... (Read More)
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| Come On Highlanders!: Glasgow Territorials in the Great War
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Alec Weir.
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| Publisher: History Press. Format: paperback.
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| ISBN: 9780752452012. Daedalus Item Code: 30118 |
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| Formed in 1868 and possessors of a proud history by the outbreak of the First World War, the men of the 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry, were at the heart of the ... (Read More)
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| Command at Sea: Fifth Edition
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James Stavridis & William P. Mack.
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| Publisher: Naval Institute. Format: no jacket.
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| ISBN: 9781557508416. Daedalus Item Code: 23693 |
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| Long considered the bible of commanding officers at sea, this classic guide covers virtually every subject of relevance to the command of a U.S. Navy ship. The first revision in 15 years, the fifth ... (Read More)
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| Command Failure in War: Psychology and Leadership
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Robert Pois & Philip Langer.
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| Publisher: Indiana. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9780253343789. Daedalus Item Code: 31943 |
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| Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? In this intriguing investigation, historian Robert Pois and educational psychologist Philip ... (Read More)
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| Confucius: A Throneless King
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Meher McArthur.
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| Publisher: Pegasus. Format: hardcover.
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| ISBN: 9781605981178. Daedalus Item Code: 31176 |
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| One of the most important figures in Chinese history, Confucius is often overlooked outside his native country, even though his philosophical and ethical teachings have shaped world culture, and ... (Read More)
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