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"Readers discovered in 1995, with The Devil's Adjutant and in 1997 with STEEL INFERNO that Michael Reynolds' experience as a combat veteran and leader of soldiers, from platoon to mechanized division,"

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"More than half a million readers have taken up the challenge of the Mensa Genius Quiz Books. Now this all-new collection of word games supplies more mind-bending, cranium-crunching fun for all.Every p"

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First published in 1907, this text aims to present a balanced picture of the American Civil War. Author, General Edward Porter Alexander, was the master gunner of the Confederacy, and one of the great American artillerists.

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"Beyond childcare theories and early childhood gurus, here is how children have actually been raised in America over the last four centuries. From wet nurses and Southern mammys, settlement houses and"

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"It would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a compos"

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Finally back in print: The definitive biography of the legendary Japanese writer-legendary as much for his tumultuous life and macabre suicide as for his Nobel-nominated writings.

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The amazing story of how America's best-selling game helped shape our aspirations and captivated the world

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He who opens these pages for the first time faces a rich experience.-C. Vann Woodward.

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In trade paperback for the first time, the gripping story of one of the greatest Allied blunders--the bombing and destruction of an ancient Italian abbey

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Discover wild and cultivated mushrooms and the new choices now becoming available in supermarkets. Learn to use them in more than 125 delicious recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, side dishes, main dishes and sauces.

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"Intended for the aspiring artist as well as the enthusiastic amateur, this invaluable guide to piano practice and performance covers every major aspect of pianistic technique. Drawing from more than f"

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A new edition to commemorate the legendary composer's 100th birthday

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This volume contains the essays, speeches, liner notes, dictionary entries and magazine articles of Gunther Schuller. The writings cover such artists as Paul Whiteman, Duke Ellington and Sarah Vaughn and topics like the "Third Stream", the art of conducting and the future of opera.

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"In July 1863 the invading Army of Northern Virginia, confident from its victory at Chancellorsville, unexpectedly encountered the Army of the Potomac, still without a general Lincoln could trust, at a"

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From Bill Cosby's ghost writer, an unforgettably hilarious look at the amazingly absurd and alarming lengths today's parents go to gain a competitive edge for their kids

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"My Life was written in Moscow in 1921--1922, when Chagall was thirty-five years old. Although long out-of-print, it remains one of the most extraordinarily inventive and beautifully told of all autobi"

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The first full-length memoir published by an enlisted man in the Irish Brigade, from the Seven Day's Battles to the charge up Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg-a no-holds-barred firsthand account.

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Mary Livermore (1829-1905) left her family, volunteered for the US Sanitary Commission and achieved national prominence with the Commission. This text presents her war experiences, including personal reminiscences of Grant and Lincoln, and chronicles the wartime activities of women.

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"Whether writing about boxers, body builders, horses, the guys who ride the horses, or the guys who kill the horses for a slice of the insurance money, Nack...is brilliant."-Boston Globe

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Buster Keaton's autobiography is a view into the quirky mind behind the stoic face of the legendary film comedian.

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A terrific new, can't-put-it-down autobiography (New York Observer) by the extraordinary man who pioneered music festivals in Newport, New Orleans, and around the world

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This is an investigation into the true origins of the celebrated Bronze Age artifact, the Snake Godess.

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From the editors of MBA Jungle and JD Jungle magazines, the definitive, one-stop resource for first-time job seekers and career changers alike

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For Naked City, his first collection, Weegee cruised the streets of 1940s New York in the wee hours in search of the sensational. Lewd, louche, licentious but always brimming with life (except when brimming with death), Weegee's photographs have endured decades of modern art criticism and are again enjoying a much-deserved cult revival.