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Just in time for Bob Dylan's 60th birthday in May 2001-a multifaceted look at the man, his music, and his influence

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A ground-breaking and crucial guide to healthy eating after alcoholism-broadening the goals of sobriety to include the repair of physical damage

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The epic and heroic story of how Raoul Wallenberg out-dueled Adolph Eichmann and saved more than 100,000 Jews in Budapest from the Nazi death camps

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A history of weapons and warfare, from the Macedonian sarissa to the atomic bomb. The book describes technological and strategic advances in military science, but also aims to evoke the horror of war and comment on the future of warfare.

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A scathing critique of the self-esteem movement in American public education, complete with practical solutions to counter its ill effects.

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Eric and Jane Lawson present a unique treatment of the air actions of World War I as a single grand campaign, with both sides striving for mastery using new technology and new tactics.

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"In the childhood of every human being and at the dawn of human history there is an amazing and, until now, unexplained leap from simple genetically programmed behavior to language, symbolic thinking,"

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An essential guide for managing all aspects of a child's autism in the crucial stage after diagnosis, from the founder of the national nonprofit organization First Signs

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America's leading child psychiatrist reveals how parents can give young children the very best start while maintaining their working lives

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A classic, indispensable, and entertaining reference work covering every command-level combat general at the battle of Gettysburg.

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An analysis of one of America's greatest soldiers which refutes the notion that Grant relied only on brute force to achieve his victories, demonstrating instead the mastery of mobility, surprise, judgement, and strategic co-ordination that made Grant the premier Civil War general.

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"Both the definitive biography of the Gershwin brothers and a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the American era their music and lyrics embodied, The Gershwin Years celebrates the musical achievements"

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The surprising story of the most infamous prison ship of the American Revolution, the HMS Jersey, and its role in the fight for independence

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"This comprehensive survey of jazz piano, beginning with a brief history of the instrument within the jazz tradition and concluding with interviews that present twenty-seven pianists in their own words"

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A reconstruction of the lives and deaths of settlers.

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In August 1862, the Santee (Dakota) Sioux tribe launched a spontaneous revolt against their white neighbours; more than 500 people died. After a quick trial, 38 Santee Sioux were hanged to death in the largest mass execution in US history.

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1920s America was at peace at home and abroad but issues facing the nation were highlighted by a series of trials including baseball's Black Sox, Al Capone, John T. Scopes, Sacco and Vanzetti, Leopold and Loeb, and the court martial of Billy Mitchell.

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"This compelling book reveals the six fundamental levels that form the architecture of our minds. The growth of these levels, four of which are deeper even than the unconscious, depends on a series of"

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"Packed with case histories and profiles of history's most infamous secret agents, plus a comprehensive glossary, The Guinness Book of Espionage will appeal to armchair spies everywhere. The Guinness B"

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A man's man trades beer bottles for baby bottles and lives to tell the tale

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"From Abdera (an ancient city in Thrace) to Zeus (chief god of the Greeks), this authoritative handbook covers all the major aspects of Greek and Roman literature, mythology, and civilization. It featu"

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For anyone undergoing treatment for cancer, an empowering, step-by-step guide to the healing power of physical activity.

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"In The Heart of Rock & Soul, veteran rock critic Dave Marsh offers a polemical guide to the 1,001 greatest rock and soul singles ever made, encompassing rock, metal, R&B, disco, folk, funk, punk, regg"

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In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn challenges the usual defenses of homework and shows that none of our assumptions about its benefits actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience