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First part of the two-volume chronicle of the birth, life and death of the Confederacy written by Jefferson Davis. It covers the period from the Missouri Compromise in 1820 to the readmission of the Southern states to the US Congress in the late 1860s.

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Second part of the two-volume chronicle of the birth, life and death of the Confederacy written by Jefferson Davis. It covers the period from the Missouri Compromise in 1820 to the readmission of the Southern states to the US Congress in the late 1860s.

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"When Fort Sumter fell in 1861, Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was an obscure clerk in Galena, Illinois, without influential friends and lacking a reputation for success. Yet within three years this man"

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By the author of The Antidepressant Fact Book and Talking Back to Ritalin, a straight-talking guide to the drugs used to treat ADD and ADHD

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When Erwin Rommel died--by forced suicide at Hitler's command--he left behind in various ingenious hiding places the papers that recorded the story of his dramatic career and the exact details of his ma

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The advent of war with Spain was a glorious opportunity for forceful leadership not to be missed by the hotheaded young Theodore Roosevelt. He resigned his post as assistant-secretary of the Navy in A

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For those fascinated by the Salem witch trials, this is compelling reading and the sourcebook.

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From one of the foremost communities of science journalists: a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the craft, business, and community of science writing.

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A fully illustrated account, replete with detailed maps, of one of Robert E. Lee's greatest Civil War successes.

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Presents an account of first-parenthood disillusionment. This book presents truth about those first months, from the worry over whether you're bonding, to the suspicion that you're the only woman on earth who lacks the 'maternal gene'.

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"Fuller's biographer, Bryan Holden Reid, has described The Second World War as "an analysis of the breakdown, as Fuller saw it, of the vital relationship between grand strategy and grand tactics--the e"

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This text offers a set of guiding principles that aim to help parents of children at each age - from preschoolers to teenagers - develop the skills they need to reassure and guide them so that they feel secure in their homes, their schools and in their community at large.

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"This classic study of the spontaneous play of young children combines vivid and delightful observations with profoundly important insights. Alison Stallibrass, an expert on children's play and the mot"

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A detailed account of the biggest battle in the Civil War up to that point, and the sudden fame of Ulysses S. Grant.

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A rite of passage, a defining event, a catalyst of musical and personal epiphanies-a concert is an experience unlike any other

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Few parents will be able to resist tracing their own "passages" with the help of this book, and all those who do will find new insight and enjoyment at each stage.

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Stylish, unusual, toothsome and pleasurably challenging sandwiches.Smoked duck with apple-pear chutney on chili bread grilled flank steak with cucumber and radish on walnut bread with orange butter pita with curried lamb, feta cheese and spinach Stilton cheese and pear-walnut chutney with port butter on a baguette are just a few.

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A detailed examination of one of the Civil War's most tragic battles pitting Robert E. Lee against Ulysses S. Grant

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"In The Story of My Life recounts, and reflects on, his more than fifty years as a corporate, labor, and criminal lawyer, including the most celebrated and notorious cases of his day: establishing the"

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This history of the Confederacy, from rebellion to surrender, gives a sympathetic and inclusive account of the confusing events of the rise and fall of the Confederate states during the American Civil War. The author's other books on this subject include "The Story of the Mexican War".

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The acclaimed, first comprehensive biography of the most successful female vocal group of all time

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This ground-breaking book brings together the latest discoveries about the immune system in both Eastern and Western medicine to show how a balanced system can help strengthen the body.

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From the bestselling author of Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, "Thirty True Things" about what the author calls the central issue of our time, on a personal level and beyond: fear