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Living in Rome during the last years of the Republic, Diodorus of Sicily produced the most expansive history of the ancient world that has survived from antiquity--the Bibliotheke. Whereas Diodorus himself has been commonly seen as a "mere copyist" of earlier historical traditions, Kenneth Sacks explores the complexity of his work to reveal a histo

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Disraeli is one of the most fascinating men of the 19th century. This masterly biography, written by an outstanding popular historian, concentrates on his intriguing private life.

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From George Washington Carver to Dr. Mae Jemison, African Americans have been making outstanding contributions in the field of science. Each biography provides an absorbing account of the scientist's struggles, which often included overcoming prejudice, as they pursued their educational and professional goals.

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This work provides a collection biographies of Asian Americans (from historical and contemporary periods) who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. Subjects include Tony Lam - the first elected Vietnamese American official, and Yuri Kockiyama - the human rights activist.

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Originally published: Reading, Mass.: Perseus Books, 1995.

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The first major biography of Don Dunstan, one of the few state premiers to stride the national stage and make a lasting mark on Australian life.

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The diaries of the most controversial British general of the twentieth century.

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Early in 1974, Bernard Donoughue, a young academic at the London School of Economics, was invited by Harold Wilson first to help fight the General Election and then to found and run the Policy Unit at Number Ten Downing Street, a body independent of the Civil Service machine working solely for the Prime Minister.

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A Memoir of a life lived; beginning in a orphanage, to serving as Marine in Vietnam, to teaching troubled teens. Heart wrenching, funny and inspiring.

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Earl Warren and the Struggle for Justice traces the role of Progressive values in the life and career of one of the twentieth centurys most influential jurists. Based on a review of new source materials, it defends Warrens social justice decisions against critics and assesses his work off the bench during a critical stage in American history.

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This thoughtful and readable biography offers an updated and balanced appraisal of Warrens leading social justice decisions and a liberal critique of his failings that provides new insights into Warren, the man, the jurist, and the leader.

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Eden was one of the most fascinating and ultimately tragic British politicians of the 20th century. A man of rigid honour, he resigned as Foreign Secretary in 1938 over the appeasement of Hitler, eventually achieving his desire to be Prime Minister, only to be brought down by the 1956 Suez Crisis.

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While Cubas 1940 constitution was among the most progressive in the western hemisphere, few knew its details until political leader Chibs, whose suicide in 1951 precipitated the Cuban Revolution, read it on his radio program. This work explores Chibss life in order to explain the nature of Cuban politics from the mid-twentieth century to today.

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In this powerful, bestselling biography, John Campbell shows us a nation undergoing a social and psychological revolution and, at its centre, a man of vision and integrity whose legacy will shape British history for decades to come.

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The magisterial official life of Britain's complex and misunderstood former prime minister, which offers a fundamental reassessment of his reputation.

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SEARING HEAT

You have the most dangerous job in the world's most dangerous place. You are responsible for bomb disposal in the British sector of Iraq.You are the last defence against oblivion. ,

COLD FEAR

You are up against some of the most sophisticated bombmakers in the world.

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Eisenhower and the Art of Collaborative Leadership is a study of the leadership style of Dwight Eisenhower with an emphasis on collaboration, team-building and empathy.

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