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In July 1958, US Marines stormed the beach in Beirut, Lebanon, ready for combat. They were greeted by vendors and sunbathers. Fortunately, the rest of their mission - helping to end Lebanon's first civil war - went nearly as smoothly. Bruce Riedel's new book tells the now-forgotten story of the first US combat operation in the Middle East.

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A truly universal product, it has even been served in space.

From Istanbul to Mexico City, Mark travels the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Cola's iconic advertising campaigns don't mention.

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The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey "Slick" in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to.

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Addresses the psychological effect of religious fervour, right-wing Republicanism, internalized self-hatred and the intervention of urban gay/feminist politics on gay/feminist life, identities and communities in the Southern States of America. The book combines interviews with political commentary.

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This volume has grown from the collective effort of individuals from 28 American Library Association (ALA) accredited program schools to document the history and growth of distance education for the library and information science (LIS) professions.

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Presents an attempt to examine, at the ethnographic level, the different ways in which individuals are shaped by, and interact within, the larger structures and social institutions that surround them. This title documents an instance of Australian Aboriginal people trying to achieve change in their lives.

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Bensonhurst Sutra: Tales of an Italian American Buddhist is a collection of autobiographical essays that chronicles DeLuca's movement from a traditional, and much-loved Italian American/Catholic community in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn to an embrace of Buddhism.

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The 10 volume Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion explores the dressed and adorned body across cultures and throughout history.
Volume 10: Global Perspectives.

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The 10 volume Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion explores the dressed and adorned body across cultures and throughout history.
Volume 1: Africa.

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The 10 volume Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion explores the dressed and adorned body across cultures and throughout history.
Volume 3: The United States and Canada.

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The 10 volume Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion explores the dressed and adorned body across cultures and throughout history.
Volume 4: South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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The 10 volume Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion explores the dressed and adorned body across cultures and throughout history.
Volume 6: East Asia.

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Looks at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, first Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), perhaps the best-known, most highly respected and most controversial British general of World War II.

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Covers the most important sieges in history. Examines actions of both attackers and defenders, exploring the motivations of both, as well as surveying technical and tactical innovations.

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In this persuasive book, a "New York Times" columnist shows that mistakes are everywhere, and suggests that when they are acknowledged and identified correctly, lives can improve.

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Arendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, constitute a major contribution to political philosophy. In this book she describes the perplexing crises which modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory.

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Prominent historians provide insights into the social, political, and intellectual components of German conservatism from its origins in the late 18th century, through to the end of the Third Reich. These essays provide the basis for a collective reassessment of the role that conservatism has played in Germany's national development.

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Beyond Blurred Lines explores the ways that the concept of rape culture resonates in popular media. This book demonstrates that popular culture, mass media, and social media are prominent sites for understanding and responding to sexual violence.

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In Beyond Bond: Spies in Film and Fiction, Britton traces the history of espionage in literature, film, and other media, demonstrating how the spy stories of the 1840s began cementing our popular conceptions of what spies do and how they do it.