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The Midway-class were the US Navy's biggest carriers built during World War II. Superbly illustrated, this explains how they became the backbone of the Cold War fleet.

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A moving and witty memoir about aging, familial love, and the hunt for roots and belonging.

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From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell - and a special way of telling them.

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Motherhood is a grand journey--and not always a pleasant one. In Motherhood, Jungian analyst Lisa Marchiano examines how this journey is reflected in myths and parables, teasing out the universal wisdom within.

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A new Marxist theory of the abstract and impersonal forms of power in capitalism

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Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How lucky we are to have her telling our stories. Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How lucky we are to have her telling our stories. Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Offers an extraordinary record of the life of a Governor General's wife. Lady Anna Cowen's edited diaries capture the day-to-day life - the wardrobe fittings, the running of an enormous household - as well as the pomp and circumstance of vice-regal duties during the term Sir Zelman Cowen served as Australia's 19th Governor-General from 1977 to 1982.

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In the Omo Valley the local Surma and Mursi tribes decorate the territory of their naked bodies with whatever nature offers, such as leaves, flowers, grasses, butterfly wings and snail shells as well as the occasional pen top or Kalashnikov cartridge. The author captures these decorations to form a parade of African fashion.

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Leader of a gang of outlaws, Ned Kelly is a character who generates fascination and contoversy. McMenomy spent 20 years assembling this selection of Kelly paraphernalia - with over 330 illustrations - piecing together authentic accounts to form a complete picture of Kelly and his associates.

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Gerry Adams imagines an Ireland in which the 1916 Proclamation is seen as an historic document in the mould of the Magna Carta. He outlines the challenge of transforming Irish society through a vision of self-determination and sovereignty, inclusiveness and equality.

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Studying the events following Newzealand sending its troops to assist the US, this work draws on government archives, newspapers, records of the protest and other sources to cover the story of New Zealand's relations with Vietnam. It explores the diplomatic history of the engagement, and shows that the politicians entered the war reluctantly.

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A superbly crafted and humane portrait of the last days and last rulers of the Russian Empire.

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Looks into Nigeria's implementation of the EITI, a global initiative that promotes revenue transparency in company payments and government revenues from oil, gas and mining. This work investigates whether EITI is really working for the country since Former President Olusegun Obasanjo launched Nigeria's in 2004.

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"In this third volume of The Masks of God - Joseph Campbell's series on comparative mythology - the preeminent mythologist examines the common themes and historical development of the pagan religions of Greece, Rome, and the Celts, along with the major monotheistic religions of the West (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)"--

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"Originally published in hardcover by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in February 2022."--Title page verso.

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A meticulous investigation into the many faces of contemporary antisemitism.