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Nights in the Pink Motel

Robert Earle

Nights in the Pink Motel

Nights in the Pink Motel is the first historical account of the strategic process that sought to reverse the negative consequences of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq. It offers details and insights into the Iraqi insurgency and Coalition counterinsurgency available nowhere else. This book is a sustained, comprehensive account of all the conflicting factors that have made Iraq such an intractable international crisis and offers an intriguing narrative of how the American-led Coalition returned...

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Robert Earle

Szczera prawda o nieuczciwości

Dan Ariely

Szczera prawda o nieuczciwości

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Dan Ariely

Podziemia III Rzeszy. Tajemnice Ksi...

Jerzy Rostkowski

Podziemia III Rzeszy. Tajemnice Książa, Wałbrzycha i Szczawna-Zdroju

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Jerzy Rostkowski

10 Landmark Supreme Court Decisions...

Ксюша Ангел

10 Landmark Supreme Court Decisions and How They Impact Your Life (Unabridged)

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Ксюша Ангел

The American Constitution 101 (Unab...

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The American Constitution 101 (Unabridged)

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Ксюша Ангел

History's Great Plagues - How Germs...

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History's Great Plagues - How Germs Shaped Civilization (Unabridged)

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Faith of Our Founding Fathers

Tim LaHaye

Faith of Our Founding Fathers

Secular textbooks now fill our classrooms, while the Ten Commandments have been removed from their walls. Is this the vision held by those who worked to found this nation? What faith did our founding fathers truly believe and practice in their daily lives, and what does it really matter for us? Were they God-fearing, Bible-believing Christians or simply enlightened Deists, Transcendentalists, and Unitarians? Today the debate rages on, becoming a polarizing cultural issue, the outcome of which...

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Tim LaHaye

Confronting the Chaos

Sean M. Maloney

Confronting the Chaos

While there is a vast amount of literature available on Iraqi operations, until now little has been written about the counterinsurgency and stabilization operations in Afghanistan. With this book, a Canadian military historian, who has observed field operations in Afghanistan since 2003, offers a clear view of what is happening in that country. It is the first to look at units unknown to most Americansthe provincial reconstruction teams, the embedded training teams, the strategic...

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Sean M. Maloney

Their Fathers' Land

Paul Wenz

Their Fathers' Land

In Egypt, in Gallipoli and in France, they are many who sleep beneath a small wooden cross and each cross will testify to people over there that we from downunder knew how to fight for a noble idea. In this WW1 novel, published in English for the first time, Jim and Dick are two lively boys from the bush, along with 20,000 other Australians and New Zealanders, who embarked on what seemed to be a great adventure when they enlisted in the 1st AIF – to fight for 'King and Empire'. Their...

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Paul Wenz

History of the Supreme Court (Unabr...

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History of the Supreme Court (Unabridged)

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The History of the Vikings - Norse...

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The History of the Vikings - Norse Sagas, Medieval Marauders, and Far-flung Settlements (Unabridged)

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Ксюша Ангел

Pieprzyć teraz to tysiąc dinarów

Boris Dežulović

Pieprzyć teraz to tysiąc dinarów

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Boris Dežulović

The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Anci...

G. A. Henty

The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt (Illustrated by John Reinhard Weguelin)

Originally published in 1888, “The Cat of Bubastes” is one of G. A. Henty’s most popular historical novels which takes place in ancient Egypt on or around 1250 BC. When the Rebu nation is conquered by the Egyptians and their king is killed, the young prince Amuba is carried away as a captive to Egypt, along with his faithful charioteer, Jethro. In the city of Thebes, Amuba becomes the servant and companion to Chebron, the son of Ameres, high priest of Osiris. Amuba and Jethro begin to uncover...

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G. A. Henty

The Crisis

Thomas Paine

The Crisis

"The Crisis" is Thomas Paine's series of pamphlets published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. The first pamphlet begins with the famous words «these are the times that try men's souls» and evokes the mood at the outset of the American Revolution. Many colonists were uncertain of the prospect of war with the British Empire and these pamphlets were designed to bolster morale and resistance among patriots, as well as shame neutrals and loyalists toward the cause. As...

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Thomas Paine

Iran: Ally or Enemy?

Lightning Guides

Iran: Ally or Enemy?

Persian Empire, Pariah State, Nuclear Partner After decades of political and cultural isolation, Iran faces a new chapter in its 2500-year-old history. Following the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iran will re-enter international trade markets and be reinstated in the eyes of the West. Trace the evolution and impact of Iran’s complex relationship with the United States in Iran: Ally or Enemy? Through a series of concise, powerful articles, Iran: Ally or Enemy? examines events from the shah’s...

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Lightning Guides

Between River and Mountain

Sally Walker Brinkmann

Between River and Mountain

Young Rob Johnson just wants to farm his family's land in Morgan County, Virginia, and court pretty Fannie Swann, but the outbreak of war between the North and the South plunges him into a world of treachery and violence. Threatened by Rebel conscription gangs and Yankee foragers, Rob finally joins the 48th Virginia Infantry and experiences the horrors of war.<P> Rob still thinks of Fannie, who has been playing a dangerous game for the Southern cause. He's also attracted to...

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Sally Walker Brinkmann

The Cheyenne Wars

Joseph J. Millard

The Cheyenne Wars

For decades the Cheyennes endured abuses from the white settlers without spilling a single drop of white blood in well-merited reprisal. Finally goaded beyond human endurance, they turned on their tormentors with pent-up ferocity. <P> They fought with desperate courage, but also with a high sense of honor, and gave the U.S. Army some of its bloodiest trouncings. Hungry, homeless, and driven, the Cheyennes repeatedly defeated overwhelming forces of well-equipped troops to win the...

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Joseph J. Millard

The Passion of Frankenstein

Marvin Kaye

The Passion of Frankenstein

In his stunning tour-de-force sequel to Mary Shelley's novel FRANKENSTEIN, horror master Marvin Kaye (author of A Cold Blue Light and The Masters of Solitude) breathes new life into the Creature, offering a glimpse into the soul behind the monster – and redemption to not only Victor Frankenstein, but the life he created. From the snow-swept wastes of the Frozen North to the gaslit streets of Edinburgh (where Burke & Hare are just starting their body-snatching ways), THE PASSION OF...

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Marvin Kaye

The Forgotten Colony

Eando Binder

The Forgotten Colony

A trio in danger: Nat – a rugged frontiersman who lives by his own code in an untamed wilderness of early America. Conseco – Nat's closest friend, a proud Mohican who loves his native land and hates the white despoilers. Yvonne – a beautiful French girl stolen from her home and now at the mercy of the savage frontier. Together, they begin an unforgettable odyssey through a countryside torn by fighting among the French, the English, and the Native Americans for master of North America. Their...

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Eando Binder

Everest 1953

Mick Conefrey

Everest 1953

CLICK HERE to download a sample from Everest 1953 In the only book to tell the real story of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by crises – both on and off the mountain. To succeed, team leader Colonel John Hunt and his team had to draw on unimaginable skill and determination, as well as sheer British ingenuity. Everest 1953 is not only a gripping true story of courage and adventure, but a fascinating...

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Mick Conefrey

Extreme Eiger

Peter Gillman

Extreme Eiger

•The classic story of a notorious climb, now revised, updated, and expanded by the original author with new information •Literally a race to ascend Europe’s most formidable mountain wall—Brits and Americans versus Germans The North Face of the Eiger was long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, one that had cost the lives of numerous skilled mountaineers. In February 1966, two teams—one German, the other British/American—aimed to climb it in a straight line from bottom to top....

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Peter Gillman

Russia: Putin's Playground

Anastasia Edel

Russia: Putin's Playground

Empire, Revolution, and the New Tsar Is Russia in the hands of a lunatic? Ever since Vladimir Putin’s presidential incarnation, pundits and political analysts have asked this question with increasing frequency. Known for his aggressive politics abroad, and irresponsible despotism domestically, the leader of the world’s largest nation holds seemingly limitless control over his people. But Putin is only the latest face of Russian political power: understanding his rule means understanding...

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Anastasia Edel

Military Observation Balloons (Capt...

Emil J. Widmer

Military Observation Balloons (Captive and Free)

"This book on the manufacture, equipment, inspection, and handling of military observation balloons gives a complete survey of the field. It is based on the balloon manual of the German Army, including drill and equipment in use at the beginning of the war." This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the...

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Emil J. Widmer

The Declaration of Independence, th...

Various

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and Other Important American Documents

The period leading up to the foundation of the United States of America was a period in which a contentious debate permeated the colonies. A growing call for independence from England began to become discussed in whispers amongst the colonists. This contention was arguably only rivaled at one other time in American history, the period leading up to the America Civil War and the emancipation of the slaves. A wealth of historical documents chronicles these important periods of American history....

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