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Hawkwood: A Regency Crime Thriller (Pegasus Crime)

The first historical thriller in the investigator Matthew Hawkwood series, hunter of thieves, spies, and murderers in the streets of Regency London.The year is 1811, and Bow Street Runner Matthew...

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The Mysterium: A Hugh Corbett Medieval Mystery (Hugh Corbett Medieval Mysteries)

In The Mysterium, a new installment in the “deliciously suspenseful” Hugh Corbett Medieval Mystery series by P.C. Doherty, Sir Hugh Corbett is ordered to investigate the murder of a Chief Justice in...

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The Story of Ireland: A History of the Irish People

In this groundbreaking history of Ireland, Neil Hegarty presents a fresh perspective on Ireland’s past. Comprehensive and engaging, The Story of Ireland is an eye-opening account of a nation that has...

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Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948

Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia—the country where she was born—the Battle of Britain, the near total destruction of European Jewry,...

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I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt (John...

The writer of such influential songs as “Pancho and Lefty,” “To Live’s to Fly,” “If I Needed You,” and “For the Sake of...

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You Wouldn't Want to Be Cursed by King Tut!

Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922: Archaeologist Howard Carter and his employer Lord Carnarvon discover the tomb of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen. But when Lord Carnarvon dies suddenly, there are rumors...

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Dawn of Egyptian Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The cultural icons of Pharaonic Egypt, from the Great Sphinx at Giza to the famous burial of Tutankhamun, are among the world's most renowned works of art. Less well known, but equally impressive, are...

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American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation

This fascinating and groundbreaking work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nation’s history. Like many of us, historians...

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You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Hoover Dam!: An Explosive Job You'd Rather...

In 1920s America, life is hard, and many people are out of work. But you have the chance to work on a truly massive building project: a giant dam that will provide power and water for years to come,...

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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Ninja Warrior!

In the mid-16th century, rival warlords are fighting for control of Japan. They need the services of the "shadow warriors"—young men and women who have been trained in the...

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Mad Women: The Other Side of Life on Madison Avenue in the '60s and Beyond

"Breezy and salty.” –The New York Times“Hilarious! Honest, intimate, this book tells it as it was.” –Mary Wells Lawrence, author of A Big Life (In Advertising) and founding president of Wells...

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