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W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
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[2020]
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English
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"A masterful and unsettling history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands lost their lives. In this powerful, gripping book, Claudio...
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Publisher:
Highbridge Company
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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In May 1830, the United States formally launched a policy to expel Native Americans from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Justified as a humanitarian enterprise, the undertaking was to be systematic and rational, overseen by Washington's small but growing bureaucracy. But as the policy unfolded over the next decade, thousands of Native Americans died under the federal government's auspices, and thousands of others lost their...
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Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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The #1 bestselling author and Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant "To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book." -Douglas Brinkley An epic history spanning the battlegrounds of the Civil War and the violent turmoil of Reconstruction to the forgotten electoral crisis that nearly fractured a reunited nation, Bret Baier's...
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Publisher:
Otbebookpublishing
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
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This book contains nine essays upon different phases of the world-drama which has made Conan Doyle's lifetime memorable. He himself thought them unworthy of republication, were it not that at such a time every smallest thing which may help to clear up a doubt, to elucidate the justice of the British cause, or to accentuate the desperate need of national effort, should be thrown into the scale.
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Pub. Date:
2014
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English
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For the first time, readers will experience America's gravest crisis through the eyes of the five former presidents who lived it. Author and historian Chris DeRose chronicles history's most epic Presidential Royal Rumble, which culminated in a multi-front effort against Lincoln's reelection bid, but not before: * John Tyler engaged in shuttle diplomacy between President Buchanan and the new Confederate Government. He chaired the Peace Convention of...
6. Persuasion
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1120L
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English
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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"Published one year after its author's death in 1818, "Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. On its most basic level, the book is a love story. On another level, it is a deft exploration of human foibles and social flux. Twenty-seven-year-old Anne Elliot is Austen's most adult heroine. Eight years before the story proper begins, she is happily betrothed to a navel officer, Frederick Wentworth, but she precipitously breaks off the engagement...
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Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Bronwyn Rebekah McFarland-Icke lives in Germany and is an adjunct lecturer in the University of Maryland's European Division. This book tells the story of German nurses who, directly or indirectly, participated in the Nazis' "euthanasia" measures against patients with mental and physical disabilities, measures that claimed well over 100,000 victims from 1939 to 1945. How could men and women who were trained to care for their patients come to kill...
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English
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In Edmond Rostand's beloved 1897 stage play "Cyrano De Bergerac", the titular soldier-poet is hopelessly in love with Roxane, the most beautiful woman in all of Paris. Believing he has no chance with her because of his extremely large nose, he agrees to write love letters on behalf of the slow-witted Christian, who also pines for Roxane. Rostand's work is a fictionalization of the real life novelist Cyrano De Bergerac, who in addition to being a novelist...
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English
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Fully entitled "Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty," this novel was Dickens' first attempt at a historical novel. As such, it is the precursor to his more famous "A Tale of Two Cities", in which his exploration of mob violence, and especially the effect of public events on individual lives, becomes apparent. This work centers on Barnaby Rudge, a mentally simple son, and his loving mother, who are a part of the small village of Epping Forest,...
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First published in 1932, this fantastic volume contains a large collection of letters written by famous English author Jane Austen. Although on the surface a series of discussions about silk stockings, dinner menus and attending dances, and other trivial matters, these letters offer the reader unique insights in the life and mind of this great author. "The Letters of Jane Austen" is not to be missed by those who have read and enjoyed her works and...
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John Bunyan, born in England in 1628, was a well-known Puritan preacher and author. He is most famous for his allegorical work "The Pilgrim's Progress", a story of the Christian pilgrimage toward salvation and widely considered one of the most important works of religious English literature. "The Pilgrim's Progress" was published in 1678, but was written several years earlier during Bunyan's time in prison from 1660 to 1672, when he was sentenced...
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English
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First published in 1903, "The Science of Breath" is the first of many titles on yoga and Hinduism by the mysterious Yogi Ramacharaka. There are no official records of this author and many scholars believe that he did not exist and the name is instead a pseudonym for the true writer, William Walker Atkinson, the famed occultist and pioneer of the American New Thought movement. Regardless of the identity of the author, "The Science of Breath" is an...
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Publisher:
Austin Macauley Publishers
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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In the vast expanse of the mind lies a space, delicately poised between tangible reality and the ethereal unknown. This realm, governed by the unwavering justice and cosmic reason of the logos, is familiar to only a select few: philosophers who grasp its profound significance. Within Pronoia: The Stoic Providence, the spotlight is cast not on a linear history of Stoicism, but on its deeper theoretical underpinnings. The narrative delves into the Stoics'...
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Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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This is a revealing and inspirational memoir by Casey Hammer, sole granddaughter of the American billionaire, industrialist, art collector and philanthropist Armand Hammer. SURVIVING MY BIRTHRIGHT is a story of hope, love, and the reclamation of empowerment. Casey's is a journey of discovery - recounting many years of blocked memories, violence, nightmares, hazardous behavior, guilt and feeling unworthy of joy or happiness. By taking responsibility...
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Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Do you feel like you don't belong? Do you feel broken, unworthy, and ashamed? This story tells of healing and redemption for a woman that struggled every day of her life to feel worthy of love. Surrendering life to Jesus Christ did not stop the pain and struggles. Her story takes you through the miraculous workings of God as He uses every broken piece in building hope and promise. You will see the truth of God's miraculous healing and expose the lies...
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Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
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Developing personal power is all about gaining a greater sense of self. It is about your belief in your own competency and your self-worth. It is about your self-confidence in both who you are and your ability to conquer challenges. Unfortunately, we are often so caught up in our day-to-day routines that we never take the time to think about how to break our cycle of fear, unworthiness and self-sabotage. Nor do we wonder about the barriers that prevent...
17. Tired!
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Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Black women for years have been dealing with men and their issues of intimidation, abuse, and disrespect. This book reflects the anger and frustrations of black women being the only parent and breadwinner in the family. In addition, this book corroborates black women's need for love and a sincere commitment in marriages and relationships. Television, soap operas and social networks can confuse a person into believing the wrong characteristics to look...
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Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Parents everywhere seek a close emotional bond with their babies. They also strive to develop a parenting style that works with their values. Some parenting models favor treating children as little adults to be reasoned with. Others take an approach that stresses rule-following. They all aim to create self-reliant adults who can maintain healthy relationships and have their own families. Raising and trying to heal a child with a disorder of attachment...
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Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Self-Esteem Essentials Bundle: 2 in 1 Bundle, The Self Esteem Solutions, and Self Esteem Low self-esteem and low self-confidence are serious issues that have a significant and long-term impact on a person's life. This is not a small and insignificant thing and in fact, low self-esteem is a thinking disorder that makes an individual view himself or herself as inadequate, unworthy, unlovable, and incompetent. Studies show that a girl's self-esteem peaks...
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Publisher:
Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Would you like to stop feeling insecure and constantly anxious and worried? Do you think you're not living your dream life because of your fear of failure? Then you need to keep Recently, a research has stated that 85% of people suffer from low-self-esteem. Quite shocking, isn't it? This means that 4 out of 5 people feel unworthy, unloved, insecure, or experience social anxiety. Studies conducted by the MRI have shown though that some neural pathways...