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  • Apollo

    A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission

    de Zack Scott ...
    Illustrations, infographics, and little-known facts about NASA's Apollo program and the 1969 moon landing.July 20, 1969, marked one of the greatest achievements of mankind—the moon landing. In his infographic-packed book, Apollo: A Graphic Guide to Mankind's Greatest Mission, Zack Scott recounts the entire journey of the Apollo space program. Unlike previous books on this topic, Apollo illustrates ... Leer más

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  • X, Y and Z

    The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken

    de Dermot Turing ...
    It's common knowledge that the Enigma cipher was broken at Bletchley Park, but less is known of the background: an exhilarating spy story of secret documents smuggled across borders, hair-raising escapes, Gestapo interrogations and betrayals.At the heart of it is the decisive role of Polish mathematicians and French spymasters who helped Britain's codebreakers change the course of the Second World ... Leer más

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  • Written in Bone

    Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind

    Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction—A tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal, from the author of All That RemainsIn her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on ... Leer más

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  • Presidents in Crisis

    Tough Decisions inside the White House from Truman to Obama

    Every American president, when faced with a crisis, longs to take bold and decisive action. When American lives or vital interests are at stake, the public-and especially the news media and political opponents-expect aggressive leadership. But, contrary to the dramatizations of Hollywood, rarely does a president have that option.In Presidents in Crisis, a former director of the Situation Room ... Leer más

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  • Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition

    A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past

    An A-to-Z reference featuring wonderful words and expressions from the past: "What a fun book!" —Kathleen Dunn, Wisconsin Public RadioHistory is positively brimming with rich language deserving of rejuvenation. This compendium gathers forgotten words, phrases, names, insults, and idioms, plus fascinating and funny anecdotes, etymologies, and occasions for modern use.Let's Bring Back: The Lost ... Leer más

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  • Chancing It

    The Laws of Chance and How They Can Work for You

    Make your own luck by understanding probabilityOver the years, some very smart people have thought they understood the rules of chance?only to fail dismally. Whether you call it probability, risk, or uncertainty, the workings of chance often defy common sense. Fortunately, advances in math and science have revealed the laws of chance, and understanding those laws can help in your everyday life.In ... Leer más

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  • All That Remains

    A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes

    Book of the Year, 2018 Saltire Literary AwardsA CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the MonthFor fans of Caitlin Doughty, Mary Roach, Kathy Reichs, and CSI shows, a renowned forensic scientist on death and mortality.Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in ... Leer más

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  • Bizarre London

    Discover the Capital's Secrets & Surprises

    de David Long ...
    A charming gift book of the strangest and most intriguing stories of London.A fascinating tour of London's strangest and most intriguing locations. Ranging from architectural evidence of past incidents and stories of life beneath the city, to anecdotes of magic, mystery, and murder, this is a perfect companion for anyone curious about London.It includes: A Museum of Magical Curiosities; The City's ... Leer más

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  • Case Closed

    Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK

    de Gerald Posner ...
    Pulitzer Prize Finalist: "By far the most lucid and compelling account . . . of what probably did happen in Dallas—and what almost certainly did not." — The New York Times Book ReviewThe Kennedy assassination has reverberated for five decades, with tales of secret plots, multiple killers, and government cabals often overshadowing the event itself. As Gerald Posner writes, "Fifty years after the ... Leer más

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  • Saxons vs. Vikings

    Alfred the Great and England in the Dark Ages

    de Ed West ...
    Series series Very, Very Short History of England
    A witty and concise look at the beginnings of English history, when the nation consolidated after clashes between the Saxons and invading Vikings.In 871, three of England's four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. With the Norsemen murdering one king with arrows and torturing another to death by ripping out his ... Leer más

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  • Dam Busters

    The True Story of the Inventors and Airmen Who Led the Devastating Raid to Smash the German Dams in 1943

    de James Holland ...
    The story of the British-made bombs, Upkeep and Highball, successfully dropped on Nazi dams “has never been told in such depth before” (Daily Mail, UK).The night of May 16, 1943: Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from an RAF airfield in Lincolnshire, England, each with a huge nine-thousand-pound cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission: to destroy three ... Leer más

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  • The American Invasion of Canada

    The War of 1812's First Year

    de Pierre Berton ...
    How could a nation of eight million fail to subdue a struggling British colony of 300,000? In this remarkable account of the war’s first year, Pierre Burton transforms history into an engrossing narrative that reads like a fast-paced novel. Drawing on memoirs, diaries, and official dispatches, the author gets inside the characters who fought the war-the common soldiers, the generals, the ... Leer más

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