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  • The Tsarina's Lost Treasure

    by Mara Vorhees, Gerald Easter ...
    A riveting history and maritime adventure about priceless masterpieces originally destined for Catherine the Great.On October 1771, a merchant ship out of Amsterdam, Vrouw Maria, crashed off the stormy Finnish coast, taking her historic cargo to the depths of the Baltic Sea. The vessel was delivering a dozen Dutch masterpiece paintings to Europe’s most voracious collector: Catherine the Great, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Last Stand of the Raven Clan

    A Story of Imperial Ambition, Native Resistance and How the Tlingit-Russian War Shaped a Continent

    by Gerald Easter, Mara Vorhees ...
    A dynamic history of the Battle of Sitka that recognizes the vital importance of the Tlingit people, their fight against Imperial Russia, and how it changed the fate of the North America.“If the long-term plans of Peter the Great had been realized, then California never would have become a Spanish colony,” asserted the head of the Russian-American Company. At the turn of the nineteenth century, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Capital, Coercion, and Postcommunist States

    by Gerald Easter ...
    The postcommunist transitions produced two very different types of states. The "contractual" state is associated with the countries of Eastern Europe, which moved toward democratic regimes, consensual relations with society, and clear boundaries between political power and economic wealth. The "predatory" state is associated with the successors to the USSR, which instead developed authoritarian ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Shaping the Economic Space in Russia

    Decision Making Processes, Institutions and Adjustment to Change in the El'tsin Era

    Edited by Stefanie Harter, Gerald Easter ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This title was first published in 2000: As the El'tsin era has now drawn to a close, numerous questions remain unanswered regarding the course of Russia's post-Communist traditions. El'tsin's exit from the presidential stage provides an opportunity to assess the achievements of Russia's multi-faceted reforms, to explain the factors that have most shaped the reform process, and to identify the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • A Royal Experiment

    The Private Life of King George III

    by Janice Hadlow ...
    This groundbreaking royal biography offers "a fascinating, story-filled account" of King George III's radical—and doomed—pursuit of familial happiness ( The Guardian, UK).King George III of Great Britain was determined to be different from his Hanoverian predecessors. Neither of the previous Georges was faithful to his wife, and both hated their own sons. Overall, their children were angry, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Omaha Beach

    D-Day, June 6, 1944

    by Joseph Balkoski ...
    Includes maps, photos, and firsthand accounts of participants: "There is no better book on this vital chapter in American history." —Terry Copp, author of Fields of FireCombining the personal recollections of soldiers with historical narrative and analysis of the actual invasion as it unfolded, this detailed description of the action at Omaha Beach during the Normandy invasion of World War II ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Lost Queen

    The stunning historical novel of a feisty, intelligent Queen and her epic journey to reunite with her King

    by Carol McGrath ...
    'Well researched, elegantly written, with a deft touch for both romance and historical detail. The Lost Queen is a gripping historical drama to be savoured' ANNE O'BRIEN'An excellent read, meticulously researched, beautifully told. Berengaria is a delicious heroine, thoroughly engaging, a refreshingly unusual viewpoint for this epic tale' JANE JOHNSON1191 a... ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • The Arsenic Eater's Wife

    A brand new dark historical mystery that will keep you guessing

    by Tonya Mitchell ...
    A woman is accused of killing her husband, but is she guilty? Inspired by a true historical case, this spellbinding novel will keep you guessing until the final heart-stopping revelation . . .I'm on trial for the murder of my husband William. But no one knows the truth about my marriage.I sit in the dock each day and listen to them tell their lies. That William wasn't taking arsenic, that he was a ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • John Quincy Adams

    A Man for the Whole People

    by Randall Woods ...
    A magisterial journey through the epic life and transformative times of John Quincy AdamsIn this masterful biography, historian Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy’s long life, exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that transformed the American Republic.Born the first son of John and Abigail Adams, he was pressured to follow in his father’s ... Read more

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  • Probably Overthinking It

    How to Use Data to Answer Questions, Avoid Statistical Traps, and Make Better Decisions

    by Allen B. Downey ...
    "A delightful exposition of commonly-encountered statistical fallacies and paradoxes and why they matter." —Samuel H. Preston, coauthor of Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population ProcessesAn essential guide to the ways data can improve decision making.Statistics are everywhere: in news reports, at the doctor's office, and in every sort of forecast, from the stock market to the weather. Allen ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Queen Victoria's Daughters-in-Law

    by John Van Der Kiste ...
    The first book to study the four wives of Queen Victoria's sons as a family group—based partly on previously unpublished material from the Royal Archives.The first to join the family of the "Grandmama of Europe" was Alexandra, eldest daughter of the prince about to become King Christian IX of Denmark. Charming, ever sympathetic and widely considered one of the most attractive royal women of her ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Real Queen Charlotte

    Inside the Real Bridgerton Court

    by Catherine Curzon ...
    Known to millions as the imperious matriarch of Bridgerton's court, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was still a teenager when she was chosen to be the bride of King George III. Shy, innocent, and sheltered, the orphaned princess and her youthful groom carried the hopes of a nation on their shoulders. The placid and unassuming young couple symbolised a new beginning, but soon those hopes began to ... Read more

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