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In Small Things Forgotten

An Archaeology of Early American Life

by James Deetz ...

A fascinating study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied through the everyday details of ordinary living, colorfully depicting a world hundreds of years in the past.History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical ... Read more

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A fascinating study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied through the everyday details of ordinary living, colorfully depicting a world hundreds of years in the past.History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical
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Partakers of plenty

by Anderson, Jay & Deetz, James ...

"Partakers of Plenty" by Jay Anderson is a comprehensive examination of Native American foodways and culinary traditions. Anderson delves into the diverse methods by which Indigenous peoples across North America cultivated, harvested, and prepared food throughout history. Drawing on archaeological evidence, historical records, and Indigenous knowledge, the book explores the significance of food in ... Read more

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"Partakers of Plenty" by Jay Anderson is a comprehensive examination of Native American foodways and culinary traditions. Anderson delves into the diverse methods by which Indigenous peoples across North America cultivated, harvested, and prepared food throughout history. Drawing on archaeological evidence, historical records, and Indigenous knowledge, the book explores the significance of food in
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In Small Things Forgotten

An Archaeology of Early American Life

by James Deetz ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. In his completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added new sections that more fully acknowledge the presence of women and African Americans in Colonial America. New interpretations of archaeological finds detail ... Read more

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History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. In his completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added new sections that more fully acknowledge the presence of women and African Americans in Colonial America. New interpretations of archaeological finds detail
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The Origins of Totalitarianism

by Hannah Arendt ...

Narrated by Wanda McCaddon ...

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23 hours 24 min

A recognized classic and definitive account of its subject, The Origins of Totalitarianism traces the emergence of modern racism as an "ideological weapon for imperialism," begining with the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe in the nineteenth century and continuing through the New Imperialism period from 1884 to World War I.In her analysis of the institutions and operations of totalitarian movements ... Read more

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A recognized classic and definitive account of its subject, The Origins of Totalitarianism traces the emergence of modern racism as an "ideological weapon for imperialism," begining with the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe in the nineteenth century and continuing through the New Imperialism period from 1884 to World War I.In her analysis of the institutions and operations of totalitarian movements
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The Library of the Dead

by T. L. Huchu ...

Narrated by Tinashe Warikandwa ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Edinburgh Nights
Unabridged

8 hours 9 min

***"***Narrator Tinashe Warikandwa gives dimension to the featured character, Ropa, as she makes her way in a harsh environment. Warikandwa captures the spirit of a young teen who quit school to become a ghost stalker to support her gran, sister, and self." -- AudioFile Magazine**Sixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a ... Read more

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***"***Narrator Tinashe Warikandwa gives dimension to the featured character, Ropa, as she makes her way in a harsh environment. Warikandwa captures the spirit of a young teen who quit school to become a ghost stalker to support her gran, sister, and self." -- AudioFile Magazine**Sixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a
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Foundation

The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors

by Peter Ackroyd ...

Narrated by Clive Chafer ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The History of England Series
Unabridged

18 hours 21 min

In this massive bestseller in England, one of Britain's most popular and esteemed historians tells the epic story of the birth of the country.Peter Ackroyd, whose work has always been underpinned by a profound interest in and understanding of England's history, now tells the epic story of England itself.In Foundation,the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval ... Read more

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In this massive bestseller in England, one of Britain's most popular and esteemed historians tells the epic story of the birth of the country.Peter Ackroyd, whose work has always been underpinned by a profound interest in and understanding of England's history, now tells the epic story of England itself.In Foundation,the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval
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A Dead Djinn in Cairo

A Tor.Com Original

by P. Djèlí Clark ...

Narrated by Suehyla El-Attar ...

Series series Dead Djinn Universe
Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

"With impeccable inflections and tones, El-Attar's narration embodies the quirky investigator and those who surround her. She personifies both the place and the people, making them come alive. Listeners will imagine they're traversing Cairo through the deep, dark night. This is a perfect listen for those who are short on time but want a thrilling audiobook." — AudioFile MagazineEgypt, 1912. In an ... Read more

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"With impeccable inflections and tones, El-Attar's narration embodies the quirky investigator and those who surround her. She personifies both the place and the people, making them come alive. Listeners will imagine they're traversing Cairo through the deep, dark night. This is a perfect listen for those who are short on time but want a thrilling audiobook." — AudioFile MagazineEgypt, 1912. In an
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Sea of Tranquility

A novel

by Emily St. John Mandel ...

Narrated by John Lee, Dylan Moore, Arthur Morey, Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning, best-selling author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time travel, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space.One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, GoodReads ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning, best-selling author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel returns with a novel of art, time travel, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space.One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times, NPR, GoodReads
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In the Devil's Snare

The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

by Mary Beth Norton ...

Award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton reexamines the Salem witch trials in thisstartlingly original, meticulously researched, and utterly riveting study.In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were living in fear, and not solely of satanic afflictions. Horrifyingly violent Indian attacks had all but emptied the northern frontier of settlers, and many traumatized refugees—including the main accusers ... Read more

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Award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton reexamines the Salem witch trials in thisstartlingly original, meticulously researched, and utterly riveting study.In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were living in fear, and not solely of satanic afflictions. Horrifyingly violent Indian attacks had all but emptied the northern frontier of settlers, and many traumatized refugees—including the main accusers
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Escaping Salem

The Other Witch Hunt of 1692

by Richard Godbeer ...

Series series New Narratives in American History
Few events in American history are as well remembered as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. But there was another witch hunt that year, in Stamford, Connecticut, that has never been examined in depth. Now Richard Godbeer describes this "other witch hunt" in a concise, fascinating narrative that illuminates the colonial world and shatters the stereotype of early New Englanders as quick to accuse and ... Read more

$23.79 USD

Few events in American history are as well remembered as the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. But there was another witch hunt that year, in Stamford, Connecticut, that has never been examined in depth. Now Richard Godbeer describes this "other witch hunt" in a concise, fascinating narrative that illuminates the colonial world and shatters the stereotype of early New Englanders as quick to accuse and
... Read more
Mayflower Bastard

A Stranger Among the Pilgrims

by David Lindsay ...

"Combines the dash and intuition of a daring novelist with a scrupulous regard for [sources] . . . to produce an unusual and moving work of history." —Richard F. Snow, Editor and Chief, American HeritageDavid Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice—wherever he looked for one item, ... Read more

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"Combines the dash and intuition of a daring novelist with a scrupulous regard for [sources] . . . to produce an unusual and moving work of history." —Richard F. Snow, Editor and Chief, American HeritageDavid Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice—wherever he looked for one item,
... Read more
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Penn Reading Project Edition

by Benjamin Franklin, Amy Gutmann ...

Printer and publisher, author and educator, scientist and inventor, statesman and philanthropist, Benjamin Franklin was the very embodiment of the American type of self-made man. In 1771, at the age of 65, he sat down to write his autobiography, "having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred to a state of affluence and some degree of reputation in the world, and having ... Read more

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Printer and publisher, author and educator, scientist and inventor, statesman and philanthropist, Benjamin Franklin was the very embodiment of the American type of self-made man. In 1771, at the age of 65, he sat down to write his autobiography, "having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred to a state of affluence and some degree of reputation in the world, and having
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