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  • The Oxford History of the French Revolution

    by William Doyle ...
    Since its first publication to mark the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, this Oxford History has established itself as the Revolution's most authoritative and comprehensive one-volume history in English, and has recently been translated into Chinese. Running from the accession of Louis XVI in 1774, it traces the history of France through revolution, terror, and counter-revolution to ... Read more

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  • The French Revolution

    A Very Short Introduction

    by William Doyle ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolours. Beginning in 1789, this period of extreme political and social unrest saw the end of the French monarchy, the death of an extraordinary number of people beneath the guillotine's blade during the Terror, and the rise of Napoleon, as well as ... Read more

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  • Agent ZEMLIAK: The Spy Who Stayed in the Cold.

    A full ten years before downed American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was exchanged in 1962 on the Glienicke Bridge in Berlin for Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy captured by the US, the espionage Cold War was already well under way. In 1952 Soviet intelligence had an agent under development codenamed ZEMLIAK, who had access to the highest levels of Government in Australia. Through this access the Soviets ... Read more

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  • PT 109

    An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy

    by William Doyle ...
    The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy's path to power – hailed as a “breathtaking account” by James Patterson, “masterfully written” by historian Douglas Brinkley, and “the finest book” ever written on the subject by Lt. Commander William Liebenow, the man who rescued JFK and the PT 109 crew in August 1943.In the early morning darkness of August ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • Aristocracy

    A Very Short Introduction

    by William Doyle ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Aristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European counties until only a few generations ago. The relics of their power, in traditions and behaviour, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This short introduction shows how ideas of aristocracy originated in ancient times, were transformed in the middle ages, and have only fallen ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat

    Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen

    What if there were a land where people lived longer than anywhere else on earth, the obesity rate was the lowest in the developed world, and women in their forties still looked like they were in their twenties? Wouldn't you want to know their extraordinary secret?Japanese-born Naomi Moriyama reveals the secret to her own high-energy, successful lifestyle–and the key to the enduring health and ... Read more

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    Navy Seals

    Their Untold Story

    Narrated by Will Damron ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 31 min

    “Captures the essence of Naval Special Warfare from our storied beginnings to the current fight.” —Admiral WILLIAM H. McRAVENWritten with the unprecedented cooperation of the Naval Special Warfare community, this vivid and definitive history of the U.S. Navy SEALs reveals the inside story behind the greatest combat operations of America's most celebrated warriors. Illustrated with forty pages of ... Read more

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  • Navy SEALs

    Their Untold Story

    "[The] definitive history of the U.S. Navy SEALs and their forefathers" (Master Chief Bill Bruhmuller (USN, Ret.), founding member of SEAL Team two).Written with the unprecedented cooperation of the Naval Special Warfare community, this vivid and definitive history of the U.S. Navy SEALs reveals the inside story behind the greatest combat operations of America's most celebrated warriors.New York ... Read more

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  • An American Insurrection

    The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962

    by William Doyle ...
    In 1961, a black veteran named James Meredith applied for admission to the University of Mississippi — and launched a legal revolt against white supremacy in the most segregated state in America. Meredith’s challenge ultimately triggered what Time magazine called “the gravest conflict between federal and state authority since the Civil War,” a crisis that on September 30, 1962, exploded into a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    At a Winters Fire (Unabridged)

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    Unabridged

    6 hours 6 min

    Huddle closer, listener. The wind howls like a banshee outside, and the fire crackles with secrets. Tonight, we gather around "At a Winter's Fire," a chilling collection of tales by Bernard Capes. Prepare to be whisked away on adventures both strange and sinister. Peer through a "Moon Stricken" lens, where the view from above is far from serene. Feel the dread creep in as a heroic act takes a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    The French Revolution

    A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

    by William Doyle ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 38 min

    The French Revolution is a time of history made familiar from Dickens, Baroness Orczy, and Tolstoy, as well as the legends of let them eat cake, and tricolors. Beginning in 1789, this period of extreme political and social unrest saw the end of the French monarchy, the death of an extraordinary number of people beneath the guillotine's blade during the Terror, and the rise of Napoleon, as well as ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Let the Children Play

    How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive

    Play is how children explore, discover, fail, succeed, socialize, and flourish. It is a fundamental element of the human condition. It's the key to giving schoolchildren skills they need to succeed--skills like creativity, innovation, teamwork, focus, resilience, expressiveness, empathy, concentration, and executive function. Expert organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD