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101 People You Won't Meet in Heaven

The Twisted Achievements of the Most Brutal and Sadistic Individuals the World has Ever Known

The bad boys of history and their twisted achievements, recounted, with tongue-in-cheek attitude, in gory detail.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-105-3 Pub Date: 07/01/2007 Price: $14.95  
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Ancient and Medieval Siege Weapons

A Fully Illustrated Guide to Siege Weapons and Tactics

In this richly illustrated guide, author Konstantin Nossov masterfully analyzes and recreates the weaponry, tactics, and stratagems of the ancient world. He offers first a comprehensive history of siege warfare in...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-8264-2 Pub Date: 09/04/2012 Price: $19.95  
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Arctic Crossing

One Man's 2,000-Mile Odyssey Among the Inuit

An amazing tale of a breathtaking journey across the top of the world. (SEE QUOTES.)

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-730-6 Pub Date: 09/01/2002 Price: $16.95  
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A Brief History of History

Great Historians and the Epic Quest to Explain the Past

What Daniel Boorstin did for science in The DiscoverERs, Timothy Ferris for cosmology in Coming of Age in the Milky Way, and Robert Heilbroner for economics in The Worldly Philosophers, Colin Wells does for history in A BRIEF HIS...

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-122-0 Pub Date: 10/03/2008 Price: $27.95  
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Classic American Locomotives

The 1909 Classic on Steam Locomotive Technology

A book about classic American locomotives from the Golden Era of trains - it's a must for all train enthusiasts.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-479-5 Pub Date: 12/16/2008 Price: $22.95  
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The Craft of Intelligence

America's Legendary Spy Master on the Fundamentals of Intelligence Gathering for a Free World

America's legendary spy master on the fundamentals of intelligence gathering.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-297-5 Pub Date: 04/01/2006 Price: $16.95  
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The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Myth and Legend

A Definitive Sourcebook of Magic, Vision, and Lore

A comprehensive collection of the Celts' wise and entertaining stories.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-302-6 Pub Date: 03/01/2004 Price: $19.95  
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The Epidemic

A Collision of Power, Privilege, and Public Health

The Epidemic tells how a vain and reckless businessman became responsible for a typhoid epidemic in 1903 that devastated Cornell University and the surrounding town of Ithaca, N.Y. Eighty-two people died, including 29 Cornell st...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-6008-4 Pub Date: 02/01/2011 Price: $22.95  
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Fatal Depth

Deep Sea Diving, China Fever, and the Wreck of the Andrea Doria

The gripping true story of treasure hunting and terrible tragedy encountered by divers exploring the world's most dangerous sunken shipwreck.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-304-0 Pub Date: 06/01/2004 Price: $14.95  
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FDR's 12 Apostles

The Spies Who Paved the Way for the Invasion of North Africa

The first "behind-the-scenes" history of FDR's secret mission to invade North Africa.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-916-5 Pub Date: 10/01/2006 Price: $24.95  
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Flags of the Fifty States, 2nd

Their Colorful Histories and Significance

Flags of the Fifty States is an indispensable historical reference and a fascinating, beautiful pictorial guide to the rich diversity of America’s fifty states. It provides a colorful...

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-824-3 Pub Date: 11/10/2009 Price: $18.95  
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Frontier Living

An Illustrated Guide to Pioneer Life in America

With more than 200 illustrations by the author.

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-137-3 Pub Date: 08/01/2000 Price: $18.95  
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A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates

The classic account of the lives & exploits of the most notorious pirates of the Golden Age—from Anne Bonny to Blackbeard
 

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-905-9 Pub Date: 05/04/2010 Price: $19.95  
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Glenn Curtiss

Pioneer of Aviation

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-145-9 Pub Date: 11/01/2007 Price: $16.95  
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The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys

A huge, oversize, fully illustrated look at an American folk-art treasure, complete with hundreds of lavish full-color photographs.

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-120-5 Pub Date: 07/01/2000 Price: $100  
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The Greatest Cowboy Stories Ever Told

Enduring Tales of the Western Frontier

Tales of the adventure and influence of a timeless American character.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-904-2 Pub Date: 12/01/2006 Price: $14.95  
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The Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told

Nineteen Amazing Tales from the Sky

A diverse, inspiring, and exciting collection on the thrills of taking flight.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-481-8 Pub Date: 12/01/2004 Price: $14.95  
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Gretel's Story

A Young Woman's Secret War Against the Nazis

The spellbinding account of the life of a young woman in Hamburg during the Second World War.  Gretel Wachtel bore witness to the disappearance of her best friend during Kristallnacht, the infamous night of atrocities agains...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-7071-7 Pub Date: 08/07/2012 Price: $16.95  
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Guns of the Old West

An Illustrated History

An illustrated survey of the guns that influenced the pioneering era.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-638-6 Pub Date: 11/01/2004 Price: $18.95  
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The History of Castles, New and Revised

A wonderfully illustrated, full-color book detailing the most magnificent castles of the world.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-110-7 Pub Date: 07/01/2007 Price: $24.95  
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The History of Remington Firearms

The History of One of the World's Most Famous Gun Makers

A fully illustrated history of one of America’s finest and most innovative company.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-690-4 Pub Date: 06/01/2005 Price: $29.95  
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The History of Shipwrecks

A beautiful, full-color guide to the ships and treasures at the bottom of the sea.

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-620-0 Pub Date: 11/01/2002 Price: $19.95  
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The History of Torture and Execution

From Early Civilization through Medieval Times to the Present

A full-color history of the cruel and violent ways in which humans have meted out punishment--from early civilizations to the present.

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-622-4 Pub Date: 03/01/2003 Price: $19.95  
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In Peril

A Daring Decision, a Captain's Resolve, and the Salvage that Made History

In Peril is a taut, well-paced, and riveting drama wrapped around a seagoing world few people have the opportunity to glimpse.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-594-5 Pub Date: 01/01/2005 Price: $14.95  
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JFK In Ireland

Four Days that Changed a President

A beautifully nostalgic look back at JFK’s historic visit to his ancestral home

 

"This is not the land of my...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-8780-7 Pub Date: 06/04/2013 Price: $18.95  
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JFK In Ireland

Four Days that Changed a President

Award-winning broadcast journalist, Ryan Tubridy tells the fascinating story of the young, iconic President John F. Kennedy's only visit to Ireland.  The idolized, handsome and glamorous John Fitzgerald Kennedy was t...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-7257-5 Pub Date: 11/22/2011 Price: $27.5  
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Mapping the Trail of a Serial Killer

How the World's Most Infamous Murderers Were Tracked Down

By charting the geography of the killer’s actions, Mapping the Trail of a Serial Killer takes an innovative approach to exploring the killing sprees of 25 mass murderers from the early 20th century right up to t...

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-813-7 Pub Date: 11/10/2009 Price: $19.95  
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The Night of the Long Knives

Forty-Eight Hours That Changed the History of the World

The story of how Hitler seized control in Germany during his ruthless quest for world domination.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-070-4 Pub Date: 07/01/2007 Price: $14.95  
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The People's War

Original Voices of the American Revolution

This is the story of one of history’s great events, the Revolutionary War, told almost entirely in the words of the soldiers and sailors who f...

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-7070-0 Pub Date: 11/30/-0001 Price: $30  
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Poison

An Illustrated History

Discover the secret history of poison and how it shapes our world.

       
ISBN: 978-0-7627-7056-4 Pub Date: 04/01/2011 Price: $16.95  
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The Quotable Soldier

Hundreds of quotes from heroes and veterans.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-814-4 Pub Date: 09/01/2005 Price: $9.95  
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Second Acts

Presidential Lives and Legacies After the White House

…entertaining and illuminating…--The Washington Post
...lively accounts....This engrossing book [is] Highly recommended for public libraries.--Library Journal

…for those i...

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-942-4 Pub Date: 10/01/2006 Price: $24.95  
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The Secret Treasure of Oak Island

The Amazing True Story of a Centuries-Old Treasure Hunt

The fascinating history and present-day account of the oldest treasure hunt in North America.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-279-1 Pub Date: 06/01/2004 Price: $14.95  
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The Seven Worlds of Theodore Roosevelt

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-961-5 Pub Date: 01/19/2010 Price: $14.95  
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The Shetland Bus

A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Adventure

From the author of We Die Alone.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-321-7 Pub Date: 06/17/2008 Price: $16.95  
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So Others May Live

Coast Guard's Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death

Dramatic, compelling, downright unbelievable accounts of the Coast Guard's often unsung heros.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-159-6 Pub Date: 09/02/2008 Price: $15.95  
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South

The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance

This first-person account of the Endurance crew's famed odyssey across the frozen Antarctic is a classic tale of survival, resolve, and leadership.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-323-1 Pub Date: 06/17/2008 Price: $19.95  
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Treasures of the Spanish Main

Shipwrecked Galleons in the New World

A fascinating account of shipwrecks and the harrowing attempts to recover their sunken treasure.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-760-4 Pub Date: 09/01/2006 Price: $29.95  
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Under a Flaming Sky

The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894

One of North America's most destructive fires, and the amazing true story of how its survivors escaped to change a nation.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-863-2 Pub Date: 05/01/2006 Price: $22.95  
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Where We Worked

A Celebration of America's Workers and the Nation They Built

 

     
ISBN: 978-1-59921-960-8 Pub Date: 11/23/2010 Price: $40  
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Wilderness of Mirrors

Intrigue, Deception, and the Secrets that Destroyed Two of the Cold War's Most Important Agents

Real-life espionage at its best.

       
ISBN: 978-1-58574-824-2 Pub Date: 07/01/2003 Price: $12.95  
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Words That Changed America

Great Speeches That Inspired, Challenged, Healed, and Enlightened

From George Washington to Martin Luther King to George W. Bush--inspiring speeches from American history.

       
ISBN: 978-1-59228-795-6 Pub Date: 07/01/2006 Price: $13.95  
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The World Atlas of Pirates

Treasures and Treachery on the Seven Seas--in Maps, Tall Tales, and Pictures

 Lively, accessible text by pirate expert Angus Konstam explains how piracy grew and flourished from the early buccaneers to the rogues of popular legends, how it has been snuffed out, and how it has reared its head aga...

       
ISBN: 978-1-59921-474-0 Pub Date: 10/01/2009 Price: $29.95  
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