Cultural Literature
'Ndrangheta: The History of Italy's Most Powerful Organized Crime Syndicate
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The word “mafia,” Sicilian in origin, is synonymous with Italy, but Italy is home to several different mafias, with three being particularly notorious. While the Cosa Nostra...
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Latin American Revolutionaries: The Life and Legacy of Fidel Castro
*Includes pictures of Fidel and important people, places, and events. *Includes some of Fidel's quotes about Cuba, the Revolution, and America. *Includes a Bibliography of books about Castro and written by him. *Includes a Table of Contents. "Men do not...
$6.99
Lawrence of Arabia: The Life and Legacy of T.E. Lawrence
He was recognized by many as a curious scholar and archaeologist, brilliant linguist, British soldier, extraordinary adventurer, and avid writer, though he called himself an "ordinary man". He was a gifted translator, a shrewd diplomat, a brilliant tactician, and an...
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Le Mont Saint-Michel: The History and Legacy of France's Most Famous Island Commune
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of life on the island *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “This place Mont Saint-Michel's, in centuries of glows, and hundreds sounds of bells, in rising highs and lows. Where trust in...
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Leaders of the Army of Northern Virginia: The Lives and Careers of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, James Longstreet, and JEB Stuart
*Includes pictures of each general, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes an original introduction for each general. *Includes a Table of Contents *Includes a bibliography for each general. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, and the...
$12.99
Leaders of the Jacobins: The Lives and Legacies of Maximilien Robespierre and Jean-Paul Marat
*Includes pictures of Robespierre, Marat, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes quotes from Marat's fiery journals and Robespierre's most famous and controversial quotes about the French Revolution, Louis XVI, and more. *Includes detailed descriptions of the...
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Leaders of the Oglala Sioux: The Lives and Legacies of Crazy Horse and Red Cloud
*Includes pictures of Red Cloud, depictions of Crazy Horse, and important people and places in their lives. *Explains several Oglala oral legends, including the origins of the names Red Cloud and Crazy Horse. *Explains Red Cloud's War, the Battle of...
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Leaders of the Sioux: The Lives and Legacies of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Red Cloud
One of the most important, and controversial, Confederate generals during the Civil War was Lieutenant General James Longstreet, the man Robert E. Lee called his "old war horse". Longstreet was Lee's principal subordinate for most of the war, ably managing...
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Lee's Old War Horse: The Life and Career of General James Longstreet
*Comprehensively covers the two outlaws' most notorious shootouts and robberies, their relationship, and their deaths.*Includes pictures of Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and important people and places in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading."I will be the meanest bastard you...
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Legendary Commanders Who Challenged Ancient Rome: The Lives and Legacies of Hannibal, Spartacus, and Attila the Hun
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the leaders and battles *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents In the history of war, only a select few men always make the list of greatest...
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Legendary Enemies of Rome: The History of the Carthaginians, Parthians, Goths, and Vandals
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing the various civilizations *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Carthage was one of the great ancient civilizations, and at its peak, the wealthy Carthaginian empire dominated...
$13.99
Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Captain John Smith
*Includes pictures. *Includes quotes from Smith's accounts of his adventures. *Explains the controversies and debates over Smith's relationship with Pocahontas. *Includes a Table of Contents. “Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land... If...
$6.99
Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Christopher Columbus
*Includes pictures. *Includes quotes from Smith's accounts of his adventures. *Explains the controversies and debates over Smith's relationship with Pocahontas. *Includes a Table of Contents. “Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land... If...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Ferdinand Magellan
"Most versed in nautical charts, he knew better than any other the true art of navigation, of which it is certain proof that he by his genius, and his intrepidity, without anyone having given him the example, how to attempt...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Francisco Pizarro
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? The Age of Exploration and the explorers who set out on their history-making expeditions...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Hernan Cortes
*Includes Cortés's Second Letter to Charles V, one of the most descriptive firsthand accounts of the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan. *Discusses the Aztec Empire, the city of Tenochtitlan, and the human sacrifice rituals. *Includes pictures of Cortés and important people, places,...
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Legendary Explorers: The Life and Legacy of Marco Polo
*Includes quotes from The Travels of Marco Polo describing Kublai Khan and some of the things Marco Polo saw, including rhinoceros, crocodiles, coal, and more. *Explains how Marco Polo's travels influenced cartographers and subsequent explorers like Columbus. *Includes maps and...
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Legendary Philosophers: The Life and Philosophy of Aristotle
"All men, by nature, desire to know. An indication of this is the delight we take in our senses; for even apart from their usefulness they are loved for themselves; and above all others the sense of sight. For not...
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Legendary Philosophers: The Life and Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
"There are no facts, only interpretations." (Nietzsche) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? Among all the knowledge and pursuits handed...
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Legendary Philosophers: The Life and Philosophy of Plato
*Discusses Plato's philosophy and ideas about knowledge, reason, Forms, political science, rhetoric and more.*Includes busts and other art depicting Plato and important people and events.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents"Until philosophers are kings, or the kings...
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