Non-Fiction
Marquis de Lafayette and Baron de Kalb: The Lives of the Legendary Foreign Soldiers Who Sailed to America Together to Fight in the Revolutionary War
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming...
$12.99
Marshal Tito and Nicolae Ceauș,escu: The Lives and Legacies of the Eastern Bloc's Most Notorious Non-Soviet Leaders
*Includes pictures*Includes quotes*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe World War II era produced many leaders of titanic determination, men whose strengths and weaknesses left an extraordinary imprint on historical affairs. The struggle between massively divergent ideologies, exacerbated...
$12.99
Mary Magdalene: The Life and Legacy of the Woman Who Witnessed the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus
“After that, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Mary Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come...
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Mary, Queen of Scots: The History and Legacy of Mary Stuart of Scotland
*Includes pictures*Includes Mary's own quotes about her life*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"Did I not tell you this would happen? I knew they would never allow me to live, I was too great...
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Max Planck: The Life and Legacy of the Influential German Physicist Who Pioneered Quantum Theory
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are...
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Maximiliano de Habsburgo: La Vida del Emperador Europeo de Mexico
Había una vez, cuando la guerra civil amenazaba separar a Estados Unidos, una monarquía al sur del Río Bravo. El reino se llamaba México. Había un castillo, una princesa y un joven príncipe alto y barbado; era noble e idealista,...
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Meeting at Waterloo: The Lives and Legacies of Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington
*Includes pictures of Napoleon, Wellington and important people, places and events in their lives.*Includes maps of famous battles, including Austerlitz and Waterloo.*Answers common myths about Napoleon, including whether he was short, whether his men shot off the Sphinx's nose, whether...
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Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat: The Lives and Careers of the Leaders Who Made Peace Between Israel and Egypt
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is over 70 years old and counting but has its roots in over 2,000 years of history. With so much time and history, the Middle East peace...
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Michael Faraday: The Life and Legacy of the Influential 19th Century Scientist Who Pioneered Electromagnetism
*Includes pictures*Includes Faraday's own quotes about his work*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.” – Michael Faraday"Without such freedom...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Life and Legacy of Japan's Most Legendary Samurai
“Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.” (Miyamoto Musashi) Samurai Sasaki Kojiro was growing increasingly impatient as he waited on the...
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Monet & Renoir: The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Impressionist Artists
To get a sense of the kind of prestige that Claude Monet enjoys within the art world, one need only learn that his Le Bassin Aux Nympheás (1919) - from his series of paintings featuring water lilies - sold for...
$15.99
Moses Fleetwood Walker: The Life and Legacy of the Last Black Man to Play Major League Baseball Before Jackie Robinson
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingGiven his legacy, many Americans today believe Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in Major League Baseball, but that answer is wrong. As far back as the late 19th...
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Mozart and Beethoven: The Lives and Legacies of History's Most Famous Composers
This audiobook analyzes the themes and progression of the composers' most famous works, comparing and contrasting them to each other and other composers' great works. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), baptized Johannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, is widely considered to be...
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey: The History of the Ottoman Empire's Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“In human life, you will find players of religion until the knowledge and proficiency in religion will be cleansed from all superstitions, and will be purified and perfected by the enlightenment of real science.”...
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Narcissa Whitman: The Life and Legacy of the Missionary Killed by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest
At the start of the 1840s, the Oregon Country had no political boundaries or effective government. The only administrative organization was the Hudson’s Bay Company, which applied only to British subjects, and aside from natives, the region was populated by...
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Nat Love: The Life and Legacy of the Former Slave Who Became the Wild West's Most Famous Black Cowboy
“Mounted on my horse my...lariat near my hand, and my trusty guns in my belt...I felt like I could defy the world.” (Nat Love) The American mountain man, with his myriad of practical skills, could endure isolation in a way...
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Native American Icons: Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph and Red Cloud
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Explains several Lakota Sioux oral legends, as well as the origins of the names of each Native American icon.*Explains the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Nez Perce War, and Geronimo's final campaignFive...
$14.99
