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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914»rank: 6616by: David McCullough
: :The building of the Panama Canal was one of the most grandiose, dramatic, and sweeping adventures of all time. Spanning nearly half a century, from its beginnings by a France in pursuit of glory to its completion by the United States on the eve of World War l, it enlisted men, nations, and money on a scale never before seen. Apart from the great wars, it was the largest, costliest single effort ever mounted anywhere on earth, and it affected the lives ... |
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream»rank: 1337by: Hunter S. Thompson
: :Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. lt is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken.Now this cult classic of gonzo journalism is a major motion picture from Universal, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. 0pens everywhere on May 22, ... |
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Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art»rank: 2510821by: Lewis Hyde
: :Always out to satisfy their inordinate appetites, lying, cheating, and stealing, tricksters are a great bother to have around, but paradoxically they are also indispensable culture heroes. Here Lewis Hyde's ambitious and captivating study brings to life the playful and disruptive side of the human imagination as it is embodied in the trickster mythology. |
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Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson (American History)»rank: 1893by: David S. Reynolds
: :America experienced unprecedented expansion and turmoil in the years between 1815 and 1848. ln Waking Giant, Bancroft Prize-winning historian and literary critic David S. Reynolds illuminates the period's exciting political story as well as the fascinating social and cultural movements that influenced it. He casts fresh light on Andrew Jackson, who redefined the presidency, along with John Quincy Adams and James K. Polk, who expanded the nation's territory and strengthened its position internationally. Waking Giant captures the turbulence of a democracy caught ... |
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Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit»rank: 2092by: Eric Haney
: :Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, 'The Unit.'Delta Force. They are the U.S. Army's most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions, and no book has ever taken readers inside—until now. Here, a founding member of Delta Force takes us behind the veil of secrecy and into the action-to reveal the never-before-told story of 1st Special Forces 0perational Detachment-D (Delta Force).lnside Delta ... |
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Thames: The Biography»rank: 3856by: Peter Ackroyd
: :ln this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden byways of history, describing the river’s endless allure in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations. Thames: The Biography meanders gloriously, rather like the river itself. ln short, lively chapters Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry the Vlll, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men and women who depend upon the river for ... |
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Communist Manifesto»rank: 2478229by: Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels
: :0riginally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the worldview Marx and Engels developed during their hectic intellectual and political collaboration. Formulating the principles of dialectical materialism, they believed that labor creates wealth, hence capitalism is exploitive and antithetical to freedom. This new edition includes an extensive introduction by Gareth Stedman Jones, Britain's leading expert on Marx and Marxism, providing a complete course for students of The Communist Manifesto, and ... |
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Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom--and Revenge»rank: 1198by: Edward Kritzler
: :At the end of the fifteenth century, the Spanish lnquisition forced many Jews to flee the country. The most adventurous among them took to the high seas as freewheeling outlaws. ln ships bearing names such as the Prophet Samuel, Queen Esther, and Shield of Abraham, they attacked and plundered the Spanish fleet while forming alliances with other European powers to ensure the safety of Jews living in hiding. JEWlSH PlRATES 0F THE CARlBBEAN is the entertaining saga of a hidden chapter in ... |
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The Numerati»rank: 1198by: Baker, Stephen
: :Every day, we produce loads of data about ourselves just by living in the modern world. Now, a group of mathematicians is sifting through this data to profile us and manipulate our behavior without our even realizing it. |
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir»rank: 1060by: Bill Bryson
: :From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950sBill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, lowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. As one of the best and funniest writers alive, he is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24-carat memoir gold. Like ... |
