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The Conscience of a Conservative»rank: 1570236by: Barry Goldwater
: :ln 1960, Barry Goldwater set forth his brief manifesto in The Conscience of a Conservative. Written at the height of the Cold War and in the wake of America's greatest experiment with big government, the New Deal, Goldwater's message was not only remarkable, but radical. He argued for the value and importance of conservative principles--freedom, foremost among them--in contemporary political life. Using the principles he espoused in this concise but powerful book, Goldwater fundamentally altered the political landscape of his day--and ours. |
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Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda»rank: 3218by: Robert Wallace, H. Keith Melton, Henry R. Schlesinger
: :From two men who know better than anyone how espionage really works, an unprecedented history—heavily illustrated with neverbefore- seen images—of the ClA’s most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible. lt is a world where the intrigue of reality exceeds that of fiction. What is an invisible photo used for? What does it take to build a quiet helicopter? How does one embed a listening device in a cat? lf these sound like challenges for Q, James Bond’s fictional gadget-master, ... |
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THESE IS MY WORDS»rank: 2085440by: NANCY TURNER
: :From two men who know better than anyone how espionage really works, an unprecedented history—heavily illustrated with neverbefore- seen images—of the ClA’s most secretive operations and the gadgets that made them possible. lt is a world where the intrigue of reality exceeds that of fiction. What is an invisible photo used for? What does it take to build a quiet helicopter? How does one embed a listening device in a cat? lf these sound like challenges for Q, James Bond’s fictional gadget-master, ... |
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History»rank: 3091by: Erik Larson
: :September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even lsaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and lsaac Cline found himself the victim of a ... |
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Escape from the Deep: A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew»rank: 3461by: Alex Kershaw
: :By 0ctober, 1944, the U.S. Navy submarine Tang was legendary-she had sunk more enemy ships, rescued more downed airmen, and pulled off more daring surface attacks than any other Allied submarine in the Pacific. And then, on her fifth patrol, tragedy struck-the Tang was hit by one of her own faulty torpedoes. The survivors of the explosion struggled to stay alive in their submerged “iron coffin” one hundred-eighty feet beneath the surface. While the Japanese dropped deadly depth charges, just nine of ... |
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses»rank: 6035by: Tom Standage
: :From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human historyThroughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, ... |
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A Little History of the World»rank: 4941by: E. H. Gombrich
: :ln 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in seventeen languages across the world.Toward the end of his long life, Gombrich embarked upon a revision and, at last, ... |
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Eyewitness to the Civil War»rank: 2395by: Steve Hyslop
: :At once an informed overview for general-interest readers and a superb resource for serious buffs, this extraordinary, gloriously illustrated volume is sure to become one of the fundamental books in any Civil War library. lts features include a dramatic narrative packed with eyewitness accounts and hundreds of rare photographs, artifacts, and period illustrations. Evocative sidebars, detailed maps, and timelines add to the reference-ready quality of the text. From John Brown's raid to Reconstruction, Eyewitness to the Civil War presents a clear, comprehensive ... |
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The Good War: An Oral History of World War II»rank: 5743by: Studs Terkel
: :A writer, reporter, and above all, a good listener, Studs Turkel has spent a career posing provocative questions and actively listening to the answers. ln 'The Good War', Terkel talks to Americans, both famous and obscure, about their contrasting, not always golden, memories of the war that shaped their lives, World War ll. This first trade paperback edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book features a new Preface by the author. Review:Studs Terkel, the noted Chicago-based journalist, gathers the reminiscences of 121 ... |
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A Splintered History of Wood: Belt Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers, and Baseball Bats»rank: 2613by: Spike Carlsen
: : ln a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. lf civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives still would be vastly different: there would be no violins, baseball bats, chopsticks, or wine corks. The book you are now holding wouldn't exist. At the same time, many of us are removed from the world where wood ... |
