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Lessons in disaster
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Gordon M. Goldstein |
Drawing on prodigious research as well as the interviews and analysis he has conducted with former National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Goldstein offers this revelatory look at the decisions tha… |
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The start of the American Revolutionary War
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Allison Stark Draper |
Discusses the historic ride to announce the coming of British troops to Massachusetts at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. |
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Kofi Annan
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Stanley Meisler |
Biografie van de Ghanese diplomaat (geboren in 1938), van 1997 tot 2007 secretaris-generaal van de Verenigde Naties. |
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Samuel Pepys
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Stephen Coote |
"Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), perhaps the most famous Englishman of the Restoration and one of the greatest writers of any period, is brought to life in this new biography. Pepys was a man of boundless … |
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Golden bones
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Sichan Siv |
Young Sichan Siv was targeted by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian genocide because he was a university graduate. His mother told him to run and "never give up hope!" Captured and put to work in a… |
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Gallatin
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Nicholas Dungan |
Examines the life of statesman Albert Gallatin and discusses his role in the formation of the United States. |
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Churchill
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Ashley Jackson |
"Winston Churchill attracted far more criticism alive than he has since his death. He was, according to Evelyn Waugh, 'always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personalit… |
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Benjamin Franklin
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Richard Lacayo |
Describes the life and illustrious career of the writer, scientist, and statesman, from his youth in Boston to his years as a printer, his diplomatic visits abroad, and his role in the drafting of th… |
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Antony and Cleopatra
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Adrian Keith Goldsworthy |
In this dual biography of the two great lovers of antiquity, historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a portrait of his subjects--who were first and foremost political anim… |
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Signing their rights away
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Denise Kiernan |
Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the thirty-nine signers of the United States Constitution, including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James McHenry. |
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The One Thomas More
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Travis Curtright |
"Thomas More" the humanist. "Sir Thomas More" the statesman. "Saint Thomas More" the martyr. Who was Thomas More? Which characterization of him is most true? Despite these multiple images and th… |
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Demosthenes of Athens and the fall of classical Greece
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Ian Worthington |
xxiv, 382 p. : 25 cm |
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John Bright
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William Cash |
"John Bright was one of the greatest British statesmen of the 19th century: in a series of Punch cartoons in 1878, Bright featured alongside Disraeli and Gladstone as the three greatest politicians o… |
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The Intellectual Life of Edmond Burke
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David Bromwich |
Edmond Burke's intellectual development from his early days through losing the seat for Bristol. |
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The words of Gandhi
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
The words of one of the greatest men of the twentieth century, chosen by the award-winning director Richard Attenborough from Gandhi's letters, speeches, and published writings, explore the prophet's… |
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Jefferson Davis, Confederate president
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Herman Hattaway |
"He was one of the most embattled heads of state in American history. Charged with building a new nation while waging a war for its very independence, he accepted his responsibilities reluctantly but… |
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Fallen Founder
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Nancy Isenberg |
This definitive biography of the revolutionary era villain overturns every myth and image we have of him. The narrative of America's founding is filled with godlike geniuses—Franklin, Washington, Ada… |
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Armed progressive
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Jack C. Lane |
xviii, 329 p., [11] p. of plates : 23 cm |
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Dean Acheson and the creation of an American world order
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Robert J. McMahon |
"This compact and accessible biography critically assesses the life and career of Dean Acheson, one of America's foremost diplomats and strategists. As a top State Department official from 1941 to 19… |
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Henry L. Stimson
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David F. Schmitz |
The twentieth century witnessed the rise of the United States as the preeminent player on the world stage. While many individuals were responsible for the American ascension, few have left a larger l… |
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