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Thomas Paine
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2013]
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Description: Written in a fit of pique brought about by Edmund Burke's blistering attack of the French Revolution, Paine's The Rights of Man has come to be regarded as one of the most important works in the realm of Western political philosophy. In it, Paine contends that some rights that... more
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Adam Smith ,
Andrew Skinner
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It is in Books IV and V of The Wealth of Nations that Adam Smith offers his considered response to the French Physiocrats, perhaps the first great school of economic theorists, and assesses the nature of the mercantile system, particularly the colonial relationship with America, whose achievements could have been... more
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Benjamin Franklin
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for... more
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Michael Lewis
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When the crash of the U. S. stock market became public knowledge in the fall of 2008, it was already old news. The real crash, the silent crash, had taken place over the previous year, in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine, and the SEC doesn't dare, or... more
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Andrew Delbanco ,
Abraham Lincoln
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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In a space small enough to be toured by the general reader but large enough to contain the central utterances of Lincoln's life, this collection of his speeches and letters aims to present the president through his own voice and expression. Features the "House Divided" speech, the Emancipation Proclamation, the... more
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Abraham Lincoln
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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For the true bibliophile and design-savvy book lover, here is the next set of Penguin's celebrated Great Ideas series by some of history's most innovative thinkers. Acclaimed for their striking and elegant package, each volume features a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature and great... more
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Frederick Jackson Turner
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2008]
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This hugely influential work marked a turning point in US history and culture, arguing that the nation's expansion into the Great West was directly linked to its unique spirit: a rugged individualism forged at the juncture between civilization and wilderness, which - for better or worse - lies at the... more
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James Fenimore Cooper
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel, it is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy. The story takes place in 1757, during the French and Indian War, when France and Great Britain battled for control of the North American colonies and the French called on allied... more
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Ken Follett
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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Real-life account of an American mission to free hostages from an Iranian prison fortress. *Also appeared in May Buyer's Notes* On Wings of Eagles is the account of an incredible rescue by a Green Beret colonel and a group of corporate executives hastily trained into a fighting team. When Ross... more
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H Rider Haggard
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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She divulges the legend of the African queen Ayesha, She-who-must-be-obeyed. A sensation during the Victorian Age, the novel continues to captivate readers today who yearn to unveil the mystery of this cruel ruler and her vanished kingdom. Action-packed adventure arises as two British explorers set off into untamed lands to... more
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Adam Smith
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(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Published in 1776, in the same year as the Declaration of Independence, The Wealth of Nations has had an equally great impact on the course of modern history. Adam Smiths celebrated defense of free market economies was written with such expressive power and clarity that the... more
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Dennis Smith
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This definitive account now has a new Afterword by the author as it captures the "courage of New York City's firefighters and the spirit of the city's firehouses, bloody but unbowed in the wake of that terrible September morning" (Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"). Description: "The definitive account-with a... more
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V S Naipaul
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2012]
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Booker prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul writes of his reflective journey through the American South, during the 1980s, where he encountered a variety of people. "A Turn in the South" is a reflective journey by V. S. Naipaul in the late 1980s through the American South. Naipaul writes of his encounters... more
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David Plouffe
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House, but he also helped to change the face of politics forever. "The Audacity to Win" tells his story of that groundbreaking achievement. Description: The architect of the Obama campaign reveals how it all happened- and how... more
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Dave Eggers
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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In August, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in, the city of New Orleans had been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe. He protected neighbours' properties, fed... more
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Herman Melville ,
Mary K Bercaw Edwards
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Melville's continuing adventures in the South Seas?now for the first time in Penguin Classics Following the commercial and critical success of "Typee," Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances with "Omoo." Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, "Omoo"... more
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Larry E Burgess ,
Nathan D Gonzales
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2010]
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Redlands, known as the jewel of Southern California's Inland Empire, has prospered as the result of a strong tradition of civic responsibility. "Faithfully and Liberally Sustained" presents this rich tradition through stunning historical photographs, engaging narrative, and insights from citizens who continue to serve the community. Redlands archivists Larry E.... more
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Lewis Hyde
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"Common as Air" offers a stirring defense of our cultural commons, that vast store of art and ideas we have inherited from the past that continues to enrich our present. Suspicious of the current idea that all creative work is "intellectual property," Lewis Hyde turns to America's founding fathers--men like... more
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Paul A Gilje
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Description: Through careful research and colorful accounts, historian Paul A. Gilje discovers what liberty meant to an important group of common men in American society, those who lived and worked on the waterfront and aboard ships. In the process he reveals that the idealized vision of liberty associated with the... more
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Jacqueline Woodson
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Through his own poetry, 11-year-old Lonnie Collins shares his heartbreak over his late parents and his love for his younger sister Lili, separated from him when they were placed in foster care. A 2003 National Book Award Finalist and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. When Lonnie Collins MotionLocomotionwas seven... more
