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Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History By Jeff Nussbaum Cover Image
Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History (Hardcover)
By Jeff Nussbaum
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Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items By J. W. Ocker Cover Image
Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items (Hardcover)
By J. W. Ocker
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The Meaning of History: Reflections on Spengler, Toynbee, and Kant By Henry a. Kissinger Cover Image
The Meaning of History: Reflections on Spengler, Toynbee, and Kant (Hardcover)
By Henry a. Kissinger
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El infinito en un junco / Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World By Irene Vallejo Cover Image
El infinito en un junco / Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World (Paperback)
By Irene Vallejo
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Every Goddamn Day: A Highly Selective, Definitely Opinionated, and Alternatingly Humorous and Heartbreaking Historical Tour of Chicago By Neil Steinberg Cover Image
Every Goddamn Day: A Highly Selective, Definitely Opinionated, and Alternatingly Humorous and Heartbreaking Historical Tour of Chicago (Hardcover)
By Neil Steinberg
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Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II By Douglas A. Blackmon Cover Image
Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II (Paperback)
By Douglas A. Blackmon
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The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For By David McCullough Cover Image
The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For (Paperback)
By David McCullough
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Anarchism and Other Essays (Dover Books on History) By Emma Goldman Cover Image
Anarchism and Other Essays (Dover Books on History) (Paperback)
By Emma Goldman
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Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791 (Reacting to the Past) By Jennifer Popiel, Mark C. Carnes, Gary Kates Cover Image
Rousseau, Burke, and Revolution in France, 1791 (Reacting to the Past) (Paperback)
By Jennifer Popiel, Mark C. Carnes, Gary Kates
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Why Read: Selected Writings 2001-2021 By Will Self Cover Image
Why Read: Selected Writings 2001-2021 (Hardcover)
By Will Self
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Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies By Dick Gregory Cover Image
Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies (Paperback)
By Dick Gregory
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The Way I Heard It By Mike Rowe Cover Image
The Way I Heard It (Hardcover)
By Mike Rowe
$28.00
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