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Conspiracies and Secret Societies: The Complete Dossier - Brad Steiger, Sherry Hansen Steiger - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=3h6_na9j0tcC&pg=PA403
Shedding light onto the darkest and most enduring coverups, allegations, and more, "Conspiracies and Secret Societies" is a compelling encyclopedic overview of 300 individuals, organizations, and events, in which official claims and standard explanations…
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War in Europe - Sidney C. Moody, Associated Press - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=MYTzAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Alfred+Liskof%22&dq=%22Alfred+Liskof%22&hl=de&ei=UUMCTo-dIorMtAal0MyUDQ&sa=X&o
The first of two books marking the 50th anniversary of World War II, this compelling narrative, written by Associated Press special feature writer Moody, is alive with colorful quotes and anecdotes, yet hard-hitting in its analysis. Features the best of…
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Indianapolis Monthly - Google Books
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Indianapolis Monthly is the Circle City’s essential chronicle and guide, an indispensable authority on what’s new and what’s news. Through coverage of politics, crime, dining, style, business, sports, and arts and entertainment, each issue offers…
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Victor Serge: A Biography - Susan Weissman - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=lFqnCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA2023&dq=%22Davenport,+Miriam%22#v=onepage
Revolutionary novelist, historian, anarchist, Bolshevik and dissident—Victor Serge is one of the most compelling figures of Soviet history. Set against some of the momentous events of the twentieth century, Victor Serge reveals dauntless vigor of a man…
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The Cultural Evolution of Postwar Japan: The Intellectual Contributions of ... - Christopher Keaveney - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=Y0evAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT30&dq=%C5%8Cura+Kanetake&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi66ammjOPdAhWHY1AKHV0GDsIQ6AEI
Yamamoto Sanehiko's (1885-1952) achievements as a publisher, writer, and politician in the interwar period served as both a catalyst and a template for developments after the wars. While exploring the accomplishments the compelling figure, this study sheds…
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The Inner World of Jimi Hendrix - Monika Dannemann - Google Books
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Written by Hendrix's fiance, this personal and intimate portrait of the legendary rock guitarist features compelling, untold facts about Hendrix's last 24 hours, as witnessed by the author. With almost religious devotion, Dannemann articulates Jimi's…
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The Nitrate King: A Biography of “Colonel” John Thomas North - W. Edmundson - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=xaxgAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT135&lpg=PT135&dq=Grubb's+tramway,+Tasmania&source=bl&ots=3SeyKnXFKo&sig=nSLCd
William Edmundson examines the spectacular life story of 'Colonel' John Thomas North, also known as 'The Nitrate King,' a mechanic in Leeds who became one of the best-known and richest men of his time. Forgotten in Britain and vilified in Chile and Peru,…
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Rabbits, Crabs, etc.: Stories by Japanese Women - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=MfXkjazQvD4C&pg=PA17#v=onepage
"The delicacy of language and skillful use of detail are consistently outstanding in this slim, exquisite volume of meticulously rendered stories." --Publishers Weekly"An extremely illuminating collection. Each story is compelling--spare in…
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Granta 81: Best Of Young British Novelists 3 - Granta - Google Books
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As with the first two Young British Novelists issues, Granta's 2003 list was compelling and prescient. The issue introduced readers to fiction by Zadie Smith, David Mitchell and Monica Ali. From Ben Rice's story of marital crises among Koi fanciers to Hari…
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Torture: A Sociology of Violence and Human Rights - Lisa Hajjar - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=EDe7CYKVRKgC&pg=PA57
Torture is indisputably abhorrent. Why, you might ask, would you even want to think or read about torture? That is a very good question, and one this book addresses in a compelling and enlightening way. Torture is a very important issue, not least because…