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“This impressive book is an outstanding companion volume that covers the war from many perspectives . . .”

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Ink & Paint, The Women of Walt Disney’s Animation by Mindy Johnson corrects the misguided perception regarding women’s lack of contribution to the animation industry.

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“essential primer for anyone seeking to understand the complicated brew of history, politics, and prejudices that make this area of the globe one of the most likely flashpoints of the 21st

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“a great resource, but sadly, offers little understanding of how modern 20th century political culture was forged and the role radical women and men played in this critical development.”

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"Death of Assassin is an entertaining look at very human characters in a world on the edge of radical change."

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“should be the definitive volume on the Riviera’s World War II experience and is highly recommended.”

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"John Harte, a former playwright and freelance writer . . . has written a very uneven book about Churchill and the First World War."

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". . . bound to be a starting point for further research into minority groups in the U.S. and abroad."

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Although many consider that the modernist period of literature began just prior to the start of the 20th century and continued into the 1960s, and included many familiar names, it is the year 1922

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One of the worst possible experiences in wartime is being captured and becoming a prisoner of war (POW).

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“The author’s assertion that Guadalcanal, not Midway, was the turning point of the Pacific War is hard to dispute . . .”

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“an eminently readable story that further emphasizes and demonstrates the mettle of the Greatest Generation.”  

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“a solid introductory volume to anyone wishing to learn about America’s airborne forces in World War II . . .”

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In the first two decades of the 20th century in the United States, the national mood changed radically from one of heady optimism to dissolution.

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“The Vaccine Race shines a light over the transitional period of vaccine research.”

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“a fascinating book that offers a comprehensive look at why humans wage war and violence on each other.”

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For the non-aficionado, war stories can be dry and slow reading, buried in the minutiae of fact, but Bill Sloan’s approach with Their Backs Against the Sea does not fall in that category.

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“Daring to Drive is a testament to how women in Muslim countries are helping change their culture, one step at a time.”

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“disturbing, revealing, and vitally important.”

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In case the nonstop celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ Sgt.

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Anyone interested in gender equality is by now used to Rwanda coming very high on the international gender scoreboards.

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The blood soaked epic rise of the Tudors from powerful family to self-made royalty is one of the great political dramas in history.

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“a magnificent book that really fills in an overlooked period of World War II.”

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