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Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Beleaguered by scandal, betrayed by faithless spouses, bedeviled by ambitious children, the kings and queens of Great Britain have been many things, but they have never been dull. Some sacrificed everything for love, while others met a cruel fate at the edge of an axman's blade.Behind the Palace Doors features stories covering every monarch, from randy Henry VIII to reserved Elizabeth II; debunks historical myths; serves up surprising anecdotes; and...
Author
Publisher
Arcade
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
From the wooden horse at Troy to a harrowing photograph snapped in Vietnam, from Robert E. Lee's lost battle plans to the evacuation of Dunkirk, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and heroism. Time and again, invincible armies fall to weaker opponents in the face of impossible odds, when the outcome had seemed a foregone conclusion. How and why does this happen? What is it that decides the fate of battle?
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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
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Description
Covers 500 years of African-American history through a collection of 1001 brief essays discussing the most significant events, individuals, terms, ideas, and social movements in the areas of politics, the mili- tary, culture, science, sports, and migrations.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate-with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter. The Rest Is History podcast brilliantly distills major moments in human history, covering everything from the Trojan War to a historical ranking of the greatest dogs. Now, this official tie-in book brings the chart-topping...
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This title explores the incredible moments in in the world of sports, from Jackie Robinson's debut to Brandi Chastain's World Cup winner, that will be etched in our memories forever. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources.
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents facts about the lack of sanitation, personal hygiene, dental care, antibiotics, and insecticides in eighteenth-century America and the unfortunate results such a lack had on everday living conditions.
16) Food fight!
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"History of food, fun facts about food, plus recipes, for children"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Why is Green Bay, Wisconsin, nicknamed "Titletown?" Does "icing" the kicker of an opposing team actually work? Do sewer systems in some cities really get flooded during halftime on Super Bowl Sunday? Dig in to get the real stories behind these and other great football myths and legends!"--
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In this fascinating collection of historical vignettes, author Martin W. Sandler restores to memory important events, people, and developments that have been lost to time. Though barely known today, these are major historical stories, from Ziryab, an eighth-century black slave whose influence on music, cuisine, fashion, and manners still reverberates, to Cahokia, a 12th century city north of the Rio Grande, which at its zenith contained a population...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Walsh does a service to patriots everywhere. His must-read book allows the reader to work 'the why' around in his mind-and come to an understanding of real heroism." -Steve Bannon What are we willing to die for? Michael Walsh restores the dignity of lost concepts like honor, duty, sacrifice and patriotism for our unheroic age. What is heroism? What are its moral components-altruism, love, self-sacrifice? Why was it once celebrated, and now often...
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