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|  | Walking in the Shade by Doris Lessing
The second volume of novelist Doris Lessing`s autobiography. Born in Iran of English parents, Lessing lived in England as a small child but was eventually taken to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with her family and raised there. Volume 2 describes her life after she moved back to England following the publication of her first novel in 1949. AUTHOR: Doris Lessing
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | The Hispanics by Greg Nickles
Description not available.Explains the experiences of the Hispanic immigrants who came to North America throughout history, with first-hand accounts of their hardship and success, plus photographs and illustrations that reveal their contributions to American culture and society. AUTHOR: Greg Nickles
PUBLISHER: Crabtree Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Pirates! by Osprey
Here are the pirates during the `golden age` between 1660 and 1730. Described are their motives, dress, the weaponry and ships of such figures as `Blackbeard`, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, `Calico Jack` Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. They threatened the western Atlantic for over 70 years. AUTHOR: Osprey
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Egyptian Town
Zoom over an Egyptian town. Take a bird`s-eye view of the craftspeople`s houses along the hot, dusty streets. Visit the mysterious temples and splendid palaces at the heart of this thriving metropolis. Cross over the Nile River to the Necropolis, city of the dead, to find out about the art of mummification and the lives of the embalmers and tomb builders.
CATEGORY: History
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 | 14 - 18 by Annette Becker, Catherine Temerson, Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau
Description not available.A challenging new analysis of the Great War looks deeply into the swirling quagmire of violence, racism, and grief stirred up by the war and traces the influence of these strong emotions on the course of European history. 10,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Annette Becker, Catherine Temerson, Stephane Audoin-Rouzeau
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer
Speer, the Minister of Armaments and War Production under Hitler, the man who had kept Germany armed and the war machine running even after Hitler's mystique had faded, takes a brutally honest look at his role in the war effort, giving readers a complete view of the inside of the Nazi state. Photos & illustrations. AUTHOR: Albert Speer
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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