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#1 The mood in the helicopter was upbeat, especially from Ronnie Means. He had taken a job building concrete silos before joining the Army, and he looked like he was giddy. I didn't hit it off with him until we spent five hours together on a bus.
#2 I had always known cold and snow in December, but here, the air was so thick and muggy that I struggled to take deep breaths....
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In a series of episodes as fantastic as any fiction, a powerful civilization crumbled at the hands of a small band of warriors. Written by one of America's great historians, this gripping chronicle draws upon the firsthand accounts of eminent sixteenth-century captains and statesmen to relate the overthrow of the Inca empire by the Spanish adventurers under Pizarro's command. Author William H. Prescott's immensely readable narrative crackles with...
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Get the Summary of Michael Lewis's Flash Boys in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Flash Boys is about a small group of Wall Street guys who figure out that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders and that, post—financial crisis, the markets have become not more free but less, and more controlled by the big Wall Street banks. Working at different firms, they...
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The land of the free and home of the brave. How much do you know of the history of modern-day America? From its discovery by Columbus to its participation in World war 1 and 2 we can see that America has left its mark on the world. It hasn't all been plain sailing and nobody should dare say otherwise, but has it been a success? Jump into this concise retelling of American history and judge for yourself as we attempt to take a neutral approach to the...
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#1 The men in the canoes were skilled, but they knew disaster was just a moment away. They were navigating among the islands of wbanakik, a beautiful but dangerous edge of the world.
#2 The Wapánahki were not a unified people. The languages spoken by those living far away were similar but subtly different from those of Ktə̀hαnəto and his relatives. They knew that...
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En la región que se extiende desde Chiapas hasta El Salvador, desde el litoral de Tabasco hasta Belice y Honduras, y en la península de Yucatán, los mayas construyeron una civilización brillante, que durante siglos alcanzó un gran nivel intelectual y cultural. Esta obra nos descubre esta civilización lejana y nos presenta: los orígenes de la cultura maya (la herencia olmeca...), el apogeo intelectual y cultural (astronomía, matemáticas,...
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#1 The story of the modern Caribbean begins in a small port town in northern North Africa, almost within sight of the Iberian peninsula. On 25 July 1415, the feast day of St. James, Prince Henry of Portugal led a fleet of around 200 ships down the Tagus River to Atlantic Ocean.
#2 The Portuguese were struggling to get wheat and gold from Ceuta. The small kingdom was...
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Book Preview: #1 The idea of human progress is a myth. While there have been periods of improvement in the way humans treat each other, history is a jagged line with no discernible slope.
#2 There has been steady progress toward liberalism over the last two centuries, but this progress has been met with the rise of the modern police state in response.
#3 The past few decades have...
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#1 Roman Polanski knew that his attraction to Sharon Tate, or any woman, stirred in him feelings of terrible sorrow as ancient as long-lost wars. He knew the reasons behind it, and he didn't like it, but it made sense.
#2 Sharon was a dutiful daughter who loved to cook and help her parents. She was twenty-three when she signed with Ransohoff. She had been seeing someone,...
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#1 Kennedy was going to Dallas to speak about the space program. He had been warned about Dallas by many people, including Senator William Fulbright, who had told him, Dallas is a very dangerous place. I wouldn't go there.
#2 On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated while in Dallas. The motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza, a wide expanse of grass stretching...
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#1 The first Black women to step foot on American soil were not enslaved. They were free, and they traveled with Spanish and Portuguese explorers.
#2 Black women arrived during a period of European conquest, colonization, and chaos. They were among the first nonindigenous explorers of the region. Their history can be uncovered through Spanish archival records and a host...
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Lakota Lore is a compendium of my thoughts and current and past knowledge of the historic and cultural heritage of the Dakota Sioux Nation. It is primarily focused on the larger Lakota branch of the nation due to the fact that a large part of my family possesses Oglala Lakota lineage. Their lack of interest and knowledge precipitated my desire to acquaint them with their rich heritage. This book is aimed at providing a guideline for them and anyone...
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#1 The night in the onion field was a Saturday night. Saturday meant impossible traffic in Hollywood, so felony car officers did their best work on side streets off Hollywood and Sunset boulevards. The streets were full of revelers' cars that were clouted or stolen.
#2 The smell of tar in the air reminded Ian of a park in the heart of the city, where he had once spent...
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#1 Some police officers are 10 percenters, who get the job done no matter what. They are relied on to get the job done.
#2 Sean Jenkins was one of the most aggressive police officers in Baltimore. He was constantly on the move, and his gung-ho attitude quickly won him entry into the city's most elite units.
#3 The crash scene was chaotic, and it would take a moment for people to...
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#1 For millions of years, Florida was uninhabited, because it was geographically remote and several hundred feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic. It was not until Global Rising that Florida emerged from the ocean and began to grow.
#2 Florida's economy was mainly agricultural until 1865, when the Civil War broke out. In that year, a farmer decided to prank shipment...
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A desperado in the shadow of the gallows recounts his life of crime in this rollicking seventeenth-century memoir. Michael Martin, better known as Captain Lightfoot, confessed his history of highway robbery to a Boston reporter shortly before his execution. Martin had cut a dashing figure as Captain Lightfoot, renowned for his courtly manners and his Robin Hood-like predilection for stealing only from well-to-do men. His tale of adventure and intrigue,...
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American Wisdom -750 Great American Quotes and Sayings
These thought-provoking teachings from respected American leaders and thinkers provide a connection with the land, the environment, and the simple beauties of life. American Wisdom -750 Great American Quotes and Sayings offers timeless, meaningful lessons on living and learning. This compilation of quotations doubles as a historical reference and inspiration. This book contains 750 of...
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#1 After leaving Dodge City, Bat went to Leadville, Colorado, to gamble. He was confident he could make good money gambling. He did not get Wyatt's vote in the election because he had already left.
#2 Wyatt had a difficult time finding a new frontier to explore, so he decided to move to Arizona. He was not looking for a town to raise a family in, but he did buy property...
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#1 When Abraham Lincoln was eighteen, he lost his sister, Sarah, who was two years older than he was. She had been his only companion after the death of their mother.
#2 Lincoln's boyhood was marked by tragedy and grief, and his adult life was characterized by shocks of violence and suffering even greater than those of his youth. He was haunted by the specter of death.
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