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The 9/11 Commission Report: final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States

By: N/A

Price: $4.69

Publisher: New York, Norton: 2004

Seller ID: 1428

ISBN: 0393326713

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism.
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Tybee Island

By: Adams, James

Price: $13.99

Publisher: Charleston, SC, Arcadia Publishing: 2000

Seller ID: 1314

ISBN: 0738505765

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Tybee Island is a tiny piece of land, only-two-and-a-half miles long and two-thirds of a mile wide; however, its strategic location near the mouth of the Savannah River assigned to it an important role in the birth and history of the state of Georgia. Over this coastal community five flags have flown, representing Spain, France, England, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.

Using numerous vintage photographs from the archives of the Tybee Island Historical Society, Tybee Island guides the reader through over two hundred years of history. Although much of its ...
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A wartime log

By: Beltrone, Art and Lee

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Charlottesville, Va., Howell Press: c1994.

Seller ID: 680

ISBN: 0943231906

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

With watercolors extracted from food can labels and paint brushes made from their own hair, downed WWII American flyers recreated their recollections of combat and experiences as prisoners of war in blank books provided by the YMCA. A WARTIME LOG compiles selections from some of these original books. 82 color paintings, 112 b&w photos and illustrations.
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Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy

By: Ben-Ami, Shlomo

Price: $5.99

Publisher: Oxford, Oxford University Press: 2006

Seller ID: 1836

ISBN: 0195181581

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Good dust jacket

Ex-Library; An Oxford-trained historian who became Israeli Foreign Minister, Shlomo Ben-Ami was a key figure in the Camp David negotiations and many other rounds of peace talks, public and secret, with Palestinian and Arab officials. He offers here an unflinching account of the Arab-Israeli conflict, informed by his firsthand knowledge of the major characters and events.

Clear-eyed and unsparing, Ben-Ami traces the twists and turns of the Middle East conflict and the many missteps of the Israelis and Palestinians. The author paints particularly trenchant portraits of key figures from Ben-Gu...
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: a Savannah story

By: Berendt, John

Price: $6.99

Publisher: New York, Random House: 1994

Seller ID: 1159

ISBN: 0679429220

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Good dust jacket

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder...
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil a Savannah story

By: Berendt, John

Price: $6.99

Publisher: New York, Random House: 1994

Seller ID: 1777

ISBN: 0679429220

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil a Savannah story

By: Berendt, John

Price: $8.99

Publisher: New York, Random House: 1994

Seller ID: 1900

ISBN: 0679429220

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good in Good dust jacket

The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Immigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization

By: Buchanan, Patrick J.

Price: $6.48

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books: 2001

Seller ID: 499

ISBN: 0312285485

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Inscription in front: "Happy Birthday to Brad from Mom & Dad 06-10-02"; The West is dying. Collapsing birth rates in Europe and the U. S. , coupled with population explosions in Africa, Asia and Latin America are set to cause cataclysmic shifts in world power, as unchecked immigration swamps and polarizes every Western society and nation. Drawing on U. N. Population projections, recent U. S. Census figures, and expert policy studies, prominent conservative Pat Buchanan takes a cold, hard look at the future decay of Europe and America and the decline of Western culture. In The Death of the West...
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: why the Greeks Matter (Hinges of History)

By: Cahill, Thomas

Price: $7.48

Publisher: Anchor: 2004

Seller ID: 80

ISBN: 0385495544

Binding: Paperback

The History of Brazil

By: Calogeras, Joao Pandia

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press: 1939

Seller ID: 694

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

The Inter-American Historical Series; An adaptation of the Portuguese text A Formacao historiçã do Brasil. A readable volume which gives and excellent idea of the forces that have made Brazilian history and of the evolution of the people of Brazil into a nation.
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How Israel Lost The Four Questions

By: Cramer, Richard Ben

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 2004

Seller ID: 81

ISBN: 0743250281

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

The ebbing support for Israel among Western Governments is a major landmark in the history of the last decade and is, without a doubt, an issue that has already influenced many international events. Richard Ben Cramer, who has a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Middle East, now presents readers with HOW ISRAEL LOST, a definitive study of the once-triumphant country that has failed in the eyes of the world. Cramer gets to the core of what is troubling so many Westerners about Israel: the contradiction between its humanistic foundation and its harsh treatment of the Palestinians. Since Isr...
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Area 51: the Dreamland Chronicles

By: Darlington, David

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks: 1998

Seller ID: 249

ISBN: 0805060405

Binding: Paperback

Condition: As New

Area 51, Dreamland, Groom Lake, Paradise Ranch, Watertown Strip, the Box: all refer to the top-secret research installation, located a hundred miles north of Las Vegas, which, for many, has come to stand for all that is shadowy and nefarious about the military-industrial-intelligence complex. Built under the direction of the CIA in the 1950s, the base served as the original test site for the U-2 spy plane and F-117 stealth fighter jet. In more recent years, Area 51 has spurred public interest from its role in the government's $30 billion "Black Budget," from legal claims of worker illness due ...
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Savannah Spectres And Other Strange Tales

By: Debolt, Margaret Wayt

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Virginia Beach, VA, The Donning Company: 1984

Seller ID: 853

ISBN: 0898652014

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Ex-Library; Savannah and the Georgia coast, with its old plantations, huge ancient oaks hung with Spanish moss, and tales of pirates, wars, fevers, African voodoo, and other supernatural doings, has always been a legendary and tragically romantic place. In this book, antebellum estates, house museums, long-conquered forts, and restored townhouses are visited with a noted psychic investigator in order to learn what it is like to live and work in these places today. The result is some seventy stories, skillfully interwoven with the heritage of the area's colorful past, and illustrated with over ...
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Savannah Spectres And Other Strange Tales

By: Debolt, Margaret Wayt

Price: $5.95

Publisher: Norfolk, VA, The Donning Company: 1984

Seller ID: 2004

ISBN: 0898652014

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Savannah and the Georgia coast, with its old plantations, huge ancient oaks hung with Spanish moss, and tales of pirates, wars, fevers, African voodoo, and other supernatural doings, has always been a legendary and tragically romantic place. In this book, antebellum estates, house museums, long-conquered forts, and restored townhouses are visited with a noted psychic investigator in order to learn what it is like to live and work in these places today. The result is some seventy stories, skillfully interwoven with the heritage of the area's colorful past, and illustrated with over thirty photo...
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The Irish in the American Civil War Why They Gought and What They Got in Return

By: Gillespie, Bill

Price: $8.99

Publisher: Akron, OH, 48hr Books: 2012

Seller ID: 2011

ISBN: 1490534644

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Ex-Library; The American Civil War was a cornerstone event for the Irish in America. Their participation proved their duty to Union and Confederate causes, increased their acceptance in American society, and hastened assimilation. While the Irish participation and hard fighting reputation in the Civil War improved Irish acceptance in society, it proved ephemeral. However, it did provide the Irish with a new confidence and a sense of self-determination. The significant impact of the war was its unifying ability within the Irish communities. The war caused the Irish to organize and create a supp...
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Historic signs of Savannah: photographs from the collection of the Georgia Historical Society

By: Gunther, Justin

Price: $10.49

Publisher: Charleston, SC, Arcadia: 2004

Seller ID: 1712

ISBN: 0738516740

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Images of America; From the cotton boom after the Civil War to Savannah's economic decline around the middle of the 20th century, the city's streetscapes were crowded with signs. In a time before strict sign regulations, business owners embellished building facades and and rooftops with extensive signage to catch the eye of pedestrians and motorists. The abundance of advertising was symbolic of Savannah's rapid growth and prosperity, but the majority of these signs were discarded over the years, and only a few remain. Photographs and postcards from the past survive, however, and images of hist...
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Historic Signs of Savannah photographs from the collection of the Georgia Historical Society

By: Gunther, Justin

Price: $10.49

Publisher: Charleston, SC, Arcadia: 2004

Seller ID: 1783

ISBN: 0738516740

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

History in Urban Places The Historic Districts of the United States

By: Hamer, David

Price: $6.99

Publisher: Columbus, Ohio State University Press: 1998

Seller ID: 2226

ISBN: 0814207901

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Ex-Library; "This is the first book devoted to an examination of the significance of historical districts from a historian's point of view." -Urban Studies Historic Districts in the United States now number over 8,000; the phenomenon of the Historic District has been of special interest to those concerned with historic preservation and town planning, but there has been no analysis of such districts' significance from a historian's point of view. History in Urban Places explores the connections between American urban history and historic preservation. A frequent criticism of historic di...
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Decoding the Celts Revealing the Legacy of the Celtic Tradition

By: Hamilton, Claire & Steve Eddy

Price: $4.95

Publisher: New York, Metro Books: 2008

Seller ID: 852

ISBN: 1435103386

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

A beautifully illustrated volume that reveals the ancient traditions of the Celts and how their influence has survived into the present day. It investigates the Celts' relationship with the natural world, their sense of community, their myths, and their art, music and poetry.
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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: a Vietnamese woman's journey from war to peace

By: Hayslip, Le Ly with Jay Wurts

Price: $2.99

Publisher: New York, Plume: 1990

Seller ID: 1595

ISBN: 0452271681

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

A memoir of the Vietnam war from a woman's point of view - seen through the eyes of a child who survived the horror. Le Ly Hayslip, the inspiration for the musical "Miss Saigon", tells the story of a young peasant girl's struggle to survive. Pressed into service at the age of 12 by the Vietcong, Le Ly Hayslip was captured and tortured by government forces. She found sanctuary at last with an American soldier and after affairs with several GIs, she fled to America to escape the horrors of the war. But as the traumas of the war years lingered on in painful nightmares, Le Ly Hayslip returned to h...
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