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The-Fall-of-the-House-of-Dixie:-The-Civil-War-and-the-Social-Revolution-That-Transformed-the-South
The Fall of the House of Dixie: A book of Immense ValueWhile I am mildly interested in the military details of the Civil War, my fascination with that conflict has always been with "why did it happen?" Professor Levine has done a splendid job in helping me to understand the premier position that slavery occupied in bring about the war. This is not a ... More 
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Sermons-in-Solitary-Confinement
Sermons in Solitary Confinement, by richard WurmbrandI read this book 30 years ago and I still recall some of the things Richard Wurmbrand wrote. Being in the traumatic situation he was in, he had rare insight and heightened sensitivity to many things which other people would never even think of. I remember something he wrote about a scripture which ... More 
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An-Emotional-Gauntlet:-From-Life-in-Peacetime-America-to-the-War-in-European-Skies
Author of "An Emotional Gauntlet"The author is given is Stuart A Wright. This is incorrect as it is written by my son Stuart J Wright. No connection whatsoever to that shown. 
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500-Years-of-Exploitation:-A-Study-of-Diplomacy-Economics-in-Haiti
What do you think about this book?I Think this book is a great book and it should be used in History classes in High schools around the country. 
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The-Battle-for-the-Mind
The Battle for the Mind(by Tim LaHaye)Can anyone tell me: 1) if they have read this book, 2) what the contents covers, and 3) whether or not it was helpful in overcoming anxiety. 
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Memories-of-Evil:-A-World-War-II-Childhood
Author's NoteThis book is an expanded version of of memoir I published 2006 under the title "1000:1 ODDS." A memoir of this type is emotionally very difficult to write. You are forced to dredge up, fragment by fragment, painful, long-buried memories which you had previously hoped to forget. While the process ... More 
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Escape-from-Havana
Escape from HavanaEscape from Havana is a new release. This adventure, romance was a fast read and full of details about life in Cuba. Ace the hero falls in love with a Cuban dancer and rescues her. There is a great deal of historical information in this book about the daily life and struggle in Cuba. 
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The-Black-Stallion-and-Flame
Sea WrecksMaybe one sea wreck too many with Alec and The Black, but I loved all Walter Farley's books, have them all, and reread them all, still, as a Senior Citizen. Farley was one of a kind!!! 
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Modern Automotive Technology
help!I ordered my book a week ago and it still isn't in! My homework assignment is due tomorrow! Can someone please post JUST THE QUESTIONS from chapter 5? 
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The-Clematis-as-a-Garden-Flower;-Being-Descriptions-of-the-Hardy-Species-and-Varieties-of-Clematis-or-Virgin's-Bower,-with-Select-and-Classified-Lists,-Directions-for-Cultivation,-and-Suggestions-as-to-the-Purposes-for-Which-They-Are-Adapted-in-Modern...
Why wheat fields on the cover of a book about Clematis?I am glad someone has reprinted the seminal work on Clematis, but why is there apparently a color photo of a wheat field on the cover? I am primarily interested in purchasing this edition in order to see the illustrations which are absent from the archives.org/google books copies. Makes me doubt this ... More
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