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The Egypt Story : Its Art, Its Monuments, Its People, Its History
by Fred J. Maroon (photos), P. H. Newby (text)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1984
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0896590240
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New York: Chanticleer Press, 1984. Trade Paperback. Fourth printing, 1987. Very Good. Unmarked. Rubbing to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 259 pages. illustrated. ; 32 cm Item Price
$12.95

Women's Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History
by Sherna Berger Gluck (ed); Daphne Patai (ed)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- May 1991
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0415903726
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$19.95
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New York & London: Routledge, May 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright with light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark.
Women's Words is the first collection of writings devoted exclusively to exploring the theoretical, methodological, and practical problems that arise when women utilize oral history… Read more about this item Item Price
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Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
by Ida B. Wells
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1991
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0226893448
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Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright, dog-ear to rear cover. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xxxii + 434 pages.
Born into slavery in 1862, Ida B. Wells was an African American journalist, newspaper editor, and one of the foremost crusaders against black oppression.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America
by Juan Gonzalez
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- Used - Fine
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- 2001
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140255397
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New York: Penguin, 2001. Trade Paperback. Fine. Pages tanned, otherwise As New. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xx + 346 pages.
A noted Hispanic journalist sheds new light on the history of Latinos in America, ranging from the first sixteenth-century colonies in the New World through the 1998 presidential election, and offers close-up portraits of distinguished Americans of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Nation Challenged: A Visual History of 9/11 and Its Aftermath
by Lonnie Schlein (Editor); Howard Raines (intro); Nancy Lee (ed); Lonnie Schlein (ed); Mitchel Levitas (ed); Dan Barry; Celestine Bohlen; John F. Burns; N. R. Kleinfield; Toshiya Masuda
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0935112766
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New York: The New York Times / Callaway, September 2002. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. A Fine book in a Fine jacket. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright, very light edge wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 240 pages. 10.45 x 12.25 x 1.15 inches.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
by John Stauffer
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- November 2008
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0446580090
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New York: Twelve, November 2008. Twelve. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 448 pages.
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were the preeminent self-made men… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
by Sonia Purnell
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 2020
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0735225311
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New York: Penguin, March 2020. Trade Paperback. Fine. Very slight edgewear, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 352 pages : illustrations, map.
The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War. In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent command across France: "She is the most… Read more about this item Item Price
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Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents
by Pete Souza
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- As New
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- As New
- Edition
- First U.K. Edi
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- 2018
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0751576409
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$29.95
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London: Sphere, November 2018. Hardcover. First U.K. Edition / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 240 pages.
As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone else. His years photographing the President gave him… Read more about this item Item Price
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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- Used - Near Fine
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- October 1995
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0684804484
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New York: Simon & Schuster, October 1995. Trade Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright with one-inch dog-ear to lower corner. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 759 pages, 32 pages of plates.
Doris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it… Read more about this item Item Price
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True Compass: A Memoir
by Edward M. Kennedy
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- September 2009
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0446539252
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New York: Twelve, September 2009. Twelve. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Unmarked. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clipped, otherwise clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. x + 532 pages. 40 pages of plates.
Senator Kennedy speaks with candor about his extraordinary… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
by Jack Mayer
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
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- 2011
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 098411131X
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Middlebury, Vermont: Long Trail Press, March 2011. Trade Paperback. Second Edition. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Reading wear to corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 382 pages.
During World War II, Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, organized a rescue network of fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish children from certain death… Read more about this item Item Price
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Occupied America : A History of Chicanos
by Rodolfo Acuna
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- Used - Very Good
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- Third Edition
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- 1988
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 006040163X
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New York: HarperCollins, 1988. Trade Paperback. Third Edition. Very Good. Dog-ear crease to front cover. Prior owner name inked to first page. Not from a library. xii + 475 pages, 4 pages of plates, maps. The definitive introduction to Chicano history. Item Price
$18.95

Mexican Voices / American Dreams : An Oral History of Mexican Immigration to the United States
by Marilyn P. Davis
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Paperback Edition
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- 1991
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 080501859X
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New York: Henry Holt, 1991. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / full number line. Near Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv+446 pages.
Mexicans and Mexican Americans on both sides of the border retell their experiences. With respect and sympathy, anthropologist… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Holy Family in Egypt
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- New
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0691172625
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Cairo: Egypt Travel, n.d. Paperback. New. Pristine inside and out. No remainder mark. Not damaged. 59 pages. Itinerary of the Holy Family through Egypt, profusely illustrated. Item Price
$12.95

Spy on the Roof of the World: Espionage and Survival in the Himalayas
by Sydney Wignall
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Second Edition
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- July 2000
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1585740691
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New York: The Lyons Press, July 2000. Trade Paperback. Second Lyons Press Edition. Very Good+. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight with a single very slight crease. Covers clean and bright. Light reading wear to corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xviii + 267 pages. b&w photos, maps.
In 1955, Sydney Wignall organized the Welsh Himalayan expedition to climb Tibet's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
by James Gleick
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- September 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679408363
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$15.97
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New York: Pantheon, September 1992. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Prior owner's name to FFEP. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Jacket clean, spine faded. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 532 pages. Item Price
$15.97

The New Alchemists: Silicon Valley and the Microelectronics Revolution
by Dirk Hanson
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First Edition,
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- 1982
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0316343420
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1982. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing (stated). Very Good book in a Good jacket. Heavy reading wear. Corners and spine ends bumped and frayed. No markings. Binding sound. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 364 pages. Item Price
$9.95

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Angkor: An Introduction to the Temples, Fourth Edition (Odyssey Guides)
by Dawn F. Rooney
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Fourth Edition
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- 2002
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 9622176836
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Hong Kong: Airphoto International, 2002. Trade Paperback. Fourth Edition. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 306 pages.
The most recent edition of the classic art historian's guide to the temples of Angkor with detailed information on 41 sites. The book has… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.95

Angkor Kingdom Guide Book : Creative Angkor Kingdom Guide Book for Travelers to Angkor
by Hem Sophoan
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- New
- Published
- April 2018
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 9996375706
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$27.00
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Siem Reap, Cambodia: Hem Sophoan, April 2018. Trade Paperback. New. Pristine inside and out. Not a remainder. Not damaged. A guide to the temples of Angkor written by a Cambodian tour guide. xii + 312 pages. Profusely illustrated with 576 photos. Item Price
$27.00

Look Magazine December 3, 1963 (cover article: The President and His Son)
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- Used - Good
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- December 3, 1963
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- Single Issue Magazine
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$12.75
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New York: Look, December 3, 1963. Single-Issue Magazine. Good. Cover loose, but rest of magazine securely bound with three clean staples. Corners curled. Mailing label scar and a doodle to front cover. Not from a library. 122 pages.
Articles include: Birmingham, Ala.: I Saw a City Die by Charles Morgan, Jr.; The President and His Son (photo essay produced before… Read more about this item Item Price
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