Saturday, June 26, 2010

Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Plutarch's Lives, improved 8/11/2010



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The complete multi-volume Lives, in a single file. The Clough translation. On 5/30/2009, I added a table of contents with links to each biography and comparison. If you bought a copy before that date, you should be able to download the new version at no extra cost. According to Wikipedia: "Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (c. AD 46 - 120 — commonly known in English as Plutarch — was a Roman historian (of Greek ethnicity), biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist. ... More >>

Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, Plutarch's Lives, improved 8/11/2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life


  • ISBN13: 9780802144119
  • Condition: New
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Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the definitive work on Che Guevara, the dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution. Jon Lee Anderson’s biography traces Che’s extraordinary life, from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro’s government to his failed campaign in the Con... More >>

Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains



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Portraits of fifteen chiefs, including Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Red Cloud... More >>

Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Rumor of War


  • ISBN13: 9780805046953
  • Condition: New
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The classic Vietnam memoir, as relevant today as it was almost thirty years ago.

In March of 1965, Marine Lieutenent Philip J. Caputo landed at Da Nang with the first ground combat unit deployed to Vietnam. Sixteen months later, having served on the line in one of modern history's ugliest wars, he returned home--physically whole but emotionally wasted, his youthful idealism forever gone.
A Rumor of War is more than one soldier's story. Upon... More >>

A Rumor of War

Friday, June 4, 2010

Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage


  • ISBN13: 9780374158576
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Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt’s marriage is one of the most celebrated and scrutinized partnerships in presidential history. It raised eyebrows in their lifetimes and has only become more controversial since their deaths. From FDR’s lifelong romance with Lucy Mercer to Eleanor’s purported lesbianism—and many scandals in between—the American public has never tired of speculating about the ties that bound these two headstrong individuals. Some claim ... More >>

Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Roots: The Saga of an American Family: 30th Anniversary Edition



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This monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning saga and iconic bestseller is available for the first time on audio. Roots begins with a birth in an African village in 1750, and ends two centuries later at a funeral in Arkansas. In that time span, an unforgettable cast of men, women, and children come to life, many of them based on the people from Alex Haley's own family tree. Presented unabridged on 24 CDs.... More >>

Roots: The Saga of an American Family: 30th Anniversary Edition