Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure (Collector's Library of the Civil War)
By: William Pittenger
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
First published in 1863, a first-hand account of an episode of the American Civil War. "The expedit…
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1. War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
By: Chris Hedges
4.12
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
As a veteran war correspondent, Chris Hedges has survived ambushes in Central America, imprisonment… read more
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"There are always people willing to commit unspeakable human atrocity in exchange for a little power and privilege."-Chris Hedges, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
"The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living."-Chris Hedges, War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
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2. When Buffalo Ran
By: None , George Bird Grinnell
4.07
Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition
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3. Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)
By: Andrzej Sapkowski
4.09
Format: 520 pages, Paperback
Jaki los czeka wiedźmina? Czy dane mu będzie połączyć się z miłością jego życia? Czy ziści się złow… read more
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"Love mocks good sense. That's its charm and beauty."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)
"War demands casualties. Peace, it turns out, does too."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)
"– Песню, как говаривает один мой знакомый, не задушишь, не убьешь… – Песню – да. Но песенника – вполне."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)
"Не брюзжи, Геральт. И перестань дуться. При виде твоей кислой физиономии придорожные грибы сами маринуются."-Andrzej Sapkowski, Pani Jeziora (Saga o Wiedźminie, #5)
4. The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville
By: Shelby Foote
3.41
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Shelby Foote begins a tremendous, sweeping narrative of the most fascinating conflict in our histor… read more
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6. The Red Badge of Courage
By: Stephen Crane
3.68
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost… read more
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7. The Civil War, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian
By: Shelby Foote
3.55
Format: None pages, Paperback
A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop move… read more
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8. Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization
By: John Robb
4.00
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
The counterterrorism expert John Robb reveals how the same technology that has enabled globalizatio… read more
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9. Napoleon: A Life
By: Paul Johnson
3.50
Format: None pages,
From New York Times bestselling author Paul Johnson, "a very readable and entertaining biography" (… read more
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10. Three Months in the Southern States: April-June 1863
By: Gary W. Gallagher , Arthur James Lyon Fremantle
4.12
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
The American Civil War was at a turning point in 1863 when Lt. Col. Arthur J. L. Fremantle of the B… read more
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11. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839
By: Fanny Kemble , None
3.69
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
Originally published in 1863, out-of-print and unavailable for almost a century, Frances Anne Kembl… read more
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12. The Path of Glory: Being the Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp
By: John Shipp
3.67
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
John Shipp (March 1784 - 1834) was a British soldier and author best known for his memoirs which we… read more
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13. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure (Collector's Library of the Civil War)
By: William Pittenger
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
First published in 1863, a first-hand account of an episode of the American Civil War. "The expedit… read more
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14. Astoria
By: Washington Irving
3.82
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Ast… read more
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