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A casually wondrous experience; it made me feel like the city was unfolding beneath my feet." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror In place-names lie stories. That's the truth that animates this fascinating journey through the names of New York City's...

Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores...

If you want a huge collection of the best myths and discover captivating stories of gods, goddesses, monsters and mortals, then keep reading...This book includes five captivating manuscripts: Greek Mythology: A Captivating Introduction to Greek Myths...

Explore Captivating Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, and Mortals while Learning Fascinating Facts about Five Mythologies!This book includes five captivating manuscripts: Greek Mythology: Captivating Stories of the Ancient Gods, Goddesses, Heroes,...

MythologyDiscover the captivating beliefs of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Vikings in this book on Mythology that contains three manuscripts. The first manuscript in this bundle is the bestseller called Greek Mythology: A Captivating Guide to the...

The almost unfathomable courage and the undying faith that propelled the Civil Rights Movement are brilliantly captured in these moving personal recollections. Here are the voices of leaders and followers, of ordinary people who became extraordinary in...

...and the devil said...give me a small country... A missionary couple and their team are caught in the middle of a war in the small African country of Rwanda. Celeste Davis recorded their days of horror and helps us to understand those who were affected...

...and the devil said...give me a small country... A missionary couple and their team are caught in the middle of a war in the small African country of Rwanda. Celeste Davis recorded their days of horror and helps us to understand those who were affected...

The African American people fought for the basic right afforded to us by the constitution to live free, then to be seen as equals in a world that often dismisses us. We have overcome many obstacles placed in front of us. While we can quickly recognize...

Jeff Hamilton, only thirteen when purchased in 1853 by Sam Houston at a slave auction in Huntsville, Texas, was Houston's personal body servant during the period Houston was U.S. Senator, during both governorships, and was with Houston at his death...

A fascinating memoir of a white man who gained access to the private lives of the Blackfeet Indians. First published in 1907, My Life as an Indian is the memoir of J. W. Schultz's life as a young white man among the Piegan Blackfeet in the Montana...

My Journey with the United Nations and Quest for the Horn of Africa's Unity and Justice for Ethiopia is a landmark in the annals of Ethiopian literature and history. It gives a huge assignment to the present and future generations of Ethiopians - namely...

My Journey Through Life: An American Story is the autobiographical account of Dr. Gerald Davis, born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 19XX. He retired in 20XX after thirty-nine years as a student, teacher, advisor, and coach at an independent,...

Albert Halm, Holocaust survivor tells the fascinating story of his family carving out a meager life on the farm in the Carpathian Mountains, in what was then Czechoslovakia, taken away and being interned in three Nazi camps, and ultimately being saved...

Website for more information is: www.myblooddividesandunites.comComing of age in South Africa as apartheid falls, a young mixed-race woman struggles to overcome her identity and heritage.Born into poverty and state-mandated third-class status, Jesmane...