‘History’ Category

Rockets and Missiles

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Book Title: Rockets and Missiles: The Life Story of a Technology Author: A. Bowdoin Van Riper Publisher: Greenwood Press (October 30, 2004) Hardcover: 200 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0313327955 ISBN-13: 978-0313327957 Related posts: THE TIME MACHINE (PACEMAKER CLASSICS) Creative Economy Report 2008 Chi Running: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running The Wealth of Nations: (A Modern Library E-Book) An Inquiry into ...

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War in Human Civilization

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

Book Title: War in Human Civilization Author: Azar Gat Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 16, 2006) Hardcover: 848 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0199262136 ISBN-13: 978-0199262137 Related posts: The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Quest for What Makes Us Human Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable ...

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Made in America

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Book Title: Made in America Author: Bill Bryson Publisher: Black Swan (April 2, 1998) Paperback: 624 pages ISBN-10: 0552998052 ISBN-13: 978-0552998055 Related posts: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) Rescue America: Our Best America Is Only ...

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Sacred Space And Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi’ite Islam

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Book Title: Sacred Space And Holy War: The Politics, Culture and History of Shi'ite Islam Author: Juan Cole Publisher: I. B. Tauris (October 4, 2002) Paperback: 224 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 1860647367 ISBN-13: 978-1860647369 Related posts: Cosmology And Architecture In Premodern Islam: An Architectural Reading Of Mystical Ideas Hacker Culture Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in Space ...

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