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One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years, this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers, creating a microcosm of the war's American Navy destroyers.

A portrait of the Bush family ranges from its humble origins in Plymouth, Massachusetts, through the presidential administrations of George and George W.

History of United States relations with China from 1911 to 1941.

concise history of the post WWI American intelligence and its early victories with Japanese code breaking.

A fusion of historical fiction and adventure fantasy, the first volume of Heermann's Ronin Trilogy is a page-turning folkloric narrative of epic proportions.

Biography of Jem Mace the father of modern boxing and the first worldwide sports star.

As Victor Frankenstein begins conducting anatomical experiments to reanimate the dead, he at first uses corpses supplied by the coroner.

A story of college life in Malaysia in the1970's and 1980's.

Half a Life is the story of Willie Chandran, whose father, heeding the call of Mahatma Gandhi, turned his back on his brahmin heritage and married a woman of low caste

Amy Pearson's family is desperately poor, even by the standards of Edwardian Liverpool, but they have each other - until Amy is torn from her home by her rich aunt, a woman obsessed by religio

How the author adjusted to his blindness and the use of a dog guide.

A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.

Basic guild to English grammatical usage.

An examination of the role of the calendar in Islamic civilisation and the role in modern Islamic culture.

Cecilia left the Sisters of Mercy convent she'd spent her entire adult life in and became an ordinary woman again.