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Bryson's engaging history of the way we live, now in an illustrated edition, similar to his illustrated "Short History of Nearly Everything". He applies his irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit and storytelling skills to deliver a most entertaining exploration on the why, where when and way we all live.

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In this new installment in the critically acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Bryson explores the life and work of Shakespeare in a typically Brysonian fashion. That is to say, he has crafted a travelogue of sorts, narrating his quest for the Bard.

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America is a nation at war. In prosecuting this war, enemies are captured and held. Do these enemies deserve the protections and privileges of the Geneva Conventions, or not? If not, how are they to be treated? What is allowed? What protections can be waived? Which are basic human rights? The guidance provided to the troops on the ground is confusing, to say the least. Rather than abiding by existing military doctrine and training, there is a ...

The Irish greatly contributed to the creation of the territory and state of Arizona due to their enterprising personalities and persistence in a difficult environment. The first documented Irishman in Arizona was Hugo O'Conor, who established the Presidio of Tucson for the Spanish government in 1775. Sheriff Bucky O'Neal of Yavapai County and the Brophy and Riordan families left their mark on Arizona's landscape as well as the Irish-born Siste...

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A good night for killing. The Man watched...' 'You've got one evil bastard out there, Matt.' Cop Matt Proctor, investigating a gruesome murder, is accused of drug dealing corruption and kicked out of the police. He fights to clear his name while hunting down a cyberworld cult that brings killing from computer gaming to the streets - who target Proctor and stalk his daughter Sarah as their next victims. Proctor also has relationship issues with...

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Fifteen key art historians and cultural critics redefine the scope and concerns of scholarship on visual culture--a history of representation seen as something different from a history of art.

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William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. His Shakespeare is like no one else's the beneficiary of Bryson's genial nature, his engaging skepticism, and a gift for stor...

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The adventures of a Winston (a rabbit) and Roo (a guinea pig) as they travel to Ireland and deal with a new member of the family,

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