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From the acclaimed author of "The Penguin History of the World" comes a "rich and remarkable tale of European history" ("The New York Times Book Review"). 45 maps and chronologies.

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Don, writing the letter to my dad was very cleansing. I actually cried as I was finishing it. I have never cried emotionally over my father before. I actually felt closer to him than I have ever felt. Thanks for giving me that gift." Wally "Famous" Amos."Dear Dad, I wanted to always tell you that I hate you because you left me when I was only three..." Shameka--age 12.You will likely see yourself and your father in this book. Roberts' unique i...

When Jack Johnson defeated white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries in 1910, it was America's notions of racial superiority that staggered under his blows. Amid riots and lynchings, the search began for the Great White Hope who could put the "uppity" new champion in his place. Here is the startling true story of the most famous--and most hated--black American of his day. "Papa Jack" takes us into a violent and sordid world. It is an astonishin...

When her husband was dying from prostate cancer, Governor Barbara Roberts had to look inside herself to survive. What she found in that journey fills the pages of this frank but inspiring book, written for both the patient facing death and those he or she leaves behind.

Have you ever stopped and listened to your internal chatterbox? You know, that voice inside your head that just rambles on from one thought to another, influencing you without you even being aware it does? Well, this book pokes fun at your chatterbox in a way that may make you think about your own thought more and a way that surely will make you laugh. Don't you feel you deserve to take a break and enjoy a good laugh? Sure you do...buy this bo...

Wearing an ancient star pendant, an enchanting woman journeys to an otherworldly land and introduces a skeptical stranger to the magical powers of love

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How to maximize chi-inside and outside the home. This illustrated guide to the ancient Chinese art strips feng shui down to the basics, focusing solely on those aspects that deal with the interior and exterior of one's home. Stephanie Roberts shows readers how to evaluate and change aspects of their space to maximize the flow of positive energy, and how to arrange each room to achieve better balance in their lives and increase their prospect...

Nikki is having a hard time dealing with her mother's death--and the fact she has a new stepmother only eight months later. Crystal is as uncomfortable around Nikki and her brother and sister and they are around her. It's not until Crystal inherits a large house by the sea and their family decides to spend the summer there that Nikki decides something is really wrong with her stepmother.

Every summer Cici and her family join other family and friends at Crystal Lake. This year she learns that Brody, her friend Jack's older brother, has been convicted of murder. Sure that Brody is innocent, Cici searches for the real killer and, in the process, discovers a complicated web of lies and coverups that places her in jeopardy, too.

What they thought would be a dream vacation turns into a nightmare for twelve-year-old Lewis and his twin sister Alison, when they accompany their irresponsible new neighbors on a trip to Yellowstone Park and are chased by two mysterious men.

Laurie is physically abused by her mother, can she escape, and will anyone believe her story?

I'm Darcy Stevens. A baby-sitter for the Foster children. Now, I've taken care of bratty kids before, but never three all at once. These kids are really something. I was reading to the two girls and Jeremy snuck into the den to call his Uncle Rick who lives in Hawaii! Later the baby covered herself with her mother's expensive makeup!But that's not the half of it. After I interviewed for the job, my brother drove me home and I saw a black car f...

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Awesome collection of facts about the best 100 baseball players who ever stepped up to the plate. The first of the '100' is Mike Kelly, the first baseball superstar, best known for stealing bases, the 100th listing is for New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.

Significant evidence has shown that certain types of music can help us attain a state of relaxed alertness, known as the 'alpha state', which is beneficial to effective study. Whilst in the alpha state, a person is able to learn in a stress-free, high-energy environment. When classical music of around 60 beats per minute is arranged and performed on a synthesiser, the results are even more astounding. Roland Roberts has arranged two hours of p...

Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926, Jack Dempsey, also known as the Manassa Mauler, began his boxing career as a skinny boy of sixteen, riding the rails and participating in hastily staged saloon bouts against miners and lumberjacks. In this incisive, fast-paced biography, Randy Roberts charts the life and career of a man widely regarded as one of the toughest ever to enter the ring. He details Dempsey's transition from barroo...