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Here is the extraordinary story of an important-yet often neglected-event in U.S. history: America's first war against an Arab despot. When pirates on the Barbary Coast of Africa terrorized American ships, President Thomas Jefferson ordered military warships to strike back. That order led to the creation of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps we know today. This is a rousing narrative of a little known war that is filled with fascinating personalities....
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Written with wit and narrative force, Honey, Mud, Maggots and Other Medical Marvels is an enriching excursion into the world of folk medicine. The award-winning team of Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein provide a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of medical traditions. In addition to the honey, mud, and maggots used in wound therapy, the Root-Bernsteins unearth cures that range from ancient Egypt to the rain forests of contemporary Latin America....
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Warren Buffett started his first investment partnership in 1956 with $100. By 1993, his net worth of $8.3 billion was the largest personal fortune in the United States. In this worldwide best-seller, investment strategist Robert G. Hagstrom analyzes Buffett's methods and reveals the secrets to his incredible achievements. The approach that has made Buffett so phenomenally successful is a simple “buy-and-hold” strategy. He looks to buy shares only...
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"Joshua Slocum's autobiographical account of his solo trip around the world is one of the most remarkable - and entertaining - travel narratives of all time. Setting off alone from Boston aboard the thirty-six-foot wooden sloop Spray in April 1895, Captain Slocum went on to join the ranks of the world's great circumnavigators - Magellan, Drake, and Cook. But by circling the globe without crew or consorts, Slocum would outdo them all: his three-year...
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Millions of people suffer each day from muscular pain, fatigue, bladder problems, insomnia, and other symptoms of fibromyalgia. But for many, the disease has not been correctly diagnosed, and the treatments, therefore, are ineffectual. This book, based on 40 years of research, outlines a drug treatment and diet that can reverse the effects of this debilitating disease. Dr. St. Amans' clear explanations of fibromyalgia are accompanied by comments from...
88) The prince
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"Discover the etymology behind the common description of “Machiavellian” to describe deception, dishonesty, and cruelty to meet a goal. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli was written as a means of governing using means that were meant to deceive and manipulate a government's constituency even to the point of advocating the use of evil as a means of political expediency."--Amazon.com.