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The Destruction of Germany

Der Brand: Deutschland im Bombenkrieg 1940–1945(The Fire: Germany in the Bombing War, 1940–1945)

by Jörg Friedrich

Brandstätten: Der Anblick des Bombenkriegs(Scenes of Fire: A View of the Bombing War)

by Jörg Friedrich


Gone with the Wind

The Known World

by Edward P. Jones


The Myth of the Olympics

What were those ancient Games, why were they important then, and why are they still alive now?

The Ancient Olympics: A History

by Nigel Spivey

Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece: Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia, Nemea, Athens

by Panos Valavanis

Wrestling with the Ancients: Modern Greek Identity and the Olympics

by Alexander Kitroeff

Olympics in Athens, 1896: The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games

by Michael Llewellyn Smith

Ancient Greek Athletics

by Stephen G. Miller


Unloved in Arabia

House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

by Craig Unger

Saudi Arabia and the Politics of Dissent

by Mamoun Fandy

Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism

by Dore Gold

Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia

by Thomas Lippman

Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude

by Robert Baer

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Saudi Arabia

by Colin Wells

Can Saudi Arabia Reform Itself?

a report by the International Crisis Group

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Stiff Upper Lip

The Lemon Table

by Julian Barnes


The Triumph of a Distinguished Failure

The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste

by Geoffrey Scott


What Was Fascism?

The Anatomy of Fascism

by Robert O. Paxton


Africa: The Hard Truth

A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa

by Howard W. French


Is There Hope for the South?

Where We Stand: Voices of Southern Dissent

edited by Anthony Dunbar


Time Out?

Deliberation Day

by Bruce Ackerman and James S. Fishkin


Loves of the Lambs

Essays of Elia

by Charles Lamb, with a foreword by Phillip Lopate

A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb

by Sarah Burton

The Devil Kissed Her: The Story of Mary Lamb

by Kathy Watson


Leo Strauss: The European

Gesammelte Schriften, Vol. 1: Die Religionskritik Spinozas und zugehörige Schriften

by Leo Strauss,edited by Heinrich Meier

Gesammelte Schriften, ol. 2: Philosophie und Gesetz— Frühe Schriften

by Leo Strauss,edited by Heinrich Meier

Gesammelte Schriften, Vol. 3: Hobbes' politische Wissenschaft und zugehörige Schriften—Briefe

by Leo Strauss, edited by Heinrich Meier

Leo Strauss: The Early Writings (1921–1932)

translated from the Germanand edited by Michael Zank

Tussen Athene en Jeruzalem: Filosofie, profetie en politiek in het werk van Leo Strauss

by David Janssens

Die Denkbewegung von Leo Strauss: Die Geschichte der Philosophie und die Intentionen des Philosophen

by Heinrich Meier

Das theologisch-politische Problem: Zum Thema von Leo Strauss

by Heinrich Meier

Leo Strauss: Une biographie intellectuelle

by Daniel Tanguay

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Bigger and Better?

The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death, 1700–2100:Europe, America, and the Third World

by Robert William Fogel


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