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Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
Author:
Harry R. Rubenstein and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-263-8
ISBN 10:
1588342638
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, here is Lincoln's extraordinary story as only the Smithsonian could tell it, featuring the Lincoln collections at the National Museum of American History.
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Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds
Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins
Author:
Michael Quinion
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-219-5
ISBN 10:
1-58834-219-0
"For word lovers, this book is indispensable."—Booklist
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Encompassing the Globe
Portugal and the World in the 16th & 17th Centuries
Author:
Edited by Jay A. Levenson
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-245-4
ISBN 10:
1-58834-245-X
Portugal’s contacts with the venerable kingdoms and empires of Africa and Asia, and later with the vast expanse of Brazil, led to unprecedented examples of cultural exchange, including the creation of strikingly beautiful and highly original works of art.
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Enlightenment
Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century
Author:
Edited by Kim Sloan
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-164-8
ISBN 10:
1-58834-164-X
In this lavishly illustrated volume, The British Museum’s centrality to the Enlightenment enterprise is explored through the stunning breadth and variety of its early collections.
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How the Great Pyramid Was Built
Author:
Craig B. Smith•Foreword by Zahi Hawass•Afterword by Mark Lehner
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-200-3
ISBN 10:
1-58834-200-X
Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig Smith takes an in-depth look at the Great Pyramid of Giza as a massive engineering and construction project.
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In the Beginning
Bibles Before the Year 1000
Author:
Edited by Michelle Brown
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-240-9
ISBN 10:
1-58834-240-9
Michelle Brown, former curator at the British Library, gathers together 70 fragile biblical treasures in this sumptuously illustrated volume that captures a formative period of early Christian history.
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