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Product: The Vikings: Explore the Exciting History of the Viking Age and Discover Some of the Most Feared Warriors
Description: Take a journey back in time to witness the dawning of a civilization forever defined by
its ferocious warriors, highly advanced seafaring technology, and thirst for adventure.

The Viking Age! A brief footprint in the course of history that impacted generations hundreds
of years into the future. You will dive into the depths of Scandinavia to find out what made
the Vikings the most feared group of people in the European Middle Ages. Experts at warfare
and navigating the high seas, the Vikings were on a mission and would not let anyone stand
in their way!

Brutal conquerors they were, but the Vikings were no mere savages. The Vikings had a
unique culture and society that spread much influence through transcontinental trade and
exploration into unknown worlds.

Navigate the Vikings' journey from their first encounters with the inhabitants of the British
Isles to their discoveries of Greenland and North America. Along the way, meet some of the
most famous Vikings to ever walk the face of the Earth.

You will meet the infamous legend Ragnar Lothbrok whose very existence is shrouded in
mystery. Step into the shoes of the first European explorer to step foot onto the lands of North
America, Leif Erikson. Countless other warriors, kings, and explorers left their mark that
paved the path the world has taken to this very day.

Get your copy now! Relive their journeys through the eyes of a Viking and discover the
makings of this fascinating civilization!
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Product: The Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Description: Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML)

The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.
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Product: The Complete Works of Jane Austen
Description: Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism, humour, and social commentary, have long earned her acclaim among critics, scholars, and popular audiences alike.
With the publications of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, a short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and another unfinished novel, The Watsons. Her six full-length novels have rarely been out of print, although they were published anonymously and brought her moderate success and little fame during her lifetime.

This book contains :
- Lady Susan
- Sense and Sensibility
- Pride and Prejudice
- Mansfield Park
- Emma
- Persuasion
- Northanger Abbey
- The Watsons
- Sanditon
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Product: Writing the Great War: The Historiography of World War I from 1918 to the Present
Description: From the Treaty of Versailles to the 2018 centenary and beyond, the history of the First World War has been continually written and rewritten, studied and contested, producing a rich historiography shaped by the social and cultural circumstances of its creation. Writing the Great War provides a groundbreaking survey of this vast body of work, assembling contributions on a variety of national and regional historiographies from some of the most prominent scholars in the field. By analyzing perceptions of the war in contexts ranging from Nazi Germany to India’s struggle for independence, this is an illuminating collective study of the complex interplay of memory and history.
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Product: The Mongols: A History
Description: The Mongols erupted out of Central Asia in 1206 and soon controlled an empire stretching from Poland to Korea; although remembered as a destructive force, they united a great part of the world under one rule, and their combined arms and mobile tactics have had considerable influence on subsequent military thinkers.
Jeremia Curtin, born 1835, was an American translator and folklorist. He died in 1906.
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Product: Submerged on the Surface: The Not-So-Hidden Jews of Nazi Berlin, 1941–1945
Description: Between 1941 and 1945, thousands of German Jews, in fear for their lives, made the choice to flee their impending deportations and live submerged in the shadows of the Nazi capital. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence and interviews with survivors, this book reconstructs the daily lives of Jews who stayed in Berlin during the war years. Contrary to the received wisdom that “hidden” Jews stayed in attics and cellars and had minimal contact with the outside world, the author reveals a cohort of remarkable individuals who were constantly on the move and actively fought to ensure their own survival.
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Product: The Greatest Movement in Human History: How We're Going to Overcome Our Differences, Solve Our Biggest Problems, and Change the World (The Greatest Movement Series)
Description: "Insightful and honest, this no-nonsense guide to tackling some of our biggest social problems is exactly what we need right now."--Amy L. Best, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University
Changing the world is a skill. Right now, we’re bad at it…but we can learn how to be good at it.
That’s the powerful message at the heart of this transformational book. Deftly and accessibly pulling together decades of social science research, Dr. Lynn explains what we know about how to create social change—and what we’ll need to do to address our biggest problems today.
The result is a bold, inspiring—yet realistic—prescription for how to pull ourselves out of our current divisive, dysfunctional crisis…and get our society on track:

How we get in each other’s way as we work for social change—and how we can work more collaboratively.
How we can get millions—if not billions—of people of all backgrounds and beliefs united around a common cause.
How to avoid the power struggles, purity tests, and ideological bickering that hinder so many good causes.
How the people of the world can gain the upper hand over our feckless, corrupt governments and greedy, exploitative corporations.
Why the typical liberal, conservative, libertarian, and socialist prescriptions for reining in our major institutions are either wrong or incomplete.
The tactic nearly every single movement embraces in order to boost their numbers in the short term…that ultimately ends up crippling them in the long term.
The golden rule of successful social movement strategy, according to the guy who literally wrote the book on how to topple oppressive dictators.
The wide array of ethical, nonviolent techniques we can use to bring about positive change—and which ones are best for our current situation.
Why you absolutely should not, under any circumstances, imagine that you need to give up your most cherished beliefs—or bully other people into giving up theirs—in order to address our biggest problems.
How to talk to negative, stubborn, or closed-minded friends, acquaintances, and loved ones—so they won’t shut down or retreat even further into their own shell.
How to cultivate change in your own community that’s aligned with the big, global changes we need.
How to identify what you’re maximally capable of giving to changing the world—and how to give it without neglecting your other obligations, giving up all your free time, or burning out.
Why all our hopes for “change” have been dashed in recent years—and why you shouldn’t give up hope just yet.

There’s no magic formula for curing the world’s ills—but this book comes close. Whether you’re itching to get more involved or already struggling to make a difference, The Greatest Movement in Human History tells you everything you need to know to make the world a better place as quickly and effectively as humanly possible.
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Product: The Giver of Stars: A Novel
Brand: Audible
Description: Number one New York Times best seller

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick

USA Today's top 100 books to read while stuck at home social distancing

“I’ve been a huge Jojo Moyes fan. Her characters are so compelling.... It’s such a great narrative about personal strength and really captures how books bring communities together.” (Reese Witherspoon)

From the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond.

Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So, when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically.

The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.

What happens to them - and to the men they love - becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity, and passion. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. And though they face all kinds of dangers in a landscape that is at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others brutal, they’re committed to their job: Bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives.

Based on a true story rooted in America’s past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. Funny, heartbreaking, enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic - a richly rewarding novel of women’s friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.

Soon to be a major motion picture!
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Product: History: It will kill you
Description: History: It will kill you. Is a look back at events in my life and events in the world. This is the final book in this series. I write lyrics to release the tensions in my life and to overcome the monotony of everyday life. The lyrics are my own personal opinions and are not in any way there to influence the thinking of anyone.
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Product: Genghis Khan: A Life From Beginning To End (One Hour History Military Generals Book 3)
Description: ☆ Genghis Khan ☆

Genghis Khan was the most unlikely of conquerors. An orphan of the Mongolian Steppes, his rise went all but unnoticed by all the great powers around him. His people had been divided and discounted by the Chinese dynasties to his south and completely dismissed by the encroaching Islamic empires to his west.

Inside you will read about...

✓ Mystery of the Steppes
✓ When Warriors Are Made
✓ Rites of Passage
✓ A Battle Against Shamanic Destiny
✓ United They Stand
✓ Throwing Sand at an Empire
✓ Genghis Khan’s Crusade
✓ The Last Days of Genghis Khan

Known as little more than bandits and nomads, Genghis Khan and his Mongolian horde would shake Kings and Emperors to their very core as they descended like locusts upon all four corners of the known world.
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Product: Egyptian Gods: Discover the Ancient Gods of Egyptian Mythology
Description: △Egyptian Mythology△

The gods of Ancient Egypt conjure up images of hieroglyphs with animal-headed people, fantastic civilizations, and a past that seems both unimaginably distant and still tenuously connected to the present day. Although the names Ra, Anubis, and Isis still linger today in modern fiction, the truth about these gods reveals the ancient Egyptians themselves.

Inside you will read about...

✓ Osiris
✓ Anubis
✓ Isis
✓ Ra
✓ Maat
✓ Hathor
✓ Wadjet
✓ Nefertum
And many more!

A look at the principal gods of Ancient Egypt gives insight into the culture of world's first great civilization. Even today, their moments, their obelisks, and their pyramids endure and remind us that people can leave lasting marks on the world that humble and inspire us all.
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Product: The Black Death: A History From Beginning to End (Pandemic History)
Description: The Black Death

Sweeping across the known world with unchecked devastation, the Black Death claimed between 75 million and 200 million lives in four short years. In this engaging and well-researched book, the trajectory of the plague’s march west across Eurasia and the cause of the great pandemic is thoroughly explored.

Inside you will read about...

✓ What was the Black Death?
✓ A Short History of Pandemics
✓ Chronology & Trajectory
✓ Causes & Pathology
✓ Medieval Theories & Disease Control
✓ Black Death in Medieval Culture
✓ Consequences

Fascinating insights into the medieval mind’s perception of the disease and examinations of contemporary accounts give a complete picture of what the world’s most effective killer meant to medieval society in particular and humanity in general.
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Product: The History of Russia in 50 Events: (Russian History - Napoleon In Russia - The Crimean War - Russia In World War - The Cold War) (Timeline History in 50 Events Book 3)
Description: Russia is an assortment of the world’s most beautiful cultures and religions. But how did Russia become home to such a diverse population and tradition that is redolent of so many parts of the world? How much does Russia owe to its spellbinding steppe in respect to its unparalleled history? This book uncovers the mystery behind this and the many other little known facts about Russia.

Inside you will learn about...

✓ The Invasion of the Mongols
✓ The Three False Dmitrys
✓ Napoleons Invasion of Russia
✓ The Crimean War
✓ The Formation of the Soviet Union
✓ The Cold War
And much more!

This eBook discusses 50 thrilling events that were the formative days of the state. It relates both the triumphant and sanguinary years, discussing each epoch in crisp yet sufficient details allowing you to thoroughly discover one of the world’s richest nations.
The Kievan Rus’, Mongol invasion, Tsars Rule, Cold War, Soviet Union, the epic February Revolution— this eBook chronicles each epoch, from Prehistoric to modern Russia.
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Product: Submarine U93
Description: This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
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Product: How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
Brand: Broadside Books
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Product: U.S. History
Description: U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.
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