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Great Mortality

by John Kelly

Published: 2005-02-21

Hardcover: 384 pages

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A compelling and harrowing history of the Black Death's apocalyptic sweep through Europe in the mid-14th century, from its arrival in Sicily to its devastation of medieval Britain. 'The bodies were sparsely covered that the dogs dragged them forth and devoured them! And believing it to be the end of...

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The Great Mortality : An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

by John Kelly

Published: 2005-02-01

Hardcover: 384 pages

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In October 1347, at about the start of the month, twelve Genoese galleys put in to the port of Messina [Italy]. So begins, in almost fairy-tale fashion, a contemporary account of the worst natural disaster in European history -- what we call the Black Death, and what the generation who liv...

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The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time (P.S.)

by John Kelly

Published: 2006-01-31

Paperback: 364 pages

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La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled by the scourge that would come to be called the Black Death. The Great Mortality i...

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Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World

by Fredrik Stanton

Published: 2010-04-15

Hardcover: 304 pages

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"In a time when negotiations, both great and small, continue to shape our world, this book provides an excellent opportunity to learn from the past and understand the present."--Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and former Secretary General of the United States "A thought-provoking, ...

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Great Pretender

by Rose Hall Warnke

Published: 1991-01

Paperback: 199 pages

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The Great Pretender

by Millenia Black

Published: 2002-09

Paperback: 316 pages

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ONE MAN… TWO LIVES… For over six years, Reginald Brooks has managed to pull it off. Having two families, leading two lives. Now, the pretending must stop. But how? THE GREAT PRETENDER…an electrifying tale of how one man tries to untangle his life, setting a full-fled...

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The Great Railway Bazaar

by Paul Theroux

Published: 2006-06-01

Paperback: 352 pages

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First published more than thirty years ago, Paul Theroux's strange, unique, and hugely entertaining railway odyssey has become a modern classic of travel literature. Here Theroux recounts his early adventures on an unusual grand continental tour. Asia's fabled trains -- the Orient Express,...

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The Great Santini

by Pat Conroy

Published: 2002-10

Paperback: 512 pages

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This new paperback edition is the moving drama of a family torn apart by a headstrong father-- Bull Meecham, a Marine fighter pilot-- who demands loyalty, courage and obedience from his wife and children.

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The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time

by Hunter S. Thompson

Published: 2003-11-01

Paperback: 602 pages

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Great Short Works of Herman Melville (Perennial Classics)

by Herman Melville

Published: 2004-03-02

Paperback: 512 pages

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Billy Budd, Sailor and Bartleby, the Scrivener are two of the most revered shorter works of fiction in history. Here, they are collected along with 19 other stories in a beautifully redesigned collection that represents the best short work of an American master.As Warner Berthoff writes in...