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Product Description: From the foundation of Rome on April 21, 753 B.C. to the Arab Spring of 2011, this newly updated edition of 1001 Days That Shaped the World focuses on those truly pivotal moments that have changed the direction of world history. This page-turner of a book summarizes each event with a dramatic descriptive article and memorable illustrations and photos...read more
By Peter Furtado (editor)

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9780764165726 | Updated edition (Barrons Educational Series Inc, October 1, 2012), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: From the foundation of Rome on April 21, 753 B.
9780764161353 | Barrons Educational Series Inc, October 1, 2008, cover price $35.00

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By James Harkin (compiler)

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9780393241037 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 9, 2013, cover price $15.95

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By James Harkin (compiler)

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9780393245608 | W W Norton & Co Inc, September 2, 2014, cover price $15.95

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By James Harkin (compiler)

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9780393249873 | W W Norton & Co Inc, October 26, 2015, cover price $15.95

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9780399162947, titled "Alternate Histories of the World" | J P Tarcher, October 1, 2013, cover price $25.00

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By Michael Wandelmaier (illustrator)

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9781554533633 | Reprint edition (Kids Can Pr, September 1, 2013), cover price $12.95

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Product Description: The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the NWO. The "New World Order" (NWO) is a conspiracy theory; describing the evolution, or existence of one-world government administered by the powerful elite. Now Alan Axelrod offers an understandable look at what the NWO really means to people and lets the reader decide which theories are correct- or whether perhaps it's a little bit of every proposed theory...read more

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9781615640393 | Alpha Books, September 7, 2010, cover price $18.95 | also contains The Complete Idiot's Guide to The New World Order | About this edition: The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the NWO.

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Product Description: The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the NWO. The "New World Order" (NWO) is a conspiracy theory; describing the evolution, or existence of one-world government administered by the powerful elite. Now Alan Axelrod offers an understandable look at what the NWO really means to people and lets the reader decide which theories are correct- or whether perhaps it's a little bit of every proposed theory...read more

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9781615640393 | Alpha Books, September 7, 2010, cover price $18.95 | also contains The Complete Idiot's Guide to The New World Order | About this edition: The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the NWO.

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Product Description: Did you know there once was a craze for consuming a powdered mummy as a cure for any ailment? Or that Peter the Great put a tax on beards? History needn't be as boring as school textbooks have led you to believe! These 40 strange-but-true stories prove that scattered between the famous milestones are tiny gems of incredible information just waiting to be discovered...read more

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9781454910718 | Reprint edition (Fall River Pr, November 5, 2013), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Did you know there once was a craze for consuming a powdered mummy as a cure for any ailment?
9781402763076 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, August 5, 2008, cover price $7.95

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9781410952042 | Capstone Pr Inc, July 1, 2013, cover price $7.99

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9781410951984 | Heinemann/Raintree, July 1, 2013, cover price $29.32

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Product Description: A book that proves idiocy is as old as timeThink civilization has deteriorated and that people these days are dumber than ever? Dumb History proves that we didn’t invent stupidity in the 21st century. You’ll find facts from throughout the ages about everyone from Cleopatra and Napoleon to Elvis Presley and even NASA scientists...read more

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9780452297739 | Plume, May 29, 2012, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: A book that proves idiocy is as old as timeThink civilization has deteriorated and that people these days are dumber than ever?

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Product Description: Who was the original circus ringmaster? When did the first teddy bear make an appearance? Who first produced champagne, and who invented the typewriter? Where and when were traffic lights first used? Everyone knows that Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon and that George Washington was the first U...read more

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9781843582625 | John Blake, May 1, 2011, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Who was the original circus ringmaster?

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Product Description: Welcome to the Not-So-Glorious Days With the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it's tempting to long for the "good old days" But just how good were they? Buckle up for a bumpy ride down memory lane (and try not to get trampled) as these 665 funny history facts and terrifying truths reveal the unfortunate reality of life during the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries...read more

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9781440322242 | Family Tree Books, November 1, 2012, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Welcome to the Not-So-Glorious Days With the uncertain economy, lingering wars, and the ever-present threats of everything from bird flu to Bieber Fever, it's tempting to long for the "good old days" But just how good were they?

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Product Description: A Walk through the AgesOur country and the world is changing fast, and a knowledge of history helps us understand the hows, whats, and whys of modern civilization. Fully revised and updated, this new edition of The Handy History Answer Book answers over 1,000 how-what-why questions...read more

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9781578593729 | 3 edition (Visible Ink Pr, September 26, 2012), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: A Walk through the AgesOur country and the world is changing fast, and a knowledge of history helps us understand the hows, whats, and whys of modern civilization.

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Product Description: A treasure trove filled with fascinating anecdotes about the tiny ripples that have caused big waves in history, Hitler’s Secret Jewish Psychic will cure you of two misconceptions: the first being that history is relentlessly boring and the second that significant historical events are caused by significant and great causes...read more

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9781629147734 | Skyhorse Pub Co Inc, October 14, 2014, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A treasure trove filled with fascinating anecdotes about the tiny ripples that have caused big waves in history, Hitler’s Secret Jewish Psychic will cure you of two misconceptions: the first being that history is relentlessly boring and the second that significant historical events are caused by significant and great causes.

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