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On power
by Mark R. Levin
Analysis of the philosophy and structure of power and the critical impact of liberty on our collective future.
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Glitz, glam, and a damn good time : how Mamie Fish, queen of the gilded age, partied her way to power
by Jennifer Wright
From the author of Madame Restell and Get Well Soon, a biography of Mamie Fish that explores how women used parties and social gatherings to gain power and prestige. Marion Graves Anthon Fish, known by the nicknames "Mamie" and "The Fun-Maker," threw the most epic parties in American history. This Gilded Age icon brought it all: lavish decor; A-list invitees; booze; pranks; and large animal guest stars. If you were a member of New York high society in the Peak Age of Innocence Era, you simply had to be on Mamie Fish's guest list. Mamie Fish understood that people didn't just need the formality of prior generations - they needed wit and whimsy. Make no mistake, however: Mamie Fish's story is about so much more than partying. In Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time, readers will learn all about how Fish and her friends shaped the line of history, exerting their influence on business, politics, family relationships, and social change through elaborate social gatherings. In a time when women couldn't even own property, let alone run for office, if women wanted any of the things men got outside the home - glory, money, attention, social networking, leadership roles - they had to do it by throwing a decadent soiree or chairing a cotillion. To ensure people would hear and remember what she had to say, Mamie Fish lived her whole life at Volume 10, becoming famous not by playing the part of a saintly helpmeet, but by letting her demanding, bitchy, hilarious, dramatic freak flag fly. It's time to let modern readers in on the fun, the fabulousness, and the absolute ferocity that is Ms. Stuyvesant Fish - and her inimitable legacy.
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The killing season : the autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the afternoon that cost Germany a war
by Robert Cowley
The Marne did not spell eventual defeat for Germany. Ypres did. The First Battle of Ypres, waged in the fall of 1914, changed how wars are fought. This decisive battle denied Germany a quick victory as they failed to capture the Channel ports, ensuring World War I would carry on for years. It not only extended the war but defined it, and in novelistic prose Robert Cowley delves into the human experience of this weeks-long pitched battle that gave birth to "no man's land," that spectral space of shattered trees and pockmarked earth: battleground where thousands of men fought to gain thirty feet of territory--only to lose it again the next day. As battle lines became entrenched, Cowley reveals a crucial, overlooked "What if?" of history: the afternoon when the Germans hesitated to attack the depleted British forces and lost their best chance of winning the Western Front. Weaving together a wide array of source materials and with rich descriptions of the landscape and sharp portrayals of both leaders and everyday soldiers, Robert Cowley explores dismal failures by commanding officers of both sides, many of whom had only studied war in a classroom. A few stood out for recognizing the nature of this new war, like Sir John French, the compulsive womanizer who led Britain's forces, and Albert of Belgium, who may have been history's last warrior king. From generals, down to the young officers, like Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, and rank-and-file soldiers, Cowley shows the reality of Ypres as the first truly decisive battle of the war.
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New Hampshire Trivia
by Rebecca Rule
Rebecca 'Becky' Rule's New Hampshire Trivia is a fascinating, educational, and entertaining collection of facts and stories that will test your knowledge and spark your curiosity to learn even more about this great state. New Hampshire may be a small state, but it has a rich history. Plus, Becky adds in her signature sense of humor to make this book of trivia fun and engaging. There's something for everyone with 500 questions in such categories as History, Arts and Entertainment, Sports, Notables, Natural Wonders, Strange and Unexpected, and much more
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