1964 - The Greatest Year in the History of Japan: How the Tokyo Olympics Symbolized Japan's Miraculous Rise from the Ashes - Roy Tomizawa

Reducere. DescriptionJapan was a physical and psychological wasteland at the end of World War II. With over 3 million dead, 39 percent of city populations ho...

DescriptionJapan was a physical and psychological wasteland at the end of World War II. With over 3 million dead, 39 percent of city populations ho...

Book 5 in the beloved reboot. Roy needs to find a way back to Rovers, and fast - or there won't be a club left to return to...

While Big Steel has been shrinking, minimills have been growing, and they now turn out about one-fifth of the raw steel produced in the United Stat...

Publisher: Tuttle PublishingAuthor(s): Jonathan ClementsIllustration(s): over 75 color and b&w photographs and mapsNumber of pages: 320Publication ...

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DescriptionIn Search of Our Frontier explores the complex transnational history of Japanese immigrant settler colonialism, which linked Japanese Am...

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DescriptionFrom rock and roll historian Ed Ward comes a comprehensive, authoritative, and enthralling cultural history of one of rock's most exciti...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Bill PlaschkeNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 29Cover type: HardbackRedescopera...

A gripping, distinctive history of the iconic, 137-year-old cricketing rivalry between England and Australia.

Covers the dramatic 15 years of Japanese Empire expansion.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): N S NashIllustration(s): 120 B&W illustrations...

Reducere. Soldiers of the Sun traces the origins of the Imperial Japanese Army back to its samurai roots in the nineteenth century to tell the story of the r...

The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of democracy

Basketball 2.0 delves into the rise of 3x3 from the streets to the Olympics. For decades, three-on-three was a popular form of pickup basketball, b...

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Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary records *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "There were, I suppo...

The illustrated diary of Japanese Navy floatplane pilot Warrant Officer Nemoto Kumesako, dating from the early months of the Pacific War, presented...

Reducere. DescriptionThe diary of a young Jewish housewife who, together with her husband and five-month-old baby, fled the Warsaw ghetto at the last possibl...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the third book in Diane Moody's bestselling WWII trilogy, Dutch war bride Anya Versteeg McClain is struggling to adapt to her new lif...

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A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career, from 1...

Publisher: Skyhorse PublishingAuthor(s): Robert S McElvaineIllustration(s): 46 b&wNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 237 x...

A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity,...

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Reducere. How I Got Over - Above the Bar from the Olympics to Medical Miracles truly reflects how Reynaldo Brown traveled straight out of Compton, California...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Ezra F. VogelNumber of pages: 318Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 139 x 210 x 22Cover type: Pa...

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Reducere. Bullets in The Fire - The Saga of New York RedA sexually liberated young woman, Erma Louise Hill, comes of age during the depression under difficul...

Japanese whisky has been around for less than a century--but is now winning all the major international awards. How did this happen and what are th...

Publisher: BenBella BooksAuthor(s): Jonathan A. KraneNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 29Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advan...

DescriptionDreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeles's pursuit and staging of the 1932 Olympic Games during the depths of the Great Depressi...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gerald HorneThe surprising alliance between Japan and pro-Tokyo African Americans during World War II In November 1942 in E...

Reducere. America's most popular progressive radio host Thom Hartmann reveals how the government and corporate America misuse our personal data and shows how...

Description"A fascinating look at some fascinating people who show how democracy advances hand in hand with crime in Japan."--Mario Puzo In this un...

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Reducere. The seductive, heart-stopping third book of the Heir Comes to Rise series from C.C. Peñaranda. AS DARKNESS DESCENDS, TWO DESTINIES WILL MERGE. BUT ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Adam B. (Permanent Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Politics and International Relations, Permane...

Reducere. Unlike 1945, the First World War did not end neatly with the unconditional surrender of the Germans. After a dramatic week of negotiations, militar...

DescriptionThe Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins--and explain how the past shaped the nati...

Larry Gonick's celebrated series The Cartoon History of the Universe is a unique fusion of world history and the comics medium, a work of serious s...

Reducere. DescriptionSuper Cheap Tokyo is all you'll need for a budget holiday in Tokyo or the surrounding Kanto region. With a large choice of discount pass...

Reducere. In 1902, the British government concluded a defensive alliance with Japan, a state that had surprised much of the world with its sudden rise to pro...

DescriptionThe Art of the Political Putdown is a book of over 300 witty verbal jabs and ripostes from politicians around the world, all of whom sha...

Reducere. When Charlie returns to Lichfield, she steps into chaos. The killer is still on the loose, Lady Harcourt's secret is out, Seth and Gus are gone, an...