American History Now

Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II, Hardcover - Liza Mundy

98,99 RON 105,99 RON

Reducere. In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the amazing true story of the young American women who cracked Germa...

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American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago, Hardcover - Dominic a. Pacyga

179,99 RON

Every May, a sea of 250, 000 people decked out in red and white head to Chicago's Loop to celebrate the Polish Constitution Day Parade. In the city...

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New Mexico: An Interpretive History, Paperback - Marc Simmons

105,99 RON 113,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marc SimmonsFor all who love New Mexico, and for those who aspire to know the state, this book is a graceful and compelling...

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Wolf Nation: The Life, Death, and Return of Wild American Wolves, Hardcover - Brenda Peterson

132,99 RON

In the tradition of Peter Matthiessen's Wildlife in America or Aldo Leopold, Brenda Peterson tells the 300-year history of wild wolves in America. ...

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Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang, America's Horse, Paperback - David Philipps

89,99 RON 96,99 RON

Reducere. The wild horse, popularly known as the mustang, is so ingrained in the American imagination that even those who have never seen one know what it st...

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Nanea: The Spirit of Aloha, Paperback - Kirby Larson

46,99 RON 50,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionNanea Mitchell may be the youngest in her family, but she knows she's old enough to do grown-up things. Before she can prove she's ready...

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Sacagawea's Son: The Life of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Paperback - Marion Tinling

64,99 RON 69,99 RON

Reducere. When the explorers Lewis and Clark asked the Shoshone woman Sacagawea and her husband, French trapper Toussaint Charbonneau, to be interpreters on ...

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A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore: The Oral Literature, Traditions, Recollections, Legends, Tales, Songs, Religious Beliefs, Customs, Sayings, and

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. In A Treasury of Afro-American Folklore, editor Harold Courlander brings together an extensive and unique collection of tales, recollections, epics...

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Fagen: An African American Renegade in the Philippine-American War, Hardcover - Michael Morey

415,99 RON

DescriptionIn 1898, in an era of racial terror at home and imperial conquest abroad, the United States sent its troops to suppress the Filipino str...

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Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting, Paperback - W. Scott Poole

208,99 RON

Description Monsters arrived in 2011--and now they are back. Not only do they continue to live in our midst, but, as historian Scott Poole shows, t...

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The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians, Hardcover - David M. Rubenstein

157,99 RON

DescriptionCo-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand ar...

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Christmas Past: An Anthology of Seasonal Stories from Nineteenth-Century America, Hardcover - Thomas Ruys Smith

184,99 RON 197,99 RON

Reducere. As the modern celebration of Christmas took shape across the nineteenth century, American writers gave it new meaning in the pages of countless boo...

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Chaining Down Leviathan: The American Dream of Self-Government 1776-1865, Paperback - Luigi Marco Bassani

137,99 RON 147,99 RON

Reducere. As a distinguished historian of political thought at the University of Milan, Italy, Professor Marco Bassani brings a cosmopolitan perspective to t...

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The History of Texas Wine: From Spanish Roots to Rising Star - Neil Crain

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Texas's 350-year wine story is still reaching its savory peak. Spanish colonists may have come to the state to spread Christianity, but under visio...

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Empire on Display: San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915, Hardcover - Sarah J. Moore

299,99 RON 320,99 RON

Reducere. The world's fair of 1915 celebrated both the completion of the Panama Canal and the rebuilding of San Francisco following the devastating 1906 eart...

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The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Black Cavalry in the West, Paperback - William Leckie

119,99 RON 128,99 RON

Reducere. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African Americ...

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Twelve Years a Slave, Paperback - Solomon Northup

60,99 RON

Now the major motion picture that won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Picture, starringChiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, andLupita Nyong o, and...

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Hoover Dam: An American Adventure, Paperback - Joseph E. Stevens

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. In the spring of 1931, in a rugged desert canyon on the Arizona-Nevada border, an army of workmen began one of the most difficult and daring buildi...

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Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies, Paperback - Dick Gregory

78,99 RON 84,99 RON

Reducere. Dick Gregory has been an unsparing and incisive cultural force for more than fifty years: a friend of such luminaries as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

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An American Duchess, Paperback - Caroline Fyffe

56,99 RON

DescriptionA woman's heart dares to defy the rules of Victorian society in USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe's novel of romance, royalty,...

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The Settlers' Empire: Colonialism and State Formation in America's Old Northwest, Paperback - Bethel Saler

200,99 RON 215,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe 1783 Treaty of Paris, which officially recognized the United States as a sovereign republic, also doubled the territorial girth of t...

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Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells as Prophet for Our Time, Paperback - Catherine Meeks

100,99 RON 108,99 RON

Reducere. Description-Reflections on current affairs through the lens of history -A resource for social justice and resilience Ida B. Wells was a powerful ch...

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Silver, Sword, and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story, Paperback - Marie Arana

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. Winner, American Library Association Booklist's Top of the List, 2019 Adult Nonfiction Acclaimed writer Marie Arana delivers a cultural history of ...

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American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Paperback - Joan Biskupic

156,99 RON 167,99 RON

Reducere. If the U.S. Supreme Court teaches us anything, it is that almost everything is open to interpretation. Almost. But what's inarguable is that, while...

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Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau: Race, Gender, and Public Policy in the Age of Emancipation, Paperback - Mary J. Farmer-Kaiser

270,99 RON

Established by congress in early 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands-more commonly known as "the Freedmen's Bureau"-assumed...

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Wildcat: The Untold Story of Pearl Hart, the Wild West's Most Notorious Woman Bandit, Hardcover - John Boessenecker

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. The little-known story of Pearl Hart, the most famous female bandit in the American West. On May 30, 1899, history was made when Pearl Hart, disgui...

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January Moon: The Northern Cheyenne Breakout from Fort Robinson, 1878-1879, Hardcover - Jerome a. Greene

258,99 RON 277,99 RON

Reducere. Historian Jerome A. Greene is renowned for his memorable chronicles of egregious events involving American Indians and the U.S. military, including...

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Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon, Hardcover - Kelly Starling Lyons

105,99 RON 113,99 RON

Reducere. You've seen the building. Now meet the man whose life went into it.Philip Freelon's grandfather was an acclaimed painter of the Harlem Renaissance....

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These People Have Always Been a Republic: Indigenous Electorates in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, 1598-1912, Paperback - Maurice S. Crandall

220,99 RON 236,99 RON

Reducere. Spanning three hundred years and the colonial regimes of Spain, Mexico, and the United States, Maurice S. Crandall's sweeping history of Native Ame...

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Iron Tears: America's Battle for Freedom, Britain's Quagmire: 1775-1783, Paperback - Stanley Weintraub

126,99 RON

A startling new history of the Revolutionary War, told from the perspectives of both the colonists and the colonizers. For generations, Americans h...

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Josiah: From Improbable Stories to Inventive Historiography, Paperback - Lowell K. Handy

249,99 RON

This book considers the various ways in which the last major King of Judah has been presented in biblical texts and the subsequent cultures that ha...

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Cumbia!: Scenes of a Migrant Latin American Music Genre, Paperback - Héctor Fernández l'Hoeste

234,00 RON

Cumbia is a musical form that originated in northern Colombia and then spread throughout Latin America and wherever Latin Americans travel and sett...

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Bohemian San Francisco: Its Restaurants and Their Most Famous Recipes, Paperback - Clarence E. Edwords

50,99 RON 54,99 RON

Reducere. Clarence E. Edwords' book is both a culinary history that remains a reference and a reminder of just how different San Francisco has always been, d...

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The Betrayal of the American Right, Paperback - Murray N. Rothbard

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionLARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com This remarkable piece of history will change the way you look at American politics. It...

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States, Paperback - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

79,99 RON

2015 Recipient of the American Book Award The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in the Unite...

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You Come Too: Favorite Poems for Readers of All Ages, Paperback - Robert Frost

70,99 RON 75,99 RON

Reducere. A feast for lovers of American literature-the work of our greatest poet, redesigned and relaunched for a new generation of readers No poet is more ...

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The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged, Paperback - Robert Frost

140,99 RON 150,99 RON

Reducere. A feast for lovers of American literature-the work of our greatest poet, redesigned and relaunched for a new generation of readersNo poet is more e...

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White Lies Matter, Paperback - John A. Oconnor

171,00 RON

Artist/art professor John A. O'Connor characterizes his series White Lies Matter: Decoding American Deceptionalism as "a history of American hypocr...

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Simple History: The Space Race, Paperback - Daniel Turner

62,99 RON 67,99 RON

Reducere. Discover a competition of epic proportions between the United States and the USSR during the Space Race. Find out who was the first to win, from re...

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Marijuana Harvest: How to Maximize Quality and Yield in Your Cannabis Garden - Ed Rosenthal, David Downs

125,75 RON 139,72 RON

Reducere. Marijuana Harvest is the follow-up to Rosenthal's and Down's best-seller Beyond Buds (Quick American, 2014). Their new book is released in time for...

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A History of the Cetacean American Diaspora, Paperback - Jenna Le

75,99 RON 81,99 RON

Reducere. Le's furious and steeled voice leaves nothing unturned, propelling these poems through explorations on displacement, womanhood, the body and its en...

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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815, Hardcover - Gordon S. Wood

175,99 RON 239,99 RON

Reducere. L.A. Times Book PrizeThe Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes t...

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Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, from Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Khamenei, Paperback - William R. Polk

97,99 RON 104,99 RON

Reducere. William R. Polk provides an informative, readable history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of th...

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Stateside Soccer: The Definitive History of Soccer in the United States, Paperback - Tom Scholes

81,99 RON

DescriptionFew fans are aware of the long, vibrant history of soccer in the U.S., which dates back as far as the Civil War. Many wrongly believe th...

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Z is for Zionism: Introduce your child to the true, inspiring history of Israel and the Jewish people, Paperback - Ze'ev Zion

58,00 RON

Take your child (6+) on the soul-stirring journey of the Jewish people through history up to the Zionist dream becoming a reality. Introduce your c...

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History Has Begun: The Birth of a New America, Hardcover - Bruno Maçães

246,99 RON 264,99 RON

Reducere. Popular consensus says that the US rose over two centuries to Cold War victory and world domination, and is now in slow decline. But is this right?...

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The Motown Sound on Wheels: Rockin Richard Houston, Hardcover - Richard J. Houston

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIt all began at 419 East Warren in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960. I was nine years old. Our family lived in an apartment building that had ...

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Tomcat Fury: A Combat History of the F-14, Paperback - Mike Guardia

194,99 RON 208,99 RON

Reducere. From the Gulf of Sidra to the skies over Afghanistan. The complete combat history of the F-14 Tomcat...as told by the pilots who flew it. For more ...

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Leading Wisdom, Paperback - Su Pak

197,99 RON 211,99 RON

Reducere. Discussions about leadership, even those centered on women, often overlook contributions made by Asian and Asian North American women. Now, Su Yon ...

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Days of Infamy, Paperback - Newt Gingrich

140,99 RON 150,99 RON

Reducere. "Absolutely brilliant Fast paced and filled with tension and suspense. Every page resonates with the momentous events and great personalities of Wo...

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Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State, Hardcover - Bruce A. Rubenstein

334,99 RON 358,99 RON

Reducere. The fifth edition of Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State presents an update of the best college-level survey of Michigan history, covering...

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Radical Then, Radical Now, Paperback - Jonathan Sacks

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. The Jewish People in its very being constitutes a living protest against a world of hatred, violence and war. Radical Then, Radical Now is a popwer...

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Boundless Realm: Deep Explorations Inside Disney's Haunted Mansion, Paperback - Foxx Nolte

244,99 RON 262,99 RON

Reducere. "And now, a carriage approaches, to take you into the boundless realm of the supernatural..." Since its opening at Walt Disney World in 1971, more ...

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Gambino: The Rise, Paperback - James Pierre

121,99 RON 130,99 RON

Reducere. Now for the first time ever, the true story of Carlo Gambino is told in full, gory detail. In 1921 an illegal immigrant by the name of Carlo Gambin...

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The King's General, Paperback - Daphne du Maurier

130,99 RON 140,99 RON

Reducere. The highly anticipated reissue of the du Maurier classics American fans have been waiting for "Daphne du Maurier has no equal." Sunday Telegraph As...

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Dreaming with the Ancestors: Black Seminole Women in Texas and Mexico, Hardcover - Shirley Boteler Mock

306,99 RON 328,99 RON

Reducere. Indian freedmen and their descendants have garnered much public and scholarly attention, but women's roles have largely been absent from that discu...

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Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy, Paperback - Kent Nerburn

96,99 RON 103,99 RON

Reducere. Hidden in the shadow cast by the great western expeditions of Lewis and Clark lies another journey every bit as poignant, every bit as dramatic, an...

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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, Paperback - Antony Beevor

122,99 RON 131,99 RON

Reducere. -Glorious, horrifying...D-DAY is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women.---Time Antony Beevor's ...

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The Fisherman's Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Search, Paperback - John E. O'Neill

113,99 RON 121,99 RON

Reducere. A Texas oilman. A brilliant female archaeologist. An unknown world underneath the Vatican.In 1939, a team of workers beneath the Vatican unearthed ...

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Letters and Diary of Laura M. Towne: 1862-1884 (Annotated), Paperback - Rupert Sargent Holland

78,99 RON 84,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionOn April 9, 1862, 37-year-old Laura Matilda Towne to Port Royal Island, newly captured by the Union forces in the American Civil War. Sh...

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A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas, Paperback - Maxim D. Shrayer

171,99 RON

DescriptionNo longer at home in Russia, but not quite assimilated into the American mainstream, the daily lives of Russian immigrants are fueled by...

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Samurai!, Paperback - Saburo Sakai

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. Editorial Reviews Product Description This text documents the chivalry and valour of the combat aviator, Saburo Sakai, who fought American fighter ...

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Catawba Nation: Treasures in History, Hardcover - Thomas J. Blumer

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. The Catawba one of the few Native American communities who remained in the Carolinas after the notorious Trail of Tears have a rich and fascinating...

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Through Our Own Eyes: A Celebration of Black Women in History, Paperback - Joseph Edelin

151,99 RON 162,99 RON

Reducere. All too often, the role that Black women have played in history has been left out of the history books and school curricula. Well now you can chang...

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I.W.W. Little Red Songbook: Nineteenth Edition from 1923 with All of the Classic Hits, Paperback - Joe Hill

62,99 RON 67,99 RON

Reducere. Originally published in 1923, the nineteenth edition of the International Workers of the World's Little Red Songbook contains the most popular, tim...

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The Listeners. A History of Wiretapping in the United States, Hardback - Brian Hochman

227,99 RON

Electronic eavesdropping once provoked protest and outrage. Now it is a mundane fact of life. How did we get here? The Listeners traces the spies a...

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All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom, Hardcover - Angela Johnson

100,99 RON 108,99 RON

Reducere. Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Angela Johnson and E.B. Lewis. Through the eyes of o...

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Holy BIble: Hebrew Israelite Edition, Paperback - King James

289,99 RON 310,99 RON

Reducere. New and Improved True Israel is now waking up to their true identity and nationality. The Hebrew Society, an Israelite network has now taken over p...

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Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History, Paperback - Ted Steinberg

508,99 RON 544,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn this ambitious and provocative text, environmental historian Ted Steinberg offers a sweeping history of the United States--a history ...

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America, Empire of Liberty: A New History of the United States, Paperback - David Reynolds

127,99 RON 136,99 RON

Reducere. The best one-volume history of the United States ever written (Joseph J. Ellis), now updated to cover the Obama and Trump presidenciesIn America, E...

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