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Psychoanalysis and Feminism a Radical Reassessment of Freudian Psychoanalysis, Paperback - Juliet Mitchell

131,99 RON 141,99 RON

Reducere. In 1974, at the height of the women's movement, Juliet Mitchell shocked her fellow feminists by challenging the entrenched belief that Freud was th...

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Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre, Paperback - Heather Cox Richardson

175,99 RON 188,99 RON

Reducere. On December 29, 1890, five hundred American troops massed around hundreds of unarmed Lakota Sioux men, women, and children near Wounded Knee Creek,...

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The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic, Hardcover - Jonathan Rottenberg

254,99 RON 272,99 RON

Reducere. Nearly every depressed person is assured by doctors, well-meaning friends and family, the media, and ubiquitous advertisements that the underlying ...

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The Tao of Spycraft: Intelligence Theory and Practice in Traditional China, Paperback - Ralph D. Sawyer

240,99 RON

In The Tao of Spycraft, for the first time anywhere Ralph Sawyer unfolds the long and venerable tradition of spycraft and intelligence work in trad...

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Race and Culture: A World View, Paperback - Thomas Sowell

108,99 RON 116,99 RON

Reducere. Encompassing more than a decade of research around the globe, this book shows that cultural capital has far more impact than politics, prejudice, o...

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Migrations and Cultures: A World View, Paperback - Thomas Sowell

143,99 RON 154,99 RON

Reducere. Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue a...

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Basic Glass Fusing: All the Skills and Tools You Need to Get Started, Paperback - Lynn Haunstein

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. The latest title in Stackpole's bestselling Basics series, this book presents a fun, growing trend in glass craftsWhat type of glass to use and how...

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The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions, Paperback - David Berlinski

135,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: David BerlinskiBestselling author David Berlinski's wise and witty assault on the pretensions of the scientific atheistsMil...

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Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology, Paperback - Clifford Geertz

171,99 RON

DescriptionIn essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist a...

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Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits, Paperback - John McKnight

193,99 RON 207,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionAmid all the hand-wringing about the loss of community in America these days, here is a book that celebrates the ability of neighborhood...

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I, Pierre Seel, Deported Homosexual: A Memoir of Nazi Terror, Paperback - Pierre Seel

144,99 RON 155,99 RON

Reducere. On a fateful day in May 1941, in Nazi-occupied Strasbourg, seventeen-year- old Pierre Seel was summoned by the Gestapo. This was the beginning of h...

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The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke, Paperback - Timothy Snyder

219,99 RON 235,99 RON

Reducere. Wilhelm Von Habsburg wore the uniform of the Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the c...

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Quintessence the Search for Missing Mass in the Universe, Paperback - Lawrence M. Krauss

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. Will the universe continue to expand forever, reverse its expansion and begin to contract, or reach a delicately poised state where it simply persi...

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Life's Ratchet: How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos, Hardcover - Peter M. Hoffmann

258,99 RON 277,99 RON

Reducere. Life is an enduring mystery. Yet, science tells us that living beings are merely sophisticated structures of lifeless molecules. If this view is co...

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Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age of Computer, Paperback - Seymour Papert

193,99 RON 207,99 RON

Reducere. In his classsic book, Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and powerful Ideas, Seymour Papert set out a vision of how computers could change school. In...

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The 10, 000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution, Paperback - Gregory Cochran

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10, 000 ...

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Black Rage: Second Updated Edition, Paperback - William H. Grier

153,99 RON 164,99 RON

Reducere. The first book to examine the full range of black life from the vantage point of psychiatry, this widely acclaimed work has established itself as t...

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Who Am I?: 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions Define Our Personalities, Paperback - Steven Reiss

91,99 RON

What do we want? What makes us tick? From acceptance to vengeance to curiosity, this book explains the 16 basic and universal desires that shape ou...

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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, Paperback - Ian Stewart

155,99 RON 166,99 RON

Reducere. Knowing that the most exciting math is not taught in school, Professor Ian Stewart has spent years filling his cabinet with intriguing mathematical...

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Surviving Manic Depression: A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families, and Providers, Paperback - E. Torrey

215,99 RON 231,99 RON

Reducere. Surviving Manic Depression is the most comprehensive, up-to-date book on the disorder that affects more than two million people in the United State...

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Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism, Paperback - Arthur C. Brooks

98,99 RON 105,99 RON

Reducere. We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? In his controversial study of America's giving habits, Arthur C. Brooks shatters stereo...

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Essential Parkour Training: Basic Parkour Strength and Movement, Hardcover - Sam Fury

188,99 RON 202,99 RON

Reducere. Teach Yourself Parkour!This is a beginner's parkour training manual like no other.Essential parkour techniques are those which are safe to use on a...

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Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama, Paperback - Peniel E. Joseph

170,99 RON 182,99 RON

Reducere. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and '60s is now remembered as a distant, sepia-toned campaign, whose achievements and idealism were soon ecl...

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The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread--And Why They Stop, Hardcover - Adam Kucharski

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. From ideas and infections to financial crises and "fake news, " why the science of outbreaks is the science of modern lifeThese days, whenever anyt...

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Uncrowned Queen: The Life of Margaret Beaufort, Mother of the Tudors, Hardcover - Nicola Tallis

173,99 RON 186,99 RON

Reducere. A sumptuous biography of Lady Margaret Beaufort, matriarch of the Tudor dynasty In 1485, Henry VII became the first Tudor king of England. His vict...

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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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How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World, Hardcover - Dambisa Moyo

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. A New York Times bestselling author and veteran board member offers an insider's view of corporate boards, their struggles, and why they must adapt...

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The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor, Paperback - William Easterly

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. In this "bracingly iconoclastic" book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics scholar breaks down the fight to end global poverty and th...

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Inclusion Revolution. The Essential Guide to Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace, Hardback - Daisy Auger-Dominguez

154,99 RON

A leading diversity executive offers ?step-by-step guidance for confronting? racial? bias in the workplacePublisher: Basic BooksAuthor(s): Daisy Au...

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To Make Men Free. A History of the Republican Party, Paperback - Heather Richardson

136,99 RON

A superstar historian offers "the most comprehensive account of the GOP and its competing impulses, " (Los Angeles Times) - now updated to cover Do...

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$Algebra the Beautiful. An Ode to Math's Least-Loved Subject, Hardback - G. Arnell Williams imagine$

Algebra the Beautiful. An Ode to Math's Least-Loved Subject, Hardback - G. Arnell Williams

149,99 RON

A mathematician reveals the hidden beauty, power, and-yes-fun of algebraPublisher: Basic BooksAuthor(s): G. Arnell WilliamsIllustration(s): 7 image...

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Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought, Paperback - Stephen A. Mitchell

87,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Stephen A. MitchellAuthor: Margaret J. BlackFreud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconsciou...

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In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War, Paperback - David Reynolds

225,99 RON 241,99 RON

Reducere. Winston Churchill fought the World War II twice over-first as Prime Minister during the war, and then later as the war's premier historian. From 19...

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The Fortress: The Siege of Przemysl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands, Hardcover - Alexander Watson

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. A prizewinning historian tells the dramatic story of the siege that changed the course of the First World WarIn September 1914, just a month into W...

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America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States, Paperback - Erika Lee

104,99 RON 112,99 RON

Reducere. This definitive history of American xenophobia is "essential reading for anyone who wants to build a more inclusive society" (Ibram X. Kendi, New Y...

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The Mind's I Fantasies and Reflections on Self & Soul, Paperback - Douglas R. Hofstadter

208,99 RON 223,99 RON

Reducere. With contributions from Jorge Luis Borges, Richard Dawkins, John Searle, and Robert Nozick, The Mind's I explores the meaning of self and conscious...

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Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World, Paperback - Kevin Kelly

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be ind...

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The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office, Hardcover - Jeremi Suri

277,99 RON 297,99 RON

Reducere. A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every presid...

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Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I, Paperback - Alexander Watson

229,99 RON 246,99 RON

Reducere. ``Remarkable.... The first comprehensive history of the war written from the perspective of the Central Powers.`` --Los Angeles Review of BooksFor ...

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Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress, Paperback - Lawrence E. Harrison

199,99 RON 213,99 RON

Reducere. Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever be...

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Living to 100: Lessons in Living to Your Maximum Potential at Any Age, Paperback - Thomas T. Perls

187,99 RON

Centenarians, once a rarity, are the world's fastest growing age group: there are currently about 50, 000 people over 100 in the United States alon...

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A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, Paperback - Samantha Power

125,99 RON 134,99 RON

Reducere. From the Armenian Genocide to the ethnic cleansings of Kosovo and Darfur, modern history is haunted by acts of brutal violence. Yet American leader...

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To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party, Hardcover - Heather Cox Richardson

201,99 RON 216,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Heather Cox RichardsonWhen Abraham Lincoln helped create the Republican Party on the eve of the Civil War, his goal was to ...

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Diary of a Baby: What Your Child Sees, Feels, and Experiences, Paperback - M. D. Daniel N. Stern

121,99 RON 130,99 RON

Reducere. Every new parent desperately wants to know what goes on in the mind of a baby. Now a noted authority on infant development and psychiatry brings us...

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In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother's Suicide, Paperback - Nancy Rappaport

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. In Her Wake is a rare thing: the story of a psychiatrist analyzing her own psychological drama. Nancy Rappaport was just four years old when her mo...

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The Human Swarm: How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall, Hardcover - Mark W. Moffett

176,99 RON 189,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe epic story and ultimate big history of how human society evolved from intimate chimp communities into the sprawling civilizations of...

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The Witch Must Die: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales, Paperback - Sheldon Cashdan

156,99 RON 167,99 RON

Reducere. In The Witch Must Die, Sheldon Cashdan explores how fairy tales help children deal with psychological conflicts by projecting their own internal st...

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Schopenhauer's Porcupines: Intimacy and Its Dilemmas: Five Stories of Psychotherapy, Paperback - Deborah Luepnitz

91,99 RON 98,99 RON

Reducere. Each generation of therapists can boast of only a few writers like Deborah Luepnitz, whose sympathy and wit shine through a fine, luminous prose. I...

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Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0, Paperback - Lawrence Lessig

203,99 RON 218,99 RON

Reducere. There's a common belief that cyberspace cannot be regulated-that it is, in its very essence, immune from the government's (or anyone else's) contro...

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One Renegade Cell: How Cancer Begins, Paperback - Robert A. Weinberg

88,99 RON 95,99 RON

Reducere. Cancer research has reached a major turning point, and no one is better qualified to explain the past two deacades' dramatic leaps forward in under...

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Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War, Paperback - Edwin Burrows

175,99 RON 188,99 RON

Reducere. Between 1775 and 1783, some 200, 000 Americans took up arms against the British Crown. Just over 6, 800 of those men died in battle. About 25, 000 ...

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Matisse and Picasso: The Story of Their Rivalry and Friendship, Paperback - Jack Flam

160,99 RON 172,99 RON

Reducere. IndieFab awardsMatisse and Picasso achieved extraordinary prominence during their lifetimes. They have become cultural icons, standing not only for...

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Bead Jewelry 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily Through Step-By-Step Instruction, Paperback - Karen Mitchell

94,99 RON

DescriptionBead Jewelry 101, now in paperback, is a complete entry-level course for creating beaded jewelry taught through 30 step-by-step projects...

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How the West Grew Rich: The Economic Transformation of the Industrial World, Paperback - L. E. Jr. Birdzell

219,99 RON 235,99 RON

Reducere. How did the West--Europe, Canada, and the United States--escape from immemorial poverty into sustained economic growth and material well-being when...

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Polymer Clay 101: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily Through Step-By-Step Instruction, Paperback - Angela Mabray

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. Polymer Clay 101 teaches all the basics for crafting with polymer clay. With hundreds of detailed photos, it covers tools and supplies, all types o...

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A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism - Adam Gopnik

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe New York Times-bestselling author offers a stirring defense of liberalism against the dogmatisms of our time Not since the early twe...

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Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st-Century Church, Paperback - George Weigel

103,99 RON 111,99 RON

Reducere. The Catholic Church is on the threshold of a bold new era in its history. As the curtain comes down on the Church of the 16th-century Counter-Refor...

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An Obsession with Butterflies: Our Long Love Affair with a Singular Insect, Paperback - Sharman Apt Russell

95,99 RON 102,99 RON

Reducere. Butterflies have always served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation, but as Sharman Apt Russell points out in this lyrical meditation,...

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The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology, Paperback - Jeffrey Richelson

214,99 RON 230,99 RON

Reducere. In this, the first full-length study of the Directorate of Science and Technology, Jeffrey T. Richelson walks us down the corridors of CIA headquar...

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The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God, Paperback - George Weigel

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. Why do Europeans and Americans see the world so differently? Why do Europeans and Americans have such different understandings of democracy in the ...

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Portfolio Management for New Products, Hardcover - Robert G. Cooper

356,99 RON 381,99 RON

Reducere. In this fully updated edition of Portfolio Management for New Products, the authors present a rigorous and practical approach to managing a company...

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Field Guide to a Happy Life. 53 Brief Lessons for Living, Hardback - Massimo Pigliucci

136,99 RON

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The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, Paperback - Ian Stewart

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwi...

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Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality, Paperback - Anne Fausto-Sterling

184,99 RON

The groundbreaking examination of the construction of sexual identity -- now updated to reflect the latest research.Why do some people prefer heter...

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Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse, Hardcover - Eric Alterman

144,99 RON

The definitive history of presidential lying, revealing how our standards for truthfulness have eroded-and why Trump's lies are especially dangerou...

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The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America, Hardcover - Joshua D. Rothman

290,99 RON

An award-winning historian reveals the harrowing forgotten story of America's internal slave trade--and its role in the making of America. Slave tr...

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Psychotherapeutic Traction. Uncovering the Patient's Power-Theme and Basic-Wish, Paperback - Henry, Ph.D. Kellerman

188,99 RON

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Unsettled Land. From Revolution to Republic, the Struggle for Texas, Hardback - Sam W. Haynes

169,99 RON

A bold new history of the origins and aftermath of the Texas Revolution, revealing how Indians, Mexicans, and Americans battled for survival in one...

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Reinventing the Sacred: A New View of Science, Reason, and Religion, Paperback - Stuart a. Kauffman

156,99 RON 167,99 RON

Reducere. Consider the complexity of a living cell after 3.8 billion years of evolution. Is it more awesome to suppose that a transcendent God fashioned the ...

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Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America, Paperback - Elliot Jaspin

174,99 RON 187,99 RON

Reducere. "Leave now, or die " Those words-or ones just as ominous-have echoed through the past hundred years of American history, heralding a very unnatural...

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