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In 2015 Time magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its Person of the Year, leaving little doubt that the woman who has held control of the European Union and successfully negotiated with Russian President Vladimir Putin is one of the most crucial and formidable fixtures in contemporary politics. This book is the story of the political titan's ascent from complete obscurity to become one of the most influential leaders in the world, responsible...
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(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 10
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438 pages : map ; 24 cm.
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In a faraway land, a young warrior must protect an emperor from an uprising and train an inexperienced army, with assistance from his Ranger friends.
6) Young Stalin
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xxxii, 460 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Betrayal and Honor-- Fearing that Caesar means to end the Roman republic and make himself the emperor, Brutus, Caesar's closest friend, allows himself to be caught up in a plot to kill Caesar. Once Caesar is killed Brutus realizes, too late, that there was far more to this than meets the eye. Let me have men about me that are fat; Sleek-headed men and such as sleep o' nights; Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are...
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Grandes temas volume 1
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430 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Español
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xvi, 395 pages ; 24 cm
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Party of One shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organizations and its leader. Many observers misread Xi during his early years in power, projecting their own hopes that he would steer China toward more political openness, rule of law, and pro-market economics. Having masked his beliefs while climbing the party hierarchy, Xi has centralized decision-making powers, encouraged a cult of personality...
14) I want a sister!
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Upon learning that her family is expecting a new baby, a little princess insists that a boy would be unacceptable--she wants a sister.
16) Adolf Hitler
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112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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A biography of the struggling Austrian artist who rose from obscurity to power as the leader of the Nazi party and, later, the German nation and whose ambitions led the world to war.
17) Julius Caesar
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405 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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xxxi, 352 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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When Truman asked Stalin in 1945 whether Hitler was dead, Stalin replied bluntly, "No." As late as 1952, Eisenhower declared: "We have been unable to unearth one bit of tangible evidence of Hitler's death." What really happened? Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams have compiled extensive evidence -- some recently declassified -- that Hitler actually fled Berlin and took refuge in a remote Nazi enclave in Argentina. The recent discovery that the famous...
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139 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Amid the shambles of military defeat and economic disaster, Germans listened with hope to the messianic messages of Adolph Hitler. In this fascinating anthology, the authors explore Hitler's peculiar methods of unifying the country and the strategies he employed in gaining the chancellorship, the presidency, and finally the absolute power he craved.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Just two years into the job and armed with nuclear weapons, North Korea's Kim Jong-un is the world's youngest dictator, ruling one of the world's most isolated countries ... Using new footage smuggled from inside and never-before-told stories from recent defectors living in South Korea, the film offers a rare glimpse at how some North Koreans are defying authority in a country where just being caught with illegal DVDs could mean immediate imprisonment"--Container....
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