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  • The Way of the Gladiator

    Inspiration for the Gladiator Films

    The book that inspired the stories of Gladiator & Gladiator II: Step into the ring with this classic, in-depth account of the ancient Romans' obsession with the bloody and brutal games."[ The Way of the Gladiator is] this crazy, tawdry, wild book about the Coliseum. . . . It hardwired in my brain the absolute similarities between who we are and who we were." —David Franzoni, Academy Award ... Leer más

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  • Those About to Die

    The basis for the new Peacock television series: The classic, in-depth account of the ancient Romans' obsession with the bloody and brutal gladiatorial games."If you can imagine a superior American sports writer suddenly being transported back in time to cover the ancient Roman games, you will have some idea of the flavor and zest of [ Those About to Die]," said the Los Angeles Times about Daniel ... Leer más

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  • The Last Full Measure

    How Soldiers Die in Battle

    In this brilliantly researched, deeply humane work of history, Michael Stephenson traces the paths that have led soldiers to their graves over the centuries, revealing a wealth of insight about the nature of combat, the differences among cultures, and the unchanging qualities of humanity itself.Behind every soldier’s death lies a story, a tale not just of the cold mathematics of the battlefield ... Leer más

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  • Patriot Battles

    How the War of Independence Was Fought

    "Well-documented, entertaining. . . . This excellent popular history should attract a wide audience with its fresh perspective." — Publishers WeeklyDrawing on hundreds of specialist sources, contemporary and archival, Patriot Battles is the comprehensive one-volume study of the military aspects of the War of Independence. The first part of the book offers a richly detailed examination of the nuts ... Leer más

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  • Fareham Revisited

    Fareham Revisited started out as a poem, which Michael Stephenson was inspired to write when he was reflecting on how much his home town had changed since the 1950s and 1960s. The poem and its sentiments struck a chord with so many people that he decided to write a book about Fareham that would evoke more of these memories. The book was privately published in 2004. This new revised and expanded ... Leer más

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  • Energy and Climate Change

    An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations

    Energy and Climate Change: An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations examines the Earth system science context of the formation and use of fossil fuel resources, and the implications for climate change. It also examines the historical and economic trends of fossil fuel usage and the ways in which these have begun to affect the natural system (i.e., the start of the ... Leer más

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  • Shale Gas and Fracking

    The Science Behind the Controversy

    Shale Gas and Fracking: The Science Behind the Controversy explains the relevant geological principles before examining the peer-reviewed evidence and presenting it through a simple and compelling illustrated narrative. Each chapter focuses on a particular controversy, such contamination of well water with gas from fracking, and follows a similar format: starting with the principles; then ... Leer más

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  • Audiolibro

    Twin Bill

    de Mike McSorley ...
    Narrado por Michael Stephenson ...

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    5 hora 15 minutos

    Faced with the choice of playing out the string or becoming a bigtime player…“Payback” offers a chance to even the score for lefty Alan Coltard, but at what price?In “Big Finish” slugging outfielder J.C. Taylor finds his baseball world turned upside down when he’s traded midseason from a contender to hopeless also ran.He’s faced with the choice of playing out the sting or becoming a player in a ... Leer más

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    The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944

    "A first-class history, impeccably researched and skillfully written . . . by the foremost historian of the American D-Day experience." — Naval HistoryAdded to the invasion plan largely at the insistence of British General Bernard Montgomery, the attack at Utah Beach aimed to secure the Cotentin Peninsula and ultimately seize the port of Cherbourg. Although the assault on Utah Beach became one of ... Leer más

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  • Gunfighter Nation

    The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America

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    National Book Award Finalist: The "impressive" conclusion to the "magisterial trilogy on the mythology of violence in American history" ( Film Quarterly)."The myth of the Western frontier—which assumes that whites' conquest of Native Americans and the taming of the wilderness were preordained means to a progressive, civilized society—is embedded in our national psyche. U.S. troops called Vietnam ... Leer más

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  • Invasion!

    Rome Against the Cimbri, 113–101 BC

    Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided belief in the invincibility of their legions, the first battles against the Cimbri were a series of disasters. These culminated in the Battle of Arausio in 105 BC when two Roman armies were utterly destroyed. Rome finally realized that their republic faced an existential threat, and made the necessary ... Leer más

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  • The Triumvirate

    Captain Edward J. Smith, Bruce Ismay, Thomas Andrews and the Sinking of Titanic

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    EDWARD J. SMITH was the celebrated captain who went down with his ship.THOMAS ANDREWS was the great and selfless hero who died saving women and children.BRUCE ISMAY was the selfish coward who caused the ship to sink.When disaster struck on the night of 14 April 1912, the lives of everyone aboard the Titanic were changed forever. Lives were lost, heroes were made – and villains were cast.The ... Leer más

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