Book Review of Tea – Addiction, Exploitation and Empire
Tea enthusiasts will enjoy reading Roy Moxham book Tea – Addiction, Exploitation and Empire. Hear about the author’s time managing a tea estate in Africa and learn the history of the tea trade. Your cup of tea will never be the same.
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Katherine Swynford by Alison Weir (Clipper Audiobook Edition)
Katherine Swynford, the mistress of John of Gaunt who became the grandmother of a British king, it the subject of a biography by popular author/historian Alison Weir. Clipper Audio published this work unabridged in audio format in 2008.
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Footsteps to Forever: A World War II Thriller
Footsteps to Forever: A World War II Thriller
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Footsteps, like Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls and Wouk’s The Winds of War, is a story filled with suspense, romance, and sudden violence. It is 1941, only days after the infamous attack at Pearl Harbor. Two young army lieutenants-Jennifer, a beautiful nurse, and Jonathan, who falls in love with her almost immediately-are sent to rescue a world-famous physicist from behind German lines in Norway. The physicist had been dispatched by Roosevelt to spy on German atomic energy progress.Chased b
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World War 2 Stories – What They Can Teach Us About Heroes
Every once in a while a book manages to burrow its way into my mind and I can’t make it go away. The Hellish Vortex is that kind of book. It didn’t start out that way. As a matter of fact, when I first looked at the cover I thought, Gee, this is a book about a young fighter pilot in World War II.
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Natives Along the Wabash
Finally, a publication aimed at teachers to help them in their units on Social Studies and in particular, Native American Studies. This teacher resource contains the tools and information that clearly defines who lived in the southern Great Lakes and Wabash Region in specific time periods. This is unlike the standard workbook with generic activities about Native Americans. This book contains authentic and very specific illustrations and descriptions of Woodland Indians that were in a particular region. This is the first known publication to offer critical thinking activities, coloring book pages, projects and activities all based on real evidence of the region of the Wabash through time to the present day.
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World War II Collector’s Set: 6 Films
World War II Collector’s Set: 6 Films
DESERT VICTORY
A gritty and tense Academy Award® winner, Desert Victory documents the clash of Germany’s General Rommel and Britain’s General Montgomery as their militaries collide in battle under harsh desert conditions. Britain’s defeat at El Alemein is only a stumbling block on the road to victory as they ultimately conquer the Germans at Tripoli. Notably, Desert Victory utilizes actual German footage of Rommel and Hitler that was confiscated during the skirmish by the British. During t
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The Last Queen by CW Gortner
Growing up, I think a lot of little girls (mine included) dream of being a princess. When you read a book like this, you realize that being royalty is not so much of a blessing as a burden. Everything you do is scrutinized and you are expected to act and carry yourself in a certain way. But we see, time and time again, that Juana was courageous and wouldn’t change her beliefs for anyone.
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