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Author, translator. On Duties (https://t.co/F86MJrer3p), Tusculan Disputations https://t.co/UhptT4Z3Ia, Sallust (https://t.co/odCKxIYhey), On Moral Ends (https://t.co/CvtmBl4LiV)

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Book Cover for: Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World, George C. Daughan

Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World

George C. Daughan
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Listening to this audiobook now, "Lexington and Concord," by George Daughan. Very good, and makes the argument that economic--not political--factors played a major role in driving the American colonists to arms. Surprisingly relevant today. https://t.co/gpLJyeAbdb

Hardcover, 2018

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Lives: With Exercises, and Vocabulary, Cornelius Nepos

Lives: With Exercises, and Vocabulary

Cornelius Nepos
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The Greek statesman Timoleon talks about how the "splendor of liberty" means being able to exercise one's rights without fear of retribution or retaliation. From my translation of Cornelius Nepos's "Lives of the Great Commanders." (https://t.co/jwEi3PcvWg) https://t.co/vWwuEOJHEb

Hardcover, 2016

$36.95$18.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, Edgar Allen Poe

The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

Edgar Allen Poe
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Read Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether." Has a lot to say about contemporary society: that is, when the inmates are slowly allowed to take over the asylum.

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Book Cover for: F.D.R.: His Personal Letters, Early Years, Franklin D. Roosevelt

F.D.R.: His Personal Letters, Early Years

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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"Franklin Delano Roosevelt [center, with top hat] aboard the USS George Washington, 1919." As Asst. Sec. of the Navy, FDR visited Europe after the First World War. [USMC Archives] https://t.co/O31LogirEG

Paperback, 2010

$47.95$23.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Thoughts, Pascal Blaise

Thoughts

Pascal Blaise
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"Power is the ruler of the world, and not opinion. But it is opinion that makes use of power." Blaise Pascal, "Thoughts," S462/L553

Paperback, 2022

$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Born on the Fourth of July, Ron Kovic

Born on the Fourth of July

Ron Kovic
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Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic coaches Tom Cruise through an emotional scene during the filming of "Born on the Fourth of July" in 1988. https://t.co/JKnHHa5raf

Paperback, 2016

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior, David H. Hackworth

About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior

David H. Hackworth
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@valoramous From David Hackworth's book "About Face." You can find the citation here: https://t.co/QOkqhSihbr

Paperback, 2020

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson, Volume Three: Cambridge, Ernest Rutherford

The Collected Papers of Lord Rutherford of Nelson, Volume Three: Cambridge

Ernest Rutherford
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Physicist Ernest Rutherford with some colleagues at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, early 20th cent. Rutherford's charisma, interpersonal skills, energy, and sense of humor enabled him to draw the very best out of his associates. https://t.co/gwGw6Y3GDw

Hardcover, 2014

$240.00$215.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque
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Friendly reminder that the new remake of "All Quiet On The Western Front" is a terrible butchery of Erich Maria Remarque's great novel. It deserves none of the accolades it is being given.

Paperback, Mass Market, 1987

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, Edgar Allan Poe

The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether

Edgar Allan Poe
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Read Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether." Has a lot to say about contemporary society: that is, when the inmates are slowly allowed to take over the asylum.

Paperback, 2018

$8.05$4.03 + Free shipping50% off your first book