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Widely regarded as the most accomplished general of World War II, the Soviet military legend Marshal Georgy Zhukov at last gets the full-scale biographical treatment he has long deserved. ? A man of
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Rome, 44BC, the great general Julius Caesar arrives home from war as the sole ruler of Rome. The citizens cheer theconquering hero, but not all are pleased to see him return. Many fear that with nobod
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In the tradition of John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, Michael Rock, principal and founder of 2x4 Design in New York, explores the history and development of twenty-first-century visual and design culture.
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In this authoritative and empowering book, one of the world’s leading experts on early child development gives caregivers of children on the autistic spectrum the knowledge they need to navigate the c
