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Biblical Studies Student Edition    by Mary C. Findley
Price: $2.99 USD. 118530 words. Language: English. Published on October 31, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Ancient.

Bible studies for all ages suitable for personal study, homeschool, church and Christian School, including Old and New Testament Manuscript Histories, Ruth and Jonah with Puppet Character Commentary, Bible Doctrines, Background for the Major Prophets, and in the New Testament, Philemon, Jude, and Revelation. All studies include review questions and many correlate with free YouTube Videos.
A Childhood Behind Barbed Wire    by Alexander Latotzky
Price: $2.99 USD. 60400 words. Language: English. Published on October 31, 2011. Nonfiction » History » European.

The story of children, who were born after WW 2 in former concentration camps like Buchenwald, Bautzen, Jamlitz or Sachsenhausen. More than 123.000 Germans where incarcerated in "special camps" of the soviets in East Germany between 1945 - 1950 and more then 42.000 didn't survived that time. This book tells the stories of the mothers, the "camp children" and all those who helped save their lives.
Slagmark - Israels historie 1945-2009    by Jon Andersen
Price: $37.99 USD. 147900 words. Language: Norwegian (Bokmål). Published on October 31, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Middle East.

Staten Israel og det jødiske folks forhold til araberne i og rundt omkring landet er et av de mest kontroversielle spørsmålene i verden i dag. I boka «Slagmark», som er skrevet av en norsk forfatter, får du et innblikk i den jødiske statens historie slik den har utviklet seg fra begynnelsen av og fram til i dag.
20th Century Spy in the Sky Satellites: Secrets of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Volume 7 - ELINT Grab and Poppy, Missile Warning MIDAS, Polar Orbiting Meteorological Satellites    by Progressive Management
Price: $7.99 USD. 31050 words. Language: English. Published on October 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Military Science.

Part of our comprehensive series on the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and its "spy satellite" network, this volume covers three aspects of military satellite programs: the Grab and Poppy ELINT satellites used for electronic intelligence; the MIDAS missile defense space-based infrared early warning satellites, and a history of the military polar orbiting meteorological satellite program.
German Heeresflieger Army Aviation    by peter dancey
Price: $1.99 USD. 2390 words. Language: English. Published on October 30, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.

During WW II German High Command decreed that neither the Army or Navy should operate aircraft of any type fixed or rotary-winged. But with the establishment of the 'new' Luftwaffe post-war it was decided that both the Army (Heeresflieger) and the Navy (Marineflieger) should have their own air arms to meet their specific needs with their types as suited to their specific requirements.
20th Century Spy in the Sky Satellites: Secrets of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Volume 6 - CORONA, America's First Satellite Program - CIA and NRO Histories of Pioneering Spy Satellites    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 121200 words. Language: English. Published on October 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Astronomy.

Part of our comprehensive series on the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and its "spy satellite" network, this volume covers the historic CORONA spy satellite program, called America's first satellite program. Histories from the NRO and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) cover all aspects of CORONA.
Look Up, Cincinnati! A Walking Tour of Cincinnati, Ohio    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 7300 words. Language: English. Published on October 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of Cincinnati, Ohio is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
The States of Union How They Got That Way    by Thomas Bullock
Price: $4.99 USD. 38720 words. Language: English. Published on October 29, 2011. Nonfiction » History » American.

This book provides both historical and geographical insights as to how the shape of the nation and states were created. It describes how the states evolved from colonies, territories and independent republics, such as Texas and California.
The Fall of the West    by Matt Buttsworth
Price: $3.00 USD. 28110 words. Language: English. Published on October 28, 2011. Nonfiction » History » World.

The Fall of the West is a detailed, thought provoking consideration of what factors and events have led to the Fall of the West as the leading scientific, technological and economic civilization in the world which considers the impact of repeated warfare, imperial overstretch and a failure to maintain economic competitiveness as key factors causing decline.
Genghis Khan and the Creation of the Modern World    by Matt Buttsworth
Price: $3.00 USD. 5840 words. Language: English. Published on October 28, 2011. Nonfiction » History » World.

It is rare that one man can single handedly change world history but the man who did was Genghis Khan, for not only did he create the Mongol nation and unite the nations of the Steppes but he and his sons devastated the two leading civilizations of the Eurasian world - China and Islamic civilization - opening up the way for the rise of the West. This article investigates this world changing event.