Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s 9781504011372, 1504011376

An Informal History of the Hugos 9781466865730

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Only Yesterday: A Novel 9780691197265

When Israeli Nobel Laureate S. Y. Agnon published the novel Only Yesterday in 1945, it quickly became recognized as a ma

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The Great Illusion: An Informal History of Prohibition 9780486824680, 0486824683

"An absorbing and at times ironical humorous picture of the battle of Prohibition. Recommended." — Library Jou

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Ignition!: An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants 9780813599199

This newly reissued debut book in the Rutgers University Press Classics Imprint is the story of the search for a rocket

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Sucker’s Progress: An Informal History of Gambling in America 9781560254959

Originally published in 1938, Sucker’s Progress is a complete look at old-time gamesmanship in America. From Midwestern

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The World of Yesterday

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The Golden Strand; an Informal History of the Rotary Club of Chicago

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The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld [Paperback ed.] 1560254548, 9781560254546

This classic history of crime tells how Chicago's underworld earned—and kept—its reputation. Recounting the lives o

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The Transformation of Civil Society: An Oral History of Ukrainian Peasant Culture, 1920s to 1930s 9780228017424

The experiences of Ukrainian villagers under Soviet power in the 1920s and 1930s. The terror unleashed by Soviet power

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Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, the All-American Food 9780231530934

Americans spoon it out of the jar, eat it in sandwiches by itself or with its bread-fellow jelly, and devour it with foo

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