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Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? This madcap adventure across anci

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Who Ate the First Oyster?: The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History
014313275X, 9780143132752

Throughout history, Basque men and women have made contributions in navigation, education, science, fashion, politics, a

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Human history is positively shrouded in the dark arts of deceit and subterfuge. According to the Bible, the story of man

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Frank Buckland was an extraordinary man – surgeon, natural historian, popular lecturer, bestselling writer, museum curat

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Most people have heard of Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg, but how about Daniel Hale Williams, Mae Jemiso

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By the 2nd century CE, Londinium was a large Roman city, with tens of thousands of inhabitants using villas, palaces, a

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The Man Who Stayed Behind is the remarkable account of Sidney Rittenberg, an American who was sent to China by the U.S.

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Why does it feel like no matter what happens in American politics, the Democrats still get their way? When he left Con

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Who is the American Muslim woman? Behind the media hype, behind the false stereotypes lies the truth. In this extraordin

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At some point in our lives, we all face tough decisions and have to make that hard call. In this remarkable book, Senato

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Meet the local farmers who feed America--in stories, photos, and 50 recipes! When Forrest Pritchard went looking for the

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