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A World of Ideas

Bill D. Moyers

A selection of one-on-one interviews with forty-two poets, physicists, historians, novelists, doctors, and philosophers.

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Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era, 1910-1917

Arthur Stanley Link

A study of Wilson's first administration and the United States' entry into World War I.

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With the Contras

Christopher Dickey

The first North American newspaperman to go into the Nicaraguan mountains with the Contras and come out alive recounts his experiences.

Winston Churchill and the Story of Two World Wars

Olivia E. Coolidge

Stating in her preface that the life of Churchill is the history of the first half of the twentieth century, the author views the great British statesman in relation to his times.

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CHURCHILL

Where Is Nicaragua?

Peter Davis

Examines the conflict between Nicaragua and the United States and discusses Nicaragua's history of dictatorship and revolution.

What's Wrong, Who's Right in Central America?

Richard Nuccio

Presents factual information regarding the current situation of each country in Central America.

Violent Neighbors

Tom Buckley

A report on Central America and Mexico and their relationship with the United States.

V Was for Victory

John Morton Blum

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Understanding China

John Bryan Starr

Brings historical background and analysis to an exploration of the challenges facing modern China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and economic growth.

951.05
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The Two Germanys

John Dornberg

Traces the history of East and West Germany and discusses the social, geographic, and political similarities and differences of the two countries.

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