France since 1870 culture, society and the making of the republic by Sowerwine, Charles 1943-

The ghosts of Langley into the CIA's heart of darkness by Prados, John

SONS OF THE WAVES : THE COMMON SEAMAN IN THE HEROIC AGE OF SAIL, 1740-1840 / by Taylor, Stephen, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Part one: Rising -- Ordeal with Anson, 1740-44 -- A Lincolnshire lad, 1755-59 -- Man and boy, 1756-59 -- To the Eastern seas, 1760-70 -- Farther still and farther, 1768-88 -- Hands across the ATlantic, 1775-83 -- Black gold, 1750-90 -- Coming home, 1771-83 -- Fruits of peace, 1783-92 -- 'A terror to seamen, 1788-92 -- Interlude: The deep -- Part two: Atop -- 'These valuable but helpless people', 1792-97 -- Family and friends, 1793-98 -- A rising tide, 1794-97 -- Revolution at Spithead, 1797 -- 'The machinations of evil incendiaries', 1797 -- Hellfire and redemption, 1797-1801 -- Tom Bowling, 1801-03 -- Apotheosis, 1805 -- Winning ways, 1806-09 -- Old friends, old foes, 1803-04 -- Passages to Waterloo, 1809-15 -- Over the side, 1816-36 -- Storytellers, 1810-40 -- Safe Moor'd, 1820-40 -- Pax Britannica, 1819-40…”

Muhammad Ali the making of an icon / by Ezra, Michael, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…. : how commerce affects culture -- Carving out moral authority: Ali's race man phase -- Forty years of Ali : the making of an icon -- The legacy of Ali's exile and the Nation of Islam -- The prodigal son returns -- King of the world : the consequences of monarchy -- Death of a salesman -- Lonnie Ali : the savior -- Thomas Hauser : the literary rehabilitation of Ali's legend -- Olympic torch : from literature to television -- Beyond moral authority : the apotheosis of Muhammad Ali -- Culture meets commerce : the Muhammad Ali center, naming rights, and the price of moral authority -- The backlash : exploring contradictory meanings of Ali.…”
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