Shouting from the Summits [1 ed.] 9781911110569, 9781911110552

The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering after the Enlightenment 9780674074521

Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the maj

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Higher Love: Skiing the Seven Summits 9781941729045, 9781941729014

Centered on her quest to climb and ski the “Seven Summits," Higher Love is a hero's journey, rich wit

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Cold War Summits: A History, from Potsdam to Malta 9781472532275, 9781472529589, 9781474219389, 9781472529749

This book examines six summits spanning the beginning and the end of the Cold War. Using declassified documents from U.S

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Shouting, Embracing, and Dancing: The Growth of Methodism in Newfoundland, 1774-1874 9780773582521

An impressive study of the important role common people play in reviving faith.

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Non-Aligned Movement Summits: A History 9781350032095, 9781350032125, 9781350032118

Using newly declassified documents from Serbian, British, Indian, Chinese, Myanmar, U.S., and Soviet archives, Non-Align

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Gorbachev and Bush: The Last Superpower Summits. Conversations that Ended the Cold War 9789633863459

This book presents and interprets archival records of the meetings between Mikhail Gorbachev and George W. Bush between

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The Last Superpower Summits: Reagan, Gorbachev and Bush. Conversations that Ended the Cold War. 9789633861714

This book publishes for the first time in print every word the American and Soviet leaders – Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorb

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The Draw of the Alps: Alpine Summits and Borderlands in Modern German-speaking Culture 9783111150536, 9783111149073

The Alps have exerted a hold over the German cultural imagination throughout the modern period, enthralling writers, art

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The Draw of the Alps: Alpine Summits and Borderlands in Modern German-speaking Culture 9783111150536, 9783111149073

The Alps have exerted a hold over the German cultural imagination throughout the modern period, enthralling writers, art

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Elusive summits : four expeditions in the Karakoram [First digital edition.] 9781906148676, 1906148678

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