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From George Washington's "New Yorker" and Thomas Jefferson's "pedicure" to Theodore Roosevelt's "lunatic fringe," Richard Nixon's "silent majority," and Donald Trump's "covfefe," this entertaining and eminently readable volume compiles words and phrases that were coined or popularized by American presidents. Discover the origins of "bloviate" (Warren G. Harding), "military-industrial complex" (Dwight D. Eisenhower), "misunderestimate" (George W. Bush),...
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From the homegrown "boodle" of the 19th century to current "misunderstandistan" in the Middle East, America's foremost expert on slang reveals military lingo at its most colorful, innovative, brutal, and ironic. Author Paul Dickson introduces some of the "new words and phrases born of conflict, boredom, good humor, bad food, new technology, and the pure horror of war." This newly updated reference extends to the post-9/11 world and the American military...
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In the summer of 1932, 15,000 World War I veterans marched on Washington, D.C., demanding payment from the Herbert Hoover administration of the bonus promised to them eight years earlier for their wartime service. With the "bonus bill" defeated in the Senate, the U.S. Army, led by Army Chief of Staff Gen, Douglas MacArthur, deployed tanks in the capital to rout the protestors.
This highly praised account of the event is based on extensive research...
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Paul and Helen Dickson are gypsies at heart and dreamed of doing an extended vacation while they could still walk uphill, climb steep steps without too much panting and sit on rickety bus seats for copious hours.
In 2007, they sold their business and flew out of Australia. Their destination was Mexico, the first stop on a 10-month journey of discovery across Central and South America, and into North America.
They discovered the UNESCO World Heritage...
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Miracle in Kigali, marking the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide, tells the amazing story of Illuminée Nganemariya and her baby son Roger Nsengiyumva's survival in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, during the 1994 Genocide and subsequent life in Norwich.
Miracle in Kigali was first published in 2007. This new edition updates Illuminée and Roger's story, including Roger's developing film and TV acting career. Roger was most recently seen on...