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History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discu
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Wicked Werewolves
by Linda Wallace-Kurtz
by Linda Wallace-Kurtz
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date: Sep 17, 2015
WIN a first edition copy of the just released paranormal historical romance adventure Wicked Werewolves!
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Availability: 1 copy available, 340 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Sep 27 - Oct 27, 2016
Countries available: US, CA, and GB
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The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
by Suzanne Slade (Goodreads Author), Stacy Innerst
by Suzanne Slade (Goodreads Author), Stacy Innerst
Release
date: Sep 13, 2016
Win this gorgeous picture book (*4 Starred reviews!) about how George Gershwin composed his famous tune, Rhapsody in Blue.
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Availability: 2 copies available, 337 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Oct 04 - Oct 28, 2016
Countries available: US
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River of January
by Gail Chumbley (Goodreads Author)
by Gail Chumbley (Goodreads Author)
Release
date: Nov 10, 2016
Enter to win not only "River of January," book one in the two volume "River" series, but "River of January: Figure Eight," the sequel, as well!
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Availability: 2 copies available, 64 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Oct 19 - Nov 10, 2016
Countries available: US and CA
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I have learned that if you must leave a place that you have lived in and loved and where all your yesteryears are buried deep, leave it any way except a slow way, leave it the fastest way you can. Never turn back and never believe that an hour you remember is a better hour because it is dead. Passed years seem safe ones, vanquished ones, while the future lives in a cloud, formidable from a distance.
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