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Star Wars Encyclopedia
America's Library: The Story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000
Anything Goes!: What I've Learned from Pundits, Politicians, and Presidents
The Greatest Circus Stories Ever Told: Amazing Stories of Life Under the Big Top
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Complete Idiot's Guide to Nazi Germany
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What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art
Some of you might notice my avatar; it stems from the Human condition, and defines the struggle….okay it is really just me playing around in MS Paint and has no deep meaning. But as Gompertz shows that is how art evolves, from the artists that defy the establishment and later become the establishment. This provides a great overlook amongst the various eras of art, (although one subtitled Mind Games could be applied to more groups.) Since art is a visual medium, I would have liked to see more pictures of the pieces that he talked about.
Free review copy.