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Bison Books, 1986. 1ST. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. pp. 159. Publisher Brompton Books Corp; 1st Edition (January 1, 1986) Language English ISBN-10 0861242548 ISBN-13 978-0861242542 Item Weight 2.3 pounds. Traces the life and political career of Abraham Lincoln, describes his childhood and education, and examines his conduct of the American Civil War.

WELLFLEET, 1990. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 9.5 x 0.75 x 12.25. pp. 192. Publisher Wellfleet; First Edition (January 1, 1990) Language English ISBN-10 1555215521 ISBN-13 978-1555215521 Item Weight 2.6 pounds Dimensions 9.5 x 0.75 x 12.25 inches HAS A PERSONAL GIFT INSCRIPTION. An account of the men and women who raced across continents in pursuit of the elusive dream of striking it rich, the mining techniques they used, and the hardships they endured.

Smithmark Pub, 1993. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 9.75 x 1 x 11 inches. pp. 224. Publisher: Smithmark Pub; 1st edition (January 1, 1993) Language: English ISBN-10: 0831744820 ISBN-13: 978-0831744823 Item Weight: 2.85 pounds Dimensions: 9.75 x 1 x 11 inches. Both fascinating and educational, this volume traces the remarkable history of a unique nation--taking the reader from Columbus to the computer age, from the American Revolution to the war in the Gulf.

NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. 1ST. HARDBOUND. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD jacket. 1ST. 5.9 x 1.3 x 8.6 inches. pp. 336. Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (February 17, 2008) Language: English HARDBOUND: 336 pages ISBN-10: 0393067017 ISBN-13: 978-0393067019 Item Weight: 15.5 OUNCES Dimensions: 5.9 x 1.3 x 8.6 inches. The true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion-and counting-rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House. Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War will be staggeringly expensive in financial terms. This sobering study by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard professor Linda J. Bilmes casts a spotlight on expense items that have been hidden from the U.S. taxpayer, including not only big-ticket items like replacing military equipment (being used up at six times the peacetime rate) but also the cost of caring for thousands of wounded veterans-for the rest of their lives.