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101 Things Canadians Should Know About Canada»rank: 11239par: Key Porter Books Limited, Rudyard Griffiths
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Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge»rank: 19947par: David McCullough
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers»rank: 4851par: Robert L. Heilbroner
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Difference and Repetition»rank: 12142par: Gilles Deleuze
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People»rank: 9359par: Roy MacGregor
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Extraordinary Canadians Emily Carr»rank: 17515par: Lewis Desoto
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln the 19th century, the Brooklyn Bridge was viewed as the greatest engineering feat of mankind. The Roeblings--father and son--toiled for decades, fighting competitors, corrupt politicians, and the laws of nature to fabricate a bridge which, after 100 years, still provides one of the major avenues of access to one of the world's busiest cities--as compared to many bridges built at the same time which collapsed within decades or even years. lt is refreshing to read such a magnificent story of real architecture and engineering in an era where ... |
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Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power»rank: 14067par: Niall Ferguson
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Niall Ferguson's compelling tour de force, Empire, was published to coincide with a British TV series. Ferguson, author of The Pity of War and The Cash Nexus, does not so much provide a synoptic survey of the British empire since the 17th century, as an arresting argument about why it arose, and how it fell. Ferguson's emphasis throughout is on the pursuit of economic profit and military might. Piracy overseas and a taste for sugar and spice at home combined with an unerring ability to vanquish rival European powers, ... |
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The Chief Culprit: Stalin's Grand Design to Start World War II»rank: 48379par: Viktor Suvorov
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Niall Ferguson's compelling tour de force, Empire, was published to coincide with a British TV series. Ferguson, author of The Pity of War and The Cash Nexus, does not so much provide a synoptic survey of the British empire since the 17th century, as an arresting argument about why it arose, and how it fell. Ferguson's emphasis throughout is on the pursuit of economic profit and military might. Piracy overseas and a taste for sugar and spice at home combined with an unerring ability to vanquish rival European powers, ... |
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Gods War»rank: 48494par: Christopher Tyerman
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Niall Ferguson's compelling tour de force, Empire, was published to coincide with a British TV series. Ferguson, author of The Pity of War and The Cash Nexus, does not so much provide a synoptic survey of the British empire since the 17th century, as an arresting argument about why it arose, and how it fell. Ferguson's emphasis throughout is on the pursuit of economic profit and military might. Piracy overseas and a taste for sugar and spice at home combined with an unerring ability to vanquish rival European powers, ... |
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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam»rank: 27579par: John A. Nagl
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Niall Ferguson's compelling tour de force, Empire, was published to coincide with a British TV series. Ferguson, author of The Pity of War and The Cash Nexus, does not so much provide a synoptic survey of the British empire since the 17th century, as an arresting argument about why it arose, and how it fell. Ferguson's emphasis throughout is on the pursuit of economic profit and military might. Piracy overseas and a taste for sugar and spice at home combined with an unerring ability to vanquish rival European powers, ... |