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Separate and Unequal
$49.95On June 7, 1892, Homer A. Plessy, a New Orleans shoemaker, boarded a "Whites Only" railroad coach. He was then ordered to move to a car set aside by state law for Negroes—and so began the legal crusade that culminated in one of the most infamous decisions in Supreme Court […] -
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Special Gift Set
$254.95To help you find the right gift, we put together FOUR important Gryphon classics as set at a special price. The collection includes books of wisdom by two U.S. Presidents, a Roman Emperor and a Nobel Prize Winner in Economics. Take advantage of this special price to give the gift […] -
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20 volume Ancient History Collection
$999.95What a great way to start your Ancient History Collection! Each of these volumes are fully bound in leather and feature raised bands on spine with gilt lettering, gilt page edges and cover design, ribbon page marker and marble design endpapers. Below is the list of books included in this […] -
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Camelot and the Cultural Revolution
$79.95It has been more than fifty years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on the streets of Dallas on November 22, 1963. No other event in the postwar era – not even the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 – has cast such a long shadow over American national […] -
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The Gold-Headed Cane
$39.95William Macmichael’s The Gold-Headed Cane, originally published in 1827, is the imaginative “autobiography” of one particular gold-headed cane owned by five eminent physicians; several held high office in the Royal College of Physicians. Initially reviews criticized the book because it concentrated disproportionately on illnesses of the royalty and aristocracy, “though […] -
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Letters to a Chinese Official
$24.95A theme running through history has been the battle of east versus west – Greeks v. Persians, Romans v. Egyptians, Franks v. Moslems, Americans v. Soviets, etc. The battle has always been ideological and philosophical as well as martial. Letters to a Chinese Official was a vehicle used by William […] -
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The War Against Al Capone: Scarface Al and the Crime Crusaders
$49.95According to the Eliot Ness myth, which has been widely disseminated through books, television shows, and movies, Ness and the Untouchables defeated Al Capone by marshaling superior firepower. In Scarface Al and the Crime Crusaders, Dennis Hoffman presents a fresh new perspective on the downfall of Al Capone. He shows […] -
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Trial of Martha Stewart
$54.95The investigation of one of the world’s most accomplished and famous women began when the government thought she might have saved $42,000 by selling shares of a stock based on inside information that a cancer drug would be disapproved by the FDA. But when she sold the stock, she was […] -
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Troy and Its Remains
$69.95Troy and Its Remains is Heinrich Schliemann's love letter to the city of Troy and his belief that the events that took place in Homer's The Iliad were historical fact. Published in 1875, Schliemann was one of the first people to popularize archaeology with his books, his up-to-date correspondence with newspapers of the […] -
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Slave of Allah
$49.95The Trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged 20th hijacker in the 9/11 terrorist attack, was described by some in the media as “the (untelevised) trial of the century,” and as “one of the most important criminal cases in decades.” It was the first, and really the only, “trial” of anyone […] -
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The Trial of Jack Ruby [for the Murder of Lee Harvey Oswald]
$39.95In "The Trial of Jack Ruby," John Kaplan and Jon R. Waltz present a sophisticated dissection of the case, intelligently discussing legal concepts like the insanity defense and offering pointed critiques of the childishly squabbling attorneys on both sides. Ruby was convicted in 1964; he successfully appealed but died of […] -
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The Three Trials of William Hone
$59.95The iconoclastic defendant in these cases—there were three trials in all—had published a series of religious parodies which the authorities deemed libelous of Christianity as represented by the Church of England. In the end all three juries quickly and unanimously acquitted the defendant, and the public applauded the jury nullification. These […]
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Atlas of the Pathological Anatomy of the Eyeball SOLD OUT
$89.95Pagenstecher and Genth's 'Atlas of the Pathological Anatomy of the Eyeball', published in 1875, is one of the most magnificent, historically important, and difficult-to-obtain works in ophthalmics. This beautiful, oversized leather volume is part of our Classics of Ophthalmology Library. It is bound in genuine top-grain pigskin leather and is […] -
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The Anatomy of the Brain and Nerves
$89.95As Sir Charles Sherrington pointed out, "Thomas Willis practically re-founded the anatomy and physiology of the brain and nerves," and "put the brain and nervous system on their modern footing." At the Patronal Festival for Thomas Willis in 1915, Sir William Osler commented that "Willis is remembered particularly by the […] -
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The History and Treatment of the Diseases of the Teeth ONLY 2 LEFT!
$89.95This beautiful, oversized leather volume is a reprint of the original 1806 edition of the work for our Classics of Dentistry Library. It is bound in genuine top-grain pigskin leather and is stamped in 22-karat gold. It includes a number of sketches at the end of the book. Only a […] -
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The Nervous System of the Human Body ONLY 5 LEFT!
$89.95This beautiful, oversized volume is a reprint of the 1830 edition of the work. Includes a number of sketches by Charles Bell of various parts of the nervous system. Only a few books left!