הוצאת LUCENT BOOKS


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Around the year 1000, a variety of historical forces were set in motion that gradually reshaped European civilization. Although imperfectly understood by Europeans at the time, those forces that included feudalism, the wars of the Crusades, the rise and fall of the Catholic Church, and the re-emerge...

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The man whom the world knows by just one name - Lenin - was the founder of the Russian Communist party, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, builder and first head of the Soviet state, and perhaps the most significant political leader of the twentieth century....

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Columbus's historic voyage in 1492 spawned the greatest land rush in history. This book traces the tumultuous and often violent 400 year struggle waged by land-hungry Europeans, and later the Americans, to remove North America's original inhabitants from their tribal lands and confine them to reserv...

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The star of Risky Business, Rain Man, Top Gun, and other popular movies overcame dyslexia and a broken home with hard work and a fierce determination to succeed....

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From Greece's Bronze Age kingdoms and the Trojan War to the emergence of Greek literature and the Olympic Games, from the rise of Athenian democracy to the conquests of Alexander the Great and beyond, a noted classical historian tells the exciting and inspiring story of ancient Greece and its pivota...

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Women of the Renaissance brings to life the daily work and notable achievements of early modern women in their roles as wives and mothers, caregivers, workers, religious leaders, queens, rebels, pirates, scholars, writers and artists....

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Readers of this fascinating addition to the Working Life series will find out what qualities made for success as a samurai, learn the basics of the samurai code, and understand the duties a samurai warrior was expected to fulfill....

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Discusses the weapons of American Civil War soldiers and different means of warfare used during that conflict....

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For centuries, people have used astrology, I Ching, tarot cards, and palm reading to foretell future events. Though some fortune-tellers have proved to be frauds, their predictions are sometimes extraordinarily accurate. How these methods are able to predict the future remains a mystery. (20021001)...

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America and Britain's 2003 war on Iraq quickly overthrew the regime of Saddam Hussein but the job of rebuilding that shattered nation posed a much larger challenge. This book explores the U.S. coalition's efforts after the war ended to bring stability, democracy, and reconstruction to Iraq. (200108...

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From the crime scene to the courts, forensic experts play increasingly important roles in solving murders in the twenty-first century. The book details the techniques they use in crime labs throughout the country to unravel real-life murder mysteries and help bring the guilty to justice....

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The Holocaust was the twentieth century's most evil event. In only a dozen years, Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime killed 11 million people, more than half of them Jews, because of their religion, ethnic origin, and political views. (20030501)...

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When nineteen people were accused of witchcraft and hung in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 it was one of the strangest chapters in American history. Figures of the Salem Witch Trials helps answer some of the mysterious questions posed by this incident as it examines the lives of the people who played ...

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Encouraging critical thought and analysis of a historical cornerstone, this title considers how tangled European alliances swiftly led to a general European war in the aftermath of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination in June 1914. Discussion of World War I includes information about trench war...

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Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, millions of free blacks lived in the United States. A History of Free Blacks in America explores the many roles played by free Americans of color in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries....

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Cinema has the ability to inspire, influence, and entertain audiences. It is also the art form through which filmmakers explore their interests and employ their talents. This volume covers the lives and careers of five filmmakers whose uncompromising personal vision and professional investment in th...

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CDs of indigenous music from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, the Americas, the United States, and the Caribbean are among the top selling records in the world. The History of World Music takes readers on a musical journey around the globe, exploring world music styles, their roots, and...

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For two thousand years, Christians have believed in the existence of the devil (or Satan), a personification of Evil. Where did he come from and, if he really exists, how can he be found? This book explores the origins of the devil, the devil's interaction with humans, how and why some worship the...

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Beginning with the fall of the Roman Republic in the late first century B.C., this absorbing volume by a respected classical historian examines the Augustan Age, the achievements and intrigues of the early emperors, the expansion of Rome during the Pax Romana, the near collapse of Rome in the third ...

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Shamans are spiritual leaders who use ancient practices to heal the sick, predict the future, and communicate with spirits. Lucent's Shamans explores the mysterious world of Shamanism drawing on opinions from anthropologists, researchers, skeptics, and the shamans themselves. (20021001)...

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The many arts and crafts at which the Egyptians excelled and the numerous leisure pastimes they pursued are examined in detail in this enlightening book. Among the crafts covered are pottery- and glass-making, spinning and weaving, painting, sculpture and jewelry-making. Other chapters are devoted t...

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The construction of the Empire State Building, known for years as the tallest building in the world and now an icon that represents both New York City and the United States, is a story of America during the challenges and obstacles of economic and technological change. (20020401)...

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In this new biography by a noted classical historian, the life of the famous Egyptian queen is told in stunning detail. In addition to her relationships with the famous Roman generals Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, the book includes some fascinating facts about Cleopatra's domestic achievements and ...

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A biography of the Green Bay Packers' star quarterback who led the team to victory in the 1997 Super Bowl XXXI....

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Extreme sports test an individual's mind, body, and spirit through a variety of natural and man-made challenges. This collection of biographies introduces the reader to athletes who push their physical limits and tackle previously insurmountable obstacles. (20020801)...

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In 2005, the Gulf Coast of the United States was pummeled by one of the biggest hurricanes ever to hit the country. Hurricane Katrina struck close to New Orleans, damaging its flood barriers and almost destroying the entire city. This selection tells the dramatic story of this monster storm. (2002...

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From its rhythmic roots in turn-of-the-century New Orleans to the stages of today's prestigious concert halls, jazz music has traveled a long and colorful path over the past one hundred years. Lucent's History of Jazz explores the music, the people, and the social milieu that made this exciti...

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