Tag: Greatest

War by Other Means The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance [Audiobook]


Free Download War by Other Means: The Pacifists of the Greatest Generation Who Revolutionized Resistance (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BXBD8RWX | 2023 | 13 hours and 26 minutes | [email protected] kbps | 384 MB
Author: Daniel Akst
Narrator: Justin Price

Pacifists who fought against the Second World War faced insurmountable odds-but their resistance, philosophy, and strategies fostered a tradition of activism that shaped America right up to the present day. In this provocative and deeply researched work of history, Akst takes listeners into the wild, heady, and uncertain times of America on the brink of a world war, following four fascinating resisters and their daring exploits: David Dellinger, Dorothy Day, Dwight MacDonald, and Bayard Rustin.

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Everybody Wins Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made [Audiobook]


Free Download Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0BTMRQZN8 | 2023 | 7 hours and 18 minutes | [email protected] kbps | 201 MB
Author: James Wallis
Narrator: James Wallis

The revolution in tabletop gaming revealed and reviewed, in this entertaining and informative look at over 40 years of award-winning games. The annual Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year) Awards are like the Oscars of the tabletop. Acclaimed British author and games expert James Wallis investigates the winners and losers of each year’s contest to track the incredible explosion in amazing new board games. From modern classics like CATAN, Ticket to Ride, and Dixit to once-lauded games that have now been forgotten (not to mention several popular hits that somehow missed a nomination), this is a comprehensive yet hugely enjoyable study of the best board games ever made, penned by one of the most knowledgeable commentators on the hobby.

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Hiking Oklahoma A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hiking Adventures


Free Download Hiking Oklahoma: A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hiking Adventures by Jamie Fleck
English | September 1, 2021 | ISBN: 1493056581 | 280 pages | PDF (Converted) | 43 Mb
This visual trail guide allows readers and hikers to explore all the natural grandeur that Oklahoma has to offer. Captivating photography, vital hike specs, trailhead gps coordinates, turn-by-turn directions and informative maps guide readers to 48 of Oklahoma’s most scenic day hikes. As a long-awaited and much-needed resource, Hiking Oklahoma covers some of the most picturesque and rewarding trails in the state. Hikes cover the entire state: Red Carpet Country (northwest Oklahoma), Great Plains Country (southwest Oklahoma) Frontier Country (central Oklahoma), Chickasaw Country (south central Oklahoma), Green Country (northeast Oklahoma), and Choctaw Country (southeast Oklahoma).

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The 50 Greatest Players in Kansas City Chiefs History


Robert W. Cohen, "The 50 Greatest Players in Kansas City Chiefs History"
English | ISBN: 149304785X | 2020 | 358 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
In The 50 Greatest Players in Kansas City Chiefs History, sports historian Robert W. Cohen ranks the top 50 players ever to perform for one of the NFL’s most historic franchises. This work includes quotes from the subjects themselves and former teammates, photos, recaps of memorable performances and greatest individual seasons, as well as a statistical summary of each player’s career with the Chiefs. The Chiefs’ best are profiled here in what is bound to be a much discussed book among the team’s broad fan base. An added bonus are the "honorable mentions," the next 25 players who have contributed to the Chiefs’ astounding run as one of America’s great sports teams.

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Kursk 1943 The Greatest Battle of the Second World War (Modern Military History)


Kursk 1943: The Greatest Battle of the Second World War (Modern Military History) by Roman Toeppel
English | November 10, 2021 | ISBN: 191405962X | 232 pages | PDF (Converted) | 3.27 Mb
The Battle of Kursk in the summer of 1943 was one of the greatest battles in military history involving more than 3 million soldiers, 10,000 tanks and 8,000 aircraft. While many books have been written on this allegedly most decisive battle of the Second World War, many legends live on, above all because of misleading information that recur in most publications – even in the most recent ones.

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The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time


The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time By Steve Flink
2012 | 520 Pages | ISBN: 0942257936 | PDF | 10 MB
Author and tennis historian Steve Flink profiles and ranks the greatest tennis matches in the history of the sport. Roger Federer, Billie Jean King, Rafael Nadal, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Rod Laver, and Chris Evert are all featured in this book that breaks down, analyzes, and puts into historical context the most memorable matches ever played. Practically providing readers with a courtside seat at tennis’ most historic and significant duels, this resource is sure to be thestart-and end-of many tennis debates.

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Prohibition’s Greatest Myths The Distilled Truth about America’s Anti-Alcohol Crusade


Michael Lewis, "Prohibition’s Greatest Myths: The Distilled Truth about America’s Anti-Alcohol Crusade"
English | ISBN: 0807170380 | 2020 | 192 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
The word "prohibition" tends to conjure up images of smoky basement speakeasies, dancing flappers, and hardened gangsters bootlegging whiskey. Such stereotypes, a prominent historian recently noted in the Washington Post, confirm that Americans’ "common understanding of the prohibition era is based more on folklore than fact." Popular culture has given us a very strong, and very wrong, picture of what the period was like. Prohibition’s Greatest Myths: The Distilled Truth about America’s Anti-Alcohol Crusade

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