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A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya

A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya

David Freidel

In this book, two of the first central figures in the massive effort to decode the glyphs, Linda Schele and David Freidel, make this history available in all its detail.
The Presidents of the United States of America

The Presidents of the United States of America

Frank Burt Freidel

Single-page biographies with pictures of the 39 Presidents.
Our country's Presidents

Our country's Presidents

Frank Burt Freidel

Presents brief biographies of the Presidents from George Washington to Jimmy Carter.
Harvard Guide to American History

Harvard Guide to American History

Frank Freidel

Notes on research methods and materials accompany a one-volume reference guide to publications dealing with America's historical development
Maya Yucatán: An Artist's Journey

Maya Yucatán: An Artist's Journey

Phillip Hofstetter

—David Freidel In May 1991, I took up David Freidel's invitation to visit his archaeology project at Yaxuná. It was my second visit to Yucatán, so I was getting used to the topes, the speed bumps that every village puts in the street to slow down ...
America in the Twentieth Century

America in the Twentieth Century

Frank Freidel

An illustrated survey of twentieth-century American life, domestic development, and international involvement up to the time of Watergate
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny

Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Rendezvous with Destiny

Frank Freidel

Although he details Roosevelt's life before his presidency, the focus is on the Depression and wartime periods. This will probably become the standard one-volume biography. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Strong Eye of Shamanism: A Journey into the Caves of ...

The Strong Eye of Shamanism: A Journey into the Caves of ...

Robert E. Ryan, Ph.D.

... Maya by Linda Schele and David Freidel, © 1990 by Linda Schele and David Freidel, by permission of William Morrow & Company, Inc.; Princeton University Press for excerpts from Mircea Eliade, Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy ...
Presidents of the United States of America

Presidents of the United States of America

Frank Freidel

With a forward by President Bill Clinton, this volume presents the biography of each of the forty-one men who have been President of the U.S. Official White House portraits or color photos appear opposite each biography.
The Presidents of the United States of America

The Presidents of the United States of America

Frank Freidel

Single-page biographies with portraits of the forty-six presidents of the United States.
Francis Lieber: Nineteenth-Century Liberal

Francis Lieber: Nineteenth-Century Liberal

Frank Freidel

Dictionary of American Biography VI: 236-237. "There have been earlier studies of the career of Francis Lieber, but this book will rank as the definitive biography.
Over There: The American Experience in World War I

Over There: The American Experience in World War I

Frank Freidel

Here is the story of the American experience in World War I, told largely in the words of the soldiers and sailors themselves.
The Frank Book:

The Frank Book:

Jim Woodring

The Frank Book also features an introduction by one of Frank’s biggest fans (himself a Frank, or almost): Francis Ford Coppola.
Totally Frank: The Autobiography of Frank Lampard

Totally Frank: The Autobiography of Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard

Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood to young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and lynchpin of the national team.
Let Me Be Frank: My Life at Virginia Tech

Let Me Be Frank: My Life at Virginia Tech

Frank Beamer

After 26 seasons as head football coach at Virginia Tech University, Frank Beamer is not only the longest tenured but also the winningest active coach of any major college program, and Let Me Be Frank contains his personal reflections on ...
Let Me Be Frank: My Life at Virginia Tech

Let Me Be Frank: My Life at Virginia Tech

Frank Beamer

After 26 seasons as head football coach at Virginia Tech University, Frank Beamer is not only the longest tenured but also the winningest active coach of any major college program, and Let Me Be Frank contains his personal reflections on ...
Buxton, Hollis, and Limington

Buxton, Hollis, and Limington

Frank H. Sleeper

Frank H. Sleeper. IMAGES of America Buxton, Hollis, AND LlMINGTON Frank H. Sleeper ARCADIA Copyright © 1997 by Frank H. Sleeper ISBN 0-7385-3886-8 Published.
Travellers' Songs from England and Scotland

Travellers' Songs from England and Scotland

Ewan Maccoll

Frank Purslow, The Constant Lovers (London, 1972). Frank Purslow, Marrowbones (London, 1965). Frank Purslow, The Wanton Seed (London, 1968). Frank Purslow, The Foggy Dew (London, 1974). Allan Ramsay, The Tea-Table Miscellany ...
Frank Miller's Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye 3rd Edition:

Frank Miller's Sin City Volume 1: The Hard Goodbye 3rd Edition:

Frank Miller

With a new look generating more excitement than ever before, this third edition is the perfect way to attract a whole new generation of readers to Frank Miller's masterpiece! * Over a million Sin City books in print! * New cover by Frank ...
Frank Sherwin: independent and unrepentant

Frank Sherwin: independent and unrepentant

Frank Sherwin

A celebration of the life of Irish politician and supporter of Fianna Fail Frank Sherwin Senior, in his own words, from his witnessing of the Easter Rising through to the early 1970s.
Totally Frank: My Autobiography

Totally Frank: My Autobiography

Frank Lampard

Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood to young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and lynchpin of the national team.
Maya Palaces and Elite Residences: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Maya Palaces and Elite Residences: An Interdisciplinary Approach

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direction of David Freidel and were made possible through the generous support of the Selz Foundation of New York. I must also thank multiple individuals who assisted in the excavation of Structure 6F-68 and its surroundings including Traci  ...
Superheroes: Beans-N-Frank

Superheroes: Beans-N-Frank

Mark Davis

Superheroes, their first picture book, is a trip into Big Frank's imagination about how their songs are helping their friends do well in school. If you want an adventure, come on and ride with Beans-N-Frank.
Frank: Fighting Back

Frank: Fighting Back

Frank Bruno

At the age of eleven Frank Bruno was sent to reform school. At thirty-three he was crowned heavyweight champion of the world. At forty-one he was committed to a psychiatric hospital. Now, he's back - with his real story...
Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan: The Role of Traditional ...

Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan: The Role of Traditional ...

Kevin Nute

The most detailed accounts of Wright's print-collecting activities are to be found inJulia Meech-Pekarik's “Frank Lloyd Wright ... For more on this topic, see Julia Meech-Pekarik, “Frank Lloyd Wright's Other Passion,“ The Nature of Frank Lloyd  ...

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