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The Best Weekend Getaways

By: Evan Van Balkan

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The Best Weekend Getaways

By: Evan Van Balkan

From dining and lodging to attractions and events, with maps for two or three day itineraries, this book is the ticket for the perfect getaway.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1461747562

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9781461747567

Vanished!

Explorers Forever Lost

By: Evan L. Balkan

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Vanished!

Explorers Forever Lost

By: Evan L. Balkan

True and harrowing accounts of adventurers who never came home Some adventures end in glory, others in obituaries. Instead of receiving laurels and a parade, the adventurers in Vanished! met infamy on a road with no return. Immerse yourself in these gripping accounts of explorers who ventured forth—then simply disappeared. Their fates? We’ll never know. Vanished! draws you into seven page-turning accounts, including one that contains new details of Amelia Earhart’s unsolved disappearance over the vast Pacific. Head to Mexico with Ambrose Bierce, forever lost but not forgotten. Ride the wild Colorado with honeymooners Glen and Bessie Hyde, presumably drowned but whose bodies have never been found. Author Evan Balkan brings these stories to life, and death, in spine-tingling descriptions. Whether murder, sabotage, or just plain bad luck, these are true tales of adventure gone bad, of explorers vanished, forever lost.

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170

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Menasha Ridge Press

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ISBN 10

0897327934

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9780897327930

Refugees, Self-Reliance, Development

A Critical History

By: Easton-Calabria, Evan

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Refugees, Self-Reliance, Development

A Critical History

By: Easton-Calabria, Evan

Evan Easton-Calabria’s critical history of refugee self-reliance assistance brings new dimensions to refugee and international development studies. The promotion of refugee self-reliance is evident today, yet its history remains largely unexplored, with good practices and longstanding issues often missed. Through archival and contemporary evidence, this book documents a century of little-known efforts to foster refugee self-reliance, including the economic, political, and social motives driving this assistance. With five case studies from Greece, Tanzania, Pakistan, Uganda, and Egypt, the book tracks refugee self-reliance as a malleable concept used to pursue ulterior interests. It reshapes understandings of refugee self-reliance and delivers important messages for contemporary policy making.

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240

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Policy Press

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1529219116

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9781529219111

Walking Baltimore

An InsiderÕs Guide to 33 Historic Neighborhoods, Waterfront Districts, and Hidden Treasures in Charm City

By: Evan Balkan

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Walking Baltimore

An InsiderÕs Guide to 33 Historic Neighborhoods, Waterfront Districts, and Hidden Treasures in Charm City

By: Evan Balkan

Presents a collection of thirty-three self-guided walking tours of Baltimore highlighting cultural attractions, historical sites, museums, monuments, religious institutions, outdoor acitivies, shopping, and restaurants for each route.

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290

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Wilderness Press

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ISBN 10

0899977014

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9780899977010

Shipwrecked!

Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea

By: Evan L. Balkan

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Shipwrecked!

Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea

By: Evan L. Balkan

For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked! Adventures and Disasters at Sea is an irresistible read. A heady voyage through human suffering at the hands of unforgiving oceans, cruel captains, and implacable fate, this latest collection of Evan Balkan's impeccably researched true adventures details 14 major maritime disasters. Included are such legendary stories as the 1629 maiden voyage of the Batavia that ended in mutiny and murder, and the dramatic destruction of the majestic three-masted barquentine Endurance in ice-clogged Antarctic waters in 1912. A vast spectrum of human emotion and activity is featured in these exciting profiles, from deadly incompetence and brutish cannibalism to surprising self-sacrifice and quiet heroism.

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792

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Menasha Ridge Press

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ISBN 10

0897328442

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9780897328449

Thunder in the East

The Nazi-Soviet War 1941-1945

By: Evan Mawdsley

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Thunder in the East

The Nazi-Soviet War 1941-1945

By: Evan Mawdsley

Thunder in the East, originally published in 2005, is widely regarded as the best short history of the entire Nazi-Soviet military conflict. It tells the story from the pre-war expectations of Hitler and Stalin, through the pivotal battles deep in Russia in 1942-43, and on to the huge Soviet offensives across Eastern Europe in 1944-45. This final 'march of liberation' destroyed the Third Reich and set Europe's history for the next 45 years. The book provides penetrating answers to vital questions: Why did the war in the East develop as it did? Why did Hitler's Wehrmacht lose? Why did the Red Army win, and why did the people of Soviet Russia pay such a high price for victory? The first edition took advantage of the flood of new sources that followed the end of the Soviet era. This second edition takes account of what has been written over the last decade; the Nazi-Soviet war, in all its aspects, has continued to be the subject of extensive and innovative research and heated controversy.

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512

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472513452

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9781472513458

Hamilton and Gallipoli

British Command in the Age of Military Transformation

By: Evan McGilvray

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Hamilton and Gallipoli

British Command in the Age of Military Transformation

By: Evan McGilvray

This is a study of Sir Ian Hamilton VCs command of the Gallipoli campaign. Appointed by Kitchener after the failure of the initial Allied naval offensive in the Dardanelles, Hamilton was to lead the ambitious amphibious landings that were intended to open the way to Constantinople. In the event, however, opportunities immediately after the landings were squandered and, in the face of unexpectedly effective Turkish resistance, soon stalled in attritional trench warfare like that on the Western Front. ?Hamilton has often been criticized for this failure and in many ways seen to typify the stereotype of a British general clinging to outdated Victorian thinking. Yet this fresh reappraisal, drawing on original archival research, shows that Hamilton did display some progressive ideas and a realization that warfare was rapidly changing. Like all generals of this period he faced the challenge of unprecedented technological and tactical revolution as well as the political and media battle. It is as a case study of command in these circumstances that Evan Mcgilvray's assessment of Hamilton will be most valued.

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250

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Pen and Sword

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ISBN 10

1781590761

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9781781590768

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Baltimore

Including Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties

By: Evan Balkan

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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Baltimore

Including Anne Arundel, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties

By: Evan Balkan

Whether hiking within the city or out in the rural Carroll and northwest counties, this guide provides hikers with expertly drawn trail maps and profiles. Included are hikes in the major state parks and reservoirs and six surrounding counties, covering beaches, forests, and the Chesapeake Bay.

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348

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Menasha Ridge Press

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089732692X

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9780897326926

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles

Baltimore

By: Evan Balkan

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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles

Baltimore

By: Evan Balkan

Within an hour's drive of Maryland's largest city, an abundance of natural and scenic places remain. From hikes within the city, including multi-mile greenway trails running through one of the largest unbroken urban forests in the United States, to the solitude of rural Carroll and northwest Baltimore Counties, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Baltimore is a guide to great hikes in the area. Not only are the trails of the major state parks and reservoirs covered, but readers will also find hidden treasures throughout the city and six surrounding counties, from vigorous day hikes to pleasant ambles. Hike along beaches, rivers, rolling farmland, waterfalls, mixed forests, the Chesapeake Bay - even a prairie. Areas rich in history and wildlife await the Baltimore area hiker. This book tells readers how to get there and what to see once they are there.

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634

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1459618122

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9781459618121

Migration and Economy in Roman Imperial Spain

By: Evan W. Haley

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Migration and Economy in Roman Imperial Spain

By: Evan W. Haley

La presente colección reúne una serie de títulos publicados bajo los auspicios del Departamento de Filología Latina de esta Universidad, y con los cuales se desea aportar instrumentos para el mejor conocimiento de la cultura clásica en nuestro país.

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172

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Edicions Universitat Barcelona

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8478757643

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9788478757640

Secret Baltimore: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: Evan Balkan

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Secret Baltimore: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

By: Evan Balkan

Where in Baltimore did the most decorated female spy in American history go to school? Why are Dorothy Parker’s ashes sitting in a memorial garden at the old NAACP headquarters? And which notorious gangster planted cherry trees in Charm City that are still in bloom today? You’ll find answers to the questions you didn’t even know you had in Secret Baltimore: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Learn about the connection between the Frank Zappa statue in front of the Enoch Pratt and free-thinkers in Lithuania or about the blind soccer team in Baltimore with a national championship title. From Lamar Jackson’s favorite dessert spot to where Edgar Allan Poe took his last steps and from the childhood home of the nation’s first African-American Supreme Court Justice to a burlesque bar that inspired a Paul Newman movie, you’ll find no shortage of weird, wonderful, and obscure in Maryland’s largest city. Local writer and professor Evan Balkan provides your expert introduction to the poets, gangsters, abolitionists, domestic terrorists, singers, assassins, athletes, and everyone in between who have called his city home. With his book as your guide, you’ll get to know an entirely new side of Charm City.

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Reedy Press LLC

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168106068X

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9781681060682

Quick Escapes® From Washington, D.C.

The Best Weekend Getaways

By: Evan Van Balkan

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Quick Escapes® From Washington, D.C.

The Best Weekend Getaways

By: Evan Van Balkan

From dining and lodging to attractions and events, with maps for two or three day itineraries, this book is the ticket for the perfect getaway.

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Quick Escapes® From Washington, D.C.

Quick Escapes® From Washington, D.C.

Vanished!

Vanished!

Refugees, Self-Reliance, Development

Refugees, Self-Reliance, Development

Walking Baltimore

Walking Baltimore

Shipwrecked!

Shipwrecked!

Thunder in the East

Thunder in the East

Hamilton and Gallipoli

Hamilton and Gallipoli

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Baltimore

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Baltimore

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles

60 Hikes Within 60 Miles

Migration and Economy in Roman Imperial Spain

Migration and Economy in Roman Imperial Spain

Secret Baltimore: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Baltimore: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

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