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Commander of the Armada The Seventh Duke of Medina Sidonia


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English | ISBN: 0300044089 | | 312 pages | PDF | 25 MB
The seventh Duke of Medina Sidonia is best known as the man who led to defeat the Spanish Armada of 1588. This book by Peter Pierson is the first complete biography in any language of this important figure. Based on previously inaccessible documents from the Medina Sidonia archives, it offers fascinating material on sixteenth-century Spain and new and exciting details about the armada campaign.

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The Duke’s Province A Study of New York Politics and Society, 1664-1691


Free Download Robert C. Ritchie, "The Duke’s Province: A Study of New York Politics and Society, 1664-1691"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0807897647, 0807812927 | EPUB | pages: 318 | 0.4 mb
The late seventeenth century in America was important as an era of transition from rough settlement to established provincial life. It was a time when social, political, and economic problems caused strains that led to religious doubt, personal anxiety, riot, and one of the worst rebellions in the colonies. New York’s situation was further complicated by a series of political changes and a unique bicultural population.

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The Jazzmen How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0CJWHGFXM | 2024 | 16 hours and 44 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 481 MB
Author: Larry Tye
Narrator: Dominic Hoffman

From the New York Times bestselling author, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz-Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie-who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet. This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro jazzmen who orchestrated the chords that throb at the soul of twentieth-century America. Based on more than 250 interviews, this exhaustively researched book brings alive the history of Black America in the early-to-mid 1900s through the singular lens of the country’s most gifted, engaging, and enduring African-American musicians.

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Duke of Deception Memories of My Father


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English | 1990 | pages: 275 | ISBN: 0679727523, 0394410521 | EPUB | 4,5 mb
Duke Wolff was a flawless specimen of the American clubman – a product of Yale and the OSS, a one-time fighter pilot turned aviation engineer. Duke Wolff was a failure who flunked out of a series of undistinguished schools, was passed up for military service, and supported himself with desperately improvised scams, exploiting employers, wives, and, finally, his own son.

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The Duke Manual of Corneal and Cataract Surgery


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English | ISBN: 1975150007 | 2021 | 250 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Concise, authoritative, and easy to navigate, The Duke Manual of Corneal and Cataract Surgery offers a step-by-step, highly illustrated approach to the most commonly performed procedures in corneal and cataract surgery. Ideal for cornea and cataract specialists, ophthalmic surgeons, residents, and fellows, it contains practical guidance from Drs. Nandini Venkateswaran and Preeya K. Gupta, as well as other experts at Duke University, making it an unparalleled "how-to" manual for the wide variety of cases and operative scenarios you may encounter.

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Duke Roufus – Going Into The Matrix Defending The Jab Download 2023


Free Download Duke Roufus – Going Into The Matrix Defending The Jab Download 2023

Explore the Micro Details of How To Defend and Counter The Jab in a Variety of Scenarios With Legendary Kickboxing Champion and World Renowned Coach Duke Roufus
– Legendary kickboxer Duke Roufus has been competing and passing on knowledge for decades as a former kickboxing champion and now as one of the most sought after striking coaches in the world
– After collecting multiple prestigious titles in the sport of kickboxing Roufus has continued his legacy as a coach, producing multiple high level athletes such as former UFC Champions, Anthony Pettis, and Tyron Woodely
– Go in-depth with the jab and master multiple scenarios where this important strike takes center stage
– Counter the jab with return kicks, knees, and devastating elbows that can completely turn the tide of a fight

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