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Russell Shorto (born February 8, 1959) is an American author, historian and journalist, best known for his book on the Dutch origins of New York City, The Island at the Center of the World. His most recent work, published in October 2008, is Descartes' Bones, which traces the wanderings of the literal skull and bones of René Descartes through three and a half centuries, and the metaphorical remains of the French philosopher in the modern world.

Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on February 8, 1959, Shorto is a 1981 graduate of George Washington University. He is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and is the Director of The John Adams Institute in Amsterdam, where he has lived since November 2007.

On September 8, 2009 Shorto received a Dutch knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau for strengthening the relationship between the Netherlands and the United States through his publications and as Director of the John Adams Institute.

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Total Books: 75
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln [Pb - Gateway] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781878841360
ISBN-10: 187884136X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Abraham Lincoln To Preserve the Union
Abraham Lincoln to Preserve the Union [History of the Civil War Series] (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780382099373
ISBN-10: 0382099370
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781408703489
ISBN-10: 1408703483
Genre: History
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Amsterdam A History of the World's Most Liberal City
Amsterdam a History of the World's Most Liberal City (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780349000022
ISBN-10: 0349000026
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Careers for Animal Lovers
Careers for Animal Lovers (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780395635711
ISBN-10: 0395635713
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Careers for Foreign Language Experts
Careers for Foreign Language Experts (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780395635728
ISBN-10: 0395635721
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Careers For HandsOn Types
Careers for Handson Types [Choices Millbrook] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781562940652
ISBN-10: 1562940651
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Careers for People Who Like People
Careers for People Who Like People (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780395635735
ISBN-10: 039563573X
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Careers for People Who Like to Perform
Careers for People Who Like to Perform (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780395635742
ISBN-10: 0395635748
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Careers For The Curious
Careers for the Curious [Choices Millbrook] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781562940645
ISBN-10: 1562940643
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Careers Fr People Lk To Perfor
Careers Fr People Lk to Perfor (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781562947729
ISBN-10: 1562947729
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Cinderella/Cinderella The Untold Story
Cinderella/cinderella the Untold Story [Upside Down Tales] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781559720540
ISBN-10: 1559720549
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Cinderella/the Untold Story of Cinderella
Cinderella/the Untold Story of Cinderella [Upside Down Tales] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780806512983
ISBN-10: 0806512989
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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David Farragut and the Great Naval Blockade
David Farragut and the Great Naval Blockade [History of the Civil War Series] (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780382099410
ISBN-10: 0382099419
Genre: Children's Books
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Descartes' Bones A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
Descartes' Bones  a Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
Edgar Allan Poe Creator of Dreams
Edgar Allan Poe Creator of Dreams [Classic Authors Series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780943718101
ISBN-10: 0943718104
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Geronimo and the Struggle for Apache Freedom
Geronimo and the Struggle for Apache Freedom [Alvin Josephy's Biography Series of American Indians] (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780382095719
ISBN-10: 0382095715
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Children's Books
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GOSPEL TRUTH
Gospel Truth (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780340694008
ISBN-10: 0340694009
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
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How to Fly the Space Shuttle
How to Fly the Space Shuttle [Masters of Motion] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781562610630
ISBN-10: 1562610635
Genre: Children's Books
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The Island at the Center of the World
The Island at the Center of the World (Paperback)Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780965904407
ISBN-10: 0965904407
Genre: History
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Jrr Tolkien Man of Fantasy [Classic Authors Series] (Hardcover)
Tecumseh and the Dream of an American Indian Nation [Alvin Josephy's Biography Series of American Indians] (Other)Paperback
Thomas Jefferson and the American Ideal [Henry Steele Commager's Americans] (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson and the American Ideal [Henry Steele Commager's Americans] (Paperback)Hardcover