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The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People

Walter Russell Mead - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking work that overturns the conventional understanding of the Israeli-American relationship and, in doing so, explores how fundamental debates about American identity drive our country's foreign policy.In this bold examination of the Israeli-American relationship, Walter...
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The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

PETER BAKER - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From top journalists and the bestselling authors of The Man Who Ran Washington, an ambitious and lasting history of the full Trump presidency.Revered journalists Peter Baker of TheNew York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker tell the inside story of the four years when Donald Trump...
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We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power

Caleb Gayle - ‎Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

"An important part of American history told with a clear-eyed and forceful brilliance." - National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson "We Refuse to Forget reminds readers, on damn near every page, that we are collectively experiencing a brilliance we've seldom seen...
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Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis--and How to Restore Our Sanity

NICHOLAS KARDARAS - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the provocative and influential Glow Kids, Digital Madness explores how we've become mad for our devices as our devices our driving us mad, as revolutionary research reveals technology's damaging effect on mental illness and suicide rates -- and offers a way out.Dr....
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Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

Temple Grandin PhD - Riverhead Books
Format: eBookDigital original(Digital original)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we'll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century." - Steve Silberman "An absolute eye-opener." - Frans de WaalA landmark book that reveals,...
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Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968

THOMAS E RICKS - ‎Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the Civil Rights Movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world. In Waging a Good War, bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks...
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Dying of Politeness: A Memoir

Geena Davis - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her "journey to badassery" - from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.At three years old, Geena Davis announced she was going...
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Surveillance State: Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control

Josh Chin - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Where is the line between digital utopia and digital police state?Surveillance State tells the gripping, startling, and detailed story of how China's Communist Party is building a new kind of political control: shaping the will of the people through the sophisticated -- and often brutal...
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Credit Repair: Make a Plan, Improve Your Credit, Avoid Scams

Amy Loftsgordon Attorney - ‎NOLO; Fifteenth edition
Format: Fifteenth Edition

Bad credit can get better A bad credit report can prevent you from getting a mortgage, car loan, credit card, apartment, or even a job. The sensible strategies in Credit Repair help you take control of your finances, clean up your credit report and rebuild your credit. Learn how to: prioritize...
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Saying It Loud: 1966—The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement

MarkWhitaker - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover

Journalist and author Mark Whitaker explores the momentous year that redefined the civil rights movement as a new sense of Black identity expressed in the slogan "Black Power" challenged the nonviolent philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and John Lewis. In gripping, novelistic...
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