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The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia

Emma Copley Eisenberg · Hachette Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A stunningly written investigation of the murder of two young women--showing how a violent crime casts a shadow over an entire community. In the early evening of June 25, 1980 in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, two middle-class outsiders named Vicki Durian, 26, and Nancy Santomero, 19, were...
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The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism?and How Trump Can Drain It

ERIC BOLLING · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 228
Format: Hardcover

The Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!

When Washington D.C. was first built, it was on top of a swamp that had to be drained. Donald Trump says it's time to drain it again.

In The Swamp, bestselling author and Fox News Channel host Eric...

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Old School: Life in the Sane Lane

ANONYMOUS. · Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Old School is in session....

You have probably heard the term Old School, but what you might not know is that there is a concentrated effort to tear that school down.

It's a values thing. The anti-Old School forces believe the traditional way of looking at life is oppressive....

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Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits (Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions)

Joseph Matthews Attorney · Nolo; Eighteenth Edition edition
Pages: 472
Format: Paperback

Maximize your Social Security, SSI, and Medicare benefits and navigate the complex system with confidence.Everyone wants to get the highest possible retirement and pension income – not to mention the best medical coverage. Turn to the#1 guide to Social Security retirement and medical...
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War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence

Ronan Farrow · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover

A harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership, by the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service.

US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America's place in the world. Institutions...

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The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History

JOSH DEAN · Dutton
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War - a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo - about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America's most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed...
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Why We're Polarized

Ezra Klein · Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Discover how American politics became a toxic system, why we participate in it, and what it means for our future - from journalist, political commentator, and cofounder of Vox, Ezra Klein.

After Election Day 2016, both supporters and opponents of the soon-to-be president...
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The Grants Register 2005: The Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding Worldwide, Twenty-Third Edition

Palgrave Macmillan · Palgrave Macmillan
Pages: 1120
Format: Print book

The most authoritative and comprehensive guide available to postgraduate grants and professional funding worldwide. For over twenty years The Grants Register has been the leading source for up-to-date information on the availability of, and eligibility for, postgraduate and professional...
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Understanding Trump

Newt Gingrich · Center Street
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover


With this book, Newt Gingrich provides insight and inspiration for Americans as they embrace their new president in office.

Donald Trump is a remarkable phenomenon. He is the only person ever elected president without holding office or serving as a general. Trump and "Trumpism...
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Vampires

Gish, Ashley · CREATIVE ED & PAPERBACKS

X-Books are for kids who love facts--especially in bite-sized portionsand about fascinating, true subjects. As plentiful images and graphical representations stimulate visual perception, readers will be drawn into learning how to use informational texts. Each title is framed by a signature...
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Without a Country: The Untold Story of America's Deported Veterans

J MALCOLM GARCIA · Hot Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Many Americans believe service in the military to be a quintessential way to demonstrate patriotism. We expect those who serve to be treated with respect and dignity. However, as in so many aspects of our politics, the reality and our ideals diverge widely in our treatment of veterans....
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If Kennedy Lived: The First and Second Terms of President John F. Kennedy: An Alternate History

Jeff Greenfield · Putnam Adult
Format: Hardcover

"On the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, this is the book to read. An intelligent, often haunting book about what America and the world would have looked like if John Kennedy had lived."--Fareed ZakariaFrom one of the country's most brilliant political commentators,...
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The Beekeeper:Rescuing the Stolen Women of Iraq

DUNYA MIKHAIL · New Directions
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

The true story of a beekeeper who risks his life to rescue enslaved women from Daesh

Since 2014, Daesh (ISIS) has been brutalizing the Yazidi people of northern Iraq: sowing destruction, killing those who won't convert to Islam, and enslaving young girls and women.

The...

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Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency

ANONYMOUS. · Penguin Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the reporter who was there at the very beginning comes the revealing inside story of the partnership between Steve Bannon and Donald Trump - the key to understanding the rise of the alt-right, the fall of Hillary Clinton, and the hidden forces that drove the greatest upset in American...
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