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Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs
David Philipps · Crown
Format: Hardcover
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By official accounts, the Navy SEALs of Alpha platoon returned as heroes after their 2017 deployment to Mosul, following a vicious, bloody, and successful campaign to drive ISIS from the city. But within the platoon a different war raged. Even as Alpha's chief, Eddie Gallagher, was being... |
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The Louvre: The Many Lives of the World's Most Famous Museum
James Gardner · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Some ten million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of that place and of the buildings themselves -- a fascinating story that historian James Gardner elegantly chronicles... |
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Hollywood Eden: Electric Guitars, Fast Cars, and the Myth of the California Paradise
Joel Selvin · House of Anansi Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean to the Byrds and the Mamas & the Papas, acclaimed music journalist Joel Selvin tells the story of a group of young artists and musicians who came together at the dawn of the 1960s to create the lasting myth of the California dream.From surf music... |
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Lincolnomics: How President Lincoln Constructed the Great American Economy
John F. Wasik · Diversion Books
Format: Hardcover
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Lincoln's view of the right to fulfill one's economic destiny was at the core of his governing philosophy -- but he knew no one could climb that ladder without strong federal support. Some of his most enduring policies came to him before the Civil War, visions of a country linked... |
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Hekate: Goddess of Witches
Courtney Weber · Weiser Books
Format: Paperback
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Courtney Weber (author of Brigid and The Morrigan) offers an informed, accessible journey through the lore and history of Hekate, the ancient goddess of crossroads, ghosts, and witchcraft, and reflects on Hekate's relevance today. Tools and techniques for incorporating this goddess... |
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From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West
John Sedgwick · Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD
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It is remarkable now to imagine, but during the 1870s, the American West, for all its cloud-topped peaks and endless coastline, might have been barren tundra as far as most Americans knew. In 1869, the first transcontinental railroad had made history by linking East and West, but, relying... |
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The Tightening Dark: An American Hostage in Yemen
Sam Farran · Hachette Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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As air strikes carpeted Yemen's capital, Sam Farran was one of only a few Americans in the war-ravaged country. He was there to conduct security assessments for a variety of international firms. Days after his arrival, he was brutally seized and taken hostage by Houthi rebels. Sam would... |
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Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump
Spencer Ackerman · Viking
Format: Hardcover
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For an entire generation, at home and abroad, the United States has waged an endless conflict known as the War on Terror. In addition to multiple ground wars, it has pioneered drone strikes and industrial-scale digital surveillance, as well as detaining people indefinitely and torturing... |
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The Tipping Point & The Bomber Mafia
MalcolmGladwell · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Paperback
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The Tipping Point & The Bomber Mafia [Hardcover] By Malcolm Gladwell 2 Books Collection Set: The Tipping Point: In this brilliant and original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the 'tipping point', that magic moment when ideas, trends and social behaviour cross a threshold,... |
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