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On Freedom

Timothy Snyder - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant exploration of freedom - what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival - by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny. "Much like life itself, freedom needs to be defined and redefined....
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White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy

William J. Barber II - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

An explosive work with far-ranging historical implications, White Poverty promises to be one of the most influential books of the 2024 election cycle.When most Americans think of poverty, they imagine Black faces. As a teenager, Reverend William J. Barber II recalls seeing Black mothers...
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John Lewis: A Life

David Greenberg - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive, authoritative biography of Civil Rights icon John Lewis, "the conscience of the Congress," drawing on interviews with Lewis and approximately 275 others who knew him at various stages of his life, as well as never-before-used FBI files and documents.. Born into...
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Melania

Melania Trump - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

Melania is a compelling and inspirational memoir that offers a glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who has navigated challenges with grace and determination. In her memoir, Melania reflects on her Slovenian childhood, the pivotal moments that led her to the world of high fashion...
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Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America's Politics Forever

Chris Wallace - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

A riveting new work and fresh take on the lead-up to the presidential election of 1960, drawing timely parallels to the choice Americans face in 2024. It's January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris...
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Reagan: His Life and Legend

Max Boot - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Son of the Midwest, movie star, and mesmerizing politician -- America's fortieth president comes to three-dimensional life in this gripping and profoundly revisionist biography.From best-selling biographer Max Boot comes this revelatory portrait, a decade in the making, of Ronald Reagan,...
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America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War

H. W. Brands - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands narrates the fierce debate over America's role in the world in the runup to World War II through its two most important figures: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who advocated intervention, and his isolationist nemesis,...
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Manual del sueño americano: La guía definitiva para invertir e inmigrar a Estados Unidos / The American Dream Manual (Spanish Edition)

Esteban Morano - Planeta Publishing
Format: Paperback

CONSTRUYE TU SUEÑO con todo lo que necesitas saber para invertir y migrar a Estados Unidos, reunido por primera vez en un libro. En Manual del sueño americano se reunen los mejores especialistas en bienes raíces, temas legales, impuestos, salud, educación, logística, migración, visados,...
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Targeted: Beirut: The 1983 Marine Barracks Bombing and the Untold Origin Story of the War on Terror

Jack Carr - Atria/Emily Bestler Books
Format: Hardcover

The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer Prize finalist James M. Scott, beginning with the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut.. 1983:...
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Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

Elyse Graham - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war At the start of WWII, the US found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) , a precursor to today's CIA, was quickly...
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