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Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and you too!

Chelsea Handler · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The funny, sad, super-honest, all-true story of Chelsea Handler's year of self-discovery - featuring a nerdily brilliant psychiatrist, a shaman, four Chow Chows, some well-placed security cameras, various family members (living and departed) , friends, assistants, and a lot of edibles"This...
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The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

KAMALA HARRIS · Penguin Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From one of America's most inspiring political leaders, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country.Senator Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking...
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Unfreedom of the Press

Mark R. Levin · Threshold Editions
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, FOX News star, and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a groundbreaking and enlightening book that shows how the great tradition of the American free press has degenerated into a standardless profession that has squandered the faith and trust...
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The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America

Jake Sherman · Crown
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The inside story of the battle to control Congress and the unsparing fight for advantage in the 2018 midterm electionsWith control of both the House and Senate up for grabs in 2018 and the direction of the nation resting on the outcome, never has a more savage, unrelenting fight been waged...
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Teaching Controversial Issues: The Case for Critical Thinking and Moral Commitment in the Classroom

NODDINGS · Teachers College Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

2018 Delta Kappa Gamma Educators Book AwardIn this book, eminent educational philosopher Nel Noddings and daughter Laurie Brooks explain how teachers can foster critical thinking through the exploration of controversial issues. The emphasis is on the use of critical thinking to understand...
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Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America

Jared Cohen · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Accidental Presidents looks at eight men who came to the office without being elected to it. It demonstrates how the character of the man in that powerful seat affects the nation and world.Eight...
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Solitary

Albert Woodfox · Grove Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Solitary is the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary confinement -- in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell, 23 hours a day, in notorious Angola prison in Louisiana -- all for a crime he did not commit. That Albert Woodfox survived was, in itself, a feat of extraordinary...
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The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington

Brad Meltzer · Flatiron Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Taking place during the most critical period of our nation's birth, The First Conspiracy tells a remarkable and previously untold piece of American history that not only reveals George Washington's character, but also illuminates the origins of America's counterintelligence...
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The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution

Julius S. Scott · Verso
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A remarkable intellectual history of the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary eraThe Common Wind is a gripping and colorful account of the intercontinental networks that tied together the free and enslaved masses of the New World. Having delved deep into the gray obscurity of official...
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