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The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland
Dan Barry · Harper
Pages: 340
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With this Dickensian tale from America's heartland, New York Times writer and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice... |
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The Summit: Bretton Woods, 1944: J. M. Keynes and the Reshaping of the Global Economy
Ed Conway · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A brilliant narrative history of the most colorful and important economic summit in historyheld during the height of World War II. The idea of world leaders gathering in the midst of economic crisis has become all too familiar. But the meeting at Bretton Woods in 1944 was different. It was the only... |
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The Politicians and the Egalitarians: The Hidden History of American Politics
Sean Wilentz · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 364
Format: Print book |
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One of our most eminent historians reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America's enduring struggle against economic inequality."There are two keys to unlocking the secrets of American politics and American political history." So begins The Politicians... |
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Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight
Margaret Lazarus Dean · Graywolf Press |
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Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize, a breathtaking elegy to the waning days of human spaceflight as we have known itIn the 1960s, humans took their first steps away from Earth, and for a time our possibilities in space seemed endless. But in a time of austerity and in the wake... |
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Presidents and Their Generals: An American History of Command in War
Matthew Moten · Belknap Press
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Since 1945, as the U.S. has engaged in near-constant "wars of choice" with limited congressional oversight, the executive and armed services have shared primary responsibility for often ill-defined objectives, strategies, and benefits. Matthew Moten shows the significance of negotiations... |
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The Inevitable City: The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America
Betsy Seifter · Palgrave Macmillan Trade
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After seven years of service as the president of Tulane University, Scott Cowen watched the devastation of his beloved New Orleans at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. When federal, state, and city officials couldn't find their way to decisive action, Cowen, known for his gutsy leadership,... |
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