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Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy
Wilson, A. N. · Harper
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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In this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort's birth.For more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the height... |
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The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
Winegard, Timothy C. · Dutton
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity's fate Why was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice... |
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Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
Leonard, Christopher · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
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Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalization through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard's Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how one of the biggest private companies in the world grew to be that... |
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Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death
Everitt, Anthony · Random House
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world's greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. More than two millennia have passed since Alexander the Great built... |
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See Jane Win: The Inspiring Story of the Women Changing American Politics
Moscatello, Caitlin · Dutton
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From an award-winning journalist covering gender and politics comes an inside look at the female candidates fighting back and winning elections in the crucial 2018 midterms. After November 8, 2016, first came the sadness; then came the rage, the activism, and the protests; and finally,... |
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NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League
Horrigan, Joe · Crown
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL's 100th anniversary season. "I can think of no one better qualified - or more enthusiastic - to chronicle the National... |
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Ensemble: An Oral History of Chicago Theater
Larson, Mark · Agate Midway
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
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Chicago is a bona fide theater town, bursting with an explosive, innovative vitality that's fed every sector of the entertainment industry - from Hollywood to Broadway to Studio 8H - for as long as it's delighted adoring local fans. Ensemble is an in-depth, first-of-its-kind history... |
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
William H McRaven · Hachette Audio
Format: Preloaded Digital Audio Player
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Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, which has sold over one million copies, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces. Admiral... |
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