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The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great

Ben Shapiro · Broadside Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

America has a God-shaped hole in its heart, argues New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro, and we shouldn't fill it with politics and hate.In 2016, Ben Shapiro spoke at UC Berkeley. Hundreds of police officers were required from 10 UC campuses across the state to protect his speech,...
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Mama's Last Hug: Animal and Human Emotions

Frans de Waal · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New York Times best-selling author and primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions.Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which...
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First: Sandra Day O'Connor

Evan Thomas · Random House
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

The intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first female Supreme Court justice, drawing on exclusive interviews and first-time access to Justice O'Connor's archives - by the New York Times bestselling author Evan Thomas."She's a hero for our time,...
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Educated: A Memoir

Tara Westover · Random House
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge UniversityBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times "A coming-of-age memoir reminiscent...
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Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law

Preet Bharara · Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

By the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, an important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our society. Using case histories, personal experiences and his own inviting writing and teaching style, Preet Bharara...
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming

David Wallace-Wells · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, "500-year"...
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Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump

Vicky Ward · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The first explosive book about Javanka and their infamous rise to powerJared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are the self-styled Prince and Princess of America. Their swift, gilded rise to extraordinary power in Donald Trump's White House is unprecedented, unconstitutional, and dangerous. In Kushner...
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

JOHN CARREYROU · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from their charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.In 2014,...
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Becoming

Michelle Obama · Crown
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American...
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Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

Pete Buttigieg · Liveright
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.Once described by the Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-six-year-old Democratic mayor...
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