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When Reagan Sent In the Marines: The Invasion of Lebanon

Patrick J. Sloyan · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

"In this formidable narrative, the prize-winning and super honest reporter, Patrick Sloyan, adds the depth of a scholar's context to produce a gripping reminder of why we should never forget history. He makes readers feel like they were eye witnesses." -- Ralph Nader

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The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

Andrés Reséndez · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 431
Format: Print book

A landmark history - the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early 20th century

Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés...
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Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time

Gaia Vince · Basic Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

How four tools enabled humanity to control its destinyWhat enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of Sapiens will say a cognitive revolution -- a dramatic evolutionary change that altered our brains,...
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The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals

Aaron Mahnke · Del Rey
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A chilling, lavishly illustrated who's who of the most despicable people ever to walk the earth, featuring both rare and best-loved stories from the hit podcast Lore, now a streaming television series

Some monsters are figments of our imagination. Others are as real as flesh and blood:...
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Precious Cargo: How Foods From the Americas Changed The World

David DeWitt · Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover

Precious Cargo tells the fascinating story of how western hemisphere foods conquered the globe and saved it from not only mass starvation, but culinary as well. Focusing heavily American foods—specifically the lowly crops that became commodities, plus one gobbling protein source, the turkey—Dewitt...
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir

Daniel R. Day · Random House
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn't just about fashion. It's about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud." - Ava Duvernay, director of Selma,...
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Survivors of Slavery: Modern-Day Slave Narratives

Laura T. Murphy · Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover

Slavery is not a crime confined to the far reaches of history. It is an injustice that continues to entrap twenty-seven million people across the globe. Laura Murphy offers close to forty survivor narratives from Cambodia, Ghana, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, and the United...
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The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South

Radley Balko · PublicAffairs
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

This is a tale of two tragedies.

At the heart of the first is Dr. Steven Hayne, a doctor the State of Mississippi employed as its de facto medical examiner for two decades. Beginning in the late 1980s, he performed anywhere from 1,200 to 1,800 autopsies per year, five times more...
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Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World

GEORGE C DAUGHAN · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

An award-winning historian reinterprets the battle that launched the American Revolution.

George C. Daughan's magnificently detailed account of the Battle of Lexington and Concord challenges the prevailing narrative of the American War of Independence. It was, Daughan argues, based...

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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple

Jeff Guinn · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 531
Format: Hardcover

2018 Edgar Award Finalist - Best Fact Crime
By the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre - the largest murder-suicide in American history.

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The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History

JOSH DEAN · Dutton
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War - a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo - about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America's most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nuclear-armed...
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The Italian Americans: A History

Maria Laurino · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 308
Format: Hardcover

This gorgeous companion book to the PBS series illuminates an important, overlooked part of American history.

In this richly researched, beautifully designed and illustrated volume, Maria Laurino strips away stereotypes and nostalgia to tell the complicated, centuries-long story...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Portugal

DK Travel · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Portugal helps you get the most from your visit to this unique European country. You'll find in-depth detail on all the important sights with maps, photos, and illustrated 3-D cutaways for major sights.

DK's insider travel tips and essential local information...

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The Story of Britain: A History of the Great Ages: From the Romans to the Present

Roy Strong · Pegasus Books
Pages: 608
Format: Hardcover

An authoritative and sweeping history of Britain from the Romans to the present day -- in a newly revised edition for the next generation of readers.The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins -- and explain how the past shaped the nation's...
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The Darkest Year: The American Home Front 1941-1942

William K. Klingaman · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war.

For Americans on the home front, the twelve months...

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