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Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons
Sarah Scoles - Bold Type Books
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Oppenheimer, a riveting investigation into the modern nuclear weapons landscape. Nuclear weapons are, today, as important as they were during the Cold War, and some experts say we could be as close to a nuclear catastrophe now as we were at the height of that conflict. Despite... |
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Puerto Rico: A National History
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today
Puerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States with a history shaped by conquest and resistance. For centuries, Puerto Ricans have crafted and negotiated complex ideas about nationhood. Jorell Meléndez-Badillo... |
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The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World
Bob Stanley - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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A dazzling biography of one of the bestselling bands of all time, told with brilliant insight by renowned pop music scholar Bob Stanley.. The world is full of Bee Gees fans. Yet for a band of such renown, little is known about Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb. People tend to have their favorite... |
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Natalie Dykstra - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
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The vivid and masterful story ofIsabella Stewart Gardner - creator of one of America's most stunning museums - an American originalwhose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's world, museum,and the artshe collected.
Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum,... |
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Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia
Illeana Douglas - Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover
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Illeana Douglas has long been known for shining new light on forgotten films. Now the celebrated actress and film historian turns her focus to a heretofore unrecognized brand: the Connecticut movie! Told from the passionate perspective of the author who grew up here, and filled with behind-the-scenes... |
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Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality
Josie Cox - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover
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From an experienced financial journalist, Women Money Power is the story of how women have fought for financial freedom, and the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equality. For centuries, women were denied equal access to money and the freedom and power that came with... |
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The Right Kind of White: A Memoir
Garrett Bucks - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory memoir that earnestly reckons with whiteness.. As the product of progressive parents and a liberal upbringing, Garrett Bucks prided himself on the pursuit of being a "good white person." The kind of white person who treats their privilege as a responsibility and not a burden;... |
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The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
Sarah McCammon - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BESTSELLER. "An intimate window into the world of American evangelicalism. Fellow exvangelicals will find McCammon's story both startlingly familiar and immensely clarifying, while those looking in from the outside can find no better introduction... |
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