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The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity
Gregory D. Smithers · Yale University Press Pages: 368 Format: Hardcover
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The Cherokee are one of the largest Native American tribes in the United States, with more than three hundred thousand people across the country claiming tribal membership and nearly one million people internationally professing to have at least one Cherokee Indian ancestor. In this revealing... |
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Children of Nazis: The Sons and Daughters of Himmler, Göring, Höss, Mengele, and Others? Living with a Father's Monstrous Legacy
Tania Crasnianski · Arcade Publishing Pages: 264 Format: Hardcover
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The Fascinating Story of Eight Children of Third Reich Leaders and their Journey from Descendants of Heroes to Descendants of Criminals In 1940, the German sons and daughters of great Nazi dignitaries Himmler, Goring, Hess, Frank, Bormann, Speer, and Mengele were children of privilege at four,... |
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Mookie: Life, Baseball, and the '86 Mets
Mookie Wilson · Berkley; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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WITH NEW UPDATES FOR THIS EDITION!They said it was the “Curse of the Bambino.” They said “the bad guys won.” Now, for the first time in trade paperback, one of baseball’s all-time good guys, New York Mets legend Mookie Wilson, tells his side of the story—from... |
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Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope
Jonathan M. Bryant · Liveright Publishing Corporation Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significant -- and long forgotten -- Supreme Court cases in American history.In 1820, a suspicious vessel was spotted lingering off the coast of northern Florida, the Spanish slave ship Antelope. Since the United States... |
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Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger
REBECCA TRAISTER · Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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From Rebecca Traister, the New York Times bestselling author of All the Single Ladies - whom Anne Lamott called "the most brilliant voice on feminism in this country" - comes a vital, incisive exploration into the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend... |
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Founding Grammars: How Early America's War Over Words Shaped Today's Language
Rosemarie Ostler · St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Who decided not to split infinitives? With whom should we take issue if in fact, we wish to boldly write what no grammarian hath writ before? In Founding Grammars, Rosemarie Ostler delves into the roots of our grammar obsession to answer these questions and many more. Standard grammar and accurate... |
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Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said: Wit and Wisdom from America's Finest
Dan Caddy · Dey Street Books Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover
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The official tie-in book to the wildly popular Facebook page, featuring brand-new crazy, off-the-wall, outrageously funny, and downright "awesome" pearls of wisdom from real-life drill sergeants and instructors from all branches of the military.Sweat dries. Blood clots. Bones... |
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Charlie Mike: A True Story of Heroes Who Brought Their Mission Home
Joe Klein · Simon & Schuster, 2015. Pages: 320 Format: Print book
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This is the true story of two decorated combat veterans linked by tragedy, who come home from the Middle East and find a new way to save their comrades and heal their country.In Charlie Mike, Joe Klein tells the dramatic story of Eric Greitens and Jake Wood, larger-than-life war heroes... |
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Million Dollar Turtles
Gary Bentley · Tekton Publishing Format: Paperback
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Few people have what it takes to become a millionaire. Even fewer are able to achieve that kind of success without a little help from the silver spoon. Gary Bentley is one of those rare individuals who overcame an upbringing in the foster-care system and found his way to a comfortable life... |
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These Truths: A History of the United States
JILL LEPORE · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 960 Format: Hardcover
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In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. The American experiment rests on three ideas -- "these truths," Jefferson called them -- political equality,... |
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Valley Forge
BOB DRURY · Simon & Schuster Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is and Lucky 666 return with an unforgettable and perhaps the most underappreciated chapter in American history - the inspiring, page-turning account of Valley Forge, the Continental Army winter camp where George... |
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Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing
Joe Domanick · Simon & Schuster Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover
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An award-winning investigative reporter reveals the troubled history of the LAPD in a gripping story filled with hard-boiled, real-life characters that bring to life the ravages of the criminal justice system.Vividly drawn and character-driven, Blue is simultaneously a drama of cops, crime... |
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