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Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History

Philippa Gregory - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

"Lively, timely and gloriously energetic. Each page bursts with life, and every chapter swirls with personalities left out of traditional narratives of Britain's past. Philippa Gregory has produced something rare and wonderful: a genuinely new history of [Britain], with women at its beating...
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LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

Marie Arana - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A sweeping yet personal overview of theLatino population of America, drawn from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority.. LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic...
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Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making?: Letters of Love and Lust from the White House

Dorothy Hoobler - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A delightful collection of love letters by American presidents to their wives - and lovers - revealing an intimate and deeply personal side of our leaders.. Our presidents loom so large in history that we often forget they are human. Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? is a collection...
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Churchill's American Network: Winston Churchill and the Forging of the Special Relationship

Cita Stelzer - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory portrait showing how the famed British statesman created a network of American colleagues and friends who helped push our foreign policy in Britain's favor during World War II. Winston Churchill was the consummate networker. Using newly discovered documents and archives,...
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Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House

Jared Cohen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most powerful job in the world: President of the United States. Former presidents have an unusual place in American life. King George III believed that George Washington's departure after two terms...
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The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

Steve Coll - Penguin Audio
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-long relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein, and a deeply researched and news-breaking investigation into how human error, cultural miscommunication, and hubris led to one of the costliest...
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Royal Audience: 70 Years, 13 Presidents--One Queen's Special Relationship with America

David Charter - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

70 years on the throne. 13 American presidents. One extraordinary queen.. From the moment she first enchanted the world as a youthful princess, Queen Elizabeth II found a unique place in American hearts - and she also played an unprecedented role in forging transatlantic ties. Over her seventy-year...
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The World War I Book (DK Big Ideas)

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies, and turning points of the First World War - the epic conflict that was supposed to be "the war to end all wars.". Combining authoritative, exciting text and bold images, The World War I Book explores the historical background of the war,...
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Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews That Shaped America

Therese Oneill - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover

A quippy and irreverent collection of illustrated profiles of the great American women who weren't attractive, well-spoken, demure, or sinless enough to receive their rightful place in history, until now, from New York Times bestselling author Therese Oneill. Slut. Shrew. Sinful. Scold....
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