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I Cant Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
Matt Taibbi - Random House Audio Format: Hardcover
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A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police - from the bestselling author of The DivideNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTOn July 17, 2014, a forty-three-year-old... |
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The Lives of the Constitution: Ten Exceptional Minds that Shaped America's Supreme Law
JOSEPH TARTAKOVSKY - Encounter Books Format: Hardcover
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In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals -- some renowned, like Alexander Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson, and some forgotten, like James Wilson and Ida B. Wells-Barnett.... |
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Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood
Dawn Turner - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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They were three Black girls. Dawn, tall and studious; her sister, Kim, younger by three years and headstrong as they come; and her best friend, Debra, already prom-queen pretty by third grade. They bonded - fervently and intensely in that unique way of little girls - as they roamed the concrete... |
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Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers
James Andrew Miller - Henry Holt and Co. Format: Hardcover
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The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, The Wire, Succession ... HBO has long been the home of epic shows, as well as the source for brilliant new movies, news-making documentaries, and controversial sports journalism. By thinking big, trashing tired formulas, and killing off cliches... |
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U.S. Immigration Made Easy
Ilona Bray J.D. - NOLO Format: Print book
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Many people have misconceptions about the complex tangle that is U.S. immigration law. Even a prospective immigrant with simple questions about who is eligible to come to the U.S. on a permanent or temporary basis will find the rules hard to interpret, and even harder to act upon. U.S.... |
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Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL - City Lights Publishers Format: Paperback
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"This collection of short meditations, written from a prison cell, captures the past two decades of police violence that gave rise to Black Lives Matter while digging deeply into the history of the United States. This is the book we need right now to find our bearings in the chaos."--Roxanne... |
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The Unreality of Memory: And Other Essays
Elisa Gabbert - FSG Originals Format: Paperback
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We stare at our phones. We keep multiple tabs open. Our chats and conversations are full of the phrase "Did you see?" The feeling that we're living in the worst of times seems to be intensifying, alongside a desire to know precisely how bad things have gotten -- and each new catastrophe... |
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A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order
Judith Flanders - Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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A Place for Everything is the first-ever history of alphabetization, from the Library of Alexandria to Wikipedia. The story of alphabetical order has been shaped by some of history's most compelling characters, such as industrious and enthusiastic early adopter Samuel Pepys and dedicated... |
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