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Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling
Jason De León - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"A work of extraordinary reportage and compassion...[it] will shock you, move you, and leave you changed."
- Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Evicted and Poverty, by America
"An enlightening, frightening, unforgettable read."
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The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War
Jim Sciutto - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The essential new book by CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, reporting from the front lines of political hotspots and warzones across the globe. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama called "The End of History." Three decades later,... |
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
Annie Jacobsen - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States. Every generation, a journalist has looked deep into the heart... |
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Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power
Timothy W. Ryback - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler's Private Library, a dramatic recounting of the six critical months before Adolf Hitler seized power, when the Nazi leader teetered between triumph and ruin. In the summer of 1932, the Weimar Republic was on the verge of collapse.... |
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Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley
Brent Underwood - Harmony
Format: Hardcover
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A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more - a calling, a community of millions, and hard-earned lessons about chasing impractical dreams.. The siren song of Cerro Gordo, a desolate ghost town perched high above Death... |
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A History of Women in 101 Objects
Annabelle Hirsch - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the hidden history of women - and the world - through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them.. "I adored this book!" - Olivia Colman. This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history... |
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One Way Back: A Memoir
Christine Blasey Ford - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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The compelling true story behind the testimony that awed the nation . On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which was considering the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. She described an alleged sexual... |
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The Making of a Leader: The Formative Years of George C. Marshall
Josiah Bunting III - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A portrait of one of the greatest leaders of modern history, George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959) , and a distillation of the essential lessons his formative years offer to the leaders of today and tomorrow. George Marshall's accomplishments are well known: after helping to guide the Allies... |
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The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself: The Power of Rhetoric in Polarized Times
Robin Reames - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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How rhetoric - the art of persuasion - can help us navigate an age of misinformation, conspiracy theories, and political acrimony
The discipline of rhetoric was the keystone of Western education for over two thousand years. Only recently has its perceived importance faded.
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A Very Private School: A Memoir
Charles Spencer - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend boarding school.. A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important... |
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