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Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
Biz Stone · Grand Central Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career.THINGS A LITTLE BIRD TOLD MEFrom GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone... |
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Palimpsest: A History of the Written Word
Matthew Battles · W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia.Why does writing exist? What does it mean to those who write? Born from the interplay of natural and cultural history, the seemingly magical act of writing has continually expanded our consciousness.... |
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey Cep
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Best Seller
"Compelling . . . at once a true-crime thriller, courtroom drama, and miniature biography of Harper Lee. If To Kill a Mockingbird was one of your favorite books growing up, you should add Furious Hours to your reading list today."... |
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American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI
Kate Winkler Dawson · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of Death in the Air ("Not since Devil in the White City has a book told such a harrowing tale"--Douglas Preston) comes the riveting story of the birth of criminal investigation in the twentieth century.
Berkeley, California, 1933.... |
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American Spartans: The U.S. Marines:
James A. Warren · Gallery Books
Format: Print book
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From the islands of the Pacific to Korea to the Middle East, James A. Warren's riveting and authoritative battle history of the Marines reveals how "the few and the proud" have drawn on their timeless precepts across six decades while reinventing themselves in the face of political... |
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"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
Annette Gordon-Reed · Liveright Publishing Corp, 2016.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father.... |
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Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front
Mary Jennings Hegar · New American Library
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
"Shoot Like a Girl is a must-read about an American patriot whose courage and determination will have a lasting impact on the future of our Armed Forces and the nation." - Senator John McCain
On June 29, 2009, Air National... |
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Three Days at the Brink: FDR's Daring Gamble to Win World War II
Bret Baier · William Morrow
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 bestselling author of Three Days in Moscow and anchor of Fox News Channel's Special Report with Bret Baier, a gripping history of the secret meeting that set the stage for victory in World War II - the now-forgotten 1943 Tehran Conference, where Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston... |
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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
Jeff Guinn · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 531
Format: Hardcover
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2018 Edgar Award Finalist - Best Fact Crime
By the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre - the largest murder-suicide in American history.
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