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The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Women's Justice

Antonia Fraser · ?Pegasus Books
Format: Book

Award-winning historian Antonia Fraser brilliantly portrays a courageous and compassionate woman who refused to be curbed by the personal and political constraints of her time.Caroline Norton dazzled nineteenth-century society with her vivacity, her intelligence, her poetry, and in her role...

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Cougars on the Cliff: One Man's Pioneering Quest to Understand the Mythical Mountain Lion, A Memoir

Maurice Hornocker · ?Lyons Press
Format: Book

Maurice Hornocker is recognized worldwide as the first scientist to unravel the secrets of America's most enigmatic predator - the mountain lion. A story of redemption, this book is a memoir about the never-before-told adventures, challenges, and controversies surrounding Hornocker's...

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The Great Peace

Mena Suvari · Hachette Books
Format: Book

THE GREAT PEACE is a harrowing, heartbreaking coming-of-age story set in Hollywood, in which young teenage model-turned-actor Mena Suvari lost herself to sex, drugs and bad, often abusive relationships even as blockbuster movies made her famous. It's about growing up in the 90s,...

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Nein, Nein, Nein!: One Man's Tale of Depression, Psychic Torment, and a Bus Tour of the Holocaust

JERRY STAHL · Akashic Books
Format: Book

A guided group tour to concentration camps in Poland and Germany allows Stahl to confront personal and historical demons with both deep despair and savage humor"Nein, Nein, Nein! is the unbelievable true story of a guided bus tour to Nazi concentration camps, told as only Jerry...

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No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies

Julian Aguon · Astra House
Format: Book

"[An] incandescent debut . . . In eloquent maxims that call forth comparisons to Thoreau, Aguon pits lofty ideals against a backdrop of racism, brutality, and habitat destruction, but optimism prevails . . . This is bound to inspire any activist." - Publisher's Weekly,...

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The Red Bandanna

Tom Rinaldi · Penguin Press
Format: Book

A New York Times bestsellerWhat would you do in the last hour of your life? The story of Welles Crowther, whose actions on 9/11 offer a lasting lesson on character, calling and courage One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy,...

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A Savage Life

Michael Savage · William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Radio legend Michael Savage reveals the man behind the microphone, sharing his extraordinary American journey and the adventures that shaped him.**FEATURING EXCLUSIVE, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED NEW MATERIAL**For twenty-five years, Michael Savage has captivated listeners on his national...

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The six : the lives of the Mitford sisters

Laura Thompson · St. Martin's Press
Format: Book

The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American...

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Trials of Passion: Crimes Committed in the Name of Love and Madness

Lisa Appignanesi · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Book

Using sensational crimes committed in America, Britain, and France, this dramatic narrative takes madness and passion into the courts and puts these provocative themes on trial. A journey into the heart of dark passions and the crimes they impel, and their trial by daylight and doctors....

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