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Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
Rob Schmitz - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of Shanghai, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China. Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive... |
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The Moth and the Mountain: A True Story of Love, War, and Everest
Ed Caesar - Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Format: Audiobook
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In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan: he would fly a plane from England to Everest, crash land on its lower slopes, then become the first person... |
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Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America's Mayor
ANDREW KIRTZMAN - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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What happened to Rudy Giuliani? That is the question millions of Americans have asked about this once-beloved leader. Andrew Kirtzman, who has been following Giuliani since the 1990s, answers that question in this fascinating biography.Giuliani was hailed after 9/11 as "America's... |
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The Chinese Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Legends
Tao Tao Liu - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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The essential guide to the complex, fascinating world of Chinese myths: retelling the stories and exploring their significance in Chinese culture. This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects... |
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Cold Fire: Kennedy's Northern Front
John Boyko - Knopf Canada
Format: Print book
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Forget all you think you know about the Kennedy years. With narrative flair and sparkling storytelling, acclaimed historian John Boyko explores the crucial period when America and its allies were fighting the Cold War's most treacherous battles, Canadians were trading sovereignty for security,... |
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Hitler's Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway
Despina Stratigakos
Format: Hardcover
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Between 1940 and 1945, German occupiers transformed Norway into a vast construction zone. This remarkable building campaign, largely unknown today, was designed to extend the Greater German Reich beyond the Arctic Circle and turn the Scandinavian country into a racial utopia. From ideal... |
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The Constitution Today: Timeless Lessons for the Issues of Our Era
Akhil Reed Amar - Basic Books
Format: Print book
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A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevanceAmerica's Constitution, Chief Justice John Marshall famously observed in McCulloch v. Maryland, aspires "to... |
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For Sale American Paradise: How Our Nation Was Sold an Impossible Dream in Florida
Willie Drye - Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover
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The story of how Florida became entwined with Americans' twentieth-century hopes, dreams, and expectations is also a tale of mass delusion, real estate collapses, and catastrophic hurricanes. For Sale--American Paradise hones in on the experiences of American icon William Jennings Bryan,... |
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