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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
William Dalrymple - Bloomsbury Publishing Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Return of a King, the story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country.In August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up, in his place,... |
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Separate and Unequal
Steven M Gillon - Hachette Audio Format: Hardcover
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From a New York Times best-selling author, the definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In Separate and Unequal, New York Times best-selling historian Steven M. Gillon offers a revelatory new history of the National... |
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Represent: The Woman's Guide to Running for Office and Changing the World
June Diane Raphael - Workman Publishing Company Format: Paperback
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"Over the last few years we've seen a remarkable surge of women running for office, and even better, winning. Running takes courage, passion, and commitment, but it also takes books like this. June and Kate have created a wonderful resource for women as they think about taking the leap."... |
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Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains
Kerri Arsenault - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Kerri Arsenault grew up in the rural working class town of Mexico, Maine. For over 100 years the community orbited around a paper mill that employs most townspeople, including three generations of Arsenault's own family. Years after she moved away, Arsenault realized the price she paid... |
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#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line
DAVID HOGG - Random House Trade Paperbacks Format: Paperback
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From two students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement that arose after the Parkland, Florida, shooting.On February 14, 2018, seventeen-year-old David Hogg and his fourteen-year-old sister,... |
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No Place for a Woman: The Struggle for Woman's Suffrage in the Wild West
Enss, Chris - TWO DOT BOOKS
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In 1869, more than twenty years after Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony made their declaration of the rights of woman at Seneca Falls, New York, the men of the Wyoming Territorial Legislature granted women over the age of 21 the right to vote in general elections. And on September... |
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Your Right to Privacy: Minimize Your Digital Footprint
Jim Bronskill - Self-Counsel Press Format: Print book
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Hacking, snooping and invading are commonplace on the Internet. Your personal information can be seen and shared and your privacy can be violated. Two veteran journalists, authorities on how information is handled in the digital age, have written a definitive guide to minimize your digital... |
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Oriana Fallaci: The Journalist, the Agitator, the Legend
Cristina De Stefano - Other Press Format: Hardcover
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A landmark biography of the most famous Italian journalist of the twentieth century, an inspiring and often controversial woman who defied the codes of reportage and established the "La Fallaci" style of interview.Oriana Fallaci is known for her uncompromising vision. To retrace... |
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Separated
Jacob Soboroff - William Morrow Format: Hardcover
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NBC News and MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff, winner of the 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for his reporting on the child separation crisis, delivers a profoundly personal and moving report from the border and beyond, revealing the wrenching human story behind one of the most disturbing... |
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