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The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder

- William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu." -Admiral James Stavridis (retired) , former Supreme Allied Commander at NATOAn urgent, fascinating exploration of warfare - past, present and future - and what we must do if we want to win today from an 82nd Airborne veteran, former...
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Unloose My Heart: A Personal Reckoning with the Twisted Roots of My Southern Family Tree

Marcia Edwina Herman-Giddens - University Alabama Press
Format: Hardcover

A deeply personal memoir that unearths a family history of racism, slaveholding, and trauma as well as love and sparks of delight. Marcia Herman's family moved to Birmingham in 1946, when she was five years old, and settled in the steel-making city dense with smog and a rigid apartheid...
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An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States

Kyle T Mays - ?Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early AmericaBeginning with pre-Revolutionary America and moving into the movement for Black lives and contemporary Indigenous...
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The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters: A True Story of Family Fiction

Julie Klam - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

Ever since she was young, Julie Klam has been fascinated by the Morris sisters, cousins of her grandmother. According to family lore, early in the twentieth century the sisters' parents decided to move the family from Eastern Europe to Los Angeles so their father could become a movie...
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Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance

Christopher McDougall - Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format: Print book

The best-selling author of Born to Run now travels to the Mediterranean, where he discovers that the secrets of ancient Greek heroes are still alive and well on the island of Crete, and ready to be unleashed in the muscles and minds of casual athletes and aspiring heroes everywhere....
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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History

Peter Frankopan - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development - and demise - of civilizations across time. Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate,...
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Korean Dream: A Vision For a Unified Korea

Hyun Jin Preston Moon - Morgan James Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea is a powerful call to action for Koreans and supporters everywhere to achieve a new nation, rooted in a common past. In Korean Dream, Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon presents an innovative way forward for the Korean Peninsula that at its heart is Korean...
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Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World

Irene Vallejo - ?Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity's obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages - from one of Spain's most celebrated authors.Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand-copied...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide The Greek Islands

DK Travel - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Paperback

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring these beautiful islands.Explore Corfu's atmospheric Old Town, admire Santorini's brilliant white-and-blue-washed houses, explore archaeological sites...
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DK Eyewitness Paris

DK Eyewitness
Format: Paperback

Whether you want to be awed by iconic landmarks, lose yourself in the Louvre, or shop till you drop, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Paris has to offer.Paris is a treasure trove of things to see and do. Packed full of world-famous palaces, museums, and galleries,...
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