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The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom

Larry Loftis - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII - at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only...
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Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues

Jonathan Kennedy - Crown
Format: Hardcover

A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history - from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism - have been shaped not by humans but by germsAccording to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending...
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Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

Sathnam Sanghera - VIKIN
Format: Hardcover

A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand...

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A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

Timothy Egan - Penguin Audio
Format: Hardcover

A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them.The Roaring Twenties - the Jazz Age - has been characterized as a time...
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Follow Me to Hell: McNelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice

Tom Clavin - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier.. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another,...
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Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe

Frank Murphy - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

"In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, 'I was there.' Read Luck of the Draw and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: how did those boys do such things?" -- Tom HanksThe epic true story of an American...
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The Things We Make

Bill Hammack - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

Discover the secret method used to build the world ... For millennia, humans have used one simple method to solve problems. Whether it's planting crops, building skyscrapers, developing photographs, or designing the first microchip, all creators follow the same steps to engineer progress....
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Tasting History: Explore the Past through 4,000 Years of Recipes (A Cookbook)

MAX MILLER - S&S/Simon Element
Format: Hardcover

Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the world with the first cookbook from the beloved YouTube channel Tasting History with Max MillerWhat began as a passion project when Max Miller was furloughed during Covid-19 has become a viral YouTube sensation with a million...
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