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The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

Jeffrey Rosen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating examination of what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives and became the foundation of our democracy.. The Declaration of Independence identified "the pursuit of happiness" as one of our unalienable...
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If You See Them: Young, Unhoused, and Alone in America

Vicki Sokolik - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover

A moving exploration of the crisis of homeless youth - told through the inspiring stories of a woman on the frontlines and the kids themselves.They hide in plain sight. They survive on free school breakfasts and lunches, join school sports teams in order to shower, sleep on friends'...
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An American Dreamer: Life in a Divided Country

David Finkel - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A man navigates the deep divisions in America today and discovers that sometimes change can start by finding common ground with your neighbors in this immersive account by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Thank You for Your Service and The Good Soldiers.. "Finkel's account...
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Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines

Joy Buolamwini - Random House
Format: Hardcover

"The conscience of the AI revolution" (Fortune) explains how we've arrived at an era of AI harms and oppression, and what we can do to avoid its pitfalls.. "Dr. Joy Buolamwini has been an essential figure in bringing irresponsible, profit-hungry tech giants to their...
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Otter Country: An Unexpected Adventure in the Natural World

Miriam Darlington - Tin House Books
Format: Hardcover

"Beguiling. The gentle and persistent search by Darlington sparkles." - The GuardianA plan formed in my mind. I would explore the places in this land that hid my grail. I would spend a whole year or longer, if that's what it took, wading through marshes, hiding between mossy...
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Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story

Keren Blankfeld - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

"Mesmerizing and inspirational." - Judy Batalion, New York Times bestselling author of The Light of Days. The incredible true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war - and then...
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Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family

Mark Daley - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

A heartrending and unforgettable memoir of an unlikely journey to parenthood through America's broken foster care system.. What does it take to keep a child safe? As a long-time strategist and activist fighting for better outcomes for foster children, Mark Daley thought he had the answer....
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Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice

Ben Rothenberg - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

A deeply reported, revealing biography of tennis phenomenon and activist Naomi Osaka, telling the untold story behind her Grand Slam-winning career, her headline-making advocacy for racial justice and mental health, and the challenges of a life in the international spotlight. Naomi Osaka...
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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, inspiring true stories as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson.. To be a bookseller or librarian ... You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker....
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Cold Crematorium: Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz

József Debreczeni - Macmillan Audio
Format: Hardcover

The first English language edition of a lost memoir by a Holocaust survivor, offering a shocking and deeply moving perspective on life within the camps - with a foreword by Jonathan Freedland. József Debreczeni, a prolific Hungarian-language journalist and poet, arrived in Auschwitz in 1944;...
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