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Uranium: War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the WorldThe astonishing biography of a mineral that can sustain our world- or destroy it Uranium occurs naturally in the earth's crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is a fascinating window into...
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Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab"The story of the Cherokee removal has been told many times, but never before has a single book given us such a sense of how it happened and what it meant, not only for Indians, but also for the future and soul of America."...
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Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial"A vivid reconstruction of the actions of the wartime allies and the Nazi elite at Nuremberg. Persico easily carries us into a deeper understanding of the trials."--New York Newsday The Nuremberg trials remain, after nearly half a century, the benchmark for judging international crimes....
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They Would Never Hurt a Fly: War Criminals on Trial in the Hague"Who were they? Ordinary people like you or me--or monsters?" asks internationally acclaimed author Slavenka Drakulic as she sets out to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed during the war that tore apart Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Drawing on firsthand observations of...
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Paris: After the Liberation 1944-1949"A rich and intriguing story whcih the authors disentangle with great skill."--Sunday Telegraph From Antony Beevor, the internationally bestselling author of D-Day and The Battle of Arnhem In this brilliant synthesis of social, political, and cultural history, Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper present a...
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Panama Fever: The Epic Story of the Building of the Panama CanalThe Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in history; its completion in 1914 marked the beginning of the "American Century." Panama Fever draws on contemporary accounts, bringing the experience of those who built the canal vividly to life. Politicians engaged in high-stakes diplomacy in...
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The Trinity of FundamentalsThe Trinity of Fundamentals follows the story of 22-year-old Kan'an during his nine years of hiding from the occupation between 1982 and 1991. Driven by an unshakable commitment to the Palestinian cause, Kan'an takes the reader through his compelling journey filled with sacrifice and...
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Great American Gamble: Deterrence Theory and Practice from the Cold War to the Twenty-First CenturyThe Great American Gamble examines the past, present, and prospective future of U.S. deterrence theory, strategic forces, nuclear weapons and policy. It provides a detailed explanation of the competing schools of deterrence theory that emerged during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Based on...
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The Flexner Report: Medical Education in the United States and Canada-A Report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching"The improvement of medical education cannot therefore be resisted on the ground that it will destroy schools and restrict output: that is precisely what is needed."-Abraham Flexner, The Flexner Report (1910)The Flexner Report-Medical Education in the United States and Canada (1910) by Abraham Flexner...
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Raising The Titanic: A powerful novel of resilience and hope, inspired by a true storyShe survived the Titanic-and that was the least interesting thing about her. Based on the extraordinary true story of Helen Churchill Candee.Despite her initial misgivings, forensic artist Madison McClain joins an ambitious effort to exhume and identify the final forty-four unnamed victims of the...
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Society as I Have Found ItStep back in time to 19th-century New York high society with Ward McAllister's captivating account, "Society As I Have Found It." A prominent figure and self-proclaimed arbiter of taste, McAllister offers an unparalleled glimpse into the exclusive world of socialites and the intricate rules...
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Slavery Defended: the Views of the Old SouthThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War StalemateA leading expert on foreign policy reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia transformed geopolitics ● A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2021 and winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize "Sarotte has the receipts, as it were: her authoritative tale draws on...
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The Vietnam WarNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Based on the celebrated PBS television series, the complete text of an engrossing history of America's least-understood conflict, "a significant milestone [that] will no doubt do much to determine how the war is understood for years to come." --The Washington Post...
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The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in AmericaThe New Yorker staff writer Louis Menand's The Metaphysical Club is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History.A national bestseller and "hugely ambitious, unmistakably brilliant" (Janet Maslin, New York Times) book about the creation of modern American thought. The Metaphysical Club was an...
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Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a NationNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "Brenda Wineapple's wonderful account of the Scopes trial sheds light not only on the battles of the past but on the struggles of the present."--Jon Meacham "History at its most delicious."--The New York Times Book Review (front page review, Editors' Choice)...
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God, Country, Notre Dame: The Autobiography of Theodore M. HesburghExperience Father Hesburgh's life story in his own words in God, Country, Notre Dame.As an adviser to presidents, special envoy to popes, theologian, author, educator, and activist, Father Hesburgh was considered the most influential priest in America for decades. His autobiography brings his phenomenal...
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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy"Glorious, horrifying... D-Day is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women."--Time Renowned historian Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem, and the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history"...
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Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020 From the bestselling author of Nixonland and The Invisible Bridge comes the dramatic conclusion of how conservatism took control of American political power. Over two decades, Rick Perlstein has published three definitive works about the emerging...
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Our Nazi: An American Suburb's Encounter with EvilThe first book to lay bare the life of a Nazi camp guard who settled in a Chicago suburb and to explore how his community and others responded to discoveries of Nazis in their midst. Reinhold Kulle seemed like the perfect school employee. But...
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