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The Six: The Extraordinary Story of the Grit and Daring of America's First Women Astronauts"Vivid." --The Guardian * "Engrossing." --Booklist * "Suspenseful, meticulously observed, enlightening." --Margot Lee Shetterly, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Figures In this account of America's first women astronauts "Grush skillfully weaves a story that, at its heart, is about desire: not...
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V Is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt's American Revolution and the Triumph of World War IIA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Belongs in the library alongside the histories and biographies of Martin Gilbert, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., and David McCullough." --Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Horse Soldiers In this epic and definitive history of...
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Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden DeathNamed a Top 100 Must-Read Book of 2023 by Time and a Best Book of 2023 by The New Yorker * Shortlisted for the 2024 Writers' Prize New York Times bestselling author Laura Cumming "combines first-rate art history with deeply felt memoir" (The Washington...
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The Storm Beyond the TidesEllie Ames thought little of her future in July 1939. As the daughter of a lobsterman, why should she? But everything changed the moment a mysterious German couple came off the ferry with their nineteen-year-old son.From the moment Ellie meets Karl Brink, the two...
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One Hell at a TimeAlbert Spiby had just turned 18 when he signed up to fight in the Great War in 1915. He was not a 'hero' in the traditional sense. He didn't receive special awards for bravery or gallantry. He did what hundreds of thousands of other...
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The Lady of Lake ComoInspired by real events, the Lady of Lake Como follows the story of a lieutenant with the Italian Police who, during the height of World War II, is tasked with investigating the unsettling disappearance of two women from his small town. Complicating matters, Ezio...
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CedarBORN IN THE OUTBACK, SCHOOLED ON THE VERANDAH, INURED BY STATION LIFE...Matty's life has been shaped by various experiences that have influenced his character and outlook.Growing up in the rugged outback, he faced the challenges of droughts, fires and navigating a diverse culture.His cherished...
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Dead Doubles: The Extraordinary Worldwide Hunt for One of the Cold War's Most Notorious Spy RingAuthor: Trevor BarnesPublisher: Harper PaperbacksPublished: 09/14/2021Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9780062857002About the AuthorBarnes, Trevor: - Trevor Barnes studied espionage and the early history of the CIA as a student at the University of Cambridge and was a Kennedy Scholar...
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Sunny Days: The Children's Television Revolution That Changed AmericaOne of the "Best Books" of the year from The Smithsonian, The Washington Independent Review, and more From bestselling writer David Kamp, the "fun, fascinating, and surprisingly touching," (People) behind-the-scenes story of the cultural heroes who created the beloved children's TV programs Sesame Street,...
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The War of the PoorInternational Booker Prize FinalistThe Spectator (UK): Best Book of the Year From the award-winning author of The Order of the Day, a powerful account of the German Peasants' War (1524-25) that shows striking parallels to class conflicts of our time. In the sixteenth century,...
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A Woman's Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the BallotAlice Paul began her life as a studious girl from a strict Quaker family in New Jersey. In 1907, a scholarship took her to England, where she developed a passionate devotion to the suffrage movement. Upon her return to the United States, Alice became...
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Something Must Be Done about Prince Edward County: A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights BattleNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCombining hard-hitting investigative journalism and a sweeping family narrative, this provocative true story reveals a little-known chapter of American history: the period after the Brown v. Board of Education decision when one Virginia school system refused to integrate.In the wake of...
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American Passage: The History of Ellis Island"By bringing us the inspiring and sometimes unsettling tales of Ellis Island, Vincent Cannato's American Passage helps us understand who we are as a nation." -- Walter IsaacsonThe remarkable saga of America's landmark port of entry, from immigration post to deportation center to mythical...
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The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance: The U-2 and Oxcart Programs, 1954?1974The CIA's 2013 release of its book The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance 1954-1974 is a fascinating and important historical document. It contains a significant amount of newly declassified material with respect to the U-2 and Oxcart programs, including names of pilots; codenames...
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What's the Matter with White People?: Finding Our Way in the Next AmericaA CLEAR-EYED, COGENT CLARION CALL FOR ENDING THE DIVISIVE CLASS WARS THAT THREATEN THE AMERICAN MIDDLE-CLASS DREAM In What's the Matter with White People? Walsh argues that the biggest divide in America today is based not on party or ideology but on two competing...
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Scott Fitzgerald: A BiographyScott Fitzgerald, a romantic and tragic figure who embodied the decades between the two world wars, was a writer who took his material almost entirely from his life. Despite his early success with The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald battled against failure and disappointment. This book,...
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Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights"Rich and often moving . . . at times shocking, but often enlightening and inspiring: oral history at its most potent and rewarding." -- Kirkus Reviews A completely revised and updated edition of the classic volume of oral history interviews with high-profile leaders and...
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To Hell on a Fast Horse Updated Edition: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett"So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles."--Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling authorFrom Spur Award-winning author Mark Lee Gardner, his classic dual biography of Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett, detailing Garrett's riveting chase of...
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The Unknown Henry Miller: A Seeker in Big SurHenry Miller was one of the most distinctive voices in twentieth-century literature, yet he remains misunderstood. Better known in Europe than in his native America for most of his career, he achieved international success and celebrity during the 1960s when his banned "Paris" books--beginning...
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Virginia Woolf on the Ghost Stories of Henry JamesFirst published in 1940, this volume contains a collection of classic essays by Virginia Woolf on the subject of Henry James and his work. Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-British author generally considered to be one of the greatest novelists in the English language....
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