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Taxes Have Consequences: An Income Tax History of the United StatesAs seen on Kudlow on the FOX Business Network! The definitive history of the effect of the income tax on the economy. Ever since 1913, when the United States first imposed the income tax via constitutional amendment, the top rate of that tax has...
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The First Kennedys: The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty"Here is that rare thing: an untold chapter in the Kennedy saga. . .Compelling and illuminating."--Jon MeachamBased on genealogical breakthroughs and previously unreleased records, this is the first book to explore the inspiring story of the poor Irish refugee couple who escaped famine; created...
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Operation Underworld: How the Mafia and U.S. Government Teamed Up to Win World War IINever has the saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" had more truth than when the US government and the criminal underground joined forces to defeat the Nazi menace. For the first time ever the full story of how Charles "Lucky" Luciano--the...
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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family KeepsakeNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A renowned historian traces the life of a single object handed down through three generations of Black women to craft a "deeply layered and insightful" (The Washington Post) testament to people who are left...
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Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James BondThe adventures of James Bond have thrilled readers since Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale was published in 1953, and when the movie of Dr No was released in 1962, Bond quickly became the world's favourite secret agent. Science and technology have always been central...
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Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy"Alex Mar's bold yet sensitive account of one of America's youngest death row inmates--and the people whose lives she forever changed--is intimately reported, deeply moving, and unforgettable." --Robert Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road "An absorbing work of social history...
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The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern AmericaThe first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, a Hungarian Jewish immigrant with only a high school education who went on to be dubbed by Life Magazine "the most important woman in the American government." Her life ran parallel to the front lines of history...
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The Farmer's Lawyer: The North Dakota Nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm"Sarah's story, told in her unique voice, inspires me--and I'm sure it will inspire you--to fight for family farmers." --Willie Nelson "An exquisitely written American saga." --Sarah Smarsh "Remarkably well told and heartfelt." --John Grisham The unforgettable true story of a young lawyer's impossible...
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The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth CenturyA prominent conductor explores how aesthetic criteria masked the political goals of countries during the three great wars of the past century "[Mauceri's] writing is more exhilarating than any helicopter ride we have been on."--Air Mail "Fluently written and often cogent."--Barton Swaim, Wall Street...
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Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White HouseNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The knockdown, drag-out, untold story of the other scandal that rocked Nixon's White House, and reset the rules for crooked presidents to come--with new reporting that expands on Rachel Maddow's Peabody Award-nominated podcast"Both a thriller and a history book,...
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The Last Baron: The Paris Kidnapping That Brought Down an EmpireA riveting, on-the-edge-of-your-seat tale about the notorious 1978 kidnapping of Baron Édouard-Jean "Wado" Empain, intertwined with the story of his famous grandfather, the first baron and builder of the Paris Métro. A multigenerational saga told against the backdrops of both Belle Époque and 1970s...
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Fighting for Justice: The Improbable Journey to Exposing Cover-Ups about the JFK Assassination and the Deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy"Investigative reporting at its best. Mark Shaw's original work into the questionable deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Kilgallen is now focused on the many unanswered questions left by the Warren Commission's inquiry into the JFK assassination. Fighting for Justice has to be read."...
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WilsonFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a brilliant biography* of the 28th president of the United States. *Doris Kearns Goodwin One hundred years after his inauguration, Woodrow Wilson still stands as one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century, and...
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Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster That Changed AmericaThe first book to examine the rarely-acknowledged Waverly Train Disaster of 1978 - the catastrophic accident that changed America forever and led to the formation of FEMA. Coinciding with the 45th anniversary of the event, WALK THROUGH FIRE is a tribute to the first...
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Wilmington's Lie (Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize): The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White SupremacyWINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup of 1898, an extraordinary event unknown to most Americans. By the 1890s, Wilmington was North Carolina's largest city and a...
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The Piano Lesson: 1936A Pulitzer Prize-winner. Brother is pitted against sister over the fate of their heirloom piano.Author: August WilsonPublisher: Theatre Communications GroupPublished: 10/01/2007Pages: 120Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.48h x 6.15w x 0.56dISBN: 9781559363006Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.6Point Value: 4Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 70609 / Piano LessonAbout...
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Gangbuster: One Man's Battle Against Crime, Corruption, and the KlanAs gripping as it is prescient, Gangbuster is the first-ever history of the battle waged by one rookie District Attorney, Philip Van Cise, against the KKK, organized crime, and government corruption at the highest levels throughout the 1920s. One century later, in the face...
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The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a NationThe story of the fascinating, fraught alliance among Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapman--and how its breakup led to the success of America's most important social movement."Fresh, provocative and engrossing." --New York TimesIn the crucial early years of the Abolition movement,...
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Hitler's Winter: The German Battle of the Bulge'What a brilliant book this is... a terrific narrative of Hitler's Ardennes offensive of December 1944 - superb storytelling that achieves a skilful balance between drama and detail.' - James Holland The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive in the...
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A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal MindA vivid behind-the-scenes look into the creation of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit and the evolution of criminal profiling, written by the pioneering forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI studies, profiles, and catches serial killers. Lurking beneath the progressive activism and sex...
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