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“Working together during a very fragile time in our nation’s history, when there were no assurances that the United States would even exist beyond the 18th century, Jefferson and Madison co

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“Each of the lives portrayed here exemplify the importance of perseverance and a refusal to be constrained by social boundaries.”

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“should serve as a stark warning of the deadly combination of extreme politics and military prowess . . .”

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Joseph E. Stiglitz is one of America’s top economists.

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When someone says, “She’s a lesbian, but really nice,” the “but” reveals unfair bias. Jonathan Hansen’s “revisionist” account of Fidel Castro is of this sort.

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“the generalist interested in how the world works can scour A World Beyond Physics with great benefit.

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Who doesn’t know Dr. Seuss and his most famous children’s book titles, Green Eggs and Ham, and The Cat in the Hat?

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“Clinicians who already use the book’s cutting-edge memory reconsolidation approach will deepen their knowledge of its principles and find myriad practices and applications to make certain

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“[A]n exhaustive biography of the remarkable Habsburg ruler coupled with important insights into the birth of the modern state system of Europe . . .”

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“a slapdash simplification of history to a cartoonish extreme.

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“A picture is worth a thousand words and that is what this cookbook offers: a multitude of photographs of food that tempt the reader to create recipes from Love and Lemons Every Day

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“The background well-blended into one man's heroic story forms an epic tragedy of Poland in World War II . . .”

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Pride: Photographs After Stonewall is an historical monument in freshly bound trade paperback.

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“You all right, kid?” This is the question directed by Yogi Berra throughout his life to his son Dale.

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King of Fashion: The Autobiography of Paul Poiret is a book meant for those who are inclined toward fashion history.

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“Ward wants to break down any veil of time, any patina of history, and to confront these art works, to argue and quarrel with them.

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“For as Lynskey charts the admittedly astonishing reception of a narrative so adaptable as to be embraced by the Black Panthers and to be approved by the John Birch Society both, one wonder

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No matter whom Jones treats, he tells the tale of each artist with verve.

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“Children who cook become children who taste and often eat. Get the kids to clean, scrub or peel the potatoes and carrots.

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“As a reference work, Desmarais’ study succeeds in its intended purpose.”

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“a highly readable account of the Allied effort to not only get ashore on the continent of Europe, but stay ashore and liberate Europe.”

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The narrative world is rife with accounts of the relationship between gender, and the recognition and attribution (or not) of genius.

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“Deep Hope: Zen Guidance for Staying Steadfast When the World Seems Hopeless is a wonderful read for those interested in Zen Buddhism and its application, helping

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“This book offers a sweet ray of hope in a very confusing time.”

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“Outrages is a fascinating history book with a cast of characters and an epic sweep that make it read like a novel Charles Dickens could have written, if he had ev

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