Nonfiction

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“a story of a brutal crime, a broken justice system, and after a long 15 years, redemption in a frigid Alaska town.

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As both muse and career manager of her husband Salvador, Gala Dalí was a central figure in one of the most interesting and provocative art movements of the 20th century, surrealism.

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For several decades, historians plumbing the depths of Native American history have enriched our understanding of their culture, lives, and travails.  

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“For art lovers and lovers of fine books, Monet: The Bigger Picture is an essential purchase. The work‘s  presentation and construction is a high art in itself.“

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"Readers will find much to spark their curiosity."

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The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking by Leor Zmigrod is a book that must go to the top of your ‘to be read’ pile.

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“She was hounded by the Gestapo, which during the war visited her very often in the palace. Officers of the secret police demanded that she bring her children back to the Third Reich.

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“There is no middle ground with Andrea Dworkin. She writes with a force that compels a reader to think.”

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“The potential readership for this book is not limited to Austen fans—of which there are legions—but also to those interested in the work of women writers and . . .

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“‘There is a lineage to the American hard right of today and to understand it, we need to understand its roots in the Red Scare.’” 

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“By avoiding the thorny issues and critical assessments he needs to make, Sheff doesn’t resurrect her for us but instead adds to the negatively charged mystique that has always engulfed Yok

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What’s Real About Race? explores the race concept as a powerful socio-political construction and as an equally empty one from the perspective of the biological sciences.”

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“Adams argues that the rules by which Early Medieval English kings exercised power ‘are the same rules by which politicians and corporations play today.’ That, however, is only one of the m

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offers a multifaceted history of Franklin’s invention.

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For Clarence Major poetry matters. He knows there is still much to see and places to go in the world.

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“Ku Klux Klansmen in full-sheeted splendor escorted the hearse carrying Mrs. Cook’s body from the undertaker to the church to its final resting place in the boneyard.”

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"Henry Alford provides a clear, incredibly thoroughly-researched recounting of Mitchell’s abundant life."

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“a good general overview of the various combat arms, weapons, tactics, and innovations that combat has forced troops to develop as the 21st century battlefield becomes more lethal.”

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“for readers fascinated by the future of AI, this book is an eye-opening exploration of a revolution unfolding before our eyes.”

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John Nogowski, sportswriter and former teacher, in his second book on baseball takes a deep dive into the baseball statistical data bases relying primarily on Stathead and Baseball-Reference.com.

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The House on the Canal: The Story of the House That Hid Anne Frank is an unusual picture book because the main character is the building itself.

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"A thorough exploration of Vincent's journey to become an artist with a strong, distinctive vision."

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“Geroulanos examines how the most distant human past has been subjectively interpreted.

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“Deborah Dwork has fashioned an inspiring, wide-ranging, and gripping story of brave Americans living perilously among their refugee clients in dangerous wartime Europe and China.”

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Whether you have read just one or both parts—or none—of Goethe’s epic poem Faust, this exegesis and commentary by A. N. Wilson will enrich your mind and spirit.

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