Nonfiction

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Seasoned homicide detectives are well aware that high-profile murder cases often attract numerous false confessions.

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Vincent Van Gogh was one of those artists who brought the fullness of his unique character to his lifestyle, his relationships, and his artwork.

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Those with an interest in military history, in particular World War II, should be familiar with the efforts of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), a formation of Japanese-American citizens who

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“The global balance of power was never really the same after the Suez or Hungarian Crisis . . .”

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“Globalization is here to stay. Let’s eat.”

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Without question, the cast of characters reads like a who’s who of fashion over the past quarter of a century.

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There is something about a machine named the “bestseller-ometer” that has a snake oil feel to it, and yet The Bestseller Code by Jodie Archer and Matthew L.

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Unlike its kissing cousin, LEVIS, the name Carhartt is not as ubiquitous, but as the title states it is a work in progress.

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“Anyone who is interested in understanding how acupuncture works will enjoy this book.”

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Here is a book almost as rare as its author, Emily Dickinson (1830–1886).

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Sociologists, criminologists, and other scholars regularly study and debate what works about the American criminal justice system and what doesn't.

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"Prisoners," wrote Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, "retain the essence of human dignity. . . .

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As the nation comes to grips with the incarceration boom of the last several decades, sociologists, criminologists, and other experts have begun to closely examine the collateral consequences broug

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a brilliant exploration of the final days of the European theater, valuable in its military analysis and generous use of eyewitness accounts.”

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Local history can be rich, exotic, complicated, personal, and dark but especially when an incident like the Scopes Monkey Trial serves as an “island” in regional and national social currents.

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Don’t talk to police! What? Why not? Law professor James J. Duane tells you why; and if you do not heed his advice, you do so at your peril. Does that shock you?

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Code Warriors is an informative, well balanced, and eye-opening history of the NSA.”

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“Christine Negroni uses her experience and broad knowledge of air disasters to summarize and integrate investigations.”

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In author/illustrator Andy Warner’s latest graphic novel, Brief Histories of Everyday Objects, just about every major object invented on planet earth is featured in black-and-white comic s

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In 2012, the historian Andrew Preston in his Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith concluded that religion, especially Christianity, has played a central role in U.S.

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What is immensely interesting about a book of this scope is who/what is included and then who/what is excluded.

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Countless people who are living lives compromised by disabling habits like abuse of alcohol and drugs, overeating and poor nutrition, smoking, and inactivity, have James O.

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Ross King does an exemplary job of bringing Claude Monet back to life.”

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