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“Dr. Gunter provides girls and women with a sound, well-researched discourse on what they need to know about their bodies as well as what to demand of doctors.”

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Graywolf Press, renowned for its commitment to publishing a rich array of high-quality literature spanning essays, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, is marking its 50th anniversary this year.

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“It was a magical place. Building such a grand train station without computer-aided design plans . . . or modern equipment, was difficult.”

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“Polyamory prizes commitment, honesty, trust, mutual consent, open communications, and equality among all sexes and sexual orientations.”

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"an impressive portrait . . . part adventure-war story, part inspirational tale of right winning over might."

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“In his new book Mirrors of Greatness, Reynolds reflects on how Churchill’s contemporaries helped ‘shape’ his greatness.”

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“evidence-based practices and real world examples of women with ADHD succeeding, not in spite of having ADHD, but perhaps because of it.”

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“Maybe Antarctica could teach us all not to surrender to despair, to keep investing in a world of and beyond ourselves.”

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Every year since 1994, Vanity Fair has hosted a star-studded Oscar celebration.

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Writers who challenge the conventional wisdom about history and current events are usually interesting and provocative; Richard Sakwa . . . is both.”

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While you should never judge a book by its title, if Jeff Vandenengel had gone with Too Big to Sail, then you can imagine the book could have courted a wider audience.

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Predicting Our Climate Future is an ambitious exploration of a critical topic.”

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If you want a detailed, blow-by-blow account of the fighting from 2014 in the Donbas region located along Ukraine’s western border with Russia, into the full-blown war in 2022–2023, this book shoul

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“drawn from Nye’s brilliance reflected in the written word and innumerable consultations both domestic and foreign.”

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In the shadow of the exponential rise of “big tech” comes journalists like Jeff Horwitz from the Wall Street Journal reporting on it.

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The book is replete with maps, photographs, profiles of commanders and weapons, and illustrations that help explain the brutal combat in a region that another historian ha

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Anyone interested in the brain, brain development, social evolution and the traits that make us human will find this book an engrossing read.”

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With the media focused on the bombing of civilians in Ukraine and Gaza, revisiting the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and its impact on the civilian population, seems timely.

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“Whatever you cook or don’t cook, this book is a trip to the islands or islas of the world.”

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Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality is a history lesson told through the lives of two remarkable men who were opposites in life circumstances but

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“Lovecraft began writing when he was a teenager, crafting racist and politically reactionary poems and essays.

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"a model for good history writing . . . a welcome guide to critical thinking along with a compelling story."

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“a part of the Beatles history that was nearly lost but now is a compelling and important read.”

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Jane Dunn says she’s loved baking ever since she was young, watching in awe everything her grandmother did in the kitchen.

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“The path to paradise is a rocky road with lots of detours and dead ends along the way. Some of them may even end in an apocalypse. Just ask Francis Ford Coppola.”

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