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The Story of Philosophy

The Story of Philosophy

Will Durant
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Golden Gates

Golden Gates

Conor Dougherty
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How We Got to Now

How We Got to Now

Steven Johnson
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In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

Nathaniel Philbrick
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Washington

Washington

Ron Chernow
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World Order

World Order

Henry Kissinger
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The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire

Michael Pollan
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American Prometheus

American Prometheus

Kai Bird
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Empires of Light

Empires of Light

Jill Jonnes
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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

David W. Blight
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Bull

Bull

Maggie Mahar
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

David S. Landes
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Dark Towers

Dark Towers

David Enrich
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American Caesar

American Caesar

William Manchester
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Sexual Personae

Sexual Personae

Camille Paglia
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

Jeanne Theoharis
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Best Evidence

Best Evidence

David S. Lifton
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Machete Season

Machete Season

Jean Hatzfeld
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Kissinger

Kissinger

Walter Isaacson
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Hiroshima

Hiroshima

John Hersey
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The 10,000 Year Explosion

The 10,000 Year Explosion

Gregory Cochran
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Intellectuals

Intellectuals

Paul Johnson
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A Brief History of Everything

A Brief History of Everything

Ken Wilber
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Five Days at Memorial

Five Days at Memorial

Sheri Fink
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The Yellow House

The Yellow House

Sarah M. Broom
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Catching Fire

Catching Fire

Richard Wrangham
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Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches

Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches

Marvin Harris
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Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

Robert K. Massie
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Charles MacKay
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The Western Canon

The Western Canon

Harold Bloom
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The Revenge of Geography

The Revenge of Geography

Robert D. Kaplan
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A World Lit Only by Fire

A World Lit Only by Fire

William Manchester
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Dealing with China

Dealing with China

Henry M. Paulson
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The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross

The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross

John M. Allegro
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Empty Mansions

Empty Mansions

Bill Dedman
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Mao

Mao

Jung Chang
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What the Dormouse Said

What the Dormouse Said

John Markoff
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The Life of Samuel Johnson

The Life of Samuel Johnson

James Boswell
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The Immoral Majority

The Immoral Majority

Ben Howe
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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

Edward Shepherd Creasy
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The End of History and the Last Man

The End of History and the Last Man

Francis Fukuyama
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Lenin On The Train

Lenin On The Train

Catherine Merridale
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Secondhand Time

Secondhand Time

Svetlana Alexievich
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Chasing the Scream

Chasing the Scream

Johann Hari
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The Show That Never Ends

The Show That Never Ends

David Weigel
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The Wages of Destruction

The Wages of Destruction

Adam Tooze
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Why We Can’t Wait

Why We Can’t Wait

Martin Luther King Jr.
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Women, Race, & Class

Women, Race, & Class

Angela Y. Davis
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