Chronological Period/1950-1999
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Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition
$21.99 Add to cartAn NPR Book of the Year
“A beautifully written, deeply intelligent book about [a] crucial moment.” — Fareed Zakaria, CNN Nobody expecte
A Seattle Times Book of the Year
William E. Colby Award Winner- Author: Hajari, Nisid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 21 2016
- ISBN10: 0544705394
- Language: English
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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder
$29.99 Add to cartThe first definitive biography of music legend Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder’s achievements as a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer are extraordinary. During a career that has spanned
- Author: Ribowsky, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0470481501
- Language: English
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
$24.00 Add to cartThe fascinating continuation of the best-selling Persepolis, “one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day” (Los Angeles Times). Marjane Satrapi dazzles with her heartrending graphic memoi… [more below]
- Series: Pantheon Graphic Library
- Author: Satrapi, Marjane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 31 2004
- ISBN10: 0375422889
- Language: English
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Collected Poems 1943-2004
$19.99 Add to cartOne of the most honored poets of 20th-century American verse, Richard Wilbur won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his poetry.
With a distinguished career spanning more than sixt… [more below]
- Author: Wilbur, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: April 03 2006
- ISBN10: 0156030799
- Language: English
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The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics
$16.99 Add to cartFrom one of the most internationally admired political thinkers, a controversial polemic on the failures of identity politics and what comes next for the left — in America and beyond.
Following the sh
- Author: Lilla, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 0062697455
- Language: English
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The Coup: 1953, the Cia, and the Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations
$19.95 Add to cartIn August 1953, the CIA orchestrated the swift overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected leader and installed Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in his place. Over the next twenty-six years, the United State
- Author: Abrahamian, Ervand
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1620970864
- Language: English
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Defusing Armageddon: Inside Nest, America’s Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad
$25.99 Add to cartJeffrey T. Richelson reveals the history of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team, from the events leading to its creation in 1974 to today. Defusing Armageddon provides a behind-the-scenes look at NEST’… [more below]
- Author: Richelson, Jeffrey T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0393349594
- Language: English
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The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts
$19.00 Read moreThe New York Times bestselling biography of an American comedy legend
After three years of sobriety, Chris Farley’s life was at its creative peak until a string of professional disappointments chased- Author: Farley, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0143115561
- Language: English
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The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang
$19.99 Read moreThis expos investigates the evolution of the Almighty Black P Stone Nation, a motley group of poverty-stricken teens transformed into a dominant gang accused of terroristic intentions. Interwoven int… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Natalie Y.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1613744919
- Language: English
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The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives
$19.99 Add to cartWinner of the 2018 Excellence in Financial Journalism Award
From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jesse Eisinger, “a fast moving, fly-on-the-wall, disheartening look at the deterioration of the Just- Author: Eisinger, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 17 2018
- ISBN10: 1501121375
- Language: English
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Paul Simon: The Life
$20.99 Add to cartAcclaimed music writer Robert Hilburn’s “epic” and “definitive” (Rolling Stone) biography of music icon Paul Simon, written with Simon’s full participation–but without his editorial control–that “re… [more below]
- Author: Hilburn, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 28 2019
- ISBN10: 1501112139
- Language: English
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Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World
$24.99 Add to cartEvan Thomas’s startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust.
Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his c- Author: Thomas, Evan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 10 2013
- ISBN10: 0316091030
- Language: English
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The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war–and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises–from Tru… [more below]
- Author: Kaplan, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1982107308
- Language: English
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If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
$18.00 Add to cartA classic from the New York Times bestselling author of The Things They Carried
“One of the best, most disturbing, and most powerful books about the shame that was / is Vietnam.”
—Minneapolis Star and- Author: O’Brien, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0767904435
- Language: English
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Selected Poems, 1960-1990
$23.99 Add to cartGathered from nine collections representing three decades of work, these poems – newly available in a rich and varied volume celebrate the growth of a major artist. Since the publication of her first
- Author: Kumin, Maxine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: December 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0393318362
- Language: English
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The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
$22.99 Add to cartWhat happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did, and in doing so put at risk everything we know ab… [more below]
- Author: Susskind, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: July 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0316016411
- Language: English
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Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness
$40.99 Add to cartSince the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever a… [more below]
- Author: Pollack, Kenneth M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 696
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0190906960
- Language: English
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U2 by U2
$19.99 Add to cartU2 by U2 is the only definitive, official history of one of the most famous bands in the world, by the members of the band themselves. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen offer a unique, in… [more below]
- Author: U2
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 01 2009
- ISBN10: 006190385X
- Language: English
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Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
$18.00 Add to cart“An intimate and deeply human memoir that shows why we should all be concerned about nuclear safety, and the dangers of ignoring science in the name of national security.”–Rebecca Skloot, #1 New York
- Author: Iversen, Kristen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 0307955656
- Language: English
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Patti LuPone: A Memoir
$16.00 Add to cartThe legendary Patti LuPone is one of the theatre’s most beloved leading ladies. Now she lays it all bare, sharing the intimate story of her life both onstage and off–through the dizzying highs and da
- Author: Lupone, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0307460746
- Language: English
