Chronological Period/21st Century
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The Gun
$20.99 Add to cartIn a tour de force, prize-winning New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers traces the invention of the assault rifle, following the miniaturization of rapid-fire arms from the American Civil War, through … [more below]
- Author: Chivers, C. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 06 2011
- ISBN10: 0743271734
- Language: English
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Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America
$17.95 Read moreA gripping in-depth look at the presidential election that stunned the world
Donald Trump’s election victory resulted in one of the most unexpected presidencies in history. Identity Crisis provides th- Author: Sides, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: August 13, 2019
- ISBN10: 0691196435
- Language: English
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Ak-47: The Weapon That Changed the Face of War
$15.95 Add to cartNo single weapon has spread so much raw power to so many people in so little time-and had such a devastating effect–as the AK-47 assault rifle. This book examines the legacy of this world-changing we… [more below]
- Author: Kahaner, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: October 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0470168803
- Language: English
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Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story
$25.99 Add to cartThe fabulous life of Brooke Astor, a pioneer of philanthropy and for decades a luminary of New York society. Hers is a story out of Edith Wharton. After a disastrous early marriage, Brooke Astor wedde
- Author: Kiernan, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0393331601
- Language: English
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
$26.95 Add to cartGrunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier’s most challenging adversaries–panic, exhaustion, heat, noise–and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges host
- Author: Roach, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0393245446
- Language: English
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The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
$21.99 Add to cartThe secret history of the invention that changed everything-and became the most profitable product in the world.
“The One Device is a tour de force, with a fast-paced edge and heaps of analytical ins- Author: Merchant, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 29, 2018
- ISBN10: 0316546240
- Language: English
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After the Fire
$21.99 Add to cartOn January 19, 2000, a fire raged through Seton Hall University’s freshman dormitory, killing three students and injuring 58 others. Among the victims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates fr… [more below]
- Author: Fisher, Robin Gaby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0316066222
- Language: English
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Grinding It Out
$9.99 Add to cartFew entrepreneurs can claim to have actually changed the way we live, but Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food service automation, franchising, shared national training and advertising hav
- Author: Kroc, Ray
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 15 1992
- ISBN10: 0312929870
- Language: English
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Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan — And the Path to Victory
$24.00 Add to cartOperation Dark Heart tells the story of what really went on–and what went wrong–in Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer led a black-ops team on the forefront of the military efforts to block the Ta
- Author: Shaffer, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 11 2011
- ISBN10: 0312606915
- Language: English
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Eugenics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn 1883, Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, coined the word “eugenics” to express his dream of perfecting the human race by applying the laws of genetic heredity. Adapting Darwin’s theory of … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Levine, Philippa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: January 02 2017
- ISBN10: 0199385904
- Language: English
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The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq
$24.00 Add to cartThomas E. Rick’s news-breaking follow up to the #1 New York Times bestseller Fiasco
Now updated to fully document the inside story of the Iraq war since late 2005, The Gamble is the definitive acco- Author: Ricks, Thomas E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 06 2010
- ISBN10: 0143116916
- Language: English
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The Diary Keepers: World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through It
$20.00 Add to cartA riveting look at the story of World War II and the Holocaust through the diaries of Dutch citizens, firsthand accounts of ordinary people living through extraordinary times
Based on select writings
- Author: Siegal, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0063070669
- Language: English
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The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory
$18.99 Add to cartJesse Walker’s The United States of Paranoia presents a comprehensive history of conspiracy theories in American culture and politics, from the colonial era to the War on Terror.
The fear of intrigue a
- Author: Walker, Jesse
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 14 2014
- ISBN10: 0062135562
- Language: English
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Morning of Fire: America’s Epic First Journey Into the Pacific
$24.99 Add to cartMorning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for land and trade in the Pacific. Set against the backdrop of on
- Author: Ridley, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 06 2011
- ISBN10: 0061700193
- Language: English
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From Warsaw with Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance
$21.99 Add to cartFrom Warsaw with Love is the epic story of how Polish intelligence officers forged an alliance with the CIA in the twilight of the Cold War, told by the award-winning author John Pomfret.
Spanning dec- Author: Pomfret, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1250848806
- Language: English
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Cartography: Navigating a Year in Iraq
$19.95 Add to cartCartography describes Katherine Schifani’s time deployed in Iraq as a counterterrorism advisor with U.S. Special Forces in 2011. It is the story of one woman mapping the terra incognita of Iraq with q… [more below]
- Author: Schifani, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1640124500
- Language: English
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War by Other Means: A General in the Trump White House
$28.99 Read moreGeneral Keith Kellogg saw it all. The only national security advisor to work side by side with both President Trump and Vice President Pence, he was their confidant as they made their most momentous d… [more below]
- Author: Kellogg, Keith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1684512468
- Language: English
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The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice
$31.18 Add to cartThe rise of the Auntie Sewing Squad, a massive mutual-aid network of volunteers who provided free masks in the wake of US government failures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In March 2020, when the US- Author: Hong, Mai-Linh K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 520384008
- Language: English
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A Unified Theory of Cats on the Internet
$14.00 Add to cartHow cats became the undisputed mascot of the internet.
The advertising slogan of the social news site Reddit is “Come for the cats. Stay for the empathy.” Journalists and their readers seem to need no
- Author: White, E. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: July 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1503604632
- Language: English
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Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do about It
$18.00 Read moreDisinformation is as old as humanity. When Satan told Eve nothing would happen if she bit the apple, that was disinformation. But the rise of social media has made disinformation even more pervasive a
- Author: Stengel, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 23 2020
- ISBN10: 0802149421
- Language: English
