The Model T: A Centennial History
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"I will build a car for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small...
Words, Works, and Ways of Knowing: The Breakdown of Moral Philosophy in New England Before the Civil War
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Crime writer Sara Paretsky is known the world over for her acclaimed series of mysteries starring...
The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets
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One morning while reading Barron's, Kara Newman took note of a casual bit of advice offered by famed...
Reading Orientalism: Said and the Unsaid
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The late Edward Said remains one of the most influential critics and public intellectuals of our...
Afghanistan Declassified: A Guide to America's Longest War
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Nearly 100,000 U.S. soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan at the height of the campaign, fighting...
In Defense of a Liberal Education
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The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all...
The Dean: The Best Seat in the House, from FDR to Obama
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John David Dingell, the longest serving United States' Congressman in history, and one of the...
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
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A rollicking true-crime adventure and a thought-provoking exploration of the human drive to possess...
History Crime
The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster: A Revealing Portrait of the Forgotten Man Behind Swanee River, Beautiful Dreamer, and My Old Kentucky Home
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The Life and Songs of Stephen Foster offers an engaging reassessment of the life, politics, and...
The Ballad of John Latouche: An American Lyricist's Life and Work
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Born into a poor Virginian family, John Treville Latouche (1914-56), in his short life, made a...