
Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee
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New York Times bestselling author Michael Korda's fresh, contemporary single volume historical...

African Miracle, African Mirage: Transnational Politics and the Paradox of Modernization in Ivory Coast
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Throughout the 1960s and 70s, Ivory Coast was touted as an African miracle, a poster child for...

Humboldt and Jefferson: A Transatlantic Friendship of the Enlightenment
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Humboldt and Jefferson explores the relationship between two fascinating personalities: the Prussian...

Mixed Race Cinemas: Multiracial Dynamics in America and France
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Using critical race theory and film studies to explore the interconnectedness between cinema and...

Red Velvet
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It's like being at a crossroads - a point of absolute, unequivocal change. It makes the blood rush....

Waste Away: Working and Living with a North American Landfill
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Though we are the most wasteful people in the history of the world, very few of us know what becomes...
The Other Rights Revolution: Conservative Lawyers and the Remaking of American Government
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In 1973, a group of California lawyers formed a non-profit, public-interest legal foundation...

USS Constitution Pocket Manual
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Launched in 1797, USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United...

The Los Angeles Central Library
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In the most comprehensive investigation of the Los Angeles Public Library s early history and...

The Best Present Ever: A Celebration of Schwinn Bicycles
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For many children of the sixties, the gift of a Schwinn was a ticket to freedom, a chance to feel...