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The Man Who Stole Himself: The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan
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The island nation of Iceland is known for many things majestic landscapes, volcanic eruptions,...
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Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis
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Who was the greatest of all American guitarists? You probably didn't name Gary Davis, but many of...
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Secret Lives of Teachers
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Welcome to "East Hudson," an elite private school in New York where the students are attentive, the...
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Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information
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In many ways, Marie Curie represents modern science. Her considerable lifetime achievements the...
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Banking on Words: The Failure of Language in the Age of Derivative Finance
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In this provocative look at one of the most important events of our time, renowned scholar Arjun...
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Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo
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In the 1930s and '40s, the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo toured the United States and the world,...
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A Significant Life: Human Meaning in a Silent Universe
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What makes for a good life, or a beautiful one, or, perhaps most important, a meaningful one?...
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Morality for Humans: Ethical Understanding from the Perspective of Cognitive Science
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What is the difference between right and wrong? This is no easy question to answer, yet we...
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Why the Wheel is Round: Muscles, Technology, and How We Make Things Move
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There is no part of our bodies that fully rotates be it a wrist or ankle or arm in a shoulder...
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Evidence of the Law: Proving Legal Claims
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How does one prove the law? If a neighbor breaks your window, the law regulates how you can show...