
Unlikely Warrior: A Pacifist Rabbis Journey from the Pulpit to Iwo Jima
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A brilliant student, orator, and debater, Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn was an outspoken social activist...

You Don't Own Me: The Life and Times of Lesley Gore
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1963-tail fins were in, sock hops were hot, and a fairytale white knight was president. That summer,...

Snow on the Equator: Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro and the Great African Odyssey
Chris Bonington, H.W. Tilman and Bob Comlay
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'To those who went to the War straight from school and survived it, the problem of what to do...

Enter Helen: The Invention of Helen Gurley Brown and the Rise of the Modern Single Woman
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This cinematic story about legendary Cosmopolitan editor and champion of the single girl Helen...

Fiddlers and Whores: The Candid Memoirs of a Surgeon in Nelson's Fleet
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'A country of fiddlers and poets, whores and scoundrels', Nelson's famous description of Naples, was...

Love Letters from Golok: A Tantric Couple in Modern Tibet
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Love Letters from Golok chronicles the courtship between two Buddhist tantric masters, Tare Lhamo...

Never Lose Your Nerve!
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Never Lose Your Nerve! chronicles the ups and downs of a Nobel Laureate's life. Professor Alan J...

Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control
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What drug provides Americans with the greatest pleasure and the greatest pain? The answer, hands...
Performing Spaces: Triumphal Entries and Festivals in Early Modern Scotland
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Based on a comprehensive interpretation and comparison of the existing sources - including city...

Baseball's Power Shift: How the Players Union, the Fans, and the Media Changed American Sports Culture
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Baseball fans and the media pinch hit for the players. From Major League Baseball's inception in the...