The justification for the atomic bomb was simple: it would defeat Hitler and end the Second World War faster, saving lives. The reality was different. [This book] dismantles the conventional story...
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Author: Watson, PeterSummary:Genre: History, War and military -
Author: Berman, BobSummary:Bob Berman guides us through cosmic violence both mammoth and microscopic. From the creation of dazzling "new stars" to the ways in which humanity has harnessed cataclysmic energy for...
Genre: Science -
Author: Beukes, LaurenSummary:
A time-traveling serial killer is impossible to trace--until one of his victims survives. In Depression-era Chicago, Harper Curtis finds a key to a house that opens on to other times. But it comes...
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Author: Nye, Naomi ShihabSummary:
Here are some things Aref loves about his home. Mish-Mish, his catThe dunes in the desertHis friends Diram and Sulima Fresh apricotsCrispy fish served in basketsHis grandfather, SidiHis excellent...
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Author: Wilkinson, Toby A. H.Summary:The Nile, like all of Egypt, is both timeless and ever-changing. Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson takes us on a journey downriver that is both history and travelogue.
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Author: Davis, Steven L., Minutaglio, BillSummary:Based on freshly uncovered primary sources and new firsthand interviews, this book takes readers along for the gonzo ride of a lifetime. Spanning twenty-eight months, President Nixon's...
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Author: Scheck, Justin, Hope, BradleySummary:
Hope and Scheck show how Mohammed bin Salman's sudden rise to power coincided with the fraying of the simple bargain that had been at the head of U.S.-Saudi relations for more than eighty...
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Author: Slahi, Mohamedou OuldSummary:
Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been held at Guantánamo, Cuba, though he has never been charged with a crime. Begun three years into his captivity, Slahi's diary serves as a record of a...
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Author: Perlmutter, David, Loberg, KristinSummary:Neurologist David Perlmutter explains what happens when the brain encounters common ingredients in your daily bread and fruit bowls, why your brain thrives on fat and cholesterol, and how you can...
Genre: Medicine, health and fitness -
Author: Zander, JoakimSummary:A deep-cover CIA agent, an operative once so dedicated that he abandoned his infant daughter, races across Europe to save the daughter he never knew.
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Author: Rosen, JeffreySummary:An intimate look at the life and career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in her own words, through an extraordinary series of conversations with the head of the National Constitution Center....
Genre: Discursive works, Political science -
Author: Ripert, EricSummary:Hailed by Anthony Bourdain as "heartbreaking, horrifying, poignant, and inspiring," 32 Yolks is the brave and affecting coming-of-age story about the making of a French chef, from the...
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Author: Leyner, MarkSummary:In this utterly unconventional, autobiographical novel, Mark Leyner gives a reading in the food court of a mall. Besides Mark's mother, who's driven him to the mall and introduces him before he...
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Author: Edited by William Campbell, Foreword by Brian BarthSummary:
For anyone who wants to learn how to catch a runaway pig, mend a fence post, milk a cow, or throw an unforgettable barn party, this engaging volume delivers timeless advice on accomplishing tasks...
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Author: DiLallo, Susan, DiLallo, Max, Arnold, Tim, Patterson, JamesSummary:James Patterson presents three pulse-pounding thrillers in one book: The House Next Door (with Susan DiLallo), The Killer's Wife (with Max DiLallo), and We. Are not. Alone (with Tim Arnold)....
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)