The story of Fort McMurray and the oil sands in northern Alberta, the world's second largest proven reserve of oil. But this is no conventional story about the oil business. Rather, it is a...
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Author: Turner, ChrisSummary:Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Political science -
Author: Kennedy, Robert F.Summary:With rich detail, compelling honesty, and a storyteller's gift, RFK Jr. describes growing up Kennedy in a tumultuous time in history that eerily echoes the issues of nuclear confrontation,...
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Author: Alberta, Tim.Summary:Politico Magazine's chief political correspondent provides a rollicking insider's look at the making of the modern Republican Party-how a decade of cultural upheaval, populist outrage,...
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Author: Pobi, RobertSummary:"A tough, wise, knowing narrative voice, a great plot, a great setting, and even better characters-I loved this."-Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author City of Windows introduces...
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Author: Goldsmith, JackSummary:As a young man, Jack Goldsmith revered his stepfather, longtime Jimmy Hoffa associate Chuckie O’Brien. But as he grew older and pursued a career in law and government, he came to doubt and...
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Author: Barrett, David DeanSummary:On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki comes this account of the war-room drama inside the cabinets of the United States and Japan that led to Armageddon...
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Author: Billman, JonSummary:
For readers of Jon Krakauer and Douglas Preston, the critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people who vanish in the wilderness without a trace...
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Author: Shellenberger, MichaelSummary:
Climate change is real but it's not the end of the world. It is not even our most serious environmental problem. Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He...
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Author: Bourla, AlbertSummary:
Pfizer's Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla recounts the nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer created, tested, and manufactured a Covid-19 vaccine that previously would have...
Genre: Business and economics