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Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism: Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict

Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism: Lincoln, Douglas, and Moral Conflict

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The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood

The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood

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A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story

A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story

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More Than Words

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Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America

Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America

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Six Great Dialogues: Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Symposium, The Republic (Dover Thrift Editions)

Six Great Dialogues: Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Symposium, The Republic (Dover Thrift Editions)

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Boston Organized Crime (Images of America)

Boston Organized Crime (Images of America)

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Las Vegas Then and Now®

Las Vegas Then and Now®

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Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender

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Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day

Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day

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The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953

The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953

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Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India

Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India

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In the Shadow of the Poorhouse: A Social History of Welfare in America

In the Shadow of the Poorhouse: A Social History of Welfare in America

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Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook

Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook

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Harry N. Abrams

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The Unfree French: Life Under the Occupation

The Unfree French: Life Under the Occupation

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African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean

African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak

Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak

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Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions

Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions

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The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

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Avery

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The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

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More Than Words

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The Dictionary of Global Culture: What Every American Needs to Know as We Enter the Next Century--from Diderot to Bo Diddley

The Dictionary of Global Culture: What Every American Needs to Know as We Enter the Next Century--from Diderot to Bo Diddley

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The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are

The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are

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More Than Words

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Deadlock: The Inside Story of America's Closest Election

Deadlock: The Inside Story of America's Closest Election

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France On the Brink: A Great Civilization Faces a New Century

France On the Brink: A Great Civilization Faces a New Century

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Welcome to Junior's! Remembering Brooklyn With Recipes and Memories from Its Favorite Restaurant

Welcome to Junior's! Remembering Brooklyn With Recipes and Memories from Its Favorite Restaurant

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William Morrow & Company

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Kino-Eye: The Writings of Dziga Vertov

Kino-Eye: The Writings of Dziga Vertov

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University of California Press

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The Making of the President 1960 (Harper Perennial Political Classics)

The Making of the President 1960 (Harper Perennial Political Classics)

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The Snowden Reader

The Snowden Reader

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Indiana University Press

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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War

The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

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More Than Words

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Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology (Adams 101 Series)

Mythology 101: From Gods and Goddesses to Monsters and Mortals, Your Guide to Ancient Mythology (Adams 101 Series)

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A Handmade Wilderness: A Funny and Moving Saga―Two Men Transforming Mississippi Backwoods Over Twenty-Five Years

A Handmade Wilderness: A Funny and Moving Saga―Two Men Transforming Mississippi Backwoods Over Twenty-Five Years

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Mariner Books

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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

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More Than Words

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Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests

Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests

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Back Bay Books

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Front Row at the Trump Show

Front Row at the Trump Show

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Dutton

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Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America

Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America

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More Than Words

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Haiti: Dangerous Crossroads

Haiti: Dangerous Crossroads

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More Than Words

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