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Dangerous Subjects: James D. Saules and the Rise of Black Exclusion in Oregon

by Kenneth R. Coleman

Published: 2017-10-15

Paperback: 240 pages

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Dangerous Subjects describes the life and times of James D. Saules, a black sailor who was shipwrecked off the coast of Oregon and settled there in 1841. Before landing in Oregon, Saules traveled the world as a whaleman in the South Pacific and later as a crew member of the United States E...

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Machines Like Me: A Novel

by Ian McEwan

Published: 2019-04-23

Hardcover: 352 pages

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New from Ian McEwan, Booker Prize winner and international bestselling author of Atonement and The Children Act Machines Like Me takes place in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives...

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The Beautiful Ones

by Prince

Published: 2019-10-29

Hardcover: 288 pages

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From Prince himself comes the brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time—featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the exquisite memoir he began writing before his tragic death. Prince was a musical g...

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Dancer: A Novel (Picador Modern Classics)

by Colum McCann

Published: 2015-06-02

Paperback: 352 pages

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Taking his inspiration from biographical facts, novelist Colum McCann tells the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev through the cast of those who knew him: there is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his ...

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Reckoning at Gossamer Pond

by Jaime Jo Wright

Published: 2018-07-03

Paperback: 352 pages

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For over a century, the town of Gossamer Grove has thrived on its charm and midwestern values, but Annalise Forsythe knows painful secrets, including her own, hover just beneath the pleasant faade. When a man is found dead in his run-down trailer home, Annalise inherits the trailer, alon...

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The Vinyl Frontier: The Story of the Voyager Golden Record

by Jonathan Scott

Published: 2019-05-21

Hardcover: 288 pages

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The fascinating story behind the mission, music, and message of NASA's Voyager Golden Record--humanity's message to the stars.In 1977, a team led by the great Carl Sagan was put together to create a record that would travel to the stars on the back of NASA's Voyager probe. They were respon...

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Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I

by Matthew Stanley

Published: 2019-05-21

Hardcover: 400 pages

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KIRKUS STARRED REVIEWPUBLISHER'S WEEKLY STARRED REVIEWThe birth of a world-changing idea in the middle of a bloodbath   Einstein’s War is a riveting exploration of both the beauty of scientific creativity and enduring horrors of human nature. These two great forces battle in a story tha...

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The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution

by Susan Hockfield

Published: 2019-05-07

Hardcover: 256 pages

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From the former president of MIT, the story of the next technology revolution, and how it will change our lives.A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclea...

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How to Forget: A Daughter's Memoir

by Kate Mulgrew

Published: 2019-05-21

Hardcover: 352 pages

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In this profoundly honest and examined memoir about returning to Iowa to care for her ailing parents, the star of Orange Is the New Black and bestselling author of Born with Teeth takes us on an unexpected journey of loss, betrayal, and the transcendent nature of a daughter’s love for he...

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No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us

by Rachel Louise Snyder

Published: 2019-05-07

Hardcover: 320 pages

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“A seminal and breathtaking account of why home is the most dangerous place to be a woman . . . A tour de force.” ?Eve Ensler"Terrifying, courageous reportage from our internal war zone." ?Andrew Solomon"Extraordinary." ?New York Times “Gut-wrenching, required reading.” ?EsquireAn ...