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High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

by Michael Kodas

Published: 2008-02-05

Kindle Edition: 396 pages

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High Crimes is journalist Michael Kodas's gripping account of life on top of the world--where man is every bit as deadly as Mother Nature. In the years following the publication of Into Thin Air, much has changed on Mount Everest. Among all the books documenting the glorious adventures in ...

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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster

by Adam Higginbotham

Published: 2019-02-12

Hardcover: 560 pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERJournalist Adam Higginbotham’s definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster—and a powerful investigation into how propaganda, secrecy, and myth have obscured the true story of one of the twentieth century’s greatest d...

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Side Show (2014 Broadway Revival)

by Bill Russell, Henry Krieger

Published: 2016-08-19

Paperback: 114 pages

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Based on the true story of Siamese twins Violet and Daisy Hilton who became stars during the Depression, Side Show is a moving portrait of two women joined at the hip whose extraordinary bondage brings them fame but denies them love. Told almost entirely in song, the show follows their pro...

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The First Christmas: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Birth

by Marcus J. Borg

Published: 2009-10-06

Paperback: 272 pages

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In The First Christmas, two of today's top Jesus scholars, Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan, join forces to show how history has biased our reading of the nativity story as it appears in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. As they did for Easter in their previous book, The Last Week, ...

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Una educación / Educated: A Memoir (Spanish Edition)

by Tara Westover

Published: 2018-12-18

Paperback: 472 pages

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Finalista del National Book Critics Circle 2018 – en español Uno de los 10 mejores libros del 2018 según en New York Times y más de 40 semanas en su lista de bestsellers.  Uno de los libros más importantes del año según  BBC • Daily Express • Library Journal • Publisher...

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All Things Bright and Beautiful: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor (All Creatures Great and Small)

by James Herriot

Published: 2014-09-09

Paperback: 384 pages

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The second volume in the multimillion copy bestselling seriesMillions of readers have delighted in the wonderful storytelling and everyday miracles of James Herriot in the over thirty years since his delightful animal stories were first introduced to the world.Now in a new edition for the ...

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Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out

by Ruth King

Published: 2018-06-01

Paperback: 280 pages

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"Racism is a heart disease," writes Ruth King, "and it's curable." Exploring a crucial topic seldom addressed in meditation instruction, this revered teacher takes to her pen to shine a compassionate, provocative, and practical light into a deeply neglected and world-changing domain profou...

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Still Alice

by Christine Mary Dunford, Lisa Genova

Published: 2018-02-16

Paperback: 84 pages

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Alice Howland is a university professor at the height of her career when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Fiercely independent, with a husband and two children, Alice strives to make sense of her changing world as her memory begins to fail. This heartbreaking and ho...

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The Great Alone: Walking the Pacific Crest Trail

Published: 2019-06-12

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Time is precious. The world is waiting. Rediscover yourself. The Great Alone is the epic adventure of a relatable explorer.

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The Last Pirate of New York: A Ghost Ship, a Killer, and the Birth of a Gangster Nation

by Rich Cohen

Published: 2019-06-04

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Was he New York City’s last pirate . . . or its first gangster? This is the true story of the bloodthirsty underworld legend who conquered Manhattan, dock by dock—for fans of Gangs of New York and Boardwalk Empire.“History at its best . . . I highly recommend this remarkable book....