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American Fear: The Causes and Consequences of High Anxiety

by Peter N. Stearns

Published: 2012-09-10

Kindle Edition: 257 pages

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Americans have become excessively fearful, and manipulation through fear has become a significant problem in American society, with real impact on policy. By using data from 9/11, this book makes a distinctive contribution to the exploration of recent fear, but also by developing a histori...

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The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience

by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton

Published: 2019-10-01

Hardcover: 464 pages

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Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them—women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.She couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old. “Go ahead, ask your ...

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Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up

Published: 2012-08-28

Paperback: 268 pages

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Whether you drink it or not, alcohol is likely a potent part of your life: our culture is saturated in it. Ask any woman you know to tell you a drinking story, and she’ll come up with one?in fact, she may even come up with five. With friends and with coworkers, at date night and at ladie...

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River of Darkness (A John Madden Mystery)

by Rennie Airth

Published: 2005-05-31

Paperback: 480 pages

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"It's the tactics and the terrain, the morale and the characters that make the difference between an average thriller and one as good as this."—The New York Times Book ReviewUpon its original publication, River of Darkness awed readers who look for intelligent, well-plotted psychological...

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The Fountains of Silence

by Ruta Sepetys

Published: 2019-10-01

Hardcover: 512 pages

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, unforgettable portrait of love, silence, and secrets amidst a Spanish dictatorship.Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a...

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Blossom in Winter

by Melanie Martins

Published: 2019-08-22

Paperback: 462 pages

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Petra, a seventeen-year-old Dutch-American and the only heir of finance tycoon Roy Van Gatt, has always had her life rigorously planned and supervised by her strict father. From her internship at his hedge fund firm on Wall Street to her degree in Economics at Columbia University, Petra is all set for...

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Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)

by Eve Rodsky

Published: 2019-10-01

Hardcover: 352 pages

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A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK"A hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button issues that so many families struggle with."--Reese Witherspoon A revolutionary, real-world solution to the problem of unpaid, invisible work that women have shouldered for too lon...

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Storm Lake: A Chronicle of Change, Resilience, and Hope from a Heartland Newspaper

by Art Cullen

Published: 2018-10-02

Hardcover: 336 pages

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"A reminder that even the smallest newspapers can hold the most powerful among us accountable." --The New York Times Book Review “[The Storm Lake Times has an] unwavering commitment to elevating the community… Not the enemy of the people but a voice for the people.” --Beto O’Rourke...

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Naamah: A Novel

by Sarah Blake

Published: 2019-04-09

Hardcover: 304 pages

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"A dreamy and transgressive feminist retelling of the Great Flood from the perspective of Noah's wife as she wrestles with the mysterious metaphysics of womanhood at the end of the world." --O, The Oprah MagazineWith the coming of the Great Flood--the mother of all disasters--only one fami...

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The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody Mysteries) (Amelia Peabody Series)

by Elizabeth Peters

Published: 2011-02-22

Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages

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Can fear kill? There are those who believe so—but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptologist and amateur sleuth, Amelia has foiled felonious schemes from Victoria's England to the Middle East. And she doubts that it was a Nineteenth-Dynasty mummy's curse that caused the death ...