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“The Fixer is a fascinating read that is almost like looking in someone’s medicine cabinet—you know you’re not supposed to but curiosity gets the better of you.”

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a fascinating collection of case studies of cross-cultural adoption . . .”

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“When we first arrived in the United States, my father made me dictate everything I could remember about the years while we were apart.” These valuable notes form the basis for Janet Singer Applefi

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“Herold really goes to town reporting, and it’s an impressive book that deserves your attention.”

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“Jacobs is in conversation with stories that are at once tribal and universal.”

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“By seeing the magic that is around us, we can be motivated to respond to the climate crisis.”

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The Queens’ English is a massive dictionary for children, ages 10 and up. It’s not about a monarch across the ocean.

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“So many times in life, one must put on an act.” 

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A Life Impossible is a well-written and remarkable book in its honesty. It will be an inspiration to many, . . .”

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“As interesting and enlightening as Sociopath is, there’s something disquieting about it.”

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An Unfinished Love Story is in large measure a book about loss, both personal and political, but it’s also a celebration of the power of research to reanimate the past and reshape

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Contemporary Art Underground is a testament to the fact that art can be for everyone, and that municipalities that support public art are a boon for their communities.”

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There’s absolutely no doubt that African Americans played a huge role in the creation of what we now know as country music, and that this history has been largely whitewashed.

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“The simulcast of the poems within Bad Mexican, Bad American present the complex dynamic of this dual identity as easily as the morning sun rises, caresses the sky, then transits t

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a fascinating read even if you never make even one pintxo.”

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“This is the story of a man whose love of country and the steps he took to secure its safety is well-written and interesting and deserves to be devoured.”

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Embracing Communist China is a crisply written and compellingly argued book . . .”

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American Flygirl is an important story told in a simple straight-forward and concise way . . .”

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“Nelson keeps the prose lively with intimate storytelling . . .”

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“an engaging and sometimes surprising analysis of the changing nature of mercenary warfare and how these soldiers of fortune continue to play a significant role in many of the world’s ongoi

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“the definitive book on Spanish cookery.”

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this all-too-human woman kept looking to a better future not just for Jews, but for all humanity.

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Over 90 years ago, Ginette Mathiot, a French food writer and cookbook author who was awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award of merit, for her efforts in promoting

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“provides a solid, thorough introduction to the Bronze Age world in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

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