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Shit, Actually Shit, Actually Lindy West
Shadow State Shadow State Luke Harding
The Age of Wood The Age of Wood Roland Ennos
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America Kiese Laymon
The Devil You Know The Devil You Know Charles M. Blow
Wandering in Strange Lands Wandering in Strange Lands Morgan Jerkins
The Hairstons The Hairstons Henry Wiencek
Somewhere in the Unknown World Somewhere in the Unknown World Kao Kalia Yang
Cassandra Speaks Cassandra Speaks Elizabeth Lesser
A Shot in the Moonlight A Shot in the Moonlight Ben Montgomery
No More Lies No More Lies Dick Gregory
The New Parisienne The New Parisienne Lindsey Tramuta
Unforgetting Unforgetting Roberto Lovato
Second Nature Second Nature Nathaniel Rich
Nine Days Nine Days Paul Kendrick
We Have Been Harmonized We Have Been Harmonized Kai Strittmatter
Twisted Twisted Emma Dabiri
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A Rage for Order A Rage for Order Robert F. Worth
The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America Frances FitzGerald
The Remedy The Remedy Zena Sharman
The Shock Doctrine The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein
The Unwinding The Unwinding George Packer
"No One Helped" "No One Helped" Marcia M. Gallo
Otherwise Known as the Human Condition Otherwise Known as the Human Condition Geoff Dyer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer Siddhartha Mukherjee
The End of the Myth The End of the Myth Greg Grandin
The End Of Absence The End Of Absence Michael Harris
Border Border Kapka Kassabova
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs
Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America Shelagh D. Grant
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China Evan Osnos
Notes from No Man's Land Notes from No Man's Land Eula Biss
Ghosts of the Tsunami Ghosts of the Tsunami Richard Lloyd Parry
Punishing Disease Punishing Disease Trevor Hoppe
Locking Up Our Own Locking Up Our Own Jr. James Forman
Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti Amy Wilentz
The Sixth Extinction The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert
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Early Japanese Railways 1853 - 1914: Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-era Japan Early Japanese Railways 1853 - 1914: Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-era Japan Dan Free
Gypsies and the British Imagination, 1807-1930 Gypsies and the British Imagination, 1807-1930 Deborah Epstein Nord
Democracy Gone: A Chronicle of the Last Chapters of the Great American Democratic Experiment Democracy Gone: A Chronicle of the Last Chapters of the Great American Democratic Experiment Robert P. Abele
Crossing the River Jordan: The Journeys of an Israeli Diplomat Crossing the River Jordan: The Journeys of an Israeli Diplomat Jacob Rosen
Philanthropy in the World's Traditions Philanthropy in the World's Traditions Warren F Ilchman
American Children in Chronic Poverty: Complex Risks, Benefit-Cost Analyses, and Untangling the Knot American Children in Chronic Poverty: Complex Risks, Benefit-Cost Analyses, and Untangling the Knot Cynthia E. Lamy
George W. Bush and China: Policies, Problems, and Partnerships George W. Bush and China: Policies, Problems, and Partnerships Chi Wang
Dancing with the Gods: Essays in Ga Ritual Dancing with the Gods: Essays in Ga Ritual Marion Kilson
Bollywood Weddings: Dating, Engagement, and Marriage in Hindu America Bollywood Weddings: Dating, Engagement, and Marriage in Hindu America Kavita Ramdya
The Eloquence of Truth The Eloquence of Truth Father Ralph Wright
Coming in from the Cold War: Changes in U.S.-European Interactions since 1980 Coming in from the Cold War: Changes in U.S.-European Interactions since 1980 Sabrina P. Ramet
The Criminal Personality: The Change Process The Criminal Personality: The Change Process Samuel Yochelson
How to Become a Better Manager in Social Work and Social Care: Essential Skills for Managing Care How to Become a Better Manager in Social Work and Social Care: Essential Skills for Managing Care Trish Hafford-Letchfield
Child Protection Child Protection Freda Briggs
Nations in Transit 2004: Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia Nations in Transit 2004: Democratization in East Central Europe and Eurasia Freedom House
Earth Resistance for Archaeologists Earth Resistance for Archaeologists Armin Schmidt
Alcohol and Violence: The Nature of the Relationship and the Promise of Prevention Alcohol and Violence: The Nature of the Relationship and the Promise of Prevention Robert Nash Parker
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