Tag: Non-Fiction
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EGYPT’S GOLDEN COUPLE by JOHN DARNELL and COLLEEN DARNELL
WHEN AKHENATEN AND NEFERTITI WERE GODS ON EARTH In fourth grade, I knew I wanted to be an archaeologist. I was obsessed by Egyptian history and culture. I wish this book would have been around then. Exploring these two powerful rulers and all they accomplished was a pleasure. The research that went into this is…
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MORGENTHAU: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty by Andrew Meier
A monumental portrait of four generations of the Morgenthau family–a dynasty of power brokers whose outsized influence helped shaped New York City and the American Century. The Morgenthaus came to the United States in 1866 from Germany. And immediately began to make their fortune. Losing everything they had only to rise to the top once…
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Wild: The Life of Peter Beard by Graham Boynton
The Life of Peter Beard: Photographer, adventurer, lover Graham Boynton’s Wild is the definitive biography of photographer Peter Beard, a larger-than-life icon who pushed the boundaries of art and scandalized international high society with his high-profile affairs. What an interesting life this man had. Descended from old money. His great-grandfather, James Hill founded the Great Northern Railway…
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Listening Well by Heather Morris
Bringing Stories of Hope to Life Heather Morris is one of my favorite authors. The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and Cilka’s Journey show what a great storyteller she is and also what a great story listener she is. And that is what this book is about. Listening. “Stories are what connect us and remind us that…
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WHO CAN HOLD THE SEA by JAMES D.HORNFISCHER
THE U.S.NAVY IN THE COLD WAR 1945-1960 A close-up, action-filled narrative about the crucial role the U.S. Navy played in the early years of the Cold War, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Fleet at Flood Tide This remarkable work tells of the Navy in the Cold War. There is history, and adventure, on and…
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FREE by LAUREN KESSLER
5 percent of the millions of American men and women who go to prison eventually get out. What happens to them? As I was reading this book, I was thinking we all need to read this! The author educates us on just how many people are being locked up for longer and longer periods of…
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In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
There are so many books and movies out now that portray witches as evil, worshippers of Satan. I expected this book to compare how women were viewed then and now. And the introduction did some of that. The rest was more of a personal rant about feminism. We know any woman who was troublesome for…
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AFTER the ROMANOVS by HELEN RAPPAPORT
After the Romanovs, the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light. Ms. Rappaport has given us a well-researched story of Paris before and after the Russian Revolution and what led to the downfall of the Romanov dynasty. Paris has always been a gathering…
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THE OTHER DR. GILMER by BENJAMIN GILMER
A rural physician learns that a former doctor at his clinic committed a shocking crime, leading him to uncover an undiagnosed mental health crisis in our broken prison system–a powerful true story expanding on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time. This is a true-crime as well as a biography. Dr.Benjamin Gilmer…
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THE BLACK AGENDA Edited by ANNA GIFTY OPOKU-AGYEMAN
“The Black Agenda mobilizes top Black experts from across the country to share transformative perspectives on how to deploy anti-racist ideas and policies into everything from climate policy to criminal justice to healthcare. This book will challenge what you think is possible by igniting long-overdue conversations around how to enact lasting and meaningful change rooted in…
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