Tag: NonFiction
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THERE WILL BE FIRE by RORY CARROLL
MARGARET THATCHER, THE IRA, AND THE TWO MINUTES THAT CHANGED HISTORY Say Nothing meets The Day of the Jackal in this gripping and illuminating story about a history-changing moment of violence. Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, a lethal explosion, and the epic manhunt that followed–a Guardian journalist brings all of this together in the first full-length book about the 1984 Brighton…
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EMPIRE of ICE AND STONE by BUDDY LEVY
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it. This is the true story of two men. One a great leader and one not so great. With everything going on in the world stage in 1913, a wooden-hulled brigantine named Karlud departed Canada for…
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THE FOREVER WITNESS by EDWARD HUMES
Pulitzer Prize Winner, Edward Humes, brings us a true crime story. How Genetic Genealogy Solved A Cold Case Double Murder. This is a true story of murder in the Pacific Northwest. When two young people leave Canada to run an errand in the U.S., they never return. Searches were extensive, but the evidence was sparse.…
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SKIRTS by KIMBERLY CHRISMAN-CAMPBELL
Skirts traces the shifting roles of women over the twentieth century through the era’s most iconic and influential dresses. The evolution of the skirt over pants took quite a bit longer than it should have in my opinion. Practicality should be first and foremost I think. And a lot of other women thought so too. And…
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THE POPE AT WAR by DAVID I. KERTZER
Pulitzer Prize-winner David I. Kertzer brings us this magnificent work of the history of Pope Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler. Based on newly opened Vatican archives, a groundbreaking, explosive, and riveting book about Pope Pius XII and his actions during World War II, including how he responded to the Holocaust, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author…
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DAMN LUCKY BY KEVIN MAURER
One Man’s Courage During The Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History The incredible true story of John “Lucky” Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. John “Lucky” Luckadoo truly was damn lucky. He and his best friend enlisted together. With John having a college degree, he was put into…
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AMERICAN KLEPTOCRACY by CASEY MICHEL
How the U.S. Created the WORLD’S GREATEST MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME in HISTORY Casey Michel shows us the world of illicit offshore money schemes. American Kleptocracy looks at how the United States morphed into the center of global money offshoring. Our country has been at the center of this illicit game for far too long. While…
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A Dress the Color of the Moon by JENNIFER IRWIN
The follow-up to A Dress the Color of the Sky is finally here. And yes, it was worth the wait. Prudence Aldrich is a sex addict fresh out of 5 weeks of rehab. She learned a lot at Serenity Hills. She faced quite a few demons and struggled to maintain her control over that addiction.…
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In the Shadow of the Empress by Nancy Goldstone
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in history—and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France. That is the blurb on this very interesting look at this Empress and her daughters. And with Nancy Goldstone as the author I knew this would…
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from the corner of the oval by Beck Dorey-Stein
The compulsively readable, behind-the-scenes memoir that takes readers inside the Obama White House, through the eyes of a young staffer learning the ropes, falling in love, and finding her place in the world. (Blurb) In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein is working five part-time jobs and just scraping by when a posting on Craigslist lands her, improbably,…
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