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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
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The Invisible Kingdom
Meghan O'Rourke
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Light for the World to See
Kwame Alexander
From NPR correspondent and New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that...
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Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
Jane McAlevey, Bob Ostertag
See how one militant union organizer fought the bosses—and national labor leaders—in this “breathtaking trip through the union-organizing scene” (Barbara...
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No Shortcuts
Jane F. McAlevey
The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its basic assumptions...
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Yesterday's Man
Branko Marcetic
A deep dive into Joe Biden’s history and the origins of his political values Yesterday’s Man exposes the forgotten history...
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A People's Guide to Capitalism
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What Have You Left Behind?
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