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New Nonfiction Coming in October |
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and the prison yard, Lennon challenges our obsession with true crime by telling the full life stories of men now serving time for the lives they took. |
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Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War by Jake TapperCNN's Jake Tapper uncovers an investigation unlike any other in American history in which two assistant U.S. attorneys race to lock up dangerous al Qaeda terrorist Spin Ghul before he's set free. In this gripping narrative history Tapper reveals the true costs of the War on Terror and delivers a salient warning for the increasing threats of extremism we face to this day.
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The Future of Truth by Werner HerzogThe legendary director draws on memoir, philosophy and cultural critique to describe his lifelong pursuit of “ecstatic truth,” confronting the rise of disinformation and deepfakes while urging a poetic, relentless search for meaning through imagination, uncertainty and the enduring power of storytelling.
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Matisse at War by Christopher C. GorhamSpotlighting the years during World War II when Matisse and his family defiantly refused to evacuate Nazi-occupied France, this groundbreaking book illuminates the previously untold history of their passionate roles in the Resistance and the prodigious, revolutionary work the artist produced in the face of fascism, violence and hate.
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Born Equal: remaking America's Constitution, 1840-1920 by Akhil Reed AmarPrizewinning constitutional historian Akhil Reed Amar recounts the dramatic constitutional debates that unfolded across eight decades, when four glorious amendments abolished slavery, secured Black and female citizenship, and extended suffrage regardless of race or gender. At the heart of this era was the epic and ever-evolving idea that all Americans are created equal. The promise of birth equality sat at the base of the 1776 Declaration of Independence. But in the nineteenth century, remarkable American women and men elaborated a new vision of what this ideal demanded. Their debates ultimately transformed the nation and the world.
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Surviving Climate Anxiety : A Guide to Coping, Healing, and Thriving by Dr. Thomas DohertyWith climate disasters mounting and solutions feeling ever more elusive, eco-anxiety is rapidly becoming one of the biggest mental health threats of our time. This is an essential guide to coping with the psychological impacts of persistent environmental crisis
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Dead and Alive: Essays by Zadie SmithBlending sharp observation with deep humanity, this compelling essay collection explores artists, films, cities and cultural icons, while reflecting on community, political shifts, loss and the meaning of shared spaces, capturing the complex spirit of our changing times.
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