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The Afghans : three lives through war, love and revolt
by Asne Seierstad
Traces Afghanistan's turbulent decades from Soviet occupation to the Taliban's resurgence through the intertwined lives of a women's rights advocate, a Taliban fighter, and a young student, revealing the human cost of war, foreign intervention, and ideological conflict.
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Confronting Evil : Assessing the Worst of the Worst
by Bill O'Reilly
From the world's #1 bestselling history author comes a compelling exploration of history's most notorious figures, examining how their choices inflicted immense suffering and illustrating the enduring human struggle between good and evil.
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Replaceable You : Adventures in Human Anatomy
by Mary Roach
From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz comes a rollicking exploration of the quest to recreate the impossible complexities of human anatomy including difficult questions prompted by the human body's failings.
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Running deep : bravery, survival, and the true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II
by Tom Clavin
The true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II and the courageous captain who survived torture and imprisonment at the hands of the enemy. There was one submarine that outfought all other boats in World War II: the USS Tang. Captain Richard Hetherington O'Kane commanded the attack submarine that sunk more tonnage, rescued more downed aviators, and successfully completed more surface attacks than any other American submarine. This is the true story of death and survival in the high seas-and of the submarine and her brave captain who would become legends.
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The war correspondents : the incredible stories of the brave men and women who covered the fight against Hitler's Germany
by Keith Warren Lloyd
The War Correspondents unveils the extraordinary bravery and unmatched literary legacy of the journalists who risked their lives to cover WWII's European Theater: Ernie Pyle, John Steinbeck, Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Ernest Hemingway, Bill Mauldin, Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White, Andy Rooney, Martha Gellhorn, Richard Tregaskis-the list of American correspondents who covered the fighting in Europe during the Second World War is a veritable Who's Who of American literary and journalistic greats of the twentieth century.
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