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Baddest Man: the Making of Mike Tyson
by Mark Kriegel
An acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his inner circle dates back to the 1980s offers a magnificent noir epic about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in boxing history.
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Buckley: the Life and the Revolution that Changed America
by Sam Tanenhaus
This definitive biography is a gripping story of the modern conservative movement as it rose from a formless coalition to a powerful cultural force, its campaigns and crusades defined and advanced on the many platforms Buckley created, bringing to life the era's most important conservative intellectuals and writers.
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Desi Arnaz: the Man Who Invented Television
by Todd S. Purdum
Chronicles the life of a trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television and brought laughter to millions as Lucille Ball's beloved husband on I Love Lucy, leaving a legacy that continues to influence American culture today.
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How to Lose Your Mother
by Molly Jong-Fast
A darkly funny and deeply honest memoir exploring a daughter's complex relationship with her famous, elusive mother, the impact of dementia, blending humor, heart and raw reflection on loss, family and identity.
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Trailblazer: Perseverance in Life and Politics
by Carol Moseley Braun
Recounts the author's groundbreaking career as the first Black woman elected to the Senate and U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, sharing stories of overcoming adversity, making history, and advocating for civil rights and justice.
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The Big Hop: the First Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean and Into the Future
by David Rooney
"In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in "the Big Hop": an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competitors was forced to abandon the journey halfway, and two pairs never made it into the air. Only one team, after a death-defying sixteen-hour flight, made it to Ireland"
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Charlottesville: an American Story
by Deborah Baker
Tells the story of the torch march and rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, and shocked the nation. Pulitzer Prize finalist Deborah Baker has written a riveting and panoptic account of what unfolded that weekend, focusing less on the rally’s far right leaders than on the story of the city itself.
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The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild
by Bryan Burrough
Examining the historical reality behind the myth of the Wild West, this account explores how post-Civil War Texas became a breeding ground for widespread violence, shaping the gunfighter culture that spread across the American frontier and later became enshrined in popular imagination.
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Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
by Caroline Fraser
From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Prairie Fires comes a terrifying true-crime history of serial killers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond—a gripping investigation of how a new strain of psychopath emerged out of a toxic landscape of deadly industrial violence.
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Threads of Empire: a History of the World in Twelve Carpets
by Dorothy Armstrong
Traces the history of the world through the stories of twelve carpets, examining how these textiles symbolized power, spirituality, and status, while also revealing the lives of their poor, often anonymous weavers and their connection to global events across time and geography.
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Trump's Triumph: America's Greatest Comeback
by Newt Gingrich
#1 New York Times bestselling author Newt Gingrich takes readers inside the most significant political comeback in American history and explains where the Trump movement goes from here.
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