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All That Glitters : A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art by Orlando WhitfieldDescribes the rise and fall of former best friends Orlando Whitfield and Inigo Philbrick, one an art gallery owner and the other an art dealer who navigated success, financial ruin and finally betrayal resulting in imprisonment for art fraud.
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The Bookshop : A History of the American Bookstore by Evan FrissDrawing on oral histories, archival collections, municipal records, diaries, letters and interviews with leading booksellers, this ode to bookstores discusses its central place in American cultural life and offers a captivating look at this institution beloved by so many.
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Life as No One Knows It : The Physics of Life's Emergence by Sara Imari WalkerA physicist and astrobiologist proposes a bold new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges, inviting us into a world of maverick scientists who seek not just answers but better ways to formulate the biggest questions we have about the universe.
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The Movement : How Women's Liberation Transformed America, 1963-1973 by Clara BinghamThis first oral history of the decade (1963-1973) that built the modern feminist movement through the individual voices of the people who lived it captures emotions of this personal, cultural and political revolution where women insisted on being treated as first-class citizens, forever changing the fabric of American life.
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Obitchuary : The Big Hot Book of Death by Spencer HenryDigging deep into the physical aspects of death while also carefully exploring what death says about our humanity, this shocking, macabre, hilarious and moving book, based on the popular podcast, guides us through a deadly, yet colorful history, traditions and contemporary practices to demystify taboo topics.
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Pixel Flesh : How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women by Ellen AtlantaWeaving her personal story with others' to reconfigure our obsession with the cult of beauty and explore the reality of living in a world of paradoxes, the author presents a fascinating account of what young women face under a dominant industry and unmasks the absurdities of the standards we suddenly find ourselves upholding.
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A Well-Trained Wife : My Escape From Christian Patriarchy by Tia LevingsA former member of the Christian fundamentalist Quiverfull movement recalls how she was able to escape her role as a godly and submissive wife that included strict discipline, isolation and physical abuse and flee with her children.
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