| The Basketball 100: The Story of the Greatest Players in NBA History by David Aldridge & John Hollinger (editors), with The Athletic NBA staffAided by commentary from 40 writers of The Athletic, award-winning sports reporters David Aldridge and John Hollinger co-edited this engaging ode to basketball excellence, offering profiles and rankings of the 100 greatest players in the history of the NBA. For fans of: Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments by Joe Posnanski. |
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| Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future by Vince BeiserIn this disturbing and incisive study, award-winning journalist Vince Beiser (The World in a Grain) examines the human and environmental toll of mining metals used for digital technology. Further reading: Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara; The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives by Ernest Scheyder. |
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| Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth About the Case of Barbara Graham by Marcia ClarkMarcia Clark, the former lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, examines the little-known 1953 home invasion and murder of 64-year-old California widow Mabel Monahan in this "masterful" (Publishers Weekly) true crime tale. Try this next: A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau. |
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| The Icon & the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought... by Stephanie GortonJournalist Stephanie Gorton's (Citizen Reporters) well-researched history chronicles the feud between feminists Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett, whose conflicting views of birth control access spurred heated debates in early 20th-century America. Further reading: The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age by Amy Sohn. |
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| How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern... by Donald J. RobertsonPsychotherapist Donald J. Robertson's accessible and incisive follow-up to How to Think Like a Roman Emperor explores the parallels between Socrates' philosophical principles and modern ways of thinking. Further reading: Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times by Brigid Delaney; Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall. |
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| Box Office Poison by Tim RobeyFilm critic Tim Robey's sweeping and lively history surveys a century of Hollywood's big screen failures, offering a "surefire hit for movie lovers" (Library Journal). For fans of: My Year of Flops, the A.V. Club Presents One Man's Journey Deep into the Heart of Cinematic Failure by Nathan Rabin. |
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