Ullrich, Volker

Summary: "The best-selling author of "Hitler: Ascent" and "Hitler: Downfall" reconstructs the chaotic, otherworldly last days of Nazi Germany. On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun,killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2021

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Ullrich, Volker

Summary: "A comprehensive new biography of Hitler focusing on the dictator's personality"--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016

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Heuer, Karsten.

Summary: In April 2003, newlyweds Karsten Heuer and Leanne Allison embarked on a five-month research journey to migrate more than 2,000 miles with a herd of 120,000 Porcupine Caribou.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2008

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Kastan, Kathy.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2007

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Brensing, Karsten

Summary: "A fascinating study of animal behavior that reveals them to be as sentient and self-aware as we humans are. In What Do Animals Think and Feel? biologist Karsten Brensing has something astonishing to tell us about the animal kingdom: namely that animals, by any reasonable assessment, have developed the sophisticated systems of social organization and behaviour that human beings call "culture."...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books, Ltd. 2020

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Kesten, Deborah

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Publisher / Publication Date: Conari Press 1997

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Willrich, Michael.

Summary: Chronicles how America's progressive era war on smallpox sparked one of the twentieth century's leading civil liberties battles, describing the views and tactics of anti-vaccine advocates who feared an increasingly large government.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2011

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Boser, Ulrich.

Summary: One museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld--the story behind the lost Gardner masterpieces worth $500 million and the art detective who swore to get them back.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2009

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Ulrich, Laurel.

Summary: "They didn't ask to be remembered," historian Ulrich wrote in 1976 about the pious women of colonial New England. And then she added a phrase that has since gained widespread currency: "Well-behaved women seldom make history." Today those words appear on T-shirts, bumper stickers, and more--but what do they really mean? Here, Ulrich ranges over centuries and cultures, from the fifteenth-century...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007

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Aldrich, Gary.

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Publisher / Publication Date: G. K. Hall & Co. 1999

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Kastner, Joseph.

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Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 1991

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Gaines, Caseen

Summary: "For readers of Hidden Figures and Something Wonderful, Footnotes is the story of New York in the roaring twenties and the first Broadway show with an all-Black cast and creative team to achieve success-and its impact on our popular culture. Amidst a culture actively whitewashing, controlling, or trying to prevent their stories from being told, these artists changed the course of American...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021

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Thompson, Kester.

Summary: From Martinis and Manhattans to sparkling Bellinis and fruity, frozen daiquiris, this user-friendly collection of cocktail recipes will turn anyone into an outstanding bartender! Arranged by spirit type and filled with enticing photographs, it's the perfect introduction to the intimidating world of drink-making. Hundreds of fabulous concoctions are included, from traditional to trendy, from...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Imagine Pub. 2011

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Jaudas, Ulrich

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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2006

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Straus, Ulrich.

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Washington Press 2003

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Karlen, Neal

Summary: "A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock's greatest talents: Prince. Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth press interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to when the artist changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph. Karlen interviewed Prince for three Rolling Stone cover stories, wrote '3...

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020

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Pastan, Amy.

Summary: Recounts the story of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life and accomplishments, and his impact on American history and culture.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2004

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Willrich, Michael

Summary: "In the early twentieth century, anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman championed a radical vision of a world without states, laws, or private property. Militant and sometimes violent, anarchists were heroes to many working-class immigrants. But to many others, anarchism was a terrifyingly foreign ideology. Determined to crush it, government officials launched a decades-long “war...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023

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Daston, Lorraine

Summary: "We are, all of us, everywhere, always, enmeshed in a web of rules and constraints. Rules fix the beginning and end of the working day and the school year, direct the ebb and flow of traffic on the roads, dictate who can be married to whom and how, place the fork to the right or the left of the plate, lay down the meter and rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet, and order the rites of birth and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022

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Kissen, Debra

Summary: "Be the calm and collected parent you aspire to be with this powerful, neuroscience-based guide.Do you worry about your child all the time? Maybe they are behind on certain milestones, struggling in school, having difficulty making friends, or heading off to college and away from home for the first time. Their problems or struggles become your own, and you end up feeling so anxious that you...

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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2022

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Knaster, Mirka.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1996

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Raulff, Ulrich

Summary: "Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build our cities, farms, and industries. But during the twentieth century, in an increasingly mechanized society, they began to disappear from human history. In this esoteric and rich tribute, [the author] chronicles the dramatic story of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a Division of W.W. Norton & Company 2018

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Kissen, Debra

Summary: "Anxiety is a huge problem among today's teens-that's why teens need tangible tips and tools they can use every day to manage fears, stress, and worry. In Rewire Your Anxious Brain for Teens, four anxiety specialists offer practical and essential skills grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), neuroscience, and mindfulness to help teen readers "rewire" their anxious brain and get back to...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2020

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