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Here, in a single volume, are the documents (speeches, letters, tweets, Supreme Court decisions, and more) that have forged American history. This 11th edition is now updated with a new chapter on the COVID-19 pandemic, the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and the Biden presidency.

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This novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment, it was originally considered a sharp departure for Faulkner. Recently it has come to be recognized as one of his major works and an essential part of the Faulkner canon.

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Sheehan, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic "A Bright Shining Lie," reveals the never-before-told story of the nuclear arms race that changed history--and of the visionary American Air Force officer Bernard Schriever, who led the high-stakes effort.

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Frequently republished with this same ISBN but with slightly differing bibliographical details.

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National Book Award-winner Ha Jin offers a collection that delves into the experience of Chinese immigrants in America. He depicts the full spectrum of immigrant life and the daily struggles--some minute, some grand--faced by these intriguing individuals.

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Offering a guide to the principles, rituals, and practice of Jewish prayer, this book is written by one of the world's leading rabbis. He discusses prayers for every occasion - from everyday petitions to holiday rites - and also answers questions about Jewish holidays, scriptural readings, the role of the rabbi and cantor.

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"Set in the real-life women-run charitable institution in Louisville, Kentucky, which took in pregnant, unmarried women from 1876 to 1919, A HOME FOR FRIENDLESS WOMEN is an evocative and nuanced blend of archival research and fiction that delves into the darker truths of nineteenth century American white feminism through three women's stories"--

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The Bancroft Prize-winning author of "The Name of War" brings her historical narrative skill to a group portrait of seven men who had radically different aims and temperaments but shared a common belief in the importance of language in shaping national boundaries. 47 illustrations.

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The failure of increasing numbers of young people to attain even minimum levels of literacy signals a catastrophe at the deepest levels of our culture. A Is for Ox is an important and impassioned work that both proves this conclusion and suggests what can be done to change it.

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Defoe's account of plague, fire and city life in 17th century London. This book includes an introduction by Jason Goodwin. It contains commentary, notes and a reading group guide.

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A consistent Waldenbook bestselling author, Dorothy Garlock writes also under the pseudonyms Johanna Phillips and Dorothy Phillips. Casey Farlowe gives up all hope of a normal life--including marriage and children--after a car crash leaves her scarred. And Dan Murdock, the man who rescued her from the burning auto, must convince her that he loves her just the way she is.

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"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, New York, in 2014"--Title page verso.

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The famous American journalist's selections from his writings reflect his wit interpretations of humanity, government, and a variety of other topics.

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This bold, genre-defying book offers Mary Shelley's monster's story in his own words. Sheck's thrilling work is a luminous meditation on creativity and technology, alienation and otherness, and on the need to be understood.

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Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 2012.

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The author of the best-selling A Natural History of the Senses explores the diverse faces and forms of love from a scientific, psychological, and philosophical perspective. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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Chronicling a century of highs and lows at Wrigley Field, George Will explores the home of the hapless Chicago Cubs in relation to his upbringing, the growth of Chicago, the history of baseball, and the nature of sports fandom.

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