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Diablo Cody was twenty-four years old when she decided there had to be more to life than typing copy at an ad agency. On a whim, she signed up for amateur night at a seedy Minneapolis strip club. In Candy Girl, Diablo tells the captivating fish-out-of-water story of her year-long walk on the wild side.

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In August 2004, Parliamentary senators wept as they presented Forgotten Australians, the report from the Senate Inquiry into the treatment of children in care.

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Noel Pearson turns his attention to the question of education. He argues powerfully that underclass students, many of whom are Aboriginal, should receive a rigorous schooling that gives them the means to negotiate the wider world. He examines the long-term failure of educational policy in Australia, especially in the indigenous sector

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Western women today have unprecedented freedom and power. In Australia we have a female prime minister and governor-general; women are at the forefront of almost every area of public life. Yet when Julia Gillard's misogyny speech ricocheted around the world, it clearly touched a nerve.

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In this dazzling piece of reportage, Anna Krien investigates the contemporary animal kingdom and our place in it. From pets to food, from wildness to science experiments, Krien also reveals how animals are faring in this new world order. Examples range from the joyful to the deeply unsettling.

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Dramatic and inspiring accounts from survivors of the most shocking shark and other animal attacks from around the world.

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Translation of: Underground America: narratives of undocumented lives.

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In the gripping first-person accounts of High-Rise Stories, former residents of Chicagos iconic public housing projects describe life in the now-demolished high-rises. These stories of community, displacement, and poverty in the wake of gentrification give voice to those who have long been ignored, but whose hopes and struggles exist firmly at the heart of our national identity.

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This truly intersectional collection of essays, fiction, and poetry sound the voices of black, Latinx, Asian, queer, and trans writers and says "me too" 22 times. Whether reflecting on their teenage selves or their modern-day workplaces, each contributor approaches the subject with unforgettable authenticity and strength.

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Chronicles the events surrounding the tragic death of Len Bias. This title tells a story that sent shock waves far beyond the University of Maryland to all of higher education.

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The fourth volume of McSweeney's Voice of Witness series presents the narratives of forced migrants and former slaves from Sudan. The resettled refugees talk poignantly of their new lives, in stark contrast to the American Dream and returnees tell how they are rebuilding South Sudan from the ashes of a quarter-century of war.

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In this compact, methodical treatise, Horgan examines dozens of examples and counter-examples--discussing chimpanzees and bonobos, warring and peaceful indigenous people, World War I and Vietnam--as he finds his way to war's complicated origins. He argues for a far-reaching paradigm shift with profound implications.

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The third book in McSweeney's Voice of Witness series. Edited by Peter Orner, with a foreword by Luis Alberto Urrea

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We Need to Talk shines a light on the fault lines of a system and a society that is failing rape victims

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A call to arms for greater accountability and a fairer society by former Yorkshire cricketer turned whistleblower and activist, Azeem Rafiq.