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Nonfiction, July 2007
- Abbott, Karen
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Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history. Culminating in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers, this book presents a vivid snapshot of America's journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity.
- August, Oliver
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August stumbles onto the hunt for China's most wanted man, Lai Changxing. In this tale of rise and fall, August sets out to find the self-made billionaire, in the hope that if he can understand how Lai reinvented himself, he will also understand the forces transforming modern China.
- Blake, James
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Blake tells the story of a year of devastating events and how the wisdom of his late father gave him the ability to persevere in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, pushing him to become one of the greatest tennis players in the world.
- Busch, AkikoVernon
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After a transformative swim across the Hudson just before September 11, Busch undertook to explore eight of America’s great waterways. She observes each river and reflects on its human and natural history. The swims are also opportunities to muse on the ordinary passages faced by most of us — the death of a parent, raising children, becoming older — and the ways in which the rhythms and patterns of the natural world can offer reassurance and inspiration.
- Clay, Catrine
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Drawing widely on previously unpublished royal letters and diaries, made public for the first time by Queen Elizabeth II, Catrine Clay chronicles the extraordinary family story of George V, Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, the riveting half century of the royals’ overlapping lives, and their slow, inexorable march into conflict.
- Flannery, Tim
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In his synthesis of memoir, travel, natural history and evolutionary science, Flannery draws on three decades of research and fieldwork to craft a loving tribute to his native land and one of its most unique and beloved inhabitants: the kangaroo.
- Flynn, Julia
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Set in California's lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry and betrayal. From 1906, when Italian immigrant Cesare Mondavi passed through Ellis Island, to the Robert Mondavi Corporation's twenty-first-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn Siler brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama.
- Griffin, Dennis N.
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From burglary to armed robbery and murder, infamous bad guy Frank Cullotta not only did it all, in Cullotta he admits to it — and in graphic detail. Cullotta's was a world of high-profile heists, street muscle and information — lots of it — about many of the FBI's most wanted. In the end, that information was his ticket out of crime, as he turned government witness and became one of a handful of mob insiders to enter the Witness Protection Program.
- Kerasote, Ted
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A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable animal, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, and presents the latest research into animal behavior as well as the origins and evolution of human-dog interaction.
- Mahoney, Rosemary
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Mahoney was determined to take a solo trip down the Egyptian Nile, even though civil unrest and vexing local traditions conspired to create obstacles every step of the way. Despite the extreme conditions, her informed curiosity about the world, her glorious prose and her wit never fail to captivate.
- Novak, Robert D.
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Long before Robert Novak became the center of a political firestorm in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal, he had established himself as one of the finest — and most controversial — political reporters in America. Now, in this sweeping memoir, Novak offers the first full account of his involvement in that affair, while also revealing the fascinating story of his life and career.
- Sheed, Wilfrid
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Sheed's history is a unique celebration of America's most prominent and dazzling songwriters during the Golden Age of popular music. Each story is told from an intensely personal viewpoint, producing an in-depth look that is as ingratiating as it is authoritative.
- Spector, Ronald H.
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Americans are accustomed to thinking that World War II ended on August 14, 1945, when the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. Yet on the mainland of Asia, peace was a brief, fretful interlude. In some parts of Asia, only a few weeks passed before new fighting broke out between nationalist forces and the former colonial powers.
- Thubron, Colin
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To be traveling the Silk Road is to be traveling the history of the world: tracing the passage not just of trade and armies, but also of ideas, religions and inventions. Thubron's chosen route passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey.
- Wallis, Michael
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The best-selling author of Route 66 and the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Michael S. Williamson celebrate America's first transcontinental highway, one that connects the bright lights of Broadway with the foggy shores of San Francisco.
- Weisman, Alan
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Weisman, an award-winning journalist, offers a penetrating — and sometimes terrifying — take on how the planet would respond without the relentless pressure of the human presence.
- Woods, Thomas E., Jr.
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The author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History offers answers to the questions about American history many are afraid to ask.
- Zamoyski, Adam
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In the wake of Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, the French emperor's grip on Europe began to weaken, raising the question of how the continent was to be reconstructed after his defeat. While the Treaty of Paris that followed Napoleon's exile in 1814 put an end to a quarter century of revolution and war in Europe, it left the future of the continent hanging in the balance. Zamoyski draws on a wide range of original sources and the reports of police spies and informers to reveal the steamy atmosphere of greed and lust in which the new Europe was forged.