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Come Fly the World is an eye-opening account of female flight attendants’ successes and struggles in the not-so-distant past.

Come Fly the World is an eye-opening account of female flight attendants’ successes and struggles in the not-so-distant past.

Hot, Hot Chicken is an eye-opening, ingenious history that makes Nashville come alive in ways that transcend its downtown honky tonks.

Hot, Hot Chicken is an eye-opening, ingenious history that makes Nashville come alive in ways that transcend its downtown honky tonks.

The Three Mothers maps the lives of three young civil rights activists long before they raised sons who would become leaders in the movement.

The Three Mothers maps the lives of three young civil rights activists long before they raised sons who would become leaders in the movement.

Alexander Larman details one of the royal family’s biggest scandals: When King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry his lover, Wallis Simpson.

Alexander Larman details one of the royal family’s biggest scandals: When King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry his lover, Wallis Simpson.

Combining science and technology with the emotional human experience, David W. Brown’s The Mission is a fresh look at the future of space exploration.

Combining science and technology with the emotional human experience, David W. Brown's The Mission is a fresh look at the future of space exploration.

The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive asks a thorny question: Is a son’s love sufficient to redeem a monstrous father?

The Ratline: The Exalted Life and Mysterious Death of a Nazi Fugitive asks a thorny question: Is a son’s love sufficient to redeem a monstrous father?

Alex Tresniowski draws upon his experience as a true crime author and former human interest writer as he recounts this tale.

Alex Tresniowski draws upon his experience as a true crime author and former human interest writer as he recounts this tale.

Janice P. Nimura’s compelling biography The Doctors Blackwell reclaims two sisters’ enduring contributions to medicine and to women’s history.

Janice P. Nimura’s compelling biography The Doctors Blackwell reclaims two sisters’ enduring contributions to medicine and to women’s history.

This graphic novel offers a digestible history of the Black Panther Party, correcting many negative assumptions about them while still addressing their flaws.

This graphic novel offers a digestible history of the Black Panther Party, correcting many negative assumptions about them while still addressing their flaws.

Thomas Healy tells the story of Soul City, North Carolina, an intentional community founded in the 1970s to help Black people achieve the American dream.

Thomas Healy tells the story of Soul City, North Carolina, an intentional community founded in the 1970s to help Black people achieve the American dream.

Harsh but hopeful, Michael Eric Dyson bears witness to the recent killings of Black men and women by the police and puts their violent deaths in context.

Harsh but hopeful, Michael Eric Dyson bears witness to the recent killings of Black men and women by the police and puts their violent deaths in context.

Simon Winchester shows how land is a precarious, ever-changing reality that has been stolen, purchased, defended and damaged by human activities.

Simon Winchester shows how land is a precarious, ever-changing reality that has been stolen, purchased, defended and damaged by human activities.

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