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Why Darwin Matters_ The Case Ag - Michael Shermer
A creationist-turned-scientist demonstrates the facts of evolution and exposes Intelligent Design’s real agendaScience is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of e... -
unSpun_ Finding Facts in a Worl - Brooks Jackson; Kathleen Hall J
Americans are bombarded daily with mixed messages, half-truths, misleading statements, and out-and-out fabrications masquerading as facts. The news media--once the vaunted watchdog... -
When I Was Puerto Rican - Esmeralda Santiago
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Welcome to the Monkey House - Kurt Vonnegut; David Strathairn
Kurt Vonnegut is a master of contemporary American Literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in The Siren's of Tit... -
Washington Rules_ America's Pat - Andrew Bacevich
From Publishers WeeklyU.S. Army colonel turned academic, Bacevich (The Limits of Power) offers an unsparing, cogent, and important critique of assumptions guiding American military... -
War - Sebastian Junger
SUMMARY: From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.They were known as "The Rock."... -
Unequal Childhoods - Annette Lareau
Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and white middle-class, working-class, and poor families, Uneq... -
Trojan Odyssey - Clive Cussler
EDITORIAL REVIEW: A daring rescue sends Dirk Pitt on an adventure that will determine the future of the planet ...When a hurricane unexpectedly blows up off the coast of Nicaragua,... -
Tribal Ways - Alex Archer
EDITORIAL REVIEW: A frigid spring morning at a Native American archaeological dig erupts into sudden and brutal violence, leaving five people dead and one man gravely wounded. And ... -
Transgender History - Susan Stryker
Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each c...