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Where Law Ends by Andrew Weissmann
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: A lead prosecutor on Mueller's team weighs in on where the investigation fell short In May 2017, Robert Mueller was tapped to lead an inquiry into...
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Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads by Al Sharpton
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: Al Sharpton: Policing in America will change because of George Floyd's death Rise Up offers timeless lessons for anyone who’s stood at the crossroads of...
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All About the Story: News, Power, Politics, and the Washington Post by Leonard Downie, Jr.
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: 'All About The Story' is a history of newspapering — and a primer on media ethics In 1964, as a twenty-two-year-old Ohio State graduate...
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Clean: The New Science of Skin by James Hamblin
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: In the era of hygiene, 'Clean' author makes the case for showering less Keeping skin healthy is a booming industry, and yet it seems...
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His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life, by Jonathan Alter
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: 'His Very Best' calls Jimmy Carter 'perhaps the most misunderstood president' Jonathan Alter tells the epic story of an enigmatic man of faith and...
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Inside the Presidential Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future by Newton Minow
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Newton Minow on the history and future of presidential debates Newton Minow’s long engagement with the world of television began nearly fifty years ago...
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Conditional Citizens by Laila Lalami
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: 'Conditional Citizens' examines what it means to be an American What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book,...
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The House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, Its History, and the Four Families Who Made It Home by Thomas Harding, Illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: 'The House By The Lake' is a story of reconciliation — and the meaning of home The days went around like a wheel.The sun...
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No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
BUY Amazon | Bookshop Featured on The Thread: Netflix CEO embraces 'no rules,' but work is anything but chill There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short...
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