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Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War by Steve Inskeep
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: In an election year, reflecting on a political power couple from the 1800s Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and...
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From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church by Benedict XVI, Robert Cardinal Sarah
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: In new book, retired Pope Benedict breaks silence to speak out on priestly celibacy The Catholic Church faces a major crisis and...
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Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia by Joshua Yaffa
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'Between Two Fires' asks: At what point are we responsible for our actions? From a Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker, a...
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Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Living an everyday life amid the disrupters in 'Uncanny Valley' The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon Valley: a defining...
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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla Townsend
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: A Beautiful World: Ancient texts reveal Aztecs’ history in their own words In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading...
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Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: 'Tightrope' implores America to make changes to save itself The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of the acclaimed, best-selling Half the Sky now issue...
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American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: To stand still is to die: A new novel follows migrants to 'American Dirt' Featured on The Thread: Latinx critics speak out against...
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How to Speak Boy by Tiana Smith
BUY Amazon | IndieBound Featured on The Thread: Love By The Letters In 'How To Speak Boy' Two sworn enemies start to fall in love through anonymous notes in How...
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A Private Affair by A.C. Arthur
BUY Amazon Featured on The Thread: For January, 3 enemies-to-lovers romances (our favorite!) Rivals for the runways. Enemies in the industry. And for a single sinfully hot night, they’re about...
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