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Superman vs. Hollywood

How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon

by Jake Rossen ...

Tinseltown's fascination with the comic icon is detailed in this book, encompassing all the behind-the-scenes machinations that helped shape Superman into a screen legend—and all the derailed projects that have vilified everyone involved. These newly uncovered stories about the odyssey of bringing the Man of Steel to the big screen include the challenge of making Superman appear to fly, and the ... Read more

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Tinseltown's fascination with the comic icon is detailed in this book, encompassing all the behind-the-scenes machinations that helped shape Superman into a screen legend—and all the derailed projects that have vilified everyone involved. These newly uncovered stories about the odyssey of bringing the Man of Steel to the big screen include the challenge of making Superman appear to fly, and the
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Action Park

Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park

by Andy Mulvihill, Jake Rossen ...

"Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington PostThe outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son.Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or "Traction Park," Action Park was an American icon. ... Read more

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"Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington PostThe outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son.Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or "Traction Park," Action Park was an American icon.
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Action Park

Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park

by Andy Mulvihill, Jake Rossen ...

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"Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington PostThe outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son.Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or "Traction Park," Action Park was an American icon. ... Read more

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"Citizen Kane does Adventureland." —The Washington PostThe outlandish, hilarious, terrifying, and almost impossible-to-believe story of the legendary, dangerous amusement park where millions were entertained and almost as many bruises were sustained, told through the eyes of the founder's son.Often called "Accident Park," "Class Action Park," or "Traction Park," Action Park was an American icon.
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Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A revelation . . . a book in the Caro mold, using Lady Bird, along with tapes and transcripts of her entire White House diary, to tell the history of America during the Johnson years.”—The New York TimesThe inspiration for the documentary film The Lady Bird Diaries, premiering November 13 on HuluPerhaps the most underestimated First Lady of the twentieth century, Lady ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A revelation . . . a book in the Caro mold, using Lady Bird, along with tapes and transcripts of her entire White House diary, to tell the history of America during the Johnson years.”—The New York TimesThe inspiration for the documentary film The Lady Bird Diaries, premiering November 13 on HuluPerhaps the most underestimated First Lady of the twentieth century, Lady
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Because Internet

Understanding the New Rules of Language

by Gretchen McCulloch ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!!Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington PostA Wired Must-Read Book of Summer“Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too<s... ... Read more

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!!Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington PostA Wired Must-Read Book of Summer“Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” —Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too<s...
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Cultish

The Language of Fanaticism

by Amanda Montell ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers“At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don’t realize you’re in one till it’s too late.”—Refinery29.comThe New York Times ... Read more

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see—or, in this case, hear—the whole world differently.” —Megan Angelo, author of Followers“At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don’t realize you’re in one till it’s too late.”—Refinery29.comThe New York Times
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Say Nothing

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

by Patrick Radden Keefe ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of *London Falling—*a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • From the author of *London Falling—*a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions.One of The New York Times’s 20 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles
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Project Hail Mary

A Novel

by Andy Weir ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard**A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—from the author of The Martian.HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES READER ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard**A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—from the author of The Martian.HUGO AWARD FINALIST • NEW YORK TIMES READER
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How Tyrants Fall

And How Nations Survive

by Marcel Dirsus ...

AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES'Thought-provoking' THE ECONOMIST'Gripping . . . Essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPEHOW DO WE END TYRANNY?Tyrants seem invincible, but they face constant threats from all sides. Whe... ... Read more

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AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES'Thought-provoking' THE ECONOMIST'Gripping . . . Essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPEHOW DO WE END TYRANNY?Tyrants seem invincible, but they face constant threats from all sides. Whe...
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Cloistered

My Years as a Nun

by Catherine Coldstream ...

**AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"A profoundly moving memoir which gripped me . . . It’s about spirituality and asceticism and silence and sisterhood, but also about how flawed human beings can abuse power and how hermetically sealed communities, which should care for and protect their members, can be dangerously vulnerable to threats from inside their walls.” - Mark Haddon, author of The Curious ... Read more

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**AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"A profoundly moving memoir which gripped me . . . It’s about spirituality and asceticism and silence and sisterhood, but also about how flawed human beings can abuse power and how hermetically sealed communities, which should care for and protect their members, can be dangerously vulnerable to threats from inside their walls.” - Mark Haddon, author of The Curious
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Native Nations

A Millennium in North America

by Kathleen DuVal ...

**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history” (The New York Review of Books), from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue todayWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE, THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE, AND THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE**Long before the colonization of North America, ... Read more

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**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history” (The New York Review of Books), from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue todayWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE, THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE, AND THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE**Long before the colonization of North America,
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Leviathan Wakes

by James S. A. Corey ...

Series Book 1 - The Expanse
From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Now a Prime Original series.Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of ... Read more

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From a New York Times bestselling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl. Now a Prime Original series.Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of
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