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The True Story of North Korea's Abduction Project

by Robert S. Boynton ...

A bizarre, little-known tale about the most secretive culture on earthFor decades, North Korea denied any part in the disappearance of dozens of Japanese citizens from Japan's coastal towns and cities in the late 1970s. But in 2002, with his country on the brink of collapse, Kim Jong-il admitted to the kidnapping of thirteen people and returned five of them in hopes of receiving Japanese aid. As ... Read more

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A bizarre, little-known tale about the most secretive culture on earthFor decades, North Korea denied any part in the disappearance of dozens of Japanese citizens from Japan's coastal towns and cities in the late 1970s. But in 2002, with his country on the brink of collapse, Kim Jong-il admitted to the kidnapping of thirteen people and returned five of them in hopes of receiving Japanese aid. As
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We Have Been Harmonized

Life in China's Surveillance State

by Kai Strittmatter ...

Named a Notable Work of Nonfiction of 2020 by the Washington PostAs heard on NPR's Fresh Air**, We Have Been Harmonized, by award-winning correspondent Kai Strittmatter,offers a groundbreaking look, based on decades of research, at how China created the most terrifying surveillance state in history.**China’snew drive for repression is being underpinned by unprecedented advances intechnology: f... ... Read more

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Named a Notable Work of Nonfiction of 2020 by the Washington PostAs heard on NPR's Fresh Air**, We Have Been Harmonized, by award-winning correspondent Kai Strittmatter,offers a groundbreaking look, based on decades of research, at how China created the most terrifying surveillance state in history.**China’snew drive for repression is being underpinned by unprecedented advances intechnology: f...
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On the Move

The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America

by Abrahm Lustgarten ...

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice**A Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award“On the Move explains how we got here and where we’re headed. It’s crucial guide to the world we are creating.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky and The Sixth Extinction**A vivid, journalistic account of how climate change will make American life as we know it unfeasible.Humanity is on ... ... Read more

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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice**A Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Book Award“On the Move explains how we got here and where we’re headed. It’s crucial guide to the world we are creating.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky and The Sixth Extinction**A vivid, journalistic account of how climate change will make American life as we know it unfeasible.Humanity is on ...
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A Peculiar Indifference

The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America

by Elliott Currie ...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist Elliott Currie comes a devastating exploration of the extreme levels of violence afflicting Black communities, and a blueprint for addressing the crisisAbout 170,000 Black Americans have died in homicides just since the year 2000. Violence takes more years of life from Black men than cancer, stroke, and diabetes combined; a ... Read more

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist Elliott Currie comes a devastating exploration of the extreme levels of violence afflicting Black communities, and a blueprint for addressing the crisisAbout 170,000 Black Americans have died in homicides just since the year 2000. Violence takes more years of life from Black men than cancer, stroke, and diabetes combined; a
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Trigger Points

Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America

by Mark Follman ...

“An urgent read that illuminates real possibility for change.” —John Carreyrou, New York Times bestselling author of Bad BloodFor the first time, a story about the specialized teams of forensic psychologists, FBI agents, and other experts who are successfully stopping mass shootings—a hopeful, myth-busting narrative built on new details of infamous attacks, never-before-told accounts from ... Read more

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“An urgent read that illuminates real possibility for change.” —John Carreyrou, New York Times bestselling author of Bad BloodFor the first time, a story about the specialized teams of forensic psychologists, FBI agents, and other experts who are successfully stopping mass shootings—a hopeful, myth-busting narrative built on new details of infamous attacks, never-before-told accounts from
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Lethal Tides

Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II

by Catherine Musemeche ...

"Magnificently researched, brilliantly written, Lethal Tides is immensely entertaining and reads like an action novel. Catherine Musemeche has brought to life the incredible work of the scientists and researchers who made such a remarkable contribution to America’s war effort in the Pacific theater during WWII.” —Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy, Ret.), #1 New York Times bestselling author of ... Read more

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"Magnificently researched, brilliantly written, Lethal Tides is immensely entertaining and reads like an action novel. Catherine Musemeche has brought to life the incredible work of the scientists and researchers who made such a remarkable contribution to America’s war effort in the Pacific theater during WWII.” —Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy, Ret.), #1 New York Times bestselling author of
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Future

What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow

by Dr. Steven Novella ...

From the bestselling authors and hosts of "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe," a high-tech roadmap of the future in their beloved voice, cracking open the follies of futurists past and how technology will profoundly change our world, redefining what it means to be human.Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. ... Read more

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From the bestselling authors and hosts of "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe," a high-tech roadmap of the future in their beloved voice, cracking open the follies of futurists past and how technology will profoundly change our world, redefining what it means to be human.Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance.
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Speed & Scale

An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

by John Doerr, Ryan Panchadsaram ...

“If you care about climate change, John Doerr’s new book, Speed & Scale, offers concrete steps that we can all take to make a difference.” - Barack ObamaWith clear-eyed realism and an engineer’s precision, Doerr lays out the practical actions, global ambitions, and economic investments we need to avert climate catastrophe. Guided by real-world solutions, Speed & Scale features unprecedented, ... Read more

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“If you care about climate change, John Doerr’s new book, Speed & Scale, offers concrete steps that we can all take to make a difference.” - Barack ObamaWith clear-eyed realism and an engineer’s precision, Doerr lays out the practical actions, global ambitions, and economic investments we need to avert climate catastrophe. Guided by real-world solutions, Speed & Scale features unprecedented,
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The Biggest Number in the World

A Journey to the Edge of Mathematics

by David Darling, Agnijo Banerjee ...

From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhereWe all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can’t be such a thing as a ‘biggest number’. Or can there?To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of ... Read more

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From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhereWe all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can’t be such a thing as a ‘biggest number’. Or can there?To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of
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Unchecked

The Untold Story Behind Congress's Botched Impeachments of Donald Trump

by Karoun Demirjian, Rachael Bade ...

A revealing, behind-the-scenes examination of how Congress twice fumbled its best chance to hold accountable a president many considered one of the most dangerous in American history. The definitive—and only—insider account of both Trump impeachments, as told by the two reporters on the front lines covering them for The Washington Post and Politico.In a riveting account that flips the script on ... Read more

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A revealing, behind-the-scenes examination of how Congress twice fumbled its best chance to hold accountable a president many considered one of the most dangerous in American history. The definitive—and only—insider account of both Trump impeachments, as told by the two reporters on the front lines covering them for The Washington Post and Politico.In a riveting account that flips the script on
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Raising Lazarus

Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis

by Beth Macy ...

**An important account of everyday heroes fighting on the front lines of the overdose crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick and Factory Man.“Deeply reported, deeply moving” —Patrick Radden Keefe**Nearly a decade into the second wave of America's overdose crisis, pharmaceutical companies have yet to answer for the harms they created. As pending court battles against opioid ... Read more

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**An important account of everyday heroes fighting on the front lines of the overdose crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick and Factory Man.“Deeply reported, deeply moving” —Patrick Radden Keefe**Nearly a decade into the second wave of America's overdose crisis, pharmaceutical companies have yet to answer for the harms they created. As pending court battles against opioid
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On the Line

A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women's Epic Fight to Build a Union

by Daisy Pitkin ...

“Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. A remarkable debut.”—Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a RiverOn the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant ... Read more

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“Riveting and intimate. It is hard to imagine a more humanizing portrait of the American labor movement. A remarkable debut.”—Francisco Cantú, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Becomes a RiverOn the Line takes readers inside a bold five-year campaign to bring a union to the dangerous industrial laundry factories of Phoenix, Arizona. Workers here wash hospital, hotel, and restaurant
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