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• Homeland

  the War on Terror in American Life

  Beck, Richard, 1986-

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  For twenty years after September 11, the war on terror was simultaneously everywhere and nowhere. Richard Beck delivers a gripping exploration of how much that war changed life in the United States and explains why there is no going back.

• The Art of Power

  My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House

  Pelosi, Nancy, 1940-

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  A noted politician tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker--how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance

• Republic

  Britain's Revolutionary Decade, 1649-1660

  Hunt, Alice, 1974-

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  A richly engrossing year-by-year account of this exhilarating period. It tells the story of what Britain's republic was really like: why it failed, but also, what it got right.

• On the Move

  the Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America

  Lustgarten, Abrahm

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  Humanity is on the precipice of a great climate migration, and Americans will not be spared. Tens of millions of people are likely to be driven from home. A definitive account of what this massive population shift might look like.

• Environomics

  How the Green Economy Is Transforming Your World

  David, Dharshini

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  Economics affects every aspect of our lives, from the clothes on our backs to the bread on our tables and the fuel in our cars. And there are huge changes afoot as the global green revolution sweeps across the globe.

• Where Rivers Part

  a Story of My Mother's Life / Kao Kalia Yang

  Yang, Kao Kalia, 1980-

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  A memoir about a Hmong family's epic journey to safety, told from the perspective of the author's incredible mother who survived, and helped her family escape, against all odds.

• The Roads to Rome

  a History

  Fletcher, Catherine, 1975-

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  Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one the greatest imperial networks ever built.

• Money

  a Story of Humanity

  McWilliams, David

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  Money is an epic, entertaining journey across the world from the birthplace of money in ancient Babylon to the beginning of trade along the silk road to China, from Marrakech markets to the dawn of cryptocurrency. The story of money is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tripped

  Nazi Germany, the CIA and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age

  Ohler, Norman, 1970-

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  A provocative new history of drugs and postwar America examining the untold story of how Nazi experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced CIA research and secretly shaped the War on Drugs.

• The Missing Thread

  a New History of the Ancient World Through the Women Who Shaped It

  Dunn, Daisy

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  Reconceiving our understanding of the ancient world by emphasizing women's roles within it, from Cleopatra to Boudica, Sappho to Fulvia, women of antiquity are woven through the fabric of history, and in this work, they finally take center…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Chairman's Lounge

  the Inside Story of How Qantas Sold Us Out

  Aston, Joe

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  The definitive and compelling story of how Qantas was brought to ground and who did it.

• Cactus Pear for My Beloved

  a Family Story From Gaza

  Sabawi, Samah

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  The story of a family over the past 100 years, starting in Palestine under British rule and ending in Redland Bay in Queensland. Samah Sabawi shares the story of her parents and many like them who were forced to leave their homelands.

• Cuckooland

  Where the Rich Own the Truth

  Burgis, Tom

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  Cuckooland is a deeply reported work of non-fiction that reads like a thriller. It is a story of how globalisation and technological revolution have combined to imperil the foundation of free societies and created a world where the rich…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming Aotearoa

  a New History of New Zealand

  Belgrave, Michael

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  A new general history of Aotearoa New Zealand, which takes the March 2019 Christchurch mosque killings as the starting point for telling a fresh story about New Zealand's past and present, and examining who we are, and why.

• Oceans Rise Empires Fall

  Why Geopolitics Hastens Climate Catastrophe

  Toal, Gerard, 1962-

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  A powerful explanation of why geopolitical competition drives climate breakdown and inhibits action to prevent it.

• The Shortest History of Music

  Ford, Andrew, 1957-

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  From prehistory to now, the fascinating story of why music is vital to the human experience.

• Leave Your Big Boots at the Door

  Pākehā Confronting Racism Against Māori

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  An inspiring book that encourages Pakeha to face up to our past and embrace an optimistic future for Aotearoa.

• Over Work

  Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life

  Schulte, Brigid, 1962-

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  Fiercely argued and vividly told, rich with stories and informed by deep investigation, Over Work lays out a clear vision for ending our punishing daily grind and reclaiming leisure, joy, and meaning.

• Nine Minds

  Inner Lives on the Spectrum

  Tammet, Daniel, 1979-

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  A celebration of neurodiversity - meet nine extraordinary people on the autism spectrum

• On Leadership

  Lessons for the 21st Century

  Blair, Tony, 1953-

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  The former UK Prime Minister shares the insights he has gained from his personal experience and from observing other world leaders firsthand, presenting a masterclass on leadership in general, and political leadership in particular.