March 2020 list by Donalee Jacobs
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The Adventurer's Son
by Roman Dial
An Alaska Pacific University scientist and National Geographic Explorer recounts his two-year effort to uncover the fate of his adventurer son, who in 2014 disappeared into the untracked rainforest of Corcovado National Park.
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Chasing Vines
by Beth Moore
In Chasing Vines, Beth Moore gives us a new hope, revealing the abundant secrets of a fruitful, Kingdom-building, God-pleasing life. Tracing the images of vinedresser, vine, branch, and fruit through Scripture, and sharing stories from her own journey, Beth shows us how nothing in our lives is wasted. Not the place we've been planted. Not the painful pruning. Not even the manure that gets dumped on us when we least expect it. Join Beth on her journey of discovering what it means to chase vines?
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A Citizen's Guide to Beating Donald Trump
by David Plouffe
A voter’s playbook on making a difference in the 2020 election and beyond, written by Barack Obama’s campaign manager, outlines practical activities that everyday citizens can use to counter misinformation and garner voter support.
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Cosmos: Possible Worlds
by Ann Druyan
Based on National Geographic’s internationally renowned series, a long-awaited sequel to Carl Sagan’s best-seller explores the parallel evolutions of science and civilization, discussing such topics as the Big Bang, the Voyager missions and Cassini-Huygen’s remarkable findings.
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The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future
by Charlie Kirk
The political pundit, social media star and founder of Turning Point USA explains why he believes Trump supporters are defending principals that go back to the birth of democracy and how the international system is destroying America.
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Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
by Gerald L. Posner
The award-winning author of God’s Bankers traces the rise of the Salker family and the role of opioid addiction and soaring drug prices on healthcare, exposing the deadly consequences of industry corruption and profiteering. 175,000 first printing.
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The Room Where It Happened
by John Bolton
John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43, Bolton brought to the administration thirty years of experience in international issues and a reputation for tough, blunt talk. In his memoir, he offers a substantive and factual account of his time in the room where it happened.
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Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
Taking readers deep inside the mill and her Middle American upbringing, a steelworker at ArcelorMittal Steel in Cleveland, Ohio, shares how she found humanity and hope in the most unlikely and hellish of places.
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Scratched: A Memoir of Perfectionism
by Elizabeth Tallent
The acclaimed author of Museum Pieces explores her ferocious need for perfection that caused a 22-year gap in writing after initially publishing five literary novels between the ages of 27 and 37.
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Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
by Dan Heath
The New York Times best-selling author discusses ways to recognize problems before they happen instead of just reacting to them through case studies of companies and individuals who achieved greater success by changing their methods of thinking.
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Untamed
by Glennon Doyle
An activist, speaker and philanthropist offers a memoir wrapped in a wake-up call that reveals how women can reclaim their true, untamed selves by breaking free of the restrictive expectations and cultural conditioning that leaves them feeling dissatisfied and lost.
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