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New 700 - 900s/Travel Non-Fiction Books 700 Art, Design, Sports, and Recreation 800 Literature and Poetry 900 Geography, Travel, and History |
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Boston's Franklin Park : Olmsted,
Recreation, and the Modern City
by Ethan Carr
Ethan Carr's book, Boston's Franklin Park: Olmsted, Recreation,
and the Modern City, documents the design and history of Frederick
Law Olmsted's most mature expression of urban park design. In
this comprehensive study, Carr affirms Franklin Park as one of
great works of nineteenth-century American art.
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Empresses of Seventh Avenue : World
War II, New York City, and the birth of American fashion
by Nancy MacDonell
By the end of World War II, "the American Look" had been
firmly established as a fresh, easy elegance that combined function
with style. But none of it would have happened without the influence and ingenuity of a small group of women who have largely been lost
to history. Empresses of Seventh Avenue will tell the story of how
these extraordinary women put American fashion on the world
stage and created the template for modern style.
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Paris in Ruins : Love, War, and the Birth
of Impressionism
by Sebastian Smee
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story
of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of
Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar
Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply
enmeshed in its politics. In the aftermath, these artists
developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life.
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Red Dead's history : a video game, an obsession, and America's violent past
by Tore C. Olsson
Weaving the best-selling game's plot and characters into an
exploration of American violence between 1870-1920, an
award-winning historian reveals the gritty and brutal world
that inspired the Red Dead games, shedding light on dark
corners of the American past for gamers and history buffs alike.
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The future was now : madmen, mavericks, and the epic sci-fi summer of 1982
by Chris Nashawaty
Examining the eight science fiction films released in 1982,
including E.T., Blade Runner, The Thing and Mad Max, a legendary entertainment journalist shows how these cult classics changed
the careers of some of Hollywood's now-biggest names as well
as the art of moviemaking to this day.
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Swimming pretty : the untold story of women in water
by Vicki Valosik
Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of synchronized swimming's elevation to Olympic status, this breathtaking book,
traces a century of aquatic performance, from vaudeville and
dime museums to the Olympic arena. It honors the grit, glamor
and sheer athleticism of an utterly unique sport that forever
changed women's relationships with water.
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Traveling : on the path of Joni Mitchell
by Ann Powers
Kaleidoscopic in scope, and intimate in its detail, a celebrated
music critic, through extensive interviews with Joni Mitchell's
peers and deep archival research, charts the course of her
musical evolution, ranging from early folk to jazz fusion to experimentation with pop synthetics.
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The Friday afternoon club : a family
memoir
by Griffin Dunne
A memoir and coming-of-age story chronicling the successes
and disappointments, wit and wildness of Dunne and his multigenerational family of larger-than-life characters.
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Hip-hop is history
by Questlove
The renowned drummer from The Roots and New York Times
best-selling author chronicles fifty years of hip-hop and how it has affected every aspect of our culture, from fashion and film to TV.
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Chorus of the Union : how Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen Douglas set aside
their rivalry to save the nation
by Ted McClelland
The story of how Lincoln and Douglas put aside their rivalry to
work together for the preservation of the Union has important
lessons for our time. Not only did Douglas accept his loss, he spent
the final days of his campaign barnstorming the country to build
support for his opponent's impending victory, setting aside his
long-held desire for the presidency for the higher principle of
national unity.
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World class : purpose, passion, and the pursuit of greatness on and off the field
by Grant Wahl
Spanning four decades of storytelling, this collection of the late
sports journalist's finest writing, from op-eds for his college
newspaper to 25 years reporting at Sports Illustrated to his
deeply personal work for Fútbol with Grant Wahl, reveals a man
who was kind, generous and unflinching in the face of injustice.
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Joyful recollections of trauma
by Paul Scheer
The award-winning comedian, actor, filmmaker and podcaster
presents a hilarious and candid memoir-in-essays that confront
his sometimes shocking and difficult childhood, journey towards
self-acceptance and his own experiences as a father.
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Last Comiskey
by Smoller, Ken
With the news of a potential move to the South Loop, Sox fans
are dreaming of a new ballpark that is more like Comiskey. This
book will help remind everyone of the magic of the "Baseball
Palace of the World."
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The world is yours : the story of Scarface
by Glenn Kenny
Featuring brand-new interviews and never-before-seen pictures
of the film's production, this behind-the-scenes story of the
crime drama Scarface, which gave rise to a cultural revolution
upon its release in 1982, takes us on an unparalleled journey
through the making of American depictions of crime.
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My black country : a journey through
country music's black past, present, and future
by Alice Randall
The first black woman to cowrite a #1 country hit, Trisha
Yearwood's “XXX's and OOO's,” offers a lyrical, introspective
and unforgettable account of her past and her search for the
first family of black country music, in this celebration of the
radical joy in realizing the power of black influence on American
culture.
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All you need is love : the Beatles in
their own words
by Peter Brown
This groundbreaking oral history of the Beatles is based on
interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison,
Ringo Starr and others in 1980-81 in preparation for the
international bestseller The Love You Make.
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There's always this year : on basketball
and ascension
by Hanif Abdurraqib
One of our culture's most insightful critics and most of all, an
Ohioan, reflects on the golden era of basketball during the 1990s
and explores what it means to make it, who we think deserves
success, the tensions between excellence and expectation and
the very notion of role models.
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Question 7
by Richard Flanagan
In this hypnotic fusion of dream, history, place and memory, the
Booker Prize-winning author of The Narrow Road to the Deep
North, honoring his island home and parents, explores how our
lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we
invent about ourselves.
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They call you back : a lost history, a
search, a memoir
by Tim Z. Hernandez
They Call You Back is a memoir about the investigations that
have shaped the greater part of author Tim Z. Hernandez's life.
It is a calling that blurs the line between historical recovery,
obsession, and justice.
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Survival is a promise : the eternal life
of Audre Lorde
by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
The first researcher to explore the full depths of the life,
work and enduring impact of the iconic writer shows how her
ecological images are not simply metaphors but rather literal
guides to how to be of earth on earth, and how to live the ethics
that a Black feminist lesbian warrior poetics demands.
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Planes flying over a monster : essays
by Daniel Saldaäna Parâis
In ten intimate essays, Daniel Saldaäna Parâis explores the cities
he has lived in, each one home to a new iteration of himself.
These now diverging, now coalescing selves raise questions:
Where can we find authenticity? How do we construct the
stories that define us? What if our formative memories are
closer to fiction than truth?
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The Long Run : A Creative Inquiry
by Stacey D'Erasmo
Offering conversations, anecdotes, confidences and observations,
the author of The Art of Intimacy asks eight legendary artists
what has sustained them in the long run, and along the way,
radically redefines artistic success by shifting the focus from
novelty, output and external recognition toward freedom,
fluidity, resistance, community and survival.
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Die hot with a vengeance : essays
on vanity
by Sable Yong
This collection of hilarious essays draws on the author's years
of experience as a beauty editor to reveal the many secrets of
the industry and dissects one of our culture's enduring
obsessions.
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What this comedian said will shock you
by Bill Maher
Inspired by the “editorial” he delivers at the end of each episode
of Real Time, this hilarious work of commentary about American
life speaks exactly to the moment we're in, covering free speech,
cops, drugs, race, religion, cancel culture, the media, show biz,
romance, health and more.
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Devil's contract : the history of the
Faustian bargain
by Ed Simon
Scholar Ed Simon takes us on a historical tour of the Faustian
bargain, from the Bible to blues, and illustrates how the impulse
to sacrifice our principles in exchange for power is present in all
kinds of social ills, from colonialism to nuclear warfare, from social
media to climate change to AI, and beyond. In doing so, Simon
conveys just how much the Faustian bargain shows us about
power and evil ... and ourselves.
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1974 : a personal history
by Francine Prose
This memoir from the renowned author delves into her
connection with activist Anthony Russo, a key figure in the
Pentagon Papers leak and explores the transformative year
that helped reshape our nation.
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The uptown local : joy, death, and
Joan Didion : a memoir
by Cory Leadbeater
A former personal assistant to Joan Didion, the author, in
this brilliant debut memoir that doubles as a love letter to a
cultural icon, shares his secret struggles with depression,
addiction and family issues during a decade of working with
the woman whose generous friendship and mentorship
changed his life.
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100 Things to Do in Chicago Before You Die
by Molly Page
Visit a recording studio where the legendary Muddy Waters laid
down tracks. Ride a manually-operated elevator to browse specialty shops in a century-old building. Pay a visit to a collaborative
community reimagining waste as a resource. It's time to get
beyond what you've heard about this city and experience the
real Chicago. This candid insider's guide is a bucket list to get
you exploring like a local, even if you're only in town for a
few days.
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The situation room : the inside story of presidents in crisis
by George Stephanopoulos
A former senior advisor to President Clinton, and for more than
20 years, the anchor of This Week and the co-anchor of Good
Morning America, takes us into the White House Situation Room,
the epicenter of crisis management where decisions are made that
affect the lives of every person on this planet.
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Magical/realism : essays on music,
memory, fantasy, and borders
by Vanessa Angâelica Villarreal
A poet and essayist intimately and fearlessly explores the many complicated girlhoods of being a working-class, first-generation,
Mexican American daughter of cumbia musician, in this brilliant
collection that examines migration, violence and colonial erasure
through the lens of music and pop culture.
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And then? And then? What else?
by Daniel Handler
The author of the popular Lemony Snicket books discusses
his love of strange literature and reflects on his life experiences
in an entertaining memoir that also serves as inspiration for aspiring writers.
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Shakespeare : the man who pays the rent
by Judi Dench
Interweaving anecdotes on audiences, critics, company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette, Dame Judi Dench opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her 70-year career, serving up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of
speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes.
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Somehow : thoughts on love
by Anne Lamott
Full of her trademark compassion and humanity, the New York
Times best-selling explores the transformative power of love in
our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable
truths, reminds us of our humanity and guides us forward.
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Knife : meditations after an attempted murder
by Salman Rushdie
The internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner
speaks out for the first time about the traumatic events of August
12, 2022, when an attempt was made on his life, in this deeply
personal meditation on violence, art, loss, love and finding the
strength to stand up again.
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Joy is the justice we give ourselves
by J. Drew Lanham
In gorgeous and timely pieces, Joy is the Justice We Give
Ourselves is a lush journey into wildness and Black being.
Lanham notices nature through seasonal shifts, societal unrest,
and deeply personal reflection and traces a path from bitter
history to the present predicament.
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The highest calling : conversations
on the American Presidency
by David M. Rubenstein
The New York Times best-selling author of The American Story
and How to Lead and host of PBS's History with David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and
journalists who reflect on the U.S. presidency, including Joe
Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman,
Ron Chernow and more.
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Kingmaker : Pamela Harriman's
astonishing life of power, seduction,
and intrigue
by Sonia Purnell
Drawing on fresh research, interviews and newly discovered
sources, this thought-provoking reexamination of one of the
20th century's greatest unsung power players reveals brings
to life the sex, politics, yachts, palaces and fabulous clothes,
reasserting her rightful place at the heart of history.
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A day in September : the battle of Antietam and the world it left behind
by Stephen Budiansky
Antietam was not only a battle that dramatically changed the
fortunes and meaning of the war; it also changed America in
ways we feel today. No army in history wrote so many letters or
kept as many diaries as the soldiers who fought in the Civil War,
and Stephen Budiansky draws on this rich record to re-create the experiences of those whose lives were forever changed, whether
on the battlefield or in trying to make sense of its horrors in the
years and decades to follow. Antietam would usher in a new
beginning in politics, military strategy, gender roles, battlefield
medicine, war photography, and the values and worldview of
the postwar generation.
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How the world made the West:
a 4,000-year history
by Josephine Crawley Quinn
A Professor of Ancient History at Oxford University subverts the
usual understanding that civilizations develop independently and
instead focuses on the ways in which the emergence of the West
was informed by influences from all over the globe.
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The dragon from Chicago : the untold
story of an American reporter in Nazi Germany
by Pamela D. Toler
Drawing on extensive archival research, this captivating look at
one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the growing
dangers of Nazism shows how she exposed the Nazis for
misreporting the news to their own people, a powerful
example for how we can reclaim truth in an era of
disinformation and “fake news.”
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Hitler's people : the faces of the Third Reich
by Richard J. Evans
Drawing on a wealth of recently unearthed historical sources,
Hitler's People lays bare the characters whose choices caused the
deaths of millions. Nearly a century after Hitler's rise, the leading
nations of the west are once again being torn apart by an
untamed will to power.
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Prisoner of lies : Jack Downey's Cold War
by Barry Werth
An award-winning journalist and acclaimed author tells the
remarkable true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in
American history—CIA officer who, during the Korean War,
was captured over China and imprisoned for 21 years—and
whose freedom came only when U.S. foreign policy
dramatically changed.
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To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause:
The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement
by Benjamin Nathans
Benjamin Nathans’s vivid narrative tells the dramatic story of the
men and women who became dissidents—from Nobel laureates
Andrei Sakharov and Alexander Solzhenitsyn to many others who
are virtually unknown today. Drawing on diaries, memoirs, personal letters, interviews, and KGB interrogation records, To the Success
of Our Hopeless Cause reveals how dissidents decided to use
Soviet law to contain the power of the Soviet state.
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The missing thread : a women's
history of the ancient world
by Daisy Dunn
Reconceiving our understanding of the ancient world by
emphasizing women's roles within it, from Cleopatra to Boudica,
Sappho to Fulvia, and countless others, an award-winning classicist documents how women of antiquity are undeniably woven through
the fabric of history, and in this monumental work, finally take
center stage.
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Endgame 1944 : How Stalin Won the War
by Jonathan Dimbleby
Drawing on new sources-some previously untranslated-including accounts from ordinary soldiers and witnesses, Jonathan Dimbleby chronicles this decisive year in what was arguably the most crucial
front in the war against Nazi Germany, a front extending 1200 miles.
Endgame 1944 reveals how the Soviet victories enabled Stalin to
dictate the terms of the post-war settlement, laying the foundations
for the Cold War.
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The explorers : a new history of America
in ten expeditions
by Amanda Bellows
Told through the stories of a diverse group of ten extraordinary,
yet often overlooked, adventurers, including Sacagawea, James Beckwourth, Harriet Chalmers Adams and Sally Ride, this
exhilarating new history of American exploration brings to life
the people who took on great risk in unfamiliar territory to
exercise personal freedom.
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The home I worked to make : voices
from the new Syrian diaspora
by Wendy Pearlman
Based on hundreds of interviews conducted across more than a
decade, this book gives voice to Syrian refugees on five continents
who share stories of leaving, losing, searching and finding (or not finding) home, challenging readers to grapple with the hard-won
wisdom of those who survive war.
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The great river : the making and
unmaking of the Mississippi
by Boyce Upholt
In this landmark work of natural history, a journalist tells the
epic story of the Mississippi River and the centuries of efforts to
control it, which have damaged its once-vibrant ecosystems,
carrying readers along the river's last remaining backchannels
and exploring how scientists hope to restore what has been lost.
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When the sea came alive : an oral
history of D-day
by Garrett M. Graff
The New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize
finalist for Watergate turns his attention to D-Day, one of
history's greatest and most unbelievable military and human
triumphs, exploring the full impact of this world-changing event
and offering a fitting tribute to the people of the Greatest
Generation. Illustrations.
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We were illegal : uncovering a Texas
family's mythmaking and migration
by Jessica Goudeau
Tracking her ancestors' involvement in pivotal moments from
before the Texas Revolution through today, an award-winning
author reflects on the work we all must do to dismantle the
whitewashed narratives passed down through families,
communities and textbooks and take accountability for our
legacy.
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After 1177 B.C. : the survival of
civilizations
by Eric H. Cline
In this gripping sequel to his best-selling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline
tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed,
why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new
ones and why some disappeared forever.
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Empireworld : How British Imperialism Shaped the Globe
by Sathnam Sanghera
The British Empire may have peaked a century ago. It may have
been mostly dismantled by 1997, but in this major new work,
Sathnam Sanghera ultimately shows how the largest empire in
world history still exerts influence over planet Earth in all sorts
of silent and un-silent ways.
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An unfinished love story : a personal
history of the 1960s
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reflects on her 42-year
marriage with Dick Goodwin, one the shining stars of John F.
Kennedy's New Frontier and the journey of going through the
letters, diaries, documents and memorabilia he saved over
the years.
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Rebellion : how antiliberalism is tearing America apart--again
by Robert Kagan
In this deeply informed synthesis of history, contemporary politics
and ideas, a leading historian and intellectual warns us that the
2024 election could be the last free election held in a unified
America. All due to the perilous state of democracy in the U.S.
today and the increasing radicalization of the Republican Party.
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Native nations : a millennium in North America
by Kathleen DuVal
An award-winning historian tells the story of the Native nations,
from the rise of ancient cities to the present, reframing North
American history with Indigenous power and sovereignty at its
center and showing how the influence of Native peoples
remained a constant and will continue far into the future.
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Beer Hiking Chicago and Beyond : The Tastiest Way to Discover the Windy City
by Jessica Sedgwick
A family friendly guide to Chicago's historic heart and suburbs, the
book will lead you to unforgettable experiences for all ages at the region's famous breweries. Each trail description includes details on access, difficulty, duration, points of interest, and, at trail's end, a recommended beer, with notes on its appearance, aroma and taste. You'll also get an inside look at the creative and passionate
craftspeople behind the brewing process.
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