The Word for Woman Is Wilderness -- Abi Andrews

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The Word for Woman is Wilderness is the most original and most enjoyable novel I’ve read in a long time. Abi Andrews has created in Erin, the novel’s protagonist, a singular narrative voice, one capable of employing and mixing diverse genres and modes with extraordinary aplomb and devastating humor. The World for Woman is Wilderness is part-novel, part-environmental treatise, part-feminist manifesto, part-scientific exploration. Altogether, it is a brilliant, entertaining, and often poignant account of one young woman’s journey to understand her relationship to the natural world and her place in contemporary society. Read this book. It is like nothing else you’ve ever read.

 

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$17.95
ISBN: 9781937512798
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Published: Two Dollar Radio - March 19th, 2019

The Gatekeepers - Chris Whipple

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What do White House Chiefs of Staff actually do? How important are they really? What makes a good Chief of Staff? Chris Whipple's highly informed and deeply engrossing book answers these questions and many more. Beginning with Richard Nixon's first Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman, Whipple chronicles the tenures of every White House Chief up until John Kelly. His detailed account reveals the incredibly significant roles that the Chiefs have played in influencing events as major as Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, the Lewinsky affair, the invasion of Iraq, and the DACA rollout.

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$18.00
ISBN: 9780804138260
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Published: Crown - March 6th, 2018

Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy - Tim Harford

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Award-winning journalist Tim Harford is a master at writing clear and entertaining prose about the economy. With his new book, Harford details the history of economic change since the invention of the plow in China 2000 years ago. He focuses on 50 seminal inventions -- from the passport and the bar code to paper money and intellectual property. In short, very  readable chapters, Harford brings all 50 inventions to life, placing them in their proper historical contexts and explaining their significance today. Along the way, he entertains us with fascinating anecdotes and a great sense of humor. Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy is a delight to read and a great gift book for just about everyone!

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$18.00
ISBN: 9780735216143
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Published: Riverhead Books - August 28th, 2018

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