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The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History

This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reaches of the human imagination throughout history.

From the author of the critically acclaimed bestseller…

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Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau

On an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf …

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The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian, an authoritative story of the constitutional changes that built equality into the nation’s foundation.

The Declaration of Independence announced equality as a…

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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal ancient Egypt in all its complexity. We see the relentless propaganda, the …

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Ingredients: The Strange Chemistry of What We Put in Us and on Us

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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis

A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subject of wetlands and the vitally important role they play in preserving the environment—by storing the c…

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Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World

An urgent, deeply moving final work of nonfiction from the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams and Horizon, a literary icon whose writing, fieldwork, and mentorship inspired generatio…

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Hotel Kerobokan

The author has also written Snowing in Bali, Operation Playboy and Schapelle Corby My Story.

This book, Hotel Kerobokan, is internationally titled Hotel K.

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Night Club, Vol. 1

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The Deadline

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The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird

A true-crime adventure about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs—and the wildlife detective determined to stop him.

On May 3, 2010, an Irish national named Jeffrey Lendrum was apprehended a…

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The Ship of Dreams: The Sinking of the Titanic and the End of the Edwardian Era

A riveting account of the Titanic disaster and the unraveling of the gilded Edwardian society that had created it.

In April 1912, six notable people were among those privileged to experience the height…

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Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future

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Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos

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The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier

A riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast and lawless world that few have ever seen: the high seas.

There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. Perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are th…

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The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past

A vivid collection of surprising true stories that brings to life long-forgotten icons, heroes who never got their due, and ordinary people who never made it to the history books, from the creator of …

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Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide (Atlas Obscura)

Wonder is around every corner, and on every plate. The curious minds behind Atlas Obscura now turn to the hidden curiosities of food, which becomes a gateway to fascinating stories about human history…

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The World Without Us

A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth

In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks us to envision …

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1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List

Around the World, continent by continent, here is the best the world has to offer: 1,000 places guaranteed to give travelers the shivers. Sacred ruins, grand hotels, wildlife preserves, hilltop villag…

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