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River of the Gods by Candice Millard River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile Millard, Candice
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The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton The Federalist Papers
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Hamilton, Alexander
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Cuba by Ada Ferrer Cuba: An American History Ferrer, Ada *
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Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
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The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race Isaacson, Walter *
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Cricket Country by Prashant Kidambi Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire Kidambi, Prashant
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A Fistful of Shells by Toby Green A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution Green, Toby
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Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Wilkerson, Isabel *
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Clanlands by Sam Heughan Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other Heughan, Sam
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A Promised Land by Barack Obama A Promised Land Obama, Barack *
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1491 by Charles C. Mann 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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Mann, Charles C.
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The Three Lives of James Madison by Noah Feldman The Three Lives of James Madison: Genius, Partisan, President
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Feldman, Noah
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 to-read, american-history, american-studies, biography, fiction, non-fiction, presidential-seri... 2020/08/10 2020/12/20 Bentley 2020/07/14 view activity »
The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir
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Bolton, John
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White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
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DiAngelo, Robin
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 read 2020/06/15 2020/09/15 Bentley 2020/06/08 view activity »
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America Kendi, Ibram X. *
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Ghost on the Throne by James Romm Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire Romm, James *
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 read 2020/07/13 2020/09/27 Bentley 2020/06/03 view activity »
Hoover by Kenneth Whyte Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times
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Sailing True North by James G. Stavridis Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character Stavridis, James G. *
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 to-read 2020/08/20 2020/10/31 Bentley 2020/05/20 view activity »
Madame Fourcade's Secret War by Lynne Olson Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler Olson, Lynne *
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This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War Faust, Drew Gilpin
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Sweet Taste of Liberty by W. Caleb McDaniel Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America
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The Great Influenza by John M. Barry The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
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Barry, John M.
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Hell and Other Destinations by Madeleine K. Albright Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir
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Albright, Madeleine K.
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 read, autobiographies, fiction, memoir, non-fiction, secretary-of-state 2020/06/07 2020/09/01 Bentley 2020/04/30 view activity »
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
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 read, fiction, great-britain, non-fiction 2020/05/19 2021/01/31 Bentley 2020/04/30 view activity »
The British Are Coming by Rick Atkinson The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 Atkinson, Rick
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 read 2020/05/10 2020/08/10 Bentley 2020/04/29 view activity »
Educated by Tara Westover Educated
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Iran by Abbas Amanat Iran: A Modern History
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Amanat, Abbas
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Becoming by Michelle Obama Becoming
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The Threat by Andrew G. McCabe The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump
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McCabe, Andrew G.
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 to-read 2019/03/01 2019/12/31 Bentley 2019/02/23 view activity »
Salt by Mark Kurlansky Salt: A World History
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 to-read 2019/03/01 2019/05/31 Bentley 2019/02/22 view activity »


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