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At the end of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Freeman was an enslaved widow and mother living in Massachusetts. The lawsuit that she and a young lawyer named Theodore Sedgwick pursued would bring freedom to her and her daughter, as well as thousands of other enslaved people.
Alternating between memoir and rescue dog owner profiles, We Saved Each Other intimately binds together shelter dogs, mental health and human relationships, exploring the tangible benefits these damaged dogs bring to us damaged humans.
A poignant and compelling memoir that exposes the rampant prescribing of Oxycontin, upwards of 600mg daily in cases like the author’s son, and the role over-prescribing plays in the disease of Substance Use Disorder.
Earl ‘The Twirl’ Cureton was never a star player in the NBA, but then again, few people will ever be a celebrity athlete. Earl’s story, instead, is about a life on... Læs mere
Allows the reader to walk in the enviable shoes of Rich Marazzi, who has experienced Yankee history and its culture first-hand as a fan, a... Læs mere
Everywhere, things spin - wheels turn, motors hum, tornadoes roar. This book explains the history and basic physics of spinning objects, from yo-yos, drills, propellers, and washing machines, to ballet dancers, dust devils, and bacteria.
This exhaustive account chronicles the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals from Whitey Herzog’s rebuild to the final out of the Fall Classic. Hundreds of... Læs mere
What makes a kaiju a kaiju? What makes a large ape a large ape, and why do we sympathize with some, such as King Kong, and not with others, such as... Læs mere
Greatly expanded and updated from the 1977 original, this new edition explores the evolution of the... Læs mere
Corporal Leonard Guttridge was among the many unsung heroes of the Battle of Britain - the Royal Air Force mechanics and armorers who... Læs mere
Informed by John Quincy Adams’s revealing and often tormented musings from his vast diary, this sweeping narrative offers a unique and gripping account of John Quincy Adams’s battle with slavery, while exploring the many fault lines in American society that led to the Civil War.