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STALIN'S WAR
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A prize-winning historian reveals how Stalin—not Hitler—was the animating force of World War II in this major new history.

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In Search of Hummingbirds
An acclaimed natural history writer follows the trail of the remarkable hummingbird all over the world.

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How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
An award-winning historian reveals the harrowing forgotten story of America's internal slave trade—and its role in the making of America.

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The Upside of Your Dark Side
Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.

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The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity
Stephen Hawking was widely recognized as the world's best physicist and even the most brilliant man alive–but what if his true talent was self-promotion?

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This definitive annotated translation of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations is an insightful look into the mind of Ancient Rome's sixteenth emperor.
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Why Stalin—Not Hitler—was WWII's True Mastermind
Stephen Hawking: Scientific Celebrity
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Would Alexander Be Great Without Philip?
3 Facts You Never Knew About Meteorites
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Presents MORALITY: Official Book Trailer
The Real Vikings: Fact vs. Legend
Bjorn Lomborg Explains Why Climate Alarmism Won't Fix Global Warming
The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary WWI Military Hospital
Why the Most Famous Census Probably Never Happened
The Big Story in Baseball Today
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