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  The Best American Crime...

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  Thieves, liars, killers, and conspirators—it's a criminal world out there, and someone has got to write about it. An eclectic collection of the year's best reportage, The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 brings together the murderers and muscle men, the masterminds, and the mysteries and missteps that make for brilliant stories, told by the aces of the true crime genre. This latest addition to the highly acclaimed series features guest editor Linda Fairstein, the bestselling crime novelist and former chief prosecutor of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office's pioneering Special Victims' Unit.

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  Wheels of Change - How Women...

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  A finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, Sue Macy's Wheels of Change offers young listeners an eye-opening account of how, beginning in the late 19th century, the bicycle helped change the course of women's history. Macy meticulously documents how women used the freedom of their newfound mobility to effect social change even in the face of constant challenges. ''A strong, high-interest choice for both classroom and personal reading- for adults, too.''- Booklist

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  God's Hotel - A Doctor a...

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  San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital is the last almshouse in the country, a descendant of the hôtel-Dieu (God's hotel) that cared for the sick in the Middle Ages. Ballet dancers and rock musicians, professors and thieves—"anyone who had fallen, or, often, leapt, onto hard times" and needed extended medical care—ended up here. So did Victoria Sweet, who came for two months and stayed for twenty years. 
   
  Laguna Honda, lower-tech but human-paced, gave Sweet the opportunity to practice a kind of attentive medicine that has almost vanished. Gradually, the place transformed the way she understood her work. Alongside the modern view of the body as a machine to be fixed, her extraordinary patients evoked an older idea of the body as a garden to be tended. God's Hotel tells their story and the story of the hospital itself, which, as efficiency experts, politicians, and architects descended, determined to turn it into a modern "health care facility," revealed its own surprising truths about the essence, cost, and value of caring for body and soul.

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  Strange Things Happen - A Life...

  Stewart Copeland

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  When Stewart Copeland gets dressed, he has an identity crisis. Should he put on "leather pants, hostile shirts, and pointy shoes"? Or wear something more appropriate to the "tax-paying, property-owning, investment-holding lotus eater" his success has allowed him to become? This dilemma is at the heart of Copeland's vastly entertaining memoir-in-stories, Strange Things Happen. The world knows Copeland as the drummer for The Police, one of the most successful bands in rock history. But they may not know as much about his childhood in the Middle East as the son of a CIA agent. Or be aware of his film-making adventures with the Pygmies in the deepest reaches of the Congo, and his passion for polo (Brideshead Revisited on horses). In Strange Things Happen we move from Copeland's remarkable childhood to the formation of The Police, their rise to stardom, and the settled-down life that followed. It ends with a behind-the-scenes view of The Police's extraordinarily successful reunion tour. It's a book of amazing anecdotes, all completely true, which take us backstage in a life that is fully lived.

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  The Legendary Mizners

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  The real-life adventures of Addison and Wilson Mizner, the subjects of the Stephen Sondheim musical Gold!Alva Johnston's joint biography of Addison and Wilson Mizner is a delightful portrait of two of the early twentieth century's most clever and infamous rascals. Born in the 1870s in California, the brothers quickly rose to prominence during the various booms of the 1920s.Addison, the elder, was a self-made architect and real-estate dealer who designed many of the fantastic homes of the fantastically rich in Palm Beach. He could "age" a house and its furnishings to any period his client desired--and would pay for. Wilson's adventures were even more daring and varied, and his quick wit was legendary. In addition to getting rich on the Alaskan gold rush, he had careers as a singer, playwright, prizefight promoter, con man, real-estate salesman, and shady hotel owner. Perhaps his most famous quip was one he delivered on being told that President Coolidge had died: "How do they know?"

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  In the Footsteps of Fear - The...

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  The Footsteps of Fear: The Unabomber's Manifesto, Ideology, Anarchy, and the Pursuit of Revolution takes readers on a gripping and thought-provoking journey into the life and mind of Theodore Kaczynski, the notorious figure known as the Unabomber. Delving deep into his motives, beliefs, and actions, this captivating book unravels the complex tapestry of his radical ideology and its lasting impact on society. 
  This book explores the early life and formative years of Theodore Kaczynski, shedding light on the experiences and events that shaped his worldview. From his academic brilliance to his disillusionment with modern society, we uncover the intriguing factors that propelled him toward a path of extremism. 
  Examining Kaczynski's infamous manifesto, "Industrial Society and Its Future," reveals the core ideologies and philosophical arguments underpinning his controversial worldview. Engaging in thoughtful analysis, the book explores the reception and impact of his manifesto, probing its influence on public discourse and its relevance in today's ever-changing world. 
  The book goes beyond mere examination, delving into the ethical implications of Kaczynski's actions and the wider debate surrounding them. It invites readers to reflect on the consequences of extremist violence and the boundaries of activism, challenging us to navigate the complexities of political and social discourse responsibly and compassionately. 
  It challenges readers to grapple with complex questions surrounding extremism, ideology, societal change, and the ethics of activism. The Footsteps of Fear is essential for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of one of modern history's most intriguing and impactful cases.

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