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The Last Heathen
In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great …
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West with the Night
Autobiography detailing the author's life in Africa and career as a pilot.
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The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
Traces the political, religious, and scientific factors that contributed to the seemingly inexplicable decision of logger-turned-activist Grant Hadwin to destroy the world's only giant golden spruce tree.
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Into the Wild
In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhikes to Alaska and walks alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later, his decomposed body is …
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The incredible true story of a tempest born from so rare a combination of factors it was deemed "perfect" and of the doomed Boston boat with her crew of six …
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My Traitor's Heart
A relative of the architect of apartheid who left the country offers his observations on his return, discussing the extremists that continue to divide the country.
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and of her headstrong, unforgettable mother. …
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In the Heart of the Sea
From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. Winner of the National Book …
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
In 1994 the Rwandan government implemented a policy for the Hutu majority to murder everyone in the Tutsi majority.
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Shake Hands with the Devil
A Canadian general and former United Nations peacekeeper shares his harrowing eyewitness account of the genocide in Rwanda, revealing how he and his men managed to rescue thousands of people …
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Disposable People
An investigation of several countries that reveals the tragic emergence of a "new slavery" intricately linked to the global economy. This revised edition contains a new Preface.