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My First Coup d'Etat : And Other True Stories from the Lost Decades of Africa
by John Mahama
Hardcover: Jul 2012
Paperback: 14 May 2013
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My First Coup d'Etat chronicles the coming-of-age of John Dramani Mahama in Ghana during the dismal post-independence "lost decades" of Africa.

Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
Hardcover: Jan 2012
Paperback: 29 Jan 2013
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An extraordinary book with the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.

Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver
Hardcover: Nov 2012
Paperback: 4 Jun 2013
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Flight Behavior takes on one of the most contentious subjects of our time: climate change. With a deft and versatile empathy Kingsolver dissects the motives that drive denial and belief in a precarious world.

Catherine the Great : Portrait of a Woman
by Robert K. Massie
Hardcover: Nov 2011
Paperback: 18 Sep 2012
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The extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history.

The Greater Journey : Americans in Paris
by David McCullough
Hardcover: May 2011
Paperback: 15 May 2012
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The Greater Journey is the enthralling, inspiring - and until now, untold - story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others of high aspiration who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, ambitious to excel in their work.

Lost in Shangri-La : A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff
Hardcover: May 2011
Paperback: 24 Apr 2012
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Lost in Shangri-La recounts the incredible true-life adventure of twenty-four officers and enlisted men and women who boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip , which became an unforgettable battle for survival when the plane crashed.

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