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Co-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians. In these lively dialogues, the biggest names in American history explore the subjects they've come to so intimately know and understand: David McCullough on John Adams, Jon Meacham on Thomas Jefferson, Ron Chernow on Alexander Hamilton,...
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On April 25, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl. Until now, all of the books published in English focused on the facts, names, and data. Voices from Chernobyl presents first-hand accounts of what happened to the people of Belarus and the fear, anger, and uncertainty that they lived through. In order to give a voice to their experiences, Svetlana Alexievich--a journalist by trade--interviewed hundreds of people...
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Melville House
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"Over the course of his nearly forty-year career, Fred Rogers revolutionized children's television and changed how experts thought about the educational power of media. But perhaps his most lasting legacy was demonstration of the power of kindness in his beloved Mister Roger's Neighborhood. In the interviews featured in this collection - including Roger's fiery (for him) 1969 Senat testimony that saved PBS, and early-career conversation with Terry...