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CAESARS' WIVES
The First Ladies of the Roman Empire
Pub Date: Nov 9, 2010
A groundbreaking study of some of the most powerful women in early Western civilization.
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THE BOY
A Holocaust Story
Pub Date: Nov 2, 2010
A moving scholarly detective story that hinges on an iconic photograph from the Holocaust.
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ACROSS AMERICA BY BICYCLE
Alice and Bobbi's Summer on Wheels
Pub Date: Oct 12, 2010
Two retirees undertake a daring cross-country bicycle trek from Oregon to Maine.
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ANARCHY EVOLUTION
Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God
Pub Date: Oct 5, 2010
With the assistance of science journalist Olson (Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes, 2002, etc.), Bad Religion leader Graffin presents a memoir of a life lived "at the intersection of evolutionary biology and punk rock."
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GOLD DIGGERS
Striking It Rich in the Klondike
Pub Date: Oct 1, 2010
Tracing the crossed paths of six Klondikers caught up in "the last great gold rush in history."
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GOLDEN GATE
The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge
Pub Date: Jul 6, 2010
By California's foremost historian, a paean to perhaps "the most beautiful bridge ever built."
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