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Russia : myths and realities

Braithwaite, Rodric, 1932- author.

Publication Date

2022

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947 BRA

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SD_ILS:663645

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Luminous : an artist's story as a guide to radical creativity

Frimer, Linda Dayan, author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

759.11 FRI

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SD_ILS:667410

15.

Making history : the storytellers who shaped the past

Cohen, Richard, 1947- author.

Publication Date

2022

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Call Number

907.202 COH

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SD_ILS:643981

16.

Filled with fire and light : portraits and legends from the Bible, Talmud, and Hasidic world

Wiesel, Elie, 1928-2016, author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

296 WIE

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SD_ILS:640495

17.

An especially good view : watching history happen

Osnos, Peter, author.

Publication Date

2021

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070.5 OSN

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SD_ILS:623506

18.

The pronoun lowdown : demystifying and celebrating gender diversity

Zisin, Nevo, author.

Publication Date

2021

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305.3 ZIS

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SD_ILS:625137

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How to resist Amazon and why : the fight for local economies, data privacy, fair labor, independent bookstores, and a people-powered future

Caine, Danny, author.

Publication Date

2021

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381.142 CAI

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SD_ILS:616132

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An abolitionist's handbook : 12 steps to changing yourself and the world

Cullors, Patrisse, 1983- author.

Publication Date

2021

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Call Number

364.6 CUL

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SD_ILS:617241

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On being a bear : face to face with our wild sibling

Marion, Rémy, author.

Publication Date

2021

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599.78 MAR

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SD_ILS:606355

22.

Railway nation : tales of Canadian Pacific, the world's greatest travel system

Jones, David Laurence, 1953- author.

Publication Date

2020

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385.0971 JON

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SD_ILS:593903

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The hunt for history : on the trail of the world's lost treasures-- from the letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the secret recordings onboard JFK's Air Force One

Raab, Nathan, 1978- author.

Publication Date

2020

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Call Number

907.2 RAA

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SD_ILS:518102

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Wheels of courage : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation

Davis, David, 1962- author.

Publication Date

2020

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Call Number

796.323809 DAV

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SD_ILS:562882

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All Blacks (Rugby team) -- Anecdotes.

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Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1918-1945.

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Bezos, Jeffrey.

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Bible -- Biography.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- History.

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British Columbia -- Description and travel -- 1951-1980.

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Buffett, Warren -- Friends and associates.

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Canada -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1945.

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Canada -- History -- Anecdotes.

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Canada -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.

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Canada. Parliament. House of Commons -- Reporters and reporting.

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Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force -- Biography

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Canada. Royal Canadian Navy -- Sea life -- History -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.

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Canadian Pacific Railway Company -- History.

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Canoes and canoeing -- British Columbia -- History.

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Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.

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China -- History -- Guangxu, 1875-1908 -- Anecdotes.

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Civilization, Modern -- History -- Anecdotes

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Cixi, Empress dowager of China, 1835-1908.

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Coast defenses -- British Columbia -- Yorke Island -- History.

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Communicable diseases -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Conger, Sarah Pike, 1843-1932.

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Curiosities and wonders -- History -- Anecdotes.

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Dey, Bruno.

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Disabled veterans -- United States.

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Epidemiology -- History -- Juvenile literature.

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Errors -- History -- Anecdotes.

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Ethnographic films.

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Europe -- Civilization -- 20th century.

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Expatriate artists -- France -- Paris -- Biography.

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Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) (1967 : Montréal, Québec)

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Feature films.

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Food -- History.

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Food habits.

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Fools and jesters -- England -- Biography.

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Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography.

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Fortification -- British Columbia -- Yorke Island -- History.

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Frimer, Linda Spaner Dayan, 1947- -- Childhood and youth.

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Gates, Bill, 1955- -- Friends and associates.

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Gay rights.

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Gender identity.

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Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.

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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.

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Google (Firm) -- Management.

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Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.) -- History.

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Great Britain -- Court and courtiers.

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Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Biography.

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Harley-Davidson motorcycle -- Anecdotes.

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Harley-Davidson motorcycle -- History

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Hasidim -- Biography.

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Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Friends and associates.

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Heroes -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Heroes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

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Hindu pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Nepal -- Manakāmanā.

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History -- Anecdotes.

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Holocaust survivors -- Anecdotes.

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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Sztutowo.

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Human-animal relationships.

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Human-bear encounters.

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Identity (Psychology)

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Independent bookstores.

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Influenza -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.

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Influenza -- Patients -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature.

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Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Juvenile literature.

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Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Social aspects -- Juvenile literature.

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International cooking.

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Internet industry -- United States -- Management.

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Inventions -- History -- Anecdotes

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Journalism -- Objectivity -- Canada.

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Juvenile literature.

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King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950.

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Lakes -- British Columbia -- Anecdotes.

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Large type books.

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Literary cookbooks.

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MacLeod, Janice -- Diaries.

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MacLeod, Janice -- Travel -- France -- Paris.

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Male friendship.

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Manakāmanā (Nepal) -- Religious life and customs.

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Manakāmanā (Nepal) -- Social life and customs.

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Martial arts.

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Mathematics -- History.

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Mathematics.

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Messalina, Valeria, -48.

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Monsters -- Juvenile literature.

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Musicals -- England -- London -- Anecdotes.

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Musicals -- England -- London -- History and criticism.

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Musicals -- Production and direction -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.

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National characteristics, Canadian -- Anecdotes.

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Nature (Aesthetics)

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Nazi concentration camp guards -- Poland -- Sztutowo -- Anecdotes.

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Nazi concentration camp guards -- Trials, litigation, etc.

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Nazi concentration camps -- Poland -- Sztutowo.

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Nepali language films.

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New York Yankees (Baseball team)

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New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History.

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Nineteen thirteen, A.D.

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Pacific Coast (B.C.) -- Defenses.

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Paris (France) -- Description and travel.

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Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945.

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Pay equity.

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Penguins -- Antarctica.

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People with disabilities -- Civil rights -- United States.

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People with paralysis -- United States -- Anecdotes.

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Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography.

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Philosophy, Mexican -- History.

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Philosophy.

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Polar bear -- Pictorial works.

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Polar bear.

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Press and politics -- Canada.

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Prison abolition movements.

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Prison-industrial complex.

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Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Attitudes -- Sources.

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Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- Attitudes -- Sources.

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Prisons -- Moral and ethical aspects.

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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Biography.

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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- Biography.

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RBC Taylor Prize (2019) -- Nominee.

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Railroad terminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.

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Railroads -- Canada -- History.

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Railroads, Elevated -- Nepal -- Manakāmanā.

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Religion.

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Rivers -- British Columbia -- Anecdotes.

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Rome -- History -- Claudius, 41-54.

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Royal houses -- Anecdotes.

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Rugby Union football -- New Zealand -- Anecdotes.

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Rugby Union football -- New Zealand -- History.

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Russia (Federation) -- Historiography.

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Russia (Federation) -- History.

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Russia -- History.

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Sasquatch -- Juvenile literature.

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Raab, Nathan, 1978- author.

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Bills, Peter, author.

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Boudreau, Jack, 1933-

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Braithwaite, Rodric, 1932- author.

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Buck, Tobias, 1975- author.

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Cargill, Honor, author.

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Castaing-Taylor, Lucien, producer.

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Chase, Jefferson S.

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Cinema Guild.

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Cohen, Richard, 1947- author.

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Cohen, Stanley, 1934- author.

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Cullors, Patrisse, 1983- author.

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Davis, David, 1962- author.

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Davis, Kenneth C., author.

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De Gracia, Naira, author.

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Dregni, Michael, 1961-

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Dresgui, Marc, author.

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Drimmer, Stephanie Warren, author.

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Dugard, Martin, author.

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Einwanger, Klaus-Maria, photographer.

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Farquhar, Michael, author.

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Fridland, Valerie, author.

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Frimer, Linda Dayan, author.

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Ghigini, Giulia, 1983- illustrator.

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Gilbert, Catherine Marie, 1956-

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Harrison, Ian, 1965-

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Hayter-Menzies, Grant, 1964-

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Holland, Mina.

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Hudson, Cheryl Willis, author.

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Illies, Florian, 1971-

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Jacobson, Chloe, reader.

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Jones, David Laurence, 1953- author.

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Kepner, Tyler (Baseball writer) author.

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King, Larry, author.

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King, Larry, reader.

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Knight, Christopher, reader.

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Launay, Mickaël, author.

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Leif, Birker, author.

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Lewis, Robert, 1943-, author.

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Litwiller, Roger, author.

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MacLaren, Roy, author.

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MacLeod, Janice, author.

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Marion, Rémy, author.

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McCarten, Anthony, 1961- author.

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McMurray, Patrick, author.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)

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Neitzel, Sönke.

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Osnos, Peter, author.

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Paravel, Véréna, 1971- producer.

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Peabody, Erin, author.

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Read, Paul, author.

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Read, Paul, reader.

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Reisman, Heather, editor.

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Rivas, Victor, illustrator.

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Roberts, Sam, 1947-

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Robinson, Erin, illustrator.

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Rosen, Alan (Alan Charles), editor, writer of introduction.

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Sanders, Fred, 1955- narrator.

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Schmidt, Eric, 1955 April 27-

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Searle, Jamie Lee, translator.

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Sebag Montefiore, Simon, 1965- author.

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Sellers, Robert, author.

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Sisson, Frank, 1925- author.

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Smithsonian Institution.

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Spray, Stephanie A., director.

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Stofer, Eric, 1915-

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Sánchez, Carlos Alberto, 1975- author.

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Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23- Brunos Gartenkochbuch. English.

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Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23- Brunos Kochbuch. English.

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Walker, Martin, 1947 January 23- author.

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Welzer, Harald.

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