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"Here, for the first time, former high level defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg reveals his shocking first-hand account of America's nuclear program in the 1960s. From the remotest air bases in the Pacific Command, where he discovered that the authority to initiate use of nuclear weapons was widely delegated, to the secret plans for general nuclear war under Eisenhower, which, if executed, would cause the near-extinction of humanity, Ellsberg shows that...
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"On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fueled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. ...[An] account of the chaotic...
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"Over its half-century of public life, Roe v. Wade took on meanings that extended far beyond its original purpose of protecting the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship. At various times, it forced us to confront hard questions about judicial activism and restraint, the believability of science, racial justice, the suppression of religion, and much more. Mary Ziegler explores the transformations of meaning that have kept abortion on the front...
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"It's hard today to remember how recently cancer was a silent killer, a dreaded disease about which people rarely spoke in public. In hospitals and doctors' offices, conversations about malignancy were hushed and hope was limited. In this deeply researched book, Elaine Schattner reveals a sea change-from before 1900 to the present day-in how ordinary people talk about cancer. From Whispers to Shouts examines public perception of cancer through stories...
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"Historic stratigraphic illustrations depict the earth beneath our feet in captivating hand-drawn diagrams. Each drawing tells a unique geologic story, exquisitely rendered in colors from pastel palettes to brilliant bolds that show evolving scientific graphic conventions over time. Created by federal and state geologists over the course of one hundred years, the maps reveal sedimentary rock layers that present an unexpected view of our treasured...
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"This book contextualizes technological developments in the workplace through a legal and socioeconomic lens and argues that the modern worker is "quantified" to the detriment of social equality. Chapters focus on the impact of emerging technologies, changing office architecture, and legislative proposals to address worker privacy"--
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New directions for community colleges volume no. 204
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"Urban community colleges have experienced continuous growth over the past several years. Nevertheless, higher education as a field of study has been slow to stretch the study of these distinctive institutions and provide the kind of scholarly attention that would benefit their operation and service to students and their cities. We begin our volume by discussing the scholarship presented on urban community colleges over the past few decades. We define...
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