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"Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference. When she's not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell's Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists, including the millionaire socialite...
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x, 454 pages ; 25 cm
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From a great writer-legendary for his expeditions into some of the world's most forbidding places comes a sometimes-absurdist memoir of a most remarkable journey through British politics at the breaking point. Rory Stewart was an unlikely politician. He was best known for his two-year walk across Asia -- in which he crossed Afghanistan, essentially solo, in the months after 9/11 -- and for his service, as a diplomat in Iraq, and Afghanistan. But in...
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xiv, 354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"The inside story of Biden's foreign policy team and their struggle to restore America's global influence in the aftermath of Trump. When Joe Biden assumed the United States presidency, he brought with him a team of all-star talent, perhaps the most experienced ensemble of policy experts in modern U.S. history. Their mission: repair America's damaged reputation abroad and decide the course of its global future. The challenges and risks could not have...
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