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The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing

This evenhanded, well written account will appeal to readers interested in public safety. The book benefits from interior photos of police stations and training materials.
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The Story of Earth’s Climate in 25 Discoveries: How Scientists Found the Connections Between Climate and Life

Adult readers seeking grounded scientific arguments about current climate change will appreciate this big-picture view of the history of Earth’s ecosystems and how present circumstances may herald another tipping point.

Said on Opera

Indispensable for serious lovers of opera. The essays are complete and fresh and as meaningful today as a quarter century ago.

Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity

As studies show that awareness of gender bias leads to more inclusion, this book is essential reading for faculty, administrators, potential students, and the entire scientific community. The focus is on higher education, but the book also looks at multiple research studies and proven interventions in science programming for younger students.
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The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture

A fascinating, empowering look at how Black women writers collaborated to move their own needle in the publishing industry and academia.
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Homeward from Heaven

Part of Columbia University Press’s laudable resurrection of lost Russian voices, Poplavsky’s fiery human document impetuously shoulders its way alongside the works of Rimbaud, Fante, and Bukowski in the cult fiction pantheon.
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DVS Mindz: The Twenty-Year Saga of the Greatest Rap Group To Almost Make It Outta Kansas

Readers interested in Midwest hip-hop should enjoy this book.

Neither Confirm nor Deny: How the Glomar Mission Shielded the CIA from Transparency

Comprehensive research makes this book as engaging as any espionage novel. An essential read.

Crooked, but Never Common: The Films of Preston Sturges

It’s obvious Klawans has pored over Sturges’s films. After reading his thoughtful analyses, film buffs will want to rewatch them, armed with new insights.
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