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• In the Kingdom of Ice

  the Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette

  Sides, Hampton

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  On July 8, 1879 a Captain and his team of 32 men set sail from San Francisco, heading deep into uncharted Artic waters. They carried aspirations to be the first nation to reach the North Pole. With thrilling twists and turns, this is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Code Girls

  the Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II

  Mundy, Liza, 1960-

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  The astonishing untold story of young American women who cracked Axis codes, helping to secure Allied victory and revolutionizing the field of cryptanalysis.

• The Lost City of the Monkey God

  a True Story

  Preston, Douglas J.

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  This author takes readers on an adventure deep into the Honduran jungle. A 500 year old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle.

• The Glass Universe

  How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

  Sobel, Dava

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  The Glass Universe is the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the growing field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe.

• An Invisible Thread

  the True Story of An 11-year-old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and An Unlikely Meeting With Destiny

  Schroff, Laura,

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  This true story chronicles the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantage young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness. This is a "Ray of Hope" for a better future, as well as assurance that love is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Devil in the White City

  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

  Larson, Erik

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  This book tells the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World Fair. Two men: the architect responsible for the fair's construction and a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor.

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  Skloot, Rebecca

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  This true story captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences. Science writing is usually just about facts but author Rebecca Skoots tells the story much deeper, braver and more wonderful.

• Killers of the Flower Moon

  the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

  Grann, David

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  This book tells the story of the brutal murders behind the white attempted possession of an Osage family's Oklahoma lands, under which lay some of the world's most valuable oil fields. This conspiracy of theft, terror and genocide helped…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Radium Girls

  Cy, 1990-

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  A stunning retelling of the shocking and inspiring true story of the Radium Girls, who fought for their lives and for worker's rights after horrific management failures led to extreme cases of radiation poisoning in 1918.