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First responders run toward things the rest of us run away from.What makes a person want to become a first responder? Who would become a cop after her brother died in the line of duty? What guy rejects joining a lucrative family business to become a local firefighter instead? Why would a Mexican American combat veteran choose to work as a medic for the Border Patrol, knowing the stigma he’d face ... Read more

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Collected Nonfiction: 1948-1985

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The Capture of the World's Greatest Company

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13 hours 32 min

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The Gotti Wars

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Joan Robinson Hill was a world-class equestrian, a glamorous member of Houston high society, and the wife of Dr. John Hill, a handsome and successful plastic surgeon. Her father, Ash Robinson, was a charismatic oil tycoon obsessed with making his daughter's every dream come true.Rich, attractive, and reckless, Joan was one of the most celebrated women in a town infatuated with money, power, and ... Read more

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Careless People

A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

by Sarah Wynn-Williams ...

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13 hours 16 min

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The Aquariums of Pyongyang

Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

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"Destined to become a classic" (Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking), this harrowing memoir of life inside North Korea was the first account to emerge from the notoriously secretive country -- and it remains one of the most terrifying.Amid escalating nuclear tensions, Kim Jong-un and North Korea's other leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party state, quashing any nascent opposition ... Read more

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A Memoir

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A warm, escapist, feel-good read

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