Board lander photo
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front row: K.A. Willey, A. Gyllenhaal, A.M. Lipinski, S. Gissler, N. Lemann, L. Bollinger, A. Bennett
back row: R. Beck, G. Moore, J. Dehli, J. Amoss, T. Friedman, P. Gigot, J. VandeHei, K. Carroll, P. Tash, D. Kennedy
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Anders Gyllenhaal, chair; Sig Gissler, administrator
Gordon S. Wood
Publication
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
Citation
A lucid exploration of a turbulent era when a profoundly changing America, despite the sin of slavery, came to see itself as a beacon to the world, demonstrating human capacity for self-government.
Publisher
(Oxford University Press
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2010
Categories:
History
Greg Grandin
Publication
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
Citation
An evocative, heavily researched examination of an industrial giant's grandiose scheme to create a model rubber plantation deep in the Amazon forest.
Publisher
Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Company
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2010
Categories:
History
Daniyal Mueenuddin
Publication
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
Citation
A collection of beautifully crafted stories that exposes the Western reader to the hopes, dreams and dramas of an array of characters in feudal Pakistan, resulting in both an aesthetic and cultural achievement.
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
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2010
Categories:
Fiction
Lydia Millet
Publication
Love in Infant Monkeys
Citation
An imaginative collection of linked stories, often describing a memorable encounter between a famous person and an animal, underscoring the human folly of longing for significance while chasing trifles.
Publisher
Soft Skull Press
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2010
Categories:
Fiction