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  Monkey Farm - A Summer Among the...

  Jeff Pennington

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  15,000 captive macaques. One naive 22-year-old vet tech. A summer you couldn’t make up if you tried. 
  Nobody warns you what to do when a full grown monkey with two-inch fangs decides to charge. 
  In 1995, Jeff Pennington took a job as a veterinary technician at a sprawling primate breeding facility. Within weeks he was alone in a corral running for his life. 
  And that was a normal Tuesday. 
  There was also a pre-dawn boat ride to the island home of thousands of free-ranging monkeys. An exotic animal house call to a Frank Lloyd Wright estate and more true stories populated with primates and people stranger than you can imagine. 
  Monkey Farm is full of hilarity, heartbreak and inspiration. Both a comedy of errors and the story of a homesick kid trying to figure out what he's made of. 
  Part This Is Going to Hurt, part All Creatures Great and Small, this is a story about choices that shape us before we understand ourselves. 
  Monkey Farm will fascinate and resonate with anyone who has ever wondered “what do I want to be when I grow up?”

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  Rise of a Killah

  Ghostface Killah

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  The story of the celebrated rapper and the iconic Wu-Tang Clan, told by one of its founding membersDennis Coles—aka Ghostface Killah—is a cofounder of the Wu-Tang Clan, a legendary hip-hop group that established itself by breaking all the rules, taking their music to the streets during the genre's golden era on a decade-long wave of releasing anthem after classic anthem, and serving as the foundation of modern hip-hop. Rise of a Killah is Ghost’s autobiography, focusing on the people, places and events that mean the most to him as he enters his fourth decade writing and performing. It’s a beautiful and intense book, going back to the creative ferment that led to Ghost’s first handwritten rhymes. Dive into Ghost’s defining personal moments, his battles with his personal demons, his journey to Africa, his religious viewpoints, his childhood in Staten Island, and his commitment to his family (including his two brothers with muscular dystrophy), from the Clan’s early successes to the pinnacle of Ghost’s career touring and spreading his wings as a solo artist, fashion icon, and trendsetter. Rise of a Killah gives a “real feel” narrative of Ghost’s life as he sees it, a one of a kind holy grail for Wu-Tang and Ghost fans alike.A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

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  Voyagers - Biographies about...

  Kelly Mass

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  This book consists of 4 books that are about the following topics: 
  Ernest Shackleton - Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish polar explorer whose remarkable journeys cemented his place among the most important figures of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Shackleton's story is one of daring, leadership, and resilience, traits that made him a legendary figure in the annals of exploration. 
  Marco Polo - Marco Emilio Polo, born in Venice, was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who became renowned for his extraordinary travels across Asia between 1271 and 1295. His journey, which spanned much of the Silk Road, was chronicled in The Travels of Marco Polo, also known as Book of the Marvels of the World and Il Milione (circa 1300). 
  The Pilgrims - The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were a group of English settlers who made the historic journey across the Atlantic on the Mayflower and founded the Plymouth Colony in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts. The colony was named after the port of Plymouth in England, which had been the final departure point for their voyage. The Pilgrims were part of a religious movement rooted in the Puritan faith, but with distinct beliefs that set them apart from other Puritans at the time. 
  Vasco da Gama - Vasco da Gama, the 1st Count of Vidigueira, is widely celebrated as the first European to reach India by sea. His landmark journey, which took place from 1497 to 1499, was groundbreaking in that it provided the first direct oceanic connection between Europe and Asia. By navigating around the Cape of Good Hope, located at the southern tip of Africa, da Gama linked the Atlantic and Indian Oceans for the first time, thereby bridging the Western world and the Eastern world. This achievement is considered a pivotal moment in history, marking the beginning of an era of global exploration and the rise of maritime multiculturalism.

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  When The Band Played On - The...

  Michael G. Lee

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  Randy Shilts was the preeminent LGBTQ+ reporter of his generation. 
   
   
   
  He was the first openly gay reporter assigned to a gay beat at a mainstream paper and one of the nation's most influential chroniclers of gay history, politics, and culture. Shilts wrote three seminal works on the community: The Mayor of Castro Street, on the life, assassination, and legacy of Harvey Milk; And the Band Played On, detailing the failure of politics as usual during the early AIDS epidemic; and Conduct Unbecoming, a history of the US military's mistreatment of LGBTQ service members. 
   
    
   
  Yet the intimate life story of Randy Shilts has been left unwritten. When the Band Played On tells that story, recognizing his legacy as a trailblazing figure in gay activism, journalism, and public policy. 
   
   
   
  The resulting narrative tells the tale of a singularly gifted voice, a talented yet insecure young man whose coming of age became intricately linked to the historic peaks and devastating perils of modern gay liberation. 
   
   
   
  When the Band Played On is the authoritative account of Randy Shilts's trailblazing life, as well as his legacy of shaping the history-making events he covered.

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  The Killing Of Henrietta - The...

  Nicholas R Rollins

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  In the early
  hours of December 5, 1959, just as the Christmas season was beginning, the
  quiet town of Leonardtown, Maryland was shaken by a brutal discovery. Henrietta
  Ragan, a young widow and longtime resident, was found dead inside her home.
   
  The
  circumstances surrounding her death immediately raised concerns. Signs of
  violence were present, yet the scene was arranged in a way that suggested
  self-harm. Despite these contradictions, the case was quickly closed. No
  charges were filed. No one was held responsible.
   
  More than
  sixty years later, the death of Henrietta Ragan remains officially unresolved.
   
  Leonardtown
  was a small Southern Maryland community where everyone knew one another and
  private lives were rarely private. Henrietta was widely known and often talked
  about, admired by some and criticized by others. After her death, those
  perceptions would quietly influence how the case was viewed—and how quickly
  uncomfortable questions were dismissed.
   
  Over time,
  troubling details were buried beneath silence, loyalty, and unchallenged
  authority. Evidence that should have demanded deeper examination was minimized.
  Rumors replaced answers. The truth was never fully pursued.
   
  The Killing
  of Henrietta returns to this long-forgotten case to reexamine the evidence, the
  investigation, and the powerful social forces that shaped its outcome. Through
  a careful review of records, testimony, and overlooked details, this book
  explores how a violent crime could be explained away—and why it was allowed to
  fade into history.
   
  Who
  controlled the narrative?
  What questions were never asked?
  And how did influence and reputation protect secrets for decades?
   
  A renewed
  examination cannot undo the past, but it can shed light on what was hidden—and
  why the truth surrounding Henrietta Ragan’s death continues to haunt those who
  remember.

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  Flowers Guns and Money - Joel...

  Lindsay Schakenbach Regele

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  A fascinating historical account of a largely forgotten statesman, who pioneered a form of patriotism that left an indelible mark on the early United States. 
   
  Joel Roberts Poinsett’s (1779–1851) brand of self-interested patriotism illuminates the paradoxes of the antebellum United States. He was a South Carolina investor and enslaver, a confidant of Andrew Jackson, and a secret agent in South America who fought surreptitiously in Chile’s War for Independence. He was an ambitious Congressman and Secretary of War who oversaw the ignominy of the Trail of Tears and orchestrated America’s longest and costliest war against Native Americans, yet also helped found the Smithsonian. In addition, he was a naturalist, after whom the poinsettia—which he appropriated while he was serving as the first US ambassador to Mexico—is now named. 
    
  As Lindsay Schakenbach Regele shows in Flowers, Guns, and Money, Poinsett personified a type of patriotism that emerged following the American Revolution, one in which statesmen served the nation by serving themselves, securing economic prosperity and military security while often prioritizing their own ambitions and financial interests. Whether waging war, opposing states’ rights yet supporting slavery, or pushing for agricultural and infrastructural improvements in his native South Carolina, Poinsett consistently acted in his own self-interest. By examining the man and his actions, Schakenbach Regele reveals an America defined by opportunity and violence, freedom and slavery, and nationalism and self-interest.

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