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  • American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment
    Shane Bauer
    Hardcover: 09/18/2018
     
    A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana ...
  • The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy
    Paige Williams
    Hardcover: 09/11/2018
     
    New Yorker magazine staff writer Paige Williams explores the riveting and perilous world of fossil collectors ...
  • The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease
    Meredith Wadman
    Paperback: 09/04/2018
     
    The epic and controversial story of a major breakthrough in cell biology that led to the conquest of rubella ...
  • A Girl's Guide to Missiles: Growing Up in America's Secret Desert
    Karen Piper
    Hardcover: 08/14/2018
     
    A poignant, surreal, and fearlessly honest look at growing up on one of the most secretive weapons ...
  • Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
    Beth Macy
    Hardcover: 08/07/2018
     
    The only book to fully chart the devastating opioid crisis in America: An unforgettable portrait of the ...
  • To Siri with Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Kindness of Machines
    Judith Newman
    Paperback: 08/07/2018
     
    From the author of the viral New York Times op-ed column "To Siri with Love" comes a collection of touching, ...
  • Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America
    Alissa Quart
    Hardcover: 06/26/2018
     
    Families today are squeezed on every side - from high childcare costs and harsh employment policies to ...

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