National Network for Equitable Library Service

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While World War II launched and leveled nations, spurred economic growth, and saw the rise and fall of global fascism, New York City emerged as the new capital of the world.

Matthew Polly dreamed of journeying to the Shaolin Temple to become the toughest fighter in the world. In college, he ventured off to pursue that childhood dream and in turn found his calling.

Major thinkers engage with King's less studied writing, arguing its marginalization has let King be drafted into projects he would not endorse.

This Cold War narrative takes listeners from top secret Cabinet Room meetings to exclusive social clubs, and into the pages of a powerful man's intimate diary to bring new dimension to our understa

For six years Jim and Jamie Dutcher lived intimately with a pack of wolves, gaining their trust as no one has before.

This new treasure trove of information on the Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs for the radio series and the original television series, plus the complete story lines for two unproduce

Judith Bourque reveals the true story of her love affair with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the charismatic leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement and known internationally as the Beatles'

Damien Lewis tells the extraordinary true story of the smallest and arguably bravest dog of World War II.

The West and Islam have clashed since the mid-seventh century. Raymond Ibrahim chronicles these decisive battles, beginning with the first major Islamic attack on Christian land in 636.

Alexander Chee presents a manifesto on the entangling of life, literature, and politics, and how the lessons learned from a life spent reading and writing fiction have changed him.

As the US and Cuba move toward the normalization of diplomatic relations after an epic fifty-six-year standoff, we find ourselves face-to-face with one of the few places in the world that has been

Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the world's best loved and most admired public figures, offers a wise and intimate guide on how to overcome fears, embrace challenges as opportunities, and cultivate

Deep new rifts are tearing apart the fabric of Western societies: thriving cities versus rural counties, the highly skilled elite versus the less educated, wealthy versus developing countries.

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose fifty-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial relations and the media in the US, co