How Mathematics Happened

The First 50,000 Years

by Peter S. Rudman

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Publisher: Prometheus Books

Publication date: February 05, 2007

Rudman chronicles the fascinating evolution of mathematics in the ancient Egyptian, Babylonian, Mayan and Greek cultures and asks why these different societies developed and used math in different ways. HC. 314pp. 2007.

LIFE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Charles Johnson

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Publisher: Time Inc.

Publication date: November 01, 2008

In this magnificent portrait of the most pivotal figure of the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King’s journey unfolds in dramatic detail through every important photo that was ever taken of him.

The Denzel Principle

Why Black Women Can't Find Good Black Men

by Jimi Izreal

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Publisher: Griffin

Publication date: February 01, 2010

A hilarious, irreverent take on what Black women feel is wrong with Black men—and how it’s all Denzel’s fault.

Worse Than War

Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity

by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen

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Publisher: Public Affairs, Mbr Of

Publication date: October 01, 2009

Daniel J. Goldhagen, prize-winning author of Hitler's Willing Executioners, examines why genocides begin, are sustained and end; why societies support them and how the international community can stop them.

Capitol Men

The Epic Story of Reconstruction through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen

by Philip Dray

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Publication date: September 01, 2008

The promise and perils of Reconstruction through the compelling stories of the nation’s first black members of Congress.

Time: President Obama

The Path to the White House

by Adi Ignatius

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Publisher: Time-Life Books Inc

Publication date: December 23, 2008

A celebration of Barack Obama’s life and career, showcasing the intimate, behind-the-scenes photography of Callie Shell, who has been visually documenting Obama’s journey since he began his presidential run.

The Making of African America

The Four Great Migrations

by Ira Berlin

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Publisher: Viking Penguin/Div Of Penguin Putna

Publication date: January 21, 2010

Traces the cultural evolution wrought by four mass migrations of African descendants over 400 years of U.S. history.

Emissary of the Doomed

Bargaining for Lives in the Holocaust

by Ronald Florence

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Publisher: Viking Penguin/Div Of Penguin Putna

Publication date: January 01, 2010

When Nazi troops invaded in March 1944, Hungary contained the largest intact Jewish population in Europe. This riveting and heartbreaking account chronicles the attempts to save Hungary’s 850,000 Jews from annihilation.

Americanos

Latin America's Struggle for Independence

by John Chasteen

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Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication date: February 01, 2008

Americanos tells the story of the struggle of those other Americans—Latin Americans—in their battle for independence from Spain and Portugal. It is a dramatic story, rendered in vivid detail by historian John Chasteen.

Born To Be Hurt: The Untold Story Of Imitation Of Life

by Sam Staggs

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Publisher: St. Martins Press, LLC

Publication date: February 17, 2009

This chatty exposé focuses on the behind-the-scenes antics during filming of Douglas Sirk’s classic Imitation of Life.