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"Frequently taking a backseat in history to her trend-setting sister, Georgiana the Duchess of Devonshire, Lady Harriet Bessborough narrates this fictionalized memoir of her middle-aged years, focusing primarily on her 17-year-long affair with Gran..." Permalink

"In this reimagining of the classic novel 'Moby-Dick,' we first meet Ishmaelle in England, an orphaned teenager living with her older brother Joseph following the deaths of their parents and baby sister. Joseph goes off to sea and, after a time, Is..." Permalink

"On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the first time nuclear weapons had ever been used in war and upon an entire city. War correspondent John Hersey was one of the first Western journalists..." Permalink

"Imagine: Besides humankind, the world is populated by over 7 million species of animals, very few of which understand any human-created laws or expectations. It's no surprise, then, that there is frequent and often violent conflict when animal and..." Permalink