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  • Sugar

    A Bittersweet History

    This dramatic history of an ingredient that changed the world "offers up a number of fascinating stories" ( The New York Times Book Review).Sugar explores the history behind the sweetness, revealing, among other stories, how powerful American interests deposed Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawaii; how Hitler tried to ensure a steady supply of beet sugar when enemies threatened to cut off Germany's supply ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mistresses

    A History of the Other Woman

    "A lively and nuanced look at gender roles as they have been revealed by the lives of concubines and mistresses over the centuries" ( Kirkus).She exists as both a fictional character and as a flesh-and-blood human being. But who is she, really? Why do women become mistresses, and what is it like to have a private life that is usually also a secret life? Is a mistress merely a wife-in-waiting, or ... Read more

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  • A History of Marriage

    From Same Sex Unions to Private Vows and Common Law, the Surprising Diversity ofa Tradition

    What does the "tradition of marriage" really look like? In A History of Marriage, Elizabeth Abbott paints an often surprising picture of this most public, yet most intimate, institution. Ritual of romance, or social obligation? Eternal bliss, or cult of domesticity? Abbott reveals a complex tradition that includes same-sex unions, arranged marriages, dowries, self-marriages, and child brides. ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Haiti

    A Shattered Nation

    Written by a journalist and family insider, "the most intimate and revealing examination to date" of the Duvaliers and their Haitian legacy. ( Publishers Weekly)Recounts the depredations and corruption of the Duvalier regime in Haiti, from the election of Papa Duvalier in 1957 to the exile of his son, Jean Claude. Written by the senior editor of the Haiti Times and the sister-in-law of Baby Doc's ... Read more

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  • Seeds of Destruction

    The Life & Adventures of a Military Family in Our Travels of the World

    Elizabeth Abbott Green has written a compelling narrative of the life of a family, lived well but not without struggle…a life that spans the last half of the 20th Century and into the Millenium, a life of equal parts of joy, heartache…and faith. Even though the rigors of a military life impose unique requirements on the family…the added pressures of a foreign war, extended absence from the family ... Read more

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