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  • Born in Flames

    The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City

    **Finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in HistoryWinner of the 2026 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryWinner of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in NonfictionWinner of the 2026 Francis Parkman Prize for the Best Book in American History from the Society of American HistoriansWinner of the Frederick Jackson Turner Award from the Organization of American HistoriansWinner of the New York City ... Leer más

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    Born in Flames

    The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City

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    The explosive account of the arson wave that hit the Bronx and other American cities in the 1970s―and its legacy today.“Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning!” This phrase was supposedly uttered by announcers during the 1977 World Series as flames rose above Yankee Stadium, and it became a defining expression of a turbulent time in American history. Throughout the 1970s, a wave of arson ... Leer más

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  • City of Quartz

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  • Sons of Wichita

    How the Koch Brothers Became America's Most Powerful and Private Dynasty

    Like the Rockefellers and the Kennedys, the Kochs are one of the most influential dynasties of the modern age, but they have never been the subject of a major biography -- until now.Not long after the death of his father, Charles Koch, then in his early 30s, discovered a letter the family patriarch had written to his sons. "You will receive what now seems to be a large sum of money," Fred Koch ... Leer más

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  • Wildland

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    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAfter a decade abroad, the National Book Award*–* and Pulitzer Prize*–*winning writer Evan Osnos returns to three places he has lived in the United States—Greenwich, CT; Clarksburg, WV; and Chicago, IL—to illuminate the origins of America’s political fury.Evan Osnos moved to Washington, D.C., in 2013 after a decade away from the United States, first... ... Leer más

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  • Transaction Man

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  • The Watchdog That Didn't Bark

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