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Books 2022: Remembering the ‘Legendary Welcome’ of Newfoundland Two Decades After 9/11
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Books 2022: Context for Russia’s War in Ukraine and a Reminder That History Still Matters
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Books 2022: A History of Italy’s Original Creative Heart
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Books 2022: Strategies From Six Transformational Global Leaders of the 20th Century
Book: Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy Author: Henry Kissinger Review by: Shelby Grubbs, an arbitrator, mediator and special master with 45 years of legal experience, who served as the […]
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Books 2022: How the U.S. Evolved Under James Monroe, the Last Founding Father and Our Fifth President
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Books 2022: The Wisdom and Necessity of Saving Strangers Drowning
Book: Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help Author: Larissa MacFarquhar Review by: Michelle Nunn, president and CEO of CARE, a global nonprofit with 7,000 team […]