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"Do No Harm: The Opioid Epidemic follows author and director, Harry Wiland as he works to unearth the history and truth behind America's rampant opioid crises, and investigates how this crisis ballooned into an epidemic fueled by Big Pharma's ploys, the medical community's obliviousness, and policymakers' lack of oversight" --
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On the 6th June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared into the mists of history. Mallory's body was discovered high on Everest in 1999; Irvine's body is still believed to be on the mountain. Hoyland became the 15th English man to climb Everest, having become obsessed by the mountain and the myth of what happened to Mallory and Irvine. He provides a detailed reconstruction of what happened after the two English climbing legends left the...
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"Backs Against The Wall: The Howard Thurman Story explores the extraordinary life and legacy of one of the most important religious figures of the 20th century. Born the grandson of slaves, Thurman became a "spiritual foundation" for the Civil Rights Movement, inspiring many of its leaders including Martin Luther King, Jr, Jesse Jackson and Congressman John Lewis. In the mid-1930s, Thurman was the first Black American invited to meet Mohandas Gandhi...
50287) Gutenberg
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A biography of the fifteenth-century German printer who revolutionized printing with the invention of movable type.
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Scope and content: Collection contains a wide variety of publications from the 19th and 20th centuries, most published in Nashville, Tenn. Types of periodicals include women's magazines, religious publications from the Methodist Publishing House, literary and educational magazines, magazines including articles about Nashville, the Tennessee Centennial, and others.
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The three centuries following the death of Jesus were a momentous and turbulent era in Western religious thought. During this time, as Christianity began its massive growth, few if any influences on the theological landscape were as significant as the religious movements know as Gnosticism. Gnosticism intersected deeply with early Christian thought, sparking religious ideologies that competed with the theological thinking that came to define Christianity....
50296) Nuestra parte de noche
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"Un padre y su hijo atraviesan Argentina por carretera desde Buenos Aires hasta las cataratas de Iguazú, en la frontera norte con Basil. Son los años de la junta militar, hay controles de soldados armados y tensión en el ambiente. El padre de Gaspar trata de protegerlo del destino que le ha sido asignado después de que su madre muriese en circunstancias poco claras: un accidente que quizás no lo fue. Como su padre, Gaspar está llamado...
50300) The harem midwife: a novel
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"Hannah and Isaac return in this opulent, riveting, and suspenseful tale--a continuation of Roberta Rich's thrilling debut The Midwife of Venice. The Imperial Harem, Constantinople, 1579: Hannah and Isaac Levi, Venetians in exile, have set up a new life for themselves in Constantinople. Isaac runs a newly established business in the growing silk trade, while Hannah, the best midwife in all of Constantinople, plies her trade within the opulent palace...
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