'Red Fire: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution' by Wei Yang Chao is an eloquent account of how China's Cultural Revolution impacted individuals, families and the country.
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'The Radium Girls' by Kate Moore, is a fascinating story of young women's fight for justice from radiation poisoning which gets lost in names and details.
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The Case study approach of Michael Rubinstein's 'Beyond Bedlam's Door' provides a worthy look at psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and the human condition.
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'One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime Collided' by John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro while a reflective and entertaining read will disappoint those looking for a sharply focused analysis of the evolution of baseball during the time.
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Biographer tells the story of an iconic pro-military song and its effect on the soldier who wrote it and took it to the top single in the nation
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