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|  | The Third Freedom by George McGovern
Borrowing the title of his book from President Roosevelt's famous speech, Senator McGovern offers specific proposals for addressing the pressing issue of hunger at home and abroad. His proposals include establishing a Farmers Corps, based on the model of the Peace Corps. AUTHOR: George McGovern
PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | A Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green
A biography of Mamie Peanut Johnson, one of the few African American women who played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues. AUTHOR: Michelle Y. Green
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Losing Proposition by Alicia Mundy
As the first wrongful-death case pitted against a pharmaceutical company, the tragic story of Mary Linnnen--a bride-to-be who died before her wedding day because of unsafe diet pills she was taking--reveals the depth of corruption in the powerful industry. AUTHOR: Alicia Mundy
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Shop Talk by Philip Roth
A collection of correspondence between Philip Roth and other writers, including Primo Levi, Edna O'Brien, Aharon Appelfeld, Mary McCarthy, and Ivan Klima. AUTHOR: Philip Roth
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Sentries by Gary Paulsen
Four teenagers--a Native American girl, an illegal Mexican immigrant, a sheepherder's daughter and a gifted rock musician--share the hopes and promise of a future imperiled by the threat of nuclear war. AUTHOR: Gary Paulsen
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Not Only for Myself by Martha Minow
A professor of law at Harvard University examines the issues and arguments surrounding identity politics. Minow looks at the general nature of identity and membership in a group, the role of law in reinforcing group identities, the dilemma of redressing wrongs against groups without sacrificing individual autonomy, the problems of school curricula and control of education, and the dangers of political fragmentation along identity lines. AUTHOR: Martha Minow
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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