Jeanne Marie Laskas
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This book looks at the remarkable men and women whose low-profile accomplishments contribute to the running of the nation, from coal miners and oil rig workers to migrant laborers and air traffic controllers. Five hundred feet underground, the author asked a coal miner named Smitty, "Do you think it's weird that people know so little about you?" He replied, "I don't think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works." This book...
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c1999
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"In We Remember, twenty-five women born at the turn of the century speak of the wonder and shared wisdom that could come only from experiencing firsthand the most dramatic century of all time. This visually rich volume provides a rare glimpse of the complex feelings - the triumphs and frustrations - that have gone into the emergence of the modern American woman."--BOOK JACKET. "Filled with engrossing portraits of the famous and the little-known, We...
4) Concussion
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[2016]
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A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalus emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful and beloved institutions in the world.