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Sister, Sinner

The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

by Claire Hoffman ...

A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the YearA Must-Read: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Millions, AltaLong-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography“Magnificent.” —Casey Cep, The New YorkerSister, Sinner chronicles the dramatic rise, disappearance, and near-fall of A... ... Read more

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A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the YearA Must-Read: The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, The Millions, AltaLong-listed for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography“Magnificent.” —Casey Cep, The New YorkerSister, Sinner chronicles the dramatic rise, disappearance, and near-fall of A...
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Greetings from Utopia Park

Surviving a Transcendent Childhood

by Claire Hoffman ...

In this engrossing, provocative, and intimate memoir, a young journalist reflects on her childhood in the heartland, growing up in an increasingly isolated meditation community in the 1980s and ’90s—a fascinating, disturbing look at a fringe culture and its true believers.When Claire Hoffman’s alcoholic father abandons his family, his desperate wife, Liz, tells five-year-old Claire and her seven ... Read more

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In this engrossing, provocative, and intimate memoir, a young journalist reflects on her childhood in the heartland, growing up in an increasingly isolated meditation community in the 1980s and ’90s—a fascinating, disturbing look at a fringe culture and its true believers.When Claire Hoffman’s alcoholic father abandons his family, his desperate wife, Liz, tells five-year-old Claire and her seven
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Sister, Sinner

The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple

by Claire Hoffman ...

Narrated by Carmen Seantel ...

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11 hours 31 min

The dramatic rise, disappearance, and near-fall of Aimee Semple McPherson, America’s most famous woman evangelist.On a spring day in 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson wandered into the Pacific Ocean and vanished. Weeks later she reappeared in the desert, claiming to have been kidnapped. A national media frenzy and months of investigation ensued. Who was this woman?America’s most famous evangelist, ... Read more

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The dramatic rise, disappearance, and near-fall of Aimee Semple McPherson, America’s most famous woman evangelist.On a spring day in 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson wandered into the Pacific Ocean and vanished. Weeks later she reappeared in the desert, claiming to have been kidnapped. A national media frenzy and months of investigation ensued. Who was this woman?America’s most famous evangelist,
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Greetings from Utopia Park

Surviving a Transcendent Childhood

by Claire Hoffman ...

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8 hours 1 min

In this engrossing, provocative, and intimate memoir, a young journalist reflects on her childhood in the heartland, growing up in an increasingly isolated meditation community in the 1980s and ’90s—a fascinating, disturbing look at a fringe culture and its true believers.When Claire Hoffman’s alcoholic father abandons his family, his desperate wife, Liz, tells five-year-old Claire and her seven ... Read more

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In this engrossing, provocative, and intimate memoir, a young journalist reflects on her childhood in the heartland, growing up in an increasingly isolated meditation community in the 1980s and ’90s—a fascinating, disturbing look at a fringe culture and its true believers.When Claire Hoffman’s alcoholic father abandons his family, his desperate wife, Liz, tells five-year-old Claire and her seven
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Original Sin

On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness

by Kathryn Paige Harden ...

**A “magnificent” (Science) exploration of how genetics complicates our ideas about blame, punishment, and moral responsibility, from acclaimed psychologist and author of The Genetic Lottery Kathryn Paige Harden.“Not a dry, restrained, contained scientific inquiry but a daring, complex, sometimes confounding and ultimately powerful tapestry of a book.”—The New York Times Book Review**As one of the ... Read more

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**A “magnificent” (Science) exploration of how genetics complicates our ideas about blame, punishment, and moral responsibility, from acclaimed psychologist and author of The Genetic Lottery Kathryn Paige Harden.“Not a dry, restrained, contained scientific inquiry but a daring, complex, sometimes confounding and ultimately powerful tapestry of a book.”—The New York Times Book Review**As one of the
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The Sinners All Bow

Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne

by Kate Winkler Dawson ...

**INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!One of Amazon’s Best History Books of JanuaryAcclaimed journalist, podcaster, and true*-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the true story of the scandalous murder investigation that became the inspiration for both Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and the first true-crime book published in America.*On a cold winter day in 1832, Sarah Maria Cornell was ... Read more

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**INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!One of Amazon’s Best History Books of JanuaryAcclaimed journalist, podcaster, and true*-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the true story of the scandalous murder investigation that became the inspiration for both Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and the first true-crime book published in America.*On a cold winter day in 1832, Sarah Maria Cornell was
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Monsters in the Archives

My Year of Fear with Stephen King

by Caroline Bicks ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A fascinating, first-of-its-kind exploration of Stephen King and his most iconic early books, based on groundbreaking research and interviews with King—all conducted by the first scholar to be given extended access to his private archives“A treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay“A master class in craft—and a peek behind the curtain.”—Stephen Graham Jones ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A fascinating, first-of-its-kind exploration of Stephen King and his most iconic early books, based on groundbreaking research and interviews with King—all conducted by the first scholar to be given extended access to his private archives“A treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay“A master class in craft—and a peek behind the curtain.”—Stephen Graham Jones
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The Incorruptibles

A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld

by Dan Slater ...

This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse ... Read more

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This harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York reveals the true stories of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime.In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse
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The Nazi Mind

Twelve Warnings from History

by Laurence Rees ...

From an award-winning historian, a fresh analysis of the rise of Nazi extremism, how such thinking gained popularity, and why it is vital to fight burgeoning extremist movements today.**“Extremely timely ... Rees divides his book into ‘Twelve Warnings,’ or red flags to look for in governments and societies today. Although some seem mercifully historic, the majority are disturbingly relevant.” —* ... Read more

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From an award-winning historian, a fresh analysis of the rise of Nazi extremism, how such thinking gained popularity, and why it is vital to fight burgeoning extremist movements today.**“Extremely timely ... Rees divides his book into ‘Twelve Warnings,’ or red flags to look for in governments and societies today. Although some seem mercifully historic, the majority are disturbingly relevant.” —*
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Waco Rising

David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America's Modern Militias

by Kevin Cook ...

Named one of The New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023"A news-making account of the war between David Koresh’s Branch Davidians and the FBI, and how their standoff launched today’s militiasIn 1993, David Koresh and a band of heavily armed evangelical Christians took on the might of the US government. A two-month siege of their compound in Waco, Texas, ended in a firefight that killed seventy-six, ... Read more

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Named one of The New Yorker's "Best Books of 2023"A news-making account of the war between David Koresh’s Branch Davidians and the FBI, and how their standoff launched today’s militiasIn 1993, David Koresh and a band of heavily armed evangelical Christians took on the might of the US government. A two-month siege of their compound in Waco, Texas, ended in a firefight that killed seventy-six,
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Opus

The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church

by Gareth Gore ...

A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei—a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect—pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks.For over half a century, Banco Popular was one of the most profitable banks in the world—until one day, in 2017, when the Spanish bank suddenly collapsed ... Read more

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A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei—a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect—pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks.For over half a century, Banco Popular was one of the most profitable banks in the world—until one day, in 2017, when the Spanish bank suddenly collapsed
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American Scary

A History of Horror, from Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

by Jeremy Dauber ...

"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support GroupFrom the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and, ... Read more

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"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book."—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support GroupFrom the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and,
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