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"Los Angeles, late 1940s: all over Hollywood, the U.S. government is ordering people to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee as part of the crusade to uncover Communist influence in the movies" -- publisher website (May 2007).

“You’llnever think of bees, their keepers, or the fruits (and nuts) of their laborsthe same way again.” —Trevor Corson, author of The Secret Life of Lobsters

Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America’s foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honeybee populations. In luminous, razor-sharp prose, Nordhaus

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"...When life hurts hard, we often feel pressure - from others and ourselves - to keep it together, suck it up, or pray it away. But Scripture reveals a God who meets us where we are, not where we pretend to be... No More Faking Fine is your permission to lament - to give voice to the hurt, frustration, and disappointment you've kept inside and silenced for too long. Drawing from deep reserves of biblical study and hard-won insight, Esther reveals...

Counting Crows, the band behind such hits as Mr. Jones and Round Here, return with their seventh studio album. They offer up another unique musical experience on tracks like Palisades Park, which is also the first single.

The fourteenth studio album from Tori Amos is her first new collection of original songs in five years. It is one further step in her artistic evolution while marking a return to the inspiring and personal music that she has become known for.

Cecile McLorin Salvant's second album is a personal affair that comes across like a live performance. She is superbly supported in her vision by world-class musicians that share her values and vision in making each track a statement.