Behind the scenes of one of the defining movies of the twentieth century, from the real refugees playing refugees on-screen to how the Brattle Theatre helped make it a classic.
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Homicide detective Casey tries to escape her past by moving to Rockton, a mysterious village in the Canadian wilderness where people with something to hide go to start new lives. Plus: a grouchy but attractive police chief, a manipulative best friend with secrets of her own, and a whole world of people who live off the grid in a very cold place.
Sarah
The movie's not out until January, but you can read now about the black female engineers and mathematicians who were the unseen contributors to the space program.
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Hundreds of stories of trailblazing female athletes, accompanied by iconic photos. Perfect for the feminist sports fan in your life.
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Naomi Marie and Naomi Edith have nothing in common except a name. But their parents are dating each other, and it's getting serious. The last thing the Naomis want to do is spend even more time together, working on a coding project, but no one asked what they want.
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Archer Magill, who is really good at missing the obvious, makes his way through middle school with the help of the most important men in his life: his dad, his grandfather, his uncle, and the new student teacher, Mr. McLeod.
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A delightful classic road trip novel, set in deep space. A ship that drills through wormholes takes on a new clerk -- and introduces her to the wonders of the outer universe. (Firefly fan? That, but solidly feminist, with a diverse cast of humans and aliens.)
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Short biographies of a diverse collection of fascinating women from history. You'll find a few familiar names in here, but even history buffs are going to meet some new faces in this book.
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