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The Agitators: Th...

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The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights

by Dorothy Wickenden

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A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

by Kelly Weinersmith (Goodreads Author)

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by Marie-Helene Bertino (Goodreads Author)

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