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• Boston Made

  From Revolution to Robotics--innovations That Changed the World

  Krim, Robert M.,

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  An illustrated exploration of how the Greater Boston area became one of the world's leading centers for innovation.

• WBCN and the American Revolution

  How a Radio Station Defined Politics, Counterculture, and Rock and Roll

  Lichtenstein, Bill, 1956-

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  The story of how legendary radio station WBCN (and by extension the city of Boston) emerged as a central crossroads of the 1960s counterculture and political activism.

• The Combat Zone

  Murder, Race, and Boston's Struggle for Justice

  Brogan, Jan,

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  In 1976 the murder of Italian American star athlete Andy Puopolo in Boston's Combat Zone made national news. Brogan tells the story of the murder, and subsequent trial of three African American men for it, within the context of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boston's Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them

  Bagley, Joseph M., 1985-

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  The fifty buildings featured in this book, by city archaeologist Bagley, all pre-date1800 and illustrate Boston's early history. This is the first book to survey Boston's fifty oldest buildings and does so through an approachable narrative…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Committed

  Dispatches From a Psychiatrist in Training

  Stern, Adam (Psychiatrist),

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  A psychiatrist's funny and moving memoir about his residency at Harvard Medical School.

• Wish It Lasted Forever

  Life With the Larry Bird Celtics

  Shaughnessy, Dan, 1953-

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  Drawing on unprecedented access and personal experiences that would not be possible for any reporter today, local sports journalist Shaughnessy takes us inside the legendary Larry Bird-led Celtics teams, capturing the camaraderie as they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 111 Places in Boston That You Must Not Miss

  Kapplow, Heather,

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  "111 Places in Boston That You Must Not Miss" will lead you to many offbeat, unexpected, and completely fascinating facets of Boston to find treasures both delightful and surprising.

• Boston's Long Wharf

  a Path to the Sea

  Kilcrease, Kelly,

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  Built in the early 18th century, Long Wharf is one of America's oldest existing structures. Kilcrease tells the story of Long Wharf, the role it played in Boston's economic and military history, and how it materialized into the landmark we…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nazis of Copley Square

  the Forgotten Story of the Christian Front

  Gallagher, Charles R., 1965-

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  During WWII, a group of American Catholics openly embraced Nazism. Their armed wing, the Christian Front, stockpiled weapons for the revolution. Charles Gallagher unearths the history of these forgotten terrorists, the mainstream leaders…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boston's Theater District

  Stinchcomb, Dale Douglas, 1985-

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  In this recent entry in Arcadia Press's Images of America series, Stinchcomb draws on Boston-area library collections, including the Harvard Theatre Collection where he is assistant curator, to illuminate the history of Boston's theater…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From the Basement to the Dome

  How MIT's Unique Culture Created a Thriving Entrepreneurial Community

  Degroof, Jean-Jacques,

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  A history of entrepreneurship at MIT, and how it evolved from ad-hoc efforts by students and alumni to a formally recognized piece of MIT's official program.