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1) The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable

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Explains the "black swan" phenomenon, which is an event characterized by its unpredictability, massive impact, and the explanations used to try and make it appear less random, and explores how "black swans" throughout history have influenced civilizations, religions, and governments.

2) American heroes: profiles of men and women who shaped early America

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Reexamines the lives of bona-fide American heroes such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, and reevaluates the legacies of religious figures such as Anne Hutchinson, whose trial for heresy and banishment riveted the colonies in 1637, and unknown martyrs such as Mary Easty and Giles Cory, executed for practicing witchcraft.

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David Chandler

1) The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable

2) American heroes: profiles of men and women who shaped early America