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The new librarianship field guide
R David Lankes · The MIT Press
Pages: 226
Format: Print book
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This book offers a guide for librarians who see their profession as a chance to make a positive difference in their communities -- librarians who recognize that it is no longer enough to stand behind a desk waiting to serve. R. David Lankes, author of The Atlas of New Librarianship, reminds... |
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Study Guide for the US Citizenship Test in English and Spanish: Updated 2015
Mike Swedenberg · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 7th edition
Format: Print book
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#1 Best Seller in Citizenship Test Guides September 11, 2015 The 100 Sample Questions and Answers to the US Immigration Test in Spanish and English A unique product, professionally developed and annotated with current Representatives, State capitals and Sample Written Questions. Updated... |
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Richard Rothstein · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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An explosive, alarming history that finally confronts how American governments in the twentieth century deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide. Lauded by Ta-Nehisi Coates for his "brilliant" and "fine understanding of the machinery of government... |
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Revolution
Russell Brand · Ballantine Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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NATIONAL BESTSELLERWe all know the system isnt working. Our governments are corrupt and the opposing parties pointlessly similar. Our culture is filled with vacuity and pap, and we are told theres nothing we can do Its just the way things are. Â In this book, Russell Brand hilariously... |
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Blood Year: The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism
David Kilcullen · Oxford University Press
Pages: 312
Format: Print book
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2014 has the potential to go down as a crucial year in modern world history. A resurgent and bellicose Russia took over Crimea and fueled a civil war in Eastern Ukraine. Post-Saddam Iraq, in many respects a creature of the United States because of the war that began in 2003, lost a third... |
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Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling
Michael Cannell · Minotaur Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Long before the specter of terrorism haunted the public imagination, a serial bomber stalked the streets of 1950s New York. The race to catch him would give birth to a new science called criminal profiling.Grand Central, Penn Station, Radio City Music Hall -- for almost two decades, no place... |
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The Only Language They Understand: Forcing Compromise in Israel and Palestine
Nathan Thrall · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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In a myth-busting analysis of the world's most intractable conflict, a star of Middle East reporting, "one of the most important writers" in the field (The New York Times) , argues that only one weapon has yielded progress: force.Scattered over the territory between the Jordan... |
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The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis
Patrick Kingsley · Liveright Publishing Corp
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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In the humane tradition of Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers comes a searing account of the international refugee crisis. Intrepid and empathetic, Patrick Kingsley has traveled through seventeen countries to bear witness to the largest forced migration since the end of World... |
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Poetry and Power: John F. Kennedy's Vision for America
STEPHEN KENNEDY SMITH · Harper
Pages: 493
Format: Hardcover
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Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy's birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK's most important and brilliant speeches, accompanied by commentary and reflections by leading American and international figures - including Senator Elizabeth Warren,... |
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Electile Dysfunction: A Guide for Unaroused Voters
Alan Dershowitz · Rosettabooks, LLC
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
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If you re frustrated with the choices for president this year, you re not alone. 81 percent of voters say they d feel afraid if either Trump or Clinton takes office but what recourse do we have? The American electorate is plagued by a widespread feeling of impotence. But this may be the most... |
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Spent: Exposing Our Complicated Relationship with Shopping
Kerry Cohen · Seal Press
Format: Book
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In Spent, editor Kerry Cohen opens the closet doors wide to tales of women’s true relationships with shopping, from humorous stories of love/hate relationships with the mall to heartbreaking tales of overspending to fix relationships. With a contributor list that includes notable... |
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Becoming a Media Mentor: A Guide for Working with Children and Families
Cen Campbell · Ala Editions
Pages: 144
Format: Print book
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In a time of rapidly changing technologies, the role of the youth services librarian has expanded to include the realm of digital media. Supporting children's literacy now means serving as a media mentor. This book empowers youth services staff to confidently assist families and caregivers... |
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Stolen Girls: Survivors of Boko Haram Tell Their Story
Wolfgang Bauer · The New Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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One night in April 2014, members of the terrorist organization Boko Haram raided the small town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria and abducted 276 young girls from the local boarding school. The event caused massive, international outrage. Using the hashtag "Bring Back Our Girls,"... |
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The Road to Camelot: Inside the Kennedy Campaign
Tom Oliphant · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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"A must-read for fans of presidential history." - USA TODAY "Splendid ... a gripping, authoritative campaign history." - The Boston Globe "Terrific ... a tougher and more balanced account of the long campaign than anybody's written yet." - The Christian... |
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