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My Midnight Years: Surviving Jon Burge's Police Torture Ring and Death Row
Ronald Kitchen · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Ronald Kitchen was walking to buy cookies for his young son on a summer evening in 1988 when Chicago detectives picked him up for questioning. As the officers' car headed toward the precinct, the twenty-two-year-old called out the window to his family, "I'll be back in forty-five... |
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The Hidden Life of Wolves
Jim Dutcher · National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Detailing the emotional and social lives of the Sawtooth Pack, the authors recount wolf behavior rarely documented: grief at the death a pack mate; exuberant play and friendships; excitement over the birth of pups; and the shared role of raising young pack members, teaching them needed... |
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Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom
Ariel Burger · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world's great thinkers takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master... |
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Love and Death in the Sunshine State: The Story of a Crime
Cutter Wood · Algonquin Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Sometimes the facts aren't the only truth. When a stolen car is recovered on the Gulf Coast of Florida, it sets off a search for a missing woman, local motel owner Sabine Musil-Buehler. Three men are named persons of interest - her husband, her boyfriend, and the man who stole the car - and the residents... |
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Staying Sharp For Dummies
Consumer Dummies · For Dummies
Pages: 528
Format: Print book
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Insight and actionable information on keeping your brain sharp as you age Your brain controls who you are - how you think, feel, and act. As you age, it's not uncommon to want to remain as sharp and "with it" as you were in your younger years. Whether you want to hone your... |
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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
KATE HARRIS · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven't felt for years. It's a modern classic." - Pico IyerA brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road - an illuminating... |
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The Living Forest: A Visual Journey into the Heart of the Woods
Joan Maloof · Timber Press
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
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"With precise, stunning photographs and a distinctly literary narrative that tells the story of the forest ecosystem along the way, The Living Forest is an invitation to join in the eloquence of seeing." - Sierra Magazine From the leaves and branches of the canopy to the roots... |
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Backbone: Living with Chronic Pain without Turning into One
Karen Duffy · Arcade Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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An inspirational, powerful, and funny manual for coping and living with devastating pain. For two decades, Karen Duffy --New York Times bestselling author, former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress-- has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. Duffy... |
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Ibram X Kendi · Nation Books
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover
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WINNER OF THE 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IN RACE AND CIVIL RIGHTSFINALIST FOR THE 2016 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTIONTHE MOST AMBITIOUS BOOK OF 2016 - The Washington PostA BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2016A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE... |
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Legendary American Cars
Matt DeLorenzo · VMB Publishers
Pages: 323
Format: Book
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Since the days of Henry Ford's Model T, American cars have dominated not only the market but also the imagination and desires of millions of people throughout the world. Dedicated to the exciting history of this icon of past and present times, this volume presents a complete overview... |
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Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales
Penn Jillette
Format: Print book
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An unconventional weight loss tale from an unconventional personality - Penn Jillette tells how he lost 100 pounds with his trademark outrageous sense of humor and biting social commentary that makes this success story anything but ordinary.Legendary magician Penn Jillette was approaching... |
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Tell Me More: And 11 Other Important Things I'm Learning to Say
KELLY CORRIGAN · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A story-driven collection of essays on the twelve powerful phrases we use to sustain our relationships, from the bestselling author of Glitter and Glue and The Middle Place "Kelly Corrigan takes on all the big, difficult questions here, with great warmth... |
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