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Delayed Response: The Art of Waiting from the Ancient to the Instant World
Jason Farman · Yale University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of waiting throughout history, and of its importance for connection, understanding, and intimacy in human communication We have always been conscious of the wait for life?changing messages, whether it be the time it takes to receive a text message from your love, for a soldier's... |
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A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow
Joshua S. Goldstein · PublicAffairs
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The first book to offer a proven, fast, inexpensive, practical way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and prevent catastrophic climate change. As climate change quickly approaches a series of turning points that guarantee disastrous outcomes, a solution is hiding in plain sight. Several countries... |
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Quakeland: On the Road to America's Next Devastating Earthquake
Kathryn Miles · Dutton
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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A journey around the United States in search of the truth about the threat of earthquakes leads to spine-tingling discoveries, unnerving experts, and ultimately the kind of preparations that will actually help guide us through disasters. It's a road trip full of surprises. Earthquakes.... |
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Kate Moore · Sourcebooks
Pages: 479
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller! Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf Bookclub Selection - May/June 2018"the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." -- NPR Books The incredible true story of the women who fought America's... |
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Great Inventors and Their Inventions:
Frank P. Bachman · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback
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THIS book contains twelve stories of great inventions, with a concluding chapter on famous inventors of today. Each of the inventions described has added to the comforts and joys of the world. Each of these inventions has brought about new industries in which many men and women have found... |
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Pruning Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide to 50 Popular Trees and Shrubs
Steven Bradley · Timber Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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Paying a professional to prune your trees and shrubs is an unnecessary expense. You can tackle most trees and shrubs on your own, and Pruning Simplified by Steven Bradley makes it easier than ever to learn how to prune. He offers expert advice on the best tools for the job, specific details... |
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The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder
Sean McFate · William Morrow
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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"Stunning. Sean McFate is a new Sun Tzu." -Admiral James Stavridis (retired) , former Supreme Allied Commander at NATOAn urgent, fascinating exploration of warfare - past, present and future - and what we must do if we want to win today from an 82nd Airborne veteran, former... |
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The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
Vince Beiser · Riverhead Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives.After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every... |
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What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
MONA HANNA-ATTISHA · One World
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic story of the signature environmental disaster of our time and an inspiring tale of relentless citizen resistance in the face of corrupt power Flint was already a troubled city in 2014 when the state of Michigan - in the name of austerity - shifted the source of its water supply... |
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