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Her Brilliant Career: Ten Extraordinary Women of the Fifties
Rachel Cooke · Harper
Format: Hardcover
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An exuberant group biography—"a splendidly various collection of 'brief lives' written with both gusto and sensitivity" (The Guardian)—that follows ten women in 1950s Britain whose pioneering lives paved the way for feminism and laid the foundation of modern... |
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
KIRK WALLACE JOHNSON · Viking
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A rollicking true-crime adventure and a thought-provoking exploration of the human drive to possess natural beauty for readers of The Stranger in the Woods, The Lost City of Z, and The Orchid Thief.
On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's... |
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Young Radicals: In the War for American Ideals
JEREMY MCCARTER · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution, a stunning group portrait of five American radicals fighting for their ideals as the country goes mad around them
Where do we find our ideals? What does it mean to live for them - and to risk... |
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Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities
Steve Albrecht · ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.
Pages: 184
Format: Print book
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Library work is really all about people. And the inclusive, welcoming nature of the library means that all kinds of people pass through its doors. Not all difficult patrons are dangerous, but some frighten staff and other library users, which can lead to situations that are distracting,... |
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Taste of Home Simple, Easy, Fast Slow Cooker: 385 slow-cooked recipes that beat the clock
Editors at Taste of Home · Reader's Digest Association
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Just when you thought slow-cooked recipes couldn't get any easier, Taste of Home brings you Easy, Simple, Fast Slow Cooker that cuts the prep work from slow- cooked recipes so family cooks can load up their slow cookers in as little as 15 minutes, then set it and forget it as dinner... |
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Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War
Susan Southard · Viking
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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A 2015 Washington Post Notable Book of the Year"A poignant and complex picture of the second atomic bomb's enduring physical and psychological tolls. Eyewitness accounts are visceral and haunting. . . . But the book's biggest achievement is its treatment of the aftershocks... |
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Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture: 20 Step-by-Step Projects Anyone Can Build
Katie Jackson · Timber Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
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Selected as a Gardens Illustrated Recommended Read
Hand-Built Outdoor Furniture covers twenty step-by-step, fully illustrated projects with hundreds of clear and easy-to-follow photographs. Finished pieces include simple items include a trellis, a flower box, and a plant... |
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The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership
Al Sharpton · Cash Money Content
Format: Hardcover
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Lord knows, Reverend Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs – but he’s come out bigger and better than ever. Though the host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation is as fiery and outspoken as ever about the events and issues that matter most, he’s learned... |
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In a Rocket Made of Ice: Among the Children of Wat Opot
Gail Gutradt · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman's volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia - a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion, and generosity of spirit can overcome even the most fearsome of obstacles.
Gail Gutradt was at a crossroads in her life... |
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The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology: A Memoir
Thomas Dolby · Flatiron Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable story of rising to the top of the music charts, a second act as a tech pioneer, and the sustaining power of creativity and art. Thomas Dolby's hit songs "She Blinded Me with Science" and "Hyperactive!" catapulted him to international fame in the early... |
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Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
Chris Matthews · Simon & Schuster; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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TIP AND THE GIPPER is a magnificent personal history of a time when two great political opponents served together for the benefit of the country. Chris Matthews was an eyewitness to this story as a top aide to Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill, who waged a principled war of political... |
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