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Indian, Black and Irish (New Critical Viewpoints on Society)
James V. Fenelon - Routledge Format: Paperback
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This book traces 500 years of European-American colonization and racialized dominance, expanding our common assumptions about the ways racialization was used to build capitalism and the modern world-system.Professor Fenelon draws on personal experience and the agency of understudied Native... |
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The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
John O'Connor - Sourcebooks Format: Hardcover
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"A winning portrait of America at its weirdest." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED ReviewFrom the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, one man searches high and low for the answer to the question: real or not, why do we want to believe?Bigfoot... |
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The Cactus Hunters: Desire and Extinction in the Illicit Succulent Trade
Jared D. Margulies - Univ Of Minnesota Press Format: Paperback
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An exploration of the explosive illegal trade in succulents and the passion that drives it Cacti and succulents are phenomenally popular worldwide among plant enthusiasts, despite being among the world's most threatened species. The fervor driving the illegal trade in succulents might... |
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A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous
Caspar Henderson - University of Chicago Press Format: Hardcover
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A wide-ranging exploration of the sounds that shape our world in invisible yet significant ways.. . The crackling of a campfire. The scratch, hiss, and pop of a vinyl record. The first glug of wine as it is poured from a bottle. These are just a few of writer Caspar Henderson's favorite... |
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Space Shuttle Stories: Firsthand Astronaut Accounts from All 135 Missions
Tom Jones - Smithsonian Books Format: Hardcover
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Experience all 135 NASA space shuttle missions ever flown through the words of the astronauts themselves in this spectacularly illustrated volume. With more than 600 photos from the NASA archives, this guide is perfect for fans of space history and spaceflight. NASA's space shuttle... |
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Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
Neil Theise - Spiegel & Grau Format: Hardcover
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The Marginalian Favorite Books of 2023
An electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave, that explains the interconnectedness of all things and that Deepak Chopra says, "will change the way you understand yourself and the universe."
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