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The Price of Truth: The Journalist Who Defied Military Censors to Report the Fall of Nazi Germany

Richard Fine - Cornell University Press
Format: Hardcover

In The Price of Truth, Richard Fine recounts the intense drama surrounding the German surrender at the end of World War II and the veteran Associated Press journalist Edward Kennedy's controversial scoop. On May 7, 1945, Kennedy bypassed military censorship to be the first to break...
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The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden

Kim Flottum - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition.. More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for: Setting up and caring for your...
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I'll Just Be Five More Minutes: And Other Tales from My ADHD Brain

Emily Farris - Hachette Books
Format: Paperback

A hilariously-honest, heartwarming essay collection about life, love, and discovering you have ADHD at age 35 Despite being a published writer with a family, a gaggle of internet fans, and (most shockingly) a mortgage, Emily Farris could never get her sh*t together. As she saw it, disorganization...
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Ultimate Gardening

Gardening Know How - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Flexibound

This comprehensive, practical resource will help you design, plant, decorate, and tend to any type of garden. Whether your garden is in your backyard, on a windowsill, in a public space, or on a rooftop,Ultimate Gardeningshows you how to achieve the best results. With the resources of gardeningknowhow.com...
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The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press

Calvin Trillin - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating, opinionated portrait of journalism and the people who make it, told through pieces collected from the incomparable six-decade career of bestselling author and beloved New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin"A literary treasure." - The Washington TimesI've been writing...
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Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

Shannon Reed - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist. We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass...
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Hello, Friends!: Stories of Dating, Destiny, and Day Jobs

Dulcé Sloan - Andscape Books
Format: Hardcover

WELCOME TO A COMEDIC TRIP THROUGH THE LIFE OF ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXCITING COMEDIANS. MEET DULCÉ SLOAN, WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY FILLED WITH LESSONS AND LAUGHTER. IN ADDITION TO DOING STAND-UP AROUND THE WORLD, DULCÉ IS A TRAINED ACTOR, SINGER, AND HAS BEEN...
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Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education

Jasmine L. Harris - Broadleaf Books
Format: Hardcover

A first-of-its-kind compelling exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in higher education. Black women are heading to college in record numbers, and more and more Black women are teaching in higher education. But increasing numbers in college don't guarantee our safety there....
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Transient and Strange: Notes on the Science of Life

Nell Greenfieldboyce - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An astonishing debut from the beloved NPR science correspondent: intimate essays about the intersection of science and everyday life.In her career as a science reporter, Nell Greenfieldboyce has reported from inside a space shuttle, the bottom of a coal mine, and the control room of a particle...
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The Best Train Journeys in the World

Franco Tanel - Shelter Harbor Press
Format: Hardcover

Here are more than 40 of the best train journeys in the world that will appeal to railroad enthusiasts as well as armchair travelers! These journeys include: Fascinating destinations and routes Tourist lines as well as commuter trains Luxury travel with five-star hotel services Train travel...
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