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The War on the West

Douglas Murray - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique?It is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cultures and disparage Western ones. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning, but much of it fatally undermines the very things that created the greatest, most humane...
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Nonfiction in Motion: Connecting Preschoolers with Nonfiction Books through Movement

Julie Dietzel-Glair - ALA Editions
Format: Paperback

An underutilized source for storytime programs, quality nonfiction books can help bridge the reading gap between preschool boys and girls; boys enjoy facts and "true stuff," and including these books in storytime helps boys see that reading can be fun. Here, Dietzel-Glair spotlights...
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Let's Talk About Race in Storytimes

Jessica Anne Bratt - ALA Editions
Format: Paperback

Foreword by Kirby McCurtisWith the help of this book's adaptable storytime activities, tools for self-reflection, and discussion starters, children's librarians will learn how to put anti-racism work into their professional practice while fostering an environment that celebrates...
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Corrections in Ink: A Memoir

Keri Blakinger - ‎St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

An electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman's journey -- from the ice rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom -- and how she emerged with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced.Keri Blakinger always lived life at full throttle....
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Racing Green: How Motorsport Science can Save the World

KIT CHAPMAN
Format: Hardcover

Racing Green is the story of how motorsport science has become smarter and more environmentally friendly, and how these developments on the track are changing the world.Motor racing is one of the world's most watched sports. In the United States alone, NASCAR has over 75 million fans...
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Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

Patrick Radden Keefe - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing - and one of the most decorated journalists of our time - twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue"I read everything he writes. Every time he writes a book, I read it. Every time...
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Sanctuary: The True Story of an Irish Village, a Man Who Lost His Way, and the Rescue Donkeys That Led Him Home

PATRICK BARRETT - ‎Tyndale Momentum
Format: Paperback

For decades, his family rescued lost and forgotten donkeys in the Irish countryside.He had no idea that one day, the donkeys would rescue him.Patrick Barrett grew up on the back of a donkey. In the small village of Liscarroll, the young boy helped his family run a sanctuary for abandoned...
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Shakti: An Exploration of the Divine Feminine

Nilima Chitgopekar
Format: Hardcover

Exploring the complex and rich tradition of Goddess worship across the Indian subcontinent.She is benevolent and nurturing, yet fierce and terrible, a warrior and a lover. She creates and gives life, is death personified, and the one who grants eternal salvation. She is the ultimate form...
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Feminism or Death: How the Women's Movement Can Save the Planet

Francoise d'Eaubonne - Verso
Format: Paperback

The passionately argued, incendiary French feminist work that first defined "eco-feminism" - now available for the first time in English Originally published in French in 1974, radical feminist Francoise d'Eaubonne surveyed women's status around the globe and argued that...
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Forest School for Grown-Ups

RICHARD IRVINE - ‎Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

From starting a fire to foraging for food, basket making to making a bird feeder, tree hugging and cloud scrying, this beautifully designed forest almanac is a treasure for anyone who loves the outdoors.Forest schools for kids originated in Scandinavia as outdoor play-based learning groups,...
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