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Tokyo Geek's Guide: Manga, Anime, Gaming, Cosplay, Toys, Idols & More

GIANNI SIMONE · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Tokyo is ground zero for Japan's popular "Geek" or otaku culture - a phenomenon that has now swept across the globe.This is the most comprehensive guide ever produced to Tokyo's geeky underworld. It provides a comprehensive run-down on each major Tokyo district where geeks congregate,...
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Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians

John Burke · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Second Edition is an A-Z guidebook jam-packed with resources, advice, and information to help you develop and fund your own makerspace from the ground up. Learn what other libraries are making, building, and doing in their makerspaces and how you can,...
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LEGO and Philosophy: Constructing Reality Brick By Brick

Roy T Cook · Wiley-Blackwell
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback

How profound is a little plastic building block? It turns out the answer is "very"! 22 chapters explore philosophy through the world of LEGO which encompasses the iconic brick itself as well as the animated televisions shows, feature films, a vibrant adult fan base with over a dozen...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPad

Hart-Davis · Visual
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Learn the basics and beyond with this visual guide to the iPad, iPad Air, and iPad mini Teach Yourself VISUALLY iPad 5th Editionis a clear, concise, image-rich guide to getting the most out of your iPad Air, iPad Pro or iPad mini running iOS 10. Designed to quickly get you the answers...
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Digital Resilience: Is Your Company Ready for the Next Cyber Threat?

Ray A Rothrock · AMACOM
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Don't let your company be the next grim headline . . . Cybercrime is on the rise -- and businesses large and small are at risk. For management, the question is not if you will be targeted, but when. Are you prepared? Is your enterprise actively monitoring networks, taking steps to understand...
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Helping Teens Who Cut, Revised Edition: Using DBT® Skills to End Self-Injury

Michael R Hollander · Guilford
Pages: 236
Format: Print book

Tens of thousands of worried parents have turned to this authoritative guide for the facts about the growing problem of teen self-injury--and what they can do to make it stop. Michael Hollander is a leading expert on the most effective treatment approach for cutting, dialectical behavior...
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Eight new-generation African poets

Kwame Senu Neville Dawes · Akashic Books ; Lincoln, Nebraska
Format: Print book

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See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea

Travis Jeppesen · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From ballistic missile tests to stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations, news from North Korea never fails to dominate the global headlines. But what is life there actually like?In See You Again in Pyongyang, Travis Jeppesen culls from his experiences living, traveling,...
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Known and Strange Things: Essays

Teju Cole · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

A transcendent first book of essays from the award-winning author of Open City and Every Day Is for the Thief Teju Cole is the rare writer whose work can stir conversation among opinion makers and become a viral sensation with the general public. Cole's debut essay collection is sure...
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How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise

Chris Taylor · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

In 1973, a young filmmaker named George Lucas scribbled some notes for a far-fetched space-fantasy epic. Some forty years and 37 billion later, Star Warsrelated products outnumber human beings, a growing stormtrooper army spans the globe, and Jediism has become a religion in its own right....
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The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family

Roger Cohen · Knopf
Format: Hardcover

An intimate and profoundly moving Jewish family history - a story of displacement, prejudice, hope, despair, and love.In this luminous memoir, award-winning New York Times columnist Roger Cohen turns a compassionate yet discerning eye on the legacy of his own forebears. As he follows them...
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Overcoming Passive-Aggression, Revised Edition: How to Stop Hidden Anger from Spoiling Your Relationships, Career, and Happiness

Tim Murphy · Da Capo
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Hidden anger that comes out indirectly can undermine relationships between friends, family, and colleagues. When people feel compelled to conceal their true beliefs and emotions, there can be serious physical and psychological results for everyone involved. Dr. Tim Murphy and Loriann Oberlin...
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The Omega Principle: Seafood and the Quest for a Long Life and a Healthier Planet

Paul Greenberg · Penguin Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

By the bestselling author of Four Fish and American Catch, an eye-opening investigation of the history, science, and business behind omega-3 fatty acids, the "miracle compound" whose story is intertwined with human health and the future of our planetOmega-3 fatty acids have long...
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