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Rembrandt: Biography of a Rebel

Jonathan Bikker · nai010 Publishers
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback

In 2019, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt (1606-69) , Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum is honoring the artist with an unprecedented exhibition, appropriately titled All the Rembrandts. The "Year of Rembrandt" also brings us Rembrandt: Biography of a Rebel,...
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Willy Ley: Prophet of the Space Age

Jared S Buss · University Press of Florida
Pages: 321
Format: Hardcover

"Beautifully written. Reveals the vicissitudes of an extraordinarily interesting life."--Michael J. Neufeld, author of Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War"Willy Ley has been a mystery among spaceflight historians for many years. His role as science writer, advocate,...
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Volume Control: Hearing in a Deafening World

David Owen · Riverhead Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The surprising science of hearing and the remarkable technologies that can help us hear better

Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes,...
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Wild Beauty: Wisdom & Recipes for Natural Self-Care

Jana Blankenship · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring and easy-to-use primer on natural beauty, featuring 45 recipes for using essential oils to make your own perfumes and room sprays, lip balm, face and body oils, bath salts, juices, tonics, and more, including an overview of important plant ingredients, the benefits of detoxing...
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Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance

Ady Barkan · Atria Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In this inspirational and moving memoir - reminiscent of When Breath Becomes Air and The Bright Hour - activist Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all.

Ady Barkan...
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Tom Waits by Matt Mahurin

Matt Mahurin · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A collection of wildly inventive portraits of musician Tom Waits, the result of a 30-year collaboration with photographer and illustrator Matt Mahurin This visually arresting book is a testament to the unique collaboration, going back three decades, between the photographer and illustrator...
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Apollo's Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings

Roger D. Launius · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

The remarkable story of the trailblazers and the ordinary Americans on the front lines of the epic mission to reach the moon.

President John F. Kennedy astonished the world on May 25, 1961, when he announced to Congress that the United States should land a man on the Moon by 1970....
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Loving an Older Dog

Jackie Meyers · Mascot Books
Pages: 88
Format: Hardcover

Loving an Older Dog by Jacqueline A. Meyers, PhD, is a book about guidance on living with senior pets. Dr. Meyers runs her own animal rescue, which specializes in taking care of senior animals, with her husband. She knows that older animals have a lot of love to give and are still great...
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PSSA Grade 8 Science Success Strategies Study Guide: PSSA Test Review for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment

PSSA Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff · Mometrix Media LLC
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

PSSA Grade 8 Science Success Strategies helps you ace the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, without weeks and months of endless studying. Our comprehensive PSSA Grade 8 Science Success Strategies study guide is written by our exam experts, who painstakingly researched every topic...
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Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge

Erica Wagner · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The first full biography of a crucial figure in the American story--Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.

"I know that nothing can be done perfectly at the first trial; I also know that each day brings its little quota of experiences, which with honest...

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A Place for All People

Richard Rogers · Canongate Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Richard Rogers is a pre-eminent architect of his generation, whose approach to buildings is infused with his enthusiasm for modernism, love of life and strong sense of social justice. From the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the Lloyds Building in the City of London, and from airports, to cancer...
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Creating the Sustainable Public Library: The Triple Bottom Line Approach

Gary L Shaffer · Libraries Unlimited
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback

Transform any public library into a truly sustainable organization -- not just environmentally sustainable, but economically and socially sustainable as well -- by following the directions and practices described in this book.* Offers theory and practical advice on implementing a sustainability...
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Extraordinary Dogs: Stories from Search and Rescue Dogs, Comfort Dogs, and Other Canine Heroes

Liz Stavrinides · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A beautiful photo book showcasing more than 50 heroic dogs "in uniform" and their stories, from photographer Liz Stavrinides and author John Schlimm.

Extraordinary Dogs portrays more than fifty working dogs, along with the police officers, firefighters,...

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A New Reality: Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future

Jonas Salk · City Point Press
Pages: 251
Format: Hardcover

A New Reality: Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future provides a startling, fresh new message of understanding, perspective and hope for today's tense, rapid-fire, kaleidoscopically changing world.Drawn from the writings of visionary scientist Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine,...
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The Mountain that Eats Men

Ander Izagirre · Zed Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Perched high in the Andes, the city of Potosí has spent its tempestuous history in the shadow of the Cerro Rico - a mountain so abundant in precious metals that it was said to be made entirely of silver. In the sixteenth century, the mines of Potosí bankrolled the Spanish empire, the mountain...
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