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Rembrandt: Biography of a Rebel
Jonathan Bikker · nai010 Publishers
Pages: 220 Format: Paperback
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge
Erica Wagner · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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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
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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
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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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A New Reality: Human Evolution for a Sustainable Future
Jonas Salk · City Point Press
Pages: 251 Format: Hardcover
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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
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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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