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The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide

Steven W. Thrasher - ?Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover

"An irresistibly readable and humane exploration of the barbarities of class...readers are gifted that most precious of things in these muddled times: a clear lens through which to see the world." -- Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author of This Changes Everything and The Shock...
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The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens: How to Raise a Happy Backyard Flock

Anne Kuo - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

The book new chicken keepers will crow about.The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens makes it simple and easy to start keeping these surprisingly smart birds right in your backyard. From constructing coops to rearing chicks, you'll learn everything you need to know to make sure...
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The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution

Susan Hockfield - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

From the former president of MIT, the story of the next technology revolution, and how it will change our lives.A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear...
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Wernick's Guide to U.S. Immigration and Citizenship

Allan Wernick - Astor + Blue Editions; Updated edition
Format: Print book

Its like hiring your very own immigration lawyer but without the hourly fees. Obtaining your green card, visa, or citizenship can be a time-consuming, challenging, and stressful process. And for decades, nationally renowned Immigration Attorney Allan Wernick has been assisting individuals...
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Engines: The Inner Workings of Machines That Move the World

Theodore W Gray - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover

The international bestselling author of How Things Work and The Elements Trilogy turns his focus to a visual exploration of the inner workings and functionality of the marvelous machines that run our world - from the first steam engines to giant turbines to today's tiny electrical engines....
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National Audubon Society Wildflowers of North America (National Audubon Society Guide)

National Audubon Society - Knopf
Format: Flexibound

The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the wildflowers of North America, updated for the first time in decades to reflect the impact of climate change and the advancements in DNA studies that have radically altered the classification process.. This handsome volume, from the world's...
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The Collagen Diet: A 21-Day Plan for Sustained Weight Loss, Glowing Skin, Great Gut Health, and a Younger You

Josh Axe - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover

Dr. Josh Axe, bestselling author of Keto Diet and Eat Dirt, explains how to lose weight, prevent disease, improve your digestion, and renew your youth by taking advantage of dietary collagen.Today, interest in dietary collagen is growing at an astounding rate, and with good...
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The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister

Kyleigh Leddy - Mariner Books; Advance Reader Copy edition
Format: Hardcover

All Kait Leddy had ever wanted was a little sister. When Kyleigh was born, they were inseparable; Kait would protect her, include her, cuddle and comfort her, and, to Kyleigh, her big sister was her whole world.As they grew, however, and as Kait entered adolescence, her personality began...
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A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Gregory Zuckerman - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Politicians, government officials, business leaders, and public-health professionals were unprepared for the most devastating pandemic in a century. Many of the world's biggest drug and vaccine...
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Get into Any College: The Insider's Guide to Getting into a Top College

Gen Tanabe - ?SuperCollege; Thirteenth edition
Format: Thirteenth Edition

Based on the real-life experiences of students who were admitted to the United States' most prestigious universities, this guide provides proven strategies to get into and pay for any college. Detailing what high school students - from freshmen to seniors - can do to prepare, this updated...
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