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How to Disappear: Notes on Invisibility in a Time of Transparency
Akiko Busch - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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It is time to reevaluate the merits of the inconspicuous life, to search out some antidote to continuous exposure, and to reconsider the value of going unseen, undetected, or overlooked in this new world. Might invisibility be regarded not simply as refuge, but as a condition with its own meaning... |
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Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine
Marc Bekoff - New World Library
Format: Paperback
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An all-encompassing and fun reference from an award-winning scientist and dog lover Dr. Marc Bekoff is an expert at turning cutting-edge science into practical, reader-friendly information. The encyclopedic entries in this book cover everything related to dog care, dog-human relationships,... |
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Fathoms: The World in the Whale
Rebecca Giggs - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Fathoms is a gorgeous meditation on the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, our planet, and our relationship to other species.What can whales reveal about our world today? When writer Rebecca Giggs encountered a humpback whale stranded on her local... |
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Autumn
Karl Ove Knausgaard - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the monumental My Struggle series, Karl Ove Knausgaard, one of the masters of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, comes the first in a new autobiographical quartet based on the four seasons28 August. Now, as I write this, you know... |
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Secret Service Dogs : the heroes who protect the president of the united states
Maria Goodavage - Dutton
Format: Print book
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In an age fraught with terrorism, United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president, vice president, their families, visiting heads of state, and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever... |
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Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
Michael Kodas - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant exploration of the rising phenomenon of megafires - forest fires of alarming scale, intensity, and devastation - that captures the danger and heroism of those who fight them In Megafire, a world-renowned journalist and forest fire expert travels to the most dangerous... |
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