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Skinfolk: A Memoir
Matthew Pratt Guterl - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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A haunting, poignant story of growing up in a mixed-race family in 1970s New Jersey, in the tradition of The Color of Water.. Race is made, not born. It can materialize with a thunderous suddenness. It can happen to you in moments that will be cauterized into memory as if into flesh. Could... |
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The Creative Destruction of New York City: Engineering the City for the Elite
Alessandro Busa? - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Creative Destruction of New York City tells the story of fifteen years of shocking urban changes under the administrations of Bloomberg and de Blasio, and identifies the urban regime of city producers who are rebuilding cities like New York for a brand new global class of super-wealthy... |
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Jimmy the King: Murder, Vice, and the Reign of a Dirty Cop
Gus Garcia-Roberts
Format: Hardcover
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An incredible four-decade account of murder, power, and corruption in one of the country's largest police departments In 1979, the gruesome slaying of a thirteen-year-old boy riveted the suburbs of Suffolk County, New York. As the county hustled to bring the case to a dubious resolution,... |
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Complete Directory for People with Disabilities
Laura Mars - Grey House Publishing; 22 edition
Format: Paperback
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A wealth of information, now in one comprehensive sourcebook. Completely updated for 2013, this eighteenth edition contains more information than ever before, including a new separate section on disability groups, from blind & deaf to dexterity to speech and language. Plus, this edition... |
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Post-Truth: How Bullshit Conquered the World
James Ball - Biteback Publishing
Format: Paperback
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2016 marked the dawn of the post-truth era. The year saw two shock election results, each of which has the potential to reshape the world: the UK's decision to leave the EU, and the elevation of Donald Trump to the office of US President. The campaigns highlighted many of the same issues... |
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