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Brat: An '80s Story

Andrew McCarthy - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez,...
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Gossip Men: J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, Roy Cohn, and the Politics of Insinuation

Christopher M. Elias - University of Chicago Press; First edition
Format: Hardcover

J. Edgar Hoover, Joseph McCarthy, and Roy Cohn were titanic figures in midcentury America, wielding national power in government and the legal system through intimidation and insinuation. Hoover's FBI thrived on secrecy, threats, and illegal surveillance, while McCarthy and Cohn will...
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Remote Pilot Test Prep 2020: Study & Prepare: Pass your test and know what is essential to safely operate an unmanned aircraft from the most trusted source in aviation training

ASA Test Prep Board - Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Flying a drone as a remote pilot-in-command for non-hobby operations requires a Remote Pilot Certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) . You must successfully complete the FAA Knowledge Exam to earn a remote pilot certificate with a small unmanned aircraft systems...
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Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies Thatll Improve and/or Ruin Everything

Kelly Weinersmith - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestseller!A Wall Street Journal Best Science Book of the Year!A Popular Science Best Science Book of the Year! From a top scientist and the creator of the hugely popular web comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, a hilariously illustrated investigation into...
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Let's Review Regents: Living Environment Revised Edition

Gregory Scott Hunter - Barrons Educational Series

All Regents test dates for 2020 have been canceled. Currently the State Education Department of New York has released tentative test dates for the 2021 Regents. The dates are set for January 26-29, 2021, June 15-25, 2021, and August 12-13th. You'll get one recent Regents exam and question...
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I Got Schooled: The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America's Education Gap

M. Night Shyamalan - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

I Got Schooled offers a look at Americas educational achievement gap that could only have come from an outsider Famed director M Night Shyamalan has long had a serious interest in education The foundation he and his wife started once gave college scholarships to promising inner-city students...
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The Social Lives of Animals

Ashley Ward
Format: Hardcover

A rat will go out of its way to help astranger in need.Lions have adopted the calves of their prey. Ants farm fungus in cooperatives. Why do we continue to believe that life in the animal kingdom is ruled by competitionInThe Social Lives ofAnimals,biologistAshley Wardtakes uson a wild touracross...
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Star Crossed: The Story of Astronaut Lisa Nowak

Kimberly C. Moore - University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover

Star Crossed transports readers to the moment the news broke that one of America's heroes, an astronaut who had flown aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery just months before, had been arrested for a very bizarre crime. Lisa Nowak had driven 900 miles from Houston to Orlando to intercept...
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The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More

Steve Dalton - Ten Speed Press
Format: Paperback

Steve Dalton's 2-Hour Job Search method has proven to be successful among job-seekers of all stripes, covering the different ways to use technology to efficiently filter through job listings, make key connections, and secure informational meetings with potential advocates. In The Job Closer,...
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Brave Green World: How Science Can Save Our Planet

Chris Forman - The MIT Press
Format: Paperback

In Nature, there is little chemical waste; nearly every atom is a resource to be utilized by organisms, ensuring that all the available matter remains in a perpetual cycle. By contrast, human systems of energy production and manufacturing are linear; the end product is waste. In Brave Green...
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