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The Passive Programming Playbook: 101 Ways to Get Library Customers off the Sidelines

Paula Willey - Libraries Unlimited
Format: Paperback

This book offers 101 passive programming ideas that are extendable, adaptable, customizable, and above all, stealable -- so your passive programming never runs dry.Passive programming is a cheap, quick, fun way to make all library customers feel like part of the community. It can support...
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Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World

Alexander Rose - Random House
Format: Hardcover

The Golden Age of Aviation is brought to life by the story of the giant Zeppelin airships that once roamed the sky and ended with the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg.At the dawn of the twentieth century, when human flight was still considered an impossibility, Germany's Count...
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The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter

David Sax - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

One of Michiko Kakutani's (New York Times) top ten books of 2016A funny thing happened on the way to the digital utopia. We've begun to fall back in love with the very analog goods and ideas the tech gurus insisted that we no longer needed. Businesses that once looked outdated,...
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Homeschooling 101: A Guide to Getting Started.

Erica Arndt - Erica Made Designs, LLC
Format: Paperback

So youve decided to homeschool but dont know where to start? Dont worry, Homeschooling 101 offers you a step by step practical guide that will help you get started and continue on in your homeschooling journey.Erica will walk you through all of the aspects of getting started, choosing and gathering...
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Edison's Ghosts: The Untold Weirdness of History's Greatest Geniuses

Katie Spalding - Little, Brown & Company
Format: Hardcover

The more you delve into the stories behind history's greatest names, the more you realize they have something in common: a mystifying lack of common sense. In Katie Spalding's raucous and hilarious debut, Edison's Ghosts completely overturns everything you knew about genius....
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Indelible Ink: The Trials of John Peter Zenger and the Birth of America's Free Press

Richard Kluger - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

The untold story of the battle to legalize free expression in America by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ashes to Ashes.The liberty of written and spoken expression has been fixed in the firmament of our social values since our nation's beginning -- the government of the United...
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Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects

TEASEL E MUIR-HARMONY - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program.Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th...
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The Complete Guide to Raising Pigs: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply

Carlotta Cooper - Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.
Format: Print book

An introduction to raising pigs for food or as pets, covering selecting a breed, shelter, feeding, breeding, and more.
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Alone in the Wild

Kelley Armstrong - Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

In #1 New York Times bestseller Kelley Armstrong's latest thriller, the hidden town of Rockton is about to face a challenge none of them saw coming: a baby.Every season in Rockton seems to bring a new challenge. At least that's what Detective Casey Duncan has felt since she decided...
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Reading behind Bars: A Memoir of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian

Jill Grunenwald - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master's degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea. As the Great Recession reared its ugly head, jobs were scarce. After some searching, however,...
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