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The Compton Cowboys: The New Generation of Cowboys in America's Urban Heartland
Walter Thompson-Hernandez - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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A rising New York Times reporter tells the compelling story of The Compton Cowboys, a group of African-American men and women who defy stereotypes and continue the proud, centuries-old tradition of black cowboys in the heart of one of America's most notorious cities. A rising New York Times... |
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Ten Masterpieces of Music
Harvey Sachs - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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Some pieces of music survive; most fall into oblivion. What gives the ten masterpieces selected for this book their extraordinary vitality?In this magisterial volume, Harvey Sachs, author of the highly acclaimed biography Toscanini, takes readers into the heart of ten great works of classical... |
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Analogia: The Emergence of Technology Beyond Programmable Control
George Dyson - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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In Analogia, technology historian George Dyson presents a startling look back at the analog age and life before the digital revolution -- and an unsettling vision of what comes next.In 1716, the philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz spent eight days taking the cure with... |
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The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines
Brian Deer - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Brian Deer exposes a conspiracy of fraud and betrayal behind attacks on a mainstay of medicine: vaccinations."Riveting" - Publishers WeeklyFrom San Francisco to Shanghai, from Vancouver to Venice, controversy over vaccines is erupting around the globe. Fear is spreading. Banished... |
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The Independent Farmstead: Growing Soil, Biodiversity, and Nutrient-Dense Food with Grassfed Animals and Intensive Pasture Management
Shawn Dougherty - Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Print book
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With in-depth information on electric fencing, watering, and husbandry for ruminants, poultry, and pigs, plus butchering, dairying, and more "If we work hard, we sleep well." Twenty years ago, when authors Shawn and Beth Dougherty purchased the land they would come to name the Sow's... |
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The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold
Sam Knight - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Stunning ... An enveloping, unsettling book, gorgeously written and profound." - Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of PainFrom a rising star New Yorker staff writer, the incredible and gripping true story of John Barker, a psychiatrist... |
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Northwest Know-How: Trees
Karen Gaudette Brewer - Sasquatch Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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Trees in the Pacific Northwest are as varied as they are majestic. This celebratory guide features 54 of the most intriguing varieties in the region, providing identification tips, statistics, and fun facts for each. In addition, each profile will be paired with beautiful illustrations... |
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Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art
Kristen Collins - J. Paul Getty Museum
Format: Paperback
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This abundantly illustrated book examines the figure of Balthazar, one of the biblical magi, and explains how and why he came to be depicted as a Black African king. According to the Gospel of Matthew, magi from the East, following a star, traveled to Jerusalem bearing precious gifts... |
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