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Pure and Modern Milk: An Environmental History since 1900

Kendra Smith-Howard - Oxford University Press, USA
Format: Print book

Americans have never been more concerned about their food's purity. The organic trade association claims that three-quarters of all consumers buy organic foods each year, spending billions of dollars "Dairy farm families, health officials, and food manufacturers have simultaneously...
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Fodor's Chicago

Fodor's Travel Publications - Fodor's Travel
Format: Paperback

Whether you want to eat deep-dish pizza, explore the The Field Museum of Natural History, or bike along the lakefront, the local Fodor's travel experts in Chicago are here to help! Fodor's Chicago guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else...
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Spacecraft: 100 Iconic Rockets, Shuttles, and Satellites That Put Us in Space

Michael H Gorn - Voyageur Press
Format: Hardcover

Spacecraft takes a long look at humankind's attempts and advances in leaving Earth through incredible illustrations and authoritatively written profiles on Sputnik, the International Space Station, and beyond. In 1957, the world looked on with both uncertainty and amazement as the Soviet...
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Never Grow Up

Jackie Chan - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world.Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers...
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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality

Max Tegmark - Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Format: Paperback

Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate...
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The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP

Alex Tresniowski
Format: Hardcover

In the tranquil seaside town of Asbury Park, New Jersey, ten-year-old schoolgirl Marie Smith is brutally murdered. Small town officials, unable to find the culprit, call upon the young manager of a New York detective agency for help. It is the detective's first murder case, and now,...
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In the Country We Love: My Family Divided

Diane Guerrero - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her parents...
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Grow All You Can Eat in Three Square Feet

DK Publishing - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

Want to grow your own vegetables and food, but don't have enough space for a garden? Don't let lack of space get in the way of growing healthy, organic foods at home. Apartment dwellers, schoolteachers, and anyone else who wants to grow a lot of food in a little space will find a great...
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Agents of Influence: A British Campaign, a Canadian Spy, and the Secret Plot to Bring America into World War II

Henry Hemming - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The astonishing story of the British spies who set out to draw America into World War II. As World War II raged into its second year, Britain sought a powerful ally to join its cause--but the American public was sharply divided on the subject. The Canadian-born MI6 officer William Stephenson,...
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Easy Knit Summer Tops: 15 Warm Weather Knits

Go Crafty! - Mixed Media Resources
Format: Paperback

Who says knits are only for cold weather? These tops, each knitted with summer yarns, are perfect for the warmer months.Expand your knitwear collections with summer cardigans, tank tops, breezy ponchos, and sporty pullovers, all perfect for sunny days or an extra layer of warmth when the air gains...
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