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Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8?

Ethan Brown - Scribner
Format: Paperback

Soon to be a Showtime documentary, Murder in the Bayou is a New York Times bestselling chronicle of a high-stakes investigation into the murders of eight women in a troubled Southern parish that is "part murder case, part corruption expos, and part Louisiana noir"...
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Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives

Eve Herold - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

Never before in the history of medicine has mankind faced such hope and peril as those of us poised to embrace the radical medical technologies of today. Beyond Human examines the medical technologies taking shape at the nexus of computing, microelectronics, engineering, nanotechnology,...
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Exam-Busting Tips

Sam Morgan - Summersdale
Format: Book

A helpful mini-guide to doing your very best on any testWhat's stopping you from acing your exams? This handy little book identifies the most common stumbling blocks, and is crammed with practical tips on how to overcome academic angst. This is your one-stop expert guide to coordinating...
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Storey's Guide to Raising Pigs: 3rd Edition

Kelly Klober - Storey Publishing, LLC; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

Storey’s Guide to Raising Pigs is the trusted resource for new and experienced pig farmers, providing authoritative advice on breed selection, housing, humane handling and butchering, and disease prevention and treatment.The 3rd edition, now with 64,000 copies in print contains new and expanded...
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Hobby Farm Animals: A Comprehensive Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, and Cattle

Sue Weaver - I5 Press
Format: Paperback

Eggs, meat, milk, wool, fur, feathers, and some priceless bucolic bliss. No hobby farm is complete without critters ... possibly a small herd peppering the field or a microflock flapping around the hen house or pond. A single information-packed volume with everything a hobby farmer needs...
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Help Your Kids with Study Skills

Carol Vorderman - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

Help Your Kids with Study Skills is a unique step-by-step visual guide with invaluable advice on how to support your child's classwork, homework, and revision, with effective study methods that suit a range of learning styles for the third grade level and beyond.From exploring your...
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Max Tegmark - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark,...
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The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet

Henry Fountain - Crown
Format: Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm, The Great Quake is a riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history -- the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega...
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Mission High: One School, How Experts Tried to Fail It, and the Students and Teachers Who Made It Triumph

Kristina Rizga - Nation Books
Format: Hardcover

"This book is a godsend ... a moving portrait for anyone wanting to go beyond the simplified labels and metrics and really understand an urban high school, and its highly individual, resilient, eager and brilliant students and educators." - Dave Eggers, co-founder, 826 National...
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Prophets and Moguls, Rangers and Rogues, Bison and Bears: 100 Years of The National Park Service

Heather Hansen - Mountaineers Books
Format: Paperback

Most people who have stood beneath a redwood, necks craned to see its top 300 feet rising far above; or who have heard ghostly whispers of residents long-past among the burnt-red cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde; or who have climbed the stairs to gaze out from the Statue of Liberty's crown,...
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court

Ralph Warner Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback

You don't need a lawyer to win in small claims court -- you need to know how to prepare and present your own case. Smart preparation for your day in court can make the difference between receiving a check and writing one. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court provides the information,...
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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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Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault

Cary Fowler - Easton Studio Pr
Format: Print book

The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault - and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agricultureCloser to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter...
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The Old Farmers Almanac 2017, Trade Edition: Special Anniversary Edition

Old Farmers Almanac - ‎Old Farmers Almanac; Special, Anniversary edition
Format: Hardcover

What is 225 years old yet always of the moment? The Old Farmers Almanac! Americas oldest continuously published periodical, beloved by generations for being "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," celebrates its unique...
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McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code

FREDERIC HARTWELL - MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION
Format: Print book

The Definitive Guide to the 2017 NEC -- Thoroughly Updated to Reflect the Latest ProvisionsRevised to fully align with the 2017 NEC, this on-the-job reference contains the trusted advice and analysis you need to interpret and effectively work with the current set of regulations. In-depth...
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2016

Old FarmerÂ?s Almanac - Old Farmer's Almanac
Format: Paperback

The timeless reference book returns with full color pages; color weather-forecast maps; weather predictions; astronomical data; gardening advice; recipes; articles on fishing, raising animals, laughter, and more; ideas, hints, and charts that provide simple solutions for everyday challenges;...
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The New Small House

Katie Hutchison - Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover

Smaller is big, says architect and author Katie Hutchison, whose book The New Small House shows those looking to downsize how they can live smartly, economically and environmentally friendly in elegantly designed homes.With 275 gorgeous photographs and 30 detailed illustrations, The New Small...
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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon

JEFFREY KLUGER - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumphIn August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three...
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The dead duke, his secret wife, and the missing corpse : an extraordinary Edwardian case of deception and intrigue

Piu Marie Eatwell - Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Format: Print book

"One of the most notorious and bizarre mysteries of the Edwardian age, for readers who loved The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher. At the close of the Victorian era, as now, privacy was power. The extraordinarily wealthy 5th Duke of Portland had a mania for it, hiding in his horsedrawn carriage...
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2018

EDITORS OF THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC. - Old Farmer's Almanac
Format: Paperback

It's another new year celebrating everything under the Sun, including the Moon, with The Old Farmer's Almanac, America's oldest continuously published periodical! Always timely, topical, and distinctively "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," the Almanac has been beloved...
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101 Law Forms for Personal Use

Nolo Editors - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Reliable legal forms for common personal and family transactions At one time or another, we all need to get an agreement in writing. But where to start? 101 Law Forms for Personal Use makes it easy to create legal agreements and organize essential information. The plain-English instructions...
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No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon

Buzz Aldrin - National Geographic
Format: Print book

Beloved American hero Buzz Aldrin reflects on the wisdom, guiding principles, and irreverent anecdotes he's gathered through his event-filled life - both in outer space and on earth - in this inspiring guide-to-life for the next generation. Everywhere he goes, crowds gather to meet Buzz...
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