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Exploring English Castles: Evocative, Romantic, and Mysterious True Tales of the Kings and Queens of the British Isles

Edd Morris - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Castles have shaped England. For almost one thousand years, castles have been the settings of siege and battle, dens of plotting and intrigue, and refuges for troubled kings. Today, the romantic yet ruinous shapes of once grand fortresses stud the English countryside--a reminder of turbulent...
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Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy

Govert Schilling - Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover

It has already been called the scientific breakthrough of the century: the detection of gravitational waves. Einstein predicted these tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime nearly a hundred years ago, but they were never perceived directly until now. Decades in the making, this momentous...
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Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights

Erwin Chemerinsky - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Library Journal * "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021"Presumed Guilty reveals how the Supreme Court allows the perpetuation of racist policing by presuming that suspects, especially people of color, are guilty.Presumed Guilty, like the best-selling The Color of Law,...
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement

Jodi Kantor - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

From the Pulitzer-prize winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movementOn October 5, 2017, the New...
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A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

Gregory Zuckerman - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Politicians, government officials, business leaders, and public-health professionals were unprepared for the most devastating pandemic in a century. Many of the world's biggest drug and vaccine...
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Human Diversity: The Biology of Gender, Race, and Class

Charles Murray - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

All people are equal but, as Human Diversity explores, all groups of people are not the same -- a fascinating investigation of the genetics and neuroscience of human differences.The thesis of Human Diversity is that advances in genetics and neuroscience are overthrowing an intellectual...
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Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities

Steve Albrecht - ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.
Format: Print book

Library work is really all about people. And the inclusive, welcoming nature of the library means that all kinds of people pass through its doors. Not all difficult patrons are dangerous, but some frighten staff and other library users, which can lead to situations that are distracting,...
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Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River

David Owen - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant, eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from...
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Speed Brewing: Techniques and Recipes for Fast-Fermenting Beers, Ciders, Meads, and More

Mary Izett - Voyageur Press
Format: Print book

Enjoy a quick brew day and make Gose, Smoked Ale, Pennsylvania Swankey, Strawberry-Peppercorn Short Mead, Tart Blackberry Cider, Boozy Kombucha, Kefir Beer, Absinthola, Mauby, Tepache, and more!Homebrew tastes great, it's inexpensive to make, and it's equally fun to brew old favorites...
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