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When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era
Donovan X. Ramsey - ?One World
Format: Hardcover
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A kaleidoscopic account of the crack cocaine era and a community's ultimate resilience, told through a cast of characters whose lives illuminate the dramatic rise and fall of the epidemic The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s is arguably the least examined crisis in American history.... |
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Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children
PROJECT LEARNING TREE. - Project Learning Tree
Format: Paperback
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Hundreds of ideas for fun, easy-to-do, hands-on experiences for families and teachers to connect children ages 1-6 to nature, with a focus on trees. Through indoor and outdoor activities, children explore nature through their five senses, experience trees throughout the seasons, and connect... |
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Open Skies: My Life as Afghanistan's First Female Pilot
Niloofar Rahmani - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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- Pamela Constable, author of Playing with Fire and former Kabul and Islamabad bureau chief for the Washington Post In 2010, for the first time since the Soviets, Afghanistan allowed women to join the armed forces, and Niloofar entered Afghanistan's military academy. Niloofar had to break... |
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Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
Avi Loeb - ?Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Extraterrestrial comes a mind-expanding new book explaining why becoming an interstellar species is imperative for humanity's survival and detailing a game plan for how we can settle among the stars.In the New York Times bestseller Extraterrestrial, Avi... |
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50 Ways to Help Save the Bees
Sally Coulthard - Countryman Press
Format: Paperback
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Have you heard the buzz? Bees -- the tiny insects that pollinate nearly all our fruits and vegetables -- need our support.If you like to eat your fruits and vegetables (and even if you don't!) , you should value our planet's bees. Yet, because of environmental pollution, loss... |
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Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black Lives
Nikole Hannah-Jones - Hearst Home
Format: Hardcover
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"When we lift every voice, we forge a deep and enduring connection to the past - and carve a tunnel of hope to a brighter future for us all." -Oprah Winfrey "This book, above all else, is a reminder of where we have been and the debt we owe to those who came before. These... |
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George Westinghouse: Powering the World
William R Huber - McFarland & Company
Format: Paperback
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While most know Thomas Edison for his invention of the light bulb, his counterpart, George Westinghouse, is too often overlooked. Westinghouse, however, became known as one of the most prolific inventors and businessmen of the Industrial Revolution. This biography reveals the man whose... |
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The Passive Programming Playbook: 101 Ways to Get Library Customers off the Sidelines
Paula Willey - Libraries Unlimited
Format: Paperback
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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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Painless Earth Science
Edward J. Denecke Jr. - Barrons Educational Series; Second edition
Format: Paperback
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Virtual LearningHomeschoolLearning podsClear examples for all topics, including the atmosphere, weather and climate, earthquakes and volcanoes, Earth in space, and much moreDiagrams, charts, and instructive science illustrationsPainless tips, common pitfalls, and informative sidebarsBrain... |
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