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The House of Kennedy
James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Large Print
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Those who dwell in the House of Kennedy work hard, live hard, and win at all costs. But just how much has it cost them? The Kennedy name is synonymous with American royalty. The family commitment to public service is legendary and enduring. But all their wild charisma has been dashed by disgrace... |
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The Inside Out of Flies
Erica McAlister
Format: Hardcover
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About The Secret Life of Flies, also by the author: "It's no small feat for an experienced researcher to write in a way that is accessible to a non-scientific audience, and McAlister accomplishes this.... A short, rich book by turns informative and humorous." --The New York... |
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Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
Lewis Dartnell - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving... |
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Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art
Lauren Elkin - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A transformative feminist intervention in the way we think about women's stories and bodies.. Coming across the term "art monster" in Jenny Offill's 2014 novel Dept. of Speculation, Lauren Elkin was intrigued. What kinds of connections might there be between art and monstrosity,... |
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Envisioning Exoplanets: Searching for Life in the Galaxy
Michael Carroll - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover
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Envisioning Exoplanets traces the journey of astronomers and researchers on their quest to explore the universe for a planet like Earth. Exoplanets--worlds beyond our solar system--were once dismissed as science fiction. But now, with more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets, countless possibilities... |
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On the Hunt with Polar Bears (Ultimate Predators)
Sandra Markle - Lerner Publications ™
Format: Library Binding
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Polar bears have amazing strength, teeth, and senses that make them one of nature's best hunters. Readers will learn all about these fierce predators, from their hunting behaviors to how they raise their cubs. |
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Anatomical Oddities: The Otherworldly Realms Hidden within Our Bodies
Alice Roberts - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed science writer, presenter, and illustrator Alice Roberts, a visual and linguistic adventure through the strange, astonishing worlds within our anatomy. Every part of the human body has a name - and story. But how familiar are you with your arachnoid mater or your Haversian... |
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Between Light and Storm: How We Live with Other Species
Esther Woolfson - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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A landmark examination of the fraught relationship between humans and animals, taking the reader from Genesis to climate change.. Beginning with the very origins of life on Earth, Woolfson considers prehistoric human-animal interaction and traces the millennia-long evolution of conceptions... |
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I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine
Daniel J. Levitin - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author of This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin reveals the deep connections between music and healing.Music is one of humanity's oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas,... |
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