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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an international system studded with catastrophic risk--the early decades of the twenty-first century may be the most revolutionary period in modern history. But it is not the first. Humans have lived, and thrived, through more than one great realignment. What are these revolutions, and how can they help us to understand our fraught world?"
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
296 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a collection of essays, thirty notable writers celebrate some of the last great wilderness areas of the world, from Louise Erdrich's study of the Tall Grass Prairies to Carl Hiaasen's journey through the Florida Keys.
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English
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From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead.
Part memoir, part history, Burn Book is a necessary chronicle of tech’s most powerful players. From “the queen of all media” (Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal), this is the inside story we’ve all been waiting for about modern Silicon Valley and the biggest boom...
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Series
Veronica Speedwell mystery volume 9
Language
English
Description
"Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud's. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes a gruesome discovery: this is no wax figure. The mannequin is the beautifully preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive. But who would...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A riveting investigation of inflammation-the hidden force at the heart of modern disease-and how we can prevent, treat, or even reverse it. Inflammation is the body's ancestral response to its greatest threats: injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, new science reveals simmering inflammation underneath the surface of everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions. In A Silent Fire, gastroenterologist...
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Series
Sharpe volume 23
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
307 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Spain, 1812. Richard Sharpe, the most brilliant--but the most wayward soldier in the British army, finds himself faced with an impossible task.Two French armies march towards each other. If they meet, the British are lost. And only Sharpe--with just his cunning, his courage and a small band of rogues to rely on--stands in their way...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Why do Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and much of the far Right so explicitly admire the murderous and incompetent Russian dictator Vladimir Putin? Why is Ron DeSantis drawing from Victor Orbán’s illiberal politics for his own policies as governor of Florida―a single American state that has more than twice the population of Orbán’s entire nation, Hungary?
In America Last, Jacob Heilbrunn, a highly respected observer of the American Right,...
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Series
Leeward Islands volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
470 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Georgia Lennox has traded in her boyish ways for pink gowns and a coy smile to capture the eye of the Earl of Claremont. However, on the day she's convinced the earl will propose, Georgia is shipped off to the Leeward Islands to care for her ailing father. But when she arrives on Nevis, the last thing she expects is to learn that her abrupt departure was not at her father's bidding but that of the infuriating, yet captivating, island schoolmaster....
Author
Series
Molly Murphy mysteries volume 20
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
293 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Retired Detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is back with In Sunshine or in Shadow, the next book in this beloved series by New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen and Clare Broyles. New York, 1908: The days are getting longer-and warmer-in Manhattan. Molly Murphy Sullivan doesn't want to leave her home in the city, but typhoid is back, and she's expecting. So she heads north with the children to summer with her mother-in-law in Westchester County....
10) Uprising
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lidia's life is forever changed by the Nazi occupation of Poland, leading her to join the resistance movement to fight against the Nazis and aid Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
11) The Utah Story
Author
Publisher
Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
From dinosaurs to Olympic medals, Utah's story is action-packed and full of adventure. And now you can hold that story in your hands! Perfect for students of all ages, this fascinating book brings Utah history to life. Whether you're a native Utahn or you're just passing through, you'll love reading about the unique stories, events, and people that shaped Utah into the great state it is today.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2024],c2024
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery. Join filmmaker Byron Hurt at his extended family reunion as they celebrate the joy of family in the African diaspora and discover new details of their history that they thought were lost forever"--Container.
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
467 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The attack on the Capitol building exposed numerous failures within law enforcement as well as built-in biases that continue to leave the country vulnerable to domestic terrorism. Hampered by bureaucracy, antiquated technology, and political pressure, the FBI first failed to predict and prevent the attack, then struggled to investigate an unprecedented volume of cases and process staggering amounts of digital evidence. Enter the sleuths... Reilly...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this thrilling feminist documentary, indomitable women fight back against the nuclear industry to expose one of the worst cover-ups in U.S. history. RADIOACTIVE: The Women of Three Mile Island is an award-winning film about the 1979 Three Mile Island meltdown the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history and its aftermath. It uncovers the never-before-told stories of four intrepid homemakers who take their local community's case against...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover the life of Eliza Hamilton—a story about being kind to others for kids ages 6 to 9
Eliza Hamilton was one of America's Founding Mothers. Before she made history, she was a thoughtful kid who loved spending time with family and riding her horse. Her life changed when she married Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father who helped form the United States. After Alexander died, Eliza had his biography published so people
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"From a visionary Mexican author, a hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story that reimagines the fall of Tenochtitlan. One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernan Cortes entered the city of Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he would meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures. Cortes was accompanied by his nine captains, his troops, and his two translators: Friar...
Author
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
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"A stunning debut...arresting artwork...gasp-inducing." — Shelf Awareness (STARRED REVIEW)
A dramatically illustrated biography of Private Rosetta “Lyons” Wakeman, the only soldier whose letters capture the Civil War from a woman’s perspective.
In 1862, the war between North and South showed no signs of stopping. In rural New York, nineteen-year-old Rosetta Wakeman longed for a
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discover the life of Thomas Jefferson—a story about big ideas and building a nation for kids ages 6 to 9
Thomas Jefferson helped write the Declaration of Independence and became the third president of the United States. Before he helped create America, Thomas was a young boy who loved to play outside, read, and think about new ways of doing things. He studied law and came up with revolutionary ideas that helped build a
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xvii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family.
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