Morris County Library New Non-Fiction
Newsletter #285 - 7/30/2020
We're open for curbside pickup! (Tues-Wed 10-6, Thurs 11-7, Fri-Sat 9-5). Here is a selection of new non-fiction that we have added to our collection. If any of these titles sparks your interest, just click on the title to be taken to our online catalog for more information. Happy reading!
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
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Edition: Third edition.
Publisher, Date: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA : Que, [2020]
Description: xvii, 285 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary: "Learn how to get the most out of social media! We've identified the essential skills you need to stay connected with the people you care about; reconnect with old friends and classmates; and share your life with loved ones near and far. Our crystal-clear instructions respect your smarts but never assume you're an expert. Big, colorful photos on nearly every page make this book incredibly easy to read and use!"-- Page 4 of cover. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
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Edition: Ninth edition ; Windows® 10 edition.
Publisher, Date: Indianapolis, Indiana : Que Publishing, [2020]
Description: xvii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary: This is today's best beginner's guide to using your computer or tablet with the Windows 10 operating system. Make the most of your Windows 10 notebook or desktop computer; without becoming a technical expert! This is the fastest way to get comfortable, get productive, get online, get started with social networking, make more connections, and have more fun! Even if you've never used a Windows computer before, this book shows you how to do what you want, one incredibly clear and easy step at a time. --Publisher
Series: Absolute beginner's guide series. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Basic Books, 2020.
Description: 1 volume ; 24 cm
Summary: "At a time when print media reigned supreme and newspapers were legion, Dorothy Thompson, John Gunther, Vincent Sheean, and Rayna Raphaelson Prohme impulsively left their homes to reinvent themselves as international journalists and adopt the power of the press as their own. In Fighting Words, acclaimed historian Nancy Cott follows these four largely unknown young Americans to reveal how foreign journalism shaped America's sense of its place in the world. Dorothy, John, Vincent, and Rayna serve as a counter to the devil-may-care jazz babies of the 1920s who scandalized their elders to no purpose beyond frivolity. Instead, the four directly confronted major political challenges that still reverberate today- democracy versus authoritarianism, global responsibility versus isolationism, press objectivity versus propaganda. They revealed the political instability that circled most of the globe as a legacy of the redrawing of world order after World War I. By the early 1930s, unlike Americans at home fixated on the Depression and New Deal, they were in the antifascist vanguard, well aware of Hitler's impending menace. At the same time, they were actively rethinking relationships between men and women. All four navigated sexual affairs and frictions, marriages and divorces. Their experiences traced the development not only of international journalism but also the making of the modern self at a time when the value of sexual freedom grated against traditional morality. A group biography of four extraordinary Americans abroad, and a paean to a golden age of journalism, Fighting Words shows how these young cosmopolitans reshaped America's sense of its own place in the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 5 (of 8)
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Publisher, Date: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.
Description: 342 pages 25 cm
Summary: For too long the Religious Right has masqueraded as a social movement preoccupied with a number of cultural issues, such as abortion and same-sex marriage. In her deeply reported investigation, Katherine Stewart reveals a disturbing truth: this is a political movement that seeks to gain power and to impose its vision on all of society. America's religious nationalists aren't just fighting a culture war, they are waging a political war on the norms and institutions of American democracy. Stewart pulls back the curtain on the inner workings and leading personalities of a movement that has turned religion into a tool for domination. She exposes a dense network of think tanks, advocacy groups, and pastoral organizations embedded in a rapidly expanding community of international alliances and united not by any central command but by a shared, anti-democratic vision and a common will to power. She follows the money that fuels this movement, tracing much of it to a cadre of super-wealthy, ultraconservative donors and family foundations. She shows that today's Christian nationalism is the fruit of a longstanding antidemocratic, reactionary strain of American thought that draws on some of the most troubling episodes in America's past. It forms common cause with a globe-spanning movement that seeks to destroy liberal democracy and replace it with nationalist, theocratic and autocratic forms of government around the world. Religious nationalism is far more organized and better funded than most people realize. It seeks to control all aspects of government and society. Its successes have been stunning, and its influence now extends to every aspect of American life, from the White House to state capitols, from our schools to our hospitals. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 3)
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Publisher, Date: Carol Stream, Illinois : Tyndale Momentum, the nonfiction imprint of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., [2019]
Description: xiii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 8)
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Publisher, Date: [New York] : Viking, [2019]
Description: 380 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: "For several years, Andrew Marantz, a New Yorker staff writer, has been embedded in two worlds. The first is the world of social-media entrepreneurs, who, acting out of naïvete and reckless ambition, upended all traditional means of receiving and transmitting information. The second is the world of the people he calls "the gate crashers" -- the conspiracists, white supremacists, and nihilist trolls who have become experts at using social media to advance their corrosive agenda. Antisocial ranges broadly -- from the first mass-printed books to the trending hashtags of the present; from secret gatherings of neo-Fascists to the White House press briefing room -- and traces how the unthinkable becomes thinkable, and then how it becomes reality. Combining the keen narrative detail of Bill Buford's Among the Thugs and the sweep of George Packer's The Unwinding, Antisocial reveals how the boundaries between technology, media, and politics have been erased, resulting in a deeply broken informational landscape -- the landscape in which we all now live. Marantz shows how alienated young people are led down the rabbit hole of online radicalization, and how fringe ideas spread -- from anonymous corners of social media to cable TV to the President's Twitter feed. Marantz also sits with the creators of social media as they start to reckon with the forces they've unleashed. Will they be able to solve the communication crisis they helped bring about, or are their interventions too little too late?" -- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 6)
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Publisher, Date: Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]
Description: 169 pages ; 23 cm
Summary: "Axelrod spins his personal philosophy out into the wider world, where technology is changing the nature of human consciousness faster than we can see it happening. He draws a parallel between the environmental crisis and a lesser-known, but equally pressing issue: as we lose the world around us, he argues, we are losing our interior worlds, too. We can't navigate without a GPS, we can't pay attention unless our attention is DEMANDED in all caps and moving pictures. We tap our phones 2,617 times a day, inadvertently deciding to rely on these devices instead of our minds to provide our lives with content and meaning. In the tradition of Leslie Jamison's Empathy Exams, Axelrod marshals cultural and theoretical ideologies to ask questions both personal and universal"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 10 (of 10)
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Edition: First Edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Description: xvi, 381 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: "A revealing book about how government, law enforcement, and bureaucratic interests are seizing our property, our children, our savings, and our fundamental American rights-and how to fight back. Liberty and justice for all is the bedrock of American democracy, but has America betrayed our founders' vision for the nation? In When They Come For You, New York Times bestselling author David Kirby exposes federal, state, and local violations of basic constitutional rights that should trouble every American, whether liberal, conservative, or libertarian. Free speech, privacy, protection from unreasonable search and seizure, due process, and equal protection under the law are rights that belong to every American citizen, but are being shredded at an alarming rate all across the country. Police and prosecutorial misconduct, overzealous bureaucrats with virtually unchecked power, unwarranted searches, SWAT-style raids on the homes of innocent Americans, crackdowns on a free press and the right to protest, removing children from their parents without cause, "debtors prisons," restricting freedom of health choice, seizing private assets for government profit, and much more demonstrate how deeply our rights and our national values are eroding. When They Come For You uses true stories of everyday citizens to reveal how our federal, state, and municipal governments, police, lawmakers, judges, revenue agents, unelected power brokers, and even government social workers are eviscerating our most fundamental liberties. And, it shows how people are fighting back-and winning"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2019]
Description: x, 439 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary: "The Panic of 1819 tells the story of the first nationwide economic collapse to strike the United States. Much more than a banking crisis or real estate bubble, the Panic was the culmination of an economic wave that rolled through the United States, forming before the War of 1812, cresting with the land and cotton boom of 1818, and crashing just as the nation confronted the crisis over slavery in Missouri. The Panic introduced Americans to the new phenomenon of boom and bust, changed the country's attitudes towards wealth and poverty, spurred the political movement that became Jacksonian Democracy, and helped create the sectional divide that would lead to the Civil War. Although it stands as one of the turning points of American history, few Americans today have heard of the Panic of 1819, with the result that we continue to ignore its lessons; and repeat its mistakes." -- Publisher's description
Series: Studies in constitutional democracy. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 3)
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Edition: 10th edition.
Publisher, Date: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley and Sons, [2019]
Description: xiii, 412 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary: Krantz shows you that you don't need an MBA to start investing online, just common sense and the right know-how. He shows you the online tools and resources you need to take control of your own investments and construct a successful portfolio, and clues you in to the secrets pros use to succeed in the stock market.
Series: --For dummies.
Former Title: Investing online for dummies. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Description: viii, 224 pages ; 24 cm.
Series: American ways series. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 3)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : All Points Books, 2019.
Description: xxi, 314 pages ; 25 cm |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 4)
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Edition: Eighth Edition, Seventh Revised Edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Penguin Books, 2019.
Description: 358 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Description: xx, 163 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 10 (of 11)
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Edition: First American edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Plume, Penguin Random House, 2020.
Description: 216 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: "How do you reply to your colleague's weird email? What would Emily Post say about your Tinder profile? And just how do you know if you're mansplaining? In this irreverent journey through the murky world of digital etiquette, WIRED's Victoria Turk provides an indispensable guide to minding our manners in a brave new online world, and making peace with the platforms, apps, and devices we all love to hate. The digital revolution has put us all within a few clicks, taps and swipes of each other. But familiarity can breed contempt, and while we're more likely than ever to fall in love online, we're also more likely to fall headfirst into a raging fight with a stranger or into an unhealthy obsession with the phones in our pockets. If you've ever encountered the surreal, aggravating battlefields of digital life and wondered why we don't all just go analog, this is the book for you"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 7 (of 7)
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Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Atria Books, 2019.
Description: x, 304 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: A style manual for English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic identifies the common mistakes and correct usage of everything from dangling participles to transitive verbs. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Description: 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Summary: "Birds in Winter is the first book devoted to the ecology and behavior of birds during this most challenging season. Birds remaining in regions with cold weather must cope with much shorter days to find food and shelter even as they need to avoid predators and stay warm through the long nights, while migrants to the tropics must fit into very different ecosystems and communities of resident birds. Roger Pasquier explores how winter affects birds' lives all through the year, starting in late summer, when some begin caching food to retrieve months later and others form social groups lasting into the next spring. During winter some birds are already pairing up for the following breeding season, so health through the winter contributes to nesting success. Today, rapidly advancing technologies are enabling scientists to track individual birds through their daily and annual movements at home and across oceans and hemispheres, revealing new and unexpected information about their lives and interactions. But, as Birds in Winter shows, much is visible to any interested observer. Pasquier describes the season's distinct conservation challenges for birds that winter where they have bred and for migrants to distant regions. Finally, global warming is altering the nature of winter itself. Whether birds that have evolved over millennia to survive this season can now adjust to a rapidly changing climate is a problem all people who enjoy watching them must consider. Filled with elegant line drawings by artist and illustrator Margaret La Farge, Birds in Winter describes how winter influences the lives of birds from the poles to the equator."-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Description: 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
Summary: Prolific, ubiquitous, smart, adaptable, able to turn garbage into good-quality protein just by eating it, pigs have been our companions since neolithic days when they obligingly domesticated themselves, coming in out if the wild to truffle around our waste pits. It's not all about the bacon: the resourceful pig, now reformatted in micro packages, has developed a whole new career as a portable pet. And thanks to the recent genome mapping we now know that pig physiology is remarkably similar to our own. This book covers the pig's evolution from prehistoric 'hell pig' to placid porker; anatomy, biology, and behaviour; the pig's contribution to our lives; and the high profile of this remarkable beast in popular culture. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 3)
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Publisher, Date: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.
Description: 325 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary: We live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. What can we do to resist temptations that insidiously and deliberately rewire our brains? Nothing, David Courtwright says, unless we understand the global enterprises whose "limbic capitalism" creates and caters to our bad habits.--Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 3)
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Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2019]
Description: xv, 188 pages ; 23 cm
Summary: If you're the parent of a teenager experiencing chronic anxiety, this book is for you. Today's teens are high-strung and socially overextended. We shrug it off as a millennial problem, but is it? In a world that encourages the quick fix, instant gratification, and real-time feedback, can we really expect our children to cope as we did less than two decades ago, in the land of handshakes, eye contact, elbow grease, and grit? This book is a product of a combination of three very different perspectives: those of the anxious teen, the parent, and the therapist. We need to understand what we've created in terms of our current society to gain proper insight on why we're seeing increasingly rising levels of anxiety in our teenagers. Topics include: Physical and Emotional Symptoms of Anxiety; Teens and Self-Harm; Anxiety and Gut Health; Sports: Concussions and Anxiety; Natural Ways to Help Your Teen Cope; And much, much more. Within each chapter, author (and parent) Jennifer Browne and co-author (Jennifer's teenage son) Cody Buchanan, who struggles with anxiety and depression, will weigh in on what this affliction feels like, physically, mentally, and emotionally. They share personal experiences to help parents better understand their teens and learn a lot along the way. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 4 (of 5)
Current Holds: 4 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2020]
Description: 247 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "An alternative prison ranch in New Mexico conducts a daring experiment: setting the troubled residents out to retrain an aggressive herd of horses. The horses and prisoners both arrive at the ranch broken in one way or many- the horses often abandoned and suspicious, the residents, some battling drug and alcohol addiction, emotionally, physically, and financially shattered. Ginger Gaffney's job is to retrain the untrainable. With time, the horses and residents form a profound bond, and teach each other patience, control, and trust. As Gaffney peels away the layers of her own story- a solitary childhood, painful introversion, and a transformative connection with her first horse, a filly named Belle- she, too, learns to trust people as much as she trusts horses. Half Broke is a resonant memoir with a spirited, memorable cast that describes the fascinating ways both horses and humans seek relationships to survive"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 4 (of 4)
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Publisher, Date: Brooklyn : Melville House, [2019]
Description: xvi, 113 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, including interviews with Neil Degrasse Tyson and Trevor Noah.
Series: Last interview series. |
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2012
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Copies in all libraries: 5 (of 5)
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Publisher, Date: Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, 2012.
Description: 254 p. ; 25 cm. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
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Publisher, Date: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2019]
Description: 174 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary: "In their western Massachusetts-based restaurant Coco & The Cellar Bar, chefs Unmi Abkin and Roger Taylor create well-balanced, boldly flavored signature dishes shaped by Abkin's Korean and Mexican-American upbringing. In Curry & Kimchi, they open their kitchen secrets up to the home cook, sharing their foundational dressings, salsas, broths, and infused oils and the dishes that feature them, through recipes that are delightfully simple to execute and beautifully complex in flavor. Honey Miso Dressing lends full-bodied taste to Honey Miso Noodle Salad, while Shoyu Ramen Broth (made in an Instant Pot) is the key ingredient in Coco Shoyu Ramen. Other favorites include a Korean-inspired take on Bolognese sauce for Korean Spaghetti and Korean Sloppy Joes, Chow Fun Sauce (for Coriander Shrimp Chow Fun), Scallion Ginger Jam (for Clay Pot Miso Chicken), and Ponzu Sauce (for Miso-Glazed Cod Rice Bowl). Together with vivid restaurant photography that shows elegant plating suggestions, Abkin and Taylor's recipes give home cooks the building blocks to preparing meals with remarkable clarity of flavor."-- Amazon.com |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
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Publisher, Date: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.
Description: 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Summary: "An original study of Gauguin's writings, unfolding their central role in his artistic practice and negotiation of colonial identity. As a French artist who lived in Polynesia, Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) occupies a crucial position in histories of European primitivism. This is the first book devoted to his wide-ranging literary output, which included journalism, travel writing, art criticism, and essays on aesthetics, religion, and politics. It analyzes his original manuscripts, some of which are richly illustrated, reinstating them as an integral component of his art. The seemingly haphazard, collage-like structure of Gauguin's manuscripts enabled him to evoke the "primitive" culture that he celebrated, while rejecting the style of establishment critics. Gauguin's writing was also a strategy for articulating a position on the margins of both the colonial and the indigenous communities in Polynesia; he sought to protect Polynesian society from "civilization" but remained implicated in the imperialist culture that he denounced. This critical analysis of his writings significantly enriches our understanding of the complexities of artistic encounters in the French colonial context."--Publisher's description. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Description: 219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 28 cm
Summary: "William Blake is a universal artist--an inspiration to visual artists, musicians, poets, and performers worldwide as well as everyone who aspires to the ideals of personal, spiritual, and creative liberty. His heroic story has inspired an invigorated generations. His personal struggles during a period of political terror and oppression, his technical innovations, and his political commitment all remain deeply relevant today. This book presents a comprehensive overview of Blake's work as a printmaker, poet, and painter, foregrounding his relationship with the art world of his time and telling the stories behind many of his most iconic images." --publisher's description, lower cover. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Bristol, UK : Intellect, 2019.
Description: 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Summary: Forty years after its inception, punk has gone global. The founding scenes in the United Kingdom and United States now have counterparts all around the world. Most, if not all, cities on the planet now have some variation of punk existing in their respective undergrounds, and long-standing scenes can be found in China, Japan, India, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. Each scene, rather than adopting traditional interpretations of the punk filter, reflects national, regional, and local identities. The first offering in Intellect's new Global Punk series, The Punk Reader: Research Transmissions from the Local and the Global is the first edited volume to explore and critically interrogate punk culture in relation to contemporary, radicalized globalization. Documenting disparate international punk scenes, including Mexico, China, Malaysia, and Iran, The Punk Reader is a long-overdue addition to punk studies and a valuable resource for readers seeking to know more about the global influence of punk beyond the 1970s.
Series: Global punk series |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 3)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Description: xv, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary: "London, Reign Over Me captures all of the excitement, freedom of expression, love, wild abandon, and the moment of cultural transformation that gave us classic rock. Stephen Tow draws from an array of sources, including influential London music newspapers as well as original interviews with key participants in the scene"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2018
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Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 6)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Description: xv, 165 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: In this book, Dr. Jim Taylor-an internationally recognized authority on sport psychology, child development, and parenting-offers a guiding hand to help parents ensure their children's sports participation fosters nurturing experiences, encourages positive attitudes, and promotes healthy developments as they move toward adulthood. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
Current Holds: 1 |
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Publisher, Date: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]
Description: ix, 175 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm
Summary: "When the Crowd Didn't Roar" is the first comprehensive account of the most unique Major League baseball game ever played, the crowdless game on April 29, 2015, between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, as well as the tragic death of Freddie Gray while in police custody that led up to it and the therapeutic effect the game had on a troubled city"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Vancouver, Canada : Anvil Press, 2019.
Description: 352 pages ; 23 cm
Summary: "Against Death is an anthology of creative non-fiction exploring the psychological shifts that occur when we prematurely or unexpectedly confront death."-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: New York, NY : New York Review Books, [2020]
Description: 121 pages ; 21 cm.
Series: New York Review Books classics. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 5 (of 6)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : All Points Books, 2019.
Description: x, 290 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Summary: "North Korea is poised at the crossroads of history. Which direction will its leader take? The answer concerns the whole world. Throughout the world, oppressive regimes are being uprooted and replaced by budding democracies, but one exception remains: The People's Republic of North Korea. The Kim family has clung to power for three generations by silencing dissidents, ruling with an iron fist, and holding its neighbors hostage with threats of war. Under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, North Korea has come closer than ever to creating a viable nuclear arsenal, but widespread famine and growing resistance are weaking his regime's stability. In The Hermit King, Asian geopolitical expert Chung Min Lee tells the story of the rise of the Kim Dynasty and its atrocities, motivations, and diplomatic goals. He also discusses the possible outcomes of its aggressive standoff with the world superpowers. Kim Jong Un is not a crazed "Rocket Man" or a bumbling despot; he has been groomed since birth to take control of his country and stay in power at all costs. He is now at a fateful crossroads. Will he make good on decades of threats, liberalize North Korea and gain international legitimacy, or watch his regime crumble around him? Lee analyzes the likelihood and consequences of each of these possibilities, cautioning that in the end, a humanitarian crisis in the region is all but unavoidable. The Hermit King is a thoughtful and compelling look at the most complicated diplomatic situation on Earth"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 5 (of 8)
Current Holds: 1 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
Description: x, 267 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Summary: "...An insider's look at Melania Trump, from her childhood in Slovenia to her days in the White House, and everything in between." -- inside front jacket flap. |
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