Morris County Library New Non-Fiction
Newsletter #405 - 10/22/2021
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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1990
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Publisher, Date: Berkeley, CA : Nolo Press, [1990-]
Description: volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 8 (of 8)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: Naperville, Illinois : Simple Truths, [2021]
Description: xviii, 250 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: "As the corporate world continues to embrace virtual offices and working remotely, there is a need for companies to understand how they can intentionally build a remote workforce that thrives. This book serves as a quick guide with actionable steps to take if you are transitioning to a remote workplace or looking to improve your existing setup"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Lake placid, NY : Aviva Publishing, 2020.
Description: 155 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: New York : The New Press, 2021.
Description: vi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary: "The inspiring story of worker centers that are cropping up across the country and transforming the labor movement "-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 4 (of 10)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: First Adams Media hardcover edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Adams Media, 2020.
Description: 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm.
Summary: "Managing your finances can be overwhelming at times. But it doesn't have to be! Personal Finance 101 will provide you with all the skills you need to make good financial decisions and grow your personal wealth. Full of must-have advice and organized in an easy-to-read format, this book provides a wealth of knowledge on personal finance basics including: -Choosing your bank (and why it matters); -Building an emergency fund; -Salary and benefit packages; -Where your money is going (and how to keep more of it); -Refinancing or consolidating student loans; -Health and property insurance; -Building credit responsibly; -How to get a mortgage. Use this guide and make the most of the money you have, plan for future purchases like a house or a vacation, save for retirement, or simply become more financially responsible. Perfect for finance beginners or those looking to refresh their knowledge, Personal Finance 101 is the one-stop shop for all of your personal finance questions!"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Adams 101. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 3)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Description: xiv, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Summary: "This book-the first ethnography of water conservation on the Great Plains-provides an account of High Plains aquifer decline through an exploration of the different ways in which heartland residents inhabit and understand the imminent depletion of groundwater. This literary ethnography offers a vividly sketched look into the lives and stories of this community, based on interviews with members of the community such as fellow farmers and state regulators, woven together with historical data, journalistic documentation, and Bessire's personal reflections of his family's lived experiences. (Five generations of the author's family have lived in the region as farmers and ranchers.)"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 16 (of 17)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
Description: xii, 291 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "Voter suppression has plagued America since its inception, and so has the issue of identity-who is really American and what that means. When tied together, as they are in our modern politics, citizens are harmed in overt, subtle, and even personal ways. Stacey Abrams experienced the effects firsthand, running one of the most unconventional races in modern politics as the Democratic nominee for the governorship in Georgia and the first black woman major party nominee in American history. Abrams did not become governor, but she will not concede. And the reason she won't is because democracy failed voters. However, fixing suppression isn't enough unless we understand how it works and how identity plays a pivotal role. Suppression and identity altered the 2016 presidential election-and will do the same in 2020. But progress can win, and here Abrams lays out how. In Our Time Is Now, Abrams draws on extensive national research from her voter rights organization, Fair Fight Action, and her 2020 Census effort, Fair Count, as well as moving and personal anecdotes from her own life. Abrams weaves together the experiences of those who have fought for the vote and the right to be seen throughout our nation's history, linking them with how law and policy deny real political power. So much hangs in the balance for the 2020 election, and the stakes could not be higher. Our Time Is Now will galvanize those seeking change. It will be a critical book by the expert on fair voting and access that will show us where we fall short, who America is now, and most importantly, empower us to become the democracy we're meant to be"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 3)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Description: viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist's explosive examination of the booming industry shaping our modern world: former journalists and spies going for hire and being financed by companies, politicians, lawyers, and the rich and powerful to excavate the lives of their enemies and opponents for dirt and secrets. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 8 (of 8)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
Description: xvi, 270 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: "An analysis of the destruction the Trump administration has waged on our institutions, the cultural norms we hoped would save us, and our very sense of identity"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 14 (of 43)
Current Holds: 1 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.
Description: 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary: "The true history of organized crime"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Killing |
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2021
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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 : Pantheon Books, [2021]
Description: xiii, 201 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "The wrenching, and inspiring, story of a fourteen-year-old sentenced to life in prison, of the extraordinary relationship that developed between him and the woman he shot, and of his release after twenty-six years of imprisonment through the efforts of America's greatest contemporary legal activist, Bryan Stevenson. Here is the story of a poor black kid from the toughest neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, who at age eleven began "jacking" (stealing) cars with his friends. At age thirteen he shot a white woman in the jaw during a botched mugging. For that crime, and because of his earlier record as a juvenile delinquent, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole--essentially a death sentence. Forgotten by society, tortured by prison guards, held in solitary confinement for eighteen years, he was nonetheless able to accomplish a near-miraculous release from the unimaginable hell of the U.S. correctional system. Unable to afford legal help, through his own determination and strategic thinking, some serendipity, and the all-important help of complete strangers, including Bryan Stevenson and, perhaps most extraordinarily, the woman he shot, he was able eventually to gain his freedom. Full of unexpected twists and turns, the narrative is at times harrowing, disturbing, and painful, but, ultimately it is astoundingly evocative of the power of human will"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 9 (of 9)
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Publisher, Date: New York : Penguin Press, 2020.
Description: 293 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: "Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies There's never before been a company like Netflix. Not only because it has led a revolutionin the entertainment industries; or because it generates billions of dollars in annual revenue; or even because it is watched by hundreds of millions of people in nearly 200 countries. When Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix, he developed a set of counterintuitive and radical management principles, defying all tradition and expectation, which would allow the company to reinvent itself over and over on the way to becoming one of the most loved brands in the world. Rejecting the conventional wisdom under which other companies operate, Reed set new standards, valuing people over process, emphasizing innovation over efficiency, and giving employees context, not controls. At Netflix, adequate performance gets a generous severance and hard work is irrelevant. AtNetflix, you don't try to please your boss, you practice radical candor instead. At Netflix, employees never need approval, and the company always pays top of market. When Hastings and his team first devised these principles, the implications were unknownand untested, but over just a short period of time they have led to unprecedented flexibility, speed, and boldness. The culture of freedom and responsibility has allowed the company to constantly grow and change as the world, and its members' needs, havealso transformed. Here for the first time, Hastings and Erin Meyer, bestselling author of The Culture Map and one of the world's most influential business thinkers, dive deep into the controversial philosophies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from his own career, No Rules Rules is the full, fascinating, and untold story of a unique company making its mark on the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: [United States] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
Description: 200 pages ; 23 cm |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Description: xvi, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary: "POWER MOVES, a career guide for women stuck in unfulfilling jobs developed from the lessons on the Career Contessa website, featuring inspirational stories from impressive women in a variety of fields, exercises in how to make big life changes, and a discussion of how to find a meaningful career, from Career Contessa founder Lauren McGoodwin"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Edition: Third edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Kaplan, Inc., a Barron's Educational series, [2021]
Description: xiv, 265 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Summary: The industry authority and consultant to hundreds of fashion design entrepreneurs offers behind-the-scenes insight and essential information to launch and grow your own fashion label. You'll hear from experts in social media, financing, and sales, along with advice from dozens of designers on solutions to their biggest challenges and their keys to success. A new section of full color photos from 25 independent designers bring the concepts to life. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 2021.
Description: 113 pages ; 23 cm |
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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: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Description: x, 327 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: The central figure of the Qur'an is not Muhammad but Allah. The Qur'an, Islam's sacred scripture, is marked above all by its call to worship Allah, and Allah alone. Yet who is the God of the Qur'an? What distinguishes the qur'anic presentation of God from that of the Bible? In this illuminating study, Gabriel Said Reynolds depicts a god of both mercy and vengeance, one who transcends simple classification. He is personal and mysterious; no limits can be placed on his mercy. Remarkably, the Qur'an is open to God's salvation of both sinners and unbelievers. At the same time, Allah can lead humans astray, so all are called to a disposition of piety and fear. Allah, in other words, is a dynamic and personal God. This eye-opening book provides a unique portrait of the God of the Qur'an. -- Publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2021]
Description: 157 pages : 22 cm
Summary: "Society constantly tells us to follow our dreams and live our best lives. But contrary to what we've been told, the good life we crave is not accomplished through limitless possibilities or even hustle and hurry-it can only be found in the confines of God's loving limits. Inviting us to discover a better way, Ashley Hales shows us a spacious life filled with purpose, joy, and rest"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: [S.l.] : John Wiley & Sons, 2021.
Description: 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary: "In The Art of Attack: Attacker Mindset for Security Professionals, experienced physical pentester and social engineer Maxie Reynolds untangles the threads of a useful, sometimes dangerous, mentality. The book shows ethical hackers, social engineers, and pentesters what an attacker mindset is and how to and how to use it to their advantage. Adopting this mindset will result in the improvement of security, offensively and defensively, by allowing you to see your environment objectively through the eyes of an attacker. The book shows you the laws of the mindset and the techniques attackers use, from persistence to "start with the end" strategies and non-linear thinking, that make them so dangerous. You'll discover: A variety of attacker strategies, including approaches, processes, reconnaissance, privilege escalation, redundant access, and escape techniques The unique tells and signs of an attack and how to avoid becoming a victim of one What the science of psychology tells us about amygdala hijacking and other tendencies that you need to protect against Perfect for red teams, social engineers, pentesters, and ethical hackers seeking to fortify and harden their systems and the systems of their clients, The Art of Attack is an invaluable resource for anyone in the technology security space seeking a one-stop resource that puts them in the mind of an attacker. " --Amazon.com. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Cambridge : O'Reilly, 2021.
Description: xvii, 359 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Publisher, Date: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]
Description: xiv, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary: Simon explains how data lakes differ from other data storage paradigms, then maps out ways you can add a data lake to your business systems; migrate existing information and switch on the fresh data supply; clean up the product; and open channels to the best intelligence software for interpreting what you've stored. Also includes how to: understand and build data lake architecture; store, clean, and synchronize new and existing data; compare the best data lake vendors; and structure raw data and produce usable analytics.
Series: --For dummies. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Edition: 北京第1版. / Beijing di 1 ban.
Publisher, Date: 北京市 : 人民文学出版社, 2021. / Beijing Shi : Ren min wen xue chu ban she, 2021.
Description: 4, 3, 404 pages ; 21 cm
Language: Text in simplified Chinese script. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Edition: 二版. / Er ban.
Publisher, Date: 臺北市 : 時報文化出版企業股份有限公司; 2020. / Taibeishi : Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si, 2020.
Description: 351 pages : map ; 21 cm
Summary: Recounts the story of two women, Mulberry and Peach, who are really one. Mulberry is a young woman who has fled the turmoil of postwar China to settle in the United States. Unable to forget the terrors she has witnessed or resolve the conflicts between her new life and her old, she develops a second personality: fearless, tough-talking, sexually uninhibited, Peach. While Mulberry clings to her cultural and ethical roots, Peach renounces her past to embrace the American way of life with a vengeance-- Provided by vendor.
Language: In traditional Chinese script. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: 第1版 / Di 1 ban
Publisher, Date: 北京 : 北京十月文艺出版社, 2021. / Beijing [China] : Beijing shi yue wen yi chu ban she, 2021.
Description: 348 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: "A man wanderd from northern China to a town south of his hometown. He was looking for a town that didn't exist. The story includes an era of melee and banditry and control by warlords. Includes black humor expressing the fragility of life. Includes magic. Time and space are not percieved or expressed linearly." -- cataloger's judgment based on Chinese information from various websites
Series: 余华作品 ; 07 / Yu Hua zuo pin ; 07
Language: In simplified Chinese. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Edition: 北京第1版. / Beijing di 1 ban.
Publisher, Date: 北京市 : 人民文学出版社, 2021. / Beijing Shi : Ren min wen xue chu ban she, 2021.
Description: 377 pages ; 23 cm
Summary: 作品中的主人公"我"是80后，出生在贵州山区，因是女孩儿被父母遗弃，不料却因祸得福，从农家到了知识分子家庭。原生家庭的改变，让她的命运走向变得复杂起来。 |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Edition: 第1版. / Di 1 ban.
Publisher, Date: 南京 : 江苏凤凰文艺出版社, 2021. / Nanjing : Jiang su feng huang wen yi chu ban she, 2021.
Description: 394 p. ; 23 cm.
Language: In simplified Chinese. |
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2019
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
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Edition: 第1版. / Di 1 ban.
Publisher, Date: 海口 : 南海出版公司, 2019. / Haikou : Nanhai chu ban gong si, 2019.
Description: 388 pages ; 21 cm
Summary: "人们只看到我的与众不同：一个十七岁前从未踏入教室的大山女孩，却戴上一顶学历的高帽，熠熠生辉。只有我知道自己的真面目：我来自一个极少有人能想象的家庭。我的童年由垃圾场的废铜烂铁铸成，那里没有读书声，只有起重机的轰鸣。不上学，不就医，是父亲要我们坚持的忠诚与真理。父亲不允许我们拥有自己的声音，我们的意志是他眼中的恶魔。哈佛大学，剑桥大学，哲学硕士，历史博士......我知道，像我这样从垃圾堆里爬出来的无知女孩，能取得如今的成就，应当感激涕零才对。但我丝毫提不起热情。我曾怯懦、崩溃、自我怀疑，内心里有什么东西腐烂了，恶臭熏天。直到我逃离大山，打开另一个世界。那是教育给我的新世界，那是我生命的无限可能" -- publisher's description.
Series: 新经典文库 (1999) ; 1408 / Xin jing dian wen ku (1999) ; 1408.
Language: 简体字. / Text in simplified Chinese characters. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Edition: 初版 / Chu ban.
Publisher, Date: 新北市 : 幸福文化出版, 2020. / Xin bei shi : Xing fu wen hua chu ban, 2020.
Description: 295 pages ; 23 cm
Series: 富能量 ; 2. / Fu neng liang ; 2. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
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Edition: 初版. / Chu ban.
Publisher, Date: 桃園市 : 逗點文創結社; 2020. / Taoyuanshi : Dou dian wen chuang jie she, 2020.
Description: 319 p. ; 19 cm.
Language: In traditional Chinese. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 4 (of 4)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
Description: xvi, 380 pages ; 25 cm
Summary: "From the time Courtney E. Martin strapped her daughter, Maya, to her chest for long walks, she was curious about Emerson Elementary, a public school down the street from her Oakland home. She learned that White families in their gentrifying neighborhood largely avoided the majority-Black, poorly-rated school. As she began asking why, a journey of a thousand moral miles began. Learning in Public is the story, not just Courtney's journey, but a whole country's. Many of us are newly awakened to the continuing racial injustice all around us, but unsure of how to go beyond hashtags and yard signs to be a part of transforming the country. Courtney discovers that her public school, the foundation of our fragile democracy, is a powerful place to dig deeper"-- Provided by publisher |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 11)
Current Holds: 4 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Basic Books, 2021.
Description: xvii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary: "In his three previous books-Feathers, The Triumph of Seeds, and Buzz-Thor Hanson has taken his readers on unforgettable journeys into nature, rendered with great storytelling, the soul of a poet, and the insight of a biologist. In this new book, he is doing it again, but exploring one of the most vital scientific and cultural issues of our time: climate change. As a young biologist, Hanson by his own admission watched with some detachment as our warming planet presented plants and animals with an ultimatum: change or face extinction. But his detachment turned to both concern and awe, as he observed the remarkable narratives of change playing out in each plant and animal he studied. In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Hanson tells the story of how nature-both plants and animals, from beech trees to beetles-are meeting the challenges of rapid climate change head-on, adjusting, adapting, and sometimes noticeably evolving. Brown pelicans are fleeing uphill, seeking out new lives in the mountains. Gorillas in Uganda are turning to new food sources, such as eucalyptus trees (which humans only imported to Africa in the past several decades), as their old sources wain. Auklets, a little sea bird, aren't so lucky: changes in the lifecycles of their primary food source means they return at specific times of year to oceanic feeding grounds expecting plankton blooms that are no longer there. As global warming transforms and restructures the ecosystems in which these animals and others live, Hanson argues, we areforced to conclude that climate change will not have just one effect: Some transformations are beneficial. Others, and perhaps most, are devastating, wiping out entire species. One thing is constant: with each change an organism undergoes, the delicate balance of interdependent ecosystems is tipped, forcing the evolution of thousands more species, including us. To understand how, collectively, these changes are shaping the natural world and the future of life, Hanson looks back through deep time, examining fossil records, pollen, and even the tooth enamel of giant wombats and mummified owl pellets. Together, these records of our past tell the story of ancient climate change, shedding light on the challenges faced by today's species, the ways they will respond, and how these strategies will determine the fate of ecosystems around the globe. Ultimately, the story of nature's response to climate change is both fraught and fascinating, a story of both disaster and resilience, and, sometimes, hope. Lyrical and thought-provoking, Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid is poised to transform the conversation around climate change, shifting the focus from humans to the lattice of life, of which humans are just a single point"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 8)
Current Holds: 7 |
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : W.W. Norton and Company, [2021]
Description: 564 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary: "A definitive history of the race to unravel DNA's structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians. Biologist James Watson and physicist Francis Crick's 1953 revelation about the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it-and why were they the ones who succeeded? In truth, the discovery of DNA's structure is the story of a race among five scientists for advancement, fame, and immortality: Watson, Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and Linus Pauling. They were fascinating and brilliant, with strong personalities that often clashed. But it is Rosalind Franklin who becomes a focal point for Markel. The Secret of Life is a story of genius and perseverance, but also a saga of cronyism, misogyny, anti-Semitism, and misconduct. Markel brilliantly recounts the intense intellectual journey, and the fraught personal relationships, that resulted in the discovery of DNA"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 0 (of 1)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2020.
Description: 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Summary: Thirty years ago, the only planets we knew were the ones orbiting our own sun; we now know of thousands of other worlds orbiting distant stars. In this book, astronomer Niall Deacon journeys to twenty of these globes: from giant, blisteringly hot planets orbiting close to their parent stars to planets that float through the cold wilderness of space alone, and from dead stars shredding asteroids to worlds made of diamond--and even planets that may be similar to the Earth. Deacon also takes in the latest exoplanet discoveries and explains how astronomers have come to learn so much about these strange and distant worlds. Twenty Worlds tells a sweeping story, of real planets around other stars, and it will fascinate a universe of fans of popular science and astronomy.
Series: Universe (London, England) |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: Noblesville, Indiana : The County Publishing, [2020]
Description: 229 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "This book offers accessible mini-essays that provide a quirky spin on proper grammar usage" -- from publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Edition: PB.
Publisher, Date: Cambridge, MA : Lexigraphic Publishing, 2020.
Description: 244 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "If you're looking for a traditional manual of rules, this much-acclaimed, groundbreaking book by a cofounder of Harvard University's Writing Center may not be the one for you. Grammar is about much more than rules: it's about choices, too-since a thought can always be expressed correctly in multiple ways. In Grammar for a Full Life, author Lawrence Weinstein reveals how our grammatical choices either stifle or boost our... sense of agency in life -- creativity -- depth of connection to others -- and mindfulness. Weinstein shows that certain tweaks to a person's grammar can bring consequential changes in his or her fulfillment and well-being. In this wonderfully readable book, he describes some forty transformative moves that can be made with English punctuation and syntax. In the book, you'll learn, for instance, why a greater use of active voice constructions builds assertive energy in us. You'll discover how--paradoxically--cutting back on the 'intensifiers' (exclamation marks and words like really, absolutely) heightens our awareness of the world." -- Amazon.com |
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2015
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 1)
Current Holds: 0 |
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Publisher, Date: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Description: xi, 221 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: Winner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, The Fall of Language in the Age of English lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in this period of English-language dominance. Born in Tokyo but also raised and eduated in the United States, Minae Mizumura acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. She warns against losing this precious diversity. Universal languages have always played a pivotal role in advancing human societies, Mizumura shows, but in the globalized world of the Internet, English is fast becoming the sole common language of humanity. The process is unstoppable, and striving for total language equality is delusional - and yet, particular kinds of knowledge can be gained only through writings in specific languages. Mizumura calls these writings "texts" and their ultimate form "literature." Only through literature, and more fundamentally through the diverse languages that give birth to a variety of literatures, can we nurture and enrich humanity. Incorporating her own experiences as a writer and a lover of language, and embedding a parallel history of Japanese, Mizumura offers an intimate look at the phenomena of individual and national expression. -- from dust jacket.
Language: Translated from the Japanese. |
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2018
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Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher, Date: Miami, FL : Debolsillo/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, 2018.
Description: 385 pages ; 19 cm.
Summary: Elena Ferrante inaugura con este libro una tetralogía deslumbrante que tiene como telón de fondo la ciudad de Nápoles a mediados del siglo pasado y como protagonistas a Lenù y Lila, dos jóvenes mujeres que están aprendiendo a gobernar su vida en un entorno donde la astucia, antes que la inteligencia, es el ingrediente de todas las salsas. La relación a menudo tempestuosa entre Lila y Lenù viene acompañada de un coro de voces que dan cuerpo a su historia y nos muestran la realidad de un barrio pobre, habitado por gente humilde que acata sin rechistar la ley del más fuerte. La amiga estupenda nos presenta unos personajes de carne y hueso que nos intrigan y nos deslumbran por la fuerza y la urgencia de sus emociones.
Series: Ferrante, Elena. Amica geniale. Spanish ; bk. 1.
Language: In Spanish. En español. |
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2017
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Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher, Date: Barcelona : Alfaguara, octubre de 2017.
Access Online: Table of contents (source: Casalini) Available to Stanford-affiliated users at — Web Link Cover image
Description: 356 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: "El regreso al género negro de Sergio Ramírez. Corrupción y tramas de poder en un caso policial en el que nadie es del todo inocente. El inspector Dolores Morales está dado de baja en la Policía Nacional desde hace años y ahora trabaja como investigador privado. La mayoría de sus casos son adulterios de una clientela de pocos recursos. Pero un encargo va a sacarlo de la rutina: la desaparición de la hija de un millonario. Pronto el caso se revela como la punta de un iceberg en el que toman forma la corrupción y el abuso de poder que subyace en el discurso revolucionario de la Nicaragua contemporánea.
Series: Narrativa hispánica (Alfaguara (Firm))
Language: In Spanish. |
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2014
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Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 7)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Harmony Books, [2014]
Description: ix, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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2021
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Edition: First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Description: xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary: "Fungi can appear anywhere, from desert dunes to frozen tundra. They can invade our bodies and live between our toes or our floorboards. They are unwelcome intruders or vastly expensive treats, and symbols of both death and eternal life. But despite their familiar presence, there's still much to learn about the eruption, growth, and decay of their secret, interconnected, world"-- Provided by publisher |
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2020
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Publisher, Date: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Art Museum, [2020]
Description: 331 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 34 cm
Summary: From the Great Depression to the Vietnam War, the vast majority of the photographs printed and consumed in the United States appeared on the pages of illustrated magazines. Offering an in-depth look at the photography featured in Life magazine throughout its weekly run from 1936 to 1972, this publication examines how the magazine's use of images fundamentally shaped the modern idea of photography in the United States. The work of photographers such as Margaret Bourke-White, Larry Burrows, Henri Cartier- Bresson, Frank Dandridge, Gordon Parks, and W. Eugene Smith is explored in the context of the creative and editorial structures at Life. Drawing on unprecedented access to Life magazine's picture and paper archives, as well as photographers' archives, this publication presents an array of materials, including caption files, contact sheets, and shooting scripts, that shed new light on the collaborative process behind many now-iconic images and photo-essays. |
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2021
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Publisher, Date: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Description: 101 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Summary: "Americans increasingly believe the Supreme Court is a political body in disguise. But Justice Stephen Breyer disagrees. Arguing that judges are committed to their oath to do impartial justice, Breyer aims to restore trust in the Court. In the absence of that trust, he warns, the Court will lose its authority, imperiling our constitutional system"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Publisher, Date: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2021.
Description: 264 pages ; 23 cm
Summary: "Challenges the argument that court-packing will politicize the Court and undermine its institutional legitimacy, arguing that the "law-politics dichotomy" is a myth because politics always has and always will influence Supreme Court decision-making"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Publisher, Date: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Description: xiii, 273 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Summary: An unprecedented and eye-opening examination of the early career of one of America's most celebrated photographers. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 4)
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Edition: First American edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2021.
Description: 303 pages : color illustrations, maps on endpapers, photographs ; 26 cm
Summary: "The acclaimed author of Zaitoun returns with vibrant recipes and powerful stories from the islands that bridge the Mediterranean and the Middle East."--Publisher's description. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 3 (of 4)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
Description: ix, 373 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary: "In this delightful, beautifully photographed tour of France, England, and Italy, YouTube star Katie Quinn shares the stories and science behind everyone's fermented faves--bread, cheese, and wine--along with classic recipes"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Publisher, Date: New York : Rodale Books, 2021.
Description: 271 pages ; 26 cm
Summary: "Jessica Merchant presents Everyday Dinners, a meal prep book for busy familes trying to get dinner cooked and on the table in 30 minutes. Along with plant-based, one pot, and slow cooker recipes, Jessica also includes weekly dinner plans, ideas, tips and tricks and even a 45 to 60 minutes meal prep game plan for the weekends to keep cooking easy and quick on busy weeknights"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 5 (of 6)
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Publisher, Date: Boston, MA : America's Test Kitchen, [2020]
Description: ix, 454 pages : 26 cm
Summary: "A PDF has been provided for reference"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2020
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Copies in all libraries: 2 (of 2)
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Publisher, Date: [Place of publication not identified] : Hatherleigh Press, [2021]
Description: xiii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary: "The pancake is THE comfort food! Just imagining a short-stack of flapjacks drizzled with maple syrup bring a smile to anybody's face. But did you know that pancakes can be so much more? From savory, satisfying brunchtime fare to light, sweet desserts, pancakes are the perfect food to nourish body and soul" -- from publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 8 (of 12)
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Edition: First Edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
Description: x, 478 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary: "From the Washington Post journalists Yasmeen Abutaleb and Damian Paletta—the definitive account of the Trump administration's tragic mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the chaos, incompetence, and craven politicization that has led to more than a half million American deaths and counting."--Dust jacket. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 4)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
Description: viii, 319 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary: An actress and producer who suffered from crippling, undiagnosed depression in her teens recounts her harrowing experience of psychological manipulation and abuse at a "therapeutic" boarding school where every moment was a test of survival, and shares how she was able to heal in the aftermath.
Target Audience: Adult |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 3)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Random House, [2021]
Description: xxvii, 290 pages ; 22 cm
Summary: "After surviving a difficult heartbreak and battle with cancer, Julia Baird began to explore how she and others persevere through the most challenging circumstances life throws at us. She asks: when our world goes dark, when we are overwhelmed by illness or heartbreak, loss or pain, tragedy outside our control, how do we survive, stay alive and even bloom? She went in search of "the magic that will sustain us and fuel the light within - our own phosphorescence ". Phosphorescence can be found in nature - in glow worms, fireflies, flashlight fish, bioluminescent oceans; it is a phenomenon that allows creatures to give off light amidst darkness. Baird writes about the things that lit her way through the darkness: a connection to nature, friendships, her faith, experiencing awe, and other habits that changed her life. She also goes in search of how others nurture their inner light, interviewing the founder of the modern forest therapy movement in Tokyo, a jellyfish scientist in Tasmania, and a tattooed priest from Colorado, among others. Weaving together candid memoir with research and reflections on nature, Baird inspires readers to embrace new habits and adopt a phosphorescent outlook on life, to illuminate our days even in the darkest times"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 6 (of 6)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]
Description: 285 pages ; 24 cm
Summary: "A taboo-busting romp through the shame, stink, and strange science of sweating. Sweating may be one of our weirdest biological functions, but it's also one of our most vital and least understood. In The Joy of Sweat, Sarah Everts goes behind the taboo and delves into its role in the body-and in human history. She reveals the wondrous mechanics of the sweat glands and the millions of sweat pores in human skin. She explores why sweat is salty, why what you eat can affect the color of your sweat, and why we sweat when stressed (and whether it can be controlled). She takes part in a sweat dating event, traces the controversial history of antiperspirants and deodorants, considers the purported health benefits of saunas, sweat lodges, and hammams, and investigates whether "eyewitnesses" to a crime may someday be replaced by "nose-witnesses" who can pick a suspect's body odor out of a police lineup"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Copies in all libraries: 1 (of 15)
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher, Date: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Description: 238 p. ; 20 cm
Summary: "A memoir and elegy to the author's deceased dog, The Speckled Beauty"-- Provided by publisher. |
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2021
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Publisher, Date: Berkeley, CA : Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group, 2021-
Description: volumes : color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm + 1 map
Summary: Sunshine, hot dogs, friends, and the excitement of the game: Baseball is called America's pastime for a reason. Experience the best of the MLB cities and stadiums with Moon Baseball Road Trips. |
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