Morris County Library New Non-Fiction
Newsletter # 415 - 3/11/2022
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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1) The modern homestead garden: growing self-sufficiency in any size backyard
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Pilarchik, Gary
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"Filled with easy-to-employ ideas and lessons for improving your food self-sufficiency no matter how much land you have, The Modern Homestead Garden focuses on planting, growing, harvesting, and preserving food"--
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2) Composting for the absolute beginner: how to improve your soil for better organic gardening
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Cummings, Dede
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A comprehensive guide to composting discusses what can be composted, how to balance a bin's contents for optimum decomposition, vermicomposting, and how and when to use compost in a garden.
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3) The healthy vegetable garden: a natural, chemical-free approach to soil, biodiversity and managing pests and diseases
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Morgan, Sally
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"Whether you're an experienced gardener, homesteader, or market farmer, this A-Z, soil-to-table guide shows you how to reduce chemical inputs; naturally enrich your growing ecology; and create a hardy, nutrient-dense, and delicious crop. In The Healthy Vegetable Garden, expert organic gardener Sally Morgan explains how to use natural approaches to cope with the challenges of a changing climate through principles from regenerative gardening, agroecology,...
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4) Integrated dog training: the commonsense visual guide to training any dog
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Wombacher, Michael
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"Drawing on two decades of professional experience, a popular dog trainer presents an array of field-tested techniques for training dogs of all breeds, ages, and personality types. The methods described emphasize positive reinforcement while still allowing for humane corrective tactics when needed. Contains photos and supporting text"--
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5) Houseplants for beginners: a practical guide to choosing, growing, and helping your plants thrive
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De La Paz, Rebecca
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Become the best houseplant parent you can be with beginner-friendly tips and tools.
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6) Usmle step 2 ck lecture notes 2022: pediatrics
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The official Kaplan Lecture Notes for USMLE Step 2 CK cover the comprehensive information you need to ace the USMLE Step 2 and match into the residency of your choice. Up-to-date. Updated annually by Kaplan's all-star faculty. Highly illustrated. Includes color images and tables. Integrated. Packed with bridges between specialities and basic science. Learner-efficient. Organized in outline format with high-yield summary boxes. Trusted. Used by thousands...
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7) The cigarette: a political history
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Milov, Sarah
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The Cigarette: A Political History offers a fresh interpretation of tobacco's role in the twentieth century. It argues that tobacco played a vital and emblematic role in the history of twentieth century political economy. Far from being unregulated, tobacco was the most controlled and supported commodity produced in the United States during the twentieth century. The federal tobacco program was remarkably long lived, lasting nearly seven decades and...
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8) Overload: how good jobs went bad and what we can do about it
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Kelly, Erin L
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"Contemporary ways of working are not working, even for professionals and managers in what used to be considered "good" jobs. Companies are responding to global competition and pressure from financial markets by adopting management practices and staffing strategies that push workers to do more and more with less and less. New technologies facilitate always-on availability, normalizing 24/7 job expectations. This new intensity spawns chronic stress...
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9) Hire purpose: how smart companies can close the skills gap
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Mulligan, Deanna
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"This book is a practical, broad-minded look at the effects of automation on the economy in the next ten to fifteen years and why the private sector needs to lead the charge in shaping a values-based response. The automation of a great deal of work as it is now known is no longer the concern of futurists, but of the current generation of business leaders and policy makers; Andrew Yang's recent run for the Democratic nomination, and his focus on UBI...
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10) From Warsaw with love: Polish spies, the CIA, and the forging of an unlikely alliance
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Pomfret, John
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"In 1990, less than a year after the Polish people participated in their first democratic election since the 1930s, the young Polish government sent a veteran spy, who had battled the West for decades, to rescue six American officers trapped in Baghdad. The CIA had asked the Polish government for help, as the U.S. was desperately cobbling together allies to counter Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. The captured Americans held valuable intelligence...
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11) The Wealth of refugees: how displaced people can build economies
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Betts, Alexander
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We live in an age of displacement. Refugee numbers are increasing due to a proliferation of fragile states, and this problem will be exacerbated by climate change and the impact of COVID-19. And yet, rising populist nationalism has undermined the political willingness of rich countries to accept migrants and asylum seekers. Given these contradictory trends, how can we create sustainable refugee policies that enable displaced people to live in safety...
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12) Radical friendship: 7 ways to love yourself and find your people in an unjust world
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Johnson, Kate
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"A guide to developing and maintaining lasting friendships that transcend difference. At the core of every real friendship is a bond bound by trust and understanding. At the core of discrimination is othering informed by distrust and misunderstanding. Kate Johnson believes that we can reconcile these two truths and create a path toward true equality by building friendships across divides. Radical Friendship draws on Johnson's experience as a biracial...
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13) Gay, Catholic, and American: my legal battle for marriage equality and inclusion
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Bourke, Greg
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14) Greek myths: a new retelling
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Higgins, Charlotte
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A brilliantly original, landmark retelling of Greek myths, recounted as if they were actual scenes being woven into textiles by the women who feature prominently in them—including Athena, Helen, Circe and Penelope
“Greek myths were full of powerful witches, unpredictable gods and sword-wielding slayers. They were also extreme: about families who turn murderously on each other; impossible tasks set by cruel kings; love...
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15) Mystery of the Magi: the quest to identify the three wise men
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Longenecker, Dwight
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The Magi of nativity scenes are romanticized as well-dressed wisemen bringing gifts to Jesus. Traditional Christians tell of a miraculous star that guided exotic kings from Persia, India and Africa. Academics dismiss both accounts as no more than a pious legend.
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16) Karma: a yogi's guide to crafting your own destiny
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Vasudev, Jaggi
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"A new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of "karma" that offers the key to happiness and enlightenment, from the New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned spiritual master Sadhguru"-- From a world-renowned spiritual master comes a new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of "karma" that offers the key to happiness and enlightenment.
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17) My video chat for seniors
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Miller, Michael
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18) Teach yourself visually: Microsoft Teams
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Wade, Matt
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"Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something--and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle hundreds of Microsoft Teams tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Teams in no time." --back cover.
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19) Teach yourself visually Google Workspace
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Hart-Davis, Guy
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"Your ultimate guide to getting the most out of your Google Workspace! Workspace is Google's one stop shop to help users tackle a various number of productivity problems in today's busy work, school, or life environment. Offering solutions for email, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation decks, shared calendars, cloud storage, virtual conferencing, on a subscription-based model opening access for anyone interested in better organizing one's...
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20) Lunchtime learning for leaders: 16 ways to grow your resilience and influence
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Ryan, Lucy
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"You've got a rare empty slot in your diary today, squeezed between meetings, phone calls and dealing with the incessant incoming emails. You can grab a sandwich, power through and run yourself down, or you can STOP. You can pick up this book, choose a chapter that inspires you and learn something new. This isn't a time for standing still; developing and growing as a leader is imperative if you want your team and company to be successful. Lunchtime...
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21) Find your difference: challenging conformity in business and in life
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McGhie, Austin
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22) Elevating the human experience: three paths to love & worth at work
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Dunlop, Amelia
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"Elevating the Human Experience: Three Paths to Love and Worth at Work is a book for anyone who knows what it is to struggle to feel loved and worthy when showing up at work. It is for people who struggle to bring their authentic identities to work, because they are female, Black, brown, gay, or any of these intersections. It is also for the people who have no idea what it may feel like to struggle every day just to feel loved and worthy, but love...
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23) USMLE step 2 CK lecture notes 2022: surgery
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The official Kaplan Lecture Notes for USMLE Step 2 CK cover the comprehensive information you need to ace the USMLE Step 2 and match into the residency of your choice. Up-to-date. Updated annually by Kaplan's all-star faculty. Highly illustrated. Includes color images and tables. Integrated. Packed with bridges between specialities and basic science. Learner-efficient. Organized in outline format with high-yield summary boxes. Trusted. Used by thousands...
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24) Usmle step 2 ck lecture notes 2022: obstetrics/gynecology
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The official Kaplan Lecture Notes for USMLE Step 2 CK cover the comprehensive information you need to ace the USMLE Step 2 and match into the residency of your choice. Up-to-date. Updated annually by Kaplan's all-star faculty. Highly illustrated. Includes color images and tables. Integrated. Packed with bridges between specialities and basic science. Learner-efficient. Organized in outline format with high-yield summary boxes. Trusted. Used by thousands...
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25) Bird brother: a falconer's journey and the healing power of wildlife
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Stotts, Rodney
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"In Bird Brother, Rodney [Stotts] shares his remarkable journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. For Rodney, a job pulling trash from the Anacostia River with the Earth Conservation Corps began as a side gig to dealing drugs--a way to get a paystub necessary to rent his own apartment. But then something incredible happened: the river's health began improving, and he was part of a small group who helped...
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26) Origin: a genetic history of the Americas
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Raff, Jennifer
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"From celebrated genetic anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story--and fascinating mystery--of how humans migrated to the Americas"-- 20,000 years ago, people crossed a great land bridge from Siberia into Western Alaska and then dispersed southward into what is now called the Americas. Until we venture out to other worlds, this remains the last time our species has populated an entirely new place, and this event has been a subject of deep...
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27) The genesis machine: our quest to rewrite life in the age of synthetic biology
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Webb, Amy
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"Synthetic biology is the promising and controversial technology platform that combines biology and artificial intelligence, opening up the potential to program biological systems much as we program computers. Synthetic biology enables us not just to read and edit DNA - the technique of CRISPR - but also write it. Rather than life being "a beautiful game of chance", synthetic biology creates the potential to control our genetic destiny, to say "no"...
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28) The New York Times book review: 125 years of literary history
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"From the longest-running, most trusted book review in America comes a celebration of The New York Times Book Review, including reviews, essays, and interviews, showcasing the best, worst, funniest, strangest, and influential literary coverage since its beginnings in 1896"--
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29) Helping your child overcome reading challenges
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Tracey, Diane H
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Drawing on her dual expertise as a literacy specialist and a psychotherapist, Diane Tracey takes a unique and holistic approach to supporting children's health and emotional well-being along with their reading skills. In this straightforward, knowledgeable guide, she explains exactly how the reading process works and what you can do to foster literacy development every step of the way.--
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30) Chasing history: a kid in the newsroom
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Bernstein, Carl
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"In this triumphant memoir, Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN and pioneer of investigative journalism, recalls his beginnings as an audacious teenage newspaper reporter in the nation's capital-a winning tale of scrapes, gumshoeing, and American bedlam"-- Bernstein's decades of reporting and incisive commentary have explored the use and abuse of power at the highest levels and fundamentally reshaped the...
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31) South to America: a journey below the Mason-Dixon to understand the soul of a nation
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Perry, Imani
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"An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South--and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America"--
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32) Fevers, feuds, and diamonds: Ebola and the ravages of history
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Farmer, Paul
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In 2014, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea suffered the worst epidemic of Ebola in history. The brutal virus spread rapidly through a clinical desert where basic health-care facilities were few and far between. Causing severe loss of life and economic disruption, the Ebola crisis was a major tragedy of modern medicine. But why did it happen, and what can we learn from it? Paul Farmer, the internationally renowned doctor and anthropologist, experienced...
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33) Phantom plague: how tuberculosis shaped history
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Krishnan, Vidya
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The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now threatens populations around the world. It killed novelist George Orwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and millions of others -- rich and poor. Desmond Tutu, Amitabh Bachchan, and Nelson Mandela survived it, just. For centuries, tuberculosis has ravaged cities and plagued the human body. In Phantom Plague, Vidya Krishnan, traces the history...
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34) The outdoor adventurer's guide to yoga: practices for strong and balanced hiking, climbing, paddling, and cycling
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Kilgore, Jana
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"Guide to the foundations of yoga, anatomy, alignment, breath work, and asana that applies these practices specifically for hiking, backpacking, cycling, climbing, paddling, and snow sports"--
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35) A shot to save the world: the inside story of the life-or-death race for a Covid-19 vaccine
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Zuckerman, Gregory
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Chronicles the efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, describing how a small, unlikely group of scientists and executives overcame corporate clashes and unexpected drama to create effective, lifesaving vaccines within a short amount of time.
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36) Grist: a practical guide to cooking grains, beans, seeds, and legumes
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Berens, Abra
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"A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds, and Legumes, with 140+ Recipes and 160+ Variations"--
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37) Eating to extinction: the world's rarest foods and why we need to save them
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Saladino, Dan
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"A global tour of some of the world's rarest and most endangered foods"--Provided by publisher.
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38) Black food: stories, art & recipes from across the African diaspora
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"A beautiful, rich, and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world, curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry"--
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39) Saveur: the new classics cookbook
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In this expanded edition of Saveur: The New Classics Cookbook, the editors of America's favorite culinary magazine share more than 1000 well-curated global recipes to create an essential collection for home cooks everywhere. This expanded edition features 50+ brand new recipes, from dishes that emphasize vegetables and plant-based diets to delicious burritos, calzones, and more--all with the global flavors and international cuisines that are a hallmark...
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40) Brave new meal
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The #1 New York Times best-selling authors behind Thug Kitchen offer plant-based recipes, like Beeteroni Pizza and Figs in a Blanket, along with a glossary and details on how to stock a pantry and store produce to last longer. Does the produce section scare the shit out of your? Do you grab bagged lettuce but it just rots in your fridge? The staff at Thug Kitchen share recipes that will change everything you and your tastebuds know about fruits and...
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41) The art of Bob Mackie
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Vlastnik, Frank
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For nearly six decades, the iconic and incomparable Bob Mackie has been designing stunning, unforgettable clothing. His unique, glamorous--sometimes hilarious--creations have appeared on Broadway stages, TV screens, runways, and red carpets worldwide. For his pioneering genius and continual reinvention, he is a Tony Award and nine-time Emmy Award winner, a three-time Oscar nominee, and recipient of the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from...
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42) Profusely illustrated: a memoir
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Sorel, Edward
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"The fabulous life and times of one of our wittiest and most endearing and enduring caricaturists--in his own words and inimitable art. Alongside more than 150 of his drawings, cartoons, and caricatures--and in prose as spirited and wickedly pointed as his artwork--Edward Sorel gives us an unforgettable self-portrait: a poor Depression-era childhood in the Bronx (surrounded by loving Romanian-immigrant grandparents and a clan of mostly left-leaning...
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43) White men's law: the roots of systemic racism
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Irons, Peter H
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"White Men's Law recounts and explores the legal and extra-legal means by which systemic white racism has kept Black Americans "in their place" from slavery to police and vigilante killings of Black men and women, from 1619 to the present. The book argues that African Americans have always been held back by systemic racism in all major institutions-especially the legal and educational systems-that hold power over them. Based on a wide range of sources,...
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44) Say it loud!: on race, law, history, and culture
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Kennedy, Randall
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"A gathering of essays by the acclaimed Harvard legal scholar and public intellectual, that explores all the relevant cultural and historical issues of the past quarter century having to do with race and race relations in America. With a gimlet eye, decency and humaneness (and often courting controversy), Randall Kennedy chronicles his reactions over the past quarter century to arguments, events, and people that have compelled him to put pen to paper....
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45) Burning questions: essays and occasional pieces, 2004 to 2021
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Atwood, Margaret
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"A new collection of essays from Margaret Atwood, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments. Short Description / Web 'About this Book' From literary icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of nonfiction-funny, erudite, intimate, impassioned, and always startlingly prescient-which grapples with such wide-ranging topics as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How do we...
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46) How to fly (in ten thousand easy lessons): poetry
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Kingsolver, Barbara
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"In her second poetry collection, the author of The Poisonwood Bible and over a dozen other New York Times best-sellers celebrates natural wonders and addresses everyday matters like hope, marriage, friendship and flying"--
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47) I came all this way to meet you: writing myself home
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Attenberg, Jami
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"From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling memoir about unlocking and embracing her creativity-and how it saved her life"--
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48) Red comet: the short life and blazing art of Sylvia Plath
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Clark, Heather L
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"An engrossing new biography of Sylvia Plath focuses on her remarkable literary and intellectual growth and achievement, restoring the vivid creative woman behind the longtime Plath myths perpetuated by a pathology-based approach to her life and art. With a wealth of never-before-accessed materials, Heather Clark here brings to life the brilliant daughter of Wellesley, MA who had poetic ambition from a very young age, and was an accomplished, published...
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49) The woman beyond the attic: the V. C. Andrews story
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Neiderman, Andrew
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"This celebration of the woman who took us to the heights of a secluded attic and the depths of our own dark psyches reveals an intimate portrait of the famously private V.C. Andrews. Best known for her internationally, multi-million-copy bestselling novel Flowers in the Attic, Cleo Virginia Andrews lived a fascinating life. Born to modest means, she came of age in the American South during the Great Depression and faced a series of increasingly challenging...
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50) You don't know us negroes: and other essays
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Hurston, Zora Neale
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"One of the most acclaimed artists of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston was a gifted novelist, playwright, and essayist. Drawn from three decades of her work, this anthology showcases her development as a writer, from her early pieces expounding on the beauty and precision of African American art to some of her final published works, covering the sensational trial of Ruby McCollum, a wealthy Black woman convicted in 1952 for killing a white...
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51) List yourself happy: 100 lists to inspire real change
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Indeedy, Jess
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52) Affirmations for turbulent times: resonant words to soothe body and mind
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Peyton, Sarah
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"A gift book of affirmations for today's troubled times, this book is a very short pick-me-up for readers looking for some reassurance about any number of challenging issues including boredom, hypochondria, irritability and rage, judging behaviors of neighbors, and uncertainty about leadership"--
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53) Emotionally intelligent habits: a guide to accessing your full potential
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Nevarez, S. Michele
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"Decoding Our Habits of Mind builds upon the core principles of Goleman EI's work that are articulated in their suite of product offerings. At Goleman EI, Navarez has developed The 12 Self-Discoveries--interwoven habits of mind that can either help or hinder us depending on how conscious we are of their influence in our lives. Whether it's setting and achieving our desired outcomes, improving our relationships, or living in alignment with what we...
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54) I want this to work: an inclusive guide to navigating the most difficult relationship issues we face in the modern age
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Earnshaw, Elizabeth Y
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"Couples will learn to work with the three challenges they must tackle to repair and strengthen their relationships: conflict, healing, and connection. In a supportive and relatable voice, Elizabeth simplifies complex concepts and provides core insights, exercises, and reflections to take these tested principles from the page and into real life. Culturally tuned in, LGBTQIA+ friendly, and written for both married and unmarried couples, this book brings...
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55) 365 thoughts of peace & harmony
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