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"How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to one another that isn't true? Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits...
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"On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth...
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"In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task:...
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2023.
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"When NASA sent astronauts to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s the agency excluded women. Eventually, though, NASA opened the application process to a wider array of hopefuls. From a candidate pool of 8,000 six elite women were selected in 1978--Sally Ride, Judy Resnik, Anna Fisher, Kathy Sullivan, Shannon Lucid, and Rhea Seddon. Together, the Six helped build the tools that made the space program run. One of the group, Judy Resnik, sacrificed her...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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First edition.
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xii, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : maps ; 25 cm
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English
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"From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology. The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous - or infamous - moments of their lives. Those individuals...
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Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2020]
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First edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"Sometimes people march to resist injustice, to stand in solidarity, to inspire hope. Throughout American history, one thing remains true: no matter how or why people march, they are powerful because they march together ided by publisher.
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
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First Harpercollins paperback edition.
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vi, 320 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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A deep dive into the misunderstood world of sharks that will forever change your perception of them.
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Flashpoint Books
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[2023]
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xv, 236 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Welcome to the dazzling new world of SuperAging, where everything you've been taught about aging is challenged. Getting older does not need to mean the end of accomplishment and growth. For SuperAgers, the period after age sixty-five can be one of the most productive and fulfilling times of life. SuperAging is already a reality for millions. But the science, business, and culture of aging have changed at such a rapid pace that they can be hard to...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
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First American edition.
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224 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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A celebration of all things Japan. Find out what makes Japanese culture unique, where to experience it for yourself and how to absorb some of its wisdom along the way.
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Princeton Architectural Press, a division of Chronicl Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
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First edition.
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189 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Through stories and essays, A Garden's Purpose invites readers on a journey to understand gardens as places where we build mutually beneficial relationships with the living world around us.
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
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First American edition.
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83 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"With Jedi Master Yoda as your guide, visit the incredible planets of a brick-built galaxy far, far away. Take a tour of 25 fascinating worlds, from desert planet Tatooine to remote ice world Hoth. Head off the familiar tourist track to Crait, or explore Yoda's own swamp hideout on Dagobah."--
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Little Feminist Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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First edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"An anthem for all ages, This is My Body--I Get To Choose features photographs of kids practicing consent out in the real world. Written to help families and educators teach body autonomy and consent, this rhythmic text is a tool for toddlers, preschoolers, and grownups alike"--Back cover.
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