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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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"In Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing songbirds from the Empire State Building as they migrate...
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"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu - on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this...
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From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?" to "Why is it called a 'traditional Indian fry bread taco'?" to "What's it like for natives who don't look native?" to "Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood?", and beyond, Everything...
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"A comprehensive view into the lives of the animals from Erin Hunter's Warriors series"--
Everywhere the cats have been, there are layers upon layers of history: some known, some long-forgotten, and some discovered in the most unexpected ways. Meet the most important warrior cats-- more than seventy-five profiles providing an inside look at the cats and their Clans.
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Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2022.
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136 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"From the creators of the popular podcast But Why comes a new series for curious kids answering their most peculiar questions! Complete with real-life photos and hilarious illustrations, this book will keep young readers engaged and entertained as they dive into the pages and the deep blue sea!"--
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Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2022.
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136 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"From the creators of the popular podcast But Why comes a new series for curious kids answering all their most peculiar questions! Complete with real-life photos and hilarious illustrations, this animal-packed page-turner will keep young readers engaged as they explore the farm from top to bottom and beyond!"--
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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First edition.
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xvii, 232 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"ESPN baseball commentator Tim Kurkjian is fascinated by sacrifice flies. In fact, he is fascinated by so many aspects of baseball that he's written a book to show baseball fans where this fascination comes from and how they, too, can find it. In the aftermath of the Steroid Era that stained the game, at a time when so many players are so rich and therefore have a sense of entitlement that they haven't earned, Kurkjian shows readers how to love the...
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Lonely Planet Global Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
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212 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm.
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English
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"Get ready for an incredible thrill-packed journey across our world. Continent by continent, this book will take you through every country on Earth. Packed with thousands of facts about everything from amazing animals and super sights to fun festivals and fabulous food, it's the ultimate guide to all the incredible --and incredibly diverse--places that make up our planet!" -- Page [4] of cover.
11) Ask a scientist
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
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First American edition.
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"This fun and friendly science book for kids poses 100 real-life questions from kids to Robert Winston on every aspect of science."--
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