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1) The view from the cheap seats: selected nonfiction

Author

Gaiman, Neil

Language

English

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"The View from the Cheap Seats brings together... more than sixty pieces of his outstanding nonfiction. Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, this cornucopia explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to): authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts...

2) All the living and the dead: from embalmers to executioners, an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work

Author

Campbell, Hayley

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

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"A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people--morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners-who work in it and what led them there. We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we're so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look? Fueled by...

3) A black hole is not a hole

Author

DeCristofano, Carolyn Cinami

Language

English

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What is a black hole? Where do they come from? How were they discovered? Can we visit one? Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano takes readers on a ride through the galaxies (ours, and others), answering these questions and many more about the phenomenon known as a black hole. The book starts off with a thorough explanation of gravity and the role it plays in the formation of black holes. Paintings by Michael Carroll, coupled with real telescopic images, help...

4) The science of baking

Author

Beaty, Andrea

Series

Questioneers volume 3
Ada Twist Scientist The Why Files

Language

English

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"How does a cake bake? What's the difference between baking soda and baking powder? And why is it so important to measure the different ingredients in a recipe?"--Amazon.

5) So you want to talk about race

Author

Oluo, Ijeoma

Language

English

Description

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"A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment, Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions,...

6) All about plants!

Author

Beaty, Andrea

Series

Questioneers volume 3
Ada Twist Scientist The Why Files

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

Description

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"What do plants eat? Why do some plants have flowers and others don't? And what's the tallest plant out there?"--Amazon.com.

7) The green piano: how little me found music

Author

Flack, Roberta

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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"Legendary singer Roberta Flack reflects on her early childhood and her love of music"--

8) Symphony for a broken orchestra: how Philadelphia collected sounds to save music

Author

Ignatow, Amy

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

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"What happens when musical instruments can't make the sounds we expect them to make? Is music still possible? The schools of Philadelphia were filling up with broken violins, drums, pianos, and more, making it difficult for students to learn to play. This sparked an idea for a symphony, played entirely with the broken instruments, that would raise funds to repair the instruments themselves. Musicians young and old volunteered, and their captivating...

9) UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: conspiracies you don't have to be crazy to believe

Author

Belzer, Richard

Language

English

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The distinguished statesman of stand-up comedy tackles some of the biggest conspiracies and cover-ups this side of Roswell.

“A must-read . . . You gotta love the Belz. . . . His sharp sense of humor doesn’t allow him to miss an opportunity for laughs.”—Playboy

I’m not asking you to believe every single conspiracy theory you find in this book. . . . I didn’t write this...

10) This book is gay

Author

Dawson, Juno

Language

English

Description

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Lesbian. Bisexual. Queer. Transgender. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU. There's a long-running joke that, after "coming out," a lesbian, gay guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a membership card and instruction manual. THIS IS THAT INSTRUCTION MANUAL. You're welcome. Inside you'll find the answers to all the questions...

11) Sister outsider: essays and speeches

Author

Lorde, Audre

Series

Crossing Press feminist

Language

English

Description

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Sister Outsider presents essential writings of black poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, an influential voice in 20th century literature. In this varied collection of essays, Lorde takes on sexism, racism, ageism, homophobia, and class, and propounds social difference as a vehicle for action and change. Her prose is incisive, unflinching, and lyrical, offering a message of struggle but also of hope. This commemorative edition is, in Lorde's own...

12) The case for Christ: a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus

Author

Strobel, Lee

Series

Case for

Publisher

Zondervan

Language

English

Description

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Is there credible proof that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? In The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune and New York Times bestselling author, retraces his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith and builds a captivating case for Christ's divinity.

In this revised and updated edition of The Case for Christ, Strobel cross-examines a dozen

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13) The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Author

Slater, Dashka

Publisher

Recorded Books, Inc

Pub. Date

2017

Language

English

Description

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Dashka Slater's The 57 Bus, a riveting nonfiction book for teens about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment, tells the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California.

A New York Times Bestseller
Stonewall Book Award Winner—Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction

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14) I am Ruby Bridges

Author

Bridges, Ruby

Language

English

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"When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage"--

15) White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America

Author

Hagerman, Margaret A

Series

Critical Perspectives on Youth

Language

English

Description

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Winner, 2019 William J. Goode Book Award, given by the Family Section of the American Sociological Association

Finalist, 2019 C. Wright Mills Award, given by the Society for the Study of Social Problems
Riveting stories of how affluent, white children learn about race
American kids are living in a world of ongoing public debates about race, daily displays of racial injustice, and for some, an increased

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16) Ingles: Proven Techniques to Learn and Speak Ingles

Author

Made for Success

Publisher

Blackstone Publishing

Pub. Date

2019

Language

Español

Description

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¿Viaje de negocios a Boston? ¿De paseo hacia Vancouver?

Ahora puede unirse a la conversación con Instant Immersion™ Inglés, el dinámico sistema de enseñanza de idiomas por audio en 8 discos compactos. Al proporcionar instrucción efectiva y progresiva en todos los temas básicos de la estructura, la sintaxis y la gramática, Instant Immersion™ Inglés enfatiza los elementos constructivos de un

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17) Dress your family in corduroy and denim

Author

Sedaris, David

Language

English

Description

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David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His...

18) Laughter therapy: a comedy collection for the chronically serious

Publisher

HighBridge Audio

Pub. Date

p2013

Language

English

Description

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Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR! Prepare to be surprised by this collection of unbelievable news, bloopers, and interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet. The time honored tradition of hoax stories that NPR airs every April 1st brings exploding maple trees in Maine, talking dogs in Ohio, farm raised whales in Illinois, and bubbling cheese springs in Wisconsin. National...

19) Didn't I Feed You Yesterday?: A Mother's Guide to Sanity in Stilettos

Author

Bennett, Laura

Language

English

Description

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Laura Bennett is not a soccer mom or a PTA mom or a helicopter mom—and she’s certainly not mother of the year. Another breed of mother entirely, Laura is surely more Auntie Mame than June Cleaver. As a busy mother of six, Laura is on an impossible mission: raising a brood of fast-moving, messy, wild sons in the jungles of Manhattan. So what other choice does she have than to sit back, grab a martini, and let the boys be, er, boys?
In...

20) The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, 10th Anniversary Edition

Author

Alexander, Michelle

Publisher

Recorded Books, Inc

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

Description

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Seldom does a book have the impact of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the new $100 million Art for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of numerous prizes, including the prestigious NAACP Image Award; and it has spent nearly 250 weeks on the New...

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1) The view from the cheap seats: selected nonfiction

2) All the living and the dead: from embalmers to executioners, an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work

3) A black hole is not a hole

4) The science of baking

5) So you want to talk about race

6) All about plants!

7) The green piano: how little me found music

8) Symphony for a broken orchestra: how Philadelphia collected sounds to save music

9) UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: conspiracies you don't have to be crazy to believe

10) This book is gay

11) Sister outsider: essays and speeches

12) The case for Christ: a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus

13) The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

14) I am Ruby Bridges

15) White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America

16) Ingles: Proven Techniques to Learn and Speak Ingles

17) Dress your family in corduroy and denim

18) Laughter therapy: a comedy collection for the chronically serious

19) Didn't I Feed You Yesterday?: A Mother's Guide to Sanity in Stilettos

20) The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, 10th Anniversary Edition

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