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bibliography biography Controversial literature Guidebooks. History. Life skills guides.Vargas Llosa, Mario
Summary: "A provocative essay collection that finds the Nobel laureate taking on the decline of intellectual life In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and indictment of this transformation-- penned by none other...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1939
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURSpiess, Jeff
Summary: "Though we all face death, it is common to be unprepared and to avoid any discussion concerning our final days. Dr. Jeff Spiess examines the culture of death-related anxiety in America, providing readers with actionable steps and spiritual guidance to prepare fiscally, legally, mentally, and physically for their end"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.9 SPIHahn, Steven
Summary: "A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian's provocative reinterpretation of the eight decades surrounding the Civil War (and leading into the twentieth century); the next volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner. In this ambitious story of American imperial conquest and capitalist development, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Steven Hahn takes on the conventional...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.5 HAHRotheray, J.
Summary: Never conquered by foreigners, this proud and ancient land has been shaped by Buddhism, the monarchy, and the military. Today it is a manufacturing powerhouse and a tourist paradise that welcomes more than 30 million visitors a year. Yet despite the veneer of Western modernity, the country and its people remain an enigma for many visitors. "Culture Smart! Thailand" describes how the Thai people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.93 THADeloria, Vine
Summary: "A 50th anniversary revised edition of the beloved classic, God is Red. First published in 1972, Vine Deloria Jr.'s God Is Red 50th Anniversary Edition remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating five decades in publication with a special 50th-anniversary edition, this classic work reminds us to learn "that we are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Publishing 2023
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Summary: Tony Fadell led the teams that created the iPod, iPhone and Nest Learning Thermostat and learned enough in thirty plus years in Silicon Valley about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success to fill an encyclopedia. So that's what this book is. An advice encyclopedia. A mentor in a box. Tony uses examples that are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 FADPhillips, Charles
Summary: Aztec & Maya: The Complete Illustrated History uncovers the rise and fall of the many different empires of Mexico and Central America--their political and military campaign, their legends and myths, and their art, architecture and social history. Ground plans and detailed photographs explore over 20 magnificent and vitally important World Heritage sites, including Teotihuacán, Tenochtitlán,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Books 2008
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Summary: Over the last three decades, Michiko Kakutani has been thinking and writing about the demise of objective truth in popular culture, academia, and contemporary politics. In The Death of Truth, she connects the dots to reveal the slow march of untruth up to our present moment, when Red State and Blue State America have little common ground, proven science is once more up for debate, and all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.2 KAKDeloria, Vine.
Summary: First published in 1972, Vine Deloria Jr.'s God Is Red remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating three decades in publication with a special 30th-anniversary edition, this classic work reminds us to learn "that we are a part of nature, not a transcendent species with no responsibilities to the natural world." It...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Pub. 2003
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Summary: Examines the myths and beliefs of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 299 ALLDurant, Will
Contents: 1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1935
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURDurant, Will
Contents: 1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1935
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURDurant, Will
Contents: 1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1935
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURDurant, Will
Contents: 1. Our oriental heritage; being a history of civilization in Egypt and the Near East to the death of Alexander, and in India, China and Japan from the beginning of our own day; with an introduction on the nature and foundations of civilization.--2. The life of Greece; being a history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the death of Alexander, to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1935
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 901.9 DURContents: A world of possibilities : slavery and freedom in Dutch New Amsterdam / Christopher Moore -- The tightening vise : slavery and freedom in British New York / Jill Lepore -- Liberty and constraint : the limits of revolution / Graham Russell Gao Hodges -- The long death of slavery / Patrick Rael -- Black life in freedom : creating a popular culture / Shane White -- Black life in freedom : creating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7049 SLAWill, George F.
Summary: "From the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George F. Will, his ninth collection of reflections on our culture, examining the many ways in which expertise, reason, and manners are continually under attack in our institutions, courts, political arenas, andsocial venues. George F. Will has been one of this country's leading columnists since 1974. He won the Pulitzer Prize for it in 1977. The Wall...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.93 WILManji, Irshad.
Summary: A guide to finding the God of love within Islam explains how everyone can develop moral courage for a life defined by purpose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 297.5 MANSummary: In 2016, a new exhibit on the work of visionary director Guillermo del Toro will begin at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), before moving on to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the Minneapolis Museum of Art (MIA). This book will be the perfect accompaniment to the exhibition, which focuses on del Toro’s creative process, including the well-defined themes that he obsessively...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2016