Sakwa, Richard
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.086 SAKSala, Enric
Summary: In this book, world-renowned marine ecologist Enric Sala illuminates the many reasons why preserving Earth's biodiversity makes logical, emotional, and economic sense. Using key moments from his own scientific awakening, Sala reveals that our survival depends on all species. The natural world, he explains, is a perfect circular economy, where every species, in life and in death, sustains...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 SALSakai, Sonoko
Summary: The art of Japanese cooking lies in the twin appreciation of ingredients and process. Using high-quality, in-season ingredients in simple preparations is the way of Japanese home cooking that Sonoko Sakai promotes in this book of essential recipes. Beginning with the Japanese pantry, the key flavors of Japanese cuisine are explored alongside recipes for the fundamental building blocks of this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roost Books 2019
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Summary: "American society is more polarized than ever before. We are strategically being pushed apart by disinformation-the deliberate spreading of lies disguised as truth-and it comes at us from all sides: opportunists on the far right, Russian misinformed social media influencers, among others. It's endangering our democracy and causing havoc in our electoral system, schools, hospitals, workplaces,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2024
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLETirtha, Sada Shiva.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ayurveda Holistic Center Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.3 TIRal-Herz, Saba.
Summary: A best-selling book when it appeared in Arabic, The Others is a literary tour de force, offering a window into one of the most repressive societies in the world. Seba al-Herz tells the story of a nameless teenager at a girls' school in the heavily Shi'ite Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Like her classmates, she has no contact with men outside her family. When the glamorous Dai tries to seduce...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALJakab, Spencer
Summary: "From Wall Street Journal columnist Spencer Jakab, the real story of the GameStop squeeze-and the surprising winners of a rigged game. During one crazy week in January 2021, a motley crew of retail traders on Reddit's r/wallstreetbets forum had seeminglydone the impossible-they had brought some of the biggest, richest players on Wall Street to their knees. Their weapon was GameStop, a failing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio, Penguin 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332.6 JAKCrawford, Amanda McQuade.
Summary: "Focuses on herbs, nutrition, and other natural approaches to offer a holistic plan for wellness during menopause"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crossing Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 618.175 CRAAllan, Hawa
Summary: "Long before the uprising at the Capitol, the threat of insurrection has held a mirror to America's highest ideals and deepest fears. The Insurrection Act of 1807-passed amid pervasive fears of slave rebellion-authorizes the president to deploy federal troops to quell domestic uprisings. Invoked during Reconstruction and the civil rights movement, the Act was deployed to enforce the promise of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.73 ALLAsika, Uju
Summary: "Bringing Up Race is an important book, for all families, whatever their race or ethnicity. It's for everyone who wants to instill a sense of open-minded inclusivity in their kids, and those who want to discuss difference instead of shying away from toughquestions. Uju Asika draws on often shocking personal stories of prejudice along with opinions of experts, influencers, and fellow parents to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.4 ASICava, Roberta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 CAVKafka, Barbara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.65 KAFKurma dasa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 KURBakan, Joel
Summary: "From the author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power comes this deeply informed and unflinching look at the way corporations have slyly rebranded themselves as socially conscious entities ready to tackle society's problems, while CEO compensation soars, income inequality is at all-time highs, and democracy sits in a precarious situation. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL. Over the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 BAKRamesh, Jaya
Summary: What if parenting were an act of social justice? In this part story-telling, part self-inquiry book, authors and therapists Jaya Ramesh and Priya Saaral situate parenting children of color with neurodivergence within the context of various interlocking systems of oppression including settler colonialism, White supremacy, ableism, and capitalism. These intersections engender isolation and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parenting Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 649.7 RAMFara, Patricia.
Summary: In this book the author rewrites science's past to provide new ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological society. Aiming not just to provide information but to make people think, it explores how science has become so powerful by describing the financial interests and imperial ambitions behind its success. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right up to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509 FARKaba, Mariame
Summary: "What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle." -- page [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2021
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 KABKafka, Franz
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KAFSummary: A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee and series editor Heidi Pitlor. Min Jin Lee, author of the highly acclaimed National Book Award Finalist Pachinko, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in New Fiction, Call number: FIC BESHake, Terrence
Summary: Operation Greylord was the longest and most successful undercover investigation in FBI history, and the largest corruption bust ever in the U.S. It resulted in bribery and tax charges against 103 judges, lawyers, and other court personnel, and, eventually, more than seventy indictments. And it was led by Terrence Hake, a young assistant prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Bar Association 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HAKE, TERRENCE HAKKaku, Michio
Summary: "Formerly the domain of fiction, moving human civilization to the stars is increasingly becoming a scientific possibility--and a necessity. Whether in the near future due to climate change and the depletion of finite resources, or in the distant future due to catastrophic cosmological events, we must face the reality that humans will one day need to leave planet Earth to survive as a species....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629 KAKFeathers, Beka
Summary: "Why the people? Is democracy actually the best form of government? Does it ever work like it's supposed to? Join Lin and Julie as they wonder aloud how America can ever be a democracy when citizens seem to disagree about everything. With them, we are whisted through political history, journeying through different systems of power, including monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, and oligarchy....
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 321.8 FEAKaku, Michio.
Summary: The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Physics of the Impossible" offers a stunning and provocative vision of the future, and explains how science will shape human destiny and everyone's daily life by the year 2100.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 501 KAKDinesen, Isak
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Chicago Press 1981