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Enchantment of the worldCarney, Scott
Summary: This fast-paced, meticulously detailed book tells the story of the Great Bhola Cyclone, the deadliest storm in modern history, which killed 500,000 people in Pakistan, and its aftermath as told through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.34 CAROrr, Tamra
Summary: Though it is only about the size of Iowa, Bangladesh is one of the world’s most populous countries. It has faced many difficulties, but it rich in history and culture. Readers will explore the nation’s beautiful landscapes and densely-packed cities as they find out how the country was first settled and how it has changed over time. They will also learn about Bangladesh’s government, its...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 954.92 ORRBass, Gary Jonathan
Summary: A full-length account of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in Pakistan's brutal 1970s military dictatorship argues that they encouraged China's military presence in India, illegally supplied weapons used in massacres and embraced military strategies that have negatively impacted geopolitics for decades. By the author of Freedom's Battle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.73 BASIslam, Tanwi Nandini
Summary: "At once memoir and reckoning, In Sensorium interlaces memories of childhood in the South, Midwest, and New York with a universe of memories and scent--a sensorium--while offering a critical, alternate history of South Asia from a Bangladeshi Muslim femme perspective. At the heart of this work is an interrogation of the ancient violence of caste, rape culture, patriarchy, war, and the inherited...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ISLThapar, Valmik.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.54 THANewby, Eric.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1967