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African Americans Economic conditions 20th century African Americans Social conditions 20th century Cohn, Marthe 1920- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) France Personal narratives Jews France Biography Neurosciences Police brutality United States Case studies Race riots United States History 20th century United States Race relations Urban poor United StatesCobb, Matthew.
Summary: Life's Greatest Secret is the story of the discovery and cracking of the genetic code. This great scientific breakthrough has had far-reaching consequences for how we understand ourselves and our place in the natural world. The code forms the most striking proof of Darwin's hypothesis that all organisms are related, holds tremendous promise for improving human well-being, and has transformed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Profile Books Ltd 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 509 COBCobb, Matthew.
Summary: "For thousands of years, thinkers and scientists have tried to understand what the brain does. Yet, despite the astonishing discoveries of science, we still have only the vaguest idea of how the brain works. In The Idea of the Brain, scientist and historian Matthew Cobb traces how our conception of the brain has evolved over the centuries. Although it might seem to be a story of ever-increasing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 COBUnited States
Summary: "Recognizing that an historic study of American racism and police violence should become part of today's canon, Jelani Cobb contextualizes it for a new generation. The Kerner Commission Report, released a month before Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination, is among a handful of government reports that reads like an illuminating history book-a dramatic, often shocking, exploration of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.32 ESSCohn, Marthe
Summary: Explores the life of World War II French resistance fighter Marthe Cohn.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino International 2020