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Nonfiction, March 2008
- Aamodt, Sandra
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This readable, lively book dispels common myths about the brain and provides a comprehensive, useful overview of how it really works.
- Baker, Nicholson
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Human Smoke presents a fresh perspective on the political and social landscape that gave rise to World War II.
- Bennett, Jeffrey O.
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The quest for extraterrestrial life doesn't happen only in science fiction. This book describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets.
- Blackmon, Douglas A.
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Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history, the late 1870s through the 1940s, when thousands of African-American men were arbitrarily arrested, hit with fines, charged for room and board in state and county jails, and then forced to work off the debt as unpaid laborers.
- Carlip, Hillary
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A comic original in the tradition of Tracey Ullman and Lily Tomlin, Carlip creates America's most unforgettable grocery shoppers.
- Domar, Alice D.
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In this provocative work, Dr. Domar, a women's health pioneer and author of the bestseller Self-Nurture, uncovers why women's obsession with perfection is ruining their lives.
- Donovan, Jim
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Scrupulously researched, this work is brimming with authentic detail and an unforgettable cast of characters — from Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse to Ulysses Grant and Custer himself — that relates the entire story of the Battle at Little Bighorn.
- Egeland, Jan
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One of the most adventuresome figures on the international scene takes readers to the frontlines of civil wars in Iraq and Darfur, ground zeroes of earthquakes, famines and tsunamis, and challenges the developed world to act.
- Fagan, Brian M.
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As he did in The Little Ice Age, anthropologist and historian Fagan reveals how subtle changes in the environment have had far-reaching effects on human life, in a narrative that sweeps from the Arctic ice cap to the Sahara to the Indian Ocean.
- Goodison, Lorna
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In lush, vivid prose, textured with the cadences of Creole speech, Goodison weaves together memory and mythology to create a tapestry of her ancestors and the places they called home.
- Hajdu, David
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In the years before the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture was first created — in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. Hajdu's book opens up the lost world of comics and its creativity, irreverence and suspicion of authority.
- Hedges, Chris
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The New York Times bestselling author speaks out against those who attack religion to advance their own agenda: global capitalism, intolerance and imperial projects.
- Hess, Elizabeth
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Hess delivers the heart-tugging true story of Nim, a baby chimpanzee whose human-like manners and behavior have made him a celebrity in 1973. Nim's story is by turns moving, tragic and hilarious, and has raised profound questions about what it means to be human.
- Kaiser, David E.
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With deft investigative skill, Kaiser shows that the events leading up to President Kennedy's assassination cannot be understood without fully grasping two larger stories: the U.S. government's campaign against organized crime and the quest of two administrations to eliminate Fidel Castro.
- Klare, Michael T.
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From the author of Resource Wars comes an account of how the world's diminishing sources of energy are radically changing the international balance of power.
- Lee, Jennifer
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In a blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee takes readers on an entertaining journey through culinary, social and cultural history in this first book on the origins of the customary after-Chinese-dinner treat and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food.
- McKibben, Bill
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For the first time, the best of McKibben's essays, infused with his uniquely soulful investigations of modern life and the environment, are collected in a single volume.
- Parker, Matthew
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A tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics and medicine, Panama Fever charts the challenges that marked the long, labyrinthine road to the building of one of the greatest engineering feats in human history.
- Read, Anthony
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While the Great War was coming to an end, a new war had already begun. Bolshevism — the creed of the Russian Revolution — had burst on the scene in 1917. The World on Fire chronicles and examines the running battle with terror during the most revolutionary year since 1789.
- Rothkopf, David
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Today's superclass — the minority that runs governments, corporations, international finance and the media — has achieved unprecedented levels of wealth and power. Rothkopf presents an in-depth examination of this group's influence on the world.
- Schlessinger, Laura C.
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Popular national radio host Dr. Laura offers tough-love advice to help readers to stop complaining and lead active and more positive lives.
- Taylor, Nick
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Timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, this work is the first comprehensive look at one of the most controversial, humane and enduring programs ever: the Works Progress Administration, which put more than eight million Americans back to work after the Great Depression.
- Trout, Nick
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From the front lines of modern medicine, Tell Me Where It Hurts is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the 21st century.