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New Non-Fiction October 2017
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Future war : preparing for the new global battlefield
by Robert H. Latiff
A retired U.S. Air Force major general presents an expert assessment of how evolving technologies will change virtually every aspect of war as it is known, outlining urgent recommendations for how to best prepare for imminent national security challenges.
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The home cook : recipes to know by heart
by Alex Guarnaschelli
An accomplished chef and mom offers a cookbook that reflects the way modern people eat and presents 300 recipes that use vibrant international flavors including Glazed Five-spice Ribs, Roasted Eggplant Dip with Garlic Butter Naan and Dark Chocolate Rum Pie.
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Americana : a 400-year history of American capitalism
by Bhu Srinivasan
A narrative history of American capitalism profiles the inventions, techniques and industries that drove the nation forward, from the telegraph and railroads through guns, banking, flight, suburbia and sneakers.
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Smitten kitchen every day : triumphant and unfussy new favorites
by Deb Perelman
The award-winning blogger and best-selling author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook reveals the destressing and transformative qualities of cooking good food, sharing recipes specifically designed for taking indulgent culinary breaks, from Grandma-style Chicken Noodle Soup to Three Cheese Pasta Bake.
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Leonardo da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson
The best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin draws on da Vinci's remarkable notebooks as well as new discoveries about his life and work in a narrative portrait that connects the master's art to his science, demonstrating how da Vinci's genius was based on the skills and qualities of everyday people, from curiosity and observation to imagination and fantasy.
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Raising Trump
by Ivana Trump
The former wife of Donald Trump reflects on her extraordinary life, from her childhood in communist Czechoslovakia and successes as a businesswoman to her nonpartisan views on motherhood and the ways her ex-husband's election has changed their children's lives.
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Joni : the anthology
by Barney Hoskyns
A tribute to the legendary singer songwriter is comprised of 60 detailed magazine articles that capture her journey as an artist and span her entire career, from her first performance at the Troubadour in 1968 to a 1998 interview with MOJO.
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I'm fine...and other lies
by Whitney Cummings
The creator, writer and executive producer of 2 Broke Girls presents a laugh-out-loud personal account of her life and career, detailing her struggles with challenges ranging from anxiety and an eating disorder to relationships and pop therapy.
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Admissions : life as a brain surgeon
by Henry Marsh
A memoir by the award-winning author of Do No Harm traces his post-retirement work as a surgeon and teacher in such remote areas as Nepal and Ukraine, illuminating the challenges of working in difficult regions and finding purposeful work after a career.
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Killing England : the brutal struggle for American independence
by Bill O'Reilly
In a book told through the eyes of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Great Britain’s King George III, the authors chronicle the path to independence in gripping detail, taking the reader from the battlefields of America to the royal courts of Europe. By the #1 New York Times best-selling authors of Killing the Rising Sun.
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