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New NonfictionAugust 2019
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The last elephants
by Don Pinnock
Featuring more than 250 full-color photos by some of the world’s top wildlife photographers, this must-read for everyone concerned for the future of elephants pays tribute to one of Earth’s most captivating species and call for their preservation.
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Radical ritual : how burning man changed the world
by Neil Shister
A journalist and festival participant explains why Burning Man is a historically significant event and describes the gathering's contributions to avant-garde postmodernism and new social paradigms by its fusing together of 1960s humanism with the modern tech of Silicon Valley.
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Pok Pok noodles : recipes from Thailand and beyond
by Andy Ricker
The chef, best-selling author and restauranteur shares stores about Thai food and culture along with his favorite noodle recipes, including Mama Naam (spicy instant-noodle soup), Khao Soi Naam Naa (tai leu-style noodles with pork) and Luuk Chin Plaa/Muu/Neua (fish/pork/beef balls).
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Leaving the witness : exiting a religion and finding a life
by Amber Scorah
A first book by the creator of the "Dear Amber" podcast describes her strict upbringing as a third-generation Jehovah's Witness and her efforts to find her true place in the world apart from the edicts of her family and faith.
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Archaeology from space : how the future shapes our past
by Sarah H Parcak
The National Geographic Fellow and TED Prize winner tours the modern world of satellite-driven "space archaeology" and its role in significantly advancing human discoveries and understandings about the ancient world.
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The apology
by Eve Ensler
The best-selling author of The Vagina Monologues examines the themes of abuse and atonement via her own experience being both physically and sexually abused.
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National geographic spectacle : rare and astonishing photographs
by Mark Thiessen
Featuring more than 200 color images, including acclaimed photography from the National Geographic Image Collection, this volume presents a dazzling array of natural and manmade wonders, unusual phenomena, and amusing curiosities. Each page will enlighten and inspire, presenting our world at its best.
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In pursuit of flavor
by Edna Lewis
Provides recipes for Southern style staples, explains how to prepare local Virginia produce, and describes how to preserve items as they go out of season.
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Ospreys : the revival of a global raptor
by Alan Forsyth Poole
In this gorgeously illustrated book, Alan F. Poole, one of America's premier Osprey experts, has written a lyrical expose of these majestic creatures, describing their daily habits and exploring their relationship with the environment. Ospreys celebrates the species' miraculous recovery from contaminants and hunters, chronicles their spectacular long-distance migrations, and unveils their vital role in bringing life to coastal habitats. Few other birds have such a hold on the human imagination.
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The code : Silicon Valley and the remaking of America
by Margaret Pugh O'Mara
The historian author of Cities of Knowledge draws on firsthand perspectives to document the epic history of Silicon Valley, its deep involvement with the Clinton administration and its indelible world influence.
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The accident of color : a story of race in Reconstruction
by Daniel Brook
The award-winning author of A History of Future Cities documents how the citizenship privileges of mixed-race urbanites in 19th-century New Orleans and Charleston were swept away by the political backlashes of the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras.
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The world could be otherwise : imagination and the Bodhisattva path
by Norman Fischer
The paramitas or "six perfections"--generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding--are teachings that have been practiced in different Buddhist schools for millenia. In his warm and accessible style, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that these practices can become the focus for cultivating a profound and active use of imagination in our lives.
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