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Andaluz : a Food Journey Through Southern Spain
by Fiona Dunlop
Andaluz is a quest to illustrate the legacy of the Arabs and Berbers in the kitchens of southern Spain today. Couscous, rice, eggplant, oranges, apricots, marzipan, and a wealth of spices are just a few ever-present ingredients that owe their influence to the Moorish people along with a meticulous attention to the cultivation of olive varieties that Andalucía is renowned for. By digging deep into traditional dishes, scouring markets, and learning from home cooks, local tavern owners, and Michelin-starred restaurant chefs, Fiona Dunlop offers a vivid gastronomic window on this region.
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Apollo to the Moon : a History in 50 Objects
by Teasel E Muir-Harmony
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, an illustrated guidebook highlights the participants and objects that came together to revolutionize and advance the world's capabilities for space travel, from the lunar rover to space food.
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Babel : Around the World in Twenty Languages
by Gaston Dorren
The celebrated author of Lingo presents a whistle-stop tour of the world's 20 most-spoken languages, exploring the history, geography, linguistics and cultures that have been shaped by languages and their customs.
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The Cult of LEGO
by John Baichtal
The LEGO brick may be the most popular toy in the world, but it's much more than just a toy. In The Cult of LEGO, John Baichtal of MAKE Magazine and Wired's GeekDad blog and Joe Meno of BrickJournal take readers on a story-packed adventure through the history of LEGO, from its humble beginnings in a small Danish village to its ascent to the summit of the toy world.
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Freedom's Laboratory : the Cold War Struggle for the Soul of Science
by Audra J Wolfe
Scientists like to proclaim that science knows no borders. Scientific researchers follow the evidence where it leads, their conclusions free of prejudice or ideology. But is that really the case? In Freedom’s Laboratory, Audra J. Wolfe shows how these ideas were tested to their limits in the high-stakes propaganda battles of the Cold War.
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Gigged : the End of the Job and the Future of Work
by Sarah Kessler
A deeply sourced, story-driven account of America's growing dependence on freelance labor tackles growing issues related to job security, income, benefits and industry disruptions as they have been analyzed by economic experts and experienced firsthand by workers.
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I Too Sing America : The Harlem Renaissance at 100
by Wil Haygood
One hundred years after the Harlem Renaissance emerged as a creative force at the close of World War I, I Too Sing America offers a major survey on the visual art and material culture of the groundbreaking movement.
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Let the People See : the Story of Emmett Till
by Elliott J. Gorn
Offers a comprehensive look at Emmett Till's lynching, including how it galvanized the black community at the time, and how that energy became the foundation for the later Civil Rights Movement.
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Mrs Moreau's Warbler : How Birds Got Their Names
by Stephen Moss
Through fascinating encounters with the bird kingdom and the rich cast of characters responsible for coming up with their names, in Mrs Moreau’s Warbler Stephen Moss shows how these words reveal as much about ourselves and our relationship with the natural world as about the creatures they describe.
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Peace at Last : A Portrait of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918
by Guy Cuthbertson
November 11, 2018, marks the centenary of the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany ending World War I. While the events of the war and its legacy are much discussed, this is the first book to focus solely on the day itself, examining how the people of Britain, and the wider world, reacted to the news of peace.
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The Saudi Terror Machine : The Truth About Radical Islam and Saudi Arabia Revealed
by Pierre Conesa
Utilizing primarily Muslim sources, Conesa delves deep into the history and politics of Saudi Arabia tracing their connections to this radical form of Islam all the way back to the first days of the Saudi kingdom. The Saudi Terror Machine goes where few are willing to tread, questioning the motives of one of the most powerful and elusive countries in the world.
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Understanding the Brain : from Cells to Behavior to Cognition
by John E Dowling
A Harvard neuroscientist, in this newly revised and updated version of his 1998 book Creating Mind, examines the progress we have made in understanding how brains work and sheds light on discoveries having to do with aging, mental illness, and brain health.
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When the Last Lion Roars : The Rise and Fall of the King of the Beasts
by Sara Evans
The 2015 killing of a much-loved lion called Cecil by an American big-game hunter in Zimbabwe sparked international outrage. It also drew world attention to shrinking numbers of the 'king of the beasts' and and the facts that humans continue to hunt them for sport. There are no lions left north of the Sahara and their range in southern Africa has shrunk considerably. Two sub species have already gone. With numbers down to just 20,000, many experts believe, that without effective conservation plans in place, Africa's remaining lions will be wiped out by the mid half of this century.
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Your Place in the Universe : Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence
by Paul M. Sutter
A new, fresh voice in science communication and an astrophysicist, using his trademark conversational style, weaves together the past and future histories of our universe, conveying the wonder and fun of delving deeply into the physical processes of the natural universe.
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X, Y & Z : The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken
by Dermot Turing
December, 1932: In the bathroom of a Belgian hotel, a French spymaster photographs secret documents – operating instructions of the cipher machine, Enigma. A few weeks later a mathematician in Warsaw begins to decipher the coded communications of the Third Reich and lay the foundations for the code-breaking operation at Bletchley Park. The co-operation between France, Britain, and Poland is given the cover name ‘X, Y & Z’. December, 1942: It is the middle of World War II. The Polish code-breakers are in France on the run from the Gestapo. People who know the Enigma secret are not supposed to be in the combat zone for fear of capture so MI6 devises a plan to exfiltrate them. If it goes wrong, if they are caught, they could give away the greatest secret of the war. X, Y & Z describes how French, British, and Polish secret services came together to unravel the Enigma machine.
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