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Dinosaurus: A Prehistoric Dictionary
by Rhys Charles
This delightful prehistoric dictionary defines more than 100 words and phrases alongside informative entries, phonetic spellings to help pronounce the names of prehistoric creatures, and detailed anatomical illustrations-- Provided by publisher.
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| Kennedy's Coup: A White House Plot, a Saigon Murder, and America's Descent Into Vietnam by Jack CheeversIn his richly detailed latest, political reporter Jack Cheevers (Act of War) utilizes previously unavailable government documents to chronicle the Kennedy administration's role in the 1963 ousting and assassination of South Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem. Try this next: All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer. |
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| Mafia: A Global History by Ryan GingerasHistorian Ryan Gingeras' (The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire) sweeping account surveys the origins and exploits of organized crime syndicates throughout the world, including the Mafia, yakuza, triad, and more. Try this next: Naples 1343: The Unexpected Origins of the Mafia by Amedeo Feniello. |
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The Soccer 100
by Oliver Kay
A celebration of the beautiful game and its 100 greatest players, from the pre-World War II exploits of Dixie Dean to the modern-day genius of Kylian Mbappé and Lionel MessiThese players left legacies, redefined the game with trademark skills, and grew into national icons. They have their stats--the goals, the wins, the trophies--but, more importantly, they have their stories. One World Cup winner owned a nightclub that briefly transformed a corner of industrial Germany into one of the hippest places around. An Austrian forward's death is still shrouded in mystery. A striker who might have become a telephone technician had he not been spotted playing soccer was eventually elected president of his country. And there are unanswered questions. How did Pelé's Brazil shirt from the 1958 World Cup quarterfinal go missing in a Welsh school? Which goalkeeper was so good that one opponent considered scoring against him akin to winning a trophy?Through extensive research and interviews, The Athletic soccer staff, led by Oliver Kay and James Horncastle, discovered angles and tales that shine a new light on the sport's most compelling characters.They faced an impossible riddle, too: Of the thousands of players to hit the pitch, who is the best? Their efforts to find the answer took the foremost sports newsroom on a journey, and what emerges is more than a ranking. Through all-new, vivid portraits of each athlete, The Soccer 100 is a tribute to the greatest players to have ever graced the most popular sport on the planet.
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The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds
by James H. McCommons
A definitive history of bird conservation in America. (Kirkus Reviews, starred)From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon--a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight--many realized actions needed to be taken if other birds were to be saved. What followed was both a spiritual awakening and a great crusade to save birds and their habitat. The campaign took place on many battlefields: society teas in Boston, hunt clubs on the East Coast, the mangroves in the Everglades, and in the editorial pages of newspapers and periodicals. From many corners of the country the bird protection movement was born and brought together a remarkable coalition of people and organizations to save America's birds. The Feather Wars is an entertaining and expansive work of American history, an incredible story about how disparate characters--progressive politicians, free-thinking society belles, nature writers and artists, bird-loving U.S. presidents, gunmakers, business titans, and brave game wardens--came together to save hundreds of species of birds. Heroes, martyrs, villains, and conflicted do-gooders--the early bird conservation movement had them all. Together they transformed how Americans thought and cared about birds, forever altering the American landscape.
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Worry Medicine: Remedies and Rituals for Anxious Times
by Nina Montenegro
Find your way back to calm, creativity, and connection--even when the world feels overwhelming. In an age of artificial everything, Worry Medicine offers something real: simple yet impactful practices that quiet the low hum of anxiety and awaken you to the web of support all around you. This isn't another book that promises to eliminate your worry. Instead, it teaches you something far more powerful--how to live with worry in ways that nourish rather than deplete you. Because with a worried, exhausted mind, there's hardly room for the creative dreaming needed to build the more beautiful world we all long for. Worry Medicine is your respite--a place to interrupt nighttime spiraling, soothe sensory overwhelm, and remember the peace and abundance that is possible. Open to any page and discover grounding practices, empowering perspective shifts that loosen old knots, and spiritual nourishment in the form of lush artwork. Writer and visual artist Nina Montenegro has created an expansive toolkit that doesn't limit you to one healing modality. Through guided meditations, accessible art-making, grounding body movements, and time-tested rituals, you'll cultivate resilience and discover how connecting with nature and living your purpose become sources of healing you can access anytime. Designed to be returned to again and again, Worry Medicine is an invitation to transformation, creating space inside yourself to nourish the vital seeds of personal and collective change.
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Life on the Bridge: Linking My World to Yours as an Autistic Therapist
by Kaelynn Partlow
The hardcover and digital audio editions feature new material, and a new introduction from Cian O'Clery, director of Netflix's hit series Love on the Spectrum From Autistic Advocate, Love on the Spectrum cast member, and therapist Kaelynn Partlow, a warm, personal, and practical guide to understanding autism--from behaviors to communication and beyond.You've heard from autistic authors.You've heard from therapists.Now hear from one extraordinary young woman who's both.Experience autism from the inside out through a rare fusion of professional skill and personal understanding. Reshape what you know about the autism spectrum and increase your ability to give support. Varied perspectives among autistic individuals, their families, and professionals have often been difficult to reconcile. Now, you can bridge that divide with guidance from someone who's lived in multiple worlds. Find immediate, actionable options to build connections, foster communication, navigate challenges, and enhance interactions.SPECIFIC CONTENT: Autism. What it is, what it isn't, and what are the resulting misunderstandings across the spectrum?Communication. Exactly how do you avoid misunderstandings, encourage conversation, and build options for better interaction?Behavior. Learn about the origin and mechanics of meltdowns, stimming, perseveration, sensory distortion, and other common autistic challenges.Interaction. The struggles are real: autism-enhanced loneliness, social-skill deficits, goal-setting, and the thorny issues of disability accommodation.Common Questions. What are DSM-V diagnostic levels and why do they matter? What about therapy and ABA or routes to useful advocacy?Loved Kaelynn Partlow's information on ambiguity and communication. She gives lots of practical pointers on how to be more direct and specific when talking to autistic individuals. Vague, open ended questions are not effective communication. -- Temple Grandin, New York Times bestselling author of Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and AbstractionsAs a rising star in the field, Partlow is poised to become this generation's Temple Grandin. -- Erin R. Hahn, Ph.D., Department Chair and Professor of Psychology, Furman University
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The Everything Music Theory Book, 3rd Edition: Take Your Understanding of Music to the Next Level
by Marc Schonbrun
The Everything Music Theory Book, 3rd Edition is your comprehensive guide to mastering the essential tools needed to read, play, and comprehend music. Whether you're a new student or an intermediate musician, this book offers a complete educational package that teaches you a deeper understanding of music. Learn how chords and scales are constructed, how rhythm works, and how to understand complex time signatures. Discover how to identify a key and how keys are organized. Gain insights into how composers and musicians think about songwriting. Each chapter includes several Etudes-focused practice exercises-that test and reinforce your newfound understanding of music theory. With hundreds of illustrations and helpful audio examples, this book ensures you grasp every concept thoroughly. So grab a pencil, tune your instrument, and become a better musician without missing a beat!--
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Talking Baseball with Major League Stars
by Wayne Stewart
Talking Baseball with Major League Stars explores a wide range of entertaining, timely, and illuminating topics about Major League Baseball-including cheating, intimidation, racism, and the players' biggest fears-through the words of the ballplayer themselves.
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Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation
by Elliot Williams
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times and The Washington Post Read this book to understand human nature. (Preet Bharara) - An amazing story, well told. (Anderson Cooper) - A masterful telling. (Dahlia Lithwick)From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . . exposing the fault lines of a nation On a dirty New York subway car on December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz shot Barry Allen, Darrell Cabey, Troy Canty, and James Ramseur, four teenagers from the Bronx, at point blank range. Goetz claimed they were going to mug him; the teens claim that one of them had simply asked for five dollars. Crime was at an all-time high. So was racial tension. Was Goetz, who was white, a hero who finally fought back? Or a bigot whose itchy trigger finger seriously wounded three unarmed black kids and condemned a fourth to irreversible brain damage? By the time Goetz went on trial for quadruple attempted murder, the Subway Vigilante saga had become a global sensation, and New Yorkers across race and class were split over whether he deserved decades in prison...or a medal. In Five Bullets, Elliot Williams vaults back to gritty 1980s Manhattan and reexamines the first major true-crime story of the cable news era. Drawing on archives and interviews with many main characters, including Goetz, Williams presents a masterful and vivid tale that also tells the origin stories of larger-than-life figures: Al Sharpton, a polarizing young local activist rocketing to national prominence; Rudy Giuliani, a rising-star prosecutor with an important decision to make; the NRA, which needed a poster boy for its transition from hunting club to political juggernaut; and Rupert Murdoch, whose new purchase, the New York Post, grew his empire by keeping a scary story in the headlines. A shocking account of a pivotal moment in our history, Five Bullets demonstrates why, in order to understand today's debates about race, crime, safety, and the media, it's imperative to reflect on what went down in the subway four decades ago. As Williams's powerful narrative reveals, it was not just Goetz on trial, but the conscience of a nation.
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