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OverDrive eBooks August 2020
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Notes of a Native Son
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James Baldwin
The author shares his views of black thought and the conditions of black life in America during the 1940's and early 1950's.
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If Beale Street Could Talk : a Novel
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James Baldwin
When a pregnant Tish's boyfriend Fonny, a sculptor, is wrongfully jailed for the rape of a Puerto Rican woman, their families unite to prove the charge false.
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Another Country
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James Baldwin
Eight people become entangled in a web of interpersonal relationships, doomed to become as savage and destructive as the society which oppresses them.
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Go Tell It On the Mountain
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James Baldwin
While his family struggles with guilt, bitterness, and spiritual issues, John Grimes experiences a religious conversion in the Temple of the Fire Baptised.
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Bunch of Amateurs : A Search for the American Character
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Jack Hitt
A Peabody Award-winning journalist examines how the amateur status of everyday Americans is helping to drive the nation's success and sense of identity, documenting his visits to garages throughout the country where he has surveyed promising innovations.
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How We Got to Now : Six Innovations that Made the Modern World
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Steven Johnson
An illustrated history of innovation shares lesser-known stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes, examines unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated fields and reveals how important inventions have had unintended consequences. By the best-selling author of Where Good Ideas Come From.
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Edison
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Edmund Morris
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents a new biography of the prolific American inventor-genius, exploring his many roles, including botanist, naval strategist, iron miner, chemist, telegrapher and audio producer, created by virtue of his remarkable inventions.
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Thunderstruck
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Erik Larson
A vivid portrait of the Edwardian era recounts two parallel stories--the case of Dr. Hawley Crippen, who murdered his wife and fled the country with his mistress to build a new life in America, and Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication--as the new technology is used to capture a killer.
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