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Delta Epiphany: Robert F. Kennedy in MississippiIn April 1967, a year before his run for president, Senator Robert F. Kennedy knelt in a crumbling shack in Mississippi trying to coax a response from a listless child. The toddler sat picking at dried rice and beans spilled over the dirt floor...
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Deliver Us from Evil: The Story of Viet Nam's Flight to FreedomDeliver Us From Evil, first published in 1956, is Dr. Tom Dooley's moving account of his humanitarian work in the newly divided Vietnam aboard U.S. Navy refugee ships and in refugee camps in the turbulent years of 1954-55. The book focuses on American efforts...
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Defoe's BritainThe Weight of Words Series continues with Daniel Defoe, as historian Jeremy Black uses this writer to interpret Britain in the late 1600s, and likewise looks to the times to interpret the fiction. As seen in previous studies on Christie, Smollett, Fielding, and the...
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Deceitful Media: Artificial Intelligence and Social Life After the Turing TestArtificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed as something extraordinary, a dream--or a nightmare--that awakens metaphysical questions on human life. Yet far from a distant technology of the future, the true power of AI lies in its subtle revolution of ordinary life. From voice assistants...
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Death to Beauty: The Transformative History of BotoxIn the 1970s, Dr. Alan Scott sought to selectively weaken eye muscles to treat strabismus (when one or both eyes are misaligned) without surgery. After failed attempts with other agents, Scott developed a method to stabilize the bacteria that causes botulism, culminating in a...
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Daring Dreams of the Future: Slovenian Mass Migrations 1870-1945In the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, nearly one-third of the population of today's Slovenia permanently settled in countries around the world. Many more were traveling back and forth, searching for work to ensure the survival...
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¿Cuánto sabes de la Liga Mexicana?: ¿Aceptas el reto de las 140 preguntas sobre la Liga de Mexico? Fútbol Mexico. Mexican soccer book. Liga MX. MexicoBuscas el regalo perfecto para un aficionado al fútbol mexicano? Lo has encontrado! Este original libro con 140 preguntas sobre la Liga Mexicana de fútbol es lo que estabas esperando. Para mayores y pequeños. Una oportunidad única para poner a prueba tus conocimientos y...
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Culver City's Centennial Poetry CollectionCulver City completed its one-year centennial celebration on September 20, 2017, exactly 100 years from the day Harry Culver received his City Charter. Paul Jacobs, former mayor and President of the Centennial Celebration Committee, said that during the year we all searched for words...
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Cultivating Socialism: Venezuela, Alba, and the Politics of Food SovereigntyLaunched in 2004, the Latin American regional institution of ALBA (Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América: Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America) sought to overcome the historical legacies of neocolonial domination by consecrating the values of cooperation, inclusive development, and...
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Culloden Tales: Stories from Scotland's Most Famous BattlefieldCulloden marked the end of clan culture and was the harbinger of the Highland Clearances. It ensured the inevitability of the American Revolution and increased the outpouring of Scots across the globe. It is the only battle that British Army regiments are not permitted...
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Count on New York City: Baby's First Book about the Big AppleLearning about New York City is as easy as 1, 2, 3 in this charming board book designed to introduce babies and toddlers to iconic symbols of the Big Apple.Covering everything from subway cars to taxi cabs, bagels to hot dog carts, this bright...
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Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns: With a Seven-Lesson Rifle Shooting CourseComplete Book of Rifles and Shotguns, first published in 1961 contains a lifetime of rifle and shotgun knowledge shared by master sportsman Jack O'Connor (1902-1978). From the cover of the original edition: Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide...
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Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial MurderCanada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 60 serial killers in our history. There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long awareness of serial murder in Canada...
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Clovernook: Home for the BlindClovernook: Home for the Blind is a brief history originally published in 1957. Clovernook was built on the grounds of the home of noted poets Alice and Phoebe Cary in Cincinnati, Ohio. Within a decade it became one of the most innovative homes for...
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Choices: A Journey towards A More Perfect UnionLet's start at the beginning.On the Fourth of July 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 founding fathers. All thirteen original colonies were represented. This document created the United States of America. The objective of the declaration was to create a new...
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Chesapeake, VirginiaAlthough fairly new on the American scene of cities, Chesapeake possesses a long history dating back to the early 1600s, when the first intrepid settlers began establishing farms on the fertile soils of Tidewater Virginia. Over the centuries, the region divided itself into larger...
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Charmed Lives: A Family RomanceA Rolls Royce Silver Cloud drove him to airports; the British film industry kowtowed to his power; the great Hollywood studios fawned at his feet.Sir Alexander Korda, one of the world's most flamboyant movie tycoons, rose from obscurity in rural Hungary to become a...
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Chain of Tears: Selling Our Daughters"Chain of Tears" intricately weaves a tale that spans Japan's historical epochs, shedding light on the cruel fates of women ensnared in a sinister cycle of exploitation. From the tranquility of the Edo period to the upheaval of the Imperial era, this book immerses...
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Camp PendletonCamp Pendleton was established in 1942 by the Navy Department as the West Coast training facility for the United States Marine Corps. Located in rugged northwest San Diego County, Camp Pendleton quickly became one of the largest training centers for infantry, aviation, and amphibious...
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By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native LandAuthor: Rebecca NaglePublisher: HarperPublished: 09/10/2024Pages: 352Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9780063112049Review Citation(s): Library Journal 04/01/2024 pg. 14
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