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The voltage effect : how to make good ideas great and great ideas scale2022
Summary: Why do some great ideas make it big while others fail to take off? "Scale" has become a favored buzzword in the startup world. But scale isn't just about accumulating more users or capturing more... more »- place hold (0)
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Your brain on art : how the arts transform us2023
Summary: Have you ever gotten chills while listening to a particularly gorgeous piece of music? Or felt a sense of calm while gazing at a painting of a serene landscape? We have experiences like those every... more »- place hold (0)
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God, human, animal, machine : technology, metaphor, and the search for meaning2022
Summary: For most of human history the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes's division of mind from world made materialism our... more »- place hold (0)
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LeBron2023
Summary: The reigning king of the game and the first active NBA player to become a billionaire, LeBron James' ascent has been anything but effortless and predetermined. He won his destiny despite... more »- place hold (0)
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Don't tell anybody the secrets I told you : a memoir2023
Summary: Lucinda Williams' rise to fame was anything but easy. Raised in a working-class family in the Deep South, she moved from town to town each time her father -- a poet, a textbook salesman, a professor,... more »- place hold (0)
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Leon Russell : the master of space and time's journey through rock & roll history2023
Summary: Leon Russell is an icon, but somehow is still an under-appreciated artist. He is spoken of in tones reserved not just for the most talented musicians, but also for the most complex and fascinating.... more »- place hold (0)
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Period : the real story of menstruation2023
Summary: Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual's period as useless and... more »- place hold (0)
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Occupational outlook handbook2023
Summary: This book reflects employment projections for the next decade. It includes information on the fastest-growing occupations, number of new jobs, and a summary of the highest-paying occupations. This... more »- place hold (0)
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Beckett baseball card price guide 20232023
Summary: What's your baseball card collection worth? Find out in this book. Whether you're a serious collector or simply a curious beginner, this book will help you with complete checklists and pricing for... more »- place hold (0)
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Tastes like war : a memoir2021
Summary: Grace M. Cho grew up in a small, rural American town as the daughter of a white American merchant marine and the Korean bar hostess he met abroad. When Grace was fifteen, her Korean mother... more »- place hold (0)
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Knowing what we know : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic2023
Summary: With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone button. With so much knowledge at our fingertips, what is there left for our... more »- place hold (0)
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The best minds : a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions2023
Summary: When the Rosens moved to New Rochelle in 1973, Jonathan Rosen and Michael Laudor seemed destined to become inseparable. The boys, both children of college professors, grew up on the same street in... more »- place hold (0)
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Biting the hand : growing up Asian in Black and White America2023
Summary: When Julia Lee was fifteen, her hometown went up in smoke during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The daughter of Korean immigrant store owners in a predominantly Black neighborhood, Julia was taught to... more »- place hold (0)
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Burn the boats : toss plan B overboard and unleash your full potential2023
Summary: Successful serial entrepreneur and Guest Shark on Shark Tank Matt Higgins shows you how to conquer your fears and reach new heights by "burning your boats" -- throw away your Plan B, removing any chance for an exit, and you have no choice but to win.- place hold (0)
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Rikers : an oral history2023
Summary: What happens when you jam almost a dozen jails, bulging at the seams with society's cast-offs, onto a spit of landfill, purposefully hidden from public view and named after the family of a judge who... more »- place hold (0)
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Bottoms up and the devil laughs : a journey through the deep state2023
Summary: Who are you? You are data about data. You are a map of connections--a culmination of everything you have ever posted, searched, emailed, liked, and followed. In this groundbreaking work of narrative... more »- place hold (0)
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Black on Black : on our resilience and brilliance in America2023
Summary: Now, in his debut essay collection, Daniel Black gives voice to the experiences of those who often find themselves on the margins. Tackling topics ranging from police brutality to the AIDS crisis to... more »- place hold (0)
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Regeneration : ending the climate crisis in one generation2021
Summary: This book offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation... more »- place hold (0)
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What's gotten into you : the story of your body's atoms, from the Big Bang through last night's dinner2023
Summary: Every one of us contains a billion times more atoms than there are gains of sand in the Earth's deserts. How did these elements combine to make us human? Levitt shares the awe-inspiring story of the... more »- place hold (0)
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We were once a family : a story of love, death, and child removal in America2023
Summary: On March 26, 2018, rescue workers discovered a crumpled SUV and the bodies of two women and several children at the bottom of a cliff beside the Pacific Coast Highway. Investigators soon concluded... more »- place hold (0)
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The modern flower press : capturing the beauty of nature2022
Summary: A modern look at a stunning assortment of blooms and the art you can create with a simple flower press. A contemporary look at flowers, flower pressing, and floral arranging, this book is a stunning... more »- place hold (0)
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Nearly normal : surviving the wilderness, my family and myself2017
Summary: In her bestselling memoir North of Normal, Cea wrote with grace and candor about her unconventional childhood -- her early years living in a tipi in Alberta with her pot-smoking, free-loving... more »- place hold (0)
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Some kind of crazy : an unforgettable story of profound brokenness and breathtaking grace2019
Summary: Terry Wardle grew up in the Appalachian coalfields of southwestern Pennsylvania, part of a hardscrabble family of coal miners whose cast of characters included a hot-tempered grandfather with a... more »- place hold (0)
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Bits & pieces : a Grandpa Jim blog2014
Summary: Third in a series of stories and photos by an Iowa grandfather who has lived with bipolar disorder for 50 years. This book shows that a bipolar sufferer can lead an erratic, but successful life. The... more »- place hold (0)
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Unscripted : the epic battle for a media empire and the Redstone family legacy2023
Summary: In 2016, the fate of Paramount -- the entertainment conglomerate that includes Viacom, CBS, and Simon & Schuster -- hung precariously in the balance. Its founder and head, ninety-three-year-old... more »- place hold (0)
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The pain management workbook : powerful CBT and mindfulness skills to take control of pain and reclaim your life2020
Summary: Change your brain, change your pain -- that's the empowering message interwoven in this evidence-based workbook by pain expert Rachel Zoffness. Grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT),... more »- place hold (0)
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War diary2023
Summary: The young artist and writer Yevgenia Belorusets was in her hometown of Kyiv when Putin's "special military operation" against Ukraine began on the morning of February 24, 2022. With the shelling of... more »- place hold (0)
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How and when to tell your kids about sex : a lifelong approach to shaping your child's sexual character2019
Summary: A vital tool for building the kind of Christian character in kids that will enable them to stand on their own and make the right decisions, this guide offers parents a lifelong approach to shaping their children's sexual character.- place hold (0)
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The big myth : how American business taught us to loathe government and love the free market2023
Summary: In the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with "big government" and up with unfettered... more »- place hold (0)
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The great escape : a true story of forced labor and immigrant dreams in America2023
Summary: In 2007, Saket Soni received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker inside a Mississippi labor camp. He and 500 other men were living in squalor in Gulf Coast "man camps," surrounded... more »- place hold (0)
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The only woman2022
Summary: The first book to identify the phenomenon of lone women making their way into a man's world, shown through 100 group portraits from the advent of photography to the present day, each featuring only... more »- place hold (0)
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Shielded : how the police became untouchable2023
Summary: Despite recent high-profile murders that have brought attention to the pervasiveness of police misconduct, it remains nearly impossible to hold police accountable for abuses of power. Schwartz... more »- place hold (0)
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Saving time : discovering a life beyond the clock2023
Summary: In her first book, How to Do Nothing, Jenny Odell wrote about the importance of disconnecting from the "attention economy" to spend time in quiet contemplation. But what if you don't have time to... more »- place hold (0)
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Cobalt red : how the blood of the Congo powers our lives2023
Summary: An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation-and the moral implications that affect us all. This book is the searing, first-ever expose of... more »- place hold (0)
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The Korean vegan cookbook : reflections and recipes from Omma's kitchen2021
Summary: Korean cooking is synonymous with fish sauce and barbecue, and veganism remains extremely rare in Korean culture. Many of the ingredients are fully plant-based and unbelievably flavorful, and Korean... more »- place hold (0)
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Enchantment : awakening wonder in an anxious age2023
Summary: Many of us feel trapped in a grind of constant change: rolling news cycles, the chatter of social media, our families split along partisan lines. We feel fearful and tired, on edge in our bodies, not... more »- place hold (0)
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Everybody writes : your new and improved go-to guide to creating ridiculously good content2023
Summary: A hands-on blueprint for reliably creating page-turning content (without pulling out your hair). In this book, veteran content marketer and author Ann Handley delivers expert guidance and insight... more »- place hold (0)
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Sink : a memoir2023
Summary: Stranded in a volatile, ever-shifting family, saddled with a mercurial mother mired in crack addiction, and demeaned daily for his perceived weakness, Joseph Earl Thomas was under constant threat.... more »- place hold (0)
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Say the right thing : how to talk about identity, diversity, and justice2023
Summary: In the current period of social and political unrest, conversations about identity are becoming more frequent and more difficult. On subjects like critical race theory, gender equity in the... more »- place hold (0)
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Love, Pamela2023
Summary: Growing up on Vancouver Island, the daughter of young, wild, and unwittingly stylish parents, Pamela Anderson lived a hardscrabble existence but developed a deep love for nature, populating her world... more »- place hold (0)
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