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In this thoughtful treatise spurred by the 2015 death of African-American academic Sandra Bland in jail after a traffic stop, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell (The Tipping Point) aims to figure out the strategies people use to assess strangers -- to "analyze, critique them, figure out where they came from, figure out how to fix them," in other words: to understand how to balance trust and safety. He uses a variety of examples from history and recent...
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Guinness World Records Limited
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"The world's most popular record book is back with thousands of new categories and newly broken records, covering everything from outer space to sporting greats via Instagram, fidget spinners and all manner of human marvels. Inside you'll find hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and countless facts, figures, stats and trivia waiting for you on every action-packed page. Guinness World Records 2019 is the ultimate snapshot of our world today."--Publisher's...
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[2018]
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English
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From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams, an inspired, lyrical meditation on religion and science, with an exploration of the tension between the yearning for permanence and certainty versus modern scientific discoveries pointing to the impermanent and uncertain nature of the world.
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Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Inspired by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's collection, a beautifully produced and illustrated miscellany of fascinating facts, definitions, and quotes relating to the world's most famous playwright. A SHAKESPEARE MOTLEY is a delightful cabinet of Shakespearean curiosities, arranged in alphabetical order, that will inform, enthuse, intrigue, and amuse anyone who wants to know more about the life and work of the world's best-known author. Drawing...
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Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"In these pages, you'll find more than 150 tricks, shortcuts, and cheats for everyday life: house and home, cars, clothing, travel, food, health, and more. This ... reference book [offers] bits of advice and life hacks that already exist in the world around you-- you just never knew"--Back cover.
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Visible Ink Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"The stakes have never been higher: national security, civil liberties, the economy, the future of the republic. Yet few outside Washington actually understand how our government and political system should work, much less how it actually operates. On one level, it's a complex, interlocking world veiled in power brokering, bureaucracy, and big money. On another, it's the biggest, richest, most influential organization in the world, for better or worse....
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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What do you get when you mix Jeopardy-style fun facts with the subjects in the ever-popular Who Was? series? The Who Was? Trivia Book! Jam-packed with brain-busting questions about some of your favorite trailblazing figures throughout history, this addition to Who HQ library is sure to keep readers on their toes.
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Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk, a brilliant and insightful work about our relationship to the natural world. Our world is a fascinating place, teeming not only with natural wonders that defy description, but complex interactions that create layers of meaning. Helen Macdonald is gifted with a special lens that seems to peer right through it all, and she shares her insights -- at times startling, nostalgic, weighty, or simply entertaining...
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Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"An illustrated exploration of the principles, laws, and wonders that rule our universe, our solar system, our world, and our daily lives from the bestselling creator of Lost in Translation"--
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Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Bursting with color and fun facts, this delightful history of pizza takes readers through time and around the globe to serve up the real story of the world's favorite food.
From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza. Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden...
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Butt or face? volume 1
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Sourcebooks eXplore, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Move over, Jeopardy, Family Feud, and The Price Is Right -- this book will be your new favorite laugh-until-your-stomach-hurts family game! In BUTT OR FACE?, weird animals are introduced with a close-up photo. Kids must guess: are they seeing seeing...um...err...the bottom or the top? Readers will learn about animals like Cuban Dwarf Frogs, whose backsides look like a pair of eyes, and the Mary River Turtle, which not only has a unique face, but...
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Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Based on their #1 kids podcast, Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take readers on a hilarious, fact-filled, and highly illustrated journey through the animal kingdom! Feathers, fins, fur, feet--the animal kingdom is made up of nearly 9 million known species! From flying fish to flightless birds, each living creature has a unique role to play in the life of planet Earth. In this book, Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz, hosts of the mega-popular...
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"While on a field trip to the zoo, Buzz and Fly Guy discover the world is filled with weird and unusual animals! From blobfish to naked mole rats, there's plenty for the best friends to explore." -- Amazon.com.
"Fly Guy is buzzing to learn all about the world's weirdest animals!"--
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With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science! Butterflies soar in the sunlight. While moths flutter under the moon and stars. Find out more about these mysterious and majestic insects similarities and differences, and their awestrucking metamorphosis! Rachel Ignotofsky's distinctive art style and engaging, informative...
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Butt or face? volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Are you ready for round two of the hilarious guessing game picture book? Discover fascinating facts about animals while guessing if you're looking at a butt or a face! BUTT OR FACE VOLUME 2 continues the delightfully cheeky challenge with a whole new set of animals from all over the world. Examine a close-up photo of an animal and then guess whether you're looking at the top or the...um...bottom. The answer is revealed on the next page with a compete...
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MoosilaukeBooks.com
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Two noted White Mountain historians have compiled a fascinating record of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the Granite State. The first section covers various camps statewide, while the second and third sections focus on the camps around Mt. Moosilauke: Wildwood, North Woodstock and Warren. The book features hundreds of illustrations, mostly vintage photos, supplemented by maps old and new. Included in the text are many excerpts from camp...
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of fascinating, fun facts." -- provided by publisher.
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