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"The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet-from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu-on a five-star scale. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully...
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English
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After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy--or very, very dangerous--in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge. Emma Carpenter lives in isolation with her golden retriever Laika, house-sitting an old beachfront home on the rainy Washington coast. Her only human contact is her enigmatic...
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Barron's
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Every film profile is packed with details including the director and cast, a plot summary and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history.
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"The entire history of popular music over the past fifty years refracted through the big genres that have defined and dominated it-including rock, country, punk, R&B, dance and hip-hop-woven together into a cosmic reckoning with music's evolution as a popular art form, as a huge cultural and economic force, and as an essential component to our identities, from Black Sabbath to Black Flag to Beyoncé, and beyond"--
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Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"New York Times opinion writer and best-selling author Lindy West was once the in-house movie critic for Seattle's alternative newsweekly The Stranger, where she covered film with brutal honesty and giddy irreverence. In Shit, Actually, Lindy returns to those roots, reexamining beloved and iconic movies from the past 40 years with an eye toward the big questions of our time: Is Twilight the horniest movie in history? Why do the zebras in The Lion...
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Contemporary Native American communities volume 14
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AltaMira Press
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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"'A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children' is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, 'Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children'. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, 'A Broken Flute' contains, from a Native perspective, 'living stories', essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of 'children's books about Indians'. It's an indispensable volume for anyone...
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G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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When Gene Siskel, a film critic for the Chicago Tribune, and Roger Ebert, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his work at the Chicago Sun-Times, reluctantly agreed to collaborate on a new movie review show with PBS, there was at least as much sparring off-camera as on. Their antagonistic partnership made for great television, and their signature "Two thumbs up!" would become the most trusted critical brand in Hollywood. Singer details their rise from...
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Growing up amid Kansas wheat fields and airplane factories, Smarsh witnessed firsthand the vulnerabilities and strengths of women in working poverty. Meanwhile, country songs by female artists played in the background, telling powerful stories about life, men, hard times, and surviving. Country music was a language among women-- and no one provided that language better than Dolly Parton. Here Smarsh explores the overlooked contributions to social...
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Page Street Publishing Co
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2020.
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English
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"Macy Evans dreams of earning enough income from her YouTube channel, R3ntal Wor1d, to leave her small, Midwestern town. But when she meets a boy named Eric at a baseball game, and accidentally dumps her hot dog in his lap, her disastrous "meet-cute" becomes the topic of a viral thread. Now it's not loyal subscribers flocking to her channel, it's Internet trolls. And they aren't interested in her reviews of VHS tapes--they only care about her relationship...
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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Looks at thirteen literary works that had a profound influence on American history, culture, and character, including "The Federalist Papers," "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "Walden," "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "The Souls of Black Folk," "The Feminine Mystique," and "On the Road."
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