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The wife's tale : a personal history by Aida EdemariamA Guardian journalist traces the life of her remarkable nonagenarian grandmother against a backdrop of the tumultuous transformations from feudalism, to monarchy, to Marxist revolution, to democracy, over the course of a century in modern Ethiopia.
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Time pieces : a Dublin memoir by John BanvilleThe award-winning author of the Benjamin Black series presents a vibrant, evocative memoir of his life near Dublin, a city that inspired his imagination and literary life and served as a backdrop for the disatisfactions of adult years shaped by Dublin's cultural, political, architectural and social history.
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Everything you love will burn : inside the rebirth of white nationalism in America by Vegas TenoldTraces the dark story of how white supremacist and nationalist groups rose in influence to achieve political support at the highest levels of government, examining in particular the contributions of Traditionalist Workers Party leader Matthew Heimbach to transforming once-small groups into threatening mainstream organizations.
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Chefs, drugs and rock & rollby Andrew FriedmanA history of the U.S. restaurant chef in the 70s and 80s chronicles the profession's politically charged transformation as it reflected the rivalry between French-established masters in New York City and game-changing newcomers from California, in a book that recounts the stories of such notables as Mario Batali, Tom Colicchio and Bobby Flay.
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I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamaraAn account of the unsolved Golden State Killer case, written by the late author of the TrueCrimeDiary.com website and featuring an afterword by her husband, comedian Patton Oswalt, traces the rapes and murders of dozens of victims and the author's determined efforts to help identify the killer and bring him to justice.
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Generation robot : a century of science fiction, fact, and speculation by Terri FavroCovering a century of science fiction, fact and speculation, from the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial intelligence are predicted to merge, this nostalgic and fascinating book shows how our relationship with robotics and futuristic technologies has shifted over time.
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Enlightenment now : the case for reason, science, humanism, and progress by Steven PinkerThis book challenges the doom-and-gloom outlooks of today's media to present dozens of graphs and charts demonstrating that life quality, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge and happiness are actually on the rise throughout the world as a result of the philosophies about an Enlightenment era that uses science to improve human existence.
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"I think this would be an ideal gift for any woman headed off to higher education and/or interested in the STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Mathematics) fields to help them realize their full potential." - Julie
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Apron strings : navigating food and family in France, Italy, and China by Jan WongJan Wong knows food is better when shared, so when she set out to write a book about home cooking in France, Italy, and China, she asked her 22-year-old son, Sam, to join her. On their journey, Jan and Sam live and cook with locals, seeing how globalization is changing food, families, and cultures. "This memoir blends humour writing, foodie adventures, international travel and detailed explorations of other cultures - what more could you ask for?" - Catherine
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