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Kitchen yarns : notes on life, love, and food
by Ann Hood
Chelmsford One Book 2020
A collection of personal essays and recipes by the best-selling author of The Knitting Circle reflects on the culinary experiences that shaped her Italian-American childhood and adult family life and includes the award-winning piece, "The Golden Silver Palate."
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The complete Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Illustrated in full-color, three hardcover volumes in a sturdy slipcase bring together every Calvin and Hobbes cartoon that has ever appeared in syndication, along with an original introduction by the author, color and sport art, and a treasury of entertaining stories and poems from It's a Magical World, There's Treasure Everywhere, and other classic collections.
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Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
The executive director of a social advocacy group that has helped relieve condemned prisoners explains why justice and mercy must go hand-in-hand through the story of Walter McMillian, a man condemned to death row for a murder he didn't commit.
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Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
An analysis of Abraham Lincoln's political talents identifies the character strengths and abilities that enabled his successful election, in an account that also describes how he used the same abilities to rally former opponents in winning the Civil War
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A short history of nearly everything
by Bill Bryson
The author traces the Big Bang through the rise of civilization, documenting his work with a host of the world's most advanced scientists and mathematicians to explain why things are the way they are
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The whole30 : the 30-day guide to total health and food freedom
by Melissa Urban
The best-selling authors of It Starts With Food outline a scientifically based, step-by-step guide to weight loss that explains how to change one's relationship with food for better habits, improved digestion and a stronger immune system.
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A warning
by Anonymous
"On September 5, 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell essay and took the rare step of granting its writer anonymity. Described only as "a senior official in the Trump administration," the author provided eyewitness insight into White House chaos, administration instability, and the people working to keep Donald Trump's reckless impulses in check. With the 2020 election on the horizon, Anonymous speaks out once again.
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Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson
The #1 New York Times best-selling author of In the Garden of Beasts presents a 100th-anniversary chronicle of the sinking of the Lusitania that discusses the factors that led to the tragedy and the contributions of such figures as President Wilson, bookseller Charles Lauriat and architect Theodate Pope Riddle.
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