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New NonfictionNovember 2017
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American wolf : a true story of survival and obsession in the West
by Nate Blakeslee
An intimate account of the rise and rein of O-Six, the fabled Yellowstone wolf, describes how, after being hunted to near extinction by the 1920s, the species has managed to rebound through conservationists' efforts, in a book that discusses debates specifically affecting America's western regions.
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Red famine : Stalin's war on Ukraine
by Anne Applebaum
Draws on previously sealed records to prove that Joseph Stalin deliberately created his agricultural collectivization project to commit genocidal acts against the Ukrainians, citing the millions of peasants who died from starvation between 1931 and 1933 to solve a Russian political problem. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag.
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The collector of lives : Giorgio Vasari and the invention of art
by Ingrid D. Rowland
A vibrant portrait of Renaissance scholar Giorgio Vasari, best known for the classic text Lives of the Artists, traces his influence in royal and religious venues and his indelible role in the careers of masters ranging from Titian and Donatello to Raphael and Michelangelo.
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Teotihuacan : city of water, city of fire
by Matthew H. Robb
Founded in the first century BCE near a set of natural springs in an otherwise dry northeastern corner of the Valley of Mexico, the ancient metropolis of Teotihuacan was on a symbolic level a city of elements. Teotihuacan : City of Water, City of Fire examines new discoveries from the three main pyramids at the site, which have fundamentally changed our understanding of the city's history.
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The Third Reich : a history of Nazi Germany
by Thomas Childers
Describes how Adolf Hitler’s passion, anti-Semitism and his outrage at the terms of the Versailles Treaty after World War I drew him a large following that allowed him to move from the radical fringe of German politics to become chancellor in 1933.
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The Letters of Sylvia Plath : 1940-1956
by Sylvia Plath
One of the most beloved poets of the modern age, Sylvia Plath continues to inspire and fascinate the literary world. While her renown as one of the twentieth century's most influential poets is beyond dispute, Plath was also one of its most captivating correspondents. The Letters of Sylvia Plath is the breathtaking compendium of this prolific writer's correspondence with more than 120 people, including family, friends, contemporaries, and colleagues.
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Chip Kidd : work: 2007-2017 book two, work : 2007-2017
by Chip Kidd
Chip Kidd: Book Two: Work: 2007-2017 picks up where Book One left off showcasing his impressive body of work from the past decade as well as new works yet to be seen this year. We see not just hundreds of his recent projects, but the working processes behind them -- thoughts, sketches, revisions, scrapped drafts, and triumphant final versions.
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Squid empire : the rise and fall of the cephalopods
by Danna Staaf
Squid Empire is an epic adventure spanning hundreds of millions of years, from the marine life of the primordial ocean to the calamari on tonight's menu. Anyone who enjoys the undersea world--along with all those obsessed with things prehistoric--will be interested in the sometimes enormous, often bizarre creatures that ruled the seas long before the first dinosaurs.
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How to think : a survival guide for a world at odds
by Alan Jacobs
A distinguished professor and long-time writer for The Atlantic and Christian Century diagnoses the forces that prevent modern people from thinking, including distraction, social bias and fear of rejection and offers hope and tips to regain our mental lives.
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Making sense : the glamorous story of English grammar
by David Crystal
One of the world's foremost authorities on the English language, Crystal sets out to rid grammar of its undeserved reputation as a dry and intimidating subject, pointing out how essential grammar is to clear and effective speech and writing. Many find grammar to be a daunting subject, but in this breezy, entertaining book, Crystal proves that grammar doesn't need to make us uneasy - we can all make sense of how we make sense.
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The secret life : three true stories of the digital age
by Andrew O'Hagan
An essayist and novelist presents three essays that explore identity and the Internet, taking readers to the weirder fringes of life in a digital world through the eyes of unforgettable characters who question the reality of selfhood in the digital age.
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