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New NonfictionJanuary 2019
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Marinship
by Eric J. Torney
Marinship was a World War II shipyard built by the W. A. Bechtel Company to fulfill an urgent need for cargo ships to support soldiers all over the world. Sausalito was selected as the site for its unused railroad capacity and access to a deepwater channel and the Golden Gate Bridge.
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The tenth island
by Diana. Marcum
A journalist explains how, at a moment of personal and professional crisis, she traveled to the Azores in search of a better life, and describes the people, customs, and scenery of these remote volcanic islands.
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Rich table
by Sarah K Rich
This restaurant-based cookbook from SF favourite restaurant Rich Table contains 85 recipes that give seasoned home cooks new techniques and ways of thinking about food. More than 75 photographs show plated dishes, how-to sequences, and atmospheric shots of the restaurant and staff.
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Orlando : Photography
by Orlando Suero
Orlando Suero (*1925) started snapping photos with the Kodak Jiffy his father gave him in 1939. Because of his friendly and unaffected approach, his subjects opened up to him and his camera in a way that not many others have been able to accomplish. This monograph contains many never before seen images of celebrities from the 1950s to the 1980s that have remained in storage for over fifty years.
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Cozy minimalist home : more style, less stuff
by Myquillyn Smith
A popular Nesting Place blogger explains that cozy doesn’t have to mean cluttered and minimal doesn’t have to mean cold in her latest decorating guide for real life. By the author of The Nesting Place.
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Bestia : Italian recipes created in the heart of L.A.
by Ori Menashe
The debut cookbook from LA's phenomenally popular Bestia restaurant featuring rustic Italian food with Middle Eastern influences, and driven by intense flavors, house-made charcuterie, pizza and pasta from scratch, and innovative desserts inspired by home-baked classics.
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Fiber : the coming rech revolution--and why America might miss it
by Susan Crawford
A Harvard Law professor describes how the huge corporations that control cable and internet access are using their substantial lobbying power to hold back infrastructure improvements in fiber-optic connections that have the potential to transform every aspect of American life.
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The medical marijuana guide : cannabis and your health
by Patricia C. Frye
In this book, using humorous and touching stories from the many situations she has encountered in her practice over the years, Dr. Frye provides valuable information about the undeniable medicinal qualities of cannabis. This book helps to de-stigmatize this misunderstood drug and educate readers on the history of cannabis and how it is used by the medical community today.
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Aladdin : a new translation
by Yasmine Seale
A new translation of the beloved folktale highlights the whimsy and also the darker themes often lost in previous English translations of the story of a rebellious 15-year old who is double-crossed by a sorcerer and saved by a princess.
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The future of capitalism : facing the new anxieties
by Paul Collier
The renowned economist and prizewinning author of The Bottom Billion presents a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism while outlining pragmatic, ethical recommendations for how to heal essential divides.
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God in the Qur'an
by Jack Miles
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of God: A Biography comes an informative portrait of the God of Islam, the world’s second largest, fastest-growing and perhaps most tragically misunderstood religion.
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Provocations : collected essays
by Camille Paglia
Discussing such topics as punk rock, religion, music, art and much more, this brilliant collection of essays, articles, columns and interviews from the important public intellectual who works across a vast array of platforms is thought-provoking, highly readable and not to be missed.
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A call for revolution : a vision for the future
by Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama presents an urgent call for a "revolution of compassion" that focuses on reshaping institutions, natural-world attitudes and how we treat each other to facilitate a healthier world and build a better future.
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