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New NonfictionJanuary 2020
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San Francisco on Instagram by Dan KurtzmanFrom stunning coastal views to bridges wrapped in dreamy fog, this collection showcases 300 photos of San Francisco and the greater Bay Area captured by more than fifty acclaimed photographers from across the Instagram community.
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Touched by the sun : my friendship with Jackie by Carly SimonThe celebrated music artist and author of Boys in the Trees presents a meditative account of her unlikely friendship with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, sharing intimate insights into how they supported each other through decades of loss and public scrutiny.
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Genius & anxiety : how Jews changed the world, 1847-1947 by Norman LebrechtAn expert on Jewish intellectuals, writers and scientists describes the many visionaries who changed the world, from the well-known—like Marx, Freud, Einstein and Kafka—to the lesser known—like Karl Landsteiner, Paul Ehrlich and Rosalind Franklin.
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How to photograph absolutely everything by Tom AngThis practical guide teaches how to take the best possible photo in any situation imaginable with clear, step-by-step guidance from expert photographer Tom Ang. Full of essential advice, hints, and tips, here are straightforward instructions on the equipment, approaches, composition and lighting necessary for creating effective shots.
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How not to diet : the groundbreaking science of healthy, permanent weight loss by Michael GregerAuthor of How Not to Die, Dr. Greger now focuses on the latest research on leading causes and remedies of obesity, honing in on the optimal criteria to enable weight loss, while considering how foods actually affect our health and longevity. Laying out key ingredients of the ideal weight-loss diet food, he identifies twenty-one weight-loss accelerators available to our bodies, incorporating the latest discoveries in cutting-edge areas like chronobiology to reveal the factors that maximize our natural fat-burning capabilities.
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How to : absurd scientific advice for common real-world problems by Randall MunroeThe creator of the webcomic xkcd and best-selling author of What If? and Thing Explainer shares inadvisable advice for responding to today’s problems, from using social-media for weather forecasts to powering a home by destroying the fabric of space-time.
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Reality ahead of schedule : how science fiction inspires science fact by Joel LevyLevy explores how what we imagine about the future has influenced our ability to make those ideas into reality. Through lively narration and lavish illustrations, he presents technological developments in the military, consumer, space exploration, medical, and communications fields by exploring the writers, futurists, and far-sighted inventors whose visions became realities.
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The nature of life and death : every body leaves a trace
by Patricia E. J Wiltshire
A leading forensic ecologist blends science writing with true-crime narrative in a tour of the lesser-known interface between crime and nature, drawing on her decades as a college professor and expert consultant for the UK police.
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Broke : hardship and resilience in a city of broken promises by Jodie Adams KirshnerKirshner traces the experiences of seven Detroit residents throughout the city’s 2013 bankruptcy, revealing the larger human ramifications of poor urban policies, restorative negligence and municipal distress for hundreds of thousands living below the poverty line.
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Once more to the rodeo : a memoir by Calvin HennickFive years into fatherhood, Calvin Hennick is plagued by self-doubt and full of questions about how he can teach his son to be a man, when his own father figures abandoned him. As a white man, what can he possibly teach his biracial son about how to live as a black man in America? And what does it even mean to be a man today, when society's expectations of men seem to change from moment to moment? In search of answers, Calvin takes his young son on the road, traveling across the country to the annual rodeo in his small Iowa hometown.
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Religion as we know it : an origin story by Jack MilesAcclaimed scholar Jack Miles asks how our forebears began to think about religion as a distinct domain, separate from other activities that were once inseparable from it. Starting at the birth of Christianity, and revealing how we in the West have come to isolate religion as an object of study, and how drastically our perception has changed over time and across societies, he challenges readers to unmoor themselves from traditional thinking and observe how the events of the still-unfolding past continue to shape how we think of religion today.
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No one is too small to make a difference by Greta ThunbergOffers the groundbreaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young climate activist who has become the voice of a generation, including her historic address to the United Nations.
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