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New Nonfiction: February 2017
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The American Revolution on Long Island by Dr. Joanne S. GrassoThe American Revolution sharply divided families and towns on Long Island. Washington’s defeat at the Battle of Long Island in August 1776 started seven years of British occupation. Dr. Joanne S. Grasso explores the story of an island at war.
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Easy Paleo: 70 delicious recipes by Good Housekeeping InstituteFeaturing such dishes as Savory Pumpkin and Sage Soup, Lemon-Oregano Chicken With Mint Zucchini and Skewered Shrimp, a trusted American magazine takes on the popular new diet that cuts down on processed foods and carbs, limits salt and promotes healthy eating, showing readers how to stick to paleo in the real world.
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Happy as a Dane: 10 secrets of the happiest people in the world by Malene RydahlExplores ten aspects of Danish life that afford them high levels of happiness and fulfillment, including trust, education, freedom, equal opportunities, realism, respect, work-life balance, relationship with money, modesty, and gender equality.
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How America Lost Its Secrets: Edward Snowden, the man and the theft by Edward Jay EpstShares key details and analyzes the debates surrounding the controversial activities of whistleblower Edward Snowden, challenging popular conceptions of his heroism while revealing the growing vulnerabilities of the American national security systems.
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The Lost City of the Monkey God: a true story by Douglas J PrestonThe co-author of the FBI Agent Pendergast series presents a high-suspense account of the discovery of a lost civilization, contemporaries of the Mayans who lived deep in the Honduran jungle.
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The New Odyssey: the story of the twenty-first-century refugee crisis by Patrick KingsleyAn award-winning Guardian journalist and migration correspondent presents a searing account of the international refugee crisis to illuminate the realities of today's mass-scale forced migrations, describing the ongoing safety challenges imposed on refugees in 17 countries.
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Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's final mission by Bret BaierFox News Channel’s chief political anchor and the host of the #1 rated Special Report With Bret Baier explores the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower through the lens of his last three days in office in January 1961, revealing Ike to be a model of strong yet principled leadership that is desperately missing in America today.
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