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New Non-fiction: April 2017
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Blitzed: drugs in the Third Reich by Norman OhlerA fast-paced narrative delivers a surprising perspective on World War II: Nazi Germany’s all-consuming reliance on drugs. An international best-seller.
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City of Light, City of Poison: murder, magic, and the first police chief of Paris by Holly TuckerDraws on transcripts, letters and diaries to chronicle how an epidemic of murder in the late 1600s led to Nicolas de La Reynie's appointment as Paris's first police chief, the installation of lanterns that turned Paris into the City of Light and the investigations in the criminal underground that implicated Louis XIV's mistress.
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Salvage Style: decorate with vintage finds by Leslie LinsleySalvage style—decorating with recycled items like wicker furniture, cast-iron tubs, polished marble, industrial pendant lights, and even tractor seats!—has become a chic way to create unique, personal rooms. By reclaiming honest materials and collectibles, imbued with history, you can infuse your home with warmth, charm, and individuality.
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A History of Ancient Egypt: from the Great Pyramid to the fall of the Middle Kingdom by John RomerDrawing years of research, the author chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt—from the building of the Great Pyramid through the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom, a peak of Pharaonic culture and the period when writing first flourished—in an account that shows what modern humans can really learn from the remaining architecture, objects and writing of this civilization.
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How the Hell Did This Happen?: the election of 2016 by P. J. O'RourkeThe political satirist and best-selling author of Give War a Chance shares irreverent insights into the stranger-than-fiction 2016 presidential election to profile its colorful candidates, primaries, debates and related issues.
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My Master Recipes by Patricia WellsA best-selling cookbook author presents an instructional cookbook that provides a vast array of recipes that teach particular techniques—including blanching, searching, braising and steaming—and gives home cooks the knowledge and assurance to expand their cooking even further.
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South and West: from a notebook by Joan DidionTwo excerpts from never-before-seen notebooks by the National Book Award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking offer insights into her literary mind and process and includes notes on her Sacramento upbringing, her life in the Gulf states, her views on prominent locals and her experiences during a formative Rolling Stone assignment.
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