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New Non-fiction: July 2016
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À La Mode: 120 recipes in 60 pairings by Mark ScarbroughA pairing guide provides 60 delicious and decadent dessert recipes along with their perfectly paired ice cream partners—including Bourbon Peach Pie and Vanilla Bean Gelato, Big Soft Vanilla Bean Cookies and Chocolate Peanut Butter Sorbet and many more.
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Cable Left, Cable Right: 94 knitted cables by Judith DurantKnitted cables, with their three-dimensional twists and turns, are a common element in lots of patterns -- but most patterns don’t include directions for executing them.
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A Good Month for Murder: the inside story of a homicide squad by Del Quentin WilberThe New York Times best-selling author of Rawhide Down describes what it's like behind-the-scenes in the homicide unit of Prince George's County, Maryland, which borders the nation's capital and on average handles 12 homicides a month.
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Grunt: the curious science of humans at war by Mary RoachThe best-selling author of Gulp explores the science of keeping humans healthy and focused in the extreme environments of war, drawing on interviews with doctors, uniform designers, trainers and weapons testers to illuminate how soldiers are conditioned to survive traumas ranging from heat and panic to exhaustion and noise.
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Liberty or Death: the French Revolution by Peter McPhee
The French Revolution has fascinated, perplexed, and inspired for more than two centuries. It was a seismic event that radically transformed France and launched shock waves across the world. In this provocative new history, Peter McPhee draws on a lifetime’s study of eighteenth-century France and Europe to create an entirely fresh account of the world’s first great modern revolution—its origins, drama, complexity, and significance. |
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Pit Bull: the battle over an American icon by Bronwen DickeyDescribes how the loyal and affectionate dog breed that once earned presidential recognition for their roles on the battlefields of Gettysburg and the Marne and appeared in films and TV, became demonized and stigmatized through urban dog-fighting rings.
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The View from the Cheap Seats: selected nonfiction by Neil GaimanThe best-selling author of American Gods presents an enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics—from art and artists to dreams, myths and memories—observed in his distinctive, probing and amusing style.
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