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New Non-fiction: August 2016
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The Beginner's Photography Guide by Chris GatcumProvides practical advice on the techniques of digital photography, with information on such topics as equipment, exposure, focusing, lenses, light, flash, and image enhancement.
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Crisps, Cobblers, Custards & Creams by Jean AndersonCollects more than one hundred and fifty dessert recipes, including such options as berry patch cobbler with pecan shortbread crust, chocolate bread pudding, orange soufflé, and lemon verbena panna cotta.
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The Games: a global history of the Olympics by David GoldblattA renowned sportswriter describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present, highlighting all the classic moments of highest achievement, including Jesse Owens, Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice and Usain Bolt.
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If You Can Keep It: the forgotten promise of American liberty by Eric MetaxasThe #1 New York Times best-selling author of Bonhoeffer presents a critical analysis of the founding fathers' original intentions that argues that America is a nation bound by a radical and unprecedented idea about liberty and freedom that must be upheld by every citizen.
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Seinfeldia: how a show about nothing changed everything by Jennifer Keishin ArmstrongAn uproarious behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the hit television series describes how comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld dreamed up the idea for an unconventional sitcom over coffee and how in spite of network skepticism and minimal plotlines achieved mainstream success.
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TWA 800: the crash, the cover-up, and the conspiracy by Jack CashillTWA Flight 800 crashed into the Atlantic shortly after takeoff from JFK airport on July 17, 1996, killing all 230 passengers on board. Although initial reports suggested a terrorist attack, FBI and NTSB investigators blamed a fuel tank explosion. But skeptics have long questioned the official story, and new evidence has surfaced that suggests a widespread conspiracy...
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The Wicked Boy: the mystery of a Victorian child murderer by Kate SummerscaleWhen a pair of pre-adolescent boys are implicated in the murder of their mother during the summer of 1895, the older is convicted and sent to the country's most infamous criminal lunatic asylum, where he embarks on a shocking new life that raises questions about period education, pulp fiction, criminality and mental illness.
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