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Why Things Burn
For many performance poets, the simple act of writing down the words can kill a poem’s spirit and energy. Not so with Daphne Gottlieb. In Why Things Burn, Gottlieb...
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Deadly Feasts: The "Prion" Controversy and the Public's Health
In this brilliant and gripping medical detective story. Richard Rhodes follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain...
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A vivid and beautifully crafted chronicle of an exile's return to Palestine.   Summoned by his dying mother, Palestinian-born Aziz Shihab returns to the...
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This passionate collection of poems, short stories, and essays is the first published anthology of writings by Iranian immigrants as well as first generation...
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Let Me Tell You Where I've Been; New Writing By Women of the Iranian Diaspora
A powerful literary tribute to women in exile Until recently, Iranian literature had overwhelmingly been the domain of men. But things have changed. The new hybrid...
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Born in 1785 in Saint Domingue (now Haiti), the bastard son of a French naval officer and a chambermaid, Audubon was taken to France by his father and then sent to...
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Visions Of Technology: A Century Of Vital Debate About Machines Systems and The Human World
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb provides a unique perspective on the twentieth century through a lively collection of writings...
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The Manhattan Project: The Birth of the Atomic Bomb in the Words of Its Creators, Eyewitnesses and Historians
Born out of a small research program that began in 1939, the Manhattan Project brought together the cream of the scientific community and the military to create and...
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California Indians
This book, part of Heinemann's "Native Americans" series, gives hildren aged 4-8 an overview of teh Indians cultures native to California. Other books in...
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Remedios is a prose poetry retelling of the history of the Atlantic world, from Arabia to the Dakotas, from the Andes to Angola, the story of Puerto Rian women and...
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A Wizard A True Star: Todd Rundgren In The Studio (Jawbone Press)
A comprehensive look at the recording sessions helmed by acclaimed music producer and artiste Todd Rundgren, featuring new, exclusive interviews with Rundgren, and...
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Your Personal Success Quote Bible: Over 1,001 Inspirational Quotes For Daily Living!
If you need to stay positive, motivated, and inspired, then you need Your Personal Success Quote Bible! Compiled as a follow-up to Your Personal Success Bible,...
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Your Personal Success Bible: ‘The Secret’ To Living The Life of Your Dreams!
Do you want more out of life? Have you not achieved some of the results you would like? Are you not doing the things you know you should? Or are you just not sure...
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Online Book Marketing
If you're an author or publisher who really wants to sell books, then you've got to create a platform that connects, communicates, and builds long-term...
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How to Build a Computer (For Beginners) by John Gower III
The book, "How to Build a Computer (For Beginners)", outlines step by step instructions on how to build a computer from the bare bones to the finished product. The...
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Oak Wise
Oak Wise is a collection of Celtic-themed narrative poetry exploring the old wisdom of the Druidic and Shamanic ways of life. This collection is approachable to the...
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"Any harried mom who's ever chased a toddler with a carrot or run her own fledgling business (or done both – while getting spinach out of her hair) will devour...
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