In rural Michigan, the American dream, if it ever existed, lies discarded like so much rusty scrap metal. For the inhabitants of Campbell's tales, the real truth of life can be found in industrial...
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Auteur: Campbell, Bonnie JoSommaire:Genre: Short stories -
Auteur: Grandin, TempleSommaire:From renowned scientist and animal welfare advocate Temple Grandin, this groundbreaking book is a clarion call to awareness of the inner lives of humankind's far-too-often mistreated and neglected...
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Auteur: Barry, RebeccaSommaire:
Told through 10 linked stories, this book ushers listeners inside Lucy's Tavern, a watering hole where a complex mix toast the good times, drown their sorrows, and occasionally reach out to fellow...
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Auteur: Grandin, TempleSommaire:Temple Grandin reports from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution. Weaving her own experience with...
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Auteur: Montgomery, Sy.Sommaire:On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the...
Genre: Juvenile nonfiction, Math and science -
Auteur: Origgi, GloriaSommaire:
A compelling exploration of how reputation affects every aspect of contemporary life Reputation touches almost everything, guiding our behavior and choices in countless ways. But it is also...
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Auteur: Solomon, DeborahSommaire:
The long-awaited biography of the defining illustrator of the twentieth century by a celebrated art critic.
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Auteur: Brzezinski, MikaSommaire:
Examines the enemies of women's success both in the workplace and at home and reveals strategies to overcome them.
Genre: Business and economics -
Mercies in disguise : a story of hope, a family's genetic destiny, and the science that rescued them
Auteur: Kolata, GinaSommaire:New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided by a genetic flaw. The phone rings...
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Auteur: Jackson, JajaSommaire:
While obvious on the surface, understanding the subtle difference between a life journey to "somewhere" and a life journey to "somewhere you desire to be" will determine how satisfied you are with...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Auteur: Bausum, AnnSommaire:This is the true heart-warming story of Stubby, a small, stump-tailed terrier who fought alongside Allied forces on the Western Front during World War I. This brave and clever dog could detect...
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Auteur: Stout, GlennSommaire:
In 1926, before skirt lengths inched above the knee and before anyone was ready to accept that a woman could test herself physically, a plucky American teenager named Trudy Ederle captured the...
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Auteur: Brox, JaneSommaire:
Another "dazzling epic" from the author of Brilliant, exploring an overlooked yet elemental force in our lives-silence-from contemporary Cistercian monks to an extraordinary 19th-century...
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Auteur: Blackwell, LawanaSommaire:
Carley Reed didn't have an easy childhood, but now, as a settled adult living in San Francisco, she has managed to make a peaceful life for herself. Everything changes, though, when a private...
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Auteur: Conkling, WinifredSommaire:
The fascinating, little-known story of how two brilliant female physicists' groundbreaking discoveries led to the creation of the atomic bomb. In 1934, IrEne Curie, working with her husband...