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Work in progress : a memoir
Rodriguez, Devon, 1996- author.
As a child, Rodriguez wondered why he lived in a single cramped room with his family, where he was beaten often and never felt safe. But despite difficult circumstances, he always believed he was going to be a successful artist. When he was in the ninth grade, his art teacher invited him to ride the New York City subway, with one destination in mind: the development of his craft, by drawing the commuters sitting across from him. A blank page in his sketchbook was something Rodriguez could control in an otherwise chaotic life. In this astonishing memoir, he explains how his art, his grandmother, and his own relentless drive saved him from heart-wrenching circumstances and led him to redefine out-of-fashion realist portraiture as fresh and magical. Rodriguez writes with rhythm, verve, and an artist’s POV, painting a vivid picture of his native Bronx, the tattoos and rooftop graffiti that mesmerized him as a kid, and the teachers who saw his potential and nourished it. Painting regular people in all their complexity is Rodriguez’s gift and his offering to the world, an old-school act that has made him a new-school star. Work in Progress delivers Rodriguez’s most precise and moving portrait yet: of himself.....
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Redemption : faith, justice, and sisterhood on death row
Wright, Lawrence, 1947- author.
In the fall of 2014, Deacon Ronnie Lastovica visited a women's prison in Gatesville, Texas and gave communion to the women on death row. Moved by the meeting, the Deacon vowed to return weekly, but he knew he couldn't help these women alone. He called upon the Sisters of Mary Morning Star, a group of contemplative nuns in Waco, Texas, to visit the seven condemned women with him. What follows is an incredible story of a spiritual alliance between two groups of women who, though they couldn't seem more different, are living uniquely similar lives. Lawrence Wright takes us into the death row unit, laying bare their stories. Some of the women in prison wrestle with guilt over the suffering they've caused; others fiercely maintain their innocence. As Wright learns more about their cases, unethical police practices and improper forensic methods cast doubt on whether some of these women actually committed the crimes for which they'll pay the ultimate price.....
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Around the circule one more time : a journey through mental illness, abuse, and the power of forgiveness and hope
Hansen, Darlene, author.
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True North : on the road in Canada
Theroux, Paul, author.
Paul Theroux has spent more than 50 years closely depicting the world, for example, on the trains of Asia in The Great Railway Bazaar or the heart of Africa in Dark Star Safari. Travel writing is more than simple adventure for him: "I always knew travel to be an enlargement of life, something richer than anything I'd experience at home. But... travel also offers an expansion of time." True North focuses on a country that many in the U.S. have spent decades failing to actually see: Canada. What begins as the completion of a North American road trip trilogy becomes, once Theroux discovers his ancestral roots in the Quebec soil, a more personal quest. His forebear left France in 1693 for what was then Nouvelle France, eventually settling in the village of Yamaska, where many Theroux still live. That discovery gives this narrative its organizing emotion; Theroux the traveler is also a man tracing the long, obscure line of his own heritage. From that Quebec starting point, Theroux (Mother Land) drives west and east. He ventures through the snowbound Ottawa of political protests, out to the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, through Toronto's immigrant neighborhoods, and on to Vancouver's Pacific edges. Along the way, he often meets and talks with other writers, such as John Irving, who lives in Toronto. The Canada Theroux finds is a nation being tested by the loudest possible provocation during the second Trump administration's threats of annexation and tariffs, and discovering, in that friction, a patriotism it had previously been too modest to claim earlier. True North is Theroux's masterful, timely dispatch: sprawling, intimate, and alive on every page. ....
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Kolkhoz
Carrère, Emmanuel, 1957- author.
The day Emmanuel Carrère is set to fly to Russia for the film adaptation of his book Limonov, a “special military operation” begins in Ukraine. Unease ripples across the world. Nevertheless, Carrère goes and, finding himself called to report on the unfolding events and revisiting fond family memories, extends his stay. One century before, fleeing the Bolshevik Revolution, his ancestors made the reverse journey. As Carrère roams the Hotel Ukraina, increasingly perturbed by the face of Russia that the war reveals, he wonders about the one he had been raised to know. Just after the Second World War, Louis Carrère d’Encausse, a young Bordeaux bourgeois, and Hélène Zourabichvili, a poor stateless young woman from a shattered Georgian-Russian lineage, married in Paris. Zourabichvili would make a career of the terrain she had left behind, becoming France’s preeminent Russian authority. Drawing on her work and on his father’s obsessive family records, Carrère writes a “true novel,” one his mother would never have wanted, spanning four generations, a century of Russian and French history, and taking us right up to the war in Ukraine. ....
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It's (just) rocket science : exploring physics through spaceflight missions
Muro, Trisha, 1974- author.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand the fascinating physics behind space exploration.It's (Just) Rocket Science delivers on a bold promise: spaceflight isn't just for engineers or physicists. Science writer Trisha Muro introduces readers to the physics principles behind how rockets, satellites, and space telescopes reach their destinations by making the science behind these technological marvels both meaningful and accessible. Muro untangles the concepts and calculations that make space exploration possible. Addressing a handful of core topics-including motion, forces, waves, and energy-each section demonstrates how to see physics at work in easy-to-understand explanations. Chapters center on the challenges faced by real spaceflight missions, such as Voyager's deep space dispatches, the James Webb Space Telescope's distant perch beyond the Moon, and DART's asteroid-deflecting impact, while connecting the physics behind these missions to readers' daily lives. Muro introduces essential physics concepts and makes abstract principles tangible through true stories of human ingenuity and cosmic ambition. Covering topics such as orbits, gravity, momentum, light, and relativity, this book explains the surprising science behind familiar headlines, like: How do missions like Psyche use a gravitational slingshot to reach their destinations? Why does the Webb telescope orbit a million miles away from Earth? How do we land rovers like Perseverance safely on Mars? Whether readers are seasoned stargazers or hesitant explorers, It's (Just) Rocket Science invites you to see the science behind space exploration -and recognize how those missions connect back to us.....
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The invisible hand of Maria Edgeworth : how a nineteenth-century novelist taught the world economics
Smialek, Jeanna, 1991- author.
At the end of the eighteenth century, Europe faced revolutions, famine, and war. It was out of this chaos that the field of economics was born—and while that founding has for centuries been attributed almost entirely to men, they were only part of the story. Maria Edgeworth, known to her contemporaries as “the Great Maria,” was one of the most important authors of the Regency era, envied by Lord Byron, admired by Jane Austen, and read avidly by the British royalty. But she was more than just a novelist and a society fixture: She was also a covert economist, working just after Adam Smith and alongside her friends David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus. As the earliest economists established their philosophies on production and investment, Edgeworth published dozens of stories, many with lessons on finance, society, and trade tucked into their plots. Through her fiction, Edgeworth delivered new ideas to a broader public, stretching the boundaries of what a woman of her time could achieve and captivating an empire in the process. Here, her tale is told alongside those of the men—and women—who invented a field that would reshape our world. Lively and original, The Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth brings this astonishing woman and her world vividly to life and rewrites the origin story of modern economics.....
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A fabulous debt : the epic story of how bonds built the modern world
Wigglesworth, Robin, author.
Long considered the "boring" corner of finance, bonds are anything but. They have funded everything from the Crusades to climate tech, Netflix series to AI data centers. They are now bigger than the stock market and rival even the global banking system in influence. They are also misunderstood—treated as mere debt, when in fact their form, function, and impact are radically different. In A Fabulous Debt, Robin Wigglesworth—The Financial Times’ Global Finance Correspondent, and author of the acclaimed Trillions—offers a sweeping, affectionate history of the bond market. From the dyke-builders of 17th-century Holland to the trillion-dollar portfolios of BlackRock, this is a people’s history of finance: rich in drama, full of colorful characters, and bursting with insight. With clarity and wit, Wigglesworth takes readers from medieval Venice to modern Wall Street, tracing how bonds evolved from obscure financial instruments into the invisible architecture of the modern world. Along the way, we meet warlords and water boards, merchant princes and mathematicians, financiers and fraudsters—all of whom helped build the most powerful machine in global finance. This isn’t just a book about the past. It's a guide to the present and future of the financial system—and a love letter to the engine that keeps it running.....
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Biological war : a scenario
Jacobsen, Annie, author.
A lab accident, a bio-attack, a global pandemic, and the collapse of human society. In this essential new book, based on dozens of new interviews with experts with high-level political, governmental, medical, and military responsibility, Annie Jacobsen examines this very scenario. It would be only a matter of days from such a global infection before the infrastructure built to handle this gravest of situations would be in a battle for human existence. The fallout: mass death, total societal breakdown, widespread insurrection, anarchy, and a plague-ravaged wasteland that no longer resembles modern civilization. In other words: dystopia. Following the gripping narrative style that launched Nuclear War to the New York Times bestseller list, Jacobsen looks deeply at a situation that is in some ways the opposite of a nuclear bomb: There is no mushroom cloud, no shock wave or blast. Instead, the scenario that could end the world as we know it begins with something so small, and something so malicious, that when used for evil, only evil can result. This is what could happen; a ticking-clock roadmap to the hours, days, and weeks following the release of a biological agent, that serves as the most essential, forward-looking journalism in preparation for urgent societal upheaval.....
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The city without Jews : life and death in Nazi Vienna
Smith, Douglas, 1962- author.
From an award-winning historian, the gripping, singular story of the destruction of Jewish Vienna as seen through the letters and diaries of an extraordinary woman who witnessed it all. In 1922, Hugo Bettauer published the novel The City Without Jews, a satirical critique of Austrian antisemitism. Three years later he would be killed by an early follower of the Nazi Party. More than a decade later, in March 1938, the novel's terrifying vision of a Vienna emptied of Jews would begin to be realized. German troops poured into the glittering city, marking the beginning of seven years of unfathomable state-sanctioned violence against the Jewish population. A work of great power and urgency, The City Without Jews: Life and Death in Nazi Vienna tells the dramatic story of these seven years as they have never been told before. Drawing on hundreds of sources, many of which have lain untouched for decades, the historian Douglas Smith captures with novelistic immediacy the intertwined lives of those who experienced this age of extremes. And of all these voices, one stands out: a middle-aged nurse named Mignon Langnas, a Jewish woman who would see all her friends and family, and her entire world, disappear. The only Jew who spent the entire seven years in Nazi Vienna and left behind such a detailed record of her life, Mignon, in her letters and diaries, shows herself to be a woman of exceptional strength, compassion, and dignity, seeking to make sense of the once-vibrant city that had now turned against her. By turns heartbreakingly intimate and dazzlingly epic, The City Without Jews tells the story of the destruction of Jewish Vienna in previously untapped breadth and detail. Even more than a work of history, it is a reminder and a warning-of the consequences of forgetting a past whose legacy refuses to die.....
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PlantYou quickies : 140+ nourishing plant-based recipes for busy people
Bodrug, Carleigh, author.
Thirty minutes or less. Five-minute prep. Batch cooking. Dump-and-bake meals everyone will love. No matter how little time you have for the kitchen, Quickies has you covered with healthy, delicious meals. PlantYou: Quickies is your go-to guide for fast, easy, plant-based cooking on days when you feel like doing anything but. Designed for real life and real schedules, Carleigh's recipes will help you get a fabulous meal on the table. In Quickies you'll find: Approachable, speedy recipes, many doable in 30 minutes or less. Carleigh's signature "Got This, Make That" visual guide to help you use what you have in your fridge and pantry. Dump & Bake and S.O.S. (Save Our Sanity) Suppers sections for minimal mess and maximum ease. Shortcuts and meal prep tips for when your time and energy are limited. Gluten, nut, and oil-free options, giving you the flexibility to adapt to your own dietary needs. A Plant Point counter with each recipe, so you can eat healthier without the stress. With recipes for every meal, Quickies will make plant-based cooking simple, speedy, practical, and truly delicious!....
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Sock knitting success : from fiber to foot, learn to knit socks with confidence
Ross, Lisa K., 1982- author.
Sock Knitting Success is the ultimate guide to crafting socks that look great, feel comfortable, and hold up to everyday wear. Written by Lisa K. Ross of Paper Daisy Creations, this friendly, photo-rich guide demystifies the sock-making process for beginners and seasoned knitters alike. With clear instruction and practical encouragement, Lisa walks you through everything you need to succeed—from selecting the right yarn and needles to understanding gauge and mastering small circumference knitting. ....
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Love & lemons : pop of flavor : 100 saucy, spicy, crunchy, herby, tangy recipes for craveable everyday cooking
Donofrio, Jeanine, author.
The New York Times bestselling author of the Love & Lemons cookbooks is back with simple, ingenious hacks to level up the flavors of your everyday cooking What are you craving? Whether it's a hankering for something hot and peppery, zingy and light, or crispy and crunchy, Jeanine Donofrio, creator of the wildly successful Love & Lemons blog, has developed the perfect formula to deliver maximum flavor. In Love & Lemons Pop of Flavor, Jeanine encourages you to let your cravings be your guide when cooking. This is Love & Lemons at it's most imaginative, flexible, and flavor packed. For Jeanine, the secret to making exciting meals with a fresh spin are flavor components that you can make ahead in a flash and use in countless ways. Each chapter is organized by category--Saucy, Spicy, Crunchy, Herby, Tangy, and Sweet--and highlights a handful of flavor-loaded components along with simple meals. Try Eggplant Yogurt Sauce drizzled on Zucchini Gyros and Falafel Spiced Sheet Pan Fries. Or use Jalapęo Radish Pickles to spice up Smoky Potato Tacos and Cold Sesame Udon noodles. Sesame Nori Crisp adds a satisfying texture to Caramelized Onion Pasta and a Root Vegetable Okonomiyaki. Always easy to prep ahead and repurpose, these flavor boosters will become your go-to, secret weapons to banish any cooking rut for good. They'll make any meal irresistible.....
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Artificial intimacy : who we become when we talk to machines
Turkle, Sherry, author.
If social media came for our attention, artificial intelligence is now coming for our capacity for attachment. Chatbots offer themselves as best friends, lovers, and psychotherapists -- but when we allow AI to fill these roles, we accept as sufficient its mere performance of intimacy, empathy, and love. We begin to think that pretend empathy is empathy enough. The consequences are profound and troubling: Technology, by offering to do everything, is teaching us that we neither need nor have the capacity to take risks, have hard conversations, struggle through uncertainty and insecurity, or rely on our own faculties and judgment. In the process, it is producing a generation more alienated, depressed, and lonely than ever before. In Artificial Intimacy, Sherry Turkle -- the psychologist who pioneered our understanding of human-computer relationships -- draws on vivid stories as well as decades of experience as a chronicler and analyst of digital culture to present an urgent warning about what these "perfect" companions are doing to our minds and relationships. Tracing our new habit of talking to machines through the human lifecycle -- from children's earliest attachments to how we face death -- Turkle offers both a cautionary tale and a roadmap for reclaiming our humanity in the age of AI.....
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Life after cars : freeing ourselves from the tyranny of the automobile
Goodyear, Sarah, 1963- author.
When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on empty. Instead of unbounded freedom, the never-ending proliferation of automobiles has delivered a host of costs, among them the demolition of our neighborhoods, towns, and cities to make way for car infrastructure; an epidemic of violent death; countless hours lost in traffic; isolation from our fellow human beings; and the ongoing destruction of the natural world. In Life After Cars, Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon, hosts of the fan-favorite podcast The War on Cars, along with former host Aaron Naparstek, unpack the scale of damage that cars cause, the forces that have created our current crisis, the stakeholders invested in perpetuating car dependence, and the way that the fight for better transportation is deeply linked to the fight for a more equitable and just society.....
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