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The lost supper : searching for the future of food in the flavors of the past / by Grescoe, Taras,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Anthony Bourdain, and Mark Bittman, 'The Lost Supper' is an exciting and globe-trotting account of ancient cuisines - from Neolithic wines to ancient Roman fish sauce - and why reviving the foods of the past is the key to saving the future. Taras Grescoe lives in Montreal, QC. From the author of 'Possess the Air'.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking; Diet; Food habits.; Food preferences.; Food;
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The trial of Lizzie Borden : a true story / by Robertson, Cara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology--the trial of Lizzie Borden--based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence. The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple's younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history. Reporters flocked to the scene. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. The defendant was relentlessly scrutinized for signs of guilt or innocence. Everyone--rich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars and laypeople--had an opinion about Lizzie Borden's guilt or innocence. Was she a cold-blooded murderess or an unjustly persecuted lady? Did she or didn't she? The popular fascination with the Borden murders and its central enigmatic character has endured for more than one hundred years. Immortalized in rhyme, told and retold in every conceivable genre, the murders have secured a place in the American pantheon of mythic horror, but one typically wrenched from its historical moment. In contrast, Cara Robertson explores the stories Lizzie Borden's culture wanted and expected to hear and how those stories influenced the debate inside and outside of the courtroom. Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper accounts, unpublished local accounts, and recently unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden offers a window onto America in the Gilded Age, showcasing its most deeply held convictions and its most troubling social anxieties"--
Subjects: Borden, Lizzie, 1860-1927; Trials (Murder);
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Crisis in the red zone : the story of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, and of the outbreaks to come / by Preston, Richard,1954-author.;
The 2013-2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever, but the outbreaks continue. 'Crisis in the Red Zone' is a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us and is an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses. Soon to be a National Geographic original miniseries airing May 27-30, 2019.
Subjects: Ebola virus disease; Epidemics; Ebola virus disease; Epidemics; Ebola virus disease; Epidemics;
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Those who forget : my family's story in Nazi Europe--a memoir, a history, a warning. / by Schwarz, Géraldine,author.; Marris, Laura,1987-translator.; translation of:Schwarz, Geraldine.Amnésiques.English.;
"Those Who Forget, published to international awards and acclaim, is journalist Géraldine Schwarz's riveting account of her German and French grandparents' lives during World War II, an in-depth history of Europe's post-war reckoning with fascism, and an urgent appeal to remember as a defense against today's rise of far-right nationalism"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Schwarz, Géraldine; Schwartz family.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Journalists; Memory; Memory;
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Who could that be at this hour? (CD) [sound recording] / by Lemony Snicket.; Lemony Snicket,; Aiken, Liam;
Read by Liam Aiken.In a fading town, far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket began his apprenticeship in an organization nobody knows about. He started by asking questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published, in four volumes that shouldn't be read. This is the first volume.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Children's.; Coming Of Age.; Mystery.;
© 2012., Hachette Audio,
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The sisterhood : the secret history of women at the CIA / by Mundy, Liza,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls reveals the untold story of how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, a sweeping story of a "sisterhood" of women spies spanning three generations who broke the glass ceiling, helped transform spycraft, and tracked down Osama Bin Laden. Upon its creation in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency instantly became one of the most important spy services in the world. Like every male-dominated workplace in Eisenhower America, the growing intelligence agency needed women to type memos, send messages, manipulate expense accounts, and keep secrets. Despite discrimination--even because of it--these clerks and secretaries rose to become some of the shrewdest, toughest operatives the agency employed. Because women were seen as unimportant, they moved unnoticed on the streets of Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets under the noses of the KGB. Back at headquarters, they built the CIA's critical archives--first by hand, then by computer. These women also battled institutional stereotyping and beat it. Men argued they alone could run spy rings. But the women proved they could be spymasters, too. During the Cold War, women made critical contributions to U.S. intelligence, sometimes as officers, sometimes as unpaid spouses, working together as their numbers grew. The women also made unique sacrifices, giving up marriage, children, even their own lives. They noticed things that the men at the top didn't see. In the final years of the twentieth century, it was a close-knit network of female CIA analysts who warned about the rising threat of Al Qaeda. After the 9/11 attacks, women rushed to join the fight as a new job, "targeter," came to prominence. They showed that painstaking data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape--an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA's successful efforts to track down Osama Bin Laden and, later, Ayman al-Zawahiri. With the same meticulous reporting and storytelling verve that she brought to her New York Times bestseller Code Girls, Liza Mundy has written an indispensable and sweeping history that reveals how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Espionage, American; Intelligence service; Women intelligence officers; Women spies;
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Ella enchanted [yoto card] : Yoto card / by Levine, Gail Carson.;
Read by Eden Riegel.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Against a bold tapestry of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters and fairy godmothers, Ella's spirited account of her quest to break the curse is a funny, poignant and enchanting tale about an unforgettable heroine who is determined to be herself.Ages 8 to 14.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Cinderella (Legendary character); Blessing and cursing; Obedience; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.
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Motherness : A Memoir of Generational Autism, Parenthood, and Radical Acceptance. by Green, Julie M.;
Spanning 13 years - beginning with pregnancy and ending with diagnosis - 'Motherness' offers a deeply personal account of an autistic mother raising an autistic child. It covers sensory processing, meltdowns, masking, empathy, bullying, special interests, and more. Tender and incisive, its essential for adults and parents navigating their own autism diagnoses. Julie Green lives in Kingston, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Autism Spectrum Disorders;
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Children of the state : stories of survival and hope in the juvenile justice system / by Hobbs, Jeff,1980-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Very little has been written about juvenile justice. In the greater consciousness, the word "justice" in this context has been leeched of meaning; it just signifies prison for kids. But to those living and working in various capacities within that system, the word "justice" holds a sepulchral gravity. In Children of the State, bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Jeff Hobbs presents three different true stories that show the day-to-day life and the existential challenges faced by those living and working in juvenile programs: educators, counselors, administrators, and--most importantly--children. While serving a year-long detention in Wilmington, DE--perennially one of the violent crime capitols of America--a bright but stunted young man considers the benefits and also the immense costs of striving for college acceptance while imprisoned. A career juvenile hall English Language Arts teacher struggles to align the small moments of wonder in her work alongside its overall statistical futility, all while the city government presumes to design a new juvenile system without cinderblocks--and possibly without those teaching in the current system. A territorial fistfight in Paterson, NJ is characterized by the media as a hate crime, and the boy held accountable for that crime seeks redemption and friendship in a rigorous Life & Professional Skills class in lower Manhattan. These stories are followed to their knotty conclusions in triptych form. In chronicling the work of this constellation of people trying to accomplish good work in abjectly horrible systems and circumstances, Children of the State asks: What should society do with young people who have made terrible decisions? For many kids, a woeful mistake made at age thirteen or fourteen--often as a result of external factors bearing upon a biologically immature brain--will resonate through the rest of their lives, making high school difficult, college nearly impossible, and a middle class life a foolish fantasy. To observe these missteps and raw challenges and small triumphs from shoulder height, through the experiences of thinking, feeling, poignant young people, is to be moved to consider altering the fixed narrative currently laid out of them. As Hobbs demonstrates in piercing, vivid prose: No one so young should ever be considered irredeemable"--
Subjects: Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile delinquents; Juvenile justice, Administration of;
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The strange death of Europe : immigration, identity, Islam / by Murray, Douglas,1979-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This book is not only an analysis of demographic and political realities in Europe, but also an eyewitness account of a continent in self-destruct mode. It includes reporting from across the entire continent, from the places where migrants land to the places they end up, from the people who appear to welcome them in to the places which cannot accept them.
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