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The Mongolian chronicles : a story of eagles, demons, and empires / by Smutylo, Allen,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In the shadows of the Altai Mountains live the Kazakh nomads of western Mongolia. These hard-living nomads survive on windswept steppes, grazing their herds and keeping an ancient practice alive: hunting not with traps or guns, but on horseback with golden eagles. The Mongolian Chronicles recounts a story of this untamed world, seen through the eyes of artist, writer, and traveller Allen Smutylo. Smutylo lived with seven eagle hunters and their families for several weeks over two years, affording him rare insight into a disappearing culture. His extraordinary narrative is set within the context of Mongolia's turbulent past -- the long shadow cast by the empire of Genghis Khan, the deprivations of early twentieth century warlords-cum-mystics -- and its protean present, where ancient customs and shamanistic beliefs exist among an increasingly urbanized people. Smutylo's vivid prose and powerful artwork portray a Mongolia of contradictions and extremes. Readers will encounter a country with a vast wilderness that nonetheless has one of the most polluted capitals on earth; a modern economy in which tent-dwelling nomads still rely on their animals for survival; a people unchanged for millennia, yet recognizing that their way of life may disappear with their generation."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Smutylo, Allen, 1946-; Kazakhs; Falconers; Hunting;
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Whole food for your family : 100+ simple, budget-friendly meals / by Michaelis, Autumn,author.; Badiozamani, Ghazalle(Photographer),photographer.; Urban, Melissa,writer of foreword.;
'Whole Food for Your Family' contains over 100 budget- and family-friendly recipes from Whole30 Coach and creator of the popular cooking website 'Whole Food for 7', Autumn Michaelis. This inspired collection is dairy-free, gluten-free, and fully endorsed by Whole30!
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking (Natural foods); Diet therapy.; Low-carbohydrate diet; Reducing diets;
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The Haunting of Room 904 : A Novel. by Wurth, Erika T.;
'The Haunting of Room 904' is a terrifying and resonant novel about a woman who uses her unique gift to commune with the dead to learn the truth about her sisters death. Erika T. Wurth is an urban Native of Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee descent. From the author of 'White Horse'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Horror fiction.; FICTION / Horror; FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural;
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From Ulster to Canada : the life and times of Wilson Benson 1821-1911 / by Houston, Cecil J.,1943-; Smyth, William J.;
Wilson Benson's Irish world: population, economy and society in pre-famine Ireland - Making the transatlantic connection - Settling in: Wilson Benson and the Canadian frontier, 1840-70 - Rural stability and the urban experience - Conclusion - Index - Part two: Life and adventures of Wilson Benson (written by himself).Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Benson, Wilson, 1821-1911.; Irish; Irish;
© 2015., Ulster Historical Foundation,
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Thailand / by Glaser, Chaya.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
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Unfadeable / by Broaddus, Maurice.;
"A young graffiti artist learns to fight smart against the gentrification threatening her neighborhood"--Provided by publisher.Ages 8-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Urban fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Graffiti; Street art; Neighborhoods; Gentrification; Community life;
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No place to go : how public toilets fail our private needs / by Lowe, Lezlie,1972-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."This book is Number One in addressing the politics of where we're allowed to "go" in public. Adults don't talk about the business of doing our business. We work on one assumption: the world of public bathrooms is problem- and politics-free. No Place To Go: How Public Toilets Fail Our Private Needs reveals the opposite is true. No Place To Go is a toilet tour from London to San Francisco to Toronto and beyond. From pay potties to deserted alleyways, No Place To Go is a marriage of urbanism, social narrative, and pop culture that shows the ways - momentous and mockable - public bathrooms just don't work. Like, for the homeless, who, faced with no place to go sometimes literally take to the streets. (Ever heard of a municipal poop map?) For people with invisible disabilities, such as Crohn's disease, who stay home rather than risk soiling themselves on public transit routes. For girls who quit sports teams because they don't want to run to the edge of the pitch to pee. Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen have protested bathroom bills that will stomp on the rights of transpeople. And where was Hillary Clinton after she arrived back to the stage late after the first commercial break of the live-televised Democratic leadership debate in December 2015? Stuck in a queue for the women's bathroom. Peel back the layers on public bathrooms and it's clear many more people want for good access than have it. Public bathroom access is about cities, society, design, movement, and equity. The real question is: Why are public toilets so crappy?"--
Subjects: Public toilets; Restrooms;
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The eyes & the impossible / by Eggers, Dave.; Harris, Shawn(Artist);
Free dog Johannes' job is to observe everything that happens in his urban park and report back to the park's three bison elders, but changes are afoot, including more humans, a new building, a boatload of goats, and a shocking revelation that changes his view of the world.
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Dogs; Animals; Parks; City and town life; Friendship;
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Laos / by Markovics, Adam.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet address, and index.LSC
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A thread of violence : a story of truth, invention, and murder / by O'Connell, Mark,1979-author.;
"From the award-winning author comes a gripping account of one of the most scandalous murders in modern Irish history, at once a propulsive work of true crime and an act of literary subversion. Malcolm MacArthur was a well-known Dublin socialite and heir. Suave and urbane, he passed his days mingling with artists and aristocrats, reading philosophy, living a life of the mind. But by 1982, his inheritance had dwindled to almost nothing, a desperate threat to his lifestyle. MacArthur hastily conceived a plan: He would commit bank robbery, of the kind that had become frightfully common in Dublin at the time. But his plan spun swiftly out of control, and he needlessly killed two innocent people. The ensuing manhunt, arrest, and conviction amounted to one of the most infamous political scandals in modern Irish history, contributing to the eventual collapse of a government. Wellcome and Rooney Prize-winning author Mark O'Connell spent countless hours in conversation with MacArthur-interviews that veered from confession to evasion. Through their tense exchanges and O'Connell's independent reporting, a pair of narratives unspools: a riveting account of MacArthur's crimes and a study of the hazy line between truth and invention. We come to see not only the enormity of the murders but the damage that's inflicted when a life is rendered into story. At once propulsive and searching, A Thread of Violence is a hard look at a brutal act, its subterranean origins, and the long shadow it casts. It offers a haunting and insightful examination of the lies we tell ourselves-and the lengths we'll go to preserve them"--
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; MacArthur, Malcolm.; Murderers; Thieves; Violence;
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