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Unconditional LoveUnconditional Love, BookA Guide to Navigating the Joys and Challenges of Being A Grandparent Today
by Isay, JaneBook, 2018Book, 2018
Added Feb 06, 2018
38 Nooses38 Nooses, BookLincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End
by Berg, Scott W.Book, 2012Book, 2012
Added Nov 21, 2017
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In 1862, on a frigid December morning in Mankato, Minnesota, more than 4,000 spectators witnessed the United States government conduct the largest execution in American history. Thirty-eight men, white muslin covering their faces and singing a death song in their native Dakota tongue, dropped through the wooden scaffold's opened platform and dangled for over a half hour. Eventually their bodies were cut down and buried in a shallow mass grave on a sandbar along the Minnesota River - ending an uprising that began in August with the killing of five settlers by four Dakota hunters filled with frustration, whiskey and stolen eggs.
In 38 Nooses, Scott Berg examines the motives and consequences of this conflict (referred to as the Dakota War of 1862) through the eyes of regional residents and national figures such as the Dakota leader Little Crow (who strongly opposed the initial attracts) and Abraham Lincoln. Certainly too complicated and extensive to detail here, the short facts are that 600 whites - most unarmed civilians - and approximately 100 Dakota warriors died during the initial conflict. In mock trials, 303 captured warriors were found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. In part through the persistence of the Reservation's physician's wife, Lincoln - though embroiled in the Civil War - intervened and pardoned all but 38 men. Close to 2000 Dakotas were forcibly relocated outside of the state and approximately one-quarter of those people died in the following year.
Berg documents these within the framework of state and national events and chronicles an intimate study of individual experiences that were repeated throughout the nation until the end of the United States-Indian wars. In 1862, on a frigid December morning in Mankato, Minnesota, more than 4,000 spectators witnessed the United States government conduct the largest execution in American history. Thirty-eight men, white muslin covering their faces and singing a death…
Hillbilly ElegyHillbilly Elegy, BookA Memoir of A Family and Culture in Crisis
by Vance, J. D.Book, 2016Book, 2016
Added Aug 17, 2016
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A moving story in which the author explores looking back and overcoming the cycle of poverty, in a journey from Appalachia to Yale. I'm always a sucker for tough experiences which turn into good.
Added Feb 17, 2016
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I was so surprised by the twist at the end that I flipped back a couple chapters and read it again! Author David Joy will be on two panels at the Tucson Festival of Books in March 2016!
The DivinersThe Diviners, Streaming Audiobook
by Bray, LibbaStreaming Audiobook, 2012Streaming Audiobook, 2012
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Historical fiction with a paranormal serial killer? Bring it on! It's 1926, and Evie O'Neill can't imagine a more exciting place to be than New York with its clubs, speakeasies, shopping, and glamorous showgirls. Even a series of grisly murders can't keep her down. But Evie has a secret power that might be able to help catch the killer. . . if the killer doesn't catch her first.Historical fiction with a paranormal serial killer? Bring it on! It's 1926, and Evie O'Neill can't imagine a more exciting place to be than New York with its clubs, speakeasies, shopping, and glamorous showgirls. Even a series of grisly murders…
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The Triumph of SeedsThe Triumph of Seeds, BookHow Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips, Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
by Hanson, ThorBook, 2015Book, 2015
Added Jun 30, 2015
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So You've Been Publicly ShamedSo You've Been Publicly Shamed, Book
by Ronson, JonBook, 2015Book, 2015
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Written in RedWritten in Red, PaperbackA Novel of the Others
by Bishop, AnnePaperback, 2014Paperback, 2014
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Added Mar 19, 2015
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If you loved “When Harry Met Sally” you’ll adore young Brits Emma and Dex as they navigate the 20 years post university in like (always) in love with each other (maybe) in love with others (often) in lust (along the way). Sharp, comic, brilliant dialogue will keep you hooked far into the night or best read it over a weekend. In any case, a must read BEFORE the movie.If you loved “When Harry Met Sally” you’ll adore young Brits Emma and Dex as they navigate the 20 years post university in like (always) in love with each other (maybe) in love with others (often) in lust (along the way). Sharp, comic, brilliant…
DishwasherDishwasher, BookOne Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States
by Jordan, PeteBook, 2007Book, 2007
Added Mar 19, 2015
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This is a memoir about a lazy, crazy dude who wants to wash dishes in all 50 states. Very fun, light read!
Making Rounds With OscarMaking Rounds With Oscar, BookThe Extraordinary Gift of An Ordinary Cat
by Dosa, DavidBook, 2010Book, 2010
Added Mar 19, 2015
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Oscar is the ultimate feline comfort in the lives of terminally ill residents of a Rhode Island nursing home. Narrated by a doctor who is at first totally skeptical of Oscar's gifts, he grudgingly learns firsthand that Oscar is one very special kitty.Oscar is the ultimate feline comfort in the lives of terminally ill residents of a Rhode Island nursing home. Narrated by a doctor who is at first totally skeptical of Oscar's gifts, he grudgingly learns firsthand that Oscar is one very special…
Added Mar 19, 2015
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A chorus of voices - black, white, old and young provide a fascinating listening experience to this look back to Mississippi in the sixties - an exploration of segregation, civil rights and small town society that is truly memorable.
Eat, Pray, LoveEat, Pray, Love, eBookOne Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Gilbert, ElizabetheBook, 2006eBook, 2006
Added Mar 19, 2015
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Italy, or, "Say it like you eat it," or, 36 tales about the pursuit of pleasure -- India, or, "Congratulations to meet you," or, 36 tales about the pursuit of devotion -- Indonesia, or, "Even in my underpants, I feel different," or, 36 tales about the pursuit of balance.Italy, or, "Say it like you eat it," or, 36 tales about the pursuit of pleasure -- India, or, "Congratulations to meet you," or, 36 tales about the pursuit of devotion -- Indonesia, or, "Even in my underpants, I feel different," or, 36 tales about…
Added Mar 19, 2015
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A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form.
Added Mar 19, 2015
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This nonfiction book asks the intriguing question, what if we all disappeared today, but left the rest of the earth intact? What would happen as our nuclear power plants fail, as our subways flood, and as plants and wildlife take our cities back? It's not exactly a dystopia, but it is marvelously thought-provoking.This nonfiction book asks the intriguing question, what if we all disappeared today, but left the rest of the earth intact? What would happen as our nuclear power plants fail, as our subways flood, and as plants and wildlife take our cities back?…
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