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The House of Wisdom
Reveals Medieval Arabic science as the bridge from ancient Greece to the European Renaissance.
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Black Gotham: a Family History of African Americans in 19th Century New York City
Nonfiction: A glimpse of life among the elite African American community in 1800s New York City- a forgotten part of our history.
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view in catalog Shadows of a Down East Summer: an Antique Print Murder
Mystery: Two women posed for Winslow Homer in 1890; antique papers foretell a recent murder and hint that more will follow.
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Kraken: the Curious, Exciting and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
Nonfiction: The fascinating world of squid science & adventure. Note: your brain resembles that of the giant squid.
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Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
Fiction: A dazzling story, complicated & operatic in scope, about a composer & his secrets in 1923 England.
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Horoscopes for the Dead
Poetry: Smart, lyrical, ironic, universal observations about love & mortality.
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Toxicology
Fiction: In Manhattan's West Village, art, love, fame, & money explode in the lives of two women.
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An Extravagant Hunger: the Passionate Years of M.F.K. Fisher
Biography: A vivid portrait of a talented & troubled woman based on her journals & letters.
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Frogmen: the True Story of My Journeys with Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau...
Nonfiction: Eyewitness details of the adventures & the people aboard Cousteau's expeditions.
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Painting Boats and Coastal Scenery
Nonfiction: Learn to use different media to capture the light and atmosphere of marine vistas.
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