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"At once incendiary and icy, mischievous, and provocative, celebratory and elegiac, a deeply felt meditation on race, sex, and American culture through the prism of the author's rarefied upbringing and education among a black elite concerned to distance itself from whites and the black generality, while tirelessly measuring itself against both. Born in 1947 in upper-crust black Chicago--her father was for years head of pediatrics at Provident, at...
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Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
"In Einstein's Violin, Eger distills more than half a century of personal experience and what it has taught him about how music is uncannily similar in its design to the concepts of "string theory" that have become overwhelmingly popular in today's theoretical physics. Eger deals with how music relates not only to the physical world, but to the social one as well: He was among the first classical performers to see music as a force for change, leading...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"A fantasy of the future that sheds a blazing critical light on the present--considered to be Aldous Huxley's most enduring masterpiece. Mr. Huxley is eloquent in his declaration of an artist's faith in man, and it is his eloquence, bitter in attack, noble in defense, that, when one has closed the book, one remembers. A Fantastic racy narrative, full of much excellent satire and literary horseplay. It is as sparkling, provocative, as brilliant, in...
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Council Oak Books
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
The prophetic visions of Japanese social seer Kunihiro Yamate have caught the attention of Japan's forward-looking business and social leaders. Now Yamate's prophecies are presented for an English-speaking audience by Robert Engler and Yuriko Hayashi.
According to Yamate, an increasing dysfunction of our social and economic structures signals the beginning of a new stage in consciousness. As we enter this new stage, rationality or thinking will give...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Most people would agree that thoughtful behavior and common decency are in short supply, or simply forgotten in hurried lives of emails, cellphones, and multi-tasking. In Choosing Civility, P. M. Forni identifies the twenty-five rules that are most essential in connecting effectively and happily with others. In clear, witty, and, well...civilized language, Forni covers topics that include: Think Twice Before Asking FavorsGive Constructive CriticismRefrain...
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Liveright
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 34
Language
English
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This classic history, first published in 1921 and winner of the first Newbery Medal, was illustrated in pen and ink by the author. This version has incorporated recent events to make it an up-to-date world history.
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Explores how the field of paleoanthropology enables insights into some of the world's leading evolutionary questions, exploring such topics as the life cycles of ancient people, the origins of social nature, and the common traits between modern humans and Neanderthals.
10) Among the enemy
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Shadow children volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
This book explains the science behind the concerns that our nation faces in the immediate future. It outlines the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power, and the reality of global warming. We live in complicated, dangerous times. They are also hyper-technical times. As citizens who will elect future presidents of the most powerful and influential country in the world, we need to know and truly understand, not just rely on television's...
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Publisher
Pearson Benjamin Cummings
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
[The goal of this book is to] engage [students] in the scientific process of testing and discovery. To do this, [the authors] have include an extended discussion of the scientific method and the social context of science in the opening chapter, and ... real-life studies throughout the main text. [The authors also] show not merely what scientists discovered, but how they discovered it.-Pref
17) The pot book: a complete guide to Cannabis : its role in medicine, politics, science, and culture
Publisher
Park Street Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Leading experts on the science, history, politics, medicine, and potential of America's most popular recreational drug"--Provided by publisher
Publisher
Rowan & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best known statistical reference. As a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the country, it is a snapshot of America and its people. It includes over 1,400 tables from hundreds of sources.
20) The practice of reproducible research: case studies and lessons from the data-intensive sciences
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The Practice of Reproducible Research presents concrete examples of how researchers in the data-intensive sciences are working to improve the reproducibility of their research projects. Each of the thirty-one case studies in this volume describes the workflow that an author used to complete a real-world research project, highlighting how particular tools, ideas, and practices have been combined to support reproducibility. Authors emphasize the very...
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