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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE
“Inspiring . . . extraordinary . . . [Katherine Boo] shows us how people in the most desperate circumstances can find the resilience to hang on to their humanity. Just as important, she makes us care.”—People
“A tour de force of...
“Inspiring . . . extraordinary . . . [Katherine Boo] shows us how people in the most desperate circumstances can find the resilience to hang on to their humanity. Just as important, she makes us care.”—People
“A tour de force of...
2) Bag it
Publisher
Docuramafilms
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes that we then throw away. But where is 'away?' Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to our environment, marine life and human health? Follows 'everyman' Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world. Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics.
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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Offering valuable insights on solving real-world business problems using enterprise risk management (ERM), this practical guide gives risk professionals a clear understanding of how to implement an enterprise risk management program for every business. --
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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Do you know why there were more days in the year in dinosaur times? How many hours it can take to excavate a dinosaur fossil? Step back in time and find out all the facts in this awe-inspiring black-and-white chapter book about the prehistoric world and the amazing creatures that once roamed Earth. You'll come face-to-face with spectacular reptiles that dominated the skies and seas while dinosaurs ruled on land - from towering forest browsers like...
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Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
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Sadako Sasaki was two years old when the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima, she died ten yers later of the "A-bomb disease". Through her courageous battle against the disease, she turned paper cranes into an international symbol of peace and became the inspiration for a monument to memorialize the many children struck down by the bomb. Ten years after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Sadako Sasaki died as a result of the Atomic Bomb disease....
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Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"This irreverent guide to crafting personal essays and creative nonfiction takes inspiration from the father of the essay, Michele de Montaigne, using lively essays to answer writing questions from top writers like Cheryl Strayed and Philip Lopate"--
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Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A beginning non-fiction reader introducing children to the world of dogs. Dogs are found all over the world and while differing in many ways, such as their color, eyes, coats and temperaments, have the same basic physical characteristics.
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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Whether you're looking to launch into a new professional career as a creative nonfiction writer, dabble in the genre as a pastime, start a personal blog, or simply get inside the mind of a creative nonfiction writer at work, you'll find much to learn from and enjoy in Writing Creative Nonfiction. These 24 lectures by award-winning writing instructor and Professor Tilar J. Mazzeo of Colby College, a New York Times best-selling author, are a chance...
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Copper Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"With slow strokes and subtle, rich lines, The Blue House: Collected Works of Tomas Tranströmer is evidence of a Nobel Prize-winning poet tracing the world with his pen. A stunning testament to an illustrious career, The Blue House gathers poems and writings from Tranströmer’s fourteen collections into a single book. Original Swedish sits alongside their English translations as Patty Crane translates his words into revelatory language acute in...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Journey with Tony Stead as he explores many amazing ways to make nonfiction reading and writing come alive in the classroom. This four-part video series takes you inside two classrooms at The Manhattan New School where Tony works with first-grade teacher Lauren Benjamin and third-grade teacher Lisa Elias Moynihan. Watch how literacy centers literally come alive in the classroom and see some of the original ways students respond to their nonfiction...
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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"A literary analysis of the popular genre of the informal primatology field narrative. Explores the works of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, and others in the contexts of scientific, literary, and conservation discourses"--Provided by publisher.
16) Churchill
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English
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His friend, colleague, and esteemed political foe Clement Attlee once memorialized Winston Churchill as "the greatest Englishman of our time - I think the greatest citizen of the world of our time." More than a half-century later, Churchill's life remains proof that a single individual can change the course of history for the better and make of life a blessed and noble thing, despite public and private trials too numerous to name. Who was this
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Free Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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A long-awaited new book on personal writing from Lopate--the celebrated essayist and the director of Columbia University's nonfiction program. He provides the nuts and bolts, offering a refreshing new master class on the craft of the personal narrative, including the personal essay and memoir.
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Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
This book guides nonfiction storytellers in the art of creatively and strategically using sound to engage their audience and bring stories to life. Sound is half of film and video storytelling, and yet its importance is often overlooked until a post-production emergency arises. Written by two experienced creators--one a seasoned nonfiction producer/director with a background in music, and one a sound designer who owns a well-regarded mix studio--this...
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