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The library has purchased many new books so far this new year.  You can view a handful here along with partial descriptions or go here <\/a><\/strong>to see the full listing.  These books are on display in the library’s lobby.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  Blitzed : drugs in the Third Reich<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Ohler, Norman<\/p>\n

A fast-paced narrative that discovers a surprising perspective on World War II: Nazi Germany’s all-consuming reliance on drugs The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs. On the eve of World War II, …<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  Irresistible : the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us hooked<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Alter, Adam L.<\/p>\n

“One of the most mesmerizing and important books I’ve read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity.” — Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals … <\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  Data structures and algorithms made easy : concepts, problems, interview questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Karumanchi, Narasimha <\/em><\/p>\n

“Data Structures And Algorithms Made Easy: Data Structures and Algorithmic Puzzles” is a book that offers solutions to complex data structures …<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  A piece of the world : a novel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Kline, Christina Baker<\/p>\n

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Graceful, moving and powerful.” –Michael Chabon, New York Times bestselling author of Moonglow From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller Orphan Train, a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, and art, inspired by Andrew Wyeth …<\/em><\/p>\n


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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  Talking back, talking Black : truths about America’s Lingua Franca<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>McWhorter, John H.<\/p>\n

“Superb.” — Steven Pinker “In Talking Back, Talking Black , John McWhorter, the maestro at communicating linguistics to the public, succeeds in helping the reader to ‘actually hear Black English in a new way,’ while hipping linguists to some features of this vibrant variety they might not have considered before.” — John R. Rickford …<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  The death and life of the Great Lakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Egan, Dan<\/p>\n

The Great Lakes–Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior–hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent …<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  A house full of females : plural marriage and women’s rights in early Mormonism, 1835-1870<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher<\/p>\n

A stunning and sure-to-be controversial book that pieces together, through more than two dozen nineteenth-century diaries, letters, albums, minute-books, and quilts left by first-generation Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, the never-before-told story of the earliest days of the women of Mormon plural marriage, whose right to vote in the state …<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  The value of Emily Dickinson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Loeffelholz, Mary<\/p>\n

The Value of Emily Dickinson is the first compact introduction to Dickinson to focus primarily on her poems and why they have held and continue to hold such significance for readers. It addresses the question of literary value in light of current controversies dividing scholars, including those surrounding the critical issue of whether her …<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  The banjo : America’s African instrument<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Dubois, Laurent<\/p>\n

The banjo has been called by many names over its history, but they all refer to the same sound-strings humming over skin-that has eased souls and electrified crowds for centuries. The Banjo invites us to hear that sound afresh in a biography of one of America’s iconic folk instruments. Attuned to a rich heritage spanning continents …<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/strong>Title:  Raising the floor : how a universal basic income can renew our economy and rebuild the American dream<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author:  <\/strong>Stern, Andy<\/p>\n

Raising the Floor confronts America’s biggest economic challenge-the fundamental restructuring of the economy and the emerging disruptive technology that threaten secure jobs and income. Andy Stern convincingly shows why it is time to consider a universal basic income as the nation’s twenty-first-century solution to increasing inequality …<\/em><\/p>\n

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