Good stuff, new and true
In the store, some for the very first time, and some just returning to stock:
Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood - Bill Hayes describes it thusly: "We're born in blood. Our family histories are contained in it, our bodies nourished by it daily. Five quarts run through each of us, along some sixty thousand miles of arteries, veins, and capillaries."
Kira-Kira - The winner of the 2005 Newbery Medal by Cynthia Kadohata features Katie, who must reminds us there's always something glittering in the future. Columbus, Ind. finds itself in a bit of a controversy over its schools assigning this book.
World Without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Einstein and Godel - The achievements of these two giants of physics and mathematics are placed in the context of the philosophical traditions that buffeted the 20th century by Palle Yourgrau.
Running Mad for Kentucky: Frontier Travel Accounts - Edited by Ellen Eslinger, this book features firsthand accounts from more than a dozen Ohio River Valley pioneers. Featured recently in The Courier-Journal.
The Pontiff in Winter - John Cornwell chronicles the papal career of John Paul II. Particularly apt as the Polish pope battles to regain his health.
Big Cotton: How a Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, and Put America on the Map - No other legal crop has created so many instant fortunes or left a trail of such misery. Stephen Yafa tells us how every human being, right now, is using or wearing something made with cotton.
Who Murdered Chaucer: A Medieval Mystery - A grandly crafted book, you'll be amazed at the quality of the scholarship, the binding, and the paper. Lavishly illustrated, this peculiar book combines the work of five scholars, including Terry Jones of Monty Python's Flying Circus, to divine the mystery of Geoffrey Chaucer's death.
My Jim - Nancy Rawley explores the hidden life and love of Huck Finn's sidekick, Jim, in this imaginative recreation of a particular time and place.
Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World - Mim Eichler Rivas has found a fascinating story to tell about a horse who traveled the world demonstrating amazing intellectual powers and the relationship that launched the modern animal rights movement.
The Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science - Horace Freeland Judson dissects the institutional roots of fraud in science. An expose you owe it to yourself to explore.
The Confident Hope of a Miracle: The True History of the Spanish Armada - In a world where the winners write the history, this handsome book by Neil Hanson spins a detailed work that is equal parts drama and tragedy.
Five Quarts: A Personal and Natural History of Blood - Bill Hayes describes it thusly: "We're born in blood. Our family histories are contained in it, our bodies nourished by it daily. Five quarts run through each of us, along some sixty thousand miles of arteries, veins, and capillaries."
Kira-Kira - The winner of the 2005 Newbery Medal by Cynthia Kadohata features Katie, who must reminds us there's always something glittering in the future. Columbus, Ind. finds itself in a bit of a controversy over its schools assigning this book.
World Without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Einstein and Godel - The achievements of these two giants of physics and mathematics are placed in the context of the philosophical traditions that buffeted the 20th century by Palle Yourgrau.
Running Mad for Kentucky: Frontier Travel Accounts - Edited by Ellen Eslinger, this book features firsthand accounts from more than a dozen Ohio River Valley pioneers. Featured recently in The Courier-Journal.
The Pontiff in Winter - John Cornwell chronicles the papal career of John Paul II. Particularly apt as the Polish pope battles to regain his health.
Big Cotton: How a Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, and Put America on the Map - No other legal crop has created so many instant fortunes or left a trail of such misery. Stephen Yafa tells us how every human being, right now, is using or wearing something made with cotton.
Who Murdered Chaucer: A Medieval Mystery - A grandly crafted book, you'll be amazed at the quality of the scholarship, the binding, and the paper. Lavishly illustrated, this peculiar book combines the work of five scholars, including Terry Jones of Monty Python's Flying Circus, to divine the mystery of Geoffrey Chaucer's death.
My Jim - Nancy Rawley explores the hidden life and love of Huck Finn's sidekick, Jim, in this imaginative recreation of a particular time and place.
Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World - Mim Eichler Rivas has found a fascinating story to tell about a horse who traveled the world demonstrating amazing intellectual powers and the relationship that launched the modern animal rights movement.
The Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science - Horace Freeland Judson dissects the institutional roots of fraud in science. An expose you owe it to yourself to explore.
The Confident Hope of a Miracle: The True History of the Spanish Armada - In a world where the winners write the history, this handsome book by Neil Hanson spins a detailed work that is equal parts drama and tragedy.
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