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"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences....
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Explores climate change, including weather patterns, the science behind climate change, the history of climate change, fuel options for the future, changes in the oceans, and possible solutions. Includes a timeline, glossary, and list of additional resources.
7) Shoes
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Discusses the development of different kinds of foot coverings, shoe fashions through the ages, and interesting facts and folklore related to footwear.
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This book gives you a look at how television programming has changed over the years and how the program makers target audiences and the commercial influences behind their decisions. Shows how the freedom of speech in broadcasts needs to be balanced against the need to be fair to all parts of society.
12) The 57 bus
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Anti-Racist Non-fiction: YA
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Young Adult LGBTQIA History, Memoirs, and Resources
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Young Adult LGBTQIA History, Memoirs, and Resources
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"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...
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Infographic presentation that describes ways to be a global citizen, discussing what it means to be a citizen in the world, various aspects of society, assorted liberal social issues of concern, ways to communicate in the world, and how to take up a cause in order to make a difference.
14) Umbrellas
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Presents the history of umbrellas and includes an explanation of how they work, how they came to be, and how their purpose and popularity have changed over time.
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Briefly explores some of the history of HBCUs--historically Black colleges and universities in the United States--and discusses their importance in civil rights activism and the way Black people have been treated in the United States. Includes photographs and a glossary.
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After the sinking of the Lusitania, anti-German sentiment in the United States led to the erosion of many cherished American freedoms. As U.S. troops fought to make the world safe for democracy, our own government eroded freedoms at home, especially for German-Americans. Free speech was no longer an operating principle of American democracy. Award-winning author Ann Bausum asks, just where do Americans draw the line of justice in times of war?
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"...recount[s] the politically and racially charged rivalry between African-American boxing champion Joe Louis and white German boxer Max Schmeling, which grew between their 1936 and 1938 matches. Tracing both men's careers from inception until they hung up their gloves, the authors illuminate how emblematic each was to his country while exploring the social issues of the day."--