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Good night stories for rebel girls 2
Cavallo, Francesca

"The sequel to the sensational New York Times bestseller inspiring girls around the world to dream bigger, aim higher, and fight harder. Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2 is an entirely new collection of one hundred bedtime stories that celebrate extraordinary women, from Nerfertiti to Beyoncé, Rosalind Franklin to J.K. Rowling. Queens and activists, ballerinas and lawyers, pirates and computer scientists, astronauts and inventors--a stunning juxtaposition leaving a thrilling sense of possibility."--Back cover.

Planting for honeybees : the grower's guide to creating a buzz
Lewis, Sarah Wyndham

Hoax : a history of deception : 5,000 years of fakes, forgeries, and fallacies
Tattersall, Ian

"An entertaining collection of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities. World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, has teamed up with Peter N©♭vraumont to create this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a masterpiece; Arctic explorers seek an entrance into a hollow Earth; a Shakespeare tragedy is "rediscovered"; a financial scheme inspires Charles Ponzi; a spirit photographer snaps Abraham Lincoln's ghost; people can survive ingesting only air and sunshine; Edgar Allen Pie is the forefather of fake news; and the first human was not only British but played cricket. Told chronologically, HOAX begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world from 365 AD and winds its way through controversial tales such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Shroud of Turin, past proven fakes such as the Thomas Jefferson's ancient wine and the Davenport Tablets built by a lost race, and explores bald-faced lies in the worlds of art, science, literature, journalism, and finance. World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History, has teamed up with Peter N©♭vraumont to create this anti-history of the world, in which Michelangelo fakes a masterpiece; Arctic explorers seek an entrance into a hollow Earth; a Shakespeare tragedy is "rediscovered;" a financial scheme inspires Charles Ponzi; a spirit photographer snaps Abraham Lincoln's ghost; people can survive ingesting only air and sunshine; Edgar Allen Poe is the forefather of fake news; and the first human was not only British but played cricket. Organized chronologically, Hoax begins with the first documented announcement of the end of the world from 365 AD and winds its way through controversial tales such as the Loch Ness Monster and the Shroud of Turin, past proven fakes such as the Thomas Jefferson's ancient wine and the Davenport Tablets built by a lost race, and explores bald-faced lies in the worlds of art, science, literature, journalism, and finance"--

Ditch the dirt : grow edible hydroponic plants at home
Laing, Rob

Food52 any night grilling : 60 ways to fire up dinner (and more)
Disbrowe, Paula

A collection of recipes from the creators of the Food52 culinary website features such dishes as shrimp tacos, green chile cheeseburgers, and skirt steak with salsa verde, along with time-saving tips and flavor-enhancing techniques.

Hunting El Chapo : the inside story of the American lawman who captured the world's most-wanted drug lord
Hogan, Andrew

"A blend of Manhunt, Killing Pablo, and Zero Dark Thirty, Andrew Hogan and Douglas Century’s sensational investigative high-tech thriller -- soon to be a major motion picture from Sony -- chronicles a riveting chapter in the twentieth-century drug wars: the exclusive inside story of the American lawman and his dangerous eight-year hunt that captured El Chapo -- the world’s most wanted drug kingpin who evaded the law for more than a decade. Every generation has a larger-than-life criminal: Jesse James, Billy the Kid, John Dillinger, Al Capone, John Gotti, Pablo Escobar. But each of these notorious lawbreakers had a 'white hat' in pursuit: Wyatt Earp, Pat Garrett, Eliot Ness, Steve Murphy. For notorious drug lord Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán-Loera -- El Chapo -- that lawman is former Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Andrew Hogan. In 2006, fresh out of the D.E.A. Academy, Hogan heads west to Arizona where he immediately plunges into a series of gripping undercover adventures, all unknowingly placing him on the trail of Guzmán, the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, a Forbes billionaire and Public Enemy No. 1 in the United States. Six years later, as head of the D.E.A.’s Sinaloa Cartel desk in Mexico City, Hogan finds his life and Chapo’s are ironically, on parallel paths: they’re both obsessed with the details. In a recasting of the classic American Western on the global stage, Hunting El Chapo takes us on Hogan’s quest to achieve the seemingly impossible, from infiltrating El Chapo’s inner circle to leading a white-knuckle manhunt with an elite brigade of trusted Mexican Marines -- racing door-to-door through the cartel’s stronghold and ultimately bringing the elusive and murderous king-pin to justice. This cinematic crime story following the relentless investigative work of Hogan and his team unfolds at breakneck speed, taking the reader behind the scenes of one of the most sophisticated and dangerous counter-narcotics operations in the history of the United States and Mexico." -- Provided by publisher.

Bird-bent grass : a memoir, in pieces
Venema, Kathleen Rebecca

"Bird-Bent Grass chronicles an extraordinary mother daughter relationship that spans distance, time, and, eventually, debilitating illness. Personal, familial, and political narratives unfold through the letters that Geeske Venema-de Jong and her daughter Kathleen exchanged during the late 1980s and through their weekly conversations, which started after Geeske was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease twenty years later."--

Buddhism beyond gender : liberation from attachment to identity
Gross, Rita M.

If he's so great why do I feel so bad? : recognizing and overcoming subtle abuse
Neal, Avery

Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest : a complete guide
Cannings, Richard J. (Richard James)

In this newly revised and updated edition, bird experts Richard Cannings, Tom Aversa, and Hal Opperman illuminate key identification traits, vocalizations, seasonal status, habitat preferences, and feeding behaviours.

I'll be gone in the dark : one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
McNamara, Michelle

"A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer - the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade - from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case. For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south, where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, Michelle McNamara, a true crime journalist who created the website TrueCrimeDiary.com, was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. At the time of the crimes, the Golden State Killer was between the ages of eighteen and thirty, Caucasian, and athletic - capable of vaulting tall fences. He always wore a mask. After choosing a victim - he favored suburban couples - he often entered their home when no one was there, studying family pictures, mastering the layout. He attacked while they slept, using a flashlight to awaken and blind them. Though they could not recognize him, his victims recalled his voice: a guttural whisper through clenched teeth, abrupt and threatening. Michelle McNamara was writing this book at the time of her sudden death. She gives a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind, as well as a portrait of a woman's obsession and her unflagging pursuit of the truth. Framed by an introduction by Gillian Flynn and an afterword by her husband, Patton Oswalt, the book was completed by Michelle's lead researcher and a close colleague, Paul Haynes"--Provided by publisher.

Loom knitting : 35 quick and colorful knits on a loom
Hopping, Lucy.

Transform your home and make unique gifts using a loom! Loom knitting is a great craft for beginners - you can start small and build your confidence as you go. Clear, informative artworks guide you every step of the way. Most projects take very little time and can be made with no more than one ball of yarn.

Alterknit stitch dictionary
Rangel, Andrea

200 new motifs for stranded colorwork in non-traditional charts derived from graphic design elements. Includes sections on choosing colors, working floats, reading charts, and five projects utilizing modern motifs.

Particle physics brick by brick : atomic and subatomic physics explained...in Lego
Still, Ben

"Particle Physics Brick by Brick explains atomic and subatomic physics using illustrated LEGO pieces. Universal forces and building blocks are explored, including: electrons, muons, taus, neutrions, quarks, leptons, fermions, bosons, gluons, photons, gravitons, strong force, weak force, and electromagnetic force. Chapter headings: Building Blocks and construction rules Building A Universe Electromagnetism and QED The Strong Force and QCD The Weak Force and breaking symmetries Broken Symmetry and Mass Problems with Ghosts Violated Symmetry"--Publisher.

The wildcrafting brewer : creating unique drinks and boozy concoctions from nature's ingredients
Baudar, Pascal

21 things you may not know about the Indian Act : helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a reality
Joseph, Robert P. C.

The never-ending present : the story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip
Barclay, Michael

A matter of confidence : the inside story of the political battle for BC
Shaw, Rob

100 nature hot spots in British Columbia : the best parks, conservation areas and wild places
Fraser, Lyndsay

"This book features 100 destinations in BC for nature lovers, from national parks to regional conservancies to beautiful trails. The authors discuss the features of each destination as well as the natural histories of the animals found there."-- Provided by publisher.

Death in the ice : the mystery of the Franklin expedition
Ryan, Karen

"Discover one of the most fascinating and mysterious stories in the history of exploration. In 1845, Sir John Franklin led a British search for the Northwest Passage. Two years later, the expedition had not returned. It took more than a decade to establish that all crewmembers were dead, and their ships lost. How and why it happened, however, remain a mystery to this day. In this souvenir catalogue, iconic artifacts recovered following the Expedition's disappearance are featured with more recent finds, including the discovery of the HMS Erebus and Terror. Step into the perilous world of 19th century Arctic exploration and see the conditions aboard the Expedition's vessels--from the voyage's confident beginnings to its tragic end. Discover the critical role played by Inuit in revealing the Expedition's end through artifacts and oral histories--crucial pieces in a story that continues to capture our imagination, more than a century and a half later."--

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