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Paradise

one town's struggle to survive an American wildfire
2021
A firsthand account of the town of Paradise, California as they struggle with California's Camp Fire. Accounts from first responders, residents, and grand jury testimonies are told. The reasons why this could have happened are examined, and the town of Paradise's fall and rebuilding is discussed.

Aster of Pan

2021
"The year is 2068. The place, Fontainebleau forest, ancient home of some of France's mightiest monarchs on the outskirts of what was once Paris. The post-apocalyptic society of Pan survives by growing rice and scavenging among the ruins of a destroyed civilization. Their precarious existence comes under threat when the powerful, technologically advanced Federation of Fortuna forces them into a dangerous choice--submit to Fortuna's rule, or try to best them in a barbaric, ritualized game known as Celestial Mechanics. Pan's only hope? A hot-headed outcast they'd rejected for being 'un-Pan': a girl named Aster"--Provided by publisher.

100,000 first bosses

my unlikely path as a 22-year-old lawmaker
The underdog story of Will Haskell, who became a Democratic state Senator in 2018 at age twenty-two--taking on an incumbent who had been undefeated for Haskell's entire life and earning an endorsement from President Obama--and is determined to pave the way for his peers to transform government from the bottom up.

The 2010s in America, volume 3 R-Z Appendices

A three volume encyclopedic reference work covering the most important people, institutions, events and developments in the United States and Canada between the years 2000 and 2019.

The 2010s in America, volume 2 G-P

A three volume encyclopedic reference work covering the most important people, institutions, events and developments in the United States and Canada between the years 2000 and 2019.

The 2010s in America, volume 1 A-F

A three volume encyclopedic reference work covering the most important people, institutions, events and developments in the United States and Canada between the years 2000 and 2019.

Paradise found

a high school football team's rise from the ashes
2021
Relates the devastating impact of the 2018 Camp Fire on the town of Paradise, California, and the efforts to rebuild the town's high school football team, describing how the revival of the football program helped to renew the spirit of the entire town.

Ghosts of the tsunami

death and life in Japan's disaster zone
2017
An intimate account of the 120-foot-high tsunami that occured off the coast of Japan in 2011, as told from the perspectives of those who lived through it.

Hana-chan and the shape of the world

"It's the story of a girl. A girl who lives in the country. A girl encountering fragments, both bitter and sweet, of the world around her. It's the story of the shape of her world."--Provided by publisher.

How I saved the world

2021
"The host of the Fox News shows Watters World and The Five lays out the only path forward for our nation-listening to him-in this funny, offbeat book which echoes his irreverent voice"--.

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