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• Down on the Corner

  Adventures in Busking & Street Music

  Baker, Cary

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  Down On The Corner is the story of music performed on the streets, in subways, in parks, in schoolyards, on the back of flatbed trucks, and beyond, from the 1920s to the present day.

• Embers of the Hands

  Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

  Barraclough, Eleanor Rosamund

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  A new and original history of the Viking Age, told through the objects that defined the lives of its people - from powerful leaders to naughty teenagers

• Patria

  Lost Countries of South America

  Blair, Laurence

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  An adventurous, dazzling and original continent-sized history that brings South America's untold past and fascinating present to life.

• Life on Svalbard

  Finding Home on a Remote Island Near the North Pole

  Blomdahl, Cecilia

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  An inspirational story about life on an Arctic island where polar bears roam free and northern lights shine.

• The 1980s

  Image of a Decade

  Carroll, Henry

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  Travel back in time with this era-defining book.

• The Accidental Artist

  Drawings and Stories

  Connolly, Billy, 1942-

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  'People think I paint or draw things on purpose. I don't, I just draw. It is a portal for my imagination. And, just like my stand-up, I never know where it will lead.'

• If Nick Drake Came to My House

  Crook, Mackenzie, 1971-

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  The first book for adults by award-winning actor and writer Mackenzie Crook - a moving, beautifully illustrated imagined visit from iconic singer-songwriter Nick Drake, and a quietly powerful expression of love, gratitude and appreciation.

• A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects

  Coulthard, Sally

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  The untold story of rural Britain revealed through its artefacts.

• Raising Hare

  the Heart-warming True Story of An Unlikely Friendship

  Dalton, Chloe

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  When lockdown led busy professional Chloe to leave the city and return to the countryside of her childhood, she never expected to find herself custodian of a newly born hare. Yet when she finds the creature, endangered, alone and no bigger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

  Deary, Terry, 1946-

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  Horrible Histories author Terry Deary argues that nations and their leaders are defined by the enemies they make.

• Erebus and the Dragonfly

  New Zealand Air Pioneers and the Accident Inspectors

  Fautley, Robin

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  Fautley examines a range of air accidents. A key section of the book critiques the Mt. Erebus DC-10 accident, - still the worst aviation accident in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Cities Made Differently

  Graeber, David, 1961-2020

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  Full of playful graphics, provocative questions, and curious facts, this book asks what makes a city and how we might make them differently.

• Atlas of Paranormal Places

  a Journey to the World's Most Supernatural Places

  Hollow, Evelyn

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  Uncover fascinating paranormal activity on this chilling, nerve-wracking global tour of over 50 paranormal locations.

• Knit a Mini Farmyard

  20 Tiny Patterns to Knit

  Ishii, Sachiyo

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  Complete with step-by-step sewing up, stuffing and embroidery techniques.

• World From Above

  Kerby, Jeffrey

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  Go on a global aerial odyssey with this photographic compendium of more than 200 full-color images from on high, by the world's most innovative photographers at National Geographic.

• Accidentally Wes Anderson

  Adventures

  Koval, Wally

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  Accidentally Wes Anderson is back with 200 brand new, mind-bendingly beautiful destinations for your bucket list, and the fascinating stories behind each location.

• Cabinet of Curiosities

  a Historical Tour of the Unbelievable, the Unsettling, and the Bizarre

  Mahnke, Aaron

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  Become captivated by tales of wonderful, astounding, and downright bizarre people, places, and things throughout history.

• Start With the Art

  the Smart Way to Decorate Any Room on Any Budget

  Papier, Natalie

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  Most interior decorating books save hanging pictures on the wall for last. But Natalie Papier wants you to start with the art. To create a room you love, simply begin with something that moves you.

• The Place of Tides

  Rebanks, James, 1974-

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  A story of friendship, history and redemption on a remote Norwegian island from James Rebanks, a shepherd based in the Lake District.

• The Universe in 100 Colors

  Weird and Wonderful Colors From Science and Nature

  Thrasher, Tyler

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  This gorgeous compendium contains 100 amazing colours that you might otherwise live your whole life unaware of. These colours exist in the strangest of places, and serve extremely specific functions in nature, or were human-made with one…Read moreRead more of this annotation