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2023.
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"When a New York City construction crane mysteriously collapses, causing mass destruction and injury, Rhyme and Sachs are on the case. A political group claims responsibility for the sabotage and threatens another attack in twenty-four hours, unless its demands are met. The clock is ticking. Then a clue reveals to Rhyme that his nemesis, known as the Watchmaker, has come to town to fulfill his promise of murdering the criminalist. Now Rhyme and Sachs...
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Hachette Go
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[2023]
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English
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"At 16, Jeremy was hosting club nights at Hollywood's famed Avalon nightclub; that same year, he gatecrashed the Grammys. At 25, Jeremy opened Nighthawk in LA, where he debuted Spiked Cereal Milk, a cocktail that combined cereal milk and alcohol and went instantly viral. But dig deep enough beneath Jeremy's king-of-LA swagger, and you'll find the curious little kid who grew up blocks away from LA's infamous Skid Row with a mom who was busy managing...
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2023.
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"Laney Kilpatrick has been renting her vacation home to strangers. The invasion of privacy gives her panic attacks, but it's the only way she can keep her beloved Hemlock Island, the only thing she owns after a pandemic-fueled divorce. But broken belongings and campfires that nearly burn down the house have escalated to bloody bones, hex circles, and now, terrified renters who've fled after finding blood and nail marks all over the guest room closet,...
4) Outrage machine: how tech amplifies discontent, disrupts democracy -- and what we can do about it
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Legacy Lit
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Over the last two decades, there has been an inescapable rise of anger and aggression across our planet. Hate speech has become increasingly prevalent online, Western governments are turning towards authoritarianism and populism, and extremist groups are rising across both the left and the right ends of the political spectrum. Every day, it seems, we're hearing more angry voices and fearful opinions, we're seeing more threats and frightening news,...
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DK Publishing
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2019.
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English
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Profiles the world's most renowned sociologists and more than 100 of their biggest ideas, including issues of equality, diversity, identity, and human rights; the effects of globalization; the role of institutions; and the rise of urban living in modern society.
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