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A Horse’s Tail: How a Legendary Piece of a King George III Statue Landed at the New-York Historical Society

On the evening of July 9, 1776, downtown New York City was in a rebellious mood. The Declaration of Independence had been read aloud that day in lower Manhattan for the first time, announcing to the city that the Revolution against British rule had begun. That night, 40 colonial soldiers and sailors under the command...

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Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators


 

Break through barriers to achieve a rewarding future in tech

Nonfiction Book Awards Silver Winner

Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators will help you overcome the obstacles that often prevent women of color from pursuing and staying in tech careers. Contrary to popular belief, tech careers are diverse and fun—and they go far beyond just coding. This book will show you that today’s



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Saints-fondateurs du christianisme éthiopien, Auteurs divers

Les Vies de quatre saints fondateurs du christianisme et du monachisme éthiopiens qui furent en activité, pour les premiers, aux IVe et VIe siècles et, pour les seconds, au tournant du XIIIe et du XIVe siècle.




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Word, chant, and song: spiritual transformation in Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Sikhism / Harold Coward

Lewis Library - ML3197.C68 2019




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Country music / Dayton Duncan ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel, Susan Shumaker, Pam Tubridy Baucom, and Emily Mosher ; design by Maggie Hinders

Lewis Library - ML3524.D85 2019




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Music lessons: the Collège de France lectures / Pierre Boulez ; edited and translated by Jonathan Dunsby, Jonathan Goldman and Arnold Whittall

Lewis Library - ML410.B773 A5 2019




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Bits and pieces: a history of chiptunes / Kenneth McAlpine

Lewis Library - ML3540.7.M33 2018




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The beautiful ones / Prince ; edited by Dan Piepenbring

Lewis Library - ML420.P974 A3 2019




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The sonic episteme: acoustic resonance, neoliberalism, and biopolitics / Robin James

Lewis Library - ML3916.J364 2019




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Orchestrating public opinion: how music persuades in television political ads for US presidential campaigns, 1952-2016 / Paul Christiansen

Lewis Library - ML3917.U6 C47 2018




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Listening for America: inside the great American songbook from Gershwin to Sondheim / Rob Kapilow

Lewis Library - ML3477.K363 2019




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Roots in reverse: Senegalese Afro-Cuban music and tropical cosmopolitanism / Richard M. Shain

Lewis Library - ML3503.S38 S53 2018




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Spirituals and the birth of a Black entertainment industry / Sandra Jean Graham

Lewis Library - ML3556.G77 2018




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Citizen Azmari: making Ethiopian music in Tel Aviv / Ilana Webster-Kogen

Lewis Library - ML3917.I77 W43 2018




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Waiting for Verdi: Italian opera and political opinion, 1815-1848 / Mary Ann Smart

Lewis Library - ML3918.O64 S63 2018




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Tropical riffs: Latin America and the politics of jazz / Jason Borge

Lewis Library - ML3918.J39 B674 2018




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No link between lockdown relaxation and spike in new cases in Karnataka: Suresh Kumar

State sees single day highest spike in cases with 48 cases on Friday




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Reliance Capital posts ₹2,179-cr net loss in Q4

Reliance Capital reported a consolidated net loss of ₹2,179 crore for the fourth quarter of fiscal FY20 against a net loss of ₹2,304 crore a year ago.



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‘Europe needs a break’: EU plans to restart travel and tourism despite coronavirus threat

EU states should guarantee vouchers for travel cancelled during the coronavirus pandemic and start lifting internal border restrictions in a bid to s




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Mining, money and markets in the early modern Atlantic: digital approaches and new perspectives / Renate Pieper, Claudia de Lozanne Jefferies, Markus Denzel, editors

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Capitalism without capital: the rise of the intangible economy / Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake

Dewey Library - HF5681.I55 H37 2018




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The myth of independence: how Congress governs the Federal Reserve / Sarah Binder, Mark Spindel

Dewey Library - HG2565.B56 2017




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Patient capital: the challenges and promises of long-term investing / Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner

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Capital choices: sectoral politics and the variation of sovereign wealth / Juergen Braunstein

Dewey Library - HJ3801.B73 2019




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FinTech and data privacy in Germany: an empirical analysis with policy recommendations / Gregor Dorfleitner, Lars Hornuf

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Banking and financial markets: how banks and financial technology are reshaping financial markets / Andrada Bilan, Hans Degryse, Kuchulain O'Flynn, Steven Ongena

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Methods and finance: a unifying view on finance, mathematics and philosophy / Emiliano Ippoliti, Ping Chen, editors

Dewey Library - HG103.M48 2017




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Darkness by design: the hidden power in global capital markets / Walter Mattli

Dewey Library - HG3881.M37 2019




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Debt markets and investments / edited by H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, and Andrew C. Spieler

Dewey Library - HG4651.D44 2019




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Strategic deals in emerging capital markets: Are there efficiency gains for firms in BRIC Countries? / Irina Ivashkovskaya, Svetland Grigorieva, Eugene Nivorozhkin, editors

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Tar Heel lightnin': how secret stills and fast cars made North Carolina the moonshine capital of the world / Daniel S. Pierce

Dewey Library - HJ5021.P54 2019




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Digital cash: the unknown history of the anarchists, utopians, and technologists who built cryptocurrency / Finn Brunton

Dewey Library - HG1710.B785 2019




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Homewreckers: how a gang of Wall Street kingpins, hedge fund magnates, crooked banks, and vulture capitalists suckered millions out of their homes and demolished the American dream / Aaron Glantz

Rotch Library - HG5095.G53 2019




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Sovereign debt: a guide for economists and practitioners / edited by S. Ali Abbas, Alex Pienkowski, and Kenneth Rogoff

Dewey Library - HJ8015.S68 2020




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The European insurance industry: regulation, risk management, and internal control / Antonella Cappiello

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Why international cooperation is failing: how the clash of capitalisms undermines the regulation of finance / Thomas Kalinowski

Dewey Library - HG3881.K35 2019




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Two Case Studies on Electronic Distribution of Government Securities: the U.S. Treasury Direct System and the Philippine Expanded Small Investors Program / Glaesnner, Thomas G

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Quantitative portfolio management: with applications in Python / Pierre Brugière

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The venture capital state: the Silicon Valley model in East Asia / Robyn Klingler-Vidra

Dewey Library - HG4751.K573 2018




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The Gender Effect: capitalism, feminism, and the corporate politics of ending poverty / Kathryn Moeller

Dewey Library - HG4028.C6 M64 2018




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Capital Wars: The Rise of Global Liquidity / Michael J. Howell

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Age of Piracy

Pirates seek treasure both sunken and sea-going, from the 17th century through today. William and Mary Professor Kris Lane draws the connections between the old traditions and the fresh emergences of piracy.




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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Thomas Jefferson reads the words that started it all: The Declaration of Independence.




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Spies at Jamestown

The tale of a Spanish spy reveals England’s fragile hold on the New World. Miguel Girona tells the story of Don Diego de Molina.




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An Enduring Spirit

Edith Cumbo was a rare individual in colonial Virginia: a free African woman. Learn about her life and her stature in this interview with Emily James.




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Pirates Amongst Us

A disgruntled pirate’s haunted history lingers in the town where his shipmates met the hangman. Carson Hudson and Willie Balderson team up for “Pirates Amongst Us.”




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At the Spinning Wheel

Wool is spun into yarn before it hits the loom. Karen Clancy cards the fibers and feeds the spinning wheel.