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New Non-Fiction

 

Wearing of This Garment Will Not Enable You to Flly : 101 Real Dumb Warning Labels by Jeff Koon: Presents a collection of warnings from consumer products, from a glass cleaner that warns users not to spray the product in the eyes and a chainsaw manual that advises against stopping the chain with one's hands.

Makeup : things to make and do by Jennifer Traig: Outlines how to apply makeup and maintain healthy skin, provides recipes for making cosmetics, and demonstrates how to achieve certain looks, from Indian Princess to Geisha Girl, and from Peachy Keen to Goth Girl.

Left for Dead : A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis by Peter Nelson: Recalls the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis at the end of World War II, the navy cover-up and unfair court martial of the ship's captain, and how a young boy helped the survivors set the record straight fifty-five years later.

Revenge of the Whale : the True Story of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick: Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Based on the author's adult book "In the Heart of the Sea."

To Afghanistan and Back : A Graphic Travelogue by Ted Rall: Records the cartoonist and journalist's experiences during a trip to Afghanistan during the United States bombing in October, 2001.

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