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Librarian Nancy Pearl Shares 4 Fantastic Books For The End Of 2019

Our go-to librarian says there are plenty of readers who find that "fiction gives you the truth of history and nonfiction gives you the facts." With that in mind, she shares some new titles.

Librarian Nancy Pearl Shares 4 Fantastic Books For The End Of 2019

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Look Up, Stargazers: June 5 Is The Transit Of Venus

To learn more about the Transit of Venus and to get tips for observing this rare astronomical event, visit the NASA website. Joerg Koch/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Look Up, Stargazers: June 5 Is The Transit Of Venus

The rare daytime astronomical event, in which Venus can be seen as a tiny black dot crossing the sun, won't happen again until 2117. Andrea Wulf, author of Chasing Venus, explains how 18th-century astronomers used the event to calculate the distance between the Earth and the sun.

Look Up, Stargazers: June 5 Is The Transit Of Venus

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A Nation Planted By Founding Fathers' Green Thumbs

Washington, Jefferson and Adams may have planted the seeds of liberty in America, but a new book says they were also obsessed with nurturing tomatoes, beans and trees in lovingly tended gardens.

A Nation Planted By Founding Fathers' Green Thumbs

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