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The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition

David Allen Sibley · Knopf; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

"Undoubtedly the finest guide to North American birds." - Guy McCaskie, Birding The publication of The Sibley Guide to Birds in 2000 quickly established David Allen Sibley as the author and illustrator of the nation's supreme and most comprehensive guide to birds. Used by millions...
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The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically

Peter Singer · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

The Most Good You Can Do develops the challenges Singer has made to those who donate to the arts, and to charities focused on helping our fellow citizens, rather than those for whom we can do the most good. Effective altruists are extending our knowledge of the possibilities of living less...
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MY WOMAN

Angel Olsen

Following the acclaimed Burn Your Fire for No Witness and its expanded sound by two-and-a-half years, idiosyncratic singer/songwriter Angel Olsen broadens her palette even more on LP four, My Woman. Now with a long enough discography to note trends, she's made a steady transformation from...
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10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story

Dan Harris · It Books
Pages: 237
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational MemoirNightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.After having...
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The Forgotten Room: A Novel

Lincoln Child · Doubleday Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A LONG-LOST EXPERIMENT OF UNGUESSABLE INTENT A SECRET ROOM, INGENIOUSLY HIDDEN INSIDE A VAST SEACOAST MANSION NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LINCOLN CHILD AT HIS RIVETING BESTProfessor Jeremy Logan (the quirky and charismatic "enigmalogist" who specializes in solving problems...
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Strategize to Win: The New Way to Start Out, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career

Carla A Harris · Hudson Street Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The Wall Street powerhouse and author of Expect to Win offers a new way to conceptualize career strategies and gives us proven tools for successful changeWhether we're starting out, striving toward a promotion, or looking for a new opportunity, the working world isn't what it used...
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The Flame Bearer LP

Bernard Cornwell · HarperLuxe
Pages: 480
Format: Large print book

The next installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (Observer, London) - the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series coming to Netflix in Fall 2016.From the day it was stolen...
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The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique

Jeffrey Morgenthaler · Chronicle Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook out there. This indispensable guide breaks down bartending into essential techniques, and then applies them to building the best drinks. More than 60 recipes...
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott · Anchor; 1 edition
Format: Book

"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded...
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Not Quite Crazy

Catherine Bybee · Montlake Romance
Format: Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes the sixth novel in the warm and witty Not Quite series.No one drives in New York City. Everyone knows that, including California transplant Rachel Price. But that doesn't stop her from driving into the city. From Connecticut....
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Thor Volume 1: Goddess of Thunder

Jason Aaron · Marvel Comics
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover

Mjolnir lies on the moon, unable to be lifted! Something dark has befallen the God of Thunder, leaving him unworthy for the first time ever! But when Frost Giants invade Earth, the hammer will be lifted - and a mysterious woman will be transformed into an all-new version of the mighty Thor!...
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer · Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Pages: 368
Format: Audiobook

National Bestseller A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five...
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know

Meg Meeker · Ballantine Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters–and especially so for fathers. In this unique and invaluable guide, Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician with more than twenty years’ experience counseling girls,...
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Sea Rose Lane: A Hope Harbor Novel

Irene Hannon · Revell
Pages: 362
Format: Print book

Three-Time RITA Winner Invites Readers Back to the Captivating Coastal Town of Hope Harbor After a devastating layoff, attorney Eric Nash heads back to the town where he grew up--only to discover that his childhood home is being transformed into a bed & breakfast. Instead of plotting...
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