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I don't know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance
Leah Hager Cohen · Riverhead Hardcover
Format: Print book
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A short, concise book in favor of honoring doubt and admitting when the answer is I dont know.In a tight, enlightening narrative, Leah Hager Cohen explores why, so often, we attempt to hide our ignorance, and why, in so many different areas, we would be better off coming clean. Weaving... |
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Ghost songs : a memoir
Regina McBride · Tin House Books
Pages: 350
Format: Print book
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A searingly beautiful coming-of-age memoir about a girl who begins to see her parents' ghosts after their tragic deaths.Eighteen-year-old Regina McBride is haunted by the ghosts of her parents. Her father visits her -- he is desperate, but she doesn't know how to help him. Her mother is a quiet... |
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On Edge: A Journey Through Anxiety
ANDREA PETERSEN · Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A celebrated science and health reporter offers a wry, bracingly honest account of living with anxiety. A racing heart. Difficulty breathing. Overwhelming dread. Andrea Petersen was first diagnosed with an anxiety disorder at the age of twenty, but she later realized that she had been... |
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John Quincy Adams: Diaries 1821-1848
John Quincy Adams · Library of America
Pages: 775
Format: Hardcover
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For the 250th anniversary of John Quincy Adams's birth, a landmark new edition of an American masterpiece: the incomparable self-portrait of a man and his times from the Revolution to the coming of the Civil War.The diary of John Quincy Adams is one of the most extraordinary works in American... |
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
ROBERT WRIGHT · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Bestseller From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human... |
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I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50
Annabelle Gurwitch · Blue Rider Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Actress and humorist Annabelle Gurwitch returns with I See You Made an Effort, a book of essays so wickedly funny it may make you forget your last birthday. Not one to shy away from the grisly realities of middle age, the slyly subversive O, The Oprah Magazine Gurwitch confronts the various... |
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014
Old Farmer's Almanac · Old Farmer's Almanac
Format: Paperback
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Accept no substitutes! America’s oldest continuously published periodical and best-loved annual is often imitated but never equaled. This is the one, the only, Old Farmer’s Almanac! Recognized for generations by its familiar yellow cover, the Almanac for 2014 promises to be "useful,... |
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The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris
Tilar J. Mazzeo · Harper
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover
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Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The Hôtel on Place Vendôme is the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hôtel Ritz - a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance - from Tilar J. Mazzeo,... |
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Grill Smoke BBQ
Ben Tish · Quadrille Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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There's so much more to barbecues than sausages and burgers. Chef Ben Tish excels in creating stunning grilled, barbecued, smoked, charred, and slow-roasted dishes that enhance the flavor of meat, fish, and vegetables.You can make fantastic food on a barbecue, be it in your backyard,... |
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The Old Farmer's Almanac 2016
Old FarmerÂ?s Almanac · Yankee Publishing Incorporated
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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As surely as the Sun rises in the east and maple leaves turn color in autumn, The Old Farmer's Almanac is back - and it's better than ever! Recognized for generations by its familiar yellow cover, America's best-loved annual and oldest continuously published periodical (now in its 224th... |
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Who's Your Tiger? The Four Greatest Detroit Tiger Hitters of All Time
Maury Dean · Maxwell Hunter Publishing, Inc.
Pages: 1020
Format: Paperback
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Four biographies, starring Detroit Tigers' greatest all-time hitters--Miguel Cabrera, Al Kaline, Ty Cobb, and Hank Greenberg. Dean's fan memoir also features hundreds of Tiger biosketches and pix of a century of Tiger 2nd-string superstars. Other markets' non-Tiger MLB stars... |
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The Magic of Children's Gardens: Inspiring Through Creative Design
Lolly Tai · Temple University Press
Pages: 359
Format: Hardcover
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Children's gardens are magical places where kids can interact with plants, see where food and fibers grow, and experience the role of birds, butterflies, and bees in nature. These gardens do more than just expose youngsters to outdoor environments, they also provide marvelous teaching opportunities... |
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