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Drive!: Henry Ford, George Selden, and the Race to Invent the Auto Age
Lawrence Goldstone · Ballantine Books Pages: 372 Format: Print book
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From the acclaimed author of Birdmen comes a revelatory new history of the birth of the automobile, an illuminating and entertaining true tale of invention, competition, and the visionaries, hustlers, and swindlers who came together to transform the world. In 1900, the Automobile Club of America... |
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The Family Cabin: Inspiration for Camps, Cottages, and Cabins
Dale Mulfinger · Taunton Press Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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Dale Mulfinger is widely acknowledged as the foremost expert on cabins in North America. His first book, The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway, has sold almost 200,000 copies and has consistently been the leading book in the category since it was published in 2001. In this... |
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Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
CATHERINE KERRISON · Ballantine Books Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover
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Thomas Jefferson fathered three girls: two white and free, one black and a slave. This book about Martha, Maria, and Harriet tells the fascinating story of their very different lives at Monticello and beyond, as daughters of one of our most brilliant and complicated Founding Fathers. |
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Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
Patricia Cornwell · Amazon Publishing Pages: 570 Format: Print book
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From New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world's most chilling cases of serial murder - and the police force that failed to solve it.Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert... |
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From Dust to Life: The Origin and Evolution of Our Solar System
John Chambers · Princeton University Press Pages: 299 Format: Hardcover
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The birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins. This book tells the remarkable story of how the celestial objects that make up the solar system arose from common beginnings billions of years ago, and how scientists... |
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War of the Whales: A True Story
Joshua Horwitz · Simon & Schuster Pages: 426 Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2015 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award: "Horwitz's dogged reporting ... combined with crisp, cinematic writing, produces a powerful narrative ... . He has written a book that is instructive and passionate and deserving a wide audience" (PEN Award... |
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The Ogre's Wife
Ron Koertge · Red Hen Press; 1st Edition edition Format: Print book
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Ron Koertge wants to do nothing but delight. Armed with his trademark wit, he introduces readers to Little Red Riding Hood all grown up with a fondness for salsa and chips, explores the thorny relationship of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese, spies a Trojan pony and the children it bamboozles,... |
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Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans
Gary Krist · Crown; 1St Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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From bestselling author Gary Krist, a vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz culture, and endemic crime defined the battlegrounds of the Crescent City Empire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans'... |
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Dying: A Memoir
CORY TAYLOR · Tin House Books Pages: 152 Format: Hardcover
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A deeply affecting meditation on dying and a wise tribute to lifeAt the age of sixty, Cory Taylor is dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. Her illness is no longer treatable: she now weighs less than her neighbor's retriever. As her body weakens, she describes the experience -- the vulnerability... |
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Share: Delicious and Surprising Recipes to Pass Around Your Table
Chris Santos · Grand Central Life & Style Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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The popular judge of CHOPPED and chef/founder of Beauty & Essex and Vandal's first cookbook on the fun of serving unforgettable and sharable food to friends and family.In SHARE, Santos serves up the unique communal dining he has made his signature in his Lower East Side restaurants.... |
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Rest in peace : a planning guide for the inevitable
Charles Walts · Next Century Pub Pages: 162 Format: Print book
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As human beings, we are not immortal. Life comes with an expiration date and sooner or later we are all going to pass away, often without warning or time to prepare. To help prepare for the end of life, Rest in Peace is a pre-death planning guide; whether it be for your own demise or the death... |
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Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years
David Litt · Ecco Pages: 310 Format: Hardcover
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Remember when presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of in unhinged tweets? Former Obama speechwriter David Litt does. In his comic, coming-of-age memoir, he takes us back to the Obama years - and charts a path forward in the age of Trump. More than any other presidency, Barack... |
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