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1968: Radical Protest and Its Enemies

RICHARD VINEN · Harper
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

A major new history of one of the seminal years in the postwar world, when rebellion and disaffection broke out on an extraordinary scale. The year 1968 saw an extraordinary range of protests across much of the western world. Some of these were genuinely revolutionary--around ten million...
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American Heart Association Instant and Healthy: 100 Low-Fuss, High-Flavor Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker and Instant Pot ®

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. · Harmony
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Get healthy in an instant! These 100 recipes show how to use your Instant Pot® to make heart-healthy, fuss-free, delicious meals.The Instant Pot®--a pressure cooker that does the work of seven other appliances--has inspired home cooks with its versatility, speed, and consistently...
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Bruce Lee: A Life

Matthew Polly · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 672
Format: Hardcover

The first authoritative biography - featuring dozens of rarely seen photographs - of film legend Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures, and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian-Americans.Forty-five years...
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Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

Alan Stern · Picador
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The up close, inside story of the greatest space exploration project of our time, New Horizons' mission to Pluto, as shared with David Grinspoon by mission leader Alan Stern and other key players.On July 14, 2015, something amazing happened. More than 3 billion miles from Earth, a small...
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Do You Really Need That Pill?: How to Avoid Side Effects, Interactions, and Other Dangers of Overmedication

Jennifer Jacobs · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

A silent epidemic in the United States is imperiling our health and threatens to bankrupt our healthcare system: overmedication. Today, one-third of all adults take two or more prescription drugs, and half of all seniors take more than five daily. This book -- the first of its kind -- tackles...
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Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People

BOB GOFF · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

What happens when we stop avoiding difficult people and simply love everyone? In his wildly entertaining and inspiring follow-up to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon Love Does, Bob Goff takes readers on a life-altering journey into the secret of living without fear, care, constraint,...
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

HANS ROSLING · Flatiron Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends -- what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school...
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The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan

Samuel Kleiner · Viking
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation's desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific Sam Kleiner's The Flying Tigers uncovers the hidden story...
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Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

Rachel Hollis · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

With wry wit and hard-earned wisdom, popular online personality and founder of TheChicSite.com founder Rachel Hollis helps readers break free from the lies keeping them from the joy-filled and exuberant life they are meant to have.Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media...
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The Handmade Quilt: A Skill-Building Sampler

Carolyn Forster · Landauer Publishing LLC
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Discover the joy and serenity of slow stitching with hand piecing and hand quilting! "Scrap your stash" guide One quilt of 15 blocks provides both a complete learning experience for new quilters and a stunning project for experienced stitchers The finished heirloom-quality quilt...
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I See Life Through Rosé-Colored Glasses

LISA SCOTTOLINE · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In I See Life Through Rosé Colored-Glasses, the bestselling mother/daughter pair is back with another hilarious and heartfelt collection of essays about the possibilities and pitfalls of everyday life. Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella's delightful essays are sure to strike a chord...
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Liars, Leakers and Liberals

JEANINE PIRRO · Center Street
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

As host of her own show on Fox for many years, Judge Jeanine Pirro has seen firsthand how narratives take form, whether they are based in truth or not. In her explosive new book, she will write about some of the most egregious lies she's seen, and take on the Liars, Leakers, and Liberals.
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Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering

Joanna Gaines · William Morrow Cookbooks
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Magnolia Table is infused with Joanna Gaines' warmth and passion for all things family, prepared and served straight from the heart of her home, with recipes inspired by dozens of Gaines family favorites and classic comfort selections from the couple's new Waco restaurant, Magnolia Table,...
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Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America

JAMES FALLOWS · Pantheon
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

A unique, revelatory portrait of the civic and economic renewal already taking place across America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A surprisingly hopeful view of the country between its coasts.For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling...
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Robin

Dave Itzkoff · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams - a compelling portrait of one of America's most beloved and misunderstood entertainers.From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning...
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The Shipwreck Hunter: A Lifetime of Extraordinary Discoveries on the Ocean Floor

DAVID L MEARNS · Pegasus Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

This gripping memoir by the world's foremost marine geologist is an enthralling blend of maritime history, popular science, and Clive Cussler-style adventure. David L. Mearns has discovered some of the world's most fascinating and elusive shipwrecks. From the mighty battleship HMS Hood...
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Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall--and Those Fighting to Reverse It

Steven Brill · Knopf
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

From the award-winning journalist and best-selling author of America's Bitter Pill: a tour de force examination of 1) how and why major American institutions no longer serve us as they should, causing a deep rift between the vulnerable majority and the protected few, and 2) how some...
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To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment

LAURENCE TRIBE · Basic Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The history and future of our democracy's ultimate sanction, presidential impeachment, and a guide to how it should be used nowTo End a Presidency addresses one of today's most urgent questions: when and whether to impeach a president. Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz provide an authoritative...
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The Unknowns

PATRICK O'DONNELL · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is sacred ground at Arlington National Cemetery. Originally constructed in 1921 to hold one of the thousands of unidentified American soldiers lost in World War I, it now also contains unknowns from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and receives...
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