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Disaster Falls: A Family Story
Stephane Gerson · Crown
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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A haunting chronicle of what endures when the world we know is swept away On a day like any other, on a rafting trip down Utah's Green River, Stéphane Gerson's eight-year-old son, Owen, drowned in a spot known as Disaster Falls. That same night, as darkness fell, Stéphane huddled... |
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In the Darkroom
Susan Faludi · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book |
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Backlash, an astonishing confrontation with the enigma of her father and the larger riddle of identity consuming our age."In the summer of 2004 I set out to investigate someone I scarcely knew, my father. The project... |
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Ravensbruck: Life and Death in Hitler's Concentration Camp for Women
Sarah Helm · Nan A. Talese
Format: Hardcover |
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A masterly and moving account of the most horrific hidden atrocity of World War II: Ravensbrück, the only Nazi concentration camp built for women On a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 867 women - housewives, doctors, opera singers, politicians, prostitutes - was marched through... |
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Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight: The Six-Week Total-Life Slim Down
Peter Walsh · Rodale Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover |
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A houseful of clutter may not be the only reason people pack on extra pounds, but research proves that it plays a big role. A recent study showed that people with super-cluttered homes were 77 percent more likely to be overweight or obese! Why? Author Peter Walsh thinks it's because... |
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Weekend Bathroom Makeovers
Amy Matthews · Lark Books
Pages: 175
Format: Print book |
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Amy Mathews, the host of DIY network's Bathroom Renovations, takes the intimidation out of restoration. Using projects adapted from the series, she provides a superbly organized, informative introduction that assesses the space and layout possibilities; reviews the range of styles and prices... |
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The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria
Marwa al-Sabouni · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 208
Format: Print book |
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An architect's gripping account of living and working in war-torn Syria, and the role architecture plays in whether a community crumbles or comes together Drawing on the author's personal experience of living and working as an architect in Syria, this timely and fascinating account... |
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Sew Happy
Karin Ziegler · DK Publishing
Pages: 143
Format: Print book |
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"Sew Happy" features 25 exclusive, simple sewing projects from German fashionista Karin Ziegler to give your wardrobe a makeover, whether you want to create a new piece or customize and revitalize your favorite skirt or sweater. Visual step-by-step instructions make each project... |
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Hiding in the Light: Why I Risked Everything to Leave Islam and Follow Jesus
Rifqa Bary · WaterBrook Press
Format: Hardcover |
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"After four years of hiding my faith from my family, I knew that it was time. I wrote with shaky hands, 'Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I refuse to deny him ... .' There was no turning back now. I had to get out of that house if I wanted to live. Was this worth risking... |
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The Poem Is You: Sixty Contemporary American Poems and How to Read Them
Stephen Burt · The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pages: 432
Format: Print book |
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Contemporary American poetry has plenty to offer new readers, and plenty more for those who already follow it. Yet its difficulty -- and sheer variety -- leaves many readers puzzled or overwhelmed. The critic, scholar, and poet Stephen Burt sets out to help. Beginning in the early 1980s,... |
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The Handmade Life
Ramona Barry · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 408
Format: Print book |
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The essential how-to guide to major crafting techniques, including work from more than 150 contemporary artists for inspiration and projects to galvanize your creativity in every mediumNo longer confined to the domain of the domestic, today craft is prized in almost every sphere of creative... |
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Nevertheless: A Memoir
Alec Baldwin · Harpercollins
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir.Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood's most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. From... |
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The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program
Jeremy Scahill · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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Major revelations about the US government's drone program - bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept expose stunning new details about America's secret assassination policy.When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers... |
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The Hello Girls: America's First Women Soldiers
Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman · Harvard University Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book |
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This is the story of how America's first women soldiers helped win World War I, earned the vote, and fought the U.S. Army. In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France. They were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard. General John Pershing, commander... |
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