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The Best American Essays 2017
Leslie Jamison · Mariner Books Pages: 336 Format: Paperback
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"They do what the essay form arguably does best: engaging the personal in order to reach larger themes . . . The essay form forces authors to take measure of themselves, and allows the reader to do so as well." - Publishers Weekly The best-selling essayist Leslie Jamison picks... |
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Food, Health and Happiness: 115 On-Point Recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life
Oprah Winfrey · Flatiron Books Pages: 231 Format: Hardcover
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Oprah Winfrey will be the first to tell you, she has had a complicated relationship with food. It's been both a source of delight and comfort for her, but also the cause of an ongoing struggle with her weight. In Food, Health, and Happiness, Oprah shares the recipes that have allowed eating... |
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The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
BART EHRMAN · Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling authority on early Christianity, the story of how Christianity grew from a religion of twenty or so peasants in rural Galilee to the dominant religion in the West in less than four hundred years.Christianity didn't have to become the dominant religion... |
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North on the Wing: Travels with the Songbird Migration of Spring
BRUCE M BEEHLER · Smithsonian Books Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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The story of an ornithologist's journey to trace the spring migration of songbirds from the southern border of the United States through the heartland and into Canada.In late March 2015, ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler set off on a solo four-month trek to track songbird migration and the northward... |
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Supercraft
Dk. · DK Pages: 175 Format: Paperback
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52 creative craft and sewing projects easy enough to complete in just one weekend, designed to keep crafters busy all year long.Supercraft is packed with DIY craft and sewing projects that use everyday materials and innovative techniques so you can upcycle your way to creating something... |
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Almighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age
Dan Zak · Blue Rider Press Pages: 416 Format: Print book
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On a tranquil summer night in July 2012, a trio of elderly peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the ''Fort Knox of Uranium,'' Y-12 was reputedly one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world, a bastion... |
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McGraw-Hill Education Preparation for the GED Test, Third Edition
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION. · McGraw-Hill Education Pages: 984 Format: Paperback
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Covering all subjects on the GED test, this invaluable guide gives you the essential review and practice needed to succeed on the examThis book provides intensive practice and review to help you prepare for the GED test. You'll find extensive coverage of all four subjects on the test:... |
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Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend
Deirdre Bair · Nan A. Talese/Doubleday Pages: 395 Format: Print book
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From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents. From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone... |
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Virus: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes
Marilyn Roossinck · Princeton Univ Press Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you. In fact, several are beneficial to their hosts, and many are crucial to the health of our planet. Virus offers... |
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The Secrets of My Life
KATHERINE SUE NEWPORT · Grand Central Publishing Pages: 356 Format: Hardcover
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In this remarkable memoir-written during her pivotal first years of becoming her authentic self-Caitlyn Jenner reflects on her past as she looks to her future. |
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Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior
Jonah Berger · Simon & Schuster Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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The New York Times bestselling author of Contagious explores the subtle, secret influences that affect the decisions we make - from what we buy, to the careers we choose, to what we eat - in this fascinating and groundbreaking work.If you're like most people, you think that your choices... |
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
Caitlin Doughty · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 248 Format: Hardcover
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The best-selling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes expands our sense of what it means to treat the dead with "dignity."Fascinated by our pervasive fear of dead bodies, mortician Caitlin Doughty set out to discover how other cultures care for the dead. From Here to Eternity is an immersive... |
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