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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
Arlie Russell Hochschild · New Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
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In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-provoking journey from her liberal hometown of Berkeley, California, deep into Louisiana bayou country - a stronghold of the conservative right. As she gets to know people who strongly oppose... |
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The American Cancer Society New Healthy Eating Cookbook
Jeanne Besser · American Cancer Society
Pages: 232
Format: Print book |
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Get cooking and eat your way to better health with the latest edition of this popular cookbook. It includes more than 100 simple and delicious dishes that will turn healthy eating into a celebration of good food. It includes healthy substitutions, simple tips in the kitchen, smart shopping... |
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Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide
DK Publishing · DK; Rev Upd Ne edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The natural world is a dynamic place and our understanding of it is forever growing and changing. Since Animal was first published in 2001, the African elephant has been reclassified into two species, a cat-sized rat has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, the only plant-eating spider... |
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Ocean
Robert Dinwiddie · DK; Rev Upd edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The power and wonder of the ocean is as strong today as ever, with new expeditions to its depths, and new discoveries beneath melting ice, in developing reefs, and on shores around the world. To celebrate, we are releasing a second edition of Ocean, with the latest scientific research,... |
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Skinnytaste Fast and Slow: Knockout Quick-Fix and Slow Cooker Recipes
Gina Homolka · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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The easiest, tastiest, most convenient healthy recipes - ever!With Skinnytaste Fast and Slow, you can get a nutritious, flavor-packed, figure-friendly meal - complete with a flourless chocolate brownie made in a slow cooker - on the table any night of the week. Gina Homolka, founder of the widely... |
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Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Ina Garten · Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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For America's bestselling cookbook author Ina Garten there is no greater pleasure than cooking for the people she loves - and particularly for her husband, Jeffrey. She has been cooking for him ever since they were married forty-eight years ago, and the comforting, delicious meals they... |
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Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire
Julia Baird · Random House
Pages: 720
Format: Print book |
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From International New York Times columnist Julia Baird comes a magnificent biography of Queen Victoria. Drawing on previously unpublished papers, Victoria: The Queen is a stunning new portrait of the real woman behind the myth - a story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength... |
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How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS
David France · Alfred A Knopf
Pages: 640
Format: Print book |
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From the creator of and inspired by the seminal documentary of the same name--an Oscar nominee--the definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, and the powerful, heroic stories of the gay activists who refused to die without a fight. Intimately reported, this... |
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Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 528
Format: Print book |
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"Writing about yourself is a funny business ... But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this." - Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to Run In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band... |
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In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox
Carol Burnett · Crown Archetype
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. Who but Carol Burnett herself has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the Emmy-Award winning show that made television history for eleven... |
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Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Tim Tebow · Waterbrook Pr
Pages: 224
Format: Print book |
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First, he was a beloved college football champion, Heisman trophy winner, media sensation, and best-selling author drafted in the first round of the 2010 Draft. Then he had a miracle playoff run with the Denver Broncos before being traded to the New York Jets. After one season he was cut by New York.... |
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I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir
Brian Wilson · Da Capo Press
Pages: 312
Format: Print book |
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They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing.As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever... |
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History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day
Adam Hart-Davis · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 620
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed. |
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History tells the story of mankind from prehistory to the present day using a unique visual approach, filled with timelines, images of artifacts, photography, graphics, and more. Now in its third edition, this much-loved classic has been revised and updated to bring today's current... |
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Archaeology of the Bible: The Greatest Discoveries From Genesis to the Roman Era
Jean-Pierre Isbouts · National Geographic Partners
Pages: 352
Format: Print book |
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From ancient holy sites, to buried relics and treasures, National Geographic uncovers the history and the archaeological discoveries from Scripture and the biblical world. Richly illustrated and written from an objective and nondenominational perspective, author Jean-Pierre Isbouts uses... |
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Timelines of History
Smithsonian Institution. · DK Penguin Random House
Pages: 512
Format: Print book |
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Now in paperback, Timelines of History takes readers through the history of cultures and nations around the world from the emergence of our earliest African ancestors to the present day. Dynamic timeline spreads, features on influential people, places, events and innovations, and easily... |
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Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved
Darren Naish · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book |
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Dinosaurs are one of the most spectacular groups of animals that have ever existed. Many were fantastic, bizarre creatures that still capture our imagination: the super-predator Tyrannosaurus, the plate-backed Stegosaurus, and the long-necked, long-tailed Diplodocus. Dinosaurs: The Ultimate... |
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A Life in Parts
Bryan Cranston · Scribner
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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A poignant, intimate, funny, inspiring memoir - both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft - from Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history's most successful TV shows, Breaking Bad.Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when... |
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Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History
Molly Schiot · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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Based on the Instagram account @TheUnsungHeroines, a celebration of the pioneering, forgotten female athletes of the twentieth century that features rarely seen photos and new interviews with past and present game changers including Abby Wambach and Cari Champion.Two years ago, filmmaker... |
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Gem
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 440
Format: Print book |
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A dazzling visual guide to precious and semiprecious stones, organic gems, and precious metals, Gem showcases beautiful, specially commissioned images as well as science, natural history, mythology, and true stories of adventure and discovery.From diamonds to sapphires to obsidian, this... |
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The Stars: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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The definitive visual guide to exploring all the marvels of the stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond.Chart the wonders of the cosmos in our own solar system and beyond with The Stars. Packed with 3-D artworks of each constellation and incredible new imagery from the Hubble Space... |
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The American Revolution: A Visual History
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 400
Format: Print book |
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The American Revolution will transport you back in time and onto the frontlines. This complete overview of the war brings all the action to life, from the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party to the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris.Beginning with the first stirrings... |
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Sports Illustrated College Football's Greatest
Editors of Sports Illustrated · Sports Illustrated Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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Sports Illustrated is about sports and the human spirit that makes us who we are. With a total reach of over 25 million per month (web, social media, and print) , emotional storytelling and fierce independence, Sports Illustrated is committed to providing sports fans with a deeper, richer... |
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Big History
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 440
Format: Print book |
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Featuring a foreword by the father of Big History, David Christian, and produced in association with the Big History Institute, Big History provides a comprehensive understanding of the major events that have changed the nature and course of life on the planet we call home. This first fully... |
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Medicine: The Definitive Illustrated History
Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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Medicine tells the fascinating story of the discipline, from ancient times to the present day, charting developments in healing, diagnosis, surgery, and drugs in a vividly visual and accessible format.Follow the gory pitfalls and the miraculous breakthroughs of medical history from trepanning,... |
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A Life Well Played: My Stories
Arnold Palmer · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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The instant New York Times bestsellerThis book is Palmer's parting gift to the world -- a treasure trove of entertaining anecdotes and timeless wisdom that readers, golfers and non-golfers alike, will celebrate and cherish. No one has won more fans around the world and no player has had a bigger... |
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99: Stories of the Game
Wayne Gretzky · Putnam
Pages: 384
Format: Print book |
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One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside the game as few others can. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of legend. Dubbed "The Great One,"... |
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Tribe On Homecoming and Belonging.
Junger Sebastian · Twelve
Pages: 168
Format: Print book |
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We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin... |
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Ibram X Kendi · Nation Books
Pages: 592
Format: Print book |
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Some Americans cling desperately to the myth that we are living in a post-racial society, that the election of the first Black president spelled the doom of racism. In fact, racist thought is alive and well in America - more sophisticated and more insidious than ever.And as award-winning... |
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