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Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs
RACHEL JEFFS · Harper Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it.Born into the Fundamentalist... |
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Immune: How Your Body Defends and Protects You
CATHERINE CARVER · Bloomsbury Sigma Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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The human body is like an exceedingly well-fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers--some live for less than a day, others remember battles for decades, but all are essential in protecting us from disease. This hidden army is our immune system, and without it we could not survive... |
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We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That are Funny, Complicated, and True
GABRIELLE UNION · Dey Street Books Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced." - Lena Dunham, Lenny LetterIn the spirit of Amy Poehler's Yes Please, Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender,... |
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The Ascent of Gravity: The Quest to Understand the Force that Explains Everything
MARCUS CHOWN · Pegasus Books Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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Why the force that keeps our feet on the ground holds the key to understanding the nature of time and the origin of the universe. Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be recognized and described yet it is the least... |
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Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone
Juli Berwald · Riverhead Books Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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A former ocean scientist goes in pursuit of the slippery story of jellyfish, rediscovering her passion for marine science and the sea's imperiled ecosystems. Jellyfish are an enigma. They have no centralized brain, but they see and feel and react to their environment in complex ways. They... |
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait
Pete Souza · Little, Brown and Company Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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This is the definitive visual biography of Barack Obama's historic presidency, captured in unprecedented detail by his White House photographer--and presented in an oversize, 12"x10" exquisitely produced format, and featuring a foreword from the President himself. |
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Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past
Paul G Bahn · Smithsonian Books Pages: 576 Format: Hardcover
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Epic in scope, yet filled with detail, this illustrated guide takes readers through the whole of our human past. Spanning the dawn of human civilization through the present, it provides a tour of every site of key archaeological importance. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux... |
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Artists: Their Lives and Works
DK · DK Pages: 360 Format: Hardcover
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A visual celebration of more than 80 great artists, from the Early Renaissance to the present day.Exploring the vision and techniques of the greatest painters and sculptors throughout history, Artists tells the fascinating stories behind each masterpiece, including the historical context... |
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Bread is Gold
Massimo Bottura · Phaidon Press Pages: 423 Format: Flexibound
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Massimo Bottura, the world's best chef, prepares extraordinary meals from ordinary and sometimes 'wasted' ingredients inspiring home chefs to eat well while living well.'These dishes could change the way we feed the world, because they can be cooked by anyone, anywhere, on any budget. To feed... |
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Journey: An Illustrated History of Travel
Simon Adams · DK Pages: 440 Format: Hardcover
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An illustrated account of human movement, travel, exploration, and scientific discovery - from the first trade networks in ancient Sumer to the epic Voyager missions.Human journeys arise from all manner of impulses, from migration and the search for food, to pilgrimages, trade, scientific... |
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Natural Wonders of the World
Smithsonian Institution. · DK Pages: 440 Format: Hardcover
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Discover Earth's most beautiful and fascinating natural landmarks. From the spectacular granite domes of Yosemite to the reefs of the Bahama Banks and the ice sheets of the Antarctic, this is an unparalleled survey of the world's natural treasures.From the Rocky Mountains to the Great barrier... |
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The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
Lindsey Fitzharris · Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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A Top 10 Science Book of Fall 2017, Publishers WeeklyThe gripping story of how Joseph Lister's antiseptic method changed medicine foreverIn The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of nineteenth-century surgery and shows how it was transformed by advances... |
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Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide, 3rd Edition
INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK Pages: 632 Format: Hardcover
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With more than 1 million copies sold, this updated and revised celebration of the animal kingdom features photos and descriptions of over 2,000 species and habitats.Bringing animals, habitats, and up-to-date research to life for readers around the world, Animal explores the creatures that... |
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Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, 2nd Edition
Andrew Chevallier · DK Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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With 550 key herbs and their uses as natural remedies for nearly 200 common ailments, Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, 2nd Edition is the definitive home reference to healing with the world's oldest form of medicine. From ginger to lavender and thyme to dandelion, learn about the chemistry... |
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The Science of Cooking: Every Question Answered to Perfect Your Cooking
Stuart Farrimond · DK Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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Get answers to all your cooking science questions, and cook tastier, more nutritious food using fundamental principles, practical advice, and step-by-step techniques.Where does the heat come from in a chili pepper? Why is wild salmon darker than farmed? Does searing meat really "seal... |
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Craig & Fred: A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other
CRAIG GROSSI · William Morrow Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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The uplifting and unforgettable true story of a US Marine, the stray dog he met on an Afghan battlefield, and how they saved each other and now travel America together, "spreading the message of stubborn positivity."In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was doing intelligence work for Marine... |
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Renoir: An Intimate Biography
Barbara Ehrlich White · Thames & Hudson Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover
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A major new biography of this enduringly popular artist by the world's foremost scholar of his life and workExpertly researched and beautifully written by the world's leading authority on Auguste Renoir's life and work, Renoir fully reveals this most intriguing of Impressionist artists.... |
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Prairie Fires: The Life and Times of Laura Ingalls Wilder
CAROLINE FRASER · Metropolitan Books Pages: 640 Format: Hardcover
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The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie book seriesMillions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls -- the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great... |
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London's Triumph: Merchants, Adventurers, and Money in Shakespeare's City
Stephen Alford · Bloomsbury USA Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic story of the dazzling growth of London in the sixteenth century.For most, England in the sixteenth century was the era of the Tudors, from Henry VII and VIII to Elizabeth I. But as their dramas played out at court, England was being transformed economically by the astonishing... |
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Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit
Chris Matthews · Simon & Schuster Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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A revealing new portrait of Robert F. Kennedy that gets closer to the man than any book before, by bestselling author Chris Matthews, an esteemed Kennedy expert and anchor of MSNBC's Hardball.With his bestselling biography Jack Kennedy, Chris Matthews shared a new look of one of America's... |
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Walking For Fitness
Dk. · DK Pages: 192 Format: Paperback
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Discover the benefits of power walking and take simple steps to boost your energy levels with Walking for Fitness. Whether you want to include walking in your workout regimen or simply want to be more active and reach the recommended 10,000 steps a day, this collection of strategies can help... |
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Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation
MINDY JOHNSON · Disney Editions Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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From the earliest origins of animated imagery, the colorful link between paper and screen was created by legions of female artists working on the slick surface of celluloid sheets. With calligraphic precision and Rembrandtesque mastery, these women painstakingly brought pencil drawings... |
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