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Once We Were Sisters: A Memoir
Sheila Kohler · Penguin Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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A beautiful, heartrending literary memoir about the tragic death of the author's beloved older sister and a tribute to their bond.When Sheila Kohler was thirty-seven, she received the heart-stopping news that her sister Maxine, only two years older, was killed when her husband drove them... |
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How America Lost Its Secrets: Edward Snowden, the Man and the Theft
Edward Jay Epst · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Print book |
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A groundbreaking exposé that convincingly challenges the popular image of Edward Snowden as hacker turned avenging angel, while revealing how vulnerable our national security systems have become--as exciting as any political thriller, and far more important. After details of American... |
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Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
Sharon Begley · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 296
Format: Print book |
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The first book to examine the science behind both mild and extreme compulsive behavior - using fascinating case studies to understand its deeper meaning and reveal the truth about human compulsion.Whether shopping with military precision or hanging the tea towels just so, compulsion is something... |
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Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
Patricia Cornwell · Amazon Publishing
Pages: 570
Format: Print book |
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From New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell comes Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world's most chilling cases of serial murder - and the police force that failed to solve it.Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert... |
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My Life, My Love, My Legacy
Coretta Scott King · Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Pages: 368
Format: Print book |
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The Washington Post's Books to Read in 2017The New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceUSA Today, "New and Noteworthy""This book is distinctly Coretta's story . . . particularly absorbing. . . generous, in a manner that is unfashionable in our culture." -- New York... |
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Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes
Michael Sims · Bloomsbury
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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As a young medical student, Arthur Conan Doyle studied in Edinburgh under the vigilant eye of a diagnostic genius, Dr. Joseph Bell. Doyle often observed Bell identifying a patient's occupation, hometown, and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait, and speech. Although Doyle... |
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How to Hygge: The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life
Signe Johansen · Griffin
Pages: 192
Format: Print book |
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The "Danish coziness" philosophy is fast becoming the new "French living" in terms of aspirational lifestyle books and blogs. There are countless viral articles comparing the happiness levels of Americans versus Danes. Their homes are more homey; their people are more... |
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At the End of the World: A True Story of Murder in the Arctic
Lawrence Millman · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book |
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At the End of the World is the remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in an extremely remote corner of the Arctic in 1941. Those murders show that senseless violence in the name of religion is not only a contemporary phenomenon, and that a people as seemingly peaceful... |
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Hamilton: Easy Piano Selections
Lin-Manuel Miranda · Hal Leonard
Pages: 80
Format: Print book |
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(Easy Piano Vocal Selections) . 9 selections from the critically acclaimed musical about Alexander Hamilton which debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales. This collection features easy piano arrangements of the music penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda,... |
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Rise: How a House Built a Family
Cara Brookins · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 310
Format: Print book |
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If you were inspired by Wild and Eat, Pray, Love, you'll love this extraordinary true story of a woman taking the greatest risk of her life in order to heal from the unthinkable. After escaping an abusive marriage, Cara Brookins had four children to provide for and no one to turn to but herself.... |
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America's Most Haunted Hotels: Checking In with Uninvited Guests
Jamie Davis Whitmer · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 264
Format: Print book |
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Journey into the mysterious world of haunted hotels, where uninvited guests roam the lavish halls, phantom sounds ring throughout the rooms, and chills run along the spine of anyone who dares to check in for a night. Join Jamie Davis Whitmer, author of Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums,... |
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The Telomere Effect: The New Science of Living Younger
Elizabeth H Blackburn · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 398
Format: Print book |
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The New York Times bestselling book coauthored by the Nobel Prize winner who discovered telomerase and telomeres' role in the aging process and the health psychologist who has done original research into how specific lifestyle and psychological habits can protect telomeres, slowing disease... |
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Lara: The Untold Love Story and the Inspiration for Doctor Zhivago
Anna Pasternak · Ecco
Pages: 310
Format: Print book |
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The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and Olga Ivinskaya - the true tragedy behind the timeless classicWhen Stalin came into power in 1924, the Communist government began persecuting dissident writers. Though Stalin spared the life... |
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Chair Yoga: Sit, Stretch, and Strengthen Your Way to a Happier, Healthier You
Kristin McGee · William Morrow & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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From celebrity yoga instructor Kristin McGee comes this fun, accessible guide to 100 yoga poses and exercises that can be done in your chair and take just minutes a day. For the majority of Americans living a sedentary lifestyle (from the card-carrying couch potatoes to the 86% of American... |
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GED Test For Dummies
Achim K. Krull · For Dummies
Pages: 504
Format: Print book |
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Score high on the GED Test In today's job environment, it's usually the better-educated person who gets the position, promotion, or raise. Scoring high on the GED Test can give you an edge over the competition - whether it's to get a brand-new job or advance in the one you already have.... |
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The 5 Love Languages Singles Edition
Gary D Chapman · Northfield Pub
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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This simple concept can revolutionize all your relationships!With more than 10 million copies sold, The 5 Love Languages® continues to strengthen relationships worldwide. Although originally crafted for married couples, the love languages have proven themselves to be universal, whether... |
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