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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Stephanie Land · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. "My daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter."While the gap between upper middle-class... |
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The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America
Tommy Tomlinson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Roxane Gay's Hunger, a searing, honest, and candid exploration of what it's like to live as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who decided he had to change his life as he neared the age of fifty weighing in at 460 pounds.When he was almost... |
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Queen of the World: Elizabeth II: Sovereign and Stateswoman
Robert Hardman · Pegasus Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover
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Written by renowned royal biographer, Robert Hardman, and with privileged access to the Royal Family and the Royal Household, this is a brilliant new portrait of the most famous woman in the world and her place in it.On today's world stage, there is one leader who stands apart from the rest.... |
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2019: For Preparing Your 2018 Tax Return
J K LASSER · Wiley
Pages: 848
Format: Paperback
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The nation's most trusted tax guide, updated for your 2018 returns J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2019 is the nation's most trusted tax guide, updated to help you prepare your 2018 return. Step-by-step expert guidance walks you through the forms, calculations, and deadlines to help you file... |
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Arctic Solitaire: A Boat, a Bay, and the Quest for the Perfect Bear
Paul Souders · Mountaineers Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Photographer Paul Souders considered himself a lucky guy. He traveled the world and got paid to take pictures. Yet at age fifty he seemed an unlikely explorer. Recently married, he was leading a generally contented life as an urban homebody, ending most days with a cold martini and a home-cooked... |
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Pictures of Longing: Photography and the Norwegian-American Migration
Sigrid Lien · Univ Of Minnesota Press
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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Haunting and revealing photographs sent home by Norwegian immigrants in America as visual document and collective expression of the emigrant experience Between 1836 and 1915, in what has been called history's largest population migration, more than 750,000 Norwegians emigrated to North... |
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Conspiracy Theories: Mystery & Secrecy
MICHAEL JAMES · Flame Tree 451
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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Cover-ups and mysteries, are they just a mix of wishful thinking and fantasy that grips the attention of millions of people: was JFK assassinated? Were the moon landings faked? Do secret societies such as the Illuminati control the world? Did Shakespeare write all of those incredible plays?... |
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Urban Legends: Bizarre Tales You Won't Believe
James Proud · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Did you hear about the kids who found a Ferrari buried in their garden? What about the man who sued Satan? Or the woman who woke up in the middle of her funeral? Do you know the legend of the Bunny Man? There are some stories that people will claim are true without a doubt, no matter the circumstance.... |
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Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners
Olly Richards · Teach Yourself
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
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Spanish Short Stories for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level (A1-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference) . The eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when reading.... |
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