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Start a Successful Business: Expert Advice to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire

Colleen DeBaise · AMACOM
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Let Inc. help launch your dreams. Makers, doers, and dreamers--for decades they have turned to Inc. for help in getting their businesses off the ground. The publication's keen advice clarifies the process, while startup stories fuel aspirations and spark action. Warby Parker shook...
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Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide, 2011, 29th Edition

CB Editors · Collector Books; 29 edition
Format: Paperback

For almost 30 years, Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide has been our #1 bestselling title. The reasons for its success are simple: annually, 300 different advisors, each an expert in their field(s), carefully review each category for accuracy, supply new listings, and provide all-new...
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You Could Look It Up: The Reference Shelf From Ancient Babylon to Wikipedia

Jack Lynch · Bloomsbury
Pages: 453
Format: Print book

"Knowledge is of two kinds," said Samuel Johnson in 1775. "We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." Today we think of Wikipedia as the source of all information, the ultimate reference. Yet it is just the latest in a long line...
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Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir

AMY TAN · Ecco
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMY TAN, A MEMOIR ON HER LIFE AS A WRITER, HER CHILDHOOD, AND THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FICTION AND EMOTIONAL MEMORYIn Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan is at her most intimate...
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Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe

Theodore W Gray · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited third installment in Theodore Gray's iconic "Elements" trilogy. The first two titles, Elements and Molecules, have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. With Reactions bestselling author Theodore Gray continues the journey through our molecular and chemical...
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Believer: My Forty Years in Politics

David Axelrod · Penguin Press
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Book Review"A stout defense--indeed, the best I have read--of the Obama years."A New York Times BestsellerDavid Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates against...
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MLA Handbook

Modern Language Association of America. · Modern Language Association of America
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback

The Modern Language Association, the authority on research and writing, takes a fresh look at documenting sources in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. Works are published today in a dizzying range of formats. A book, for example, may be read in print, online, or as an e-book or perhaps...
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Radicalization: Why Some People Choose the Path of Violence

Farhad Khosrokhavar · New Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

In the wake of the Paris, Beirut, and San Bernardino terrorist attacks, fears over "homegrown terrorism" have surfaced to a degree not seen since September 11, 2001 - especially following the news that all of the perpetrators in Paris were European citizens. A sought-after commentator...
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The Making of Donald Trump

David Cay Johnston · Melville House
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, David Cay Johnston, takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to power and prominence. Covering the long arc of Trump's career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from...
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The 11 Contracts That Every Artist, Songwriter, and Producer Should Know

Steve Gordon · Hal Leonard Books
Pages: 220
Format: Print book

(Book) . The 11 Contracts Every Artist, Songwriter, and Producer Should Know is an in-depth guide to help artists, songwriters, and producers navigate the tricky world of contract negotiations in the music industry. This book analyzes the most common, and important, contracts including...
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Guy on Fire: 130 Recipes for Adventures in Outdoor Cooking

Guy Fieri · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 342
Format: Print book

New York Times BestsellerFood Network superstar, celebrity chef, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Guy Fieri takes it outdoors with this smart, practical, four-color cookbook filled with dozens of recipes for meals, drinks, holidays, bashes, and more.In this rollicking cookbook,...
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Weekend Quilting: Quilt and Unwind with Simple Designs to Sew in No Time

JEMIMA FLENDT · Fons & Porter
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

16 stunning home decor projects that you can make in a weekend! Finding time to quilt doesn't have to be a luxury--or a long-term commitment. In Weekend Quilting, popular Tied with a Ribbon blogger Jemima Flendt shows you how to create stylish quilts, cushions, and runners in a few days...
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Profiles of Illinois, 2017: Print Purchase Includes 3 Years Free Online Access

David Garoogian · Grey House Publishing
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback

Each state-by-state volume in this series provides at-a-glance detailed demographic and statistical data on every populated place in the state, along with easy-to-use comparative rankings. Each Demographic Profile gives the user an easy-to-read snapshot of every single place and county...
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The Illustrated History of the Popes: An Authoritative Guide To The Lives And Works Of The Popes Of The Catholic Church, With 450 Images

Charles Phillips · Lorenz Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive history of all 266 popes from Peter to Francis, with beautiful fine-art images.
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