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Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War
Kenneth A. Daigler · Georgetown University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Students and enthusiasts of American history are familiar with the Revolutionary War spies Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold, but few studies have closely examined the wider intelligence efforts that enabled the colonies to gain their independence. Spies, Patriots, and Traitors provides... |
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Infectious Madness: The Surprising Science of How We "Catch" Mental Illness
Harriet A Washington · Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Pages: 292
Format: Print book |
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A groundbreaking look at the connection between germs and mental illness, and how we can protect ourselves. Is it possible to catch autism or OCD the same way we catch the flu? Can a child's contact with cat litter lead to schizophrenia? In her eye-opening new book, National Book Critics... |
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Food: A Love Story
Jim Gaffigan · Crown
Pages: 340
Format: Book |
"What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here's why: I'm a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I'd highly recommend that you do not read his book."
Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon.... |
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Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death
Henry Fersko-Weiss · Conari Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth... |
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Screening Room: Family Pictures
Alan Lightman · Pantheon
Format: Hardcover |
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From the acclaimed author of the international best seller Einstein's Dreams, here is a stunning, lyrical memoir of Memphis from the 1930s through the 1960s that includes the early days of the movies and a powerful grandfather whose ghost remains an ever-present force in the lives of his descendants.... |
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Victoria Beautiful Wedding Flowers: More than 300 Corsages, Bouquets, and Centerpieces
Diane Wagner · Hearst; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback |
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The ultimate guide to creating gorgeous corsages, bouquets, and centerpieces for a beautiful wedding is now in paperback! Brimming with stunning photographs, Beautiful Wedding Flowers shows how to create a magical wedding filled with lovely floral decorations, handcrafted wreaths and ornaments,... |
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I Modify IKEA: Furnishings from Everyone's Favorite Store, Customized for Your Home
Charlotte Rivers · Ulysses Pr
Pages: 144
Format: Print book |
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Transform awesome IKEA home furnishing into even more amazing creations with these delightfully innovative reimaginingsIKEA is the world's favorite store for affordable, high-quality home furnishings. In fact, IKEA's products have proven to be so versatile and stylish that they... |
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We Were Brothers
Barry Moser · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.
Pages: 186
Format: Print book |
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Brothers Barry and Tommy Moser were born of the same parents in Chattanooga, Tennessee, slept in the same bedroom, went to the same school, and were both poisoned by their family's deep racism and anti-Semitism. But as they grew older, their perspectives and their paths grew further... |
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Eldercare 101: A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care, and Wellbeing
Mary Jo Saavedra · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 264
Format: Print book |
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The Silver Tsunami is upon us as elder care and crisis management reaches a tipping point with the graying of America. By 2020, 54 million people in the U.S. will be over the age of 65; by 2030, that number will top 80 million. Feeling the squeeze of multi-generational home demands, children... |
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Postcards from Cookie: A Memoir of Motherhood, Miracles, and a Whole Lot of Mail
Caroline Clarke · Harper
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover |
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Award-winning journalist and host of Black "Enterprise" Business Report Caroline Clarke's moving memoir of her surprise discovery of her birthmother - Cookie Cole, the daughter of Nat King Cole - and the relationship that blossomed between them through the heartfelt messages... |
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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
David J Epstein · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 338
Format: Print book |
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Now a New York Times Bestseller! With a new chapter added to the paperback. In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether... |
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Make & Love Quilts: Scrap Quilts for the 21st Century
Mary Katherine Fons · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback |
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To warm the heart, soul, and bedroom, this how-to book, Make Love Quilts with Mary Fons, features a stunning collection of 12 quilts specifically sized to fit beds queen and king. Constructed from Marys favorite fabrics for a modern aesthetic, the quilts are classified as scrap quilts... |
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