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American Hero: The True Story of Tommy Hitchcock--Sports Star, War Hero, and Champion of the War-Winning P-51 Mustang

Nelson W Jr Aldrich · Lyons Pr
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

This is the true story of Tommy Hitchcock, a war hero, the world's greatest polo player, businessman, husband of a Mellon, and F. Scott Fitzgerald's idol after whom he fashioned two of his most famous fictional characters.Born in 1900 to a wealthy Long Island family of fox hunters...
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Idiot's Guides: Raspberry Pi

Thorin Klosowski · Alpha
Format: Print book

The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive, simple computer thats about the size of a credit card. It has multiple inputs and outputs that make it the foundation for almost a limitless number of projects — from creating a wi-fi hot spot to an elaborate, programmed LED light show. Idiots Guides...
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Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation

Blake J. Harris · It Books
Format: Hardcover

Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized...
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Why Men Fake It: The Totally Unexpected Truth About Men and Sex

Abraham Morgentaler · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Harvard Professor Abraham Morgentaler, MD, offers a rare view into the secret world of his patients, providing a startling new perspective on men, sex, and relationshipsWhat really drives men to do what they do? Why Men Fake It uses the real-life stories of Dr. Morgentaler's patients...
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail

Ben Montgomery · Chicago Review Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards for HistoryBiography Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old...
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The Book of Love: Improvisations on a Crazy Little Thing

Roger Rosenblatt · Ecco
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The beloved New York Times bestselling author Making Toast and Kayak Morning returns with a powerful meditation on a universal subject: love.In The Book of Love, Roger Rosenblatt explores love in all its moods and variations - romantic love, courtship, battle, mystery, marriage, heartbreak,...
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Easter Knits

Arne & Carlos · Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Book

The holidays give us leave to dress up our home—to arrange centerpieces and hang window decorations, to indulge in a bit of whimsy or frivolity we might otherwise deny ourselves. Scandinavian knitting designers Arne and Carlos are fast becoming the go-to gurus when it comes to holiday...
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Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time

Rory Vaden · Perigee Books
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Take the Stairs - a bold new way to get things done.New York Times bestselling author and sales-performance trainer Rory Vaden brings his high-energy approach and can-do spirit to the most nagging problem in our professional lives: stalled productivity....
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The Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques: A complete step-by-step directory of key techniques, plus an inspirational gallery showing how artists use them

Judy Martin · Search Press Ltd
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

An indispensable guide for anyone keen to learn colored pencil techniques, or for the experienced artist who would like to build on their existing skills. Filled with information on the basic characteristics and color ranges of the main kinds of colored pencil, and step-by-step visual demonstrations...
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When We Rise: Coming of Age in San Francisco, AIDS, and My Life in the Movement

Cleve Jones · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The partial inspiration for the forthcoming ABC television mini-series from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, executive producer Gus Van Sant, and starring Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker, Carrie Preston, and Rachel Griffiths. "You could read Cleve Jones's book...
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More Creative Lettering: Techniques & Tips from Top Artists

Jenny Doh · Lark Books (NC)
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Creative Lettering was so popular that crafters wanted MORE. Welcome this fabulous follow-up to that bestselling book, featuring 15 entirely new contributors. Jenny Doh has gathered a variety of big names and talented up-and-coming artists, who all provide tips on their favorite forms on hand...
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The Art of X-Ray Reading: How the Secrets of 25 Great Works of Literature Will Improve Your Writing

Roy Peter Clark · Little
Pages: 326
Format: Print book

Roy Peter Clark, one of America's most influential writing teachers, offers writing lessons we can draw from 25 great texts.Where do writers learn their best moves? They use a technique that Roy Peter Clark calls X-ray reading, a form of reading that lets you penetrate beyond the surface...
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Tell Me the Truth, Doctor: Easy-to-Understand Answers to Your Most Confusing and Critical Health Questions

Richard Besser · Hyperion
Pages: 288
Format: Book

"Hey, Doc--Got a Minute?"No matter where Dr. Richard Besser goes, a day doesn't go by without someone stopping him to ask that question. Often, that person is one of the millions who have come to rely on the vital information he shares on Good Morning America, World News with...
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Down Size: 12 Truths for Turning Pants-Splitting Frustration into Pants-Fitting Success

Ted Spiker · Hudson Street Press
Format: Hardcover

Ted Spiker may be the coauthor of numerous bestselling diet and health books, but the man just can't resist a good burrito. Or a bad burrito. (He's also eaten a 76-ounce steak, asserted that his wife's post-pregnancy jeans were the best-fitting pants he ever wore, and was asked...
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Ha!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why

Scott Weems · Basic Books
Pages: 230
Format: Hardcover

Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there a way to figure out what we really find funny - and why?In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what's happening...
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