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Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide
Patrice Banks · Touchstone
Pages: 290
Format: Paperback
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As featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross A do-it-herself guide to auto maintenance, roadside emergencies, and the real scoop on how women can get honest car service at the garage, from engineer turned auto mechanic and award-winning entrepreneur Patrice Banks.Do you feel lost when explaining... |
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Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents
Funderburg, Lise · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
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It happens to us all: we think we've settled into an identity, a self, and then out of nowhere and with great force, the traces of our parents appear to us, in us - in mirrors, in gestures, in reaction and reactivity, at weddings and funerals, and in troubled thoughts that crouch in dark... |
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
MalcolmGladwell · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong.How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain... |
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The Family Tree Scottish Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Scotland
Epperson, Amanda · Family Tree Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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Discover your Scottish roots! You take the high road, and I'll take the low--and your family tree will be in Scotland before you know it. This book will help you uncover your Scottish heritage, from identifying your immigrant ancestor to tracking down records in the old country. With... |
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The Way I Heard It
Rowe, Mike · Gallery Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America's #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights. It's a delightful... |
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Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home
Richard Bell · 37 Ink
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South - and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years A Slave and Never Caught. Philadelphia, 1825: five young, free black... |
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Write to the Point: A Master Class on the Fundamentals of Writing for Any Purpose
Leith, Sam · The Experiment
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Good writers follow the rules. Great writers know the rules - and follow their instincts! Finding the right words, in the right order, matters - whether you're a student embarking on an essay, a job applicant drafting your cover letter, an employee composing an email . . . even a (hopeful)... |
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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Tolentino, Jia · Random House
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A breakout writer at The New Yorker examines the fractures at the center of contemporary culture with verve, deftness, and intellectual ferocity - for readers who've wondered what Susan Sontag would have been like if she had brain damage from the internet."A whip-smart, challenging... |
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