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Lonely Planet The World: A Traveller's Guide to the Planet

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 1 edition
Format: Book

Every country in the world, in one guidebook Lonely Planet delivers the first guide to The World. Weve taken the highlights from the worlds best guidebooks and put them together into one 960-page whopper to create the ultimate guide to Earth. This user-friendly A-Z gives a flavour of each...
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Game of Thrones: Original Music from the HBO Television Series Easy Piano

Ramin Djawadi · Hal Leonard
Pages: 56
Format: Paperback

(Easy Piano Songbook) . This folio presents a compilation of 11 powerful themes arranged for easy piano from the award-winning show featuring music by Ramin Djawadi. Includes: The Bear and the Maiden Fair * The Children * Finale * Game of Thrones * Goodbye Brother * A Lannister Always...
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The Filmmaker's Eye: The Language of the Lens: The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image

Gustavo Mercado · Routledge
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The Language of the Lens explores the expressive power of the camera lens and the storytelling contributions that this critical tool can make to a film project. This book offers a unique approach to learning how lenses can produce aesthetically and narratively compelling images in movies,...
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Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor

Clinton Romesha · Dutton Books
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

The only comprehensive, firsthand account of the fourteen hour firefight at the Battle of Keating by Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, for readers of "Black Hawk Down "by Mark Bowden and "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell. "'It doesn't get better. ' To us, that...
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The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide

Linda R Monk · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

With a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court.An Engaging, Accessible Guide to the Bill of Rights for Everyday Citizens.In The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill...
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Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies

Ross King · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

Claude Monet is perhaps the world's most beloved artist, and among all his creations, the paintings of the water lilies in his garden at Giverny are most famous. Seeing them in museums around the world, viewers are transported by the power of Monet's brush into a peaceful world of harmonious...

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Dinner Solved!: 100 Ingenious Recipes That Make the Whole Family Happy, Including You!

Katie Workman · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Katie Workman is a gifted cook, a best friend in the kitchen, and a brilliant problem solver. Her Mom 100 Cookbook was named one of the Five Best Weeknight Cookbooks of the past 25 years by Cooking Light and earned praise from chefs like Ina Garten ("I love the recipes!") and Bobby...
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Making Sense of God: An Invitation to the Skeptical

Timothy Keller · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it's easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives?

In this thoughtful and inspiring...
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Tesla: Inventor of the Modern

Richard Munson · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Print Length

Tesla's inventions transformed our world, and his visions have continued to inspire great minds for generations.


Nikola Tesla invented the radio, robots, and remote control. His electric induction motors run our appliances and factories, yet he has been largely overlooked by history....

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Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and off the Tracks

Victor Maymudes · St. Martin's Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A Los Angeles Times Best seller!August 2014 marks 50 years since Bob Dylan released his fourth album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. Recorded in one night, in the middle of a turbulent year in his life, the music marked a departure from Dylans socially-conscious folk songs and began his evolution...
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The Easy Christmas Songs Fake Book: 100 Songs in the Key of C

Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

(Easy Fake Book) . 100 contemporary holiday hits in the popular Easy Fake Book format are presented in this book featuring large, easy-to-read notation, simplified harmonies and melodies, lyrics, and easy stay-open binding, all in the key of C. Songs include: All I Want for Christmas...
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Where the Light Enters: Building a Family, Discovering Myself

Jill Biden · Flatiron Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

An intimate look at the traditions, resilience, and love that built the Biden family, and the delicate balancing act of the woman at its center.

Growing up, Jill Biden wanted two things: a marriage like her parents' and a career. But her journey to fulfill those wishes would take...

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Pretty Birds: 18 Simple Projects to Sew and Love

Virginia Lindsay · Running Press
Format: Print book

A step-by-step, illustrated craft book for bird enthusiasts and devoted crafters whatever your skill level.
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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice

Bill Browder · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller: “[Red Notice] does for investing in Russia and the former Soviet Union what Liar’s Poker did for our understanding of Salomon Brothers, Wall Street, and the mortgage-backed securities business in the 1980s. Browder’s business saga meshes well...
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Complete Encyclopedia of African History - Vol 3 Heroes and Heroines

Jessie Carney Smith · African American Publications
Pages: 733
Format: Print book

Volume 3: Heroes and Heroines An eclectic mix of profiles of 150 well know and lesser known individuals, who have made a lasting and profound impact on our culture. Personalities Covered: Hank Aaron; Robert S. Abbott; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Muhammad Ali; Maya Angelou; Arthur Ashe; Josephine...
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