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Zingerman's Bakehouse

Amy Emberling · Chronicle Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

This is the must-have baking book for bakers of all skill levels. Since 1992, Michigan's renowned artisanal bakery, Zingerman's Bakehouse in Ann Arbor, has fed a fan base across the United States and beyond with their chewy-sweet brownies and gingersnaps, famous sour cream coffee cake,...
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The Way of Tea and Justice: Rescuing the World's Favorite Beverage from Its Violent History

Becca Stevens · Jericho Books
Format: Hardcover

What started as an impossible dream-to build a café that employs women recovering from prostitution and addiction-is helping to fuel an astonishing movement to bring freedom and fair wages to women producers worldwide where tea and trafficking are linked by oppression and the opiate wars....
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Defending the Motherland: The Soviet Women Who Fought Hitler's Aces

Luba Vinogradova · MacLehose Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Plucked from every background, and led by an N.K.V.D. Major, the new recruits who boarded a train in Moscow on 16th October 1941 to go to war had much in common with millions of others across the world. What made the 586th Fighter Regiment, the 587th Heavy-bomber Regiment and the 588th...
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GED Test For Dummies

Achim K. Krull · For Dummies
Pages: 504
Format: Print book

Score high on the GED Test In today's job environment, it's usually the better-educated person who gets the position, promotion, or raise. Scoring high on the GED Test can give you an edge over the competition - whether it's to get a brand-new job or advance in the one you already have....
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The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World

Michael Ignatieff · Harvard University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

What moral values do human beings hold in common? As globalization draws us together economically, are our values converging or diverging? In particular, are human rights becoming a global ethic? These were the questions that led Michael Ignatieff to embark on a three-year, eight-nation...
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Haute Dogs: Recipes for Delicious Hot Dogs, Buns, and Condiments

Russell Van Kraayenburg · Quirk Books,
Pages: 167
Format: Print book

Haute Dogs gives the classic cookout staple a fresh and tasty twist, with recipes inspired by everything from south-of-the-border BBQ to Japanese fusion to modern food-cart cuisine. Handcraft your own top-notch dogs, buns, and condiments with step-by-step from-scratch instructions, and brush...
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Medium: A Step-by-Step Guide to Communicating with the Spirit World

Konstanza Morning Star · Llewellyn Worldwide
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

Mediumship is a basic skill that can be learned and perfected through practice. Discover how mediumship works and how you can build a strong spiritual foundation so that your ability to communicate with the spirit world will flourish. Medium is a beginner-friendly book designed to help...
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Who Lost Russia?: How the World Entered a New Cold War

Peter Conradi · Oneworld Publications
Pages: 370
Format: Hardcover

"Balanced and timely ... a smooth narrative that provides welcome context for Russia's recent revanchist behavior and insight into prospects for ongoing U.S.-Russian relations." -- ?Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Meticulously lays out the record, from Mikhail...
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The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History

Stephan Talty · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The gripping true story of the origins of the mafia in America - and the brilliant Italian-born detective who gave his life to stop it *Film rights optioned by Paramount Studios, starring Leonardo DiCaprio* Beginning in the summer of 1903, an insidious crime wave filled New York City,...
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A Meatloaf in Every Oven: Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes - from Mom's to Mario Batali's

Frank Bruni · GCP Life & Style
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The definitive guide to an American classic though the lens of New York Times journalists Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer's culinary friendship.Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer share a passion for meatloaf and have been exchanging recipes via phone, email, text and instant message...
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Amanda Wakes Up

ALISYN CAMEROTA · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The Devil Wears Prada meets Primary Colors in this breezy summer read, as seen in The New York Times, People, and O MagazineWhen Amanda Gallo, fresh from the backwater of local TV, lands the job of her dreams at FAIR News - the coveted morning anchor slot - she's finally made it: a six-figure...
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What You Must Know About Allergy Relief: How to Overcome the Allergies You Have & Discover the Ones You Are Not Aware Of

Earl Mindell · Square One Publishers
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

When most people have allergies, they know it. Symptoms come quickly and can range from mild reactions like sneezing and itching to severe, often debilitating effects like anaphylaxis. Millions of others, however, suffer from allergies and don't even know it. Allergies and intolerances...
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A Narco History: How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the "Mexican Drug War"

Carmen Boullosa · Or Books
Pages: 258
Format: Print book

The term "Mexican Drug War" misleads. It implies that the ongoing bloodbath, which has now killed well over 100,000 people, is an internal Mexican affair.But this diverts attention from the U.S. role in creating and sustaining the carnage. It's not just that Americans buy drugs...
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Biology For Dummies

Rene Fester Kratz · For Dummies
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

The ultimate guide to understanding biology Have you ever wondered how the food you eat becomes the energy your body needs to keep going? The theory of evolution says that humans and chimps descended from a common ancestor, but does it tell us how and why? We humans are insatiably curious...
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Struggling in Good Faith

Mychal Copeland · SkyLight Paths, 2016.
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

We are at a critical turning point in American religious and political life over LGBTQI inclusion. By sharing ideas and experiences with each other, spiritual communities can learn the best ways to move forward. How each spiritual community approaches the question will profoundly impact...
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