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Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can't Forget

Richard Barrios · Running Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

Spanning nine decades and showcasing the most memorable songs, dazzling dancing, and brightest stars ever to grace the silver screen, Must-See Musicals is the guide to the greatest musicals of all time from the most trusted authority on film-Turner Classic Movies. Movie musicals have been...
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Experiencing Jazz: A Listener's Companion

Michael Stephans · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 488
Format: Paperback

Experiencing Jazz demonstrates how the act of listening to jazz takes place on a deeply personal level and takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the genre, instrument by instrument - offering not only brief portraits of key musicians like Joe Lovano and John Scofield, but also their own commentaries...
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Kids Gone Wild: From Rainbow Parties to Sexting, Understanding the Hype Over Teen Sex

Joel Best · NYU Press
Format: Book

To hear mainstream media sources tell it, the sex lives of modern teenagers outpace even the smuttiest of cable television shows. Teen girls “sext” explicit photos to boys they like; they wear “sex bracelets” that signify what sexual activities they have done, or will...
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Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

Mark Schultz · Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The riveting true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot...
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George Sand

Martine Reid · Penn State University Press
Pages: 258
Format: Hardcover

The romantic and rebellious novelist George Sand, born in 1804 as Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, remains one of France's most infamous and beloved literary figures. Thanks to a peerless translation by Gretchen van Slyke, Martine Reid's acclaimed biography of Sand is now available in English.Drawing...
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Atom

PIERS BIZONY · Icon Books
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Riddled with jealousy, rivalry, missed opportunities and moments of genius, the history of the atom's discovery is as bizarre, as capricious, and as weird as the atom itself.John Dalton gave us the first picture of the atom in the early 1800s. Almost 100 years later the young misfit...
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The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success, 2nd Edition

Scott Eblin · Nicholas Brealey
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

Much as Good to Great described what seperates top companies from the rest, The Next Level: What Insiders Know about Executive Success shows executives what seperates leadership success from failure at the next level. Every day, high performers are tapped to be executives and then left...
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Painting Without Paint: Landscapes with your tablet

Matthew Palmer · Search Press
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Popular and innovative artist Matthew Palmer's new book shows you just how easy it is to produce fantastic landscapes on your tablet. Using clear, no-nonsense instruction and plenty of helpful, practical advice, you will quickly learn everything you need, from preparing your colors to adding...
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Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips for Home Cooks

Ina Garten · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

In her new cookbook, Cook Like a Pro, Ina Garten shares a brand-new collection of recipes, tips, and techniques, so readers can cook with confidence no matter how much experience they have in the kitchen. As America's most trusted and beloved cookbook author, Ina Garten--the Barefoot Contessa--has...
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Hair Therapy: Cures For Growing Your Beautiful Natural Hair

Tiffany Anderson · Wahida Clark Presents Publishing, LLC
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback

Tiffany Anderson "Leading Natural Hair Expert...." -- Reader's DigestWomen always want to look good. And looking good starts with a fresh face and slayed hair. Whether it be straight or natural, no woman wants to have a bad hair day. If only there was a guide to help women...
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What Your Financial Advisor Isn't Telling You: The 10 Essential Truths You Need to Know About Your Money

Liz Davidson · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 235
Format: Print book

A highly readable personal finance book that translates financial jargon and enables readers to ask the tough questions to protect their money and their financial well-being In today's unsettled financial markets, where most pension plans died out with the twentieth century and where no one's...
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George Washington's Secret Spy War: The Making of America's First Spymaster

John A Nagy · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

George Washington was America's first spymaster, and his skill as a spymaster won the war for independence.George Washington's Secret Spy War is the untold story of how George Washington took a disorderly, ill-equipped rabble and defeated the best trained and best equipped army of its day in the Revolutionary...
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The Magic of Children's Gardens: Inspiring Through Creative Design

Lolly Tai · Temple University Press
Pages: 359
Format: Hardcover

Children's gardens are magical places where kids can interact with plants, see where food and fibers grow, and experience the role of birds, butterflies, and bees in nature. These gardens do more than just expose youngsters to outdoor environments, they also provide marvelous teaching opportunities...
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