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HomeSkills: Wiring: Fix Your Own Lights, Switches, Receptacles, Boxes, Cables & More

Editors of Cool Springs Press · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

As part of our comprehensive HomeSkills DIY series, HomeSkills: Wiring will make you the brightest thing in your house. Few trades are more dangerous to the novice than working with electricity. In wiring, understanding the finer details is crucial to your personal safety—it...
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The Everything Guide to Anger Management: Proven Techniques to Understand and Control Anger

Robert Puff · Adams Media
Format: Paperback

Practical tools for breaking free of the cycle of anger!Everyone gets angry once in a while, but sometimes, feelings of rage and resentment can reach unhealthy limits. If you're trying to get a handle on your anger, The Everything Guide to Anger Management can help. With practical advice...
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Archaeology Hotspot France: Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists

Georgina Muskett · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 218
Format: Hardcover

The Archaeology Hotspots series offers reader-friendly and engaging narratives of the archaeology in particular countries. Written by archaeological experts with a general reader in mind, each book in the series focuses on what has been found and by whom, what the controversies and scandals...
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Understanding the Brain: From Cells to Behavior to Cognition

John E. Dowling · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

An examination of what makes us human and unique among all creatures -- our brains. No reader curious about our "little grey cells" will want to pass up Harvard neuroscientist John E. Dowling's brief introduction to the brain. In this up-to-date revision of his 1998 book Creating...
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My Portugal: Recipes and Stories

George Mendes · Stewart, Tabori and Chang; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In My Portugal, George Mendes, chef and owner of Michelin-starred Aldea, introduces us to the world of Portuguese cuisine, offering 125 mouthwater­ing recipes that showcase the wide range of dishes that come from this coastal country. The collection balances Mendes’s popular restaurant...
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Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2015

Peterson's · Peterson's; 19 edition
Format: Print book

Scholarships, Grants & Prizes provides up-to-date information on millions of privately funded awards available to college students. It contains detailed profiles of awards based on academic fields and career goals, ethnic heritage, talent, employment experience, military service, and other...
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City Farmhouse Style: Designs for a Modern Country Life

KIM LEGGETT · Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Come along on the hunt to coveted country sources and the best secret antiquing spots, and learn how to create country farmhouse style in your city dwelling. Author Kim Leggett is the creator of City Farmhouse, an interior design business, pop-up antiquing fairs, and vintage store. She is also...
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The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World

Sharon Weinberger · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

The definitive history of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency--the most authoritative account we have of the Pentagon agency that has quietly shaped war and technology for nearly sixty years. Founded in 1958 in response to the launch of Sputnik, DARPA has been responsible for countless...
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Let's Talk about Death (over Dinner) : An Invitation and Guide to Life's Most Important Conversation

Michael Hebb · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Being Mortal and When Breath Becomes Air, the acclaimed founder of Death over Dinner offers a practical, inspiring guide to life's most difficult yet important conversation Of the many critical conversations we will all have throughout our lifetime, few are as important...
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Women Photographers: From Julia Margaret Cameron to Cindy Sherman

Boris Friedewald · Prestel
Format: Hardcover

This thorough and accessible introduction to the greatest women photographers from the 19th century to today features the most important works of 55 artists, along with in-depth biographical and critical assessments. Since the inception of photography as an art form nearly 200 years ago,...
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Java in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself

Rogers Cadenhead · Sams Publishing; 7 edition
Format: Book

Sams Teach Yourself Java in 24 Hours, Seventh Edition Covers Java 8 and Android Development In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you can learn the fundamentals of Java programming. In this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on everything that's...
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The Bombers and the Bombed: Allied Air War Over Europe 1940-1945

R J Overy · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 562
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate history of the Allied bombing campaigns in World War IITechnology shapes the nature of all wars, and the Second World War hinged on a most unpredictable weapon: the bomb. Day and night, Britain and the United States unleashed massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize...
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How to Write a Book Proposal: The Complete Guide to Securing a Book Deal

MICHAEL LARSEN · Writer's Digest Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR SELLING YOUR BOOK If you want to publish a book, you must present it to agents and publishers with a knock-your-socks-off proposal. Whether you're seeking a traditional press to publish your self-published book or trying to win over an agent for your graphic novel,...
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Explorer's Guide Maine Coast & Islands: Key to a Great Destination

Nancy English · Countryman Press; Third edition
Format: Print book

The best of the best all along Maines magnificent coastline. The Maine coast is longer, more varied, and more accessible than you might think, covering 7,000 miles if you count the islands. How will you find the best recreation, lodging, and dining options in all that territory? Explorers...
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Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation

Serhii Plokhy · Basic Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this blatant violation of national sovereignty was only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost...
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