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Single State of Mind

Andi Dorfman · Gallery Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Andi Dorfman, breakout star of ABC's The Bachelorette and New York Times bestselling author of It's Not Okay, returns with this new collection of her adventures as a still-single gal surviving and thriving in New York City.Sharing moments like finding her first New York apartment (the front...
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Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah

Anna Badkhen · Riverhead Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Named a Top Summer Reading Pick by the Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Esquire, Christian Science Monitor, Vol 1. Brooklyn, BBC.com, and Mental FlossAn intrepid journalist joins the planet's largest group of nomads on an annual migration that, like them, has endured for centuries. Anna...
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Peace of Mind: Becoming Fully Present

Thich Nhat Hanh · Parallax Press
Format: Paperback

We can’t heal with our minds alone. Thinking can be something productive and creative, but without integrating body and mind, much of our thinking is useless and unproductive. In Peace of Mind, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that integrating body and mind is the only way to be fully...
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Boats & Harbours in Acrylic

Charles Evans · Search Press
Format: Print book

Charles Evans has painted 24 inspirational images of boats and harbours in his extremely popular style. His instructional, informal and encouraging notes on each one, plus the outlines provided, will allow his many admirers to reproduce them for themselves. Boats and harbours make great...
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Frommer's Italy 2017

Stephen Brewer · Frommermedia
Pages: 800
Format: Print book

Since Italy is too large and varied to be researched by one author or even two, Frommer's Italy written by multiple authors and is among the most up-to-date and fastidiously fact-checked of all the guidebooks on Italy presently published. That characteristic is perhaps the reason why Frommer's...
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Lonely Planet Budapest

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 6 edition
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet The worlds leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Budapest is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Enjoy a delicious goulash, admire Budapests Art Nouveau architecture and its fin-de-siecle...
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The Doctor Will See You Now: Recognizing and Treating Endometriosis

Tamer Seckin · Turner
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Endometriosis materializes when the endometrium - the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus - sheds, but does not exit a woman's body during her period. Instead, it grows outside of the uterus, spreading to organs and nerves in and around the pelvic region. The resulting pain is so physically...
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Winners take all : the elite charade of changing the world

Anand Giridharadas · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An insider's incisive and eye-opening account of the hypocrisies lurking behind the global elite's efforts to "change the world" through philanthropy and free enterprise without confronting their role in creating and perpetuating the very problems they purport to solve. Anand...
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Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Washington, DC

DK. · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Discover how the whole family can enjoy Washington, DC--from the Lincoln Memorial and the White House to the National Air and Space Museum--with this colorful, kids-oriented travel guide.The best places to visit in DC are all approached from a family-friendly angle. The guide is organized...
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From Global to Local: The Making of Things and the End of Globalization

FINBARR LIVESEY · Pantheon
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

This brilliantly original book dismantles the underlying assumptions that drive the decisions made by companies and governments the world over to show that our shared narrative of the global economy is deeply flawed and, if left unexamined, will lead corporations and countries astray, with...
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One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions, and Saying Yes to Them Both

JENNIFER FULWILER · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Pursue your passions, love your family, and say goodbye to guilt - pipe dream or possibility? Work and family, individuality and motherhood, the creative life and family life - women are told constantly that they can't have it all. One Beautiful Dream is the deeply personal, often humorous...
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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin

Jill Lepore · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

National Book Award FinalistFrom one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin’s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly...
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Your End of Life Matters: How to Talk with Family and Friends

Anne F Ziff · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 174
Format: Hardcover

Talking about End of Life Matters is offered at a time when people are starting to talk more about end-of-life matters. Based on the author's own experiences and those of others she's worked with, the book conveys the value of talking about last wishes long before the end is imminent....
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Talking About Death Won't Kill You: The Essential Guide to End-of-Life Conversations

DR KATHY KORTES-MILLER · ECW Press
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dying Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become...
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Vegan Pizza: 50 Cheesy, Crispy, Healthy Recipes

Julie Hasson · Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Everything you need to know to create delicious, healthy pizza at home without any meat or dairy products.“Vegans, rejoice—Julie Hasson has given pizza a plant-strong makeover. With a dazzling array of globally inspired toppings, pizza night will be healthier—and more...
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