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The Joy Plan: How I Took 30 Days to Stop Worrying, Quit Complaining, and Find Ridiculous Happiness

Kaia Roman · Sourcebooks
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

As a mother, a wife, and a businesswoman, Kaia Roman always had a plan. But when her biggest plan, the business she cofounded, collapsed, Kaia found herself crushed by depression. And what felt even worse was that, with a husband and two kids relying on her to get out of bed, she didn't...
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Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life

Agapi Stassinopoulos · Harmony Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

This is your year of self-discovery, a journey to create a life filled with grace, meaning, zest, peace, and joy. With warmth and wisdom from a lifetime of spiritual seeking, inspirational force Agapi Stassinopoulos guides you through fifty-two weeks of letting go of what doesn't work...
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Jane Austen at Home: A Biography

LUCY WORSLEY · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity,...
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Becoming By Cindy Crawford: By Cindy Crawford with Katherine O' Leary

Cindy Crawford · Rizzoli, 2015.
Pages: 255
Format: Print book

International supermodel Cindy Crawford chronicles her life and career, sharing stories and lessons learned, and featuring her most memorable images in this New York Times bestseller. ?Cindy Crawford was the cornerstone of the golden age of the supermodel in the 1990s. She blazed a trail...
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond · Broadway Books
Pages: 422
Format: Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION In Evicted, Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The Nation) , "vivid...
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Insight Guides: Australia

Insight Guides · Insight Guides
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Insight Guide Australia is a comprehensive full-colour guide to the culture, history and people of this ancient and spectacular land. Our inspirational Best Of Australia section illustrates the country's highlights, from the iconic Sydney Harbour and Melbourne's vibrant music scene...
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China 1945: Mao's Revolution and America's Fateful Choice

Richard Bernstein · Vintage
Format: Paperback

At the beginning of 1945, relations between America and the Chinese Communists couldn't have been closer. Chinese leaders talked of America helping to lift China out of poverty; Mao Zedong himself held friendly meetings with U.S. emissaries. By year's end, Chinese Communist soldiers...
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OS X El Capitan For Dummies

Bob LeVitus · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 466
Format: Print book

Get up to speed on the latest Mac OS Getting a new Mac and not knowing how to use it is like getting a remote controlled car for Christmas with no batteries. OS X For Dummies powers your understanding of the latest Mac operating system through straightforward, fun content that covers the basic...
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Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's 59 National Parks

Q.T. Luong · Cameron & Co
Pages: 456
Format: Print book

It is said that a photograph helped launch the national parks. After Congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National Park Service, which was founded in 1916 and is now celebrating its centennial. In Treasured Lands:...
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Lefty O'Doul: Baseball's Forgotten Ambassador

Dennis Snelling · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover

From San Francisco to the Ginza in Tokyo, Lefty O'Doul relates the untold story of one of baseball's greatest hitters, most colorful characters, and the unofficial father of professional baseball in Japan. Lefty O'Doul (1897-1969) began his career on the sandlots of San Francisco...
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Insight Guide - Netherlands

Insight Guides · Insight Guides
Pages: 366
Format: Print book

The Netherlands packs many delights into its small size and its icons - from tulips and windmills to clogs and canals - are only the beginning. Be inspired to visit by the new edition of "Insight Guide Netherlands, " a comprehensive full-colour guide to this multilayered and quirky...
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Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission

Bret Baier · William Morrow
Pages: 346
Format: Print book

"THE BEST BOOK ON EISENHOWER TO APPEAR IN A VERY LONG TIME"*: BRET BAIER'S "RIVETING ACCOUNT"† OF IKE'S FINAL MISSION IS "A LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT"‡ THAT IS "DESTINED TO TAKE ITS PLACE AS ONE OF THE CLASSICS OF PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY"§January...
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1932 : the rise of Hitler and FDR ; two tales of politics, betrayal, and unlikely destiny

David Pietrusza · Lyons Press, 2015. Â2016
Pages: 504
Format: Print book

Nominated for the American Library Association (ALA) 's Notable Books Council's 2015 Notable Books List
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The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World

Brad Stone · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover

A look deep inside the new Silicon Valley, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or a walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book...
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The Homemade Vegan Pantry: The Art of Making Your Own Staples

Miyoko Schinner · Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

"A guide to creating vegan versions of staple ingredients to stock the fridge and pantry--from dairy and meat substitutes such as vegan yogurt, butter, mayo, bacon, and cheese, to mustards, dressings, pancake mix, crackers, pasta sauces, cookies, and more. Kitchen crafters know the pleasure...
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