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My Generation: Collected Nonfiction
William Styron · Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A vital, illuminating collection of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner's elegant, passionately engaged nonfiction My Generation is the definitive gathering of William Styron's nonfiction, exposing the core of this greatly gifted, highly convivial, and profoundly... |
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Look Who's Back
Timur Vermes · MacLehose Press
Format: Hardcover
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"What would happen if Adolf Hitler woke up in modern-day Berlin? In a bestselling satirical novel, he'd end up a TV comedy star . . . [Look Who's Back] has unsurprisingly sparked debate in a country that has grappled for decades with Hitler's unconscionable legacy." |
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The Vanity Fair Diaries
OCTAVIA MANN · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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Tina Brown kept delicious daily diaries throughout her eight spectacular years as editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair. Today they provide an incendiary portrait of the flash and dash and power brokering of the Excessive Eighties in New York and Hollywood.The Vanity Fair Diaries is the story... |
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Firearms: an Illustrated History
DK Publishing · DK
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, Firearms: An Illustrated History charts the evolution of the gun, from the pistol and rifle, to the machine gun and revolver. Detailed catalogs profile more than 300 firearms spanning over 700 years. With virtual tours detailing... |
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The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq
Emma Sky · PublicAffairs
Pages: 383
Format: Print book
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When Emma Sky volunteered to help rebuild Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, she had little idea what she was getting in to. Her assignment was only supposed to last three months. She went on to serve there longer than any other senior military or diplomatic figure, giving... |
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Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies
Shannon Belew · For Dummies; 4 edition
Format: Book
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The all-in-one guide to everything you need to know to start an online business Starting an online business can be a tricky undertaking. Luckily, Starting an Online Business All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition gives you the business savvy needed to make your online business boom. Cutting... |
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The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History
Frederick E Hoxie · Oxford University Press
Pages: 664
Format: Hardcover
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"Everything you know about Indians is wrong." As the provocative title of Paul Chaat Smith's 2009 book proclaims, everyone knows about Native Americans, but most of what they know is the fruit of stereotypes and vague images. The real people, real communities, and real events... |
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Getting Permission: How to License & Clear Copyrighted Materials Online & Off
Richard Stim · Nolo
Pages: 528
Format: Print book
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Want to use copyrighted material? Better get permission first. If you plan to use any copyrighted material for your own purposes, you need to get permission first from the owners of that work. If you don't, you could find yourself slapped with an expensive and time-consuming lawsuit.... |
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Gardening on a Shoestring: 100 Fun Upcycled Garden Projects
Alex Mitchell · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 159
Format: Print book
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Growing a pretty garden doesn't have to cost a pretty penny--learn how to create a low-cost garden using a little elbow grease, a lot of creativity, and this book.Gardening on a Shoestring will ease the tension on any gardener's pocketbook, while inspiring them with fun, creative... |
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Fodor's U.S. & British Virgin Islands
Fodor's
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of the Virgin Islands, including shopping on St. Thomas, hiking on St. John, and bar-hopping on Jost Van Dyke. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's your first trip or your fifth.... |
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Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry
Marcus Thompson · Touchstone
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover
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The incredible and inspiring story of Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter basketball has ever seen, and the ascension of the Golden State Warriors, a team on the verge of being an NBA dynasty, by long-time Warriors beat reporter and Bay Area News Group sports columnist Marcus Thompson.When... |
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A Is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
Kathryn Harkup · Bloomsbury Sigma, 2015.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Agatha Christie's detailed plotting is what makes her books so compelling. Christie used poison to kill her characters more often than any other murder method, with the poison itself being a central part of the novel, and her choice of deadly substances was far from random; the chemical... |
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Gilliamesque: A Pre-posthumous Memoir
Terry Gilliam · HarperDesign,
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The screenwriter, innovative animator, highly acclaimed visionary film director, and only non-British member of Monty Python offers an intimate glimpse into his world in this fascinating memoir illustrated with hand-drawn sketches, notes, and memorabilia from his personal archive.From his no-frills... |
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The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World
Steve Levine · Viking
Format: Hardcover
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A Soul of the New Machine for our time, a gripping account of invention, commerce, and duplicity in the age of technology A worldwide race is on to perfect the next engine of economic growth, the advanced lithium-ion battery. It will power the electric car, relieve global warming, and catapult... |
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