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PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE. · Crown
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American...
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What We Keep: 150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning

BILL SHAPIRO · Running Press Adult
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Everyone has that one object that holds deep meaning--some relic that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. What We Keep will reveal the secret lives of objects--and the small, emotional moments we keep from the world but that make us who we are. For example, why would Joss...
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Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart

Alice Walker · Atria / 37 INK
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Alice Walker, author of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple - "an American novel of permanent importance" (San Francisco Chronicle) - crafts a bilingual collection that is both playfully imaginative and intensely moving.Presented in both English...
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Getting Real about Getting Older: Conversations about Aging Better

Linda Stroh · Sourcebooks
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

The first book to open up a real conversation about aging. What has the experience of getting older felt like for you?It seems that life's milestones pass by in a flash: graduating from school, landing your first job, getting married, having kids. Most people look forward to these events...
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Baking All Year Round: Holidays & Special Occasions

Rosanna Pansino · Atria Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Rosanna Pansino, award-winning YouTube star, baker, entrepreneur, author, and proud dog mom returns with Baking All Year Round, the highly anticipated follow-up to her New York Times bestseller The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook.Baking All Year Round is filled with creative and delicious recipes...
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The Allies: Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II

WINSTON GROOM · National Geographic
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Winston Groom tells the complex story of how Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin--the three iconic and vastly different Allied leaders--aligned to win World War II and created a new world order.By the end of World War II, 59 nations were arrayed...
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Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave

JOANNA GAINES · Harper Design
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

In her design book, Homebody: A Guide To Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave, Joanna Gaines walks you through how to create a home that reflects the personalities and stories of the people who live there. This comprehensive guide will help you assess your priorities and your instincts,...
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The Tool Book: A Tool Lover's Guide to Over 200 Hand Tools

Phil Davy · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

This user's guide to over 200 hand tools highlights how to use tools effectively, understand them better, and how to properly care for them.Salute generations of craftsmanship, ingenuity, and know-how with The Tool Book . Explore tools from every angle, with detailed patent drawings, exploded...
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Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants

H W BRANDS · Doubleday
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how America's second generation of political giants--Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John Calhoun--battled to complete the unfinished work of the Founding Fathers and decide the shape of our democracy.In...
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Did You Just Eat That?: Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule, and other Food Myths in the Lab

PAUL DAWSON · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Is the five-second rule legitimate? Are electric hand dryers really bacteria blowers? Am I spraying germs everywhere when I blow on my birthday cake? How gross is backwash?When it comes to food safety and germs, there are as many common questions as there are misconceptions. And yet there...
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Bold & Beautiful Paper Flowers: More Than 50 Easy Paper Blooms and Gorgeous Arrangements You Can Make at Home

CHANTAL LAROCQUE · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Transform Your Home Into a Blooming Garden That Lasts ForeverChantal Larocque's paper flower designs have garnered international attention -- you can find her blooms in Madison Avenue storefronts, on fashion designer clothing lines, in wedding magazines around the world and at soirees hosted...
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Drive: The Definitive History of Driving

Giles Chapman · DK
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

Charting the 130-years from the arrival of horseless carriages to the advent of driverless vehicles, celebrate the automobile and the romance of the open road.Beginning with the development of the first vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine, Drive explores the early glamour...
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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered

Lysa TerKeurst · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances and shows readers how to live assured when life doesn't turn out like they expected.What do you do when God's timing seems questionable, his lack of intervention hurtful, and his promises doubtful?Life...
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Pie Squared: Irresistibly Easy Sweet & Savory Slab Pies

Cathy Barrow · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The delicious new food trend of slab pies that makes it easy to serve sweet or savory pastry to a crowd-or just your family!For those of you who aren't up on your Pinterest food trends, slab pie is just like regular pie-only better (and bigger) ! Instead of crimping and meticulously...
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#DoNotDisturb: How I Ghosted My Cell Phone to Take Back My Life

Jedediah Bila · Harper
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever looked at your email, then texts, then Facebook, then Twitter, then email, then Instagram, then Candy Crush, then texts, then Snapchat, then texts again, and now you've wasted the time you had set aside for more important things? Jedediah Bila has solved her own Obsessive...
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A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child at a Time

Rob Scheer · Gallery/Jeter Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of The Promise of a Pencil and Kisses from Katie comes an inspirational memoir by the founder of Comfort Cases about his turbulent childhood in the foster care system and the countless obstacles and discrimination he endured in adopting his four children.Rob Scheer never...
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Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League

John Feinstein · Doubleday
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

A major new book from #1 New York Times bestseller and sports-writing legend John Feinstein, QUARTERBACK dives deep into the most coveted and hallowed position in the NFL - exploring the stories of five top quarterbacks and taking readers inside their unique experiences of playing the position...
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Tasty Ultimate: How to Cook Basically Anything

Tasty · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

150 recipes to help you master the cooking basics, hack the pantry, and make everything from vegetarian go-tos to crowd-pleasing snacks to irresistible desserts. Tasty Ultimate is THE must-have companion for home cooks of all skill levels - whether you're a sometimes cook or a master...
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Operation Columba--The Secret Pigeon Service: The Untold Story of World War II Resistance in Europe

GORDON CORERA · William Morrow
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The fascinating, untold story of how British intelligence secretly used homing pigeons as part of a clandestine espionage operation to gather information, communicate, and coordinate with members of the Resistance to defeat the Nazis in occupied Europe during World War II.Between 1941 and 1944,...
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear · Avery
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Tiny Changes, Remarkable ResultsNo matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master...
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All New Bathroom Ideas that Work

David Schiff · Taunton Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Bathroom remodeling continues to top the list of the most common remodeling projects. All New Bathroom Ideas that Work contains essential information on all aspects of a bathroom update or complete remodel, from fixtures to lighting and cabinetry to flooring, so homeowners can make smart...
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Rock Art Handbook: Techniques and Projects for Painting, Coloring, and Transforming Stones

Samantha Sarles · Fox Chapel Publishing
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Rock art is showing up everywhere, and anyone can do it!Over 30 step-by-step tutorials make Rock Art Handbook your comprehensive rock art resourceCovers various craft techniques for decorating rocks: puffy paint, acrylic paint, oil pastels, gelatos, art pens, embossing, stamping, and morePerfect...
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Ghost Riders: When US and German Soldiers Fought Together to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II

Mark Felton · Da Capo Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The astonishing story of American GIs joining forces with German soldiers in the closing days of World War II to save the world's finest horsesAs the Red Army closes in on the Third Reich, a German colonel sends an American intelligence officer an unusual report about a POW camp soon to be overrun...
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Apollo to the Moon: A History in 50 Objects

TEASEL E MUIR-HARMONY · National Geographic
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, this narrative uses 50 key artifacts from the Smithsonian archives to tell the story of the groundbreaking space exploration program.Bold photographs, fascinating graphics, and engaging stories commemorate the 20th...
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