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...And Then You Die of Dysentery: Lessons in Adulting from the Oregon Trail

Lauren Reeves · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

A quirky, nostalgic send-up to the Oregon Trail computer game, featuring snarky and hard-earned life lessons from the trail. Pack your wagons, find your ride-or-(literally) die friends, and roll up to Matt's General Store with a sack of cash - it's time to hit the Oregon Trail, twenty-first-century...
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About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother: A Memoir

Peggy Rowe · Rowe, Peggy
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A Message from Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs Guy: Just to be clear, About My Mother is a book about my grandmother, written by my mother. That's not to say it's not about my mother - it is. In fact, About My Mother is as much about my mother as it is about my grandmother. In that sense, it's...
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How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind

Leah Weiss · Harper Wave
Pages: 272
Format: Book

A practical guide to bringing our whole selves to our professional work, based on the author's overwhelmingly popular course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

In today's workplace, the traditional boundaries between "work" and "personal"...

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Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious

Pablo Hidalgo · Epic Ink
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Crime in the galaxy is a constant - whether it's seedy deals made on the lower levels of Coruscant or organized crime syndicates in the outer rim - but how galactic law enforcement has defined those crimes has shifted with each change of power.

Star Wars: Scum and Villainyprofiles...
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Country Living Mini Makeovers: Easy Ways to Transform Every Room

Country Living · Hearst
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

When it's time for a quick change, these 250 mini-makeovers for your home are fun and easy!

No major remodeling necessary! Sometimes, all it takes are a few small changes to refresh your home and make you happy. These micro-decorating ideas from Country Living add beauty...
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Never Grow Up

Jackie Chan · Gallery Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world.

Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers...
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Fear Less: Living Beyond Fear, Anxiety, Anger, and Addiction

Dean Sluyter · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Less Fear, More Life - a Practical Guide

These days there's so much fear in the air, you can almost taste it - along with all the varieties of anxiety, anger, and addiction that grow out of it. How can you navigate your way through the fear and confusion, and find your way to peace?

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Victorinox Swiss Army® Knife Whittling Book, Gift Edition: Fun, Easy-to-Make Projects with Your Swiss Army® Knife

Chris Lubkemann · Fox Chapel Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

With this pocket-sized guidebook and a trusty Swiss Army Knife, you'll be ready to whittle wherever you go!43 fun projects to whittle, from practical items like forks and letter openers to whimsical animals and toysEasy step-by-step instructions for all the traditional whittling favorites...

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In Byron's Wake: The Turbulent Lives of Lord Byron's Wife and Daughter: Annabella Milbanke and Ada Lovelace

Miranda Seymour · Pegasus Books
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

A masterful portrait of two remarkable women, revealing how two turbulent lives were always haunted by the dangerously enchanting, quicksilver spirit of that extraordinary father whom Ada never knew: Lord Byron.

In 1815, the clever, courted, and cherished Annabella Milbanke married...

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A Walk in the Wood: Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh

DISNEY STORYBOOK ART TEAM. · Disney Editions
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Part inspiration, part information narrative for our story is based on walking meditation, also known as mindful walking; an active practice thatrequires you to be consciously aware and moving in the environment rather than sitting with your eyes closed.Just as The Life-Changing Magic...
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How Science Works: The Facts Visually Explained

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover

Explore answers to questions on 70 topics in the areas of matter, physics, energy, chemistry, life science, earth science, technology, and the universe.

How Science Works uses clear, easy-to-understand graphics to answer common questions and explain difficult concepts--not...
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Homer and the Holiday Miracle: A True Story

Gwen Cooper · BenBella Books
Pages: 72
Format: Hardcover

Homer, the world-renowned Blind Wonder Cat, returns this holiday season with an ins-purr-ational tale filled with holiday cheer!

Fifteen years earlier, doctors had warned that Homer - a tiny, sightless kitten - was unlikely to survive and probably wouldn't have much of a life...

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An Atlas of Natural Beauty: Botanical Ingredients for Retaining and Enhancing Beauty

Victoire de Taillac · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The perfect gift book from Paris's iconic apothecary L'Officine Universelle Buly captures the elegance and sophistication of the Parisian beauty standard in a beautifully illustrated and detailed guide - with easy-to-follow recipes - to retaining and enhancing natural beauty.

"Nothing...
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The Food Explorer: The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats

Daniel Stone · Dutton
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

The true adventures of David Fairchild, a late-nineteenth-century food explorer who traveled the globe and introduced diverse crops like avocados, mangoes, seedless grapes - and thousands more - to the American plate.

In the nineteenth century, American meals were about subsistence,...
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The Anatomy of Loneliness: How to Find Your Way Back to Connection

Teal Swan · Watkins Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Following in the footsteps of the success of The Completion Process, bestselling author and modern spiritual leader, Teal Swan offers an in-depth exploration and understanding of loneliness. Drawing on her extraordinary healing technique; the Connection Process Teal offers a way to experience...
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Color Me Floral: Stunning Monochromatic Arrangements for Every Season

Kiana Underwood · Chronicle Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Learn the secrets to designing showstopping monochromatic arrangements in this spectacular guide from floral artist Kiana Underwood. Underwood shares her techniques for creating dazzling single-color displays using inspired ingredients, dramatic textures, and vibrant colors. Organized by season,...
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine

Thomas Morris · Dutton
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its grisly weirdness.

A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many strange tales that have long...
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Puppy Styled: Japanese Dog Grooming: Before & After

Grace Chon · Countryman Press
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Doggie makeovers that will make you smile

Japanese dog grooming does not follow the rules of traditional, breed- standard grooming. In fact, it only has one mission -- to make dogs look as adorable as possible! With extreme attention to detail and careful consideration of a pup's...

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Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Visionaries Who Forged Victory and Shaped a Nation

JEFFRY D WERT · Da Capo Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From prominent historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist Jeffry D. Wert, a multi-biographical work of a remarkable yet largely unknown group of men whose contributions won the war and shaped America's future

Before the Civil War, America had undergone a technological revolution that...
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Sister Pie: The Recipes and Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit

LISA LUDWINSKI · Lorena Jones Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A bursting-with-personality cookbook from Sister Pie, the boutique bakery that's making Detroit more delicious every day.

At Sister Pie, Lisa Ludwinski and her band of sister bakers are helping make Detroit sweeter one slice at a time from a little corner pie shop in a former beauty...
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