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Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food

ANN HOOD · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In this warm collection of personal essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls.From her Italian-American childhood through raising and feeding a growing family and cooking with her new husband, food writer Michael Ruhlman, Ann Hood has long...
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The Art of Getting Lost: 365 Days of Adventure, Big and Small

Brendan Leonard · Falcon Guides
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

The Art of Getting Lost will illuminate the details of dream trips, and inspiring readers to understand that adventure is not out of reach. Most of us face a couple of obstacles when it comes to living our Walter Mitty-esque adventure dreams: ideas of what to do, and concrete knowledge...
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Are u ok?: A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health

Kati Morton · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A licensed family therapist and You Tube personality, Kati Morton answers the most commonly asked questions about mental health, including when to get help and where to find it.Everyone struggles with mental health issues from time to time, but the greatest level of misunderstanding comes...
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Fidget Busters: 50 Ways to Keep Kids Busy While You Get Things Done

Donna Bozzo · Countryman Press
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Occupy and focus fidgety hands with easy DIY sensory playFidget spinners, slime, and other sensory toys have spiked in popularity for their ability to calm anxieties and improve concentration. In an age where children have ample amounts of screen time, gooey, stretchy, and bumpy projects...
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Small Space Living: Expert Tips and Techniques on Using Closets, Corners, and Every Other Space in Your Home

Roberta Sandenbergh · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback

Complete with demonstrative illustrations and photographs, Small Space Living offers more than one hundred space-saving ideas from Roberta Sandenbergh, a.k.a the Small Space Architect. Sandenbergh will introduce you to the idea of space opportunities -- untapped areas in every home that...
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Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents: Powerful Strategies to Help Adult Children Maintain Boundaries and Stay Sane

David M. Allen · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Do you have a parent who is invalidating, critical, demanding, or hateful? In this important and much-needed guide, you'll learn how to set boundaries; uncover the hidden motives behind your parent's behavior; put a stop to repetitive, hurtful interactions; and foster healthier relationships....
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How to Feed Yourself: 100 Fast, Cheap, and Reliable Recipes for Cooking When You Don't Know What You're Doing

Spoon University · Harmony
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

There's a time in life when you wake up and realize you're on your own: if you don't feed yourself, it's buttered noodles for the rest of your days. HOW TO FEED YOURSELF gives you exactly what you need to take control of your tiny kitchen and feed yourself depending on what's in your fridge,...
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Just When You?re Comfortable in Your Own Skin, It Starts to Sag

Amy Nobile · Chronicle Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

With the voice of a close friend, this clever and witty guide from bestselling duo Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile takes women through the new and sometimes challenging midlife phase. Whether married, single, widowed, divorced, with children or without, at some point women inevitably ask the question,...
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Knight: The Medieval Warrior's

Michael Prestwich · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

An insider's guide: Become a Knight. Wield a sword. Join a crusade. Make your fortune.The knight is the supreme warrior of the Middle Ages. Fully armored and mounted on a magnificent charger, he seems invincible. Honor and glory await him as, guided by the chivalric code, he fights with...
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Everything Is Negotiable: The 5 Tactics to Get What You Want in Life, Love, and Work

Meg Myers Morgan · Seal Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Surprising ways women leave opportunities for happiness on the table, and how to negotiate better terms in life, love, and work. Dr. Meg Myers Morgan, an expert in personal and professional negotiations, deconstructs our preconceived notions about adulthood, parenthood, and career paths...
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Game Changers: What Leaders, Innovators, and Mavericks Do to Win at Life

Dave Asprey · Harper Wave
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling author of Head Strong and The Bulletproof Diet answers the question, "How can I kick more ass at life?" by culling the wisdom of world-class thought leaders, maverick scientists, and disruptive entrepreneurs to provide proven techniques for becoming happier, healthier,...
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Kawaii Doodle Cuties: Sketching Super-Cute Stuff from around the World

Pic Candle · Race Point Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Prepare for the cutest world tour ever with Kawaii Doodle Cuties! YouTube artist Pic Candle will show you how to draw kawaii characters from every stop on the map! The Japanese word kawaii translates to "cute," and this how-to book is chock-full of super-adorable images from...
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Voices: How a Great Singer Can Change Your Life

Nick Coleman · Counterpoint
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Voices isn't just illuminating and thought-provoking and clever; it is exciting." -- Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments A personal exploration of what singing means and how it works, Voices is a book about our deepest, most telling relationships with music. Nick Coleman...
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H2Oh!: Infused Waters for Health and Hydration

Mimi Kirk · Countryman Press
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Make drinking water a pure pleasure with tasty, healthy infusions of fruits and herbsIce spiked with lavender and water chilled with a handful of blueberries and pomegranate seeds give hydration a whole new level of enjoyment. Keep it organic and sugar free with more than 50 simple yet distinctive...
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Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More

KATRINA RODABAUGH · Abrams
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Mending Matters explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold - but draw on traditional stitching. It does all this through just four very simple mending techniques: exterior...
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Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt

Chris Naunton · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

An exciting archeological exploration of ancient Egypt that examines the potential for discovering the remaining "lost" tombs of the pharaohs. Tombs, mummies, and funerary items make up a significant portion of the archeological remains that survive ancient Egypt and have come...
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Small Space Style: Because You Don't Have to Live Large to Live Beautifully

Whitney Leigh Morris · Weldon Owen
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Interior design maven and Instagram star Whitney Leigh Morris makes living in a mere 362 square feet look elegant and effortless - even with a husband, baby, and two Beagles in the mix. In her debut book, Whitney shares her best ideas for making any tiny space efficient and stylish - whether...
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Cleveland's Catalog of Cool: An Irreverent Guide to the Land

Michael Murphy · Countryman Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

What to do in Cleveland now that it's gone from "The Mistake on the Lake" to "Believe Land"From polka bands to popcorn balls, the more recently bumbling Browns to the thankfully no- longer- burning river, Michael Murphy shares his Cleveland. Raised in The Land, Murphy...
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