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The Trial of Lizzie Borden

Cara Robertson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology - the trial of Lizzie Borden - based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence.The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When...
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Good Housekeeping Simple Organizing Wisdom: 500 Quick & Easy Clutter Cures

Good Housekeeping · Hearst
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate guide to decluttering! Good Housekeeping helps you organize your home, simplify any task, and tidy up fast. Let the experts at Good Housekeeping help you get organized with this inspirational room-by-room guide to tidying up! Hundreds of tips and tricks include how to keep...
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An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago

Alex Kotlowitz · Nan A. Talese
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of There Are No Children Here, a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago's most turbulent neighborhoods.The numbers are staggering: over the past twenty years in Chicago, 14,033 people have been killed and another roughly 60,000 wounded...
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Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

Lynne Olson · Random House
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of London and Last Hope Island In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother born to privilege...
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Elements of Family Style: Elegant Spaces for Everyday Life

Erin Gates · Atria Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and popular lifestyle blogger Erin Gates shares everything you need to know about designing a beautifully stylish - yet practical and functional - family home through candid advice, inspirational ideas, and lessons learned.Loved by her readers for her chic...
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Women with Money: The Judgment-Free Guide to Creating the Joyful, Less Stressed, Purposeful

Jean Chatzky · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Women have more money--and power--than ever before. So why are we still so conflicted, and unsure, of what or how to deal with it? Today show financial editor and bestselling author Jean Chatzky provides the much-needed answers in WOMEN WITH MONEY.Ask successful women what they want from...
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The Martha Manual: How to Do

MARTHA STEWART · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Essential life skills from America's most trusted lifestyle expert - together in one beautiful and practical handbook, with hundreds of ideas, instructions, and inspirations Martha Stewart is America's go-to source for the best answers to nearly every question. As an authority on the many...
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All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf

Katharine Smyth · Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A wise, lyrical memoir about the power of literature to help us read our own lives - and see clearly the people we love most. Katharine Smyth was a student at Oxford when she first read Virginia Woolf's modernist masterpiece To the Lighthouse in the comfort of an English sitting room, and in the companionable...
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Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth?and How You Can Too

Chris Hogan · Ramsey Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Everywhere we turn, we hear negative financial news - that the American Dream is dead or that the little man can't get ahead. Our culture feeds us the lie that it's impossible to become a millionaire in America today, but it's time you heard the truth. In his newest book, Everyday Millionaires:...
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The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals

Clea Shearer · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

There's decorating, and then there's organizing. From the Instagram-sensation home experts (with a serious fan club that includes Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mindy Kaling) , here is an accessible, room-by-room guide to establishing new order in your home.Believe this: every...
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See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy

Frances Mayes · Crown
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling and beloved author Frances Mayes discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that crisscrosses each region, with inventive new recipes celebrating Italian cuisineThe Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous...
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Beautifully Organized: A Guide to Function and Style in Your Home

Nikki Boyd · Paige Tate Select
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

"Professional organizer Nikki Boyd has a gift of transforming a space into a captivating work of art. She sprinkles a little bit of glam and a whole lot of functionality into every space she touches." -Toni Hammersley, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Author of The Complete Book of Home...
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The Dumb Things Smart People Do with Their Money: Thirteen Ways to Right Your Financial Wrongs

Jill Schlesinger · Ballantine Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Why do even the smartest among us make dumb mistakes with our money? Pinpoint your biggest money blind spots and take control of your finances with these tools from CBS News Business Analyst and host of the nationally syndicated radio show Jill on Money, Jill Schlesinger.Do you have a "friend"...
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