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Tiny But Mighty: Kitten Lady's Guide to Saving the Most Vulnerable Felines

Hannah Shaw · Plume
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From Kitten Lady, the professional kitten rescuer, humane educator, animal advocate, and owner of the popular Instagram @kittenxlady comes the definitive book on saving the most vulnerable--and adorable--feline population: newborn kittens.Hannah Shaw, better known as Kitten Lady, has dedicated...
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Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

Haben Girma · Twelve
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage.Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara. There, she discovered courage as she faced off against...
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Macrame for Home Decor: 40 Stunning Projects for Stylish Decorating

Samantha Grenier · Fox Chapel Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Learn how easy it is to make upscale, modern home décor using natural macramé craft cords!40 macramé projects for making stylish, modern home décor12 essential knots that every home crafter needs to know, and how to tie each oneStep-by-step illustrations, clear instructions, and beautiful...
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Are We There Yet?: The American Automobile Past, Present, and Driverless

Dan Albert · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Tech giants and automakers have been teaching robots to drive.Robot-controlled cars have already logged millions of miles. These technological marvels promise cleaner air, smoother traffic, and tens of thousands of lives saved. But even if robots turn into responsible drivers, are we ready...
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Better Homes and Gardens Quick Homemade: Fast, Fresh Meals in 30 Minutes

Better Homes and Gardens · Better Homes & Gardens
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Quick Homemade makes foolproof, delicious, and healthful meals in 30 minutes or less effortlessly achievable for every night of the week. Cooks will find smart transformations of plain supper staples, like Shrimp Pasta Diavolo or Ravioli Skillet Lasagna instead of ordinary pasta with red sauce....
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The Game of Desire: 5 Surprising Secrets to Dating with Dominance--and Getting What You Want

Shannon Boodram · Dey Street Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Women: gain control and confidence in your love lives and find the relationship you want with this modern, life-changing guide from the certified sex educator, intimacy expert, and YouTube personality.For younger generations, dating is a complicated mystery. Apps like Tinder and Bumble...
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Essential Aromatherapy Garden: Growing and Using Scented Plants and Herbs

Julia Lawless · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

The ultimate illustrated guide to growing an aromatherapy garden and using essential herbs and oils for healing and inspirationThis is a life-style book that will appeal to those who use essential oils and herbs for their healing properties and those looking for inspiration and practical...
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Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes

Jessica Pan · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

An introvert spends a year trying to live like an extrovert with hilarious results and advice for readers along the way.What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? If she knowingly and willingly put herself in perilous social situations that she'd...
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Scholars of Mayhem: My Father's Secret War in Nazi-Occupied France

Daniel C. Guiet · Penguin Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The astonishing untold story of the author's father, the lone American on a 4-person SOE commando team dropped behind German lines in France, whose epic feats of irregular warfare proved vital in keeping Nazi tanks away from Normandy after D-Day.When Daniel Guiet was a child and his family...
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Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

Tracy McCubbin · Sourcebooks
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Discover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence Decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin offers revolutionary help to anyone who has repeatedly tried to break their clutter's mysterious hold. Her powerful answer lies in the 7 Emotional Clutter Blocks,...
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The Power of Human: How Our Shared Humanity Can Help Us Create a Better World

Adam Waytz · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

An urgent yet hopeful analysis of the surge in dehumanization, and how we can reverse it.The unprecedented access to other humans that technology provides has ironically freed us from engaging with them. Thanks to social media, we can know a campaigning politician's platform; an avid traveler's...
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My Small Space: Starting Out in Style

Anna Ottum · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

My Small Space is the ultimate guide to moving out on your own--whether that's in a campus dorm, an apartment with four of your friends, a two-bedroom with your buddy, or your very own studio. With photography of all kinds of spaces, smart design tips, interviews with renters, and more,...
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Amazing Decisions: The Illustrated Guide to Improving Business Deals and Family Meals

Dan Ariely · Hill and Wang
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Dan Ariely, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational, and illustrator Matt R. Trower present a playful graphic novel guide to better decision-making, based on the author's groundbreaking research in behavioral economics, neuroscience, and psychology. The internationally...
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The Morning Myth: How Every Night Owl Can Become More Productive, Successful, Happier, and Healthier

Frank J. Rumbauskas Jr. · Wiley
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Does the early bird always catch the worm? Society largely praises early risers while maligning so-called "night owls." However, countless research studies have shown that night owls are more successful and wealthier than early risers. The Morning Myth proves that indeed, night...
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True Roots: What Quitting Hair Dye Taught Me about Health and Beauty

Ronnie Citron-Fink · Island Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Like 75% of American women, Ronnie Citron-Fink dyed her hair, visiting the salon every few weeks to hide gray roots in her signature dark brown mane. She wanted to look attractive, professional, young. Yet as a journalist covering health and the environment, she knew something wasn't...
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Taste of Home Kitchen Hacks: 100 Hints, Tricks & Timesavers?and the Recipes to Go with Them

Taste of Home · Reader's Digest/Taste of Home
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Have a light-bulb moment every day when you open Taste of Home Kitchen Hacks. 100 hints, tips and hacks plus 100 recipes that put those hacks in action are all contained in Taste of Home Kitchen Hacks.With Taste of Home Kitchen Hacks you'll learn how to chop six hardboiled eggs at once,...
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The Story of Painting: How art was made

DK · DK
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating new history of art, this gloriously illustrated book reveals how materials, techniques, and ideas have evolved over the centuries, inspiring artists and giving them the means to create their most celebrated works.Covering a comprehensive array of topics, from the first pigments...
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How Philosophy Works

DK · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Demystifying the key ideas of the world's greatest philosophers, and exploring all of the most important branches of thought, including philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and feminist philosophy in a uniquely visual way, this book is the perfect introduction to the subject.A...
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Abandoned Palaces: Great Houses, Mansions, Estates and Hotels Suspended in Time

Michael Kerrigan · Amber Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

From imperial residences and aristocratic estates to hotels and urban mansions, Abandoned Palaces tells the stories behind dilapidated structures all around the world. Built to impress, built with style and grandeur, built, above all, to last: it's all the more remarkable when buildings...
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Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America's Fast-Food Kingdom

Adam Chandler · Flatiron Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Most any honest person can own up to harboring at least one fast-food guilty pleasure. In Drive-Thru Dreams, Adam Chandler explores the inseparable link between fast food and American life for the past century. The dark underbelly of the industry's largest players has long been scrutinized...
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The Story of Greece and Rome

Tony Spawforth · Yale University Press
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover

The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However,...
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Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us

Ruth Kassinger · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"No organisms are more important to life as we know it than algae. In Slime, Ruth Kassinger gives this under-appreciated group its due." - Elizabeth Kolbert Say "algae" and most people think of pond scum. What they don't know is that without algae, none of us would...
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Be Angry

Dalai Lama · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Simple and accessible wisdom from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on how to use compassionate anger for social transformationIn the real world, exploitation exists. In the real world, there is a huge and unjust gap between rich and poor. The question, from a Buddhist perspective, is how should...
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Seriously Good Salads: Creative Flavor Combinations for Nutritious, Satisfying Meals

Nicky Corbishley · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Say "Goodbye" to Sad SaladsGone are the days when salads were disappointing meals made with wilted lettuce and a few standard veggies. In Seriously Good Salads, Nicky Corbishley shares 75 of her favorite salads, all packed with fresh flavor, loaded with exciting toppings and covered...
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Running That Doesn't Suck: How to Love Running

Lisa Jhung · Running Press Adult
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Running doesn't have to suck. Ease yourself into a comfortable routine (promise!) with this hilarious and approachable guide to workouts and nutrition from an experienced athlete.We've all side-eyed the chipper runners jogging by in their short-shorts and "Fun Run"-finisher...
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Not Working: Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone?

David G. Blanchflower · Princeton University Press
Pages: 456
Format: Hardcover

A candid assessment of why the job market is not as healthy as we thinkDon't trust low unemployment numbers as proof that the labor market is doing fine--it isn't. Not Working is about those who can't find full-time work at a decent wage--the underemployed--and how their plight is contributing...
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