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The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 112 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating

Ree Drummond · William Morrow Cookbooks
Pages: 384
Format: Book

The #1 New York Times bestselling author and Food Network favorite The Pioneer Woman cooks up exciting new favorites from her life on the ranch in this glorious full-color cookbook that showcases home cooking at its most delicious (and most fun!) .

Welcome to Ree's new frontier!...

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The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off!: Thoughts on Life, Love, and Rebellion

Gloria Steinem · Random House
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated collection of Gloria Steinem's most inspirational and outrageous quotes, with an introduction and essays by the feminist activist herself

For decades - and especially now, in these times of crisis - people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity...
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The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando

William J. Mann · Harper
Pages: 736
Format: Hardcover

The award-winning film biographer presents a deeply-textured, ambitious, and definitive portrait of the greatest movie actor of the twentieth century, the elusive Marlon Brando, bringing his extraordinarily complex life into view as never before.

The most influential movie actor...

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Help Yourself Now: A Practical Guide to Finding the Information and Assistance You Need

Jan Yager · Allworth
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

How to find help for any situation.
Although we live in the age of information and everyone is bombarded with potential sources of help, sifting through those possibilities can be a chore. This is where Help Yourself comes in! With this useful reference, author Jan Yager provides...
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A Castle in Wartime: One Family, Their Missing Sons, and the Fight to Defeat the Nazis

Catherine Bailey · Viking
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

"I was gripped by A Castle in Wartime--it contained more tension, more plot in fact--than any thriller."--Kate Atkinson, author of Big Sky and Case Histories

An enthralling story of one family's extraordinary courage and resistance amidst the horrors...
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Midwestern Strange: Hunting Monsters, Martians, and the Weird in Flyover Country

B.J. Hollars · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Midwestern Strange chronicles B.J. Hollars's exploration of the mythic, lesser-known oddities of flyover country. The mysteries, ranging from bipedal wolf sightings to run-ins with pancake-flipping space aliens to a lumberjack-inspired "Hodag hoax," make this book a little...
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Janis: Her Life and Music

Holly George-Warren · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence

This blazingly intimate biography of Janis Joplin establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was.

Janis Joplin's first transgressive...
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For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World

Sasha Sagan · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, For Small Creatures Such as We is the first book from the daughter of Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan--a luminous exploration of Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed.

"What is the meaning of life?...
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Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie

Carly Simon · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship.

Carly Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made an unlikely pair -- Carly, a free and artistic spirit still reeling from her recent divorce, searching for meaning, new love,...

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The Other F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce

Angie Manfredi · Amulet Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The definitive collection of art, poetry, and prose, celebrating fat acceptance

Chubby. Curvy. Fluffy. Plus-size. Thick. Fat. The time has come for fat people to tell their own stories. The (Other) F Word combines the voices of Renée...
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Long Way Home

Cameron Douglas · Knopf
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From the scion of Hollywood royalty--son of Michael Douglas, grandson of Kirk Douglas--a moving, often shocking, ultimately inspiring memoir detailing his struggle to regain his dignity, humanity, and place in society after many years of drug abuse and almost eight years in prison.

Cameron...
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The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History

Nathalia Holt · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations
Behind the beloved animated films of Walt Disney Studios, which have moved and entertained millions of viewers,...
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Whole in One: Complete, Healthy Meals in a Single Pot, Sheet Pan, or Skillet

Ellie Krieger · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and James Beard Award winner Ellie Krieger gives her signature spin to the one-pot trend for meals that are nutritious, easy, and delicious.

We want the food we love and we want to be healthy, but who has the time or energy to figure it all out?...
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Born for This: My Story in Music

BeBe Winans · FaithWords
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

BeBe Winans, six-time Grammy Award-winning singer and member of Gospel music's royal family, shares the candid and close-up journey of pursuing his dreams while holding on to his faith.
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans always knew he was born to be a Gospel singer. Growing up watching...
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One Skein Crochet: De-Stash Beautifully, One Skein at a Time

Ellen Gormley · Interweave
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Turn a cherished skein of yarn into a unique crocheted accessory!

Have you fallen in love with a single skein of yarn, but struggle to find just the right pattern for it? One Skein Crochet has just what you're looking for! Packed with stash-busting know-how, Ellen Gormley...
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Five True Things: A Little Guide to Embracing Life's Big Challenges

David Richo · Shambhala
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Bestselling author David Richo gets straight to the heart of how to find courage and contentment when life doesn't go according to plan. Rather than fighting against them, we all must accept these five true things: (1) everything changes and ends, (2) things...
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Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System

Cyntoia Brown-Long · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Book

In her own words, Cyntoia Brown shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction.

At the age of sixteen,...

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Crocheted Wreaths and Garlands: 35 floral and festive designs to decorate your home all year round

Kate Eastwood · CICO Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Crochet beautiful home decorations in a contemporary style with these 35 patterns for every season, special occasions, holidays, and all year round.

Kate Eastwood has designed 35 colorful and natural-looking wreaths and garlands just for you, with something to suit every occasion...
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Heart and Hustle: Use your passion. Build your brand. Achieve your dreams.

Patricia Bright · HQ
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

'Patricia Bright is killing it right now' Glamour'One of Britain's biggest YouTube stars' Huffington Post'I'm going to show you how to hustle like I do, using your head and heart. All it takes is three steps ... 'YOUR BRAND: how you can use who you are to smash it onlineYOUR BUSINESS: how to run your...
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: A Visual History

Fred Rogers Productions · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A visual celebration of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, America's most beloved children's television show, including a foreword by Tom Hanks and a peek at the making of the feature film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, in theaters Thanksgiving weekend. Go behind the scenes...
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The Inflammation Spectrum: Find Your Food Triggers and Reset Your System

Will Cole · Avery
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the international bestselling author of Ketotarian comes a revolutionary new plan to discover the foods your unique body loves, hates, and needs to feel great.

In Dr. Will Cole's game-changing new book The Inflammation Spectrum, readers will discover how inflammation...
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Deep Hope: Zen Guidance for Staying Steadfast When the World Seems Hopeless

Diane Eshin Rizzetto · Shambhala
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

From a respected Zen teacher, a contemporary take on the paramitas, six traditional practices for cultivating compassion and wisdom--a path of deep hope in the face of personal trouble and societal crisis.

Amidst the barrage of the daily news cycle and the tumult of our personal...
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Citizen Outlaw: One Man's Journey from Gangleader to Peacekeeper

Charles Barber · Ecco
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A dramatic narrative account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw III, whose journey from housing-project youth to ruthless gangland kingpin to change-making community advocate represents a vital next chapter in the ongoing conversation about race and social justice in America

When...

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Imagined Life: A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures, and Supergravity Animals

James Trefil · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The captivating possibilities of extraterrestrial life on exoplanets, based on current scientific knowledge of existing worlds and forms of life

It is now known that we live in a galaxy with more planets than stars. The Milky Way alone encompasses 30 trillion potential home planets....
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Horror Stories: A Memoir

Liz Phair · Random House
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From the two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the groundbreaking album Exile in Guyville comes a haunting memoir in stories in the tradition of Patti Smith's M Train

It's hard to tell the truth about ourselves. It opens us up to being judged and rejected....
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Delish Insane Sweets: Bake Yourself a Little Crazy: 100 Cookies, Bars, Bites, and Treats

Joanna Saltz · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The first dessert recipe collection from the editors of the wildly popular site and magazine, Delish

The editors of Delish.com know one thing for sure: ANYONE can bake an amazing dessert. Crammed with surprising ideas for treats that are both fun and easy, the wildly popular brand's...
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