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SUSAN ORLEAN · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Susan Orlean, hailed as a "national treasure" by The Washington Post and the acclaimed bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief, reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved...
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Wolf Pack

C J BOX

Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett encounters bad behavior on his own turf--only to have the FBI and the DOJ ask him to stand down--in the thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box.The good news is that Joe Pickett has his job back, after his last
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An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace

Tamar Adler · Scribner; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Reviving the inspiring message of M. F. K. Fisher’s How to Cook a Wolf— written in 1942 during wartime shortages—An Everlasting Meal shows that cooking is the path to better eating. Through the insightful essays in An Everlasting Meal, Tamar Adler issues a rallying cry to home...
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Free Solo

National Geographic · National Geographic
Format: DVD

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Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 17th Edition

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS. · Better Homes & Gardens
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover

Since 1930, the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book has been a trusted staple in kitchens across America. The 17th edition is fully updated and revised to reflect both the best of today's food trends and time-tested classics. With more than 1,000 recipes and a photo for each one, the book...
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Born a Crime

Trevor Noah · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times * Newsday...
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Finding Your Feet

Andrew Berg · Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: DVD video

On the eve of retirement, a judgmental middle-class snob discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend and is forced into exile with her bohemian sister who lives on an impoverished inner-city council estate.
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My Own Devices: True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love

Dessa · Dutton
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"Incredible gravitas and presence and humanity. There's just so much intelligence to everything she does." - NPR, All Songs ConsideredDessa defies category--she is an intellectual with an international rap career and an inhaler in her backpack; a creative writer fascinated by philosophy...
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Ordinary Grace: A Novel

William Kent Krueger · Atria Books
Pages: 307
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVELWINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARDA SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013"That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never across the forty years since...
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The Lost Words

Robert Macfarlane · Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER'My top book of the year' Susan Hill, Spectator'Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language - and its scope' Jeanette Winterson, Guardian 'The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I've...
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Making Poor Man's Guitars: Cigar Box Guitars, the Frying Pan Banjo, and Other DIY Instruments

Shane Speal · Fox Chapel Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

In Making Poor Man's Guitars, Shane Speal, the "King of the Cigar Box Guitar," shows you how to build amazing musical instruments from found items! Learn how to build cigar box guitars and other musical instruments from found items Step-by-step instructions and over 300 photos...
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A Star is Born Soundtrack Explicit Lyrics

Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper · Interscope
Format: Audio CD

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Alma and How She Got Her Name

JUANA MARTINEZ-NEAL · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from - and who she may one day be.If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma...
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The Electric State

Simon Sta?lenhag · Skybound Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

A teen girl and her robot embark on a cross-country mission in this illustrated science fiction story, perfect for fans of Ready Player One and Black Mirror. In late 1997, a runaway teenager and her small yellow toy robot travel west through a strange American landscape where the ruins...
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The Inspired Vegan: Seasonal Ingredients, Creative Recipes, Mouthwatering Menus

Bryant Terry · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

From the author of Vegan Soul Kitchen ingredients that inspire, unique recipes, and menus for everyday feasts.Marking his -year anniversary working to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system, Bryant Terry offers more than just a collection of recipes. In the spirit of jazz jam sessions...
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At Eternity's Gate

Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Mads Mikkelsen, Oscar Isaac · Lions Gate
Format: DVD

Academy Award (R) Nominee Julian Schnabel's At Eternity's Gate is a journey inside the world and mind of a person who, despite skepticism, ridicule and illness, created some of the world's most beloved and stunning works of art. This is not a forensic biography, but rather scenes based...
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Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Whole Hearts. Tough Conversations.

BREN BROWN · Random House
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

In her #1 New York Times bestsellers, Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step...
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Sleeping Giants

Sylvain Neuvel · Del Rey
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

A page-turning debut in the tradition of Michael Crichton, World War Z, and The Martian, Sleeping Giants is a thriller fueled by an earthshaking mystery - and a fight to control a gargantuan power. A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near her home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls...
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Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dee Romito · little bee books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This stunning picture book looks into the life of Georgia Gilmore, a hidden figure of history who played a critical role in the civil rights movement and used her passion for baking to help the Montgomery Bus Boycott achieve its goal.Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked...
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Celtic Empire

CLIVE CUSSLER · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Clive Cussler, "The Grand Master of Adventure," sends his intrepid heroes Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino on their wildest, boldest mission into the ancient world, unlocking extraordinary secrets and solving hideous crimes. Another fabulous read from the most beloved series from the #1 New York...
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Untouchable

JAYNE ANN KRENTZ · Berkley
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A man's quest to find answers for those who are haunted by the past leads him deeper into the shadows in this electrifying novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell.Quinton Zane is back.Jack Lancaster, consultant to the FBI, has always been drawn to the coldest...
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Before She Knew Him: A Novel

Peter Swanson · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Catching a killer is dangerous - especially if he lives next doorFrom the hugely talented author of The Kind Worth Killing comes an exquisitely chilling tale of a young suburban wife with a history of psychological instability whose fears about her new neighbor could lead them both to murder...
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

Joyce Sidman · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be "born of mud" and to be "beasts of the devil." Why would anyone, let alone a girl, want to study and observe them? One of the first naturalists to observe live insects directly, Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first...
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