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Wiring Simplified: Based on the 2014 National Electrical Code®

Frederic P Hartwell · Park Pub
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

This 44th edition - part of a series continuously published for more than 80 years and based on the 2014 National Electrical Code - is a handy instruction manual that has been used by generations of readers who learn the "why" as well as the "how-to" of wiring practices....
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The Magicians: A Novel

Lev Grossman · Plume
Format: Paperback

The New York Times bestselling novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn't real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate...
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Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers

Nick Offerman · Dutton Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the New York Times bestseller Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a second book that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nation's history, from her inception to present day - Nick's personal pantheon of "great Americans."To...
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The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge

Michael Punke · Picador
Pages: 262
Format: Print book

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling tale of betrayal and revenge set against the nineteenth-century American frontier, the astonishing story of real-life trapper and frontiersman Hugh GlassThe year is 1823, and the trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company...
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Clean Green Eats: 100 Clean-Eating Recipes to Improve Your Whole Life

Candice Kumai · Harper Wave
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Clean up your diet and look and feel better than ever with this simple, beautiful cookbook featuring more than 100 recipes that make it easy and delicious to eat clean and green.We all know we should eat more green foods, but after a few variations on the same salad, juice or smoothie,...
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

John Gottman Ph.D. · Harmony
Pages: 295
Format: Paperback

With more than a million copies sold worldwide, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman's unprecedented study of couples over a period of years has allowed him to observe the habits that can make...
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Early Warning: A novel

Jane Smiley · Knopf; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

From the Pulitzer Prize-winner: the second installment, following Some Luck, of her widely acclaimed, best-selling American trilogy, which brings the journey of a remarkable family with roots in the Iowa heartland into mid-century America Early Warning opens in 1953 with the Langdon family...
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The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History

Thor Hanson · Basic Books (AZ)
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did coffee...
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A Short Guide to a Long Life

David Agus · Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Pages: 190
Format: Print book

The New York Times bestselling book of simple rules everyone should follow in order to live a long, healthy life, featuring illustrations throughout, from the author of The End of Illness.In his international bestseller, The End of Illness, Dr. David B. Agus shared what he has learned from...
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The Year We Turned Forty: A Novel

Liz Fenton · Washington Square Press
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback

If you could repeat one year of your life, what would you do differently? This heartwarming and hilarious novel from the authors of The Status of All Things and Your Perfect Life features three best friends who get the chance to return to the year they turned forty - the year that altered...
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg · Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Thirty years after women became percent of the college graduates in the United States men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions in government and industry This means that womenrsquos voices are still not heard equally in the decisions that most affect our lives In Lean In Sheryl...
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My Prairie Cookbook - Recipes & Melissa Gilbert's Recollections On-Set

Melissa Gilbert · My Prairie Cookbook - Recipes & Melissa Gilbert's Recollections On-Set
Format: Print book

In My Prairie Cookbook, Melissa Gilbert, star of Little House on the Prairie, offers fans comforting family recipes and childhood favorites. From prairie breakfasts and picnic lunches to treats inspired by Nellie's restaurant, the 80 simple and delicious dishes - crispy fried chicken,...
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The House at the Edge of Night: A Novel

Catherine Banner · Random House
Pages: 419
Format: Print book

A sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italy - combining the romance of Beautiful Ruins with the magical tapestry of works by Isabel Allende. Castellamare is an island far enough away from the mainland to be forgotten,...
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Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business

Barbara Corcoran · Portfolio Trade; Revised edition
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

The inspiring true story of Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran--and her best advice for anyone starting a business. After failing at twenty-two jobs, Barbara Corcoran borrowed 1,000 from a boyfriend, quit her job as a diner waitress, and started a tiny real estate office in New York City....
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Map of the Heart: A Novel

Susan Wiggs · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"From World War II to present-day America; from the Nazi resistance to the 21st century; from the deepest corners of the heart to the furthest limits of love - Map of the Heart is a moving, sophisticated story of fathers and daughters, love and loss, secrets and lies, rebellion and redemption."...
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