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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Moscow

DK Publishing · DK Eyewitness Travel; Fol Pap/Ma edition
Format: Print book

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Moscow is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of popular areas. The new-look guide is also packed with...
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A Way of Life: Zen Monastics at Work and at Play

Paul Davis · Parallax Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

The beauty and joy of monks and nuns at work and play is captured in this inspiring photobook by Paul Davis, with quotes on joy and work from Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.This is a coffee table photo book by professional photographer and Thich Nhat Hanh student Paul Davis. In candid photos...
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Weed, Inc.: The Truth About the Pot Lobby, THC, and the Commercial Marijuana Industry

Ben Cort · HCI
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback

If you ask a young person today about weed, what comes to mind isn't rolling a joint or taking a bong hit, getting the munchies and chilling out. In fact, cannabis today is practically an entirely different product than what most people think it is, so before you start saying, 'What's...
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Very Special Maths: Developing Thinking and Maths Skills for Pupils with Severe or Complex Learning Difficulties

Les Staves · Routledge
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback

All children require mathematical understanding to access as full a life as possible. This practical book explores the curriculum required to accommodate the various difficulties faced by children with severe and profound learning difficulties. It describes how children's mathematical...
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Jack of Hearts

Lev AC Rosen · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Pretty Little Liars meets Dan Savage in this modern, fresh, YA debut about an unapologetically queer teen working to uncover a blackmailer threatening him back into the closet.Jack has a lot of sex--and he's not ashamed of it. While he's sometimes ostracized, and gossip constantly...
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Broken Crayons Still Color 2: Based on a True Story

David Weaver · Independently published
Pages: 228
Format: Paperback

When you squeeze a water balloon, as long as you don't burst it, the water simply goes to a different part of the balloon. Addictive personalities are similar. If a person breaks an addiction, they then have to find something else to transfer their energy towards. With Ashlon's...
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The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East

Adam Valen Levinson · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Chronically questioning, funny, and bold, a young American explores the majority-Muslim lands that scare him most.Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson sets out to "learn about the world 9/11 made us fear." From a base in globalized and sterilized...
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Pharrell: A Fish Doesn't Know It's Wet

Pharrell Williams · Rizzoli
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Following Rizzoli's best-selling Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been, this volume documents the continuing adventures in art and design of one of the most influential figures in contemporary music and popular culture. Lavishly illustrated with 250 photographs and illustrations, this book...
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The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and Fakes

MALACHY TALLACK · Picador
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

In The Un-Discovered Islands, critically acclaimed author Malachy Tallack takes the reader on fascinating adventures to the mysterious and forgotten corners of the map.Be prepared to be captivated by the astounding tales of two dozen islands once believed to be real but no longer on the map....
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Easy to Make! Curtains & Blinds: Expert Advice, Techniques and Tips for Window Treatments

Wendy Baker · Collins & Brown
Format: Hardcover

You don't have to be a professional to make beautiful curtains! Packed with sewing and design information, Easy to Make! Curtains & Blinds shows how to measure windows, do all the basic stitches and seams, and choose a fabric that will create the right look for your room. With details...
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

JOHN CARREYROU · Knopf
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from their charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.In 2014,...
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Quick Diabetic Recipes For Dummies

CONSUMER DUMMIES. · For Dummies
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback

100 quick and delicious diabetes-friendly recipes If you have diabetes, watching what you eat is one of the most important things you can do to stay healthy. With the help of the American Diabetes Association, Quick & Easy Diabetic Recipes For Dummies offers 100 healthy, diabetes-friendly...
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Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria's Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC

Leslie Day · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

The tale of Honeybee Hotel begins over one hundred years ago, with the Astor family and the birth of the iconic Manhattan landmark, the magnificent Waldorf Astoria. In those early days the posh art deco masterpiece had its own rooftop garden for guests to enjoy. Fast-forward to the turn...
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National Geographic Atlas of Beer: A Globe-Trotting Journey Through the World of Beer

Nancy Hoalst-Pullen · National Geographic
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

This atlas is the ultimate beer lover's guide to the world, filled with stunning photography, great storytelling, intriguing beer destinations, fascinating historical perspectives, and firsthand accounts from brewers and bar owners around the globe.The most visually stunning and comprehensive...
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Venza sus temores: Ansiedad, fobia y pánico

Reneau Z Peurifoy · Robinbook
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In this newly revised second edition, the author, a professional in her field, teaches readers how to treat and overcome anxiety, phobias, aggressiveness, and stress. Through 15 lessons, readers learn step by step how to control their symptoms, fears, and behaviors.
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