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Queen of Thieves: The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York
J. North Conway · Skyhorse Pub Co Inc
Pages: 240
Format: Book
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Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country's top receiver... |
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I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain
Courtney Robertson · It Books
Format: Hardcover
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In I Didnt Come Here to Make Friends former Bachelor villain and season 16 winner Courtney Robertson shares her story of love and heartbreak, and the reality of appearing on reality TV. For the first time ever, a former Bachelor contestant takes us along on her journey to find love... |
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The Naked Voice: Transform Your Life through the Power of Sound
Chloe Goodchild · North Atlantic Books
Format: Print book
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Both science and spirituality agree that every particle of matter, every phenomenon we experience, is a form of resonance or vibration. The human voice is quite literally a mouthpiece of this truth there is no form of expression more personal, more tied to our identities, than our voices.... |
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If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body
James Hamblin · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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"If you want to understand the strange workings of the human body, and the future of medicine, you must read this illuminating, engaging book." - Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene In 2014, James Hamblin launched a series of videos for The Atlantic called "If Our Bodies... |
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Grain of Truth: The Real Case For and Against Wheat and Gluten
Stephen Yafa · Avery
Format: Hardcover
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A Pollan-esque look at the truth about wheat: meal or menace? No topic in nutrition is more controversial than wheat. While mega-sellers like Grain Brain and Wheat Belly suggest that wheat may be the new asbestos, Stephen Yafa finds that it has been wrongly demonized. His revealing book... |
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Programming iOS 10: Dive Deep into Views, View Controllers, and Frameworks
Matt Neuburg · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 1090
Format: eBook
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If you re grounded in the basics of Swift, Xcode, and the Cocoa framework, this book provides a structured explanation of all essential real-world iOS app components. Through deep exploration and copious code examples, you ll learn how to create views, manipulate view controllers, and add features... |
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Requisitioned: The British Country House in the Second World War
John Martin Robinson · Aurum Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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This book profiles 20 country houses and their fate during WW2, from schools (Chatsworth) to hospitals to barracks (Eaton Hall) to storing the National Art Collection (Penrhyn Castle) . Wide geographical spread, including Scotland (where the SOE trained in West Coast castles like... |
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Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People
Randy E Barnett · Harpercollins
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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A concise history of the long struggle between two fundamentally opposing constitutional traditions, from one of the nation's leading constitutional scholars - a manifesto for renewing our constitutional republic.The Constitution of the United States begins with the words: "We... |
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Couture Confessions: Fashion Legends in Their Own Words
Pamela Golbin · Rizzoli/Ex Libris
Pages: 239
Format: Print book
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Late legendary couturiers of modern fashion speaking eloquently about life, design, and inspiration. Vionnet, Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, McQueen - these names define haute couture, and long after the designers have passed away, their influence on fashion continues to be profound. In an exceptional... |
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Where Bartenders Drink
Adrienne Stillman · Phaidon
Pages: 420
Format: Print book
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In the footsteps of bestsellers Where Chefs Eat and Where to Eat Pizza - where the best bartenders go for the best drinksWhere Bartenders Drink is THE insider's guide. The best 300 expert drink-makers share their secrets - 750 spots spread across 60 countries - revealing where they... |
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Mindfulness for Compassionate Living: Mindful ways to less stress and more kindness
Patrizia Collard · Gaia
Format: Paperback
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Self-compassion is a life-changing way of thinking that is rooted in Mindfulness. By learning to have more loving kindness and forgiveness for ourselves, we have more empathy and compassion for others. The self-compassion movement has been growing rapidly over the past two years with recent... |
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Classic Quilt Blocks: 849 Inspiring Designs
Susan Winter Mills · Dover Publications
Pages: 153
Format: Paperback
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Inspired by the events and activities of their daily lives, quiltmakers in preindustrial America produced colorful covers in extraordinary numbers. Titles for their handiwork ranged in theme from biblical (Job's Tears, Garden of Eden) and historical (Lincoln's Platform, Underground... |
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