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Bloomberg: A Billionaire's Ambition
Chris McNickle · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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Examine the Bipartisan Legacy of a Remarkable Billionaire PoliticianBloomberg: A Billionaire's Ambition tells the story of how one of America's most successful entrepreneurs was elected mayor of New York City and what he did with the power he won. Bloomberg's stunning victory... |
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Written to Be Heard: Recovering the Messages of the Gospels
Paul Borgman · Eerdmans
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
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Recovers the lost messages of Mark, Matthew, Luke-Acts, and John for people todayThe words of the gospels were meant to be heard. While we can still appreciate the construction and grasp some understanding when we read, we miss much of the message because we're working in the wrong... |
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Porsche 911 Carrera
Emily Rose Oachs · Torque
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding
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Since its debut in the 1960s, the Porsche 911 Carrera has been a shining star of the sports car world! Over the years, this popular vehicle has gone through many upgrades to keep it on top. A body made from recycled materials is just one of the features that set this car apart. Young readers... |
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Resilience: Navigating Life, Loss, and the Road to Success
LISA LISSON · ECW Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring book for readers of Sheryl Sandberg and Arlene Dickinson Lisa Lisson's life seemed perfect: she had married her high school sweetheart, applied her marketing degree to a position at FedEx Express Canada, and risen to become a vice president (and would ultimately become president)... |
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Grace Notes: My Recollections
Katey Sagal · Gallery Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Gripping, singular, and gorgeously reflective, Grace Notes is a memoir told in essays by beloved actress, Hollywood veteran, and singer/songwriter Katey Sagal - perfect for fans of Mary Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You and Patti Smith's M Train.Popular and award-winning star Katey Sagal chronicles... |
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Torn from the World: A Guerrilla's Escape from a Secret Prison in Mexico
JOHN GIBLER · City Lights Publishers
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
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The real-life story of a Mexican guerilla fighter who was disappeared by the Mexican Army and miraculously escaped to tell the tale.Andrés Tzompaxtle Tecpile was torn from the world. Abducted off the street, blindfolded, and beaten, he was brought to a Mexican military facility and "disappeared."... |
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Flora of Middle-Earth: Plants of J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium
Walter S Judd · Oxford University Press
Pages: 406
Format: Hardcover
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Few settings in literature are as widely known or celebrated as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The natural landscape plays a major role in nearly all of Tolkien's major works, and readers have come to view the geography of this fictional universe as integral to understanding and enjoying... |
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Wit's End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need It
JAMES GEARY · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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"A witty book about wit that steers an elegant path between waggishness and wisdom." -- Stephen FryMuch more than a knack for snappy comebacks, wit is the quick, instinctive intelligence that allows us to think, say, or do the right thing at the right time in the right place.... |
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The Pro Arte Quartet: A Century of Musical Adventure on Two Continents
John W Barker · University of Rochester Press
Pages: 331
Format: Hardcover
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First organized in Brussels in 1912 by precocious young Belgian musicians, the Pro Arte String Quartet has survived two world wars and is still performing more than a century later -- a durability unique in the annals of such ensembles. Its membership has included such extraordinary musicians... |
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Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration
Emily Bazelon · Random House
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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A renowned journalist and legal commentator exposes the unchecked power of the prosecutor as a driving force in America's mass incarceration crisis - and charts a way out. The American criminal justice system is supposed to be a contest between two equal adversaries, the prosecution and the defense,... |
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Bruegel: The Master
Elke Oberthaler · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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This stunning compilation of the work Pieter Bruegel, the 16th century's most famous Netherlandish artist, is being published in anticipation of the 450-year anniversary of the artist's death. Nearly 450 years after his death, Pieter Bruegel the Elder is widely regarded as the 16th... |
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A Handful of Happiness: How a Prickly Creature Softened a Prickly Heart
MASSIMO VACCHETTA · Rodale Books
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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A feel-good memior of a man and his hedgehog Massimo Vacchetta, an Italian veterinarian specializing in large animals, is recently divorced and feeling heartbroken and depressed -- until the day that someone brings an orphaned baby hedgehog into his clinic. As the tiny hedgehog cries and whimpers,... |
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Handcrafted: A Woodworker's Story
Clint Harp · Touchstone
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Clint Harp, maverick carpenter on HGTV's smash hit Fixer Upper and the star of Wood Work on the DIY Network, presents his inspirational memoir that celebrates meaningful work, turning your craft into a career, and recognizing the importance of the journey itself.While Clint Harp is now known... |
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Tasting Paris: 100 Recipes to Eat Like a Local
Clotilde Dusoulier · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Tasting Paris features new and classic French recipes and cooking techniques that will demistify the art of French cooking and transport your dinner guests to Paris. Whether you have experienced the charm of Paris many times or dream of planning your first trip, here you will find the food... |
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