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The Vegiterranean Diet: The New and Improved Mediterranean Eating Plan--with Deliciously Satisfying Vegan Recipes for Optimal Health

Julieanna Hever · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Book

The Mediterranean diet has been the gold standard dietary pattern for decades, and with good reason: it has been linked with lowered risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's. Now, Julieanna Hever takes the Med to a whole new level! By focusing on whole-plant...
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The Inspired Wedding

Emma Arendoski · Sellers Publishing, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Are you a bride-to-be who wants to plan a wedding unlike anyone elses but you need some fresh ideas and guidance along the way Are you thinking of incorporating a theme into your wedding but youre not sure how Let author Emma Arendoski and her new book The Inspired Wedding help you create...
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The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past

Shaun Walker · Oxford University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel that their country is great again.Shaun...
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The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions

Thomas McNamee · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Our feline companions are much-loved but often mysterious. In The Inner Life of Cats, Thomas McNamee blends scientific reportage with engaging, illustrative anecdotes about his own beloved cat, Augusta, to explore and illuminate the secrets and enigmas of her kind. As it begins, The Inner...
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Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters

Michael S. Roth · Yale University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Contentious debates over the benefitsor drawbacksof a liberal education are as old as America itself. From Benjamin Franklin to the Internet pundits, critics of higher education have attacked its irrelevance and elitismoften calling for more vocational instruction. Thomas Jefferson, by contrast,...
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Markets of Provence: Food, Antiques, Crafts, and More

Marjorie R Williams · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 303
Format: Print book

Provence, France, is justly famous for its dazzling light, vibrant colors, rich history, and flavorful foods and wines. And its markets have been the beating heart of Provençal life since the Middle Ages. In Markets of Provence, Marjorie R. Williams whisks you away to 30 of the best. This...
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2015 Price Guide

Noah Fleisher · Krause Publications; Forty-eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

To inform and inspire. It's a lofty goal, but when you cover a world as big, bold and beautiful as antiques and collectibles you don't aspire to be ordinary. Welcome to Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2015, the longest running guide to this amazing field.Inside, presented with...
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The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing–But You Don’t Have to Be

Anya Kamenetz · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Standardized assessments test our children, our teachers, our schools - and increasingly, our patience.Your child is more than a score. But in the last twenty years, schools have dramatically increased standardized testing, sacrificing hours of classroom time. What is the cost to students,...
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Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography

Neil Patrick Harris · Crown Pub
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

Tired of memoirs that only tell you what really happened? Sick of deeply personal accounts written in the first person? Seeking an exciting, interactive read that puts the "u" back in "aUtobiography"? Then look no further than Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography!...
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The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age

David N Schwartz · Basic Books
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

The definitive biography of the brilliant, charismatic, and very human physicist and innovator Enrico FermiIn 1942, a team at the University of Chicago achieved what no one had before: a nuclear chain reaction. At the forefront of this breakthrough stood Enrico Fermi. Straddling the ages...
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On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller

Richard Norton Smith · Random House
Format: Hardcover

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE BOSTON GLOBE AND KIRKUS REVIEWSFrom acclaimed historian Richard Norton Smith comes the definitive life of an American icon: Nelson Rockefeller - one of the most complex and compelling figures of the twentieth century. Fourteen years in the making,...
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A Connecticut Christmas: Celebrating the Holiday in Classic New England Style

Caryn B Davis · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate the Holiday Traditions of the Nutmeg State!A Connecticut Christmas is a photographic journey celebrating classic New England traditions, beauty, spirit, and community surrounding the holiday. From light displays to decorated churches and inns, spectacular private homes, festivals,...
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Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter

Randall Balmer · Basic Books
Pages: 273
Format: Hardcover

Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are today seen as inseparable. But when Jimmy Carter, a Democrat and a born-again Christian, won the presidency in 1976, he owed his victory in part to American evangelicals, who responded to his open religiosity and his rejection of the moral...
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Leaving the OCD Circus: Your Big Ticket Out of Having to Control Every Little Thing

Kirsten Pagacz · Conari Press
Pages: 262
Format: Print book

"It's like the meanest, wildest monkey running around my head, constantly looking for ways to bite me." That was how Kirsten Pagacz described her OCD to her therapist on their first session when she was well into her 30s -- she'd been following orders from this mean taskmaster...
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The News: A User's Manual

Alain De Botton · Pantheon Books
Pages: 268
Format: Print book

The news is everywhere. We can't stop constantly checking it on our computer screens, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton (author of the best-selling The Architecture of Happiness),...
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