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Musings of an Energy Nerd: Toward an Energy-Efficient Home

Martin Holladay · The Taunton Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

In this fascinating collection of postings from his popular "Musings of an Energy Nerd" blog, Green Building Advisor's Martin Holladay cuts through the hype and myths about energy efficiency, sustainability, and green building to present the very best ways to make your home...
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The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War

H W Brands · Doubleday
Pages: 437
Format: Print book

Click Here For the Autographed Copy From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height...
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No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls

Katie Hurley · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

In this Queen Bees and Wannabes for the elementary and middle school set, child and adolescent psychotherapist Katie Hurley shows parents of young girls how to nip mean girl behavior in the bud.Once upon a time, mean girls primarily existed in high school, while elementary school-aged girls...
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Dressed Up for a Riot: Misadventures in Putin's Moscow

MICHAEL IDOV · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A memoir of revolution, reaction, and Russian men's fashionIn this crackling memoir, the journalist and novelist Michael Idov recounts the tempestuous years he spent living alongside -- and closely observing -- the media and cultural elite of Putin's Russia. After accepting a surprise offer...
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2014 Official Rules of Major League Baseball

Triumph Books · Triumph Books
Format: Book

An important resource for umpires, coaches, leagues, and serious fans of Major League Baseball (MLB), this handbook lists the dos and don’ts of the national pastime. Fully up-to-date, this book contains the official and sanctioned MLB rules and their interpretations per the Playing...
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The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors That Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders

ELENA L BOTELHO · Currency
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Based on an indepth analysis of over 2,600 leaders drawn from a database of more than 17,000 CEOs and C-suite executives, as well 13,000 hours of interviews, and two decades of experience advising CEO's and executive boards, Elena L. Botelho and Kim R. Powell overturn the myths about what...
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Now I See You: A Memoir

Nicole C. Kear · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

At nineteen years old, Nicole C. Kears biggest concern is choosing a major--until she walks into a doctors office in midtown Manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. She is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before Lights...
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You All Grow Up and Leave Me: A Memoir of Teenage Obsession

PIPER WEISS · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A highly unsettling blend of true crime and coming-of-age memoir - The Stranger Beside Me meets Prep - that presents an intimate and thought-provoking portrait of girlhood within Manhattan's exclusive prep-school scene in the early 1990s, and a thoughtful meditation on adolescent obsession...
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Watch Your Back!: How the Back Pain Industry Is Costing Us More and Giving Us Lessand What You Can Do to Inform and Empower Yourself in Seeking ... Culture and Politics of Health Care Work)

Richard A. Deyo MD · ILR Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Over the past twenty years, treatment of back pain has become ever more expensive and intensive. Use of MRI scans, narcotic painkillers, injections, and invasive spine surgery have all grown by several hundred percent. In some areas of medicine, newer treatments have improved quality and duration...
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SS United States: Red, White, and Blue Riband, Forever

John Maxtone-Graham · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Maxtone-Graham has yet again produced a profusely illustrated tribute, this one to America's most famous and historic liner. Arguably the world’s most articulate and authoritative maritime historian, John Maxtone-Graham documents SS United States, her design, construction, and seventeen...
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Karina Garcia's DIY Slime

Karina Garci?a C · Sizzle Press
Pages: 79
Format: Paperback

Create your own slime at home by following these 15 easy, borax-free slime recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia.Get ready to become a slime master with these fifteen DIY recipes from YouTube sensation Karina Garcia! This full color book, with step-by-step instructions, will teach...
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Fodor's Essential Scotland

Fodor's Travel Guides · Fodor's Travel
Pages: 536
Format: Paperback

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years.Scotland offers astonishing variety: its iconic lochs and mountains, as well as lively cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, have strong allure. St. Andrews is a pilgrimage...
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Sit With Less Pain: Gentle Yoga for Meditators and Everyone Else

Jean Erlbaum · Wisdom Publications
Format: Paperback

Relieve and release the stiffness that comes from prolonged sitting - at a desk, behind the wheel, or on a meditation cushion - with these easy-to-follow exercises.All meditators know the discomfort of cramping joints and aching backs. Free yourself from pain with this beautifully illustrated...
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Mary Berry Everyday: Make Every Meal Special

Mary Berry · BBC Books
Pages: 319
Format: Hardcover

"Everyday cooking is about sharing your love of food with family and friends. With this book I hope that you will feel encouraged to create new favourites, making everyday meals into something extra-special." Add a little Mary magic to your cooking with 120 brand-new recipes from...
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