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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon

JEFFREY KLUGER · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumphIn August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three...
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Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty

Jon Kukla · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

This authoritative biography of Patrick Henry - the underappreciated founding father best known for saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death!" - restores him and his fellow Virginians to their seminal place in the story of American independence.Born in 1736, Patrick Henry was an attorney...
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Fodor's Florida 2015

Fodor's · Fodor's; Fol Pap/Ma edition
Format: Print book

Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of Florida, including Miami's Art Deco District, Orlando's theme parks, and the Gulf Coast's tempting beaches. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's your first trip...
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Teammate: My Journey in Baseball and a World Series for the Ages

DAVID ROSS · Hachette Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Foreword by Theo Epstein An inspiring memoir from David Ross, the veteran catcher dubbed "Grandpa Rossy," who became the heart and soul of the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship team.In 2016 the Cubs snapped a 108-year curse, winning the World Series in a history-making,...
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Caring for Creation: The Evangelical's Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment

Mitch Hescox · Bethany House
Pages: 184
Format: Print book

Faith-Based Solutions to Caring for the EarthClimate change is a confusing and polarizing issue. It may also prove to be the most daunting challenge of this century because children, the elderly, and the poor will be the first to feel its effects. The issue is all over the news, but what...
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The Official Overstreet Identification and Price Guide to Indian Arrowheads, 14th Edition

Robert M Overstreet · House of Collectibles
Pages: 1392
Format: Paperback

The Official Overstreet Identification and Price Guide to Indian Arrowheads, 14th Edition (Official Overstreet Indian Arrowhead Identification and Price Guide) 14/E by Robert M Overstreet
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The Moosewood Restaurant Table: 250 Brand-New Recipes from the Natural Foods Restaurant That Revolutionized Eating in America

MOOSEWOOD COLLECTIVE. · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"It's Moosewood's world. We're just eating in it." -- Christine Muhlke, The New York TimesThe creators of America's beloved natural foods restaurant, Moosewood, are back with The Moosewood Restaurant Table, their new book with over 250 brand new, never-before-published recipes....
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Finding Moosewood, Finding God: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island

Jack Perkins · Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

For twenty-five years, millions of Americans watched Jack Perkins on NBC News as a correspondent, commentator, and anchorman. People were familiar with his face, his bearing, and his rich, reassuring bass. Yet at the age of fifty-two and at the height of his career, Jack Perkins left the world...
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The Runner's Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles: Simple Steps to Prevent Injury and Run Stronger

Briam W Fullem · W W Norton
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

In the sport of running, there is no more important piece of equipment than your feet. In The Runner's Guide to Healthy Feet and Ankles, distinguished sports physician Brian W. Fullem provides you with essential information on how to best take care of these important appendages. With...
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Trump and Me

Mark Singer · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Ever since Donald Trump entered the presidential race - in a press conference attended by paid actors, in which he slandered Mexican immigrants - he has dominated headlines, becoming the unrestrained id at the center of one of the most bizarre and alarming elections in American history.It...
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Preserving Everything: Can, Culture, Pickle, Freeze, Ferment, Dehydrate, Salt, Smoke, and Store Fruits, Vegetables, Meat, Milk, and More

Leda Meredith · Countryman Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book

The ultimate guide to putting up food. How many ways can you preserve a strawberry? You can freeze it, dry it, pickle it, or can it. Milk gets cultured, or fermented, and is preserved as cheese or yogurt. Fish can be smoked, salted, dehydrated, and preserved in oil. Pork becomes jerky....
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Winning the Battle Against Prostate Cancer, Second Edition: Get The Treatment That's Right For You

Gerald Chodak MD · Demos Health Publishing; 2 edition
Pages: 450
Format: Paperback

Fully Revised and Updated Winning the Battle Against Prostate Cancer provides the most complete, up-to-date and unbiased look at prostate cancer treatments and therapies for every stage of the disease. A prostate cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and confusing. In Winning the Battle...
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Kitchen Table Tarot: Pull Up a Chair, Shuffle the Cards, and Let's Talk Tarot

Melissa Cynova · Llewellyn
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Kitchen Table Tarot is a book about real life tarot reading for real people. With down and dirty advice from Melissa Cynova, this book tells it like it is and helps you read the cards for yourself and others. Praise: "Cynova's debut book struts forward to lead the pack with its authentic...
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The World Broke in Two: Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster and the Year that Changed Literature

Bill Goldstein · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 351
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory narrative of the intersecting lives and works of revered authors Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster and D. H. Lawrence during 1922, the birth year of modernismThe World Broke in Two tells the fascinating story of the intellectual and personal journeys four legendary...
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