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Lonely Planet Philippines 14

Paul Harding - Lonely Planet; 14th edition
Format: Paperback

is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cruise past the secluded beaches, pristine lagoons and rocky islets of the Bacuit Archipelago, join the adrenaline junkies wakeboarding, surfing, climbing and snorkelling...
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The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground: A Memoir

Justus Rosenberg - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

An unforgettable World War II memoir set in Nazi-occupied France and filled with romance and adventure: a former Eastern European Jew remembers his flight from the Holocaust and his extraordinary four years in the French underground. Justus Rosenberg, now 98, has taught literature at Bard...
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Chicken: a Savor the South cookbook

Cynthia Stevens Graubart - The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Print book

While fried chicken may be the South's iconic dish, when it comes to southern foodways, there are a lot of ways to love America's most popular fowl. Preparations range from Country Captain to Carolina Chicken Bog to Chicken and Parslied Dumplings and more. Here, Cynthia Graubart...
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Home Ec for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 118 Projects: Cooking Sewing Laundry & Clothing Domestic Arts Life Skills

Sharon Bowers - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

Discover the tremendous pleasure of learning how to do it yourself how to cook, sew, clean, and more, the way it used to be taught in Home Ec class. With illustrated step by step instructions, plus relevant charts, lists, and handy graphics, Home Ec for everyone offers a crash course in learning...
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Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Practical Solutions for Improving Your Health and Performance

Inna Khazan - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A mind- body approach to taking control of your physical and emotional health. Biofeedback is the process of training your body to control its involuntary actions, such as breathing and heart rate. Minor changes to these actions can significantly improve physical and emotional well- being....
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Lonely Planet Pacific Northwest's Best Trips

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Pacific Northwest's Best Trips. Featuring 32 amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations...
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Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong

Paul A Offit - National Geographic
Format: Print book

What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating - and significant - missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids...
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Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution

Todd S. Purdum - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the soundtrack to the American CenturyThey stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific,...
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The Value of Everything: Who Makes and Who Takes from the Real Economy

Mariana Mazzucato - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

A work of tremendous ambition, academic rigor, and originality, The Value of Everything argues that American companies have for too long been valued according to the amount of wealth they capture for themselves rather than for the value they create for the economy. In fact, Pfizer,...
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Hankie Couture: Handcrafted Fashions from Vintage Handkerchiefs

Marsha Greenberg - Running Press Adult
Format: Paperback

Unleash your imagination and transform colorful handkerchiefs into more one-of-a-kind fashion ensembles! Hankie Couture is back in this newly revised edition with even more stunning and original doll-sized fashions meticulously crafted from vintage handkerchiefs. With a gallery of 125 unique...
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