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It Takes One to Tango: How I Rescued My Marriage with

Winifred M Reilly - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

With a focus on self-empowerment and resilience, this refreshing and witty relationship guide has a reassuring counterintuitive message for unhappy spouses: you only need one partner to initiate far-reaching positive change in a marriage.Conventional wisdom says that "it takes two"...
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Avid Reader: A Life

Robert Gottlieb - Farrar
Format: Print book

A spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his timeAfter editing The Columbia Review, staging plays at Cambridge, and a stint in the greeting-card department of Macy's, Robert Gottlieb stumbled into a job at Simon and Schuster. By the time he left to run Alfred...
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Lonely Planet San Francisco

Alison Bing - Lonely Planet
Format: eBook

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet San Francisco is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Loll in Golden Gate Park, stroll across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, get spooked...
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Science in the Soul: Selected Shorter Writings

RICHARD DAWKINS - Random House
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The legendary biologist and bestselling author mounts a timely and passionate defense of science and clear thinking with this career-spanning collection of essays, including twenty pieces published in the United States for the first time. For decades,...
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Poetry and Power: John F. Kennedy's Vision for America

STEPHEN KENNEDY SMITH - Harper
Format: Hardcover

Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy's birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK's most important and brilliant speeches, accompanied by commentary and reflections by leading American and international figures - including Senator Elizabeth Warren,...
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Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

Adam Alter - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

"One of the most mesmerizing and important books I've read in quite some time. Alter brilliantly illuminates the new obsessions that are controlling our lives and offers the tools we need to rescue our businesses, our families, and our sanity." - Adam Grant, New York Times...
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Model T to Tesla: American Automotive Visionaries

Lightning Guides - Lightning Guides
Format: Paperback

Model T to Tesla: American Automotive Visionaries tracks the trajectory of one of America's biggest and most influential industries. Starting with Henry Ford and his production line and moving through the World Wars, the emergence of the Big Three, the financial crisis and government...
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Dogs Unleashed

Tamsin Pickeral - Thunder Bay Press; 6 edition
Format: Hardcover

One glance around the local park confirms that man's best friend comes in many varieties. As the first animal domesticated by humans, dogs have been selectively bred for tens of thousands of years to be herders, hunters, guards, and friends. The result is a plethora of breeds that are as different...
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Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body

Kate Hudson - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book

I didn't just wake up one day understanding how to take care of myself. I had to learn how to do so over time, and I continue to learn - each and every day. This is a process, and my body is constantly changing. So is yours. And when I learned how to accept that I will always be like this,...
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Coping with BPD: DBT and CBT Skills to Soothe the Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder

Blaise Aguirre MD - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

In this much-needed book, two renowned borderline personality disorder (BPD) experts offer simple, easy-to-use skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to help you address the most common issues of BPD, such as intense feelings of anger,...
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Scholarship Handbook 2017

The College Board - College Board
Format: Paperback

Shares authoritative coverage of the extensive body of scholarship, internship and loan programs from a variety of groups and agencies, in a reference indexed by eligibility qualifications that includes a planning calendar and organizational worksheets. Original.
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Let Them Eat Dirt: Saving Our Children from an Oversanitized World

B Brett Finlay - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: Print book

"A must-read . . . Takes you inside a child's gut and shows you how to give kids the best immune start early in life." - William Sears, MD, coauthor of The Baby BookLike the culture-changing Last Child in the Woods, here is the first parenting book to apply the latest...
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Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Guide to Finding Joy in Unexpected Places

Sam Chase - New Harbinger Pub, 2016.
Format: Print book

True happiness isn't as unattainable as we often think it is. It's a fundamental human experience available to us all in different ways and in different moments. This profound and witty guide will show you how the philosophy of yoga can help you manage stress and achieve lasting joy and well-being.Everyone...
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Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters

John C. Maxwell - Center Street
Format: Hardcover

John C. Maxwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author, helps readers take the first steps to living a life that matters in INTENTIONAL LIVING.
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Gratitude

Oliver Sacks - Alfred A. Knopf ; Toronto
Format: Print book

A deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life.In January 2015, Oliver Sacks was diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer, and he shared this news in a New York Times essay that inspired readers all over the world: "I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant...
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Mexican Today: New and Rediscovered Recipes for Contemporary Kitchens

Pati Jinich - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

Intriguing recipes for everyday meals from the host of the PBS series Pati s Mexican Table On her PBS TV series, now in its fifth season, as well as in frequent appearances on shows like The Chew, Pati Jinich, a busy mother of three, has shown a flair for making Mexican cooking irresistibly...
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Sex Object: A Memoir

Jessica Valenti - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerNPR Best Book of 2016"Sharp and prescient ... The appeal of Valenti's memoir lies in her ability to trace objectification through her own life, and to trace what was for a long time her own obliviousness to it ... Sex Object is an antidote to the fun and flirty...
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Identifying Trees of the West: An All-Season Guide to Western North America

Lois DeMarco - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

Learn how to recognize trees you see every day by their bark; branching patterns; fruits, flowers, or nuts; and overall appearance. Created for in-the-field or at-home use, this guide is an easy-to-use resource that covers every common tree in western North America--from the eastern base...
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Top 100 Meals in Minutes: Quick and Easy Meals for Babies and Toddlers

Annabel Karmel - Atria Books
Format: eBook

From a leading children’s food expert and bestselling author of Top 100 Baby Purees, this ultimate time-saving, stress-free cookbook offers fabulous recipes for keeping your children healthy and happy.Meet Annabel Karmel, international bestselling author and leading authority on feeding...
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The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World

Pedro Domingos - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

Algorithms increasingly run our lives. They find books, movies, jobs, and dates for us, manage our investments, and discover new drugs. More and more, these algorithms work by learning from the trails of data we leave in our newly digital world. Like curious children, they observe us, imitate,...
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Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde

John Boessenecker - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

"Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace...
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Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries

Kim MacQuarrie - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

Unique portraits of legendary characters along South America's mountain spine, from Charles Darwin to the present day, told by a master traveler and observer.The Andes Mountains are the world's longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker...
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Rough Riders: Theodore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill

Mark Lee Gardner - William Morrow
Format: Print book

The first definitive account of this legendary fighting force and its extraordinary leader, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Lee Gardner's Rough Riders is narrative nonfiction at its most invigorating and compulsively readable. Its dramatic unfolding of a familiar, yet not-fully-known story will...
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Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir

AMY TAN - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMY TAN, A MEMOIR ON HER LIFE AS A WRITER, HER CHILDHOOD, AND THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FICTION AND EMOTIONAL MEMORYIn Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan is at her most intimate...
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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria

Wendy Pearlman - Custom House
Format: Hardcover

LONG-LISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDALReminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, an astonishing collection of intimate wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives have been transformed by revolution, war, and flight.Against the backdrop...
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The Politics of Deception: JFK's Secret Decisions on Vietnam, Civil Rights, and Cuba

Patrick J. Sloyan - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

Beneath the myths of Camelot lies the truth of the presidency of John F. Kennedy.Patrick J. Sloyan, a young wire-service reporter during the Kennedy administration, revisits the last year of JFK’s presidency to reveal a ruthless politician.As the president prepared for his 1964 reelection...
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Its All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the Worlds Family Tree

A. J. Jacobs - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, heartfelt quest to understand what constitutes family - where it begins and how far it goes - and attempts to untangle the true meaning of the "Family of Humankind."....
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Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever

Bill Gifford - Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old?SPRING CHICKEN:Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying)SPRING CHICKEN is a full-throttle, high-energy ride through...
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Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars

Samuel I Schwartz - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book

On a Saturday morning in December 1973, a section of New York's West Side Highway collapsed under the weight of a truck full of asphalt. The road was closed, seemingly for good, and the 80,000 cars that traveled it each day had to find a new way to their destinations. It ought to have...
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Marijuana Grow Basics: The Easy Guide for Cannabis Aficionados

Jorge Cervantes - Van Patten Publishing
Format: Paperback

This practical, informative guide is packed with more than 700 full-color illustrations and photographs detailing more than 150 affordable marijuana grow setups. Become an expert on grow rooms, feminized seeds, seedlings, cloning, mother plants, singling out male and female plants early,...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Santa Fe, Taos and Albuquerque

Barbara Laine - Frommermedia Llc
Format: Print book

Frommer's books aren't written by committee, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We employ the best local experts to author our guides, like Don and Barbara Laine, award-winning journalists who live in New Mexico and love sharing...
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Beyond Mars and Venus: The Power of Evolutionary Relationships

John Gray - Benbella Books
Format: Print book

For more than twenty years, John Gray's Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus has helped couples deepen their intimacy and rejuvenate their love lives. Men and women, it revealed, communicate so differently, we might as well be from different planets. By learning to speak each other's...
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Adventure Motorcycling Handbook: A Route & Planning Guide

Chris Scott - Trailblazer Publications
Format: Print book

25th anniversary edition of the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook'The first thing we did was buy Chris Scott's 'Adventure Motorcycling Handbook' Ewan McGregor, The Long Way Round'Adventure motorcycling' (a term Chris was credited with coining in the late 90s) has grown...
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Russian Tattoo: A Memoir

Elena Gorokhova - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of A Mountain of Crumbs, a brilliant and illuminating BookPage portrait of mothers and daughters that reaches from Cold War Russia to modern-day New Jersey to show how the ties that hold you back can also teach you how to start over. Elena Gorokhova moves to the US in her twenties...
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The Autoimmune Solution: Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases

Amy Myers - HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublsihers
Format: Print book

Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder. Until now, conventional medicine has said there is no cure. Minor irritations like rashes and runny noses are ignored, while chronic and debilitating diseases like Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis...
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How to Win Friends & Influence People

Dale Carnegie - Pocket Books
Format: Paperback

You can go after the job you want - and get it! You can take the job you have - and improve it! You can take any situation - and make it work for you! Dale Carnegie's rock-solid, time-tested advice has carried countless people up the ladder of success in their business and personal...
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Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn't Be Done

Mick Ebeling - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

What if you discovered by accident that you could change the world? Mick Ebeling - a film producer by trade, optimist by nature - set out to perform a simple act of kindness that quickly turned into a lifelong mission. In the process he discovered that he could, indeed, change the world...
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Thank You for Being Late: Finding a Job, Running a Country, and Keeping Your Head in an Age of Accelerations

Thomas L Friedman - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Audiobook

A New York Times Bestseller A field guide to the twenty-first century, written by one of its most celebrated observersWe all sense it -- something big is going on. You feel it in your workplace. You feel it when you talk to your kids. You can't miss it when you read the newspapers...
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The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact

CHIP HEATH - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick explore why certain brief experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us - and how we can learn to create such extraordinary moments in our life and work. While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable...
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iPhone for seniors for dummies

Dwight Spivey - For Dummies

A larger-print, graphic-rich guide to everything iPhone has to offer iPhone For Seniors For Dummies is the complete guide to getting the most out of your iPhone 6 or higher. Packed with full-color graphics and easy-to-read larger print, this book walks you through the various features that...
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Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film

Alexandra Zapruder - Twelve
Format: Print book

The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he began filming President Kennedy's motorcade on November 22, 1963 that his home movie would change not only his family's...
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Handmade Craft Projects for the Home: 160 Fun, Creative And Easy-To-Make Ideas Shown Step By Step, With Over 800 Practical Photographs

Kate Eddison - Lorenz Books
Format: Print book

Beautiful designer craft ideas to enhance every room of your house, with step-by-step photographs to show what to do at every stage.
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: California

DK Travel - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Paperback

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: California will lead you straight to the best attractions California has to offer and provides the insider travel tips you need, whether you're making the most of the nightlife or exploring historic towns and museums. Fully illustrated, it covers all the major...
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The Suja Juice Solution: 7 Days to Lose Fat, Beat Cravings, and Boost Your Energy

Annie Lawless - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover

Now a New York Times bestseller1 Week, 2 Steps, 3 Juices Juicing and cleansing are more popular than ever, but most programs ask readers to avoid food and live on juice alone for days on end. Enter THE SUJA JUICE SOLUTION, a groundbreaking new detox from Annie Lawless and Jeff Church...
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Hemingway at War: Ernest Hemingway's Adventures as a World War II Correspondent

Terry Mort - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book

From Omaha Beach on D-Day and the French Resistance to the tragedy of Huertgen Forest and the Liberation of Paris, this is the story of Ernest Hemingway's adventures in journalism during World War II. In the spring of 1944, Hemingway traveled to London and then to France to cover World...
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The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts

Gary D Chapman - Northfield Publishing; Special edition
Format: Hardcover

Falling in love is easy. Staying in love-thats the challenge! How can you keep your relationship fresh and growing amid the demands and conflicts and just plain boredom of everyday life?In the 1 New York Times bestselling book The 5 Love Languages, youll discover the secret that has transformed...
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Hope For the Separated: Wounded Marriages Can Be Healed

Gary D Chapman - Moody Publishers
Format: Book

The unfortunate reality is that Christians are separating and divorcing at the same rate as the unbelieving world. But does separation have to mean the end? You may not feel like reconciling. You may not see hope for a reunion. But the biblical ideal for a separated couple is reconciliation....
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Istanbul

DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel; Fol Lam Pa edition
Format: Book

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Istanbul will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer. This fully updated guidebook includes 3-D cutaway illustrations, floor plans, and reconstructions of Istanbul's stunning architecture, plus maps of the key districts to explore...
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If: Trading Your If Only Regrets for God's What If Possibilities

Mark Batterson - Baker Books
Format: Print book

Transform Your If Only Regrets into What If PossibilitiesIf is a powerful little word. Some people are stuck in "if only," trudging through lives marked with regret. But God wants us to live lives marked with possibilities, with the "what if"...
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The Politics of Deception: JFK's Secret Decisions on Vietnam, Civil Rights, and Cuba

Patrick J Sloyan - St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

Beneath the myths of Camelot lies the truth of the presidency of John F. Kennedy.Patrick J. Sloyan, a young wire-service reporter during the Kennedy administration, revisits the last year of JFK's presidency to reveal a ruthless politician.As the president prepared for his 1964 reelection...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Paris 2017

Anna E. Brooke - Frommermedia
Format: Print book

A strong case can be made that Paris leads the world's other cities in art and cuisine, in architecture and history, in music and sculpture, in philosophy and political ferment, in nearly every other area on interest to the visitor. It has to be seen and experienced.Frommer's Easy Guide...
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Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival

Joan Lunden - Harper
Format: Hardcover

In this brave and deeply personal memoir, one of America's most beloved journalists, mother, and New York Times bestselling author speaks candidly about her battle against breast cancer, her quest to learn about it and teach others, and the transformative effect it's had on her life.When...
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NO TURNING BACK : life, loss, and hope in wartime syria

RANIA ABOUZEID - W. W. Norton & Company

Extending back to the first demonstrations of 2011, No Turning Back dissects the tangle of ideologies and allegiances that make up the Syrian conflict. As protests ignited in Daraa, some citizens were brimming with a sense of possibility. A privileged young man named Suleiman posted videos...
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The Orpheus Clock: The Search for My Family's Art Treasures Stolen by the Nazis

Simon Goodman - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover

The passionate, gripping, true story of one man's single-minded quest to reclaim what the Nazis stole from his family, their beloved art collection, and to restore their legacy.Simon Goodman's grandparents came from German-Jewish banking dynasties and perished in concentration camps....
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Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars

Samuel I Schwartz - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book

On a Saturday morning in December 1973, a section of New York's West Side Highway collapsed under the weight of a truck full of asphalt. The road was closed, seemingly for good, and the 80,000 cars that traveled it each day had to find a new way to their destinations. It ought to have...
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal

David E. Hoffman - Doubleday Books
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of a spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment and a penetrating portrait of the CIA's Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War While...
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Algebra II (Idiots Guides)

Carolyn Wheater - DK
Format: Hardcover

Perhaps no subject strikes so much fear in the hearts of high school and college students as Algebra I, except of course its older, meaner sibling, Algebra II! Starting with reinforcing concepts from Algebra I and with lots of practice and tips along the way, Idiots Guides: Algebra II eases...
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Cold Hard Truth On Men, Women, and Money: 50 Common Money Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Kevin O'Leary - Gallery Books; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling author and television superstar Kevin OLeary comes a new financial guide that takes you through money mistakes at every stage of life and teaches you how to avoid them. DONT SPEND TOO MUCH. MOSTLY SAVE. ALWAYS INVEST. This is simple advice, but its often the simple advice...
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The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World's Happiest People

Meik Wiking - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Join the happiness revolution! The author of the New York Times bestseller The Little Book of Hygge offers more inspiration and suggestions for achieving greater happiness, by practicing Lykke (LOO-ka) - pursuing and finding the good that exists in the world around us every day.While...
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The Organic Composting Handbook: Techniques for a Healthy, Abundant Garden

Dede Cummings - W W Norton
Format: Paperback

Great compost is one of the most important secrets of successful organic gardening. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about the various methods of composting and how to adapt them to your home and garden. With full-color photographs and easy-to-follow...
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The New Camp Cookbook: Gourmet Grub for Campers, Road Trippers, and Adventurers

Linda Ly - Voyageur Press
Format: Hardcover

An Amazon Editors' Pick for "Best Cookbook of the Month"As seen in Time Magazine, Outside Magazine, Cooking Light, Food & Wine, Food52, and Travel ChannelThere's nothing quite like waking up in the woods and making breakfast in the open air, or gathering with friends around...
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Anyone Can Create an App: Beginner iPhone and iPad programming

Wendy Wise - Manning Publications
Format: Print book

Anyone Can Create an App is based on the lofty premise that anyone can begin programming given the right tools and the right help. With some time set aside and the course-work in this book, readers will be able to program their first, fully working iPhone or iPad Application. They'll...
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The Total ME-Tox: How to Ditch Your Diet, Move Your Body, & Love Your Life

Beth Behrs - Weinstein Books
Format: Hardcover

Before hitting her stride as one of Hollywood's hottest rising stars, Beth Behrs was a junk-food-loving couch potato, high-strung and stressed out. And then one day, she decided she'd had enough: she was going to take back her life. Beth began with simple steps that led to big changes - and now she wants...
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The Born Again Runner: A Guide to Overcoming Excuses, Injuries, and Other Obstaclesfor New and Returning Runners

Pete Magill - Experiment Llc
Format: Print book

From the lead author of Build Your Running Body ("the best running book ever" - Runner's World founder Bob Anderson) , a one-of-a-kind guide for everyone who wants to run but feels they can't As a drug-addled young man, Pete Magill once found himself in the ER, with...
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Greenpeace Captain: My Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet

Peter Willcox - Tantor Audio
Format: Audiobook

Peter Willcox has been a captain for Greenpeace for over 30 years. He would never call himself a hero, but he is recognized on every ocean and continent for devoting his entire life to saving the planet. He has led the most compelling and dangerous Greenpeace actions to bring international...
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The Thunder Before the Storm: The Autobiography of Clyde Bellecourt

Clyde H Bellecourt - Minnesota Historical Society Press
Format: Print book

Clyde Bellecourt, co-founder of the American Indian Movement, provides an intimate narrative of his childhood on the White Earth Reservation, his long journey through the prison system, and the front lines of 1970's social activism, where he went to war against entrenched racism. He addresses...
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Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria's Unholy War

Mike Smith - I.B. Tauris
Format: Print book

An insurgency in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has left thousands dead, shaken Africa's biggest country and worried the world. Yet they remain a mysterious -- almost unknowable -- organisation. Through exhaustive on-the-ground reporting, M.J. Smith takes readers inside...
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The reader

Bernhard Schlink; Carol Brown Janeway - Pantheon Books
Format:  Print book : Fiction : English : 1st American edView all editions and formats

Already an acclaimed and best-selling work of fiction in Europe (currently being translated into fourteen different languages worldwide) , The Reader is both a literary surprise and a moral challenge: a riveting, provocative, and deeply moving novel about a young boy's erotic awakening...
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Surviving Cancer: Our Voices & Choices

Marion Behr - WWH Press
Format: Print book

"Marion Behr has assembled a wonderful collection of pieces that represent a true "collaboration" among many voices, all of whom have a stake in the treatment of breast cancer. The juxtaposition of these voices is unique to this book, and gives the book an alluring rhythm,...
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GRE® Premier 2016 with 6 Practice Tests: Book + Online + DVD + Mobile

Kaplan - Kaplan Publishing; Csm Pap/Dv edition
Format: Print book

Kaplan's GRE Premier 2016 is a comprehensive prep system that includes both book and mobile-enabled online components. Get access to in-depth strategies, test information, and practice questions to help you score higher on the GRE. New for the 2016 edition: Premier 2016 contains more...
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100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive

Xerces Society - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book

The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that attract...
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Fodor's San Diego: with North County

Fodor's - Fodor's; 30 Fol Pap edition
Format: Print book

Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of San Diego, including beautiful landscapes, the historic Gaslamp Quarter, and where to eat the freshest seafood. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's your first trip or your...
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SketchUp For Dummies

Aidan Chopra - John Wiley
Format: Print book

Design almost anything in 3D with SketchUp Whether you've dabbled in drawing in 3D or are interested in learning the basics of design, SketchUp For Dummies makes it fast and easy to learn the ropes of a powerful, user-friendly tool to bring your design ideas to life. From creating a basic...
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Timothy Egan - Houghton Mifflin Co.
Format: Hardcover

"The Worst Hard Time is an epic story of blind hope and endurance almost beyond belief; it is also, as Tim Egan has told it, a riveting tale of bumptious charlatans, conmen, and tricksters, environmental arrogance and hubris, political chicanery, and a ruinous ignorance of nature's...
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Meditation.

Domyo Sater Burk - Alpha Books
Format:  Print book : English

"Meditation enables you to relax, rejuvenate, and reconnect your mind, body, and soul. Covering a variety of types of meditations, each with practices and exercises to deepen your practice, this helpful guide leads you on the path to improved health and well-being,"--page [4] of cover.
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The Time of Our Lives: Collected Writings

Peggy Noonan - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

Peggy Noonan is one of the most brilliant and influential political thinkers and writers of our time. The author of five bestselling books (What I Saw at the Revolution is now a classic) , her column in The Wall Street Journalis a must-read for millions of Americans. Witty, incisive and always...
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The Inner Life of Cats: The Science and Secrets of Our Mysterious Feline Companions

Thomas McNamee - ‎Hachette Books; First Edition
Format: Hardcover

Our feline companions are much-loved but often mysterious. In The Inner Life of Cats, Thomas McNamee blends scientific reportage with engaging, illustrative...
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Handbook of United States Coins 2016 Paperback

Kenneth Bressett - Whitman Publishing
Format: Paperback

Since 1942, coin dealers have used the annual Handbook of United States Coins - the OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK - to make buying offers. You can use it to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue Book's price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from dealers...
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America: The Cookbook

Gabrielle Langholtz - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover

With 800 home-cooking recipes, America: The Cookbook is a celebration of the remarkable diversity of American food and food culture state by state. Features 50 essays and menus from a 'who's who' of 100 foremost food experts and chefs.America: The Cookbook is the first book...
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Vision Correction Surgery: The Latest in LASIK and Other Surgeries to Improve Your Vision

Robert K. Maloney MD - Addicus Books, Inc.
Format: Print book

Nearly 3.6 million Americans have their vision surgically corrected annually; it is the most commonly performed surgery in the nation. Even so, many people find themselves feeling anxious about the procedure. Author Robert K. Maloney is an experienced ophthalmologist who has performed thousands...
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Sing for Your Life: A Story of Race, Music, and Family

Daniel Bergner - Lee Boudreaux Books
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times bestsellerA New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book A Publishers Weekly Book of the Year As seen on CBS This Morning, NPR's Fresh Air, and People MagazineA New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceA...
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Lady Bird and Lyndon : the hidden story of a marriage that made a president

Betty Boyd Caroli - Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Format: Print book

"Marriage is the most underreported story in political life and yet is often the key to its success. This is the idea driving a revealing new portrait of Lady Bird as the essential strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, peacemaker, and ballast for Lyndon...[A] biography of a political...
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Social Security, Medicare and Government Pensions: Get the Most Out of Your Retirement and Medical Benefits

JOSEPH MATTHEWS - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Your complete guide to Social Security retirement and medical benefits. The rules for claiming Social Security benefits are changing. Find out if you can still choose between your own benefits and spousal benefits. Learn this and more with Social Security, Medicare & Government...
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The Leafly Guide to Cannabis: A Handbook for the Modern Consumer

Leafly. - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

A savvy connoisseur's guide from the editors of the world's most popular cannabis platform. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 36.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} Cannabis is at the very beginning of a craft...
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The Self-made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value

Mitch Cohen - Portfolio; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In honor of The Self-Made Billionaire Effect purchases, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is making a significant contribution to DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that connects public school teachers in need of classroom materials and experiences with individual donors who want to help. PwC's...
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Let There Be Water: Israel's Solution for a Water-Starved World

Seth M. Siegel - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

Los Angeles Times Bestseller!As every day brings urgent reports of growing water shortages around the world, there is no time to lose in the search for solutions.The U.S. government predicts that forty of our fifty states-and 60 percent of the earth's land surface-will soon face alarming...
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Love From Heaven: Practicing Compassion for Yourself and Others

Lorna Byrne - Atria Books
Format: Print book

Bestselling author and spiritual leader Lorna Byrne teaches you to have more compassion and love for yourself and to see the love all around you - perfect for those who have gained insight from such bestselling authors as Louise Hay and Doreen Virtue.Lorna Byrne sees angels and speaks to them...
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In Trump We Trust: How He Outsmarted the Politicians, the "Elites," and the Media

Ann Coulter - Sentinel
Format: Print book

Donald Trump isn't a politician -- he's a one man wrecking ball against our dysfunctional and corrupt establishment. Now Ann Coulter, with her unique insight, candor, and sense of humor, makes the definitive case for why we should all join his revolution. The three biggest news stories...
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The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2017

Bob Sehlinger - Unofficial Guides
Format: Print book

A great destination and thorough preparation are what make a wonderful vacation, and The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland makes Disneyland one of the most accessible theme parks in the world. With advice that is direct, prescriptive, and detailed, it takes the guesswork out of the reader's...
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National Geographic Traveler: Prague and the Czech Republic, 3rd Edition

Stephen Brook - National Geographic Soc
Format: Print book

This informative guide to the fast-changing land of the Czech Republic and its beautiful capital city, Prague, takes readers through Prague's Castle District and Little Quarter, the Old Town, and the New Town and the suburbs. It explores the Czech Republic heartland with chapters on Southern,...
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Idiot's Guides: Calculus II

Alpha. - Alpha
Format: Paperback

Idiot's Guides: Calculus II, like its counterpart Idiot's Guides: Calculus I, is a curriculum-based companion book that continues the tradition of taking the sting out of calculus by adding more explanatory graphs and illustrations in easy-to-understand language, practice problems,...
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The Big Book of Diabetic Recipes: From Chipotle Chicken Wraps to Key Lime Pie, 500 Diabetes-Friendly Recipes

Marie Feldman - F W Media
Format: eBook

Delicious diabetic recipes everyone will love!The Big Book of Diabetic Recipes shows you how to create hundreds of tasty recipes that help you manage your diabetes. From hearty breakfasts like Country-Style Omelets to mouthwatering plates like Pork Lo Mein, each page offers meals that are so tasty,...
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed - be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence...
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Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife

Barbara Bradley Hagerty - Riverhead Books, 2016.
Format: Print book

A dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties, and sixties for the better - and for good.There's no such thing as an inevitable midlife crisis, Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in this provocative, hopeful book. It's...
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The red hen

Bobby Lynn Maslen - Scholastic

Small Thin Paperback. Set 2, Book 10. Illustrated by John R. Maslen.
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A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World

Daniel Goleman - Bantam Books,
Format: Print book

For more than half a century, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner lives. Here, with the help of his longtime friend Daniel Goleman, the bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence, the Dalai Lama explains how to turn our compassionate...
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Day and Overnight Hikes: Rocky Mountain National Park

Kim Lipker - Menasha Ridge Pr
Format: Print book

Rocky Mountain National Park is the living showcase of the grandeur of the Rockies, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the valleys to 14,259 feet at the top of Longs Peak. The park draws 3 million visitors per year with countless outdoor experiences and adventures. Choosing the best...
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American Heart Association Healthy Fats, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook: Delicious Recipes to Help Reduce Bad Fats and Lower Your Cholesterol

American Heart Association - Harmony
Format: Paperback

The classic cookbook for achieving heart health and wellbeing through a diet that is low in cholesterol and saturated fat--updated and revised with 200 recipes (including 50 new to this edition) Lose the bad fats, but not the flavor.Now in its fifth edition, American Heart Association...
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Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook

JAMIE OLIVER - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook is packed with all the classics you need for the big day and beyond, as well as loads of delicious recipes for edible gifts, party food, and new ways to love those leftovers.It's everything you need for the best Christmas ever.Inside you'll find...
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Lonely Planet Denmark

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet; 7 edition
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Denmark is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cycle one of the world's most bike-friendly cities, unleash your inner child at the Legoland...
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New Kitchen Idea Book

Heather J Paper - The Taunton Press
Format: Print book

The kitchen. It's the undeniable heart of the home, the hub from which families fan out and come together again. Much more than a place to make and take meals, it's also "homework central", a home office, and an entertaining area all rolled into one. So when it's time to update...
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Alan Turing: The Enigma: The Book That Inspired the Film "The Imitation Game"

Andrew Hodges - Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira KnightleyIt is only a slight exaggeration to say that the British mathematician Alan Turing (1912-1954) saved the Allies from the Nazis, invented...
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Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--and What We Can Do about It

Kate Harding - Da Capo Lifelong, A Member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
Format: Print book

"From Congressman Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" gaffe to the high school rapists of Steubenville, Ohio, to the furor at Vanderbilt, sexual violence has been so prominent in recent years that the feminist term "rape culture" has finally entered the mainstream....
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The Suja Juice Solution: 7 Days to Lose Fat, Beat Cravings, and Boost Your Energy

Annie Lawless - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller makes detoxing easy! Juicing and cleansing are more popular than ever, but most programs ask readers to avoid food and live on juice alone for days on end. Enter THE SUJA JUICE SOLUTION, a groundbreaking new detox from Annie Lawless and Jeff Church of Suja....
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Quench Your Own Thirst: Business Lessons Learned over a Beer or Two

Jim Koch - Macmillan Audio
Format: Hardcover

Founder of The Boston Beer Company, brewer of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and a key catalyst of the American craft beer revolution, Jim Koch offers his unique perspective when it comes to business, beer, and turning your passion into a successful company or career. In 1984, it looked like...
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Rick Steves Best of France

Rick Steves - Avalon Travel Publishing
Format: Print book

Experience the best of the best with Rick Steves Best of France. Rick Steves Best of France puts the very best of France in your hands, with Rick's straightforward, time-tested advice in an easily scannable format so you can quickly find what you need on the go. With Rick's...
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The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900

Al Roker - William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book

In this gripping narrative history, Al Roker from NBC's Today and the Weather Channel vividly examines the deadliest natural disaster in American history - a haunting and inspiring tale of tragedy, heroism, and resilience that is full of lessons for today's new age of extreme weather.On...
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Personal Finance For Dummies

Eric Tyson - For Dummies
Format: Print book

Understand personal finance and put your money to work! Is your money working to increase your wealth? If not, it's time to take stock of your financial situation. Personal Finance For Dummies, 8th Edition offers time-tested financial tips and advice on how to continue to grow your...
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Weapons of fitness : the women's ultimate guide to fitness, self-defense, and empowerment

Avital Zeisler - AVERY
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

A groundbreaking self-defense and fitness book for women by a ballerina-turned-self-defense expert. Learn how to become your own weapon of self-defense and fitness so that you can create and target your best life. After ballerina Avital Zeisler was savagely attacked as a young woman,...
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Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies

Robert Correll - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

The complete beginner's guide to DSLR photography It doesn't matter if your camera says Canon, Nikon, or Sony on the outside. If a passion for photography is on your inside, this all-encompassing guide will be your new best friend. Packed with instruction on how to take your photos from...
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Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire

Julia Baird - Random House
Format: Print book

This page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen - a Victoria for our times. Drawing on previously unpublished papers, this stunning new portrait is a story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength and resilience."Victoria...
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How to Get Money for College 2018

PETERSON'S. - Peterson's

How to Get Money for College 2018 is a great resource for students looking to supplement their federal financial aid package with aid from colleges and universities. This comprehensive directory points students and their families to complete and accurate information on need-based and non-need...
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PowerPoint 2016 for dummies

Doug Lowe - For Dummies, a Wiley brand
Format: Print book

Get up and running with PowerPoint 2016Does using PowerPoint make you want to pull your hair out? PowerPoint 2016 For Dummies takes the pain out of working with PowerPoint, offering plain-English explanations of everything you need to know to get up and running with the latest version...
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Fodor's Southern California 2015: with Central Coast, Yosemite, Los Angeles & San Diego

Fodor's - Fodor's
Format: Print book

Fodors correspondents highlight the best of Southern California, including beach culture, Cal-Mex cuisine, Hollywood hot spots, and Palm Springs resorts. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether its your first trip or your fifth. MUST-SEE...
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Beethoven's Skull: Dark, Strange, and Fascinating Tales from the World of Classical Music and Beyond

Tim Rayborn - W W Norton
Format: Print book

Beethoven's Skull is an unusual and often humorous survey of the many strange happenings in the history of Western classical music. Proving that good music and shocking tabloid-style stories make excellent bedfellows, it presents tales of revenge, murder, curious accidents, and strange...
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Shuffle and Deal: 50 Classic Card Games for Any Number of Players

Tara Gallagher - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Improve your skills or learn to play fifty of the most popular card games for any number of players with this fully illustrated color guide featuring vintage art from around the world.Whether you're looking forward to a quiet night at home or planning a get-together with friends, Shuffle...
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One in a Billion: The Story of Nic Volker and the Dawn of Genomic Medicine

Kathleen Gallagher - Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format: Print book

The breathtaking story of a young boy with a never-before-seen disease, and the doctors who take a bold step into the future of medicine to save him - based on the authors' Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting.In this landmark medical narrative, in the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta...
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The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation

Melissa Rivers - Crown Archetype
Format: Print book

Joan Rivers was known all over the world - from the Palace Theater to Buckingham Palace, from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the footlights of Broadway, from the days of talkies to hosting talk shows. But there was only one person who knew Joan intimately, one person who the authorities...
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The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life

Steve Zaffron - Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Book

A proven system for rallying all of an organizations' employees around a new vision and ideas for making the vision stickWhen something at work isn't going smoothly, managers struggle with what part of the problem to tackle first. Do they start with cost reduction? Or should they...
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What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky

KELSEY OSEID - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
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Mars One: Humanity's Next Great Adventure: Inside the First Human Settlement on Mars

Norbert Kraft - Benbella Books
Format: Paperback

Human curiosity has lead us to explore our solar system, landing on the moon and sending spacecraft to study distant planetary objects. The next step in our great adventure is putting humans on Mars - but what will it really take to achieve this?In 2013, Mars One announced its intentions...
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Quick Keto Meals in 30 Minutes or Less: 100 Easy Prep-and-Cook Low-Carb Recipes for Maximum Weight Loss and Improved Health (Volume 3) (Keto for Your Life, 3)

Martina Slajerova - Fair Winds Press
Format: Paperback

Keto Meals in 30 Minutes or Less presents you with 100 delicious recipes rich with healthy fats - for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even snacks - that are quick, easy, varied, and delicious. . The keto diet is being regarded as the go-to eating plan for weight loss, to keepblood sugarstable,...
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Adorn: 25 Stylish DIY Fashion Projects

Kit Lee - Hardie Grant Books
Format: Print book

Indulge in the pleasure of creating catwalk looks for yourself and learn how to create on-trend, stylish outfits and accessories with these inspiring fashion DIY projects. Bored of the blandness of affordable fashion available in shops, fashionistas Kit and Shini joined forces to create...
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The English and Their History

Robert Tombs - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

Robert Tombs's momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country...
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Do Your Om Thing: Bending Yoga Tradition to Fit Your Modern Life

Rebecca Pacheco - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

From an acclaimed master yoga teacher and creator of one of the most popular yoga blogs on the Internet comes a contemporary guide to the full mind-body practice, combining intention and enlightenment with athleticism and physicality.While the practice of yoga encourages fitness, its benefits...
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Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life

Nathan Gebhard - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

This welcome antidote to the conventional career guide answers the old question - "So, what are you going to do with your life?" - in a groundbreaking way. From the team behind the campus and online resource and the inspirational TV series in its eleventh season, ROADMAP helps...
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Ungrateful Mammals

Dave Eggers - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Eggers is one of the most notable writers of his generation, recognized for such bestselling and critically acclaimed books as A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Circle. Before he embarked on his writing career, Eggers was classically trained as a draftsman...
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National Geographic Traveler: China, 4th Edition

Damian Harper - National Geographic Soc
Format: Print book

China expert Damian Harper covers all the main towns and cities of China, helping travelers negotiate what is probably the fastest changing country on Earth. Travel information and tips for the hot spots of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong are all extensively updated for this latest edition....
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Compass American Guides: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

Fodor'S. - Fodor'S, 2016.
Format: Print book

America's first National Park, Yellowstone contains an incomparable combination of natural beauty, rugged wilderness, and abundant wildlife. Nearby, Grand Teton National Park is renowned for its magnificent, jagged, snow-capped peaks. The Compass American Guide to these parks is chock-full...
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Anatomy 360: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Human Body

Dr. Jamie Roebuck - Thunder Bay Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Anatomy 360 is part reference guide and part textbook, explaining the form as well as the function of human body systems. The amazing images in this book are generated from a comprehensive 3-D model twenty years in the making with help from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and Primal...
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On-the-Go Fun for Kids!: More Than 250 Activities to Keep Little Ones Busy and Happy--Anytime, Anywhere!

Amanda Morin - Adams Media
Format: Print book

On-the-go activities that inspire quiet playtime fun!Do you find it difficult to keep your kids happy and busy while out running errands or during long car trips? Then look no further! From scavenger hunts and word puzzles to educational apps and imaginative play, On-the-Go Fun for Kids!...
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Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers: A Kidney Doctor's Search for the Perfect Match

VANESA GRUBBS - Amistad
Format: Hardcover

A young, hopeful doctor's memoir - an unforgettable love story and an informative journey into the world of medicine and kidney transplantation that ultimately asks: What does it mean to let go of something that you love, even if it is life itselfWhen Vanessa fell in love with Robert, she had no idea...
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The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents

William A. Degregorio - Barricade Books; 8th Edition edition
Format: Paperback

This unique reference volume has been updated to include the results of the highly controversial 2012 election. The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents contains more in-depth information about every U.S. president to hold office than any other single book. A factual, unbiased look at all of our chief...
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The Cold War: A World History

Odd Arne Westad - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

From a Bancroft Prize-winning scholar, a new global history of the Cold War and its ongoing impact around the worldWe tend to think of the Cold War as a bounded conflict: a clash of two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, born out of the ashes of World War II and coming...
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Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat: How Two Great Minds Battled Quantum Randomness to Create a Unified Theory of Physics

Paul Halpern - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

When the fuzzy indeterminacy of quantum mechanics overthrew the orderly world of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrodinger were at the forefront of the revolution. Neither man was ever satisfied with the standard interpretation of quantum mechanics, however, and both rebelled...
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Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill

Sonia Purnell - Viking
Format: Print book

"Sonia Purnell has at long last given Clementine Churchill the biography she deserves. Sensitive yet clear-eyed, Clementine tells the fascinating story of a complex woman struggling to maintain her own identity while serving as the conscience and principal adviser to one of the most...
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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan

Bill O'Reilly - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book

The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin DugardAutumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat....
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150 Best New Kitchen Ideas

Manel Gutierrez - Harper Design, New York
Format: Print book

A comprehensive, full-color handbook, packed with hundreds of photographs that showcase the latest in beautiful, welcoming, and efficient kitchen design.150 Best New Kitchen Ideas offers an in-depth look at exemplary new kitchen designs from today's most renowned architects and designers....
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The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force

Eliot A Cohen - Basic Books
Format: Print book

In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen argues that the United States must use military power in support of its foreign policy, but that doing so will be increasingly difficult. The United States must continue to assume primary responsibility for maintaining world order, or risk a chaotic international...
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Playing Scared: A History and Memoir of Stage Fright

Sara Solovitch - Bloomsbury USA; 1 edition
Format: eBook

This cultural history and memoir of stage fright will resonate with anyone terrified of speaking or performing in public.Stage fright is one of the human psyches deepest fears, challenging actors, musicians, professional athletes, and people from all walks of life. Surveys in the United...
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Frugal Innovation: How to do more with less

Navi Radjou - The Economist; First Trade Paper Edition edition

Frugal innovation is a way that companies can create high-quality products with limited resources. Once the preserve of firms in poor markets, Western companies are now seeking ways to appeal to cost-conscious and environmentally-aware consumers at home. With an estimated trillion-dollar...
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The Day the Renaissance Was Saved: The Battle of Anghiari and da Vinci's Lost Masterpiece

Niccolo Capponi - Melville House
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of big-picture histories like The Swerve, a riveting account of a battle that changed the course of history - and a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci When the armies of Florence, Venice, and the Papal States clashed with the forces of the Republic of Milan on June...
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Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War

Susan Southard - Viking
Format: Hardcover

A 2015 Washington Post Notable Book of the Year"A poignant and complex picture of the second atomic bomb's enduring physical and psychological tolls. Eyewitness accounts are visceral and haunting. . . . But the book's biggest achievement is its treatment of the aftershocks...
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Iraq: A History

John Robertson - ONEWorld Publications
Format: Hardcover

In this insightful analysis, highly-respected expert John Robertson canvases the entirety of Iraq's rich history, from the seminal advances of its Neolithic inhabitants to the aftermath of the American-led invasion and Iraq today. Grounded in extensive research, this balanced account...
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Between Them: Remembering My Parents

RICHARD FORD - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

From American master Richard Ford, a memoir: his first work of nonfiction, a stirring narrative of memory and parental loveHow is it that we come to consider our parents as people with rich and intense lives that include but also exclude us? Richard Ford's parents - Edna, a feisty, pretty...
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Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves

Myra Warren Isenhart PhD - SkyLight Paths Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Drawing on insights from many fields--communication, psychology, counseling and theology--as well as the authors original research, this book provides specific guidance about the personal journey toward forgiveness and offers a variety of tools toward achieving this goal. Includes reflection...
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The Reason Youre Alive: A Novel

M Quick - HarperAudio
Format: Audiobook

The New York Times best-selling author of The Silver Linings Playbook offers a timely novel featuring his most fascinating character yet, a Vietnam vet embarking on a quixotic crusade to track down his nemesis from the war. After 68-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests...
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The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season

Barry Svrluga - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

What's it like to live through sports' longest season, the 162-game Major League Baseball schedule? THE GRIND captures the frustration, impermanence, and glory felt by the players, the staff, and their families from the start of spring training to the final game of the year; classy...
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Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity

James J. O'Donnell - Ecco Press
Format: Book

A provocative and contrarian religious history that charts the rise of Christianity from the point of view of traditional" religion from the religious scholar and critically acclaimed author of Augustine. Pagans explores the rise of Christianity from a surprising and unique viewpoint:...
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Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!

Abigail R. Gehring - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!The inspiring guide to back to basics living, now fully updated!Now, more than ever, people across the country are turning toward simpler, greener, and quieter ways of living...
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Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th Edition

Tom Ang - DK
Format: Paperback

Tom Ang's Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th Edition is your ultimate guide to learning how to capture, enhance, and transform your photographs. This best-selling manual outlines key core techniques that every photographer needs to learn, building toward a series of projects you can use to practice...
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Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People

Henry Carroll - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Print book

Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs Of People is an inspiring book of conceptual starting points and invaluable technical tips for anyone, novice or professional, who wants to take top-notch pictures of people. The book distills portrait photography into seven subject areas,...
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Lonely Planet The World: A Traveller's Guide to the Planet

LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Hardcover

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Every country in the world, in one guidebook: Lonely Planet's The World. A Traveller's Guide to the Planet. We've taken the highlights from the world's best guidebooks and put them together into one 900+ page whopper to create...
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Profit From Your Idea: How to Make Smart Licensing Deals

Richard Stim - NOLO
Format: Paperback

License your invention without the risk -- protect your idea You've got a great idea and are ready to strike it rich. But finding a company you can trust, hashing out a fair licensing deal, then watching your idea hit the marketplace -- well, you'll need help. Turn to Profit From...
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The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary

Jeff Kinney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A NEWER, REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THIS BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE, The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary (DOG DAYS EDITION) , ISBN 978-1419706424. INCLUDES 32 NEW PAGES ABOUT THE THIRD WIMPY KID MOVIE, DOG DAYS, PLUS AN ALL-NEW COVER ILLUSTRATION.
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PSAT/NMSQT Prep 2018: 2 Practice Tests Proven Strategies Online

KAPLAN. - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Paperback

The most complete PSAT preparation guide! Prep Smarter. Not Harder. The PSAT is a critical step in your education and future. It tests key skills and concepts that you'll need to succeed in high school and college. A high score is also a great way to start to differentiate yourself...
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Naturally Bug-Free: 67 Nontoxic Recipes for Repelling Mosquitoes, Ticks, Fleas, Ants, Moths & Other Pesky Insects

Stephanie L. Tourles - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book

Protect yourself, your children, your pets, and your home from bugs - without using harsh or toxic chemicals! Herbalist Stephanie Tourles offers 75 simple recipes for safe, effective bug repellents you can make at home from all-natural ingredients. For protection from mosquitos, ticks,...
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National Geographic The Old West

Stephen G. Hyslop - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

From Lewis and Clark's epic 1803 expedition to the showmanship of Buffalo Bill, the story of the American West is epic in scope, full of amazing tales of tragedy and triumph. Lavishly illustrated with vivid photographs and intricate maps, The Old West is the definitive history of a time...
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A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

Jimmy Carter - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

Jimmy Carter, thirty-ninth President, Nobel Peace Prize winner, international humanitarian, fisherman, reflects on his full and happy life with pride, humor, and a few second thoughts.
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Hands Free Life: Nine Habits for Overcoming Distraction, Living Better, and Loving More

Rachel Macy Stafford - Zondervan
Format: Paperback

We all yearn to look back to find we lived a life of significance. But is it even possible anymore? Considering the amount of distraction and pressure that exists in society today, living a fulfilling life may seem like an unachievable dream. But it is not - not with the nine habits outlined...
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Super Mind: How to Boost Performance and Live a Richer and Happier Life Through Transcendental Meditation

Norman E Rosenthal MD - TarcherPerigee
Format: Print book

The noted research psychiatrist and New York Times-bestselling author explores how Transcendental Meditation permanently alters your daily consciousness, resulting in greater productivity, emotional resilience, and aptitude for success.Most of us believe that we live in only...
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Positive Discipline Parenting Tools: The 49 Most Effective Methods to Stop Power Struggles, Build Communication, and Raise Empowered, Capable Kids

Jane Nelsen - Harmony Crown
Format: Print book

Do you wish there was a way to raise well-behaved children without punishment? Are you afraid the only alternative is being overly indulgent? With Positive Discipline, an encouragement model based on both kindness and firmness, you don't have to choose between these two extremes. Using...
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Van Life: Your Home on the Road

Foster Huntington - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover

Showcasing hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces from around the world, Van Life is perfect for who anyone daydreams about living on the open road.More and more people-from millennials to baby boomers-are taking a break...
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A House of My Own: Stories from My Life

Sandra Cisneros - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The House on Mango Street, a richly illustrated compilation of true stories and nonfiction pieces that, taken together, form a jigsaw autobiography - an intimate album of a beloved literary legend. From the Chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking...
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