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Growing Vegetables in Drought, Desert & Dry Times: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening without Wasting Water

Maureen Gilmer - Sasquatch Books, 2015.
Format: Print book

Here is the definitive guide to growing healthy organic vegetables without wasting our precious water resources! This incredibly timely book will give dedicated home gardeners the know-how to grow delicious produce in dry times, focusing on four different low-water conditions in the western...
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Starting & Saving Seeds: Grow the Perfect Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers for Your Garden

Julie Thompson-Adolf - Cool Springs Press; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Creating dinner from food you've grown provides a fantastic sense of accomplishment. Now, , tending them, planting them in your garden, harvesting their fruits, and enjoying a delicious meal or bouquet. But that's not the end of the journey. Now you can turn around and . Suddenly,...
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American Sign Language Dictionary for Beginners: A Visual Guide with 800 ASL Signs

Tara Adams - ?Rockridge Press
Format: Hardcover

A user-friendly dictionary with 800 ASL signs Whatever your reason for learning the richly expressive language of American Sign Language (ASL) , this book will guide you through the initial stages of your signing journey. It's filled with everything you need to master more than 800 essential...
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The Bricks 'n Blooms Guide to a Beautiful and Easy-Care Flower Garden

Stacy Ling - Ten Peaks Press
Format: Paperback

In this incredibly comprehensive and gorgeously photographed guide, master gardener Stacy Ling helps aspiring green thumbs achieve success with her easy-to-grow, easy-care, and low maintenance approach to growing beautiful flowers. . Have you never met a plant you couldn't kill? Does...
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Sustainable Gardening: Grow a "greener" low-maintenance landscape with fewer resources

Vincent Simeone - Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

In this updated edition of Grow More With Less, author and horticulturist Vincent Simeone shows us that gardens are living laboratories where we can . There are tens of millions of gardeners across the globe. Together, we can create a huge and lasting positive impact on the planet and all the creatures...
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Coyotes Among Us: Secrets of the City's Top Predator

Stanley D. Ph.D Gehrt - Flashpoint
Format: Hardcover

An eye-opening volume of photographs and research exploring one of North America's most persistent - and misunderstood - predators. The coyote. Even its image conjures up more myth than fact. From its depictions as the "trickster" in ancient fables to its portrayal as a threat...
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One in a Millennial: On Friendship, Feelings, Fangirls, and Fitting In

Kate Kennedy - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From pop culture podcaster and a voice of a generation, Kate Kennedy, a celebration of the millennial zeitgeistOne In a Millennial is an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, the millennial zeitgeist, and the life lessons learned (for better and for worse) from coming of age as a member...
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Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation

Dr. Jen Gunter - Citadel
Format: Hardcover

Get empowering, period-positive, no-nonsense facts about the science, medicine, and myths surrounding menstruation from Dr. Jen Gunter, New York Times bestselling author of The Vagina Bible!. "The world's most famous and outspoken gynecologist" (The Guardian) fights myths...
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

Hannah Ritchie - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Audiobook

This "truly essential" book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood) - and explains how we can solve them.It's become common to tell kids that they're going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines...
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1000 Hours Outside: Activities to Match Screen Time with Green Time

Ginny Yurich - DK
Format: Paperback

Join the global movement and challenge your family to match screen time with outdoor time - with hundreds of fun, fresh-air ideas.Did you know that the average American child spends 1,200 hours a year in front of a screen? And that outside play can boost children in every area of development?...
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Choose Your Enemies Wisely: Business Planning for the Audacious Few

Patrick Bet-David - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

What's the difference between your competitor and your enemy?. You know who your competitors are. You keep tabs on them regularly, and can list them calmly, along with their strengths and weaknesses.. But your enemies are a whole other matter. They're the haters and the doubters...
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The Price of Humanity: How Philanthropy Went Wrong?And How to Fix It

Amy Schiller - Melville House
Format: Hardcover

An attempt to rescue philanthropy from its progressive decline into vanity projects that drive wealth inequality, so that it may support human flourishing as originally intended.. The word "philanthropy" today makes people think big money - Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet,...
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Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities

John King - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building.Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world -- the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase...
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Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice

Cristina Rivera Garza - Hogarth
Format: Hardcover

A haunting, unforgettable memoir about a beloved younger sister and the painful memory of her murder, from "one of Mexico's greatest living writers" (Jonathan Lethem) . I seek justice, I finally said. I seek justice for my sister. . . . Sometimes it takes twenty-nine years...
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives

Siddharth Kara - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo's cobalt mining operation -- and the moral implications that affect us all.Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

Shannon Reed - Hanover Square Press
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize Semifinalist. We read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across difference, or simply to pass...
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Desified: Delicious Recipes for Ramadan, Eid & Every Day

Zaynah Din - Interlink Books
Format: Hardcover

90 easy, delicious South-Asian inspired recipes for Ramadan, Eid, and beyond. . Desified is a celebration of South Asian flavors and spices. Inspired by the core principles of Ramadan, this book has more than 90 recipes, including show-stopping breakfasts, simple and satisfying dinners,...
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National Geographic Bucket List Family Travel: Share the World With Your Kids on 50 Adventures of a Lifetime

Jessica Gee - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

In this indispensable guide by the mega-popular Bucket List Family, discover expert tips for traveling with kids and 50 not-to-be-missed destination itineraries.. As a family of five, the Bucket List Family has swum with whales in Tonga, slept in castles in Ireland, lived on a houseboat...
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50 Ways to More Calm, Less Stress: Scientifically Proven Ways to Relieve Anxiety and Boost Your Mental Health Using Your Five Senses (Self-Care Book for Women)

Megy Karydes - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

Touch, taste, smell, hear, and see your way to better self-care and mental well-being.Let's face it: We all feel stress. Deep breathing, meditation, and yoga only go so far, and not being able to sit still and be alone with our thoughts isn't that unusual. The mind is designed to engage...
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The Amish Wife: Unraveling the Lies, Secrets, and Conspiracy That Let a Killer Go Free

Gregg Olsen - Brilliance Audio
Format: Audiobook

The #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Gregg Olsen solves a murder among the Amish and reveals the conspiracy to keep it a secret in a heartbreaking and horrifying true-crime story.In 1977, in an Ohio Amish community, pregnant wife and mother Ida Stutzman perished during...
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Sigh, See,Start: How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs in a World That Won't Stop Pushing—A Science-Based Method in Three Simple Steps

Alison Escalante - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

In a perfectionistic parenting culture that tells you that you are never enough no matter how much you do for your kids, this unique approach empowers you with a simple parenting technique to gain confidence, remain grounded, and connect positively with your children.. Dr. Alison Escalante...
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The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without

John Oakes - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

An engaging exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting - an essential component of many traditional health practices, religions, and philosophies, resurging in popularity today - perfect for readers of Breath by James Nestor and Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker.. We fast all the time,...
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All Bleeding Stops: Life and Death in the Trauma Unit

Stephen M. Cohn M.D. - Mayo Clinic Press
Format: Hardcover

A gripping portrait of trauma surgeons and their place in the controlled chaos of a trauma center, as told by a 40-year veteran of trauma care.. For all the awe-inspiring medical stories we might hear and the hospital dramas that dominate the ratings on television, most of us have no conception...
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How to Talk to Kids about Anything: Tips, Scripts, Stories, and Steps to Make Even the Toughest Conversations Easier

Robyn Silverman - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

A step-by-step guide to answering your kids' toughest questions "When people die, where do they go?""Why is her skin darker than mine?""But how does the baby get in there?"Don't panic. While we know that the first step to connecting deeply with our kids...
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The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans

Aliza Pressman - S&S/Simon Element
Format: Hardcover

Let go of perfect and become a transformative, positive influence in a child's life while creating your own definition of success from developmental psychologist and podcaster Dr. Aliza Pressman. "My go-to for how we all, including ourselves, raise good humans!" - Drew Barrymore....
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The Forgers: The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust's Most Audacious Rescue Operation

Roger Moorhouse - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

The secret history of one of the largest - and least-known - rescue operations of World War II . Between 1940 and 1943, a group of Polish diplomats in Switzerland engaged in a wholly remarkable - and until now, completely unknown - humanitarian operation. In concert with Jewish activists,...
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The Cure for Burnout: How to Find Balance and Reclaim Your Life

Emily Ballesteros - Random House
Format: hardcover

"An empowering guidebook to combatting burnout . . . Emily Ballesteros's advice is useful and practical, especially for young workers eager to reclaim their time and energy." - Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better...
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Sugarless: A 7-Step Plan to Uncover Hidden Sugars, Curb Your Cravings, and Conquer Your Addiction

Nicole M. Avena - Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardcover

Many people blame sugar cravings on lack of willpower rather than accept that sugar is highly addictive - even more so than cocaine, nicotine, and alcohol. The problem isn't just dessert, but the fact that sugar is everywhere. Approximately 80% of products in supermarkets contain sugar,...
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Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea

Darrin M. McMahon - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

The definitive history of the idea of equality - and why we're so ambivalent about it . Equality is in crisis. Our world is filled with soaring inequalities, spanning wealth, race, identity, and nationality. Yet how can we strive for equality if we don't understand it? As much as we have...
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American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a profoundly divided faith that has nevertheless shaped the nation.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the so-called burned-over district of western...
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A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging

Lauren Markham - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

"This stunning meditation on nostalgia, heritage, and compassion asks us to dismantle the stories we've been told - and told ourselves - in order to naturalize the forms of injustice we've come to understand as order." - Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams When...
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Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection

Julie Schwartz Gottman PhD - Harmony
Format: Hardcover

LEARN THE 5 SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL COUPLES. Conflict is the top reason couples seek help - but it's also an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love according to this essential guide from the world's leading relationship scientists and bestselling authors...
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Nobody's Fool: Why We Get Taken In and What We Can Do about It

Daniel Simons - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

Two New York Times-bestselling psychologists explain the science of cons - and how we can avoid them From phishing scams to Ponzi schemes, fraudulent science to fake art, chess cheaters to crypto hucksters, and marketers to magicians, our world brims with deception. In Nobody's Fool,...
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Cooperative Co-Parenting for Secure Kids: The Attachment Theory Guide to Raising Kids in Two Homes

Aurisha Smolarski - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Hardcover

Discover how attachment theory can help you better understand yourself and your ex, improve your co-parenting skills, and raise happy, emotionally secure kids! If you're like most parents, you want - more than anything - for your child to feel safe, loved, and confident that their needs...
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FRILUFTSLIV : the nordic secret to embracing nature and the open air life every day of the year

LINDA AKESON MCGURK - PENGUIN BOOKS
Format: Hardcover

A complete guide to Friluftsliv, the Nordic secret to unplugging and connecting more deeply with nature.In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces readers to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones'...
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Rich AF: The Winning Money Mindset That Will Change Your Life

Vivian Tu - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

From TikTok star and Your (favorite) Rich BFF Vivian Tu, the definitive book on personal finance for a new generation. When Vivian Tu started working on Wall Street fresh from undergrad, all she knew was that she was making more money than she had ever seen in her life. But it wasn't...
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Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It

Jennie Allen - WaterBrook
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embracing a healthy relationship with your emotions, one that leads to life-giving connection with God and others as well as to a richer understanding of yourself.. "This book is worth thousands...
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Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise a Little Hell

Karen Walrond - Broadleaf Books
Format: Hardcover

What if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could forge a radiant rebellion against the idea of aging as a season of decline?Join Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker's Manifesto, in this intriguing investigation into how we can reclaim aging, cultivate...
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Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia

Kate Manne - Crown
Format: Hardcover

The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it - from the acclaimed author of Down Girl and Entitled. For as long as she can remember, Kate Manne has wanted to be smaller....
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The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable

Tia Toomey - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

The legendary six-time CrossFit Games champion and Olympic athlete shares lessons from her inspiring story of leveling up her performance, embracing failure, and fiercely taking on impossible goals. Tia Toomey, the world's fittest woman, has won the CrossFit Games an incredible six years...
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The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, 2nd edition

Edward C. Smith - Storey Publishing, LLC; Anv edition
Format: Hardcover

The invaluable resource for home food gardeners! Ed Smith's W-O-R-D system has helped countless gardeners grow an abundance of vegetables and herbs. And those tomatoes and zucchini and basil and cucumbers have nourished countless families, neighbors, and friends with delicious, fresh produce....
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Modern Landscape Quilts: 14 quilt projects inspired by the great outdoors

Donna McLeod - David & Charles
Format: Paperback

Sew bold, modern landscape quilts inspired by wide open spaces with this collection of patterns for every quilter.. Modern Landscape Quilts takes you on a journey with 14 original scenic projects inspired by the great outdoors. From the mountains to the beach, each easy-to-piece pictorial...
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The Backyard Beekeeper, 5th Edition: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden

Kim Flottum - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Enjoy the time-honored tradition of beekeeping in your own backyard or urban rooftop with this accessible resource for beekeepers of all skill levels, now in its 5th edition.. More than a guide to beekeeping, The Backyard Beekeeper features expert advice for: Setting up and caring for your...
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Macros Made Easy: 60 Quick and Delicious Recipes for Hitting Your Protein, Fat and Carb Goals

Danielle Lima - Page Street Publishing
Format: Paperback

Scrumptious, Macro-Friendly Recipes For Every Meal. If you thought tracking your macros meant never indulging in your favorite foods, think again! Danielle Lima, creator of the popular food blog Oh Snap Macros, provides 60 standout recipes for delicious meals to keep you on track no matter...
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Big Bites: Wholesome, Comforting Recipes That Are Big on Flavor, Nourishment, and Fun: A Cookbook

Kat Ashmore - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Kat Can Cook comes 110 simple, nourishing, mostly gluten-free recipes that are big on flavor and reimagine the concept of "healthy food.". Kat Ashmore's mission is to empower hungry readers everywhere to feed themselves and their loved ones well and have...
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