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Hopping over the Rabbit Hole: How Entrepreneurs Turn Failure into Success
Anthony Scaramucci - John Wiley Format: Print book
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Develop the Scaramucci mindset that drives entrepreneurial success Hopping over the Rabbit Hole chronicles the rise, fall, and resurgence of SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, giving you a primer on how to thrive in an unpredictable business environment. The sheer number of American... |
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In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
RANA AWDISH - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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In Shock is a riveting first-hand account from a young critical care physician, who in the passage of a moment is transfigured into a dying patient. This transposition, coincidentally timed at the end of her medical training, instantly lays bare the vast chasm between the conventional practice... |
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Southern Discomfort: A Memoir
TENA CLARK - Touchstone Format: Hardcover
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In the bestselling tradition of The Help comes a riveting, and profoundly moving memoir set in rural Mississippi during the Civil Rights era about a white girl coming of age in a repressive society and the woman who gave her the strength to forge her own path - the black nanny who cared... |
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Spinning History: Politics and Propaganda in World War II
Nathaniel Lande - W W Norton Format: Print book
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In this fascinating book, bestselling author and historian Nathaniel Lande explores the Great War at the heart of the twentieth century through the prism of theater. He presents the war as a drama that evolved and developed as it progressed, a production staged and overseen by four contrasting... |
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Small Animals: Parenthood in the Age of Fear
KIM BROOKS - Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover
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"Part memoir, part history, part documentary, part impassioned manifesto...it might be the most important book about being a parent that you will ever read." -- Emily Rapp Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Still Point of the Turning World"A beautifully... |
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The Tide Was Always High: The Music of Latin America in Los Angeles
Josh Kun - University of California Press Format: Paperback
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In 1980, the celebrated new wave band Blondie headed to Los Angeles to record a new album and along with it, the cover song "The Tide Is High," originally written by Jamaican legend John Holt. Featuring percussion by Peruvian drummer and veteran LA session musician "Alex"... |
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Change of Seasons: A Memoir
John Oates - St. Martin's Press Format: Print book
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John Oates was born at the perfect time, paralleling the birth of rock 'n roll. Raised in a small Pennsylvania town, he was exposed to folk, blues, soul, and R&B. Meeting and teaming up with Daryl Hall in the late 1960s, they developed a style of music that was uniquely their own but never... |
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
Marlon Bundo - Chronicle Books Format: Hardcover
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100% of Last Week Tonight's proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project and AIDS United. HBO's Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver presents a children's picture book about a Very Special boy bunny who falls in love with another boy bunny.Meet Marlon Bundo, a lonely bunny... |
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Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat
JACKSON GALAXY - TarcherPerigee Format: Paperback
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This comprehensive cat care guide from the star of the hit Animal Planet show "My Cat from Hell," Jackson Galaxy, shows us how to eliminate feline behavioral problems by understanding cats' instinctive behavior.Cat Mojo is the confidence that cats exhibit when they are at ease... |
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Saving Charlotte: A Mother and the Power of Intuition
Pia de Jong - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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Best-selling author Pia de Jongs vivid memoir about her newborn daughters battle with leukemia and the startling decision that led to her recovery.On a still summer night in a seventeenth-century canal house in Amsterdams old quarter, Pia de Jong gives birth to a delicate, bright-eyed baby... |
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Cakes by Melissa: Life Is What You Bake It
MELISSA BEN-ISHAY - William Morrow Cookbooks Format: Hardcover
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Cakes by Melissa is a mouthwatering collection of easy and imaginative cakes from the creative force behind the delicious bite-size cupcake brand Baked by Melissa.Melissa Ben-Ishay, the baker, mom, and founder of Baked by Melissa - the tie-dye and fun-loving bite-size treats company - shares... |
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Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense
Bob Holmes - W.W. Norton & Company Format: Print book
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A journey into the surprising science behind our flavor senses.Can you describe how the flavor of halibut differs from that of red snapper? How the taste of a Fuji apple differs from a Spartan? For most of us, this is a difficult task: flavor remains a vague, undeveloped concept that we don't... |
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Norbert's Little Lessons for a Big Life
JULIE STEINES - North Star Way Format: Hardcover
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Norbert, the Internet's cutest and most popular therapy dog, shares the lessons he's learned from being a three-pound hero and philanthropist, demonstrating that you don't need to be big to make a big difference in the world.Philosopher, intuitive healer, and fashion-forward snappy dresser,... |
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy
Jean Kennedy Smith - Harper Format: Print book
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In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof.Prompted... |
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Sound: Dialogue, Music, and Effects
Kathryn Kalinak - Rutgers University Press Format: Paperback
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Sound has always been an integral component of the moviegoing experience. Even during the so-called silent era, motion pictures were regularly accompanied by live music, lectures, and sound effects. Today, whether we listen to movies in booming Dolby theaters or on tiny laptop speakers,... |
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Broad Channel Through Time
Dan Guarino - Arcadia Publishing Format: Print book
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Broad Channel Through Time by Dan Guarino traces the story of the unique, close-knit community, residing on the last inhabited island in New York City's Jamaica Bay. Variously known as "The Venice of New York," "Little Cuba," "The Small Town in the Big City,"... |
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The Complete Guide to Fencing
BERNDT BARTH - Meyer & Meyer Sport Format: Paperback
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This volume is a comprehensive teaching and reference guide to fencing's most important training theories and their applications. The Complete Guide to Fencing is a unique collaboration between internationally renowned sports training scientists - and some of the world's most successful... |
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Simple
Diana Henry - Mitchell Beazley Format: Print book
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No-one is better than Diana Henry at turning the everyday into something special. Here is a superb collection of recipes that you can rustle up with absolutely no fuss, but which will knock your socks off with their flavor.Peppered throughout the book are ingenious ideas such as no-hassle... |
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The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China
Philip Ball - The University of Chicago Press Format: Print book
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From the Yangtze to the Yellow River, China is traversed by great waterways, which have defined its politics and ways of life for centuries. Water has been so integral to China's culture, economy, and growth and development that it provides a window on the whole sweep of Chinese history.... |
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Freud: In His Time and Ours
Elisabeth Roudinesco - Harvard University Press Format: Print book
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lisabeth Roudinesco offers a bold and modern reinterpretation of the iconic founder of psychoanalysis. Based on new archival sources, this is Freud's biography for the twenty-first century -- a critical appraisal, at once sympathetic and impartial, of a genius greatly admired and yet greatly... |
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Defining Documents in American History: World War II
Salem Press - Salem Pr; Har/Psc edition Format: Hardcover
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Defining Documents in American History World War II offers an in-depth collection of essays on important historical documents that have a wide range of subjects including The Lead-Up to War, Pearl Harbor, Domestic Aliens, Other Demographics, Foreign Policy, War and Victory, The Holocaust,... |
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So That Happened: A Memoir
Jon Cryer - New American Library Format: Hardcover
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If it can happen in show business, it's happened to Jon Cryer. Now he's opening up for the first time and sharing his behind-the-scenes stories in a warmly endearing, sharply observed, and frankly funny look at life in Hollywood.In 1986, Jon Cryer won over America as Molly Ringwald's... |
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Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance
Mark Whitaker - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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The other great Renaissance of black culture, influence, and glamour burst forth joyfully in what may seem an unlikely place - Pittsburgh, PA - from the 1920s through the 1950s.Today black Pittsburgh is known as the setting for August Wilson's famed plays about noble but doomed working-class... |
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Atom Land: A Guided Tour Through the Strange
Jon Butterworth - The Experiment Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry: a richly conjured world, in map and metaphor, of particle physicsAtom Land brings the impossibly small world of particle physics to life, taking readers on a guided journey through the subatomic... |
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Jasper Johns: Pictures within Pictures, 1980-2015
Fiona Donovan - Thames & Hudson Format: Hardcover
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A substantial new monograph on one of America's most significant artists, showcasing his paintings from the early 1980s to the presentIn the late 1970s, after the artist's explosive Pop Art beginnings and a period of abstraction, representational objects made their way back into... |
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Bad Call: A Summer Job on a New York Ambulance
MIKE SCARDINO - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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"A compulsively readable, totally unforgettable memoir that recounts a sensitive college student's experience working on an emergency ambulance in hell, aka New York City." -- James PattersonBad Call is Mike Scardino's visceral, fast-moving, and mordantly funny account... |
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Hollywood Beach Beauties: Sea Sirens, Sun Goddesses, and Summer Style 1930-1970
David Wills - Dey Street Books Format: Hardcover
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A glamorous and nostalgic celebration of the summer through stunning retro photographs of Hollywood beautiesThe author of the acclaimed photo compilations Vegas Gold, Hollywood in Kodachrome, Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis, and Audrey: The 60s, now presents a glamorous and nostalgic celebration... |
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Chefs Eat Melts Too: A Pro's Guide to Reinventing Your Hot Sandwich Game
Darren Purchese - Hardie Grant Format: Hardcover
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Chefs Eat Toasties Too is a celebration of that most enduring of comfort foods, the toasted sandwich - but taken to new heights by internationally renowned chef Darren Purchese.While crafting elaborate dessert and pastry confections by day, by night Darren secretly perfects the art of the toasted... |
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The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies
MICHAEL V HAYDEN - Penguin Press Format: Hardcover
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A blistering critique of the forces threatening the American intelligence community, beginning with the President of the United States himself, in a time when that community's work has never been harder or more importantIn the face of a President who lobs accusations without facts, evidence,... |
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The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History
John Lohn - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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In The 100 Greatest Swimmers in History, John Lohn profiles some of the biggest names the sport has ever seen, from Mark Spitz and Tracy Caulkins to Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps. Each swimmer is ranked based on achievements such as Olympic medals, world and European championships, and world... |
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T Bone Burnett: A Life in Pursuit
Lloyd Sachs - University of Texas Press Format: Print book
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T Bone Burnett is a unique, astonishingly prolific music producer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and soundtrack visionary. Renowned as a studio maven with a Midas touch, Burnett is known for lifting artists to their greatest heights, as he did with Raising Sand, the multiple Grammy... |
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Shotguns and Stagecoaches: The Brave Men Who Rode for Wells Fargo in the Wild West
John Boessenecker - Thomas Dunne Books Format: Hardcover
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The true stories of the Wild West heroes who guarded the iconic Wells Fargo stagecoaches and trains, battling colorful thieves, vicious highwaymen, and robbers armed with explosives.The phrase "riding shotgun" was no teenage game to the men who guarded stagecoaches and trains... |
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Solar System in Minutes
Giles Sparrow - Quercus Format: Paperback
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The Solar System in Minutes explains the history and features of all the major celestial bodies, including the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, the planets' main moons, the asteroids, comets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt, as well as the birth,... |
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We Are The Clash: Reagan, Thatcher, and the Last Stand of a Band That Mattered
MARK ANDERSEN - Akashic Books Format: Paperback
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"When did the Clash quit being 'the only band that matters'? This fascinating book faces a challenge: documenting the final years of the British band that its record label had promoted with that slogan...The band may no longer have mattered, but its legacy mattered to the authors,... |
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Water Rights and the Environment in the United States: A Documentary and Reference Guide
John R Burch - Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, Format: eBook
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This sweeping study traces the development of water policy in the United States from the 19th century to the present day, exploring the role of legislation in appropriating access to water to the American people.* Addresses recent events including the handling of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill... |
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Use Scraps, Sew Blocks, Make 100 Quilts
Stuart Hillard - Pavilion Format: Hardcover
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Even beginners can make these 100 stash-busting scrap quilts from the Sewing Bee's quilting supremo, Stuart Hillard! Whether you're a new quilter attempting your very first creation or a pro looking for fresh, ideas, this incredible collection of classic and contemporary quilts... |
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Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World
Joann S Lublin - HarperAudio Format: Audiobook
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More than 50 trailblazing executive women who broke the corporate glass ceiling offer inspiring and surprising insights and lessons in this essential, in-the-trenches career guide from Joann S. Lublin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and management news editor for The Wall Street Journal.Among... |
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Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
Piet Oudolf - Timber Press Format: Paperback
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The soul of a famous garden, revealed Before it was restored, the High Line was an abandoned landscape overgrown with weeds and wild flowers. Today it is much more than that; it's a year-round garden, an unprecedentedly ecological urban park, a promenade and an ever-evolving cultural... |
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Forms of Enchantment: Writings on Art and Artists
Marina Warner - Thames & Hudson Format: Hardcover
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An anthology of enlightening writing by an award-winning critic that engages with art in its social, political, and aesthetic contexts.Art writing at its most useful should share the dynamism, fluidity, and passions of the objects of its enquiry, argues author Marina Warner in this new anthology.... |
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Make It Easy, Cupcake!: Fabulously Fun Creations in 4 Simple Steps
Karen Tack - St. Martin's Griffin Format: Paperback
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From the bestselling authors of Hello, Cupcake! and Cake My Day! comes a collection of brand new, completely irresistible cupcake designs -- all of which can be made in just 4 steps!Let Karen Tack and Alan Richardson show you how to make the most inventive cupcakes -- for any imaginable... |
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The Secret Life of the Mind: How Your Brain Thinks, Feels, and Decides
MARIANO SIGMAN - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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From a world-renowned leader in neuroscience, a provocative, enthralling journey into the depths of the human mind.Where do our thoughts come from? How do we make choices and trust our judgments? What is the role of the unconscious? Can we manipulate our dreams? In this mind-bending international... |
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Granny Squares Home: 20 Projects with a Vintage Vibe
Emma Varnam - GMC Publications Format: Paperback
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Add cheerful, vibrant bursts of color and style to your home armed with just a crochet hook and some leftover yarn. Granny squares are a thrifty, fun and fashionable way to use up your yarn stash by creating adorable accessories for every part of your home. From gorgeous blankets to cute... |
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Faberge: Treasures of Imperial Russia
Géza Von Habsburg - Skira Rizzoli Format: Hardcover
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A lavish volume on the most complete Faberg collection in the world, with many pieces rarely seen before, from the famous imperial Easter eggs to precious jewelry, enamels, and Russian silver, showcased in the sumptuous Shuvalov Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Jeweler and goldsmith... |
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Hank : the short life and long country road of hank williams
Mark Ribowsky - Liveright Format: Hardcover
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A heartbreaking and unforgettable portrait of country music's founding father.After he died in the backseat of a Cadillac at the age of twenty-nine, Hank Williams?a frail, flawed man who had become country music's most compelling and popular star?instantly morphed into its first tragic... |
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Night: A Memoir
Elie Wiesel - Hill and Wang Format: Hardcover
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A memorial edition of Elie Wiesel's seminal memoir of surviving the Nazi death camps, with tributes by President Obama and Samantha PowerWhen Elie Wiesel died in July 2016, the White House issued a memorial statement in which President Barack Obama called him "the conscience of the world."... |
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Words Onscreen: The Fate of Reading in a Digital World
Naomi S. Baron - Oxford University Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Discusses the rise of e-readers and how their popularity is affecting the way people read books, the way people write books, and what might be lost if reading goes entirely digital.-- Publsiher's description.Overview: People have been reading on computer screens for several decades... |
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The Only Girl in the World: A Memoir
Maude Julien - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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For readers of Room and The Glass Castle, a memoir to be read in one breathless sitting that will leave you astonished by the courage and creative power of even the most neglected soul. Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into... |
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Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows, and Horses
GAVIN EHRINGER - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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A thought-provoking and surprising book that explores the ever-evolving relationship between humans and domesticated animals. The domestication of animals changed the course of human history. But what about the animals who abandoned their wild existence in exchange for our care and protection?... |
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FireSigns: A Semiotic Theory for Graphic Design
Steven Skaggs - The MIT Press Format: Hardcover
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Semiotics concepts from a design perspective, offering the foundation for a coherent theory of graphic design as well as conceptual tools for practicing designers.Graphic design has been an academic discipline since the post-World War II era, but it has yet to develop a coherent theoretical... |
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Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past
Paul G Bahn - Smithsonian Books Format: Hardcover
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Epic in scope, yet filled with detail, this illustrated guide takes readers through the whole of our human past. Spanning the dawn of human civilization through the present, it provides a tour of every site of key archaeological importance. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux... |
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Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age
MILES YOUNG - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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From Miles Young, worldwide non-executive chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, comes a sequel to David Ogilvy's bestselling advertising handbook featuring essential strategies for the digital age.In this must-have sequel to the bestselling Ogilvy On Advertising, Ogilvy chairman Miles... |
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The Career Manifesto: Discover Your Calling and Create an Extraordinary Life
Mike Steib - TarcherPerigee Format: Hardcover
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An action-oriented guide to help anyone find their calling and achieve their goals, inspired by the author's popular blog post with the same titleThe Career Manifesto presents an inspiring and refreshingly simple approach to finding your passion and purpose and then jumpstarting... |
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The Non-Designer's Presentation Book: Principles for effective presentation design
ROBIN WILLIAMS - Peachpit Press Format: Paperback
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These days, practically anyone may need to stand before an audience and deliver a great presentation. You're not a professional designer, but you want your slides to look great, persuade your audience, and help you achieve your goals. Do what more than a million people have already... |
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Why Bob Dylan Matters
Richard F. Thomas - Dey Street Books Format: Hardcover
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"The coolest class on campus" - The New York TimesWhen the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice. How could the world's most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous... |
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The Most Defining Moments in Black History According to Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory - Amistad Format: Hardcover
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NAACP 2017 Image Award WinnerWith his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, one of our foremost comedians and most politically engaged civil rights activists looks back at 100 key events from the complicated history of black America.A friend of luminaries including... |
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My Facebook for seniors
Michael Miller - Que Format: Print book : English : Second editionView all editions and formats
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The perfect book to help anyone 50 learn Facebook--in full color! Whether you are new to Facebook or would like to explore more of its features, My Facebook for Seniors makes learning to use the world's most popular social media site simple and fun. The full-color, step-by-step instructions... |
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Skill Practice, Grade 2
Imogene Forte - Incentive Publications by World Book
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Skill Practice books were developed by a team of experienced educators. The fifth grade Skill Practice includes carefully researched skill sequences; age-appropriate, high-interest exercises; and skill tests for practice assessment. |
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Stage Management
Lawrence Stern - Routledge Format: Paperback
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Stage Management offers readers a practical manual on how to stage manage in all theatre environments. Revered as the authoritative resource for stage management, this text is rich with practical resources, including checklists, diagrams, examples, forms and step-by-step directions. In addition... |
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Dan Duryea: Heel with a Heart
Mike Peros - University Press of Mississippi Format: Print book
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Dan Duryea (1907-1968) made a vivid impression on moviegoers with his first major screen appearance as the conniving Leo Hubbard in 1941's classic melodrama The Little Foxes. His subsequent film and television career would span from 1941 until his death. Duryea remains best known for the nasty,... |
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Journalism After Snowden: The Future of the Free Press in the Surveillance State
Emily Bell - Columbia University Press Format: Hardcover
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Edward Snowden's release of classified NSA documents exposed the widespread government practice of mass surveillance in a democratic society. The publication of these documents, facilitated by three journalists, as well as efforts to criminalize the act of being a whistleblower or source,... |
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Killing It: An Education
Camas Davis - Penguin Press Format: Hardcover
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A wayward young woman abandons her magazine career to learn the old ways of butchery and discover what it means to take life into her own handsCamas Davis was at an unhappy crossroads. A longtime magazine writer and editor in the food world, she'd returned to her home state of Oregon with... |
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Oneida: From Free Love Utopia to the Well-Set Table
Ellen Wayland-Smith - Picador Format: Print book
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A fascinating and unusual chapter in American history about a religious community that held radical notions of equality, sex, and religion---only to transform itself, at the beginning of the twentieth century, into a successful silverware company and a model of buttoned-down corporate propriety.In... |
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Yoga Fitness for Men
DEAN POHLMAN - DK Format: Paperback
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A no-nonsense introduction to yoga for men who want to build strength, improve performance, and increase flexibility.Maximize your athletic performance, reduce your post-workout aches, and help prevent injuries with yoga. With more than 25 yoga routines and over 50 key postures, you'll... |
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Space Planning Basics
Mark Karlen - Wiley Format: Paperback
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Conquer the complexity of interior design with a logical, methodical approachSpace Planning Basics is a definitive introduction and principle resource for thousands of designers. With step-by-step methodology based on the author's several decades of design experience, this authoritative... |
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Last Don Standing: The Secret Life of Mob Boss Ralph Natale
Dan Pearson - St Martin'S Press Format: Print book
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As the last Don of the Philadelphia mob, Ralph Natale, the first-ever mob boss to turn state's evidence, provides an insider's perspective on the mafia. Natale's reign atop the Philadelphia and New Jersey underworlds brought the region's mafia back to prominence in the 1990s.... |
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Insight Guides Central America
INSIGHT GUIDES. - Insight Guides Format: Paperback
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Insight Guides Central America is a brand new title covering the seven countries that make up this fascinating and culturally rich isthmus, from Guatemala to Panama, exploring Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica along the way. In addition, the guidebook covers the Southern... |
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Why the Vote Wasn't Enough for Selma
Karlyn Forner - Duke University Press Books Format: Paperback
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In Why the Vote Wasn't Enough for Selma Karlyn Forner rewrites the heralded story of Selma to explain why gaining the right to vote did not bring about economic justice for African Americans in the Alabama Black Belt. Drawing on a rich array of sources, Forner illustrates how voting... |
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Bosch: The 5th Centenary Exhibition
Hieronymus Bosch - Thames & Hudson Format: Paperback
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A comprehensive look at the work of Jheronimus Bosch, published to coincide with the 5th centenary of the artist's death and in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museo del PradoJheronimus van Aken (1450-1516) was born and lived in the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)... |
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The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
Stephen Kinzer - Henry Holt and Co. Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling author of Overthrow and The Brothers brings to life the forgotten political debate that set America's interventionist course in the world for the twentieth century and beyond.How should the United States act in the world? Americans cannot decide. Sometimes... |
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Bill Clinton: The American Presidents Series: The 42nd President, 1993-2001
Michael Tomasky - Times Books Format: Hardcover
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The president of larger-than-life ambitions and appetites whose term defined America at the close of the twentieth centuryBill Clinton: a president of contradictions. He was a Rhodes Scholar and a Yale Law School graduate, but he was also a fatherless child from rural Arkansas. He was one of the most... |
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The Best Things in Life are Free
Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pbns Format: Print book
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Lonely Planet's The Best Things in Life are Free is packed full of money-saving tips, tricks and recommendations for the best-value sights and experiences around the world. From parks, museums and exercise classes that are free, to insider ideas on food and experiences offered at great... |
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The Four Chord Songbook: 60 Favorites
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard Format: Hardcover
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) . 60 favorite songs that span several genres and feature only four chords, making them easy to learn to play, are featured in this collection for piano, voice and guitar. Songs include: Brown Eyed Girl * Cruise * Despacito * Every Rose Has Its Thorn * Good... |
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Denial: Holocaust History on Trial
Deborah E Lipstadt - Ecco Format: Paperback
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In her acclaimed 1993 book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt called David Irving, a prolific writer of books on World War II, "one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial." The following year, after Lipstadt's book was published in the United Kingdom, Irving... |
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The Secret of Chabad
David Eliezrie - The Toby Press Format: Print book
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Considered one of the most influential movements in modern Judaism,writers have speculated for decades about the unparalleled success of Chabad Lubavitch. In The Secret of Chabad, Rabbi David Eliezrie depicts the events,philosophies, and personalities that have made Chabad Lubavitch a worldwide... |
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Historic Crimes of Long Island: Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s
Kerriann Flanagan Brosky. - The History Press Format: Paperback
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Beyond the idyllic countryside and suburban communities of Long Island lies a murky history of murder and mayhem. A Victorian romance went awry in Huntington when wealthy farmer Charles Kelsey was tarred, feathered and murdered in 1872. Thirty-five years before the famous witch trials of Salem,... |
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
David Grann - Vintage Format: Paperback
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A New York Times Notable BookSHELF AWARENESS'S BEST BOOK OF 2017Named a best book of the year by Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time... |
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The Sick Bag Song
Nick Cave - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Print book
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From the inimitable Nick Cave comes a mesmerizing exploration of love, inspiration, and memory that chronicles his 2014 twenty-two-city American tour with the Bad Seeds.The Sick Bag Song began life scribbled on paper airlinesick bags during Cave's 2014 tour. It soon grew into a restless... |
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She Loves Me: Piano/Vocal Selections
Jerry Bock - Hal Leonard Format: Paperback
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(Vocal Selections) . It is the rare musical theatre aficionado who doesn't have a soft spot in his heart for this intimate show, considered by many the most charming musical ever written. Georg and Amalia are two feuding clerks in a European parfumerie during the 1930s who secretly... |
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Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil
William Middleton - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST ART BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY ARTNEWS**. The first and definitive biography of the celebrated collectors Dominique and John de Menil, who became one of the greatest cultural forces of the twentieth century through groundbreaking exhibits of art, artistic scholarship,... |
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Mashed: Beyond the Potato
Holly Herrick - Gibbs Smith Format: Print book
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This fresh take on classic comfort foods includes not only delicious variants on mashed potato dishes, but also gratins, soups, dips, sauces, guacamoles, pates, casseroles, panna cottas, and sorbets made with a plethora of vegetables, fruits, beans, grains, nuts, eggs, and even meats. Hot or cold,... |
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The Music of Central Asia
Theodore Craig Levin - Indiana University Press Format: Hardcover
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This beautiful and informative book offers a detailed introduction to the musical heritage of Central Asia for readers and listeners worldwide. Music of Central Asia balances "insider" and "outsider" perspectives with contributions by 27 authors from 14 countries. A companion... |
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My Squirrel Days
ELLIE KEMPER - Scribner Format: Hardcover
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Comedian and star of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ellie Kemper delivers a hilarious and uplifting collection of essays about one pale woman's journey from Midwestern naf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker.There comes a time in every... |
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Erin Bakes Cake: Make Bake Decorate = Your Own Cake Adventure!
ERIN GARDNER - Rodale Books Format: Hardcover
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Erin Gardner's cake recipes share a delicious, time-saving secret: they're all the same. Why play the guessing game of sifting through dozens of recipes when all you need are just a few that contain hundreds of variations -- 572, to be exact! The cakequations in Erin Bakes Cake teach... |
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Piano Duet Repertoire, Second Edition: Music Originally Written for One Piano, Four Hands
MCGRAW CAMERON - Indiana University Press Format: eBook
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Since the 1981 publication of the first edition, Cameron McGraw's Piano Duet Repertoire has been a trusted guide for duet performers. This second edition, edited and substantially expanded by Christopher and Katherine Fisher, brings the volume into the 21st century, adding over 500 new or updated... |
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The Drug Hunters: The Improbable Quest to Discover New Medicines
Donald R Kirsch - W W Norton Format: Print book
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The surprising, behind-the-scenes story of how our medicines are discovered, told by a veteran drug hunter.The search to find medicines is as old as disease, which is to say as old as the human race. Through serendipity - by chewing, brewing, and snorting - some Neolithic souls discovered... |
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The Constitution Today: Timeless Lessons for the Issues of Our Era
Akhil Reed Amar - Basic Books Format: Print book
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A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevanceAmerica's Constitution, Chief Justice John Marshall famously observed in McCulloch v. Maryland, aspires "to... |
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Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Sarah Scoles - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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For anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, "Are we alone?" A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and its pioneer, Jill Tarter, the inspiration for the main character in Carl Sagan's Contact. Jill Tarter... |
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Human Rights and the United States, Third Edition
Not Available - Grey House Pub Format: Hardcover
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This two-volume set offers easy to grasp explanations of the basic concepts and laws in the field, with emphasis on human rights in the historical, political, and legal experience of the United States. This indispensable resource surveys the legal protection of human dignity in the United... |
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Small Gas Engine Repair, Fourth Edition
PAUL DEMPSEY - MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION Format: Print book
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The bestselling step-by-step guide to gas engine maintenance and repair - updated for today's do-it-yourselferThe Fourth Edition of Small Gas Engine Repair shows readers how to troubleshoot and repair virtually any type of small gas engine used in garden equipment, chain saws, pumps,... |
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Brunch Is Hell: How to Save the World by Throwing a Dinner Party
Brendan Francis Newnam - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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A call to arms against BRUNCH... and a how-to guide for fighting back, from the hosts of the hit podcast and public radio show The Dinner Party Download.Society is under threat. The culprit? BRUNCH. Not merely a forum for overpriced eggs, brunch is a leisure-time-squandering hellscape,... |
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Pantsuit Nation
LIBBY CHAMBERLAIN - FLATIRON BOOKS Format: Print book
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From the fastest-growing private Facebook group in history -- now with nearly 4 million engaged and impassioned members -- a beautifully designed, inspiring collection of stories and photographs that capture what it means to live, work, struggle, love, and celebrate in our world. |
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Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
Mara Wilson - Penguin Books Format: Print book
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""Growing up, I wanted to BE Mara Wilson. Where Am I Now? is a delight."--Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star of Broad City "Genuine and authentic, funny and heartbreaking, Where Am I Now? reminds you that no matter how unique your life is, some things bind us all together."... |
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The Beatles in Posters: A Collection of Concert Artwork by Tony Booth
TONY BOOTH - The History Press Format: Hardcover
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Artist Tony Booth worked in Liverpool during the early 1960s, just around the corner from The Cavern Club and close to The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein's office in Whitechapel. Tony's work caught Epstein's eye, and he would go on to produce posters, printed leaflets, and a wide... |
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Alton Brown: EveryDayCook
Alton Brown - Ballantine Books Format: Print book
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My name is Alton Brown, and I wrote this book. It's my first in a few years because I've been a little busy with TV stuff and interwebs stuff and live stage show stuff. Sure, I've been cooking, but it's been mostly to feed myself and people in my immediate vicinity - which is really what... |
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Diary in Stitches: 65 Charming Motifs - 6 Fabric & Thread Projects to Bring You Joy
Minki Kim - C&T Publishing / Stash Books Format: Paperback
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Artist Minki Kim turns her own daily sketchbook challenge into 65 stitchable drawings to mix and match. Embroider and appliqué the whimsical, easy-going way with 6 useful projects to make and share, like a patchwork pouch, a statement pillow, and a sweet wallhanging. Minkis uplifting designs,... |
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Mid-Life Ex-Wife: A Diary of Divorce, Online Dating, and Second Chances
STELLA GREY - Harper Paperbacks Format: Paperback
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Nora Ephron meets Bridget Jones's Diary in Guardian columnist Stella Grey's heartrendingly honest, witty memoir about her online odyssey to find real love in a virtual world. "The literary equivalent of the When Harry Met Sally line, 'tell me I'll never be out there... |
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Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts, and Bailouts at Citi
James Freeman - HarperBusiness Format: Hardcover
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The alarming, untold story of Citigroup - one of the largest financial institutions in the world - from its founding in 1812 to its role in the 2008 financial crisis, and the many near-death experiences in between.During the 2008 financial crisis, we were told that Citi was a victim of events... |
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I Could Pee on This, Too: And More Poems by More Cats
Francesco Marciuliano - Chronicle Books Format: Print book
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There's a new cat in town! This feisty sibling of the international bestseller I Could Pee on This will be making its own sensational mark in the cat-poetry world. I Could Pee on This, Too explores fresh feline emotions and philosophical musings through cats' own poetry, such as "Welcome... |
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The Real Broadway Book: C Instruments
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard Format: Paperback
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(Fake Book) . The Real Books feature hundreds of time-tested songs in accurate arrangements in easy-to-read, hand-written notation with comb-binding. This volume of songs from the Great White Way includes 149 classics: As Long As He Needs Me * Bewitched * Blue Skies * Caravan * Day by Day * Ev'ry... |
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The Chew Approved: The Most Popular Recipes from The Chew Viewers
The Chew - Kingswell Format: Print book
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Chew Tank is a popular segment on The Chew, ABC's hit show hosted by Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, Daphne Oz, and Michael Symon. In Chew Tank, viewers submit their own recipes and compete for a chance to cook with one of the hosts. We have gathered many of these... |
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Guardianships and the Elderly: The Perfect Crime
Sam Sugar, Dr. - Square One Format: Paperback
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Imagine a system of justice in this country that strips its citizens of their Constitutional rights, voids their existing legal documents, gives others the right to spend their money and sell their assets, isolates them, and has the ability to limit the time they can spend with their loved... |
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The Travel Atlas
- Lonely Planet Format: Hardcover
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This is the ultimate world atlas for globetrotters. Combining our extensive mapping experience and unrivalled destination insight and knowledge, our first dedicated altas makes it easy for you to plan adventures and discover remarkable places around the planet. With Lonely Planet's The... |
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Burning Desire: The Jimi Hendrix Experience through the Lens of Ed Caraeff
ED CARAEFF - ACC Publishing Group Ltd Format: Hardcover
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Rare and unseen photos of Jimi Hendrix including 100 black-and-white and color images including the greatest rock-and-roll image of all time: Hendrix burning his guitar on-stage at the Monterey International Pop Music FestivalExclusive backstage shotsImmortalizes Hendrix's most iconic... |
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Sewing for the Absolute Beginner
Caroline Smith - Search Press(UK) Format: Print book
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Step-by-step instructions and the spiral, hands free format enable you to practice and master each technique more easily. Caroline Smith covers all the equipment and tools, terminology and techniques, and includes a selection of attractive simple projects specially designed for the beginner. |
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Seven Days of Infamy: Pearl Harbor Across the World
Nicholas Best - Thomas Dunne Books Format: Print book
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December 7, 1941: One of those rare days in world history that people remember exactly where they were, what they were doing, and how they felt when they heard the news.Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable, and James Cagney were in Hollywood. Kurt Vonnegut was in the bath, and Dwight D. Eisenhower... |
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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness
Paula Poundstone - Algonquin Books Format: Hardcover
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"A remarkable journey. I laughed. I cried. I got another cat." - Lily Tomlin "Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known." - Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! and author of The Book of Vice "Is there a secret to happiness?"... |
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The New Testament: A Translation
David Bentley Hart - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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From one of our most celebrated writers on religion comes this fresh, bold, and unsettling new translation of the New Testament David Bentley Hart undertook this new translation of the New Testament in the spirit of "etsi doctrina non daretur," "as if doctrine is not given."... |
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Inventive Wire Weaving: 20 unique jewelry designs
Susan Barzacchini - Kalmbach Books Format: Paperback
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Wire jewelry has been around for centuries and never goes out of style. Wire weaving techniques simply evolve to incorporate the newest materials and trends.All-new Inventive Wire Weaving: 20+ Unique Jewelry Designs focuses on the timeless techniques of wire weaving, wrapping, coiling,... |
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Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
EMILY CHANG - Portfolio Format: Hardcover
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Silicon Valley is a modern utopia where anyone can change the world. Unless you're a woman. For women in tech, Silicon Valley is not a fantasyland of unicorns, virtual reality rainbows, and 3D-printed lollipops, where millions of dollars grow on trees. It's a "Brotopia," where... |
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We Find Ourselves Put to the Test: A Reading of the Book of Job
James Crooks - McGill-Queen's University Press Format: Hardcover
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Does the world we inhabit offer us hospitality or indifference? This question is central to the spiritual literature of all cultures. In We Find Ourselves Put to the Test James Crooks returns to the Bible's book of Job to explore the enduring relevance of that question and its philosophical... |
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World Without End: Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire
Hugh Thomas - Random House Format: Hardcover
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Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Empire and building on five centuries of scholarship, World Without End is the epic conclusion of an unprecedented three-volume history of the Spanish Empire from "one of the most productive and wide-ranging historians of modern times" (The... |
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Zapped: From Infrared to X-rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light
Bob Berman - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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How much do you know about the radiation all around you?Your electronic devices swarm with it; the sun bathes you in it. It's zooming at you from cell towers, microwave ovens, CT scans, mammogram machines, nuclear power plants, deep space, even the walls of your basement. You cannot see,... |
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People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy
Robert W McChesney - Nation Books Format: Hardcover
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The consequence of the technological revolution is about to hit hard: employment opportunities will collapse across the board as new technologies replace labor. Moribund capitalism and talk of market solutions won't answer this crisis. In this brave new world, the power of the people... |
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The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing
Damion Searls - Crown Format: Hardcover
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The captivating, untold story of Hermann Rorschach and his famous inkblot test In 1917, working alone in a remote Swiss asylum, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach devised an experiment to probe the human mind: a set of ten carefully designed inkblots. For years he had grappled with the theories... |
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Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark
Tamara Saviano - Texas A&M University Press Format: Print book
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For more than forty years, Guy Clark wrote and recorded unforgettable songs. His lyrics and melodies paint indelible portraits of the people, places, and experiences that shaped him. He has served as model, mentor, supporter, and friend to at least two generations of the world's most talented... |
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Totally Buf: Your 6 week guide to becoming BEAUTIFUL, UNSTOPPABLE and FEARLESS
Libby Babet - Hamlyn Format: Paperback
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The BUF Girls are Australia's revolutionary new team of fitness and nutrition gurus for a new generation of healthy-minded, empowered women.Being a BUF Girl isn't about competition, body image or comparison, it's about friendship and community, healthy bodies and healthy minds,... |
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Stanley Easy Home Drywall Repairs
Myron R. Ferguson - Taunton Press; Spi edition Format: Print book
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Easy Home Drywall Repairs is a concise, highly visual ready reference to the most common drywall repairs that homeowners might tackle. A drywall contractor with over 30 years experience, Myron Ferguson shows everything from filling a small hole left by a picture hanger to closing off a window... |
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The United States of Beer: A Regional History of the All-American Drink
Dane Huckelbridge - William Morrow & Company Format: Print book
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From the author of Bourbon, "the definitive history" (Sacramento Bee) , comes the rollicking and revealing story of beer in America, in the spirit of Salt or Cod.In The United States of Beer, Dane Huckelbridge, the author of Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit - a Southern... |
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Maestros and Their Music: The Art and Alchemy of Conducting
John Mauceri - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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An exuberant, uniquely accessible, beautifully illustrated look inside the enigmatic art and craft of conducting, from a celebrated conductor whose international career has spanned half a century. John Mauceri brings a lifetime of experience to bear in an unprecedented, hugely informative,... |
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Paul: A Biography
N T Wright - HarperOne Format: Hardcover
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In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright offers a radical look at the apostle Paul, illuminating the humanity and remarkable achievements of this intellectual who invented Christian theology - transforming a faith and changing... |
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But First, Champagne: A Modern Guide to the World's Favorite Wine
David White - W W Norton Format: Print book
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Both the region of Champagne and its wines have always been associated with prestige and luxury. Knowledgeable wine enthusiasts have long discussed top Champagnes with the same reverence they reserve for the finest wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy. But everyday Americans usually keep Champagne... |
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Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh - Simon & Schuster Format: Print book
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Required reading from the founder of MuslimGirl.com - a harrowing and candid memoir about coming of age as a Muslim American in the wake of 9/11, during the never-ending war on terror, and through the Trump era of casual racism.At nine years old, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh watched from her home... |
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Chroniques: Selected Columns, 2010-2016
Kamel Daoud - Other Press Format: Hardcover
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This engaging collection of essays showcases the extraordinary passion, insight, and range of Kamel Daoud, bestselling author of The Meursault Investigation. Kamel Daoud has been a journalist for more than twenty years, writing the most-read column in Algeria, in Le Quotidien d'Oran,... |
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Bears in the Streets: Three Journeys Across a Changing Russia
Lisa Dickey - St. Martin's Press Format: Print book
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**One of Bustle's 17 of the Best Nonfiction Books Coming in January 2017****One of Men's Journal's 7 Best Books of January**Lisa Dickey traveled across the whole of Russia three times -- in 1995, 2005 and 2015 -- making friends in eleven different cities, then coming back again and again... |
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Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
Carolyn Harris - Dundurn Format: Hardcover
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How royal parents dealt with raising their children over the past thousand years, from keeping Vikings at bay to fending off paparazzi. William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are setting trends for millions of parents around the world. The upbringing of their children, Prince... |
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Rollaresque: Or the Rakish Progress of The Rolling Stones
Simon Goddard - Ebury Press Format: Print book
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London 1962. Five young hooligans have formed a band and are on a collision course with the austere and intolerant values of post-war Britain. From their beginning in a scummy flat off the Kings Road to the notorious Redlands scandal, this is the anarchic rollercoaster ride of the Stones'... |
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Handmade Houseplants: Remarkably Realistic Plants You Can Make with Paper
Corrie Beth Hogg - Timber Press Format: Paperback
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Houseplants are everywhere - on Instagram, in the media, and in trendy homes all over the world. In Handmade Houseplants, expert crafter and tastemaker Corrie Beth Hogg offers a no-water necessary alternative: plants made from paper! This stylish guide includes step-by-step instructions... |
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Governors Island Explorer's Guide: Adventure & History in New York Harbor
Kevin C Fitzpatrick - Globe Pequot Format: Print book
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Governors Island is a 172-acre park just 800 yards from Manhattan. It was a military base for 200 years and only opened to the public in 2004. Today it draws 500,000 visitors a season. This insightful guidebook is for any visitor to the island: a bicyclist who just wants to enjoy five miles... |
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The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma's Table
Rick Bragg - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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From the beloved, best-selling author of All Over but the Shoutin', a delectable, rollicking food memoir, cookbook, and loving tribute to a region, a vanishing history, a family, and, especially, to his mother. Including seventy-five mouthwatering Bragg family recipes for classic... |
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Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva
Rosemary Sullivan - Harper Format: Hardcover
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The award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history's most monstrous dictators - her father, Josef Stalin.Born in the early years of the Soviet Union,... |
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Vivian Maier: A Photographer's Life and Afterlife
Pamela Bannos - University Of Chicago Press Format: Hardcover
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Who was Vivian Maier? Many people know her as the reclusive Chicago nanny who wandered the city for decades, constantly snapping photographs, which were unseen until they were discovered in a seemingly abandoned storage locker. They revealed her to be an inadvertent master of twentieth-century... |
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Hildegard of Bingen
Honey Meconi - University of Illinois Press Format: Paperback
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A Renaissance woman long before the Renaissance, the visionary Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) corresponded with Europe's elite, founded and led a noted women's religious community, and wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history. Yet we know her best as Western... |
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Incendiary: The Psychiatrist, the Mad Bomber, and the Invention of Criminal Profiling
Michael Cannell - Minotaur Books Format: Hardcover
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Long before the specter of terrorism haunted the public imagination, a serial bomber stalked the streets of 1950s New York. The race to catch him would give birth to a new science called criminal profiling.Grand Central, Penn Station, Radio City Music Hall -- for almost two decades, no place... |
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Everybody Curses, I Swear!: Uncensored Tales from the Hollywood Trenches
Carrie Keagan - MacMillan Audio Format: Audiobook
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She's been called vulgar, crass, sophomoric, offensive and dirty...and that was just in one article. But there's so much more to talk show host, internet entrepreneur, and original YouTube sensation, Carrie Keagan. You may know her as host, writer, and producer of VH1's hit morning... |
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Tea: A Miscellany Steeped with Trivia, History and Recipes
Emily Kearns - Summersdale Pub Ltd Format: Print book
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From its beginnings in Asia to its position as a popular global pick-me-up, tea has become the drink of choice for two billion people every morning! This charming miscellany, packed full of fascinating facts and practical advice, as well as tasty recipes from spicy chai tea to traditional... |
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Don't Live For Your Obituary
JOHN SCALZI - Subterranean Format: Hardcover
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Between 2008 and 2017, author John Scalzi wrote fifteen books, became a New York Times bestselling author, and won numerous awards, including the Hugo, the Locus and the Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio. He also had book deals crater, lost more awards than he won, worried about... |
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Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still
John H McWhorter - Picador Format: Paperback
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Language is always changing, but the way English is spoken today rubs many of us the wrong way. Whether it's the use of literally to mean "figuratively," or the way young people use LOL or business jargon like What's the ask? -- it often seems as if the language is deteriorating... |
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Convergence: The Idea at the Heart of Science
Peter Watson - Simon & Schuster Format: Print book
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A brilliant history of science over the past 150 years that offers a powerful new argument - that the many disparate scientific branches are converging on the same truths.Convergence is a history of modern science with an original and significant twist. Various scientific disciplines,... |
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Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs
Douglas Smith - Farrar Format: Print book
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On the centenary of the death of Rasputin comes a definitive biography that will dramatically change our understanding of this fascinating figureA hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels,... |
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QBism: The Future of Quantum Physics
Hans Christian Von Baeyer - Harvard University Press Format: Print book
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Measured by the accuracy of its predictions and the scope of its technological applications, quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in science -- as well as one of the most misunderstood. The deeper meaning of quantum mechanics remains controversial almost a century after... |
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Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail
Jonathan Chait - Custom House Format: Print book
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"An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from... |
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Morningstar: Growing Up With Books
ANN HOOD - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A memoir about the magic and inspiration of books from a beloved and best-selling author.In her admired works of fiction, including the recent The Book That Matters Most, Ann Hood explores the transformative power of literature. Now, with warmth and honesty, Hood reveals the personal story... |
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Moon Cartagena & Colombia's Caribbean Coast
Andrew Dier - Avalon Travel Format: Print book
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Join longtime resident Andrew Dier on an unforgettable adventure. With his unique perspective and advice you can trust, Moon Cartagena and Colombia's Carribean Coast has everything you need to know to have the trip of a lifetime.Moon Cartagena and Colombia's Carribean Coast shows... |
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