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Jokha Alharthi - Catapult
Format: Hardcover

An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in Britain and reflects on the relationships that have made her from a "remarkable" writer who has "constructed her own novelistic...
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World War I: The Definitive Visual History

R.G. Grant - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover

2014 marks the centennial of the start of World War I - DK will mark the occasion with the publication of World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide, a vividly illustrated, in-depth account of the Great War. Written by historian R. G. Grant, and created by DK's award-winning editorial...
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National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders: Celebrating Diversity in the Animal Kingdom

Joel Sartore - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

Joel Sartore, on a mission to photograph all the animal species in human care, now delights us with more photographs, this time selected to represent the amazing diversity of the world's animals. The book's four chapters -- Pattern, Shape, Extra, and Personality -- invite us to revel...
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This Land: An American Portrait

Jack Spencer - University of Texas Press
Format: Hardcover

Jarred by the 9/11 attacks, photographer Jack Spencer set out in 2003 "in hopes of making a few 'sketches' of America in order to gain some clarity on what it meant to be living in this nation at this moment in time." Across thirteen years, forty-eight states, and eighty thousand...
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Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir

Toni Braxton - It Books
Format: Hardcover

In this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TVs reality hitBraxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career.While Braxton appears to be living a gilded lifeselling 60 million...
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Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images

Terence Dickinson - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

Praise for the first edition: "Superbly well produced. Any engagement with this 'cosmic portfolio,' from picture gazing to deep reading, is grandly rewarded." --BOOKLIST [starred review] "The book's precise descriptions and captions brilliantly complement the 300 full-color...
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait

Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

This is the definitive visual biography of Barack Obama's historic presidency, captured in unprecedented detail by his White House photographer--and presented in an oversize, 12"x10" exquisitely produced format, and featuring a foreword from the President himself.
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Oh Gussie!: Cooking and Visiting in Kimberly's Southern Kitchen

Kimberly Schlapman - William Morrow & Company
Format: Hardcover

A down-home Southern cookbook by one of the founding members of the platinum-selling country music band Little Big Town and star of the popular cable show Kimberly's Simply Southern.Kimberly Schlapman is the girl next door. She's also an award-winning Nashville superstar and the popular...
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Dogs

David Alderton
Format: Paperback

An extensive guide to more than 300 dog breeds, with detailed entries featuring high-quality photography and precise text.The clearest and sharpest recognition guide to more than 300 dog breeds from around the world. Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach...
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Counting Down Bruce Springsteen: His 100 Finest Songs

Jim Beviglia - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

For 40 years, Bruce Springsteen has held center stage as the quintessential American rock and roll artist, expressing the hopes and dreams of the American everyman and every woman through his vast array of insightful and inspirational songs. In Counting Down Bruce Springsteen: His 100 Finest...
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