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Every Breath, New Chances: How to Age with Honor and Dignity--A Guide for Men
Lewis Richmond
Format: Paperback
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Aging is a journey: a decades-long adventure of new opportunities and surprises. For many men, the decline in virility and power that accompanies age can be a tough pill to swallow. When these fall away, how do we make sense of who we are? What does it mean to be a man?Drawing from research,... |
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Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals
Ken Follett - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Something priceless was dying in front of our eyes. The feeling was bewildering, as if the earth... |
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Renewable Energy: Ten Short Lessons
Stephen Peake - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Paperback
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In Renewable Energy: Ten Short Lessons, Stephen Peake distills the key issues of this timely subject, examining how we can harness the power of a range of groundbreaking energy technologies most effectively to achieve a sustainable energy future. Renewable energy is central to managing... |
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The Salmon Way: An Alaska State of Mind
Amy Gulick - Braided River
Format: Hardcover
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"Few who read this illuminating book or see the author's awe-inspiring color photographs will fail to come away with a sense that this is a way of life well-worth preserving. A rich, compelling look at a thriving yet increasingly threatened natural resource and those who depend... |
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Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order
Timothy Andrews Sayle - Cornell University Press; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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Born from necessity, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has always seemed on the verge of collapse. Even now, some seventy years after its inception, some consider its foundation uncertain and its structure weak. At this moment of incipient strategic crisis, Timothy A. Sayle... |
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Chinese Embroidery: An Illustrated Stitch Guide - Over 40 Exquisite Projects
Shao Xiaocheng - Shanghai Press
Format: Paperback
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Learn about the history and culture surrounding Chinese embroidery and learn to embroider yourself with this easy-to-follow and beautifully illustrated guide. Embroidery in China is a true art form, one that has been practiced for over 2,000 years. In Chinese Embroidery, you'll discover... |
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Seasonal Flower Embroidery: A Year of Stitching Wild Blooms and Botanicals
Kazuko Aoki - Roost Books
Format: Paperback
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Inspired by a flower shop in Tokyo, this embroidery collection will take new and seasoned stitchers through a year of beautiful botanicals and whimsical floral scenes. Stitch your way through the seasons with a bit of thread, a needle, and a small swatch of fabric. Follow along with textile... |
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Bland Fanatics: Liberals, Race, and Empire
Pankaj Mishra - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Decades of violence and chaos have produced a political and intellectual hysteria ranging from imperial atavism to paranoia about an Islamic threat to Western civilization that has affected even the most liberal of American and British writers.In Bland Fanatics, Pankaj Mishra examines this... |
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Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Casey Cep
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Best Seller "Compelling . . . at once a true-crime thriller, courtroom drama, and miniature biography of Harper Lee. If To Kill a Mockingbird was one of your favorite books growing up, you should add Furious Hours to your reading list today."... |
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