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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
David Goldblatt - W.W. Norton & Company Format: Print book
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The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games -- by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time. Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic"... |
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The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing
Alice LaPlante - W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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A Los Angeles Times bestseller: wonderfully lucid and illuminating, Alice LaPlante’s guide to writing fiction “recalls Francine Prose’s bestseller, Reading Like a Writer” (Library Journal).The Making of a Story is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative... |
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The Art of Tinkering
Karen Wilkinson - Weldon Owen Format: Hardcover
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This Is Not Your Average Art Book. Brought to you by the Exploratorium's Tinkering Studio, The Art of Tinkering is an unprecedented celebration of what it means to tinker: to take things apart, explore tools and materials, and build wondrous, wild art that's part science and part... |
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Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman
Harlow Giles Unger - Da Capo Press Format: Hardcover
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In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, author Harlow Giles Unger tells how a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of the infant American republic.The only freshman congressman... |
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Make Job Loss Work for You: Get Over It and Get Your Career Back on Track
Richard Deems - Jist Works Format: Book
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Make Job Loss Work for you explains the Deems JobGetting Skills System, a proven system for facing the emotions of a layoff head-on and getting past the emotions to look for a new job, including resume, cover letter tips, search strategy, negotiation, and success in the new position. |
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Surface Design for Ceramics
Maureen Mills - Lark Books Format: Hardcover
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For ceramists of any level, surface design is an essential skill for creating beautiful work. And this comprehensive and invaluable studio reference captures all the popular techniques available for embellishing clay. A wealth of practical information and detailed images lead you through... |
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The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation
Rod Dreher - Penguin Publishing Group Format: Print book
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In a radical new vision for the future of Christianity, NYT bestselling author and conservative columnist Rod Dreher calls on American Christians to prepare for the coming Dark Age by embracing an ancient Christian way of life. The light of the Christian faith is flickering out all over... |
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The Science of Herself
Karen Joy Fowler - PM Press Format: Paperback
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Widely respected in the so-called “mainstream” for her New York Times bestselling novels, Karen Joy Fowler is also a formidable, often controversial, and always exuberant presence in Science Fiction. Here she debuts a provocative new story written especially for this series.... |
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A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves
Walter Alvarez - W W Norton Format: Print book
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Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history by revealing the cosmic, geologic, and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Big History, the field that studies the entire known past of our universe to give context to human existence, has so far been the domain of historians.... |
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Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brainfor Life
David Perlmutter - Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling author of Grain Brain uncovers the powerful role of gut bacteria in determining your brain's destiny. Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise-from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical... |
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Geek Physics: Surprising Answers to the Planet's Most Interesting Questions
Rhett Allain - Wiley; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered whether a human could really fly with wings like a bird's? What about how many zombies you could actually drive through? Or whether airplanes could save fuel by using iPads instead of paper safety manuals? How about whether Superman could really punch someone... |
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Seeds on Ice: Svalbard and the Global Seed Vault
Cary Fowler - Easton Studio Pr Format: Print book
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The remarkable story of the Global Seed Vault - and the valiant effort to save the past and the future of agricultureCloser to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter... |
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Soul Deep (Coyote Breeds, Book 1)
Lora Leigh - Ellora's Cave; 1St Edition edition Format: Paperback
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Book 1 in the Coyote Breeds series. Mother Nature has a way of making the most unlikely couples 'fit'. And what could be more unlikely than a sassy, independent President's daughter who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut and a loner Coyote Breed with a hunger for a cute... |
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The Haunting of America: From the Salem Witch Trials to Harry Houdini
William J Birnes - Forge Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of their Haunting of the Presidents, national bestselling authors Joel Martin and William J. Birnes write The Haunting of America: From The Salem Witch Trials to Harry Houdini, the only book to tell the story of how paranormal events influenced and sometimes even drove... |
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Exercise Ball
Sara Rose - Parragon Publishers Format: Print book
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Great condition. Has some wrinkling at top of front cover. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed. |
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Sextant: A Young Man's Daring Sea Voyage and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans
David Barrie - HarperCollins Publishers Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Dava Sobel's Longitude comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer,... |
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How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
Ruth Goodman - Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2016. Format: Print book
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From an historian who advised on the BBC's Wolf Hall, an erudite romp through the intimate details of life in Tudor England.On the heels of her triumphant How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman travels even further back in English history to the era closest to her heart, the dramatic period... |
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
David Deutsch - Viking Adult; First American Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of todays great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand lifes mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly... |
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Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945
Andrew Roberts - Harper Format: Print book
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"Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." - The New York Review of Books "Britain's finest contemporary military historian." - The Economist An epic joint biography of four titanic figures - a President, a Prime Minister,... |
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The Devil's Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich
Robert K Wittman - Harper Format: Print book
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A groundbreaking World War II narrative wrapped in a riveting detective story, The Devil's Diary investigates the disappearance of a private diary penned by one of Adolf Hitler's top aides - Alfred Rosenberg, his "chief philosopher" - and mines its long-hidden pages to deliver... |
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Home Accessibility
Shelley Peterman Schwarz - Demos Health; 1 edition Format: Print book
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"Shelly covers the basics of Universal Design, as well as knowing what modifications one can do personally and what changes require professional attention. Chapters cover every room of the home and outdoor living. Shelly also suggests unique products, many not readily available in stores.... |
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Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional
Peter Cooper - Apress Format: Paperback
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Based on the bestselling first edition, Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition is the leading guide for every type of reader who wants to learn Ruby from the ground up. The new edition of this book provides the same excellent introduction to Ruby as the first edition... |
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Money for Nothing: One Man's Journey Through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions
Edward Ugel - HarperBusiness; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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This wry and funny memoir tells the story of America's addiction to gambling from an astonishing angle. A neurotic gambler himself, Ed Ugel made a lucrative living with a company that capitalized on other gamblers weaknesses.
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Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body
Kate Hudson - Dey Street Books Format: Print book
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I didn't just wake up one day understanding how to take care of myself. I had to learn how to do so over time, and I continue to learn - each and every day. This is a process, and my body is constantly changing. So is yours. And when I learned how to accept that I will always be like this,... |
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DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America
Bryan Sykes - Liveright; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Crisscrossing the continent, a renowned geneticist provides a groundbreaking examination of America through its DNA. The best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve now turns his sights on the United States, one of the most genetically variegated countries in the world. From the blue-blooded... |
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The Calculus Story: A Mathematical Adventure
David Acheson - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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Calculus is the key to much of modern science and engineering. It is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics. But it is also... |
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One Big Table
Molly O'Neill - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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From noted food writer Molly O’Neill comes a lavish portrait of our nation’s contemporary culinary tradition with the best recipes from the greatest home cooks.Ten years ago, former New York Times food columnist Molly O’Neill embarked on a transcontinental road trip to investigate... |
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Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
JEFFREY KLUGER - Henry Holt and Co. Format: Hardcover
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The untold story of the historic voyage to the moon that closed out one of our darkest years with a nearly unimaginable triumphIn August 1968, NASA made a bold decision: in just sixteen weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three... |
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Flour + Water: Pasta
Thomas McNaughton - Ten Speed Press Format: Hardcover
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An elevated guide to the craft of pasta-making by rising star chef Thomas McNaughton of San Francisco's hottest Italian restaurant, flour + water. From San Francisco’s wildly popular Italian restaurant, flour + water, comes this complete primer on the craft of pasta making. Chef... |
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Mrs. Dred Scott: A Life on Slavery's Frontier
Lea VanderVelde - Oxford University Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Among the most infamous U.S. Supreme Court decisions is Dred Scott v. Sandford. Despite the cases signal importance as a turning point in Americas history, the lives of the slave litigants have receded to the margins of the record, as conventional accounts have focused on the cases judges... |
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Hostile Takeover: Resisting Centralized Government's Stranglehold on America
Matt Kibbe - William Morrow; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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“Hostile Takeover is essential reading for anyone looking to understand how individual freedom can prevail in a world of decentralized information. Matt Kibbe and this book provide us all with a roadmap on how to take back our lives, liberties, and responsibilities. ”—Glenn... |
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At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise That Saved the Union
Robert V. Remini - Basic Books; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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In 1850, America hovered on the brink of disunion. Tensions between slave-holders and abolitionists mounted, as the debate over slavery grew rancorous. An influx of new territory prompted Northern politicians to demand that new states remain free; in response, Southerners baldly threatened... |
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What Would the Founders Do?: Our Questions, Their Answers
Richard Brookhiser - Basic Books; 1st edition Format: Hardcover
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<div>Why do Americans care so much about the Founding Fathers? After all, the French don't ask themselves, "What would Napoleon do?" But Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, and Adams built our country, wrote our user's manuals--the Declaration of Independence,... |
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Debt Cures: "They" Don't Want You to Know About
Kevin Trudeau - Equity Press Format: Print book
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A "New York Times"-bestselling author--and one of the most controversial men in corporate America--blows the lid off the banking and credit card industries. |
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How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson - Riverhead Books; 1st edition Format: Hardcover
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"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life... |
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The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins
Luke Rendell - University Of Chicago Press Format: Hardcover
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In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea sponges by the dolphins of Shark Bay, Australia, to protect their beaks while foraging for fish, we find clear examples... |
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Take a Walk: Seattle, 4th Edition: 120 Walks through Natural Places in Seattle, Everett, Tacoma, and Olympia
Susan M Hacking - Sasquatch Books Format: Paperback
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Walking trails in Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Tacoma, and Olympia can take you to scenic beaches, old-growth forests, and hilltops with spectacular views. This classic guide to greater Puget Sound has been thoroughly updated and expanded to include 120 of the best routes and destinations,... |
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The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life
John Le Carr - Viking Format: Print book
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"Recounted with the storytelling lan of a master raconteur - by turns dramatic and funny, charming, tart and melancholy." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesThe New York Times bestselling memoir from John le Carr, the legendary author of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,... |
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101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again
James Reed - Plume Format: Paperback
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"An insider's guide to the perfect interview." - Daily Express What are job interviewers actually looking for in a candidate What questions will they ask What does each question really mean What are the answers that will secure you the job James Reed, chairman... |
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The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Nathaniel Philbrick - Penguin Books Format: Hardcover
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"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history." --Los Angeles Times . Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricanes Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, and Valiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life.... |
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Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War
Dale Maharidge - PublicAffairs; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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Sergeant Steve Maharidge returned from World War II an angry man. The only evidence that he’d served in the Marines was a photograph of himself and a buddy tacked to the basement wall. On one terrifyingly memorable occasion his teenage son, Dale, witnessed Steve screaming at the photograph:... |
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The Latina Guide to Health: Consejos and Caring Answers
Jane L. PhD Delgado - William Morrow Paperbacks; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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Written by Dr. Jane L. Delgado, the nation's leading expert on Hispanic health, The Latina Guide to Health features cutting-edge medical information and advice for all Hispanic women. With a deep understanding of what it means to be a Latina in the U.S. today, Dr. Delgado offers practical... |
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The Mommy Docs' Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy and Birth
Yvonne Bohn - Da Capo Lifelong Books; 1 edition Format: Print book
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The pregnancy resource you can trust medically reliable information mom-to-mom adviceIf you want the real deal on pregnancy youamprsquove come to the right book Drs Yvonne Bohn Allison Hill and Alane Park are three top obstetricians who have personally welcomed more than babies into the world... |
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Italian Grill
Mario Batali - Ecco Format: Hardcover
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From Mario Batali, superstar chef and author of Molto Italiano, comes the ultimate handbook on Italian grilling, which will become an instant must-have cookbook for home grillers.Easy to use and filled with simple recipes, Mario Batali's new grilling handbook takes the mystery out of making... |
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American on purpose : the improbable adventures of an unlikely patriot
Craig Ferguson - Harper Format: Hardcover
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In "American on Purpose," Craig Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly funny memoir of living the American dream as he journeys from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland, to the comedic promised land of Hollywood. Along the way he stumbles through several attempts to make his mark--as... |
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Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice
Martha C. Nussbaum - Belknap Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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How can we achieve and sustain a "decent" liberal society, one that aspires to justice and equal opportunity for all and inspires individuals to sacrifice for the common good? In this book, a continuation of her explorations of emotions and the nature of social justice, Martha... |
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When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
Terry Tempest Williams - Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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The beloved author of Refuge returns with a work that explodes and startles illuminates and celebratesTerry Tempest Williamss mother told herI am leaving you all my journals but you must promise me you wont look at them until after Im goneReaders of Williamss iconic and unconventional memoir... |
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Digestive Health with REAL Food: The Cookbook
Aglaee Jacob - Paleo Media Group Format: Paperback
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The recipes in Digestive Health with REAL Food: The Cookbook expand on the information first introduced in Digestive Health with REAL Food by providing 75 more delicious recipes to help you build your own optimal diet. Each recipe, developed by registered dietitian Aglaee Jacob, utilizes... |
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Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress
Lee Woodruff - Random House; First Edition edition Format: Print book
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“You can tell a woman’s whole life story from the possessions in her jewelry box. Like reading a palm, you can trace the points where her life has intersected with memorable events, people, places, and loves. You can speculate on the essence of her personality, all from what... |
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War: The Definitive Visual History
DK Publishing - DK ADULT; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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War has been central to the rise and fall of civilizations since the dawn of time. The history of warfare first emerges from legend in Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, around 3,000 years before the birth of Christ. The first armies that we know about fought in Sumeria, Ancient Egypt,... |
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Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy
Charlie Savage - Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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In 1789, the Founding Fathers came up with a system of checks and balances to keep kingly powers out of the hands of American presidents. But in the 1970s and '80s, a faction of Republican loyalists, outraged by the fall of the imperial presidency after Watergate and the Vietnam War,... |
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Unusual punishment : inside the Walla Walla prison, 1970-1985
Christopher Murray - Washington State University Press Format: Print book
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Many students at Pullman's newly opened Agricultural College, Experimental Station and School of Science of the State of Washington were simply grateful for the opportunity to earn a college degree, but they received another benefit. Despite an international trend toward sequestering... |
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The Price of Prosperity: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them
Todd G Buchholz - Harper Format: Hardcover
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In this bold history and manifesto, a former White House director of economic policy exposes the economic, political, and cultural cracks that wealthy nations face and makes the case for transforming those same vulnerabilities into sources of strength - and the foundation of a national... |
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The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
David J. Morris - Eamon Dolan/Mariner Books Format: Print book
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“Unflinching and compassionate . . . This is far more than a biography of a psychological condition or a memoir of one individual; it is also a cogent analysis of an ever-increasing phenomenon that has changed the landscape of our culture . . . The Evil Hours is a must-read.”... |
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Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most
Timothy Shriver - Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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On a quest for what matters most, Timothy Shriver discovers a radically different, inspiring way of life.At a time when we are all more rudderless than ever, we look for the very best teachers and mentors to guide us. In Fully Alive, an unusual and gripping memoir, Timothy Shriver shows... |
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Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China
Fuchsia Dunlop - W.W. Norton Format: Hardcover
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A new memoir by the most talented and respected British food writer of her generation. Award-winning food writer Fuchsia Dunlop went to live in China as a student in 1994, and from the very beginning she vowed to eat everything she was offered, no matter how alien and bizarre it seemed.... |
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The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars
Christopher Cokinos - Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin Format: Print book
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In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting... |
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Successful Lace Knitting: Celebrating the Work of Dorothy Reade
Donna Druchunas - Martingale; 1st edition Format: Print book
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This book presents not only a beautiful collection of patterns but also a fascinating biography of Dorothy Reade, arguably the mother of modern lace knitting. It's a must-have for any knitter who appreciates lace! Discover techniques and patterns developed by Reade in the 1960s as you create... |
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Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
Ben Goldacre - Faber & Faber; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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Have you ever wondered how one day the media can assert that alcohol is bad for us and the next unashamedly run a story touting the benefits of daily alcohol consumption? Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the first place? How can average... |
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Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 5th Edition
Stan Gibilisco - McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 5 edition Format: Paperback
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Up-to-date, easy-to-follow coverage of electricity and electronics In Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, Fifth Edition, a master teacher provides step-by-step lessons in electricity and electronics fundamentals and applications. Detailed illustrations, practical examples, and hundreds... |
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The Chronology of Water: A Memoir
Lidia Yuknavitch - Hawthorne Books Format: Paperback
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This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story... |
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What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life
Tim Conway - Howard Books; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Six-time Emmy Award-winning funnyman Tim Conway, best known for his characters on The Carol Burnett Show, offers a straight-shooting and hilarious memoir about his life on stage and off as an actor and comedian. In television history, few entertainers have captured as many hearts and made... |
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Lost Antarctica: Adventures in a Disappearing Land
James McClintock - Palgrave Macmillan Trade Format: Hardcover
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The bitter cold and three months a year without sunlight make Antarctica virtually uninhabitable for humans. Yet a world of extraordinary wildlife persists in these harsh conditions, including leopard seals, giant squid, 50-foot algae, sea spiders, coral, multicolored sea stars, and giant... |
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My Spiritual Journey
Dalai Lama - HarperOne Format: Book
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In this elegant self-portrait, the world's most outspoken and influential spiritual leader recounts his epic and engaging life story. The Dalai Lama's most accessible and intimate book, My Spiritual Journey is an excellent introduction to the larger-than-life leader of Tibetan Buddhism... |
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Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science
Richard Preston - Random House; 1st Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond Richard Prestons bestselling works have mesmerized readers everywhere by showing... |
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The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made it
Richard Hofstadter - Vintage Format: Paperback
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The American Political Tradition is one of the most influential and widely read historical volumes of our time. First published in 1948, its elegance, passion, and iconoclastic erudition laid the groundwork for a totally new understanding of the American past. By writing a "kind... |
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Rare: The High-Stakes Race to Satisfy Our Need for the Scarcest Metals on Earth
Keith Veronese - Prometheus Books Format: Hardcover
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How will your life change when the supply of tantalum dries up You may have never heard of this unusual metal, but without it smartphones would be instantly less omniscient, video game systems would falter, and laptops fail. Tantalum is not alone. Rhodium. Osmium. Niobium. Such refugees... |
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The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
Erwin Chemerinsky - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition Format: Book
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Over the last few decades, the Supreme Court and the federal appellate courts have undergone a dramatic shift to the right, the result of a determined effort by right-wing lawmakers and presidents to reinterpret the Constitution by reshaping the judiciary. Conservative activist justices... |
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It's the Middle Class, Stupid!
James Carville - Blue Rider Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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It's the Middle Class, Stupid! confirms what we have all suspected: Washington and Wall Street have really screwed things up for the average American. Work has been devalued. Education costs are out of sight. Effort and ambition have never been so scantily rewarded. Political guru James... |
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123 I Can Paint! (Starting Art)
Irene Luxbacher - Kids Can Press Format: Hardcover
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Illustrated step-by-step painting projects include bustling street scenes sunny fields of flowers night skies popping with fireworks and more Budding artists will proudly say I can paint Encouraging play and experimentation with everyday materials and tools Starting Art unlocks the creative... |
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Fighting for Macarthur: The Navy and Marine Corps' Desperate Defense of the Philippines
John Gordon - Naval Institute Press Format: Hardcover
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"Fighting for MacArthur is a welcome addition to the scholarship on the Pacific War. Gordon makes extensive use of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps archives and interviews with veterans of the Philippine campaign. This is a well-written, engaging treatment of the steadily deteriorating... |
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My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life
Gabrielle Reece - Scribner Format: Hardcover
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So you got the guy on the big white horse, and the beautiful little mermaids, and the picket fence, and your life isn t . . . perfect in every imaginable way Youre not alone. In 1997, Gabrielle Reece married the man of her dreamsprofessional surfer Laird Hamiltonin a flawless Hawaiian... |
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
Jen Waite - Plume Format: Hardcover
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**An International Bestseller**"Like Big Little Lies, A Beautiful Terrible Thing is a startling reminder that fairy tales aren't real. A master class in suspenseful storytelling, Jen Waite recounts the lies, betrayals, and infidelity she endured with unrestrained... |
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A Profound Mind: Cultivating Wisdom in Everyday Life
H. H. the Dalai Lama - Harmony Format: Hardcover
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For the first time for general readers the Dalai Lama presents a comprehensive overview of the most important teaching of BuddhismPerhaps the main difference between Buddhism and other religions is its understanding of our core identity The existence of the soul or self which is central... |
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Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
Graham Robb - W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The secrets of the City of Light, revealed in the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten -- by the author of the acclaimed The Discovery of France. This is the Paris you never knew. From the Revolution to the present, Graham Robb has distilled a series of astonishing true... |
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Parents Have the Power to Make Special Education Work: An Insider Guide
Judith Canty Graves - Jessica Kingsley Pub; 192 edition Format: Paperback
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Written by parents who have been through the US special education system, this book cuts through the jargon to provide other parents with a no-nonsense road map full of valuable first-hand insights and tried-and-tested advice. The authors clearly describe: * the special education process,... |
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The Jesuit Guide to
James Martin - HarperOne; 1st edition Format: Book
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The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by the Revered James Martin, SJ (My Life with the Saints) is a practical spiritual guidebook based on the life and teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. Centered around the Ignatian goal of "finding God in all things,"... |
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Understanding Parkinson's Disease: A Self-Help Guide
David L Cram - Addicus Books Format: Paperback
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If you've been told by your doctor, "You have Parkinson's disease," you probably found it difficult to hear those words. Such a diagnosis can be frightening and leave you filled with questions. How will it affect your life? What are your treatment options? These authors... |
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Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right
Thomas Frank - Metropolitan Books; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at why the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatismEconomic catastrophe usually brings social protest and demands for change—or at least... |
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The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War
Jim Mann - Viking Format: Print book
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In "The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan", "New York Times" bestselling author James Mann directs his keen analysis to Ronald Reagan's role in ending the Cold War. Drawing on new interviews and previously unavailable documents, Mann offers a fresh and compelling narrative... |
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Where Mercy Is Shown, Mercy Is Given
Duane Dog Chapman - Hyperion; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The incredible story of struggle, redemption, and bounty hunting--which has catapulted Duane "Dog" Chapman into the hearts of millions, sparked a #1 rated television show, and inspired a #1 New York Times bestselling book--continues in Where Mercy Is Shown, Mercy Is Given. "Who... |
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The Ultimate Spy Book
H. Keith Melton - Dorling Kindersley Format: Hardcover
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The insider's guide to the secret world of espionage. An inconspicuous figure in a raincoat... border crossings at midnight... living under constant threat of betrayal and torture. Are these images from the movies -- or reality? Secretive and shadowy, the world of the spy is one that... |
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
John M Barry - Penguin Books Format: Paperback
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At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year... |
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Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America
Walter R. Borneman - Random House Trade Paperbacks Format: Hardcover
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In Polk, Walter R. Borneman gives us the first complete and authoritative biography of a president often overshadowed in image but seldom outdone in accomplishment. James K. Polk occupied the White House for only four years, from 1845 to 1849, but he plotted and attained a formidable agenda:... |
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Driven
James Sallis - Poisoned Pen Press Format: Paperback
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Drivenis the sequel toDrive, now also an award-winning film. As we exit the initial novel, Driver has killed Bernie Rose, “the only one he ever mourned,” ending his campaign against those who double-crossed him.Driventells how that young man, done with killing, later will become... |
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Chinatown: A Portrait of a Closed Society
Gwen Kinkead - Harpercollins Format: Hardcover
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A look into New York City's Chinatown discusses its people--newly arrived immigrants who work in garment factories and restaurants--and the enclave they have created there for themselves. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. |
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Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Ben Macintyre - Crown Format: Hardcover
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In Double Cross, New York Times bestselling author Ben Macintyre returns with the untold story of one of the greatest deceptions of World War II, and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it.. On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly... |
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Bird Cloud: A Memoir
Annie Proulx - Scribner; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Bird Cloud is the name Annie Proulx gave to 640 acres of Wyoming wetlands and prairie and four-hundred-foot cliffs plunging down to the North Platte River. On the day she first visited, a cloud in the shape of a bird hung in the evening sky. Proulx also saw pelicans, bald eagles, golden... |
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Terror on the Seas: True Tales of Modern-Day Pirates
Daniel Sekulich - Thomas Dunne Books Format: Print book
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Pirates. To many, the word conjures up images of swashbucklers in the eighteenth century. The very idea that pirates might still ply the seas today seems preposterous and far-fetched. But pirates most definitely still exist. And as Terror On the Seas shows, their violent activities on the other... |
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Raised-Bed Gardening: How to grow more in less space
Simon Akeroyd - Taunton Press Format: Print book
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Raised-bed gardening is a popular gardening technique that allows growers to achieve greater yields while watering less. An opening section explains the basics of raised beds, focusing on the benefits of raised beds (easier maintenance, better drainage, soil amelioration, etc.) and explaining... |
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Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song
Tyler Conroy - Simon & Schuster Format: Print book
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This October will mark the ten-year anniversary of Taylor Swift's first record and the first decade of her career. To celebrate the occasion, Swift's fans, in collaboration with Simon & Schuster, are teaming up to produce and publish the first major book about the artist New York... |
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American Wife: A Memoir of Love, War, Faith, and Renewal
Taya Kyle - William Morrow Format: Hardcover
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The widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle shares their private story: an unforgettable testament to the power of love and faith in the face of war and unimaginable loss--and a moving tribute to a man whose true heroism ran even deeper than the legendIn early 2013, Taya Kyle... |
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The Believers: A Novel
Zoe Heller - Harper Format: Hardcover
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"[Zoe Heller] is an extraordinarily entertaining writer, and this novel showcases her copious gifts, including a scathing, Waugh-like wit." - New York Times Best-selling author Zoe Heller has followed up the critical... |
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The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New
Annie Dillard - Ecco, 2016. Format: Book
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In recognition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's long and lauded career as a master essayist, a landmark collection, including her most beloved pieces and some rarely seen work, rigorously curated by the author herself.
"A writer who never seems tired, who has never... |
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Angels in the Sky: How a Band of Volunteer Airmen Saved the New State of Israel
Robert L Gandt - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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The gripping story of how an all-volunteer air force helped defeat five Arab nations and protect the fledgling Jewish state.In 1948, only three years after the Holocaust, the newly founded nation of Israel came under siege from a coalition of Arab states. The invaders vowed to annihilate... |
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The good son : the life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
Mark Kriegel - Free Press Format: Hardcover
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A biography of boxing champ Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini who is considered the "real" Rocky.In the 1980s, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini wasn't merely the lightweight champ. An adoring public considered him a national hero, the real Rocky: a righteous kid in a corrupt... |
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God's Power to Change Your Life (Living with Purpose)
Rick Warren - Zondervan; Supersaver edition Format: Hardcover
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What does it take to... Become more loving? Live more peacefully? Develop patience? Have self-control? 'In the years I have been a pastor,' writes Rick Warren, 'the number-one question I'm asked is, 'Rick, why can't I change?'' People want to change---but... |
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Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution
Laurence Tribe - Henry Holt and Co. Format: Hardcover
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With the Supreme Court more influential than ever, this eye-opening book tells the story of how the Roberts Court is shaking the foundation of our nations lawsFrom Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts... |
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Trickle Up Poverty: Stopping Obama's Attack on Our Borders, Economy, and Security
Michael Savage - William Morrow; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Michael Savage—conservative talk radio host and #1 New York Times bestselling author—takes on President Obama’s socialist agenda, his Chicago-style strong-arm tactics, and his Lenin-like complex in Trickle Up Poverty. Savage’s quest is to help American’s save... |
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Sal Mineo: A Biography
Michael Gregg Michaud - Crown Archetype; 1ST edition Format: Hardcover
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Sal Mineo is probably most well-known for his unforgettable, Academy Award–nominated turn opposite James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and his tragic murder at the age of thirty-seven. Finally, in this riveting new biography filled with exclusive, candid interviews with both Mineo’s... |
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American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
Chris Kyle - William Morrow; 1st Printing edition Format: Hardcover
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Chris Kylefallen hero and 1 bestselling author of American Sniperreveals how ten legendary guns forever changed U.S. history.At the time of his tragic death in February 2013, former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the top sniper in U.S. military history, was finishing one of the most exciting missions... |
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Pretty happy : healthy ways to love your body
Kate Hudson - Dey St. Format: Print book
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"Actress and fitness icon Kate Hudson shares her insights to help every woman become healthy, strong, and beautiful from the inside out in this stunning, full color illustrated lifestyle guide.Kate Hudson is an award-winning actress and founder of the popular active wear line, Fabletics.... |
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Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and Americas Stealth Warfare
Scott Horton - Bold Type Books Format: Hardcover
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Forty years ago, a majority of Americans were highly engaged in issues of war and peace. Whether to go to war or keep out of conflicts was a vital question at the heart of the countrys vibrant, if fractious, democracy. But American political consciousness has drifted. In the last decade,... |
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The Big Book of Maker Skills
Chris Hackett - Weldon Owen Format: Print book
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Makers, get ready. This is your ultimate, must-have, tip-packed guide for taking your DIY projects to the next levelfrom basic wood- and metalworking skills to plugged-in fun with power tools, from cutting-edge electronics play to 3-D printing wizardry. Join Chris Hackett, Popular Science... |
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God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World
Walter Russell Mead - Knopf; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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An illuminating account of the birth and rise of the global political and economic system that, sustained first by Britain and now by America, created the modern world.Walter Russell Mead, one of our most distinguished foreign policy experts, makes clear that the key to the predominance... |
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The Hornet's Sting: The Amazing Untold Story of World War II Spy Thomas Sneum
Mark Ryan - Skyhorse Format: Hardcover
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Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with Sneum, Mark Ryan describes how Tommy made an incredible escape from Denmark in a battered old Hornet Moth aircraft - which he had to refuel in mid-air by climbing out on the wing. Later, he escaped from Denmark again - by walking across a treacherous... |
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Mastering Color Knitting: Simple Instructions for Stranded, Intarsia, and Double Knitting
Melissa Leapman - Potter Craft; Original edition Format: Paperback
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One of the reasons knitting and colorwork master Melissa Leapman first learned to knit was her wish to make one special project—a sweater using Fair Isle technique. Now, for the first time, she brings her passion for advanced color knitting to knitters who want to knit with any and every... |
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The Genesis Enigma: Why the Bible Is Scientifically Accurate
Andrew Parker - Dutton Adult Format: Hardcover
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An acclaimed, paradigm-shifting evolutionary biologist shows how the biblical story of Genesis uncannily reflects recent scientific discoveries-and finds room for divine inspiration within. Consider this Genesis recounts the story of creation, step-by-step Let there be light Let the waters... |
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The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living
Helen Nearing - Schocken Books; Reprint edition Format: Paperback
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This one volume edition of Living the Good Life and Continuing the Good Life brings these classics on rural homesteading together. This couple abandoned the city for a rural life with minimal cash and the knowledge of self reliance and good health. |
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The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
Daniel Ellsberg - Bloomsbury USA Format: Hardcover
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From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness expos of the dangers of America's Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that--chillingly--continues to this day.Here, for the first time, former high level defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg reveals his shocking... |
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When the Game Was Ours
Larry Bird - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s--Celtics vs Lakers,... |
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The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
Maria Konnikova - Viking Format: Print book
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"It's a startling and disconcerting read that should make you think twice every time a friend of a friend offers you the opportunity of a lifetime." - Erik Larson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dead Wake and bestselling author of Devil in the White... |
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God Sleeps in Rwanda: A Journey of Transformation
Joseph Sebarenzi - Atria Books; 1 edition Format: Book
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A harrowing tale of survival and reconciliation by a Rwandan Tutsi who flees his homeland before the 1994 genocide and later returns to be elected speaker of the Rwandan parliament, only to be forced into exile once again This memoir tells the story of Joseph Sebarenzi, whose parents,... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Eastern and Central Europe
Matt Willis - DK Travel; Revised edition Format: Paperback
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DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations.... |
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Found
Tatum O'Neal - WilliamMr; First Edition edition Format: Print book
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Academy Award winner Tatum ONeal continues her inspiring true-life story begun in the 2004 New York Times bestseller A Paper Life with Found A Daughters Journey Homea moving memoir of discovery and reconciliation. In Found, the star of Paper Moon, TVs Rescue Me, and the OWN Oprah Winfrey... |
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Easy Woodcarving: Simple Techniques for Carving & Painting Wood
Cyndi Joslyn - Fox Chapel Publishing Format: Paperback
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Beginner carvers are presented with jargon-free instructions for eight skill-building projects in this copiously illustrated guide to carving in the round without a bandsaw. An introductory section acquaints novices with the art of carving and includes information on tool selection and sewing... |
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Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy
Eri Hotta - Knopf; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking history that considers the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective and is certain to revolutionize how we think of the war in the Pacific. When Japan launched hostilities against the United States in 1941, argues Eri Hotta, its leaders, in large part, understood... |
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Starting and Closing
John Smoltz - WilliamMr; First Edition edition Format: Book
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John Smoltz was one of the greatest Major League pitchers of the late twentieth / early twenty-first century—one of only two in baseball history ever to achieve twenty wins and fifty saves in single seasons—and now he shares the candid, no-holds-barred story of his life, his career,... |
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Tiger's Heart: The Story of a Modern Chinese Woman
Aisling Juanjuan Shen - Soho Press; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Like a suspense novel, this book is impossible to put down. All readers interested in China, as well as memoir fans especially of success stories, must read this astonishing title.--Library Journal Starred Review In Aisling Juanjuan Shens remarkable and assured memoir, a peasant girl born... |
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A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design
Frank Wilczek - Penguin Books Format: Print book
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Does the universe embody beautiful ideas? Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this "beautiful question." With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present.... |
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Environmental Science
Boy Scouts of America - Boy Scouts of Amer Format: Paperback
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Part of the Boys Scouts of America Merit Badge Series: Environmental Science. |
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Celebrity Detox: (The Fame Game)
Rosie O'Donnell - Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition Format: Bargain Price]
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Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, and always brutally honest, this is Rosie O'Donnell's surprising account of the pain, regret, and euphoria involved in withdrawing from celebrity life--and the terrifying dangers of relapsing into the spotlight. CELEBRITY DETOX is Rosie's... |
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Nature's Great Events: The Most Amazing Natural Events on the Planet
Karen Bass - University of Chicago Press Format: Print book
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Nature's Great Events is the lavishly illustrated counterpart to the Discovery Channel's landmark wildlife documentary, Nature's Most Amazing Events. Using groundbreaking filming techniques and state-of-the-art scientific technologies, the book and the documentary on which it is based... |
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The Rocks Don't Lie: A Geologist Investigates Noah's Flood
David R. Montgomery - W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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How the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood. In Tibet, geologist David R. Montgomery heard a local story about a great flood that bore a striking similarity to Noah’s Flood. Intrigued,... |
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You Will Not Have My Hate
Antoine Leiris - Penguin Press Format: Print book
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "On Friday night you stole the life of an exceptional person, the love of my life, the mother of my son, but you will not have my hate." On November 13, 2015, Antoine Leiris's wife, Hlne Muyal-Leiris, was killed by terrorists while attending a rock concert... |
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Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society
Cordelia Fine - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Paperback
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"Beliefs about men and women are as old as humanity itself, but Fines funny, spiky book gives reason to hope that weve heard Testosterone rexs last roar." -- Annie Murphy Paul, New York Times Book Review Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental force... |
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Upanisads
Patrick Olivelle - Oxford University Press Format: Paperback
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In the first major English translation of the ancient Upanisads for over half a century, Olivelle's work incorporates the most recent historical and philological scholarship on these central scriptures of Hinduism. Composed at a time of great social, economic, and religious change,... |
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Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas
Sarah Palin - Broadside Books; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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In her New York Times bestsellers Going Rogue and America by Heart, Sarah Palin revealed the strong Christian faith that has guided her life and family. In Good Tidings and Great Joy she calls for bringing back the freedom to express the Christian values of the season. She asserts the importance... |
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The Ultimate Book of Kid Concoctions: More Than 65 Wacky, Wild & Crazy Concoctions
John E Thomas - Kid Concoction Company; 1st edition Format: Illustrated]
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A collection of TOP SECRET instructions for creating home made versions of popular toy store items including: Gooey Gunk, Funny Putty, Sidewalk Chalk, Creepie Crawlers, Treasure Stones, Lip Gloss, Grass Head Guys, Shake & Make Ice Cream, Squeeze Rockets and many more. All of the projects... |
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Little Failure: A Memoir
Gary Shteyngart - Random House of Canada, Limited Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALISTNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIMENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MORE... |
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The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream
Suze Orman - Spiegel & Grau Format: Print book
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What does it take to create your New American Dream? Suze Orman, the woman millions of Americans have turned to for financial advice, says it's time for a serious reconsideration of the American Dream - what promise it still holds, what aspects are in need of revision, and how it must be refashioned... |
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The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade
Andrew Feinstein - Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition edition Format: Book
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The Shadow World is the harrowing behind-the-scenes tale of the global arms trade, revealing the deadly collusion that all too often exists among senior politicians, weapons manufacturers, felonious arms dealers, and the military—a situation that compromises our security and undermines... |
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A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey: Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes
Jessica Fellowes - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Its and there have been many changes at Downton Abbey since the family and their servants first welcomed us there twelve years ago A generation of men has been tragically lost at the front children are once again breathing new life into the great house a chauffeur now sits at the Grantham... |
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Shadow of the Silk Road
Colin Thubron - Harper Format: Hardcover
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Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey along the greatest land route on earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making... |
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I Am That
Nisargadatta Maharaj - The Acorn Press, Durham, NC Format: Paperback
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Back cover This collection of the timeless teachings of one of the greatest sages of India, Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, is a testament to the uniqueness of the seers life and work and is regarded by many as a modern spiritual classic. I Am That (first published in 1973) continues to draw... |
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Windows and Doors
Time-Life Books. - Time Life Format: Hardcover
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Illustrated guide provides a complete system for maintaining and repairing with step-by-step drawings, tips on tools, techniques, and safety precautions that simplify each procedure. |
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