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Strong Is the New Skinny: How to Eat, Live, and Move to Maximize Your Power
Jennifer Cohen - Harmony
Format: Book
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LEANER, STRONGER, FITTERFASTERSick and tired of hearing whats wrong with you and your body Youre not alone. Its time for a new conversationand a new plan for treating, feeding, and moving your body in ways that build on your strengths inside and out. Strong is sexy. Strong is powerful.... |
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My MacBook
John Ray - Que
Format: Paperback
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Covers MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air Step-by-step instructions with callouts to MacBook photos that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into hardware or operating system problems or limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your MacBook. Full-color, step-by-step... |
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Damn Delicious: 100 Super Easy, Super Fast Recipes
Chungah Rhee - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book
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The debut cookbook by the creator of the wildly popular blog Damn Delicious proves that quick and easy doesn't have to mean boring.Blogger Chungah Rhee has attracted millions of devoted fans with recipes that are undeniable "keepers"-each one so simple, so easy, and so flavor-packed,... |
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Living With Stroke: A Guide for Patients and Their Families
Senelick - HealthSouth Press
Format: Print book
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The fifth edition of Living with Stroke updates this highly popular guide for patients and families. There are 800,000 strokes each year and this book provides survivors and families with the wide variety of information and resources in one location. It has received widespread praise from... |
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All Things Quilting with Alex Anderson: From First Step to Last Stitch
Alex Anderson - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback
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With more than one million books sold, the author who taught the world to quilt is back again! Internet and television personality Alex Anderson's all-in-one "big book" includes essential quilting tools, binding basics, and a visual guide to piecing and appliqu. Master both... |
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Egyptomania: A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy
Ronald H Fritze - Reaktion Books
Format: Print book
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The land of pyramids and sphinxes, pharaohs and goddesses, Egypt has been a source of awe and fascination from the time of the ancient Greeks to the twenty-first century. In Egyptomania, Ronald H. Fritze takes us on a historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the past, a place inhabited... |
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Blending Families: Merging Households with Kids 8-18
Trevor Crow - Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Blending Families responds to the need for a book that explores step-parenting by starting with the marriage as the central relationship in a new blended family unit. Just as you are better able to help your child in an airplane emergency if you put your oxygen mask on first, you are better... |
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Economics: The User's Guide
Ha-Joon Chang - Bloomsbury
Format: Hardcover
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In his bestselling 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang brilliantly debunked many of the predominant myths of neoclassical economics. Now, in an entertaining and accessible primer, he explains how the global economy actually works--in real-world... |
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The Joy of Signing: A Dictionary of American Signs, 3rd Edition
LottieL. Riekehof - Gospel Publishing House; 3 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Joy of Signing is one of the most comprehensive guides available for mastering the current basic signs used to communicate with deaf people in either the word order of the English language or in the American Sign Language pattern. This updated third edition provides the basic vocabulary... |
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March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution
Will Englund - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting history of the month that transformed the world's greatest nations as Russia faced revolution and America entered World War I."We are provincials no longer," declared Woodrow Wilson on March 5, 1917, at his second inauguration. He spoke on the eve of America's entrance... |
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Make Ahead Bread: 100 Recipes for Melt-in-Your-Mouth Fresh Bread Every Day
Donna Currie - Taunton Press
Format: Book
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Two Steps to Breaking Bread Make Ahead Bread de-mystifies the bread-baking process with simple recipes and easy-to-follow steps for fresh-from-the-oven bread Plus theres an entire chapter devoted to baking ingredients and equipment Follow home baker Donna Curries simple two-step process... |
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The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America's UFO Highway
Ben Mezrich - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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This real-life The X-Files and Close Encounters of the Third Kind tells the true story of a computer programmer who tracks paranormal events along a 3,000-mile stretch through the heart of America and is drawn deeper and deeper into a vast conspiracy.Like "Agent Mulder" of The X-Files,... |
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The Book of Spice: From Anise to Zedoary
John O'Connell - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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At once familiar and exotic, spices are rare things, comforting us in favorite dishes while evoking far-flung countries, Arabian souks, colonial conquests and vast fortunes. John O'Connell introduces us to spices and their unique properties, both medical and magical, alongside the fascinating... |
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Malestrom: Manhood Swept into the Currents of a Changing World
Carolyn Custis James - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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Malestrom builds on and expands previous books by Carolyn Custis James to explore the idea of manhood, a growing issue both in the wider culture and in the church. Until now, the entire discussion has been largely reduced to Western conceptions. Instead, James here shows how our culture's... |
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Beautiful Braiding Made Easy: Using Kumihimo Disks and Plates
Helen Deighan - Search Press
Format: Print book
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An easy to follow guide to producing beautiful Japanese braids using Kumihimo disks and plates templates for which are printed on the cover flap ready to be cut out and used. There is advice on the yarns or threads to use, arranging the threads on the disk or plate, producing many different... |
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Bigfoot: Exploring the Myth & Discovering the Truth
Tom Burnette - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Paperback
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Our committed search to uncover the truth about Bigfoot Join investigators Tom Burnette and Rob Riggs on their amazing adventure into the wild where the mysterious creature known as Bigfoot dwells. Over the past twenty years, these two men have dedicated themselves to the search for Bigfoot... |
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Misdiagnosed: One Woman's Tour of--And Escape From--Healthcareland
Jody Berger - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller"Berger movingly details her journey to healing. Her indefatigable quest...underscores the fact that there is no such thing as one size fits all in medicine." - Gayatri Devi, MD, clinical associate professor, NYU School of Medicine, and author of A Calm... |
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Dark Forces: The Truth About What Happened in Benghazi
Kenneth R. Timmerman - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of Shadow Warriors investigates the tragedy of Benghazi to answer the questions: what really happened - and why?We know the Obama administration's story, of a demonstration caused by an Internet movie that went out of control. But what actually... |
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The witches : Salem, 1692
Stacy Schiff - Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Format: eBook
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Cleopatra, the #1 national bestseller, unpacks the mystery of the Salem Witch Trials.It began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. It ended less than a year later, but not before... |
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The Meat Hook Meat Book: Buy, Butcher, and Cook Your Way to Better Meat
Tom Mylan - Artisan Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Buying large, unbutchered pieces of meat from a local farm or butcher shop means knowing where and how your food was raised, and getting meat that is more reasonably priced. It means getting what you want, not just what a grocery store puts out for sale -- and tailoring your cuts to what... |
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Impatient Foodie: 100 Delicious Recipes for a Hectic, Time-Starved World
ELETTRA WIEDEMANN - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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Sustainable and conscious eating made simple, fun, and delicious - the founder of Impatient Foodie shows how the "slow food" movement doesn't have to be slow with these inspired meals perfect for everyone.Elettra Wiedemann didn't set out to be a foodie. At twenty-eight,... |
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Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980
Craig Shirley - Broadside Books
Format: Print book
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With a Foreword by Jon MeachamNew York Times bestselling biographer Craig Shirley charts Ronald Reagan's astonishing rise from the ashes of his lost 1976 presidential bid to overwhelming victory in 1980. American conservatism - and the nation itself - would never be the same.In 1976,... |
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The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming
Natasha Bowens - New Society Publishers
Format: eBook
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Imagine the typical American farmer. Many people visualize sun-roughened skin, faded overalls, and calloused hands - hands that are usually white. While there's no doubt the growing trend of organic farming and homesteading is changing how the farmer is portrayed in mainstream media,... |
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The Knitter's Book of Knowledge: A Complete Guide to Essential Knitting Techniques
Debbie Bliss - Lark
Format: Print book
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Debbie Bliss is one of the world's most respected knitwear designers, authors, and teachers - and The Knitter's Book of Knowledge is the distillation of her decades of experience into a single, indispensable reference. With information on everything from needles and yarns to tensioning... |
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Jeweler's Enameling Workshop: Techniques and Projects for Making Enameled Jewelry
Pauline Warg - Interweave
Format: Print book
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Add Vibrant Color to Your Jewelry!Enameling is the one of the best ways to add color to your jewelry--and anyone can do it! In Jeweler's Enameling Workshop, master jeweler Pauline Warg shares her easy-to-follow approach to enameling. You'll first learn the basics of kiln firing... |
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The Blood of Emmett Till
Timothy B Tyson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Audiobook
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Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction This extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement - the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till - "and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren't often enough asked to do with... |
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Traveling with Ghosts: A Memoir
Shannon Leone Fowler - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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From grief to reckoning to reflection to solace, a marine biologist shares the solo journey she took - through war-ravaged Eastern Europe, Israel, and beyond - to find peace after her fianc suffered a fatal attack by a box jellyfish in Thailand.In the summer of 2002, Shannon Leone Fowler,... |
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Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love
Bret Baier - Center Street
Format: Hardcover
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Special Heart is a deeply touching personal story told through the eyes of a journalist as he faces the most daunting challenge in life -- far more frightening than reporting from battlefields, infinitely more momentous than interviewing newsmakers of the day: caring for his critically... |
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Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
Eric Foner - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
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The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of Americas history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize-winning... |
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A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women
Siri Hustvedt - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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A compelling and radical collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from prize-winning novelist Siri Hustvedt, the acclaimed author of The Blazing World and What I Loved.Siri Husvedt has always been fascinated by biology and how human perception... |
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur
Mark Perry - Basic Books (AZ)
Format: Hardcover
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At times, even his admirers seemed unsure of what to do with General Douglas MacArthur. Imperious, headstrong, and vain, MacArthur matched an undeniable military genius with a massive ego and a rebellious streak that often seemed to destine him for the dustbin of history. Yet despite... |
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Paradise of the Pacific: Approaching Hawaii
Susanna Moore - Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic history of Americas tropical paradiseThe history of Hawaii may be said to be the story of arrivals -- from the eruption of volcanoes on the ocean floor 18,000 feet below, the first hardy seeds that over millennia found their... |
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The Scum of the Earth: What Happened to the Real British Heroes of Waterloo?
Colin Brown - Spellmount
Format: Hardcover
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Debunking popular myths, this isa cold, hard look at the infamous battle itself and its aftermath - just in time for the 200th anniversary of the battleThis bookfollows the men Wellington called just that from victory at Waterloo to a Regency Britain at war with itself, and explodes some... |
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Hit Makers: Why Things Become Popular
Derek Thompson - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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Nothing "goes viral." If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a word-of-mouth success in today's crowded media environment, you're missing the real story. Each blockbuster has a secret history - of power, influence, dark broadcasters, and passionate... |
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The Orphan Scandal: Christian Missionaries and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood
Beth Baron - Stanford University Press
Format: Paperback
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On a sweltering June morning in 1933 a fifteen-year-old Muslim orphan girl refused to rise in a show of respect for her elders at her Christian missionary school in Port Said. Her intransigence led to a beating—and to the end of most foreign missions in Egypt—and contributed to the rise... |
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Every Little Step: My Story
Bobby Brown - Dey St.
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn Every Little Step, Brown will for the first time tell the full story of his life and set the record straight, particularly about his relationship with Whitney Houston.Bobby Brown has been one of the most compelling American artists of the past thirty years, a magnetic... |
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Not Like the Rest of Us: An Anthology of Contemporary Indiana Writers
Barbara Shoup - INwords Publications ; 2016.
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Not Like the Rest of Us: An Anthology of Contemporary Indiana Writers features over seventy-five notable Indiana poets, fiction writers, and essayists, including Marianne Boruch, Jared Carter, Mari Evans, Karen Joy Fowler, Helen Frost, John Green, Philip Gulley, Patricia Henley, Susan Neville,... |
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The Larousse Book of Bread: 80 Recipes to Make at Home
Ã?ric Kayser - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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Stepbystep home baking recipes from France's foremost culinary resource, Larousse, and Parisian master baker ric Kayser.The Larousse Book of Bread features more than 80 home baking recipes for breads and pastries from two of France's most trusted authorities. From traditional Boule... |
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Backyard Building: Treehouses, Sheds, Arbors, Gates, and Other Garden Projects
Jean Stiles - Countryman Press
Format: Paperback
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Here is the very best of backyard building: Popular building authors Jeanie and David Stiles -- whose treehouse once garnered a spread in Architectural Digest -- have gathered dozens of original plans for treehouses, playhouses, and sheds, as well as a summer house, tea house, garden arbor,... |
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Almighty: Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age
Dan Zak - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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On a tranquil summer night in July 2012, a trio of elderly peace activists infiltrated the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Nicknamed the ''Fort Knox of Uranium,'' Y-12 was reputedly one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the world, a bastion... |
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Rules for Others to Live By: Comments and Self-Contradictions
Richard Greenberg - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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David Sedaris meets Garrison Keillor in this hysterically funny and thoughtful collection of original essays by Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg, who shares anecdotes and observations gathered from a lifetime of perfecting Rules for Others to Live By. Between worrying about... |
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The Making of Asian America: A History
Erika Lee - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive history of Asian Americans by one of the nation's preeminent scholars on the subject.In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds... |
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Calculus i.
Alpha. - Alpha Books
Format: Print book : English
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Let's face it, most students don't take calculus because they find it intellectually stimulating. It's not . . . at least for those who come up on the wrong side of the bell curve! There they are, minding their own business, working toward some non-science related degree, when . . . BLAM!... |
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Drawing Autism
Jill Mullin - Akashic Books
Format: Paperback
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Editor Jill Mullin is the recipient of the inaugural Felix in Art Award, presented by Extreme Kids & Crew!"Drawing Autism highlights an 'area where individuals with autism can have great abilities.'...Jill Mullin, a clinical therapist, explores the recurring themes in art made... |
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The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World
Michaela Chung - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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Learn the tools to shed your mask of extroversion, develop your own magnetism, and reveal the true you.One third to one half of Americans are introverts in a culture that celebrates - even enforces - an ideal of extroversion and a cult of personality. Political leaders are charismatic,... |
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No Place to Hide: A Brain Surgeon's Long Journey Home from the Iraq War
W. Lee Warren - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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A War Zone of the Soul Dr. W. Lee Warren's life as a neurosurgeon in a trauma center began to unravel long before he shipped off to serve the Air Force in Iraq in 2004. When he traded a comfortable if demanding practice in San Antonio, Texas, for a ride on a C-130 into the combat zone,... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Chicago
Dk Publishing. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Chicago will lead you straight to the best attractions the Windy City has to offer.Visit the Lincoln Park Zoo or the Art Institute of Chicago, shop on Michigan Avenue, enjoy the rides at the Navy Pier funfair, take in the view from the Willis Tower, or explore... |
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Michael Jackson, Inc.: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of a Billion-Dollar Empire
Zack O'Malley Greenburg - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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The surprising rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story of how Michael Jackson grew a billion-dollar business.Michael Jackson is known by many as the greatest entertainer of all time, but he was also a revolutionary when it came to business. In addition to famously buying the Beatles'... |
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The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour-and the
Sheila Weller - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Weller rivetingly recounts these gutsy ladies' time on the front lines... an inspiration for future generations of journalists." --Vanity FairFor decades, women battered the walls of the male fortress of television journalism. After fierce struggles, three women - Diane Sawyer,... |
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Poldark's Cornwall
Winston Graham - Pan Macmillan
Format: Print book
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Graham's saga of Cornish life in the 18th century has enthralled readers for 70 years and the wild landscapes that inspired the novels have - even today - remained relatively unchanged. Cornwall then was a perilous world of pirates and shipwrecks: of rugged coast and mysterious smugglers'... |
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Superfood Juices: 100 Delicious, Energizing & Nutrient-Dense Recipes
Julie Morris - Sterling
Format: Hardcover
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Juice it up, and start glowing - inside and out! Julie Morris, author of the bestselling Superfood Smoothies, serves up a fresh, ultra-healthy take on juicing with 100 flavorful recipes. Incorporating antioxidant- and vitamin-rich powerhouses such as aai, chia, ginger, and kale, these drinks... |
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Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction
Christine Haynes - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Paperback
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The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction helps you master all of the techniques needed to sew clothes--including tops, dresses, pants, skirts, and even outerwear. This technique-driven book follows the entire process of clothing construction, including a section on the sewing machine... |
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Battlefield America: The War on the American People
John W. Whitehead - Select Books (NY)
Format: Hardcover
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In Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the follow-up to his award-winning book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead paints a terrifying portrait of a nation at war with itself and which is on the verge of undermining... |
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Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
Jeffrey Zaslow - William Morrow Paperbacks; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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“Gripping and genuinely heartwarming.”—New York Daily News The inspirational New York Times bestselling autobiography of a true American hero, in Highest Duty Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger—the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways... |
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Why Deals Fail: And How to Rescue Them
Anna Faelten - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book
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The combined value of all M&A deals from 1980 to the end of 2015 was almost $65 trillion - bigger than the current annual world economy value outside the US. In that same period, almost 900,000 deals were announced. Many were questionable, as Why Deals Fail shows. With companies expected... |
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Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
George Saunders - Random House Inc
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThree months after George Saunders gave a graduation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million... |
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Think and Grow Rich for Women: Using Your Power to Create Success and Significance
Sharon Lechter - Tarcher
Format: Hardcover
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Women are the future of American business. According to a recent Nielsen report, women will control two-thirds of American consumer wealth in less than a decade.And yet almost all business and success literature is still written for men - dispensing advice that doesn't take into account... |
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The Completion Process: The Practice of Putting Yourself Back Together Again
Teal Swan - Hay House
Format: Print book
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Teal Swan's previous book, Shadows Before Dawn, told the incredible story of how she survived 13 years of horrific physical, mental, and sexual abuse at the hands of a cult member in her community. After her escape at age 19, she forged a path back from the edge of despair and began... |
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Maximilian and Carlota: Europe's Last Empire in Mexico
M. M. McAllen - Trinity University Press; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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In this new telling of Mexicos Second Empire and Louis Napolons installation of Maximilian von Habsburg and his wife, Carlota of Belgium, as the emperor and empress of Mexico, Maximilian and Carlota brings the dramatic, interesting, and tragic time of this six-year-siege to life.From 1861... |
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The Hidden History of America at War: Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah
Kenneth C. Davis - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover
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Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA AT WAR. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine) , Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold... |
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Inside ISIS: The Brutal Rise of a Terrorist Army
Benjamin Hall - Center Street; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A year ago, few people had heard of ISIS-- today, they are a major terrorist threat. Despite numerous warnings from intelligence services, ISIS's rise to power has left countries around the world floundering for solutions. Today, we face a threat that is more violent, powerful and financially... |
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Prairie Man: The Struggle between Sitting Bull and Indian Agent James McLaughlin
Norman E. Matteoni - TwoDot; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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One week after the infamous June 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, when news of the defeat of General George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry troops reached the American public, Sitting Bull became the most wanted hostile Indian in America. He had resisted the United States intrusions... |
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Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue in a Doomed World
Taras Grescoe - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth century's most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the fabulously wealthy Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily "Mickey" Hahn was a legendary New Yorker journalist whose... |
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Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair
Emma Tarlo - Oneworld Publications
Format: Print book
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When it's not attached to your head, your very own hair takes on a disconcerting quality. Suddenly, it is strange. And yet hair finds its way into all manner of unexpected places, far from our heads, including cosmetics, clothes, ropes, personal and public collections, and even food.... |
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The Ketogenic Diet: A Scientifically Proven Approach to Fast, Healthy Weight Loss
Kristen Mancinelli - Ulysses Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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THE ORIGINAL, SCIENTIFICALLY DEVELOPED LOW-TO-NO-CARB DIETLow-carb is all the rage, but unlike the fad diets, the ketogenic diet is scientifically proven to change how the brain gets energy and the body dissolves fat. Studies have shown that the ketogenic diet’s program—a high... |
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The Lupus Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Families
Donald E. Thomas Jr. MD FACP FACR - Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can affect any system and organ in the body. For the 1.4 million people in the United States who have lupus, an overactive immune system senses that different parts of the body do not belong, and it attacks these parts. The immune... |
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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Issa Rae - Atria / 37 INK
Format: Hardcover
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In the bestselling tradition of Sloane Crosley's I Was Told There'd Be Cake and Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, a collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and black... |
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Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission
Bob Drury - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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From the authors of the New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest... |
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A Road Unforeseen: Women Fight the Islamic State
Meredith Tax - Bellevue Literary Pr
Format: Print book
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"This is the book I've been waiting for - only it's richer, deeper, and more intriguing than I could have imagined. A Road Unforeseen is a major contribution to our understanding of feminism and Islam, of women and the world, and gives me fresh hope for change." - Barbara... |
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Skinny Juices: 101 Juice Recipes for Detox and Weight Loss
Danielle Omar - Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Print book
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Squeeze the most out of juicing!Juicing is the perfect way to cleanse your body with living enzymes, mineral-rich hydration, and easy-to-absorb nutrients. Many experts agree that juicing is a great way to get more fruits and vegetables into your diet—but store-bought juices can be expensive... |
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The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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It is one of the enduring enigmas of the human experience: many of our most iconic, creative endeavors - from Nobel Prize-winning discoveries to entrepreneurial inventions and works in the arts - are not achievements but conversions, corrections after failed attempts. The gift of failure... |
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Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s
Tom Doyle - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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An illuminating look at the most tumultuous decade in the life of a rock iconthe only McCartney biography in decades based on firsthand interviews with the ex-Beatle himself. As the 1970s began, the Beatles ended, leaving Paul McCartney to face the new decade with only his wife Linda by his side.... |
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Paper Hearts, Volume 1: Some Writing Advice
Beth Revis - Scripturient Books
Format: Paperback
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Bird by Bird meets Save the Cat in this new writing advice book by NY Times bestselling author Beth Revis. With more than 100000 reads on Wattpad for the previous edition, this newly expanded and rewritten edition features 350 pages of content, including charts and a detailed appendix.... |
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No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes
Anand Gopal - Holt & Company, Henry
Format: Hardcover
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Told through the lives of three Afghans, the stunning tale of how the United States had triumph in sight in Afghanistan--and then brought the Taliban back from the deadIn a breathtaking chronicle, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces in vivid detail the lives of three Afghans caught... |
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The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age
Astra Taylor - Metropolitan Books
Format: Hardcover
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From a cutting-edge cultural commentator, a bold and brilliant challenge to cherished notions of the Internet as the great leveler of our ageThe Internet has been hailed as an unprecedented democratizing force, a place where everyone can be heard and all can participate equally. But how true... |
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The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
Nina Teicholz - Free Press
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestseller Named one of The Economist's Books of the Year 2014 Named one of The Wall Street Journal's Top Ten Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 Forbes's Most Memorable Healthcare Book of 2014 Named a Best... |
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Scalia: A Court of One
Bruce Allen Murphy - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative, deeply researched biography of the most controversial and outspoken Supreme Court justice of our time and how he chose to be "right" rather than influential.Antonin Scalia knew only success in the first fifty years of his life. His sterling academic and legal... |
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Good Cheap Eats: Everyday Dinners and Fantastic Feasts for $10 or Less
Jessica Fisher - Harvard Common Press
Format: Paperback
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Inover recipesJessica offers a delicious alternative to fast food takeout pizza or over-processed foods from the supermarketwith nourishing from-scratch meals that dont break the bank or take hours to cook Those recipes are organized into multi-course dinnersmain dishes sides and add-ons... |
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Scaling Lean: Mastering the Key Metrics for Startup Growth
Ash Maurya - Portfolio Penguin
Format: Print book
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Is your "big idea" worth pursuing What if you could test your business model earlier in the process - before you've expended valuable time and resources You've talked to customers. You've identified problems that need solving, and maybe even built a minimum viable... |
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Forever Mom: What to Expect When You're Adopting
Mary Ostyn - Thomas Nelson
Format: Book
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What to do when youve been called to adopt and practical advice to make it work Mary Ostyn married her sweetheart at nineteen, and the pair had four kids by their eighth anniversary. When their youngest was three, God opened their eyes to the needs of orphans all over the world--and answered... |
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Makerspaces: A Practical Guide for Librarians
John J Burke - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Paperback
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A "makerspace" is an area in a library where users can use tools and equipment to design, build, and create all sorts of different things. It may be a dedicated room or a multipurpose space in which a collection of raw materials and resources can be utilized as desired. Projects... |
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The Buddha's Wife: The Path of Awakening Together
Janet Surrey PhD - Beyond Words Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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As the category of women's spirituality continues to grow, The Buddha's Wife offers to a broad audience for the first time the intimate and profound story of Princess Yasodhara, the wife Buddha left behind, and her alternative journey to spiritual enlightenment.What do we know of the wife... |
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Honest Eats: Celebrating the Rich Food History of Indiana's Historic Lincoln Highway
Keith Elchert - Mt Pub Company Inc
Format: Print book
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In Honest Eats, Keith Elchert and Laura Weston-Elchert take you on a tour of Indiana's stretch of the Lincoln Highway. You'll visit nearly 100 locations - mostly restaurants but with some interesting side stops as well. You'll meet the entrepreneurs whose love of history and the highway... |
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The OPA! Way: Finding Joy & Meaning in Everyday Life & Work
Alex Pattakos - BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover
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In chasing “the good life,” many of us sacrifice our relationships, our health, and our sanity, but at the end of the day, we still find ourselves with lives and work that bring us little fulfillment. Life isn't about the pursuit of happiness, which is superficial and fleeting.... |
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How Trump Won: The Inside Story of a Revolution
Joel Pollak - Regnery Publishing
Format: Print book
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From the moment Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the White House until very late on Election Night 2016, media and pollsters kept insisting Trump wouldn't--couldn't--be president.But for Larry Schweikart-one of a ragtag group of amateur politicos called "the Deplorables"... |
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You, Too, Could Write a Poem
David Orr - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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A collection of reviews and essays by David Orr, the New York Times poetry columnist and one of the most respected critics in America today, his best work of the past fifteen years in one place Poetry is never more vital, meaningful, or accessible than in the hands of David Orr.... |
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America's Best Ribs: 100 Recipes for the Best. Ribs. Ever.
Arthur Aguirre - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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America loves barbecue, especially when it comes to ribs! Barbecue contests are serious business. Major competitions and festivals now take place in twenty-eight states, and there are twenty BBQ associations and societies across the country committed to encouraging the art of smoking and grilling... |
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Psychic Abilities for Beginners: Awaken Your Intuitive Senses
Melanie Barnum - Llewellyn Publications
Format: Book
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Theres more to this lifetime than the naked eye can see, and Psychic Abilities for Beginners is the perfect guide to this unseen knowledge. When you develop your psychic skills, you will increase your confidence, stimulate your potential, and expose the magnificence that is already inside... |
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Building Your Brand: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations
Michele Levy - Morgan James Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Does your brand strategy make sense?If you ask 10 people in your organization, how many different answers would you get??* Can everyone in your organization explain how all the pieces (programs and services) fit together??* Do you feel like you're the best kept secret in town?* Have... |
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David Wilkerson: The Cross, the Switchblade, and the Man Who Believed
Gary Wilkerson - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover
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This is the story of David Wilkerson, the man who believed against the odds that God could do great things in the rejected and ignored of New York City, who refused to give up on those on the streets even when they had given up on themselves, and who saw in the eyes of the drug addicts... |
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Cooking Light The Good Pantry: Homemade Foods & Mixes Lower in Sugar, Salt & Fat
The Editors of Cooking Light Magazine - Oxmoor House
Format: Print book
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Restock your pantry from scratch with Cooking Light's guide to healthy homemade staples. Filled with creative recipes and expert advice, The Good Pantry puts a DIY spin on kitchen basics, offering healthy alternatives to common store-bought products. Discover more than 140 ideas for great-tasting... |
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Four Major Plays: Doll's House; Ghosts; Hedda Gabler; and The Master Builder
Henrik Ibsen - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
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Taken from the highly acclaimed Oxford Ibsen, this collection of Ibsen's plays includes A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, and The Master Builder.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around... |
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Fodor's Germany
Fodor's - Fodor's; 27 edition
Format: Paperback
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Fodors correspondents highlight the best of Germany, including Berlins hippest neighborhoods, Munichs famous beer gardens, and great scenic drives and wineries. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether its your first trip or your fifth.... |
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A Modern Way to Eat: 200+ Satisfying Vegetarian Recipes
Anna Jones - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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A beautifully photographed and modern vegetarian cookbook packed with quick, healthy, and fresh recipes that explore the full breadth of vegetarian ingredients--grains, nuts, seeds, and seasonal vegetables--from Jamie Olivers London-based food stylist and writer Anna Jones.How we want to eat is changing.... |
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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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Juice: Recipes for Juicing, Cleansing, and Living Well
Carly de Castro - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover
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A lushly illustrated and accessible guide to juicing and juice cleansing, featuring 75 recipes for making organic juices, milks, and other concoctions at home to provide the vital nutrients a healthy body needs to function at an optimal level.Once considered a fringe practice of raw-food... |
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Happily Ali After: And Other Fairly True Tales
Ali Wentworth - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The actress, comedian, media darling, and New York Times bestselling author picks up where she left off in Ali in Wonderland, dissecting modern life - and this time, on a mission of self-improvement - in a series of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.Moved by a particularly inspirational tweet... |
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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
Fumio Sasaki - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The best-selling phenomenon from Japan that shows us a minimalist life is a happy life.Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo -- he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided... |
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The Louise Parker Method: Lean for Life
Louise Parker - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Print book
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It is not a diet - it is an inspiring, easy-to-follow programme for life, consisting of two phases: TRANSFORM - taking the direct route to your best bodyLIFESTYLE - protecting your results for lifeThe method is the best-kept secret of A-list celebrities, royals, global CEOs, entrepreneurs... |
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The Serpent's Promise: The Bible Interpreted Through Modern Science
Steve Jones - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed geneticist Steve Jones, the story of the Bible as told through the lens of modern science. In The Serpent's Promise, Steve Jones retells many of the Biblical tales in the light of modern science. Are we all descended from a real-life Adam and Eve? Are some—or all—of... |
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The Wit and Wisdom of Star Trek
Robb Pearlman - Cider Mill Press
Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate gift book for Trekkies, featuring classic quotes and photos from fan-loved moments, tidbits of behind-the-scenes trivia, and personal recollections from the cast and crew of Star Trek The Original Series. The Wit and Wisdom of Star Trek celebrates the enduring legacy of The Original... |
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Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders: Treatment Strategies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine, and Seizures
Sidney Kurn - Healing Arts Press
Format: Print book
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A guide to herbal and holistic medicine for brain health and neurologic disorders* Provides detailed herbal, antioxidant, and nutritional strategies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, migraine, and seizures* Supported by scientific studies and years of successful... |
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Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary of the Last Days of the Third Reich
Walter Kempowski - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A monumental work of history that captures the last days of the Third Reich as never before.Swansong 1945 chronicles the end of Nazi Germany and World War II in Europe through hundreds of letters, diaries, and autobiographical accounts covering four days that fateful spring: Hitler's... |
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2016 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000
George S. Cuhaj - Krause Publications; Forty-third Edition edition
Format: Print book
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A Higher Grade of ReferenceThe 2016 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 provides the most compelling and complete catalog to 20th century coins available. As the market shifts to a greater emphasis on higher quality coins, Standard Catalog of World Coins now reflects that demand... |
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Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back
Jeff Hoffman - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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Your concrete road map to rapidly grow your business and get your life back!Have you ever wanted to grow your business but held back because of fear that it would take over your life? As an owner, it's all too common to feel you have to choose between your personal life and the success... |
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The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story
Farida Khalaf - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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Named a "Best Book of the Year" by New York Post "Farida Khalaf's story is harrowing but crucial - especially when it comes to understanding what ISIS actually is and does." - Glamour "As gripping as it is appalling ... a compelling testament to the suffering... |
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I Can Hear You Whisper: An Intimate Journey through the Science of Sound and Language
Lydia Denworth - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Book
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An investigation into the science of hearing, child language acquisition, neuroplasticity, brain development, and Deaf culture. A mother notices her toddler is not learning to talk the way his brothers did ... Is something wrong? Her search for answers is a journey into the mysteries... |
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Cracking the SAT with 5 Practice Tests, 2015 Edition (College Test Preparation)
Adam Robinson - Princeton Review
Format: Paperback
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THE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get all the prep you need to ace the SAT with 5 full-length practice tests, thorough SAT topic reviews, and extra practice online.Techniques That Actually Work. * Powerful strategies to avoid traps and beat the test* Tips for pacing yourself and prioritizing... |
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Andy Kaufman: The Truth, Finally
Bob Zmuda - BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover
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For the first time ever, the two people who knew Andy Kaufman best open up about the most enigmatic artist of our generation.Comedian and Taxi star Andy Kaufman, known for his crazy antics on screen and off, was the ultimate prankster, delighting audiences with his Elvis and Mighty Mouse... |
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The gene : an intimate history
Siddhartha Mukherjee - Scribner
Format: Print book
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post and Seattle Times Best Book of the Year From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies - a magnificent history of the gene and a response... |
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