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Stand Tall: Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring
Dewey Bozella - Ecco Format: Print book
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In this inspiring memoir, Dewey Bozella recounts his life and the twenty-six years he spent behind bars for a murder he did not commit - a stirring tale of courage, strength, faith, and perseverance.In the late 1970s, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully accused of murdering Emma Crapser, a ninety-two-year-old... |
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The Mighty Franks: A Memoir
MICHAEL FRANK - Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Hardcover
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A psychologically acute memoir about an unusual and eccentric Hollywood family."My feeling for Mike is something out of the ordinary," Michael Frank overhears his aunt say to his mother when he is a boy. "I wish he were mine."Michael's childless Auntie Hankie and Uncle... |
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Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies
Mark Zegarelli - For Dummies Format: Print book
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Master the fundamentals first for a smoother ride through math Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies is your ticket to finally getting a handle on math! Designed to help you strengthen your weak spots and pinpoint problem areas, this book provides hundreds of practice problems... |
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The Book of Gutsy Women: Our Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience
Hillary Rodham Clinton - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them - women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.She couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old. "Go ahead, ask your... |
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Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Annette E Dumbach - Oneworld Publications Format: Paperback
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The 75th Anniversary Edition In 1942, five young German students and one professor at the University of Munich crossed the threshold of toleration to enter the realms of resistance, danger and death. Protesting in the name of principles Hitler thought he had killed forever, Sophie Scholl... |
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Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II
Robert Matzen - GoodKnight Books Format: Hardcover
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Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered... |
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I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
KEVIN HART - Atria / 37 INK Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together... |
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Miracle Cure: The Creation of Antibiotics and the Birth of Modern Medicine
William Rosen - Viking Format: Print book
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The epic history of how antibiotics were born, saving millions of lives and creating a vast new industry known as Big Pharma.As late as the 1930s, virtually no drug intended for sickness did any good; doctors could set bones, deliver babies, and offer palliative care. That all changed in less... |
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The Book Of Separation: A Memoir
Tova Mirvis - Harper Perennial Format: Paperback
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The memoir of a woman who leaves her faith and her marriage and sets out to navigate the terrifying, liberating terrain of a newly mapless world. Born and raised in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish family, Tova Mirvis committed herself to observing the rules and rituals prescribed by this way of life.... |
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An Afterlife
Frances Bartkowski - Apprentice House Format: Hardcover
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In a small Bavarian town, a displaced persons camp set up by the Allies after World War II sets the scene for the opening of Fran Bartkowski's touching novel, An Afterlife. There, Ruby and Ilya, both survivors of concentration and labor camps, meet at a time of heightened intensity,... |
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Greed and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Doc Gooden, Lawrence Taylor, Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, and the Mafia in 1980s New York
Sean Deveney - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Hardcover
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On October 28, 1986, just one day after winning one of the most thrilling World Series in history, the New York Mets were feted by more than two million fans with a parade through the city. In news accounts of the event, there was a small aside, as this one in the New York Times:... |
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Three Women
Lisa Taddeo - Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "THIS IS THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR. This is it. This is the one...It blew the top of my head off and I haven't been able to stop thinking or talking about it since." - Elizabeth Gilbert "Taddeo spent eight years reporting this groundbreaking... |
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Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Pitcher Drinks for Every Occasion
Maggie Hoffman - Ten Speed Press Format: Hardcover
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A hip, accessible guide to batch cocktail-making for entertaining, with 65 recipes that can be made hours--or weeks!--ahead of time so that hosts and hostesses have one less thing to worry about as the doorbell rings.As anyone who has hosted a dinner party knows, cocktail hour is the most... |
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Super Mario Odyssey: Kingdom Adventures, Vol. 4
Prima Games - Prima Games Format: Hardcover
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Follow Mario as he journeys through the expansive kingdoms of Super Mario Odyssey with his new ally, the heroic, hat-shaped Cappy!This collectible, hardcover travel companion is a must-have for Mario fans of all ages!Each installment in the six-volume series covers different kingdoms in Mario's... |
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Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5
Robin Nixon - O'Reilly Media Format: Paperback
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Build interactive, data-driven websites with the potent combination of open-source technologies and web standards, even if you only have basic HTML knowledge. With this popular hands-on guide, you'll tackle dynamic web programming with the help of today's core technologies: PHP,... |
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Power Yoga: Strength, Sweat, and Spirit
Leah Cullis - Human Kinetics, Inc. Format: Paperback
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Expand your energy and raise your sense of personal power with power yoga, the athletic and dynamic style of yoga that delivers high intensity and quick results. In Power Yoga: Strength, Sweat, and Spirit, you will learn the poses, practices, and philosophy of this fitness- and focus-boosting... |
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The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism: Second Edition
Geoffrey W. Dennis - Llewellyn Publications Format: Paperback
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Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich anyone's life, Jewish or not, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism - the fabulous, the miraculous, and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has added over thirty new entries and significantly... |
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H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil
Adam Selzer - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Hardcover
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America's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of a murderer who has become one of America's... |
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Dinner Illustrated: 175 Meals Ready in 1 Hour or Less
AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN. - America's Test Kitchen Format: Paperback
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This innovative cookbook from America's most trusted test kitchen is your new answer to the question, "what's for dinner?" Open to any page for everything you need to cook a complete meal that your family will love, including step-by-step photos for every recipe.Dinner Illustrated... |
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir
Daniel R. Day - Random House Format: Hardcover
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"Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn't just about fashion. It's about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud." - Ava Duvernay, director of Selma,... |
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A Sovereign People: The Crises of the 1790s and the Birth of American Nationalism
Carol Berkin - Basic Books Format: Print book
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Today the United States is the dominant power in world affairs, and that status seems assured. Yet in the decade following the ratification of the Constitution, the republic's existence was contingent and fragile, challenged by domestic rebellions, foreign interference, and the always-present... |
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Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech Youll Never Hear
Carl Hiaasen - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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This is Oh, the Places Youll Never Go--the ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic view of a college graduates future. And what he or she can or cant do about it."This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement... |
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Instant Pot Fast & Easy: 100 Simple and Delicious Recipes for Your Instant Pot
Urvashi Pitre - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Paperback
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Fully authorized by Instant Pot - brand new recipes from the best-selling author of Indian Instant Pot Cookbook and The Keto Instant Pot CookbookIndian Instant Pot Cookbook by Urvashi Pitre is already one of the top-selling cookbooks in its category. Now Pitre turns... |
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Sh*tshow!: The Country's Collapsing . . . and the Ratings Are Great
CHARLIE LEDUFF - Penguin Press Format: Hardcover
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A daring, firsthand, and utterly-unscripted account of crisis in America, from Ferguson to Flint to Cliven Bundy's ranch to Donald Trump's unstoppable campaign for President--at every turn, Pulitzer-prize winner and bestselling author of Detroit: An American Autopsy, Charlie LeDuff... |
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One Hundred Miracles: A Memoir of Music and Survival
Zuzana Ruzickova - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Format: Paperback
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The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ruzickova, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist. Zuzana Ruzickova grew up in 1930s Czechoslovakia dreaming of two things: Johann Sebastian Bach and the piano. But her peaceful, melodic childhood was torn apart when, in 1939, the Nazis invaded.... |
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BRAVE
ROSE MCGOWAN - HarperOne Format: Hardcover
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"My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same." -Rose McGowanA revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - A voice for generationsRose McGowan... |
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See You Again in Pyongyang: A Journey into Kim Jong Un's North Korea
Travis Jeppesen - Hachette Books Format: Hardcover
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From ballistic missile tests to stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations, news from North Korea never fails to dominate the global headlines. But what is life there actually likeIn See You Again in Pyongyang, Travis Jeppesen culls from his experiences living, traveling,... |
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Ten From The Nations: Torah Awakening Among Non-Jews
Rivkah Lambert Adler Ph.D. - Geula Watch Press Format: Paperback
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For the first time in 2,000 years, non-Jews around the world are expressing a desire to connect with Torah, the Land of Israel, the God of Israel and the Jewish people. Ten From The Nations: Torah Awakening Among Non-Jews is a pioneering look at this startling phenomenon of a Torah awakening... |
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Healing Arthritis: Your 3-Step Guide to Conquering Arthritis Naturally
Susan Blum - Scribner Format: Hardcover
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The author of the bestselling The Immune System Recovery Plan shares her science-based, drug-free treatment plan for the almost fifty million people who suffer from arthritis: an amazing 3-step guide to eliminate the disease naturally.Arthritis is the most common cause of disability... |
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Butterfly Gardening: The North American Butterfly Association Guide
Jane Hurwitz - Princeton University Press Format: Flexibound
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An indispensable and lavishly illustrated guide to creating a garden that attracts and sustains butterfliesButterfly gardening creates habitats that support butterflies, connecting us with some of the most beautiful creatures in the natural world and bringing new levels of excitement and joy to gardening.... |
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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria
Wendy Pearlman - Custom House Format: Hardcover
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LONG-LISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDALReminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich, an astonishing collection of intimate wartime testimonies and poetic fragments from a cross-section of Syrians whose lives have been transformed by revolution, war, and flight.Against the backdrop... |
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Stonehenge: The Story of a Sacred Landscape
FRANCIS PRYOR - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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An illustrated, evocative narrative of the nature and history of Stonehenge that places the enigmatic stone megaliths in a wider cultural context. Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient structure.... |
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The Clean 20: 20 Foods, 20 Days, Total Transformation
Ian Smith - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestsellerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of SHRED and Blast the Sugar Out, the ultimate guide to clean eating!What is clean eating? In his newest diet book, Dr. Ian K. Smith teaches readers the benefits of clean eating and how to implement... |
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K-9 Korea: The Untold Story of America's War Dogs in the Korean War
J Rachel Reed - Regnery History Format: Print book
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The men of the 8125th Sentry Dog Detachment had no idea what they would find when their ship docked at Incheon, Korea. The dogs in the unit seemed even more uncertain than the men: they could smell the terror in the place. Almost immediately, these soldiers came to rely on each other... |
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My Love Story: A Memoir
TINA TURNER - Atria Books Format: Book
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Tina Turner - the long-reigning queen of rock & roll and living legend - sets the record straight about her career and personal life in this compelling memoir.
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The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump
Andrew G. McCabe - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!On March 16, 2018, just twenty-six hours before his scheduled retirement from the organization he had served with distinction for more than two decades, Andrew G. McCabe was fired from his position as deputy director of the FBI. President... |
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Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way
Ryan White - Touchstone Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed music critic and author of Springsteen: Album by Album comes the real story behind the legendary beach bum, rock star, and billionaire musician Jimmy Buffett - who has enchanted audiences of Parrotheads for over four decades with his tropical fantasy world of Margaritaville.Jimmy... |
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Holistic Reflexology: Essential Oils and Crystal Massage in Reflex Zone Therapy
Ewald Kliegel - Healing Arts Press Format: Paperback
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A guide to reflexology treatments combined with complementary therapies to restore energetic balance, relieve pain, and support healing * Provides more than 30 full-color maps of reflex zone systems from head to toe, including the ears, mouth, tongue, fingernails, and torso * Explains... |
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey
Robert Macfarlane - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet's past and future.Hailed as "the great nature writer of this generation" (Wall Street Journal) , Robert Macfarlane is the celebrated author of books about the intersections... |
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Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History
Marty Gitlin - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Title IX is passed. Some moments in sports - whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom - transcend the event itself. Some have helped... |
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Solitary
Albert Woodfox - Grove Press Format: Hardcover
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Solitary is the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary confinement -- in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell, 23 hours a day, in notorious Angola prison in Louisiana -- all for a crime he did not commit. That Albert Woodfox survived was, in itself, a feat... |
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Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
Michael Benson - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the film's release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, including the inside account of how director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke created... |
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Vegan Reset: The 28-Day Plan to Kickstart Your Healthy Lifestyle
Kim-Julie Hansen - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Paperback
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A 28-day plan for new vegans or anyone looking to get their diet back on track, from the wildly popular creator of Brussels Vegan and Best of Vegan No matter what diet you practice, a reset is a way to jump-start or refocus healthy habits and get your body to a state of optimum health.... |
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Wild Nights: How Taming Sleep Created Our Restless World
Benjamin Reiss - Basic Books Format: Print book
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Why is sleep frustrating for so many people? Why do we spend so much time and money managing and medicating it, and training ourselves and our children to do it correctly? In Wild Nights, Benjamin Reiss finds answers in sleep's hidden history--one that leads to our present, sleep-obsessed... |
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook
GUY HART-DAVIS - Visual Format: Paperback
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The visual learner's ultimate guide to the MacBook and macOS High Sierra Teach Yourself VISUALLY MacBook is your ultimate guide to getting up and running quickly with your new MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air! Whether you're new to computers or transitioning from a PC, this graphics-heavy... |
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Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency
ANDREW C MCCARTHY - Encounter Books Format: Hardcover
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The real collusion in the 2016 election was not between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. It was between the Clinton campaign and the Obama administration. The media-Democrat "collusion narrative," which paints Donald Trump as cat's paw of Russia, is a studiously crafted... |
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Reading Intervention Behind School Walls: Why Your Child Continues to Struggle
Hoge Raad (Civiele kamer) - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Format: Paperback
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Is reading a struggle for your child? Does it cause your child stress or embarrassment? Are you confused by the mixed messages received from teachers and other professionals? Whether your child is just beginning to learn to read or has been a "lifer" in intervention services,... |
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How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life
Janice Kaplan - Dutton Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan examines the phenomenon of luck--and discovers the exciting ways you can grab opportunities and make luck for yourself every day. After spending a year researching and experiencing gratitude for The Gratitude Diaries, Janice... |
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Mind Easing: The Three-Layered Healing Plan for Anxiety and Depression
Bick Wanck MD - Health Communications Inc Format: Paperback
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Today more than ever, everyone must be her or his own healer, and this is especially true in the management of anxiety and depression. In the first major conceptual leap in mental health care in forty years, Mind Easings Three-Layered Healing Plan harmonizes wellness approaches, therapy,... |
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Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things
Amy Dickinson - Hachette Books Format: Print book
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In STRANGERS TEND TO TELL ME THINGS--her follow-up memoir to the NYT bestselling The Mighty Queens of Freeville--America's most popular advice columnist, "Ask Amy," shares her journey of family, second chances, and finding love.By peeling back the curtain of her syndicated... |
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Fat Nation: A History of Obesity in America
JONATHAN ENGEL - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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Fat Nation is a social history of obesity in the United States since the second World War. In confronting this familiar topic from a historical perspective, the book attempts to show that obesity is a symptom of complex changes that have transpired over the past half century to our food,... |
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Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old
John Leland - Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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Based on the popular New York Times series, life-changing wisdom from an unexpected source: America's oldest oldIn 2015, the award-winning New York Times journalist John Leland set out to meet some of the city's oldest inhabitants for a series on America's fastest-growing... |
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Landlord and Tenant Law in a Nutshell
David S Hill - West Academic Publishing Format: Paperback
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This book is a comprehensive guide that provides an expert explanation of the rules that govern the legal relations between landlords and tenants. It describes the exceptions to these rules and explores the underlying reasons for them. The book also reviews the creation, duration, and termination... |
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Top 10 Vancouver and Vancouver Island
DK TRAVEL. - DK Eyewitness Travel Format: Paperback
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An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Vancouver and Vancouver Island, packed with insider tips and ideas, color maps, top 10 lists, and a laminated pullout map--all designed to help you see the very best of Vancouver & Vancouver Island.Admire spectacular scenery at Vancouver Island's... |
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The Wonders: The Extraordinary Performers Who Transformed the Victorian Age
John Woolf - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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A radical new history that rediscovers the remarkable freak performers whose talents and charisma helped define an era.On March 23, 1844, General Tom Thumb, just 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed low to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic,... |
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Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
Anna Quindlen - Random House Format: Hardcover
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A bighearted book of wisdom, wit, and insight, celebrating the love and joy of being a grandmother, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and #1 New York Times bestselling authorIt's a little challenging to suss out why exactly it can be so magical. . . . All I know is: The hand.... |
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The Skeptic and the Rabbi: Falling in Love with Faith
Judy Gruen - She Writes Press Format: Paperback
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As Judy Gruen walked down the aisle and into her Orthodox Jewish future, her bouquet quivered in her shaky hand. Having grown up in the zeitgeist that proclaimed, "If it feels good, do it," was she really ready to live the life of "rituals, rules, and restraints" that... |
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Influencer: Building Your Personal Brand in the Age of Social Media
BRITTANY HENNESSY - Citadel Format: Paperback
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"I highly advise anyone who has an interest in life online to get this book, sit down, and take notes because you're going to want to hear what Brittany has to say." -Iskra Lawrence, Aerie Model and Instagram star (@iskra) If you've ever scrolled through your Instagram... |
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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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Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
Chris Nashawaty - Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover
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"More fun to read than the movie was to watch ... a scene-stealing book." -- The Washington Post An Entertainment Weekly "Must List" selectionCaddyshack is one of the most beloved comedies of all time, a classic snobs vs. slobs story of working... |
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Delayed But Not Denied: Real Stories about Hope, Faith and Triumph
Toni Coleman-Brown - Quantum Leap Productions LLC Format: Paperback
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Delayed But Not Denied Book 2 represents real stories about real people. Each diverse chapter exemplifies hope, faith and resiliency. Get ready because you will receive a mega dose of inspiration after reading each co-author's unique experience. The stories compiled inside of this book... |
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Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops
Charles Campisi - Scribner Format: Print book
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This eye-opening, richly authentic memoir by the longest serving chief of NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau reveals what it's like to expose and put away the bad cops - so that they won't tarnish the majority who wear the uniform.Charles Campisi headed the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau from... |
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Journey to 50: How to Live with Gratitude, Grace and the Effects of Gravity
Laurie Russell - Elevate Faith Format: Print book
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In a culture enamored with youth and beauty, the 50th birthday is often seen as a death sentence ... in more ways than one. It's easy to see why ... What used to be perky is now otherwise. What's trending now trumps wisdom. A once-healthy body now declares mutiny on any healthy... |
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I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story
Anthony Daniels - DK Format: Hardcover
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Discover the incredible untold story of one of Star Wars' most iconic characters, C-3PO, told by the man who knows him best."Did you hear that? They've shut down the main reactor! We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness."These words were the very first to be spoken... |
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Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein
JAMIE BERNSTEIN - Harper Format: Hardcover
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The oldest daughter of revered composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein offers a rare look at her father on the centennial of his birth in a deeply intimate and broadly evocative memoir The composer of On the Town and West Side Story, chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, television... |
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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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Dear World: A Syrian Girl's Story of War and Plea for Peace
BANA ALABED - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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"I'm very afraid I will die tonight." - Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 2, 2016 "Stop killing us." - Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 6, 2016 "I just want to live without fear." - Bana Alabed, Twitter, October 12, 2016When seven-year-old... |
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Home Business Tax Deductions: Keep What You Earn
Stephen Fishman - NOLO Format: Paperback(Fifteenth Edition)
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Pay less to the IRS Completely updated for 2016 returns! For any home business, claiming all the tax deductions you are entitled to is essential to your business financial success. Don't miss out on the many valuable deductions you can claim. Here, you'll find out how to deduct:... |
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Howard Stern Comes Again
Howard Stern - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A-list actors. Supermodels and centerfolds. Moguls and mobsters. A president. Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities - discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality,... |
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Uncanny Valley: A Memoir
Anna Wiener - MCD Format: Hardcover
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"A definitive document of a world in transition: I won't be alone in returning to Uncanny Valley for clarity and consolation for many years to come." -- Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon... |
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Star Wars Visual Encyclopedia
Adam Bray - DK Format: Hardcover
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Covering more than 2,500 characters, creatures, planets, vehicles, Droids, weapons, technology, and more from the Star Wars universe, this visual tour is the ultimate compendium for the epic saga and beyond.Take a stunning visual tour of Star Wars with DK's comprehensive pictorial... |
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Jerome Robbins: A Life in Dance
WENDY LESSER - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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A lively and inspired biography celebrating the centennial of this master choreographer, dancer, and stage director Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) was born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey, where his Russian-Jewish immigrant parents owned the Comfort Corset Company.... |
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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
KOBE BRYANT - MCD Format: Hardcover
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The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant -- a lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all timeIn the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant has decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding... |
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Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God
Anthony DeStefano - Thomas Nelson Format: Hardcover
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From USA Today bestselling author Anthony DeStefano, an entertaining retort to atheism and its proponents, revealing the intellectual bankruptcy at atheism's core and equipping Christians to respond to its hollow arguments.A witty and devastating takedown of the "new" atheist... |
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Fortnite: The Essential Guide to Battle Royale and Other Survival Games
Triumph Books - Triumph Books Format: Paperback
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Fortnite: Battle Royale is taking the world by storm, combining the high-octane action of traditional shooters with the creative construction elements of sandbox games like Minecraft. With 40 million players and counting, competition is fierce, and strategy is essential. Once you jump from... |
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Working
Robert A. Caro - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed booksFor the first time in book form, Robert... |
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Darwin's Fossils: The Collection That Shaped the Theory of Evolution
ADAM LISTER - Smithsonian Books Format: Paperback
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Reveals how Darwin's study of fossils shaped his scientific thinking and led to his development of the theory of evolution.Darwin's Fossils is an accessible account of Darwin's pioneering work on fossils, his adventures in South America, and his relationship with the scientific... |
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
GUCCI MANE - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "As wild, unpredictable, and fascinating as the man himself. " - Complex "A cautionary tale that ends in triumph." - GQ "A revelation and a welcome addition to hip-hop's literary legacy." - All Hip Hop... |
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Lonely Planet Pocket Charleston & Savannah
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Pocket Charleston & Savannah is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Admire antebellum architecture, sample some of America's... |
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Two Sisters: A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey into the Syrian Jihad
ASNE SEIERSTAD - Farrar, Straus and Giroux Format: Hardcover
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The riveting story of two sisters' journey to the Islamic State and the father who tries to bring them homeTwo Sisters, by the international bestselling author sne Seierstad, tells the unforgettable story of a family divided by faith. Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising... |
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An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic
DANIEL MENDELSOHN - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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From award-winning memoirist and critic, and bestselling author of The Lost: a deeply moving tale of a father and son's transformative journey in reading--and reliving--Homer's epic masterpiece. When eighty-one-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the undergraduate Odyssey... |
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The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
Timothy C. Winegard - Dutton Format: Hardcover
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**The instant New York Times bestseller.***An international bestseller.*"Hugely impressive, a major work." - NPRA pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia,... |
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The Anatomy of Evil
Michael H Stone - Prometheus Books Format: Paperback
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FROM NARCISSISM TO AGGRESSION, AN ORIGINAL LOOK AT THE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND BEHAVIORS THAT CONSTITUTE EVILIn this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits... |
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Quicken 2017 The Official Guide
Bobbi Sandberg - McGraw-Hill Education Format: Paperback
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The Only Official Guide to the #1 Personal Finance Software for Windows! Covers U.S. Microsoft Windows Editions--Quicken Deluxe and PremierTake control of your personal finances using the best practices and time-saving tips in Quicken 2017 The Official Guide! Find out the most effective... |
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But Seriously
John McEnroe - Little, Brown and Company Format: Hardcover
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John McEnroe's long-awaited follow-up to his #1 bestseller He is one of the most controversial and beloved athletes in history, a tennis legend and a volcanic, mesmerizing presence. But after reaching the top of his game - what came next? Fifteen years after his international number-one... |
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1968: The Rise and Fall of the New American Revolution
ROBERT C COTTRELL - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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The year 1968 retains its mythic hold on the imagination in America and around the world. Like the revolutionary years 1789, 1848, 1871, 1917, and 1989, it is recalled most of all as a year when revolution beckoned or threatened. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, cultural... |
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King Solomon's Table: A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking from Around the World
Joan Nathan - Alfred A. Knopf Format: Print book
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From the James Beard Award-winning, much-loved cookbook author and authority: an around-the-world collection of recipes from the global Jewish diaspora--an essential book of cooking and culture. Driven by a passion for discovery, King Solomon is said to have sent ships to all corners of the ancient... |
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Get A Life: His & Hers Survival Guide to IVF
Richard Mackney - Orion Format: Paperback
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Richard and Rosie started trying to conceive after five years of being together but, two and a half years and countless prenatal vitamins and ovulation kits later, there hadn't been even a phantom pregnancy. So began their adventure into IVF, via blood tests, sperm tests, injections... |
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Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
Sybrina Fulton - Spiegel & Grau Format: Print book
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Trayvon Martin's parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement. On a February evening in 2012, in a small town in central Florida, seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking... |
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The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis
Patrick Kingsley - Liveright Publishing Corp Format: Print book
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In the humane tradition of Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers comes a searing account of the international refugee crisis. Intrepid and empathetic, Patrick Kingsley has traveled through seventeen countries to bear witness to the largest forced migration since the end of World... |
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Love Rules: How to Find a Real Relationship in a Digital World
JOANNA COLES - Harper Format: Hardcover
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"For those looking for a smart, no-bullshit, effective guide to finding love, look no further." - Esther Perel, author of Mating in Captivity"While I'm not sure what Carrie Bradshaw would have made of today's new world of dating, I do know this: armed with Love Rules, she would... |
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Wild Moms: Motherhood in the Animal Kingdom
Carin Bondar - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating and entertaining tour of motherhood in the animal kingdom that reveals a new perspective on the mother/child relationship. Being a mom is a tough job -- but imagine doing it in the jungle or out on the safari, faced by the ravages of the elements, a scarcity of resources and the threat... |
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The Byline Bible: Get Published in Five Weeks
SUSAN SHAPIRO - Writer's Digest Books Format: Paperback
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Newspaper, magazine, and web editors are desperate for new voices and anyone, in any field, can break in. So why not you? Over the last two decades, writing professor Susan Shapiro has taught more than 25,000 students of all ages and backgrounds at NYU, Columbia, Temple, The New School,... |
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Dragonfly: A Daughter's Emergence from Autism: A Practical Guide for Parents
Lori Ashley Taylor - Skyhorse Publishing Format: Hardcover
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A parent's guide to helping children with autism maximize their potential. Over a decade ago, an autism diagnosis had confined Lori Ashley Taylor's daughter Hannah to an inaccessible world. Lori became a tireless researcher, worker, and advocate, and her dedication showed results.... |
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
STEVEN PINKER - Viking Format: Hardcover
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The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason... |
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Playing Hurt: My Journey from Despair to Hope
John Saunders - Da Capo Press Format: Hardcover
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In Playing Hurt, a leading figure in the sports world-the quintessential "man's man," who seems to have it all-confesses his constant battle with depression. John Saunders welcomes readers into the heart of his desperate struggle through insights into the root causes of depression... |
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War
DAVID FISHER - Henry Holt and Co. Format: Hardcover
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The newest installment in the New York Times #1 bestselling companion series to the Fox historical docudrama, Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies; The Civil War is a pulse-quickening account of the deadliest war in American historyFrom the birth of the Republican... |
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The Asshole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt
ROBERT I SUTTON - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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How to avoid, outwit, and disarm assholes, from the author of the classic bestseller The No Asshole Rule "Help, I'm dealing with an asshole! What can I do" Since his book The No Asshole Rule became a national bestseller a decade ago, Robert Sutton... |
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Every Day I'm Hustling
VIVICA A FOX - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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Vivica A. Fox is a dynamo who has created a lasting career on her own, through sheer, roll-up-your-sleeves DIY hustle. Every Day I'm Hustling is a personal book with a message Fox passionately believes in: that you make your own luck, that you never ever wake up in the morning thinking... |
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Inheritors of the Earth: How Nature Is Thriving in an Age of Extinction
Chris D. Thomas - PublicAffairs Format: Hardcover
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It's accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world. Throughout history we've introduced species and infectious diseases to foreign shores; hunted slow-moving (and slower-reproducing) mammals to extinction; and polluted previously pristine tracts of land.... |
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Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World
Eric Metaxas - Viking Format: Hardcover
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas comes a brilliant and inspiring biography of the most influential man in modern history, Martin Luther, in time for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation On All Hallow's Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted... |
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The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
Jeff Guinn - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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2018 Edgar Award Finalist - Best Fact Crime By the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre - the largest murder-suicide in American history.In the 1950s,... |
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Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind
Alex Stone - Harper; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians.As he navigates this quirky and occasionally... |
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The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling
Charles Johnson - Scribner Format: Print book
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From Charles Johnson - a National Book Award winner, Professor Emeritus at University of Washington, and one of America's preeminent scholars on literature and race - comes an instructive, inspiring guide to the craft and art of writing.An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist,... |
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Super Mario Odyssey: Kingdom Adventures, Vol. 1
DOUG WALSH - Prima Games Format: Hardcover
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Follow Mario as he journeys through the expansive kingdoms of Super Mario Odyssey with his new ally, the heroic, hat-shaped Cappy!This collectible, hardcover travel companion is a must-have for Mario fans of all ages!Each installment in the six-volume series covers different kingdoms in Mario's... |
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The Universe as It Really Is: Earth, Space, Matter, and Time
Thomas R Scott - Columbia University Press Format: Hardcover
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The universe that science reveals to us can seem far outside the comfort zone of the human mind. Subjects near and far open up dizzying vistas, from the infinitesimal to the colossal. Humanity, the unlikely product of uncountable coincidences on unimaginable scales, inhabits a tumultuous... |
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Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright in a Nutshell
Arthur Miller - West Academic Publishing Format: Paperback
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Authors Michael Davis and famed Harvard professor Arthur Miller provide authoritative coverage on the foundations of patents, trademarks, and copyright laws. Authoritative treatment of all relevant doctrines and the latest statutory and judicial changes. Text further addresses relevant... |
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval N Harari - Spiegel & Grau Format: Hardcover
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In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues. How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal... |
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Invested: Changing Forever the Way Americans Invest
Charles Schwab - Currency Format: Hardcover
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"To say Charles Schwab is an entrepreneur is actually an understatement. He really is a revolutionary." - Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, author of Shoe DogThe founder of The Charles Schwab Corporation recounts his ups and downs as he made stock investing, once the expensive... |
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Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan
J. Hoberman - The New Press Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed media critic J. Hoberman's masterful and majestic exploration of the Reagan years as seen through the unforgettable movies of the era The third book in a brilliant and ambitious trilogy, celebrated cultural and film critic J. Hoberman's Make My Day is a major new work... |
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Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side
Howard S Marks - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Hardcover
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One of the most successful Wall Street investors of all time provides practical insight and keen analysis on how to track, and react to, the ups and downs of the stock market. Marks reveals the hidden logic in carefully pinpointing market trends so that every investor can profit."When... |
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The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan
Patricia Bosworth - Harpercollins Format: Print book
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Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir, a story of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from the period.From Bosworth - acclaimed... |
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Excessive Use of Force: One Mother's Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct
Loretta P Prater - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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The vast majority of the law enforcement officers in this country perform their very difficult jobs with respect for their communities and in compliance with the law. Even so, there have been incidents in which this was not the case. Police brutality and misconduct has been under the microscope... |
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The Last of the Tsars: Nicholas II and the Russia Revolution
Robert Service - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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A riveting account of the last eighteen months of Tsar Nicholas II's life and reign from one of the finest Russian historians writing today. In March 1917, Nicholas II, the last Tsar of All the Russias, abdicated and the dynasty that had ruled an empire for three hundred years was forced... |
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Zen in the Age of Anxiety: Wisdom for Navigating Our Modern Lives
Tim Burkett - Shambhala Format: Paperback
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Zen wisdom for identifying the causes of mental and emotional anxiety epidemic in today's world and for finding the path to a peaceful heart in the midst of them--a path that leads directly though the center of the anxiety we're trying to escape.Wrestling with fear doesn't have to be a negative... |
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Growing Up Fisher: Musings, Memories, and Misadventures
JOELY FISHER - William Morrow Format: Hardcover
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Actress, director, entertainer Joely Fisher invites readers backstage, into the intimate world of her career and family with this hilarious, irreverent, down-to-earth memoir filled with incredible, candid stories about her life, her famous parents, and how the loss of her unlikely hero,... |
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Childless Living: The Joys and Challenges of Life without Children
Lisette Schuitemaker - Findhorn Press Format: Paperback
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An exploration of the self-fulfilling lives of people who, by chance or choice, have no children of their own . * Investigates the life choices people make around having children and alternate ways of finding purpose in life . * Based on a global survey and more than 50 in-depth interviews... |
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Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
Francine Klagsbrun - Schocken Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of Golda Meir: the iron-willed leader, chain-smoking political operative, and tea-and-cake-serving grandmother who became the fourth prime minister of Israel and one of the most notable women of our time. Golda Meir was a world figure unlike any other. Born... |
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The Trial of Adolf Hitler: The Beer Hall Putsch and the Rise of Nazi Germany
DAVID KING - W W NORTON Format: Hardcover
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The never-before-told story of the scandalous courtroom drama that paved the way for the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.On the evening of November 8, 1923, the thirty-four-year-old Adolf Hitler stormed into a beer hall in Munich, fired his pistol in the air, and proclaimed a revolution.... |
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You're the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women's Friendships
DEBORAH TANNEN - Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover
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This warm, wise exploration of female friendship from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Just Don't Understand will help women lean into these powerful relationships.A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK Best friend, old friend, good friend, bff, college roommate,... |
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Instantly French!: Classic French Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker
Ann Mah - St. Martin's Griffin Format: Paperback
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The first electric pressure cooker book devoted specifically to French food, Instantly French! brings the scrumptious flavors of traditional French cuisine to your table -- without the hours of slow cooking French food normally requires. Author of Mastering the Art of French Eating,... |
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
David McCullough - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story - the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals... |
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Korean Paleo: 80 Bold-Flavored, Gluten- and Grain-Free Recipes
Jean Choi - Page Street Publishing Format: Paperback
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Bold Korean Flavors Without the GuiltEnjoy healthier versions of all your Korean favorites with Jean Choi's innovative spin on her family's traditional recipes.Jean -- a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and the founder of What Great Grandma Ate -- shares "Paleo-fied"... |
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The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
Thomas Childers - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic story of the Third Reich - how Adolf Hitler and a core group of Nazis rose to power and plunged the world into a horrific war, perpetrating the genocidal Holocaust while sacrificing the lives of millions of ordinary Germans.In The Third Reich, Thomas Childers shows how the young... |
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How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
Lisa Feldman Barrett - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Format: Print book
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A new theory of how the brain constructs emotions that could revolutionize psychology, health care, law enforcement, and our understanding of the human mindEmotions feel automatic to us; that's why scientists have long assumed that emotions are hardwired in the body or the brain. Today,... |
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Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories
NAZ DERAVIAN - Flatiron Books Format: Hardcover
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Naz Deravian lays out the multi-hued canvas of a Persian meal, with 100+ recipes adapted to an American home kitchen and interspersed with Naz's celebrated essays exploring the idea of home. |
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Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward
Valerie Jarrett - Viking Format: Hardcover
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"The ultimate Obama insider" (The New York Times) and longest-serving senior advisor in the Obama White House shares her journey as a daughter, mother, lawyer, business leader, public servant, and leader in government at a historic moment in American history.When Valerie... |
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The World of the Crusades
Christopher Tyerman - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting military campaigns were fueled by concrete objectives: land, resources,... |
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The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli - Riverhead Books Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, a concise, elegant exploration of time.Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to "flow"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites... |
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Fogland Point
Doug Burgess - Poisoned Pen Press Format: Hardcover
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"Fogland Point is a unique, surprising, moving, occasionally hilarious, and entirely marvelous book about the complicated mysteries that lie at the heart of all families - although the Hazard family is definitely more complicated and mysterious and interesting than most." --Nick... |
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A Smarter Way to Learn Python: Learn it faster. Remember it longer.
Mark Myers - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Format: Paperback
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I wasn't smart enough to learn a computer language like Python - until I got smart about how to learn it.I was smart enough to earn an honors degree in philosophy from Harvard, but an aptitude test told me to avoid computer programming. I'm sure it was right. But then I designed... |
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Bish Bash Bosh!: Your Favorites * All Plants
Ian Theasby - William Morrow Cookbooks Format: Hardcover
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BOSH! became widely successful as the biggest and fastest-growing plant-based food channel on the web, reaching over 25 million people a month. Their mission to eat more plant-based foods went mainstream with the publication of their first book, BOSH!, which introduced readers to their... |
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Apple Watch For Dummies
Marc Saltzman - For Dummies Format: Paperback
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Take a bite out of the new and improved Apple Watch! The Apple Watch is a powerful computer that's worn on your wrist - and can serve as an invaluable companion, anytime and anywhere. Acting as a communication device, fitness and health tracker, and sleek time piece, the Apple Watch... |
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Fitter Faster: The Smart Way to Get in Shape in Just Minutes a Day
Robert Davis - Everwell Books Format: Paperback
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A lifetime of fitness in just minutes a day. I dont have time . . . Im too tired . . . I hate gyms . . . These are among the most common excuses for not exercising. But the truth is that getting in shape requires less time and effort than you might think. Examining everything from pre-workout... |
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Moon Nevada
SCOTT SMITH - Moon Travel Format: Paperback
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Discover Nevada with Moon Travel Guides!Whether you're an adventure junkie, road-tripper, or card shark, Nevada has something for you. Make it the perfect trip with Moon Nevada.Inside you'll find:The best road trips through Nevada, from 3 days on "the loneliest road in America,"... |
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Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life
GISELE BNDCHEN - Avery Format: Hardcover
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The supermodel, entrepreneur, activist, and philanthropist shares the lessons that have helped shape her life. Gisele Bndchen's journey began in southern Brazil, growing up with five sisters, playing volleyball, and rescuing the dogs and cats around her hometown. In fact, she wanted to become... |
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Nail, Hand, and Feet Hacks: Your Nail Nuisances Solved!
Mary Boone - Capstone Press Format: Library Binding
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Do hangnails and cracked cuticles have you down? Do your nail polish skills resemble abstract art? Solve those nasty nuicances! Learn all the tricks to smooth hands and feet and perfect manicures and pedicures. |
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From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon
MATTIAS BOSTRM - Mysterious Press Format: Hardcover
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Everyone knows Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a unique literary character who has remained popular for over a century and is appreciated more than ever today. But what made this fictional character, dreamed up by a small-town English doctor in the 1880s, into such a lasting... |
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