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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark,... |
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One-Way Ticket: Nine Lives on Two Wheels
Jonathan Vaughters - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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The new memoir tracing story of cycling since the 1980s, throught he eyes of Jonathan Vaughters, founder of team Education First and one of the sport's most towering figures.Jonathan Vaughters' story is the story of modern cycling. From his early years as a keen cyclist in his hometown... |
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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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Where Do I Begin?: Stories from a Life Lived Out Loud
Elvis Duran - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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Elvis Duran, host of one of the nation's top morning shows and the voice millions of Americans wake up to, shares his wildest stories and hardest-learned lessons all with his trademark heart, honesty, and plenty of humor. Elvis Duran's nationally syndicated radio program, Elvis Duran... |
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DNA Technology: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition
David E Newton - ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover
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This accessibly written book introduces readers to DNA -- one of the most important technologies for the manipulation of all forms of life, from simple bacteria to plants and animals. It also addresses the most important social, ethical, political, economic, and other issues raised by this... |
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TASC Prep: 2 Practice Tests Proven Strategies Online
Kaplan Test Prep - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Kaplan's TASC Prep, 5th edition, provides expert strategies, online practice, and video tutorials to help you pass all five subject areas on the test. Our book and online resources are designed for self-study so you can prep at your own pace, on your own schedule. Kaplan is so certain... |
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Puppies For Dummies
Sarah Hodgson - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Everything you need to bring home a new puppy Across America and beyond, tails are wagging with anticipation. Why? Because puppies and the people who love them are eager for the update of Puppies for Dummies. Originally released and welcomed as a positive, loving alternative... |
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Europe by Rail: The Definitive Guide
Nicky Gardner - hidden europe publications
Format: Paperback
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Life is too good to waste time in airport departure lounges. That's why more and more travellers are discovering that the train is the ideal way to explore Europe. Sit back, relax and watch mountains, coastlines and historic communities slip by beyond the window. Whether you are making... |
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Jim Trelease's Read-Aloud Handbook: Eighth Edition
Jim Trelease - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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The classic million-copy bestselling handbook on reading aloud to children--revised and updated for a new generation of readersRecommended by "Dear Abby" upon its first publication in 1982, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic for more... |
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You Say to Brick: The Life of Louis Kahn
Wendy Lesser - Farrar
Format: Print book
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The first biography of the iconic American architect that delves fully into his life and workBorn to a Jewish family in Estonia in 1901 and brought to America in 1906, the architect Louis Kahn grew up in poverty in Philadelphia; by the time of his death in 1974, he was widely recognized... |
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2 Practice Tests for the OLSAT Grade 1
Gifted and Talented Test Preparation Team - Gifted and Talented Test Preparation Team
Format: Paperback
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This book contains two full-length OLSAT Grade 1 Level B practice tests, which provide gifted and talented OLSAT test preparation.The OLSAT Level B practice test is for:1st grade students applying for entry into Gifted and Talented 2nd Grade programs. Using these practice tests will help... |
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Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens, Seventh Edition
Richard P Pohanish - William Andrew
Format: Hardcover
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Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens, Seventh Edition, has proven to be a reliable, accessible, must-have reference on hazardous materials for over thirty years. This updated and revised seventh edition is the most comprehensive listing of the hazardous... |
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know
Malcolm Gladwell - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong.How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville... |
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ACT For Dummies, with Online Practice
Lisa Zimmer Hatch - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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ACT For Dummies, 7th Edition with Online Practice helps students to maximize their score on the ACT. The book includes test-taking strategies and it supplies students with exercises and practice problems. This new edition includes updated math coverage to align to recent test changes,... |
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This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm
TED GENOWAYS - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Is there still a place for the farm in today's America?The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a small ranch, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife's fifth-generation homestead in York County,... |
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Public Domain, The: How to Find & Use Copyright-Free Writings, Music, Art & More
Stephen Fishman J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Need content? Find public domain works free for the taking! Even though you've always been told otherwise, writers and artists can often copy other people's work and get away with it. Enter the world of the public domain, where everything is free for the taking, and the only secret... |
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Know My Name
Emily Doe - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose letter to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors |
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Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference
Richard Stim Attorney - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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A plain-English guide to intellectual property law Whether you are in the world of business or creative arts, you need to understand the laws that govern your work. But given the convoluted terminology that surrounds patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights,... |
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Renters' Rights: The Basics
Janet Portman - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Handle problems with landlords and roommates! The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommate is always late with his share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems--and others--and... |
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Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race
Tim Fernholz - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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The inside story of the new race to conquer space, as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos spend billions of their own money to explore the final frontier For the largerthanlife personalities now staking their fortunes on the development of rocket ships, the new race to explore space could be a dead... |
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It's a Numberful World: How Math Is Hiding Everywhere
Eddie Woo - The Experiment
Format: Paperback
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Why aren't left-handers extinct? What makes a rainbow round? How is a pancreas . . . like a pendulum? Publisher's note: It's a Numberful World was published in Australia under the title Woo's Wonderful World of Maths. These may not look like math questions, but they are - because... |
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Jodi Kantor - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movementFor many years, reporters... |
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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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A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial
James Reston, Jr. - Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Army Veteran Revisits the Culture War that Raged around the Selection of Maya Lin's Design for the Vietnam Memorial A Rift in the Earth tells the remarkable story of the ferocious "art war" that raged between 1979 and 1984... |
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The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human
Adam Piore - Ecco
Format: Print book
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For millennia, humans have tried - and often failed - to master nature and transcend our limits. But this has started to change. The new scientific frontier is the human body: the greatest engineers of our generation have turned their sights inward, and their work is beginning to revolutionize... |
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Tax Deductions for Professionals: Pay Less to the IRS
Stephen Fishman - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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A tax deduction guide just for professionals. Keep your taxes under control! Architects, lawyers, dentists, chiropractors, doctors, and other licensed professionals are subject to special tax rules. With this book, learn how to pay less to the IRS at tax time by taking advantage of valuable... |
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The Collagen Diet: A 21-Day Plan for Sustained Weight Loss, Glowing Skin, Great Gut Health, and a Younger You
Josh Axe - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover
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Dr. Josh Axe, bestselling author of Keto Diet and Eat Dirt, explains how to lose weight, prevent disease, improve your digestion, and renew your youth by taking advantage of dietary collagen.Today, interest in dietary collagen is growing at an astounding rate, and with good... |
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Interplanetary Robots: True Stories of Space Exploration
Rod Pyle - Prometheus Books
Format: Paperback
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A NASA insider tells the exciting story of robotic space missions to explore the solar system.Exploring the planets has been a goal of America's space program since the dawn of the space race. This insider's perspective examines incredible missions of robotic spacecraft to every corner... |
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STEM Programming for All Ages: A Practical Guide for Librarians
CHANTALE PARD - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback
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STEM! You've probably heard of it by now: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM programming took the library world by storm in 2013, and is still going strong today. Don't let this trendy programming theme fool you, though - STEM skills are more than just a fad. STEM... |
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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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Brooklyn: The Once and Future City
Thomas Campanella - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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An unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to todayAmerica's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades -- celebrated and scorned... |
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How to Fight Anti-Semitism
Bari Weiss - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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The prescient New York Times writer delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country - and explains what we can do to defeat it. "Stunning . . . Bari Weiss is heroic, fearless, brilliant and big-hearted. Most importantly,... |
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Embers of Childhood: Growing Up a Whitney
Flora Miller Biddle - Arcade
Format: Hardcover
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A Look into the Privileged World of the American Aristocracy of the Early Twentieth Century Flora Miller Biddle was born a blue-blood. The granddaughter of the Whitney museum founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, her childhood played out in a sort of Wharton landscape as she was shielded... |
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She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
Jodi Kantor - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer-prize winning reporters who broke the news of Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment and abuse for the New York Times, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the thrilling untold story of their investigation and its consequences for the #MeToo movementOn October 5, 2017, the New... |
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IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans: Strategies for Taking Your Money Out
Twila Slesnick PhD Enrolled Agent - NOLO
Format: Thirteenth Edition
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Save your nest egg from the IRS . About to retire? Over 70 and facing mandatory withdrawal rules? Just inherited money from a retirement plan? . Whether you have an IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k) , Keogh or other retirement plan, this book will help you make sense of the rules for taking your money... |
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Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope
ALBERT Y HSU - IVP Books
Format: Paperback
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A 2003 Finalist in the United Kingdom Christian Book Awards! "Albert," the neighbor said, "your mom needs you to come home." That's how it began for Albert Hsu when his father died. Anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide experiences tremendous shock and trauma.... |
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Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
David Reich - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking book about how technological advances in genomics and the extraction of ancient DNA have profoundly changed our understanding of human prehistory while resolving many long-standing controversies.Massive technological innovations now allow scientists to extract and analyze... |
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