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Target JFK: The Spy Who Killed Kennedy?
Robert K Wilcox - Regnery History
Format: Print book
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He was born in Buenos Aires and educated in Geneva and Cuba. He was a daring WWII paratrooper who parachuted behind enemy lines on D-Day. He was a handsome, charming man who briefly worked as a Hollywood stuntman.He was also a spy who may have killed John F. Kennedy.The shocking new book... |
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The Rape of Kuwait: The True Story of Iraqi Atrocities Against a Civilian Population
Jean P. Sasson - Knightsbridge Pub Co Mass; 1st edition
Format: Paperback
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The Rape of Kuwait was written right after the invasion and prior to the first Gulf War that freed Kuwait from Iraq's grasp. The book consists of individual stories of what people experienced on the day of the invasion. There are stories about Kuwaitis, Palestinians, and other nationalities. |
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Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery and What "Making a Murderer" Gets Wrong
Ken Kratz - Benbella Books
Format: Print book
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It's time to set the record straight about Steven Avery. The full record - including evidence never before revealed - makes his guilt clear.The Netflix series Making a Murderer quickly became a huge hit, with over 19 million viewers in the U.S. in the first 35 days. The series left... |
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VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2017: The Complete Guide to Movies on Vhs,dvd, and Hi-def Formats
Gale - Gale Research Inc
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Each entry includes title, alternate title, one- to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards, and made-for-television/cable/video designations. |
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Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad
TERRY JENNINGS - Hachette Books
Format: Paperback
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"This book is a terrific tribute, from a son to his father."---Willie Nelson"I'm so excited about Terry's new book."---Dolly PartonFrom the Foreword by Ken Mansfield"There are many stories about Waylon . . . the family man, the creative genius man, the quiet... |
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Born Trump: Inside America's First Family
EMILY JANE FOX - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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As a writer at Vanity Fair covering the Trump family, Emily Jane Fox has spent the last year doing a deep dive into the lives of the President's children. She's developed a personal relationship with Ivanka and has cultivated sources close to Eric, Donald Jr., and Tiffany. She has scoured... |
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Insight Guides: Malta
APA Publications Limited - Insight Guides
Format: Paperback
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There's so much to see and do in Malta: from the Unesco World Heritage Site of Valetta; to the deep blue lagoon on the uninhabited island of Comino; to the ancient Ggantija temples, which date back to 3,600BC. Get inspired to visit Malta with the new edition of Insight Guide Malta, a comprehensive... |
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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time
Stephen Elias - Nolo
Format: Print book
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When you file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you can wipe out some of your debt and pay off the rest over time with a repayment plan approved by the bankruptcy court. You may be able to: avoid foreclosure stop car repossession reduce car loan debt stop most debt collectors, and remove junior... |
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Agatha Christie: A Mysterious life
LAURA THOMPSON - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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The author of the New York Times bestselling The Six now turns her formidable biographical skills to the greatest crime writer in the world, Agatha Christie. It has been one hundred years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. A brilliant... |
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Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives
Dana Canedy - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover
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Hundreds of stunning images from black history have long been buried in The New York Times archives. None of them were published by The Times--until now. UNSEEN uncovers these never-before published photographs and tells the stories behind them.It all started with Times photo editor Darcy... |
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A Life in Stitches: Knitting My Way through Love, Loss, and Laughter
Rachael Herron - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback
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In these 20 heartfelt essays, Rachael Herron celebrated romance novelist by day, 911 dispatcher by night, and founder of the hugely popular blog Yarnagogo.com shows how when life unravels there s always a way to knit it back together again, many times into something even better. Honest,... |
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Collecting American Firefighting Artifacts
James Piatti - Schiffer Pub Ltd
Format: Print book
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This is the most comprehensive guide to collecting fire-related antiques available, presenting a fascinating collection of functional items like helmets, parade trumpets, fire extinguishing grenades, alarm boxes, and lanterns. It also offers ranking and ceremonial effects such as badges,... |
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iPad for Seniors in easy steps: Covers iOS 10
Nick Vandome - In Easy Steps
Format: Print book
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The iPad is a tablet computer that is stylish, versatile and easy to use, and there is no reason why it should be the preserve of the younger generation. The range of models has been expanded over the years so that there are now different sizes to cover all mobile computing requirements.iPad... |
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The Best of Us: A Memoir
JOYCE MAYNARD - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard, a memoir about discovering strength in the midst of great loss--"heart wrenching, inspiring, full of joy and tears and life." (Anne Lamott) In 2011, when she was in her late fifties, beloved author and journalist Joyce... |
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AgeProof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip
Jean Chatzky - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover
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Two of the world's leading experts explain the vital link between health and wealth that could add years to your life and dollars to your retirement savings.All the money in the world doesn't mean a thing if we can't get out of bed. And the healthiest body in the world won't stay that way if we're... |
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
JAMES COMEY - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.... |
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Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips
Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet Pubns
Format: Print book
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips, your passport to uniquely encountering New England by car. Featuring 32 amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations... |
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The Walls Are Talking: Former Abortion Clinic Workers Tell Their Stories
Abby Johnson - Ignatius
Format: Print book
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This book narrates the harrowing and life-changing experiences of former abortion clinic workers, including those of the author, who once directed abortion services at a large Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas. These individuals, whose names have been changed to protect their identities,... |
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Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process
Joe Fassler - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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A stunning guide to finding creative inspiration and how it can illuminate your life, your work, and your art - from Stephen King, Junot Daz, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, Roxane Gay, Neil Gaiman, and many more acclaimed writers What inspires you That's the simple, but profound... |
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Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need
Meg Meeker - Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Pediatrician and bestselling author Meg Meeker has a message: Stop undervaluing fatherhood.We live in a culture that hails motherhood as a woman's crowning achievement yet defines men first and foremost by their professional accomplishments, treating fatherhood as almost incidental - a bonus.... |
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Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World
CONDE NAST & THE WOMEN'S MARCH. - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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WITH ESSAYS BY: ROWAN BLANCHARD * SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH * AMERICA FERRARA * ROXANE GAY * ILANA GLAZER * ASHLEY JUDD * VALARIE KAUR * CINDI LEIVE * DAVID REMNICK * JILL SOLOWAY * YARA SHAHIDI * JIA TOLENTINO * CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS * ELAINE WELTEROTH * JOSE ANTONIO... |
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Backbone: Living with Chronic Pain without Turning into One
Karen Duffy - Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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An inspirational, powerful, and funny manual for coping and living with devastating pain. For two decades, Karen Duffy --New York Times bestselling author, former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress-- has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. Duffy... |
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The Birth of Britain: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Vol. 1
Winston Churchill - Barnes & Noble
Format: Print book
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The Birth of Britain is the first volume of A History of the English Speaking Peoples, the immensely popular and eminently readable four-volume work by Winston Churchill. A rousing account of the early history of Britain, the work describes the great men and women of the past and their... |
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It Takes Two: Our Story
JONATHAN SCOTT - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestseller! Jonathan and Drew Scott, known for their wildly popular HGTV shows including Property Brothers and Brother vs Brother, follow up their New York Times bestseller, Dream Home, with a highly anticipated memoir. It Takes Two:... |
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The Engine 2 Seven-Day Rescue Diet: Eat Plants, Lose Weight, Save Your Health
Rip Esselstyn - Grand Central Pub
Format: Print book
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The runaway New York Times bestselling diet that sparked a health revolution is simpler and easier to follow than ever The Engine 2 Diet has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and inspired a plant-based food revolution. Featuring endorsements from top medical experts and a food line in Whole... |
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That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know
Joanne Lipman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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First things first: There will be no man shaming in That's What She Said. A recent Harvard study found that corporate "diversity training" has actually made the gender gap worse - in part because it makes men feel demonized. Women, meanwhile, have been told closing the gender... |
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The Best of Friends: Two Women, Two Continents, and One Enduring Friendship
Sara James - William Morrow; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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Transplanting Southern roots to southern Africa, Ginger Mauney has earned the acceptance of a troop of baboons, unraveled mysteries of life and death in an elephant herd, and raised her young son in the wilds of Etosha National Park. During her career as a television journalist, Sara James... |
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Stitch 'n Bitch Nation
Debbie Stoller
Format: Hardcover
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Join the movement! Four million strong and counting, hip, young chicks with sticks are putting a whole new spin on knitting--while turning last fall's Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook into a surprise national bestseller (from The New York Times to the L.A. |
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How to Window Box: Small-Space Plants to Grow Indoors or Out
Chantal Aida Gordon - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover
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From the founders of the popular gardening blog The Horticult comes a guide to the window box, the container garden that is by far the most accessible for any skill level, space, or quality of light. The 16 indoor and outdoor projects range from succulents to veggies, and showcase... |
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Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State
ALI H SOUFAN - W W NORTON
Format: Print book
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A compelling, definitive account of how and why bin Laden's ideology keeps rising from the dead.When Osama bin Laden was killed by a U.S. Navy SEAL, many prophesied al-Qaeda's imminent demise. In reality the opposite has occurred. Why?Watching the Arab Spring from his Pakistani safe house,... |
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This Is Your Country on Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America
Ryan Grim - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Everything we know about drugs-from acid to epidemics to DARE and salvia-turns out to be wrongStock up on munchies and line up your water bottles: journalist Ryan Grim will take you on a cross-country tour of illicit drug use in the U.S.-from the agony (the huge DEA bust of an acid lab in an abandoned... |
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Bond On Bond: Reflections On 50 Years Of James Bond Movies
Roger Sir Moore - Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Bond movies remain the longest continually running film series in movie history, and 2012 marks its fiftieth anniversary. While there have been other actors that have taken on the coveted role of James Bond, one of the most renowned and beloved 007s, is the charming... |
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The Tree Doctor: A Guide to Tree Care and Maintenance
Daniel Prendergast
Format: Hardcover
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A practical guide for growing healthy trees. As the most dominant and permanent feature in any garden, trees establish a landscape's character more than any other plant. A well-chosen tree in the right location adds color, form, and dimension. Moreover, trees can filter the air of pollutants,... |
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The Seventy Great Inventions Of The Ancient World
Brian M Fagan - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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Stone choppers, eyed needles, camel saddles, chariots, and contraceptives: the past is paved with remarkable inventions. The latest book in this popular series takes us on an eye-opening and unusual journey through early human innovationssome fundamental and others intriguing or bizarre.... |
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time
Keith Houston - W W Norton
Format: Print book
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"Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book's death have been greatly exaggerated." -- Erik Spiekermann, typographerWe may love... |
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Grant's Getaways: Oregon Adventures with the Kids
Grant McOmie - Westwinds Press
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Emmy Award-winning Oregon journalist Grant McOmie has written a new book with Oregon-based publisher Graphic Arts Books. Grant's Getaways: Oregon Adventures with the Kids will be available June 2017 in travel friendly paperback and e-book version at bookstores, gift shops, and online... |
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Glenn Ford: A Life
Peter Ford - University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Glenn Ford—star of such now-classic films as Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, The Big Heat, 3:10 to Yuma, and The Rounders—had rugged good looks, a long and successful career, and a glamorous Hollywood life. Yet the man who could be accessible and charming on screen retreated to a deeply... |
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Blue Magic
Debby Bloch - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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If you love romance with a bit of bite, Debby Bloch is the writer for you. Blue Magic is delightfully witty, quite sexy, crazy romantic and actually has something to say about what it means to be an independent woman in today's world. Enjoy! - Pepper Harding, author of The Heart of Henry... |
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4th Rock from the Sun: The Story of Mars
Nicky Jenner - Bloomsbury Sigma
Format: Hardcover
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Mars is ingrained in our culture, from H. G. Wells's 1898 novel The War of the Worlds to Looney Tunes's hapless Marvin the Martian to David Bowie's extraterrestrial spiders. Ancient mythologies defined the planet as a violent harbinger of war, stargazers puzzled over its peculiar... |
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Imagining a Great Republic: Political Novels and the Idea of America
THOMAS E CRONIN - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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In the first comprehensive reading of dozens of American literary and social culture classics, Tom Cronin, one of America's most astute students of the American political tradition, tells the story of the American political experiment through the eyes of forty major novelists, from... |
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Playing dead : a journey through the world of death fraud
Elizabeth Greenwood - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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A darkly comic inquiry into how to fake your own death, the disappearance industry, and the lengths to which people will go to be reborn.Is it still possible to fake your own death in the twenty-first century? With six figures of student loan debt, Elizabeth Greenwood was tempted to find... |
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Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen: Ambition and Tragedy in the Antarctic
David Thomson - Basic Books
Format: Paperback
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Between the middle of January and the end of March 1912 five men died in the attempt to return from the South Pole to their base on the edge of Antarctica. Their leader, the last to die and the man whose diary described their agonies was Robert Falcon Scott. The expedition had been beaten... |
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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2018: The Official Red Book, Hardcover
R S YEOMAN - WHITMAN PUBLISHING
Format: Print book
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The Official Red Book - A Guide Book of United States Coins - is 71 years young and going strong. Collectors around the country love the book's grade-by-grade values, auction records, historical background, detailed specifications, high-resolution photographs, and accurate mintage data.... |
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The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Provence
Martin Gayford - Houghton Mifflin Co.
Format: Paperback
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From October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They were the odd couple of the art world -- one calm, the other volatile -- and the denouement of their living arrangement was explosive. Making use of new evidence and Van Gogh's... |
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Prosper!: How to Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting
Chris Martenson - RDA Press, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book
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The Next 20 Years Will Be Completely Different From The PastCurrent global trends are bleak: weak economic growth, too much debt, declining incomes for the lower 99%, a dangerous addiction to fossil fuels, and ecological destruction - just to name a few. Many of us understandably feel resigned... |
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New Carbon Architecture: Building to Cool the Planet
Bruce King - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback
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"Green buildings" that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren't enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon -- the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported -- comprising some ten percent of global emissions. With... |
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Annuals With Style
Michael Ruggiero - Taunton Press
Format: Print book
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This is the only guide to annuals a gardener needs. It delivers professional growing hints for more than 70 essential annuals, design ideas for beds, borders and containers, and gardener-friendly advice on creating an inspiring home garden with individual style. |
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The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
Tsong-Kha-Pa - Snow Lion; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lam rim chen mo) is one of the brightest jewels in the world's treasury of sacred literature. The author Tsong-kha-pa (1357–1419) completed this masterpiece in 1402 and it soon became one of the most renowned works... |
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Oil: Creative Techniques
Josep AsuncioÌn - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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Oil is Barron's first title in the new and innovative Creative Techniques art instruction series. All Creative Techniques titles speak especially to students and experienced amateurs who want to improve their repertory of techniques in various art media. Oil presents 14 distinctive,... |
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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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PEZ: From Austrian Invention to American Icon
Shawn Peterson - The History Press
Format: Print book
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PEZ is an American classic and a staple of many childhood memories. Yet it originated in Austria, where PEZ began in 1927 as compressed peppermint tablets marketed as an alternative to smoking. Upon arrival in the United States in 1952, PEZ quickly took a new direction, adding fruit flavors... |
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Fresh Energy Cookbook: Detox Recipes To Supercharge Your Life
Natalia Rose - Skirt!; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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With the publication of The Raw Food Detox Diet Natalia Rose popularized the concept of detox dieting Her principles for cleansing and revitalizing the body by emphasizing living foods and proper food combinations caught the attention of Doris Choi personal chef and caterer to New Yorks... |
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I Am What I Ate...and I'm Frightened!!!
Bill Cosby - Harper; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The legendary Bill Cosby, America’s most well-known comic, wants food lovers and over indulgers everywhere to know that they are not alone. Yes, just like the rest of us -- he is frightened -- especially if we've paid any attention lately to the front-page headlines and daily... |
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Slow-Cooked Comfort: Soul-Satisfying Stews, Casseroles, and Braises for Every Season
Lydie Marshall - William Morrow Cookbooks
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrated cookbook author and beloved teacher Lydie Marshall presents 120 comforting, simple, and delicious recipes for succulent one-dish meals in this natural follow-up to her acclaimed Soup of the Day.In this latest collection, Lydie focuses on fish, poultry, meat, and vegetables that... |
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The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World
Ella Frances Sanders - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation comes this charming illustrated collection of more than fifty expressions from around the globe that explore the nuances of language. From the hilarious and romantic to the philosophical and literal, the idioms, proverbs,... |
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Katharine Hepburn
Barbara Leaming - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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Unlike Me, the best-selling personal memoir in which Katharine Hepburn offered only selected glimpses of her colorful and fascinating life, Barbara Leaming offers a comprehensive, full-scale, richly documented biography of America's last great actress. This is an intimate and candid... |
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Actual Malice
Breton Peace - Ghost Mountain Books
Format: Print book
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Actual Malice is a true crime thriller that will take you through the backrooms of political gamesmanship, deception, and cover-up. If it were a novel, readers would marvel at the rich character development, riveting pace, and often-bizarre twists that make Actual Malice a compelling read.... |
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Bipolar Disorder For Dummies
Candida Fink - John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Print book
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Understand the realities of bipolar disorder When one receives the diagnosis that they or a loved one has bipolar disorder, it can be a time of fear and worry. Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, 3rd Edition explains the brain chemistry behind the disease and covers the latest medications and therapies.... |
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The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2018
BOB SEHLINGER - Unofficial Guides
Format: Paperback
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An indispensable read when visiting Walt Disney World with kidsThe Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World with Kids 2018 is JAM-PACKED with useful tips, great advice, excellent discussion, and practical travel knowledge gleaned from years of Walt Disney World travel experience. In this... |
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National Geographic Traveler: Portugal, 3rd Edition
EMMA ROWLEY - National Geographic
Format: Paperback
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Travel to Portugal to discover the country's finest food, drink, and fado, walk Lisbon's ancient streets, and bask on the Algarve's beaches--with National Geographic experts as your trusted guides.This newly revised edition of National Geographic's authoritative Portugal guide brings the visitor... |
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Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
Cokie Roberts - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback
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"This collection succeeds in emphasizing that many unsung women left their mark well before the suffrage movement." - Publishers WeeklyFans of #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts, who was also a celebrated journalist for ABC and NPR, will love this stunning nonfiction... |
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Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home
Julie Moir Messervy - Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this groundbreaking book, noted landscape designer and award-winning writer Julie Moir Messervy and bestselling author Sarah Susanka reveal how to bring house and garden into perfect harmony. After all, who doesn't yearn for a landscape that is as well designed as the interior of their... |
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Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey
Frances Wilson - Farrar
Format: Print book
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A dynamic biography of one of the most mysterious members of Wordsworth's circle and the last of the RomanticsThomas De Quincey--opium eater, celebrity journalist, and professional doppelgnger--is embedded in our culture. Modeling his character on Coleridge and his sensibility on Wordsworth,... |
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Peterson's ACT Prep Guide 2017
PETERSON'S. - Peterson's
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Peterson's ACT Prep Guide 2017 offers all of the information students need to prepare well and score high on the ACT, including thorough subject matter reviews and practice questions for each question type. Students will benefit from expert advice, strategies, and test-taking tips for comprehensive... |
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Hubble's Universe: Greatest Discoveries and Latest Images
Terence Dickinson - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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Praise for the first edition: "Superbly well produced. Any engagement with this 'cosmic portfolio,' from picture gazing to deep reading, is grandly rewarded." --BOOKLIST [starred review] "The book's precise descriptions and captions brilliantly complement the 300 full-color... |
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The Happiest Kids in the World: A Stress-Free Approach to Parenting-the Dutch Way
RINA MAE ACOSTA - EXPERIMENT LLC
Format: Print book
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The secret to raising the happiest kids in the world? Whatever it is, it's somewhere in the Netherlands . . . Would parents rather their children be successful or happy? Kids in the US face lots of pressure to excel - often at the expense of happiness. But does it have to be this... |
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Selp-Helf
Miranda Sings - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this decidedly unhelpful, candid, hilarious "how-to" guide, YouTube personality Miranda Sings offers life lessons and tutorials with her signature sassy attitude.Over six million social media fans can't be wrong: Miranda Sings is one of the funniest faces on YouTube. As a bumbling,... |
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Salad of the Day: 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year (Williams-Sonoma)
Georgeanne Brennan - Weldon Owen
Format: Hardcover
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The James Beard Award-winning author of Brunch presents a collection of delicious salad recipes that cover every season, occasion, and mood.. Chopped, tossed, shredded, composed - salads are versatile in both form and flavor. Theyre an appealing and healthy way to showcase favorite seasonal... |
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Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
John Grogan - HarperLuxe; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Is it possible for humans to discover the key to happiness through a bigger-than-life, bad-boy dog? Just ask the Grogans.John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball... |
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Europe by Eurail 2019: Touring Europe by Train
Laverne Ferguson-Kosinski - Globe Pequot Press
Format: Paperback
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Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler's one-stop source for visiting Europe's cities and countries by rail for more than forty years. This comprehensive guide provides the latest information on fares, schedules, and pass options, as well as detailed information on more than... |
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Svetlana Alexievich - Random House Trade
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The magnum opus and latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature - a symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new RussiaNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON... |
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Lucky Peach All About Eggs: Everything We Know About the World's Most Important Food
Rachel Khong - Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Format: Print book
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A handbook, a cookbook, an eggbook: this quasi-encyclopedic ovarian overview is the only tome you need to own about the indispensable egg. Eggs: star of the most important meal of the day, and, to hear billions of cooks and chefs tell it, quite possibly the world's most important food.... |
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Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir
Padma Lakshmi - Ecco
Format: Print book
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A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Atetraces Padma Lakshmi s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron s HeartburnLong before... |
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Call of the Mild: Learning to Hunt My Own Dinner
Lily Raff McCaulou - Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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When Lily Raff McCaulou traded in an indie film production career in New York for a reporting job in central Oregon, she never imagined that she'd find herself picking up a gun and learning to hunt. She'd been raised as a gun-fearing environmentalist and an animal lover, and though... |
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Bringing Nature Home: Floral Arrangements Inspired by Nature
Ngoc Minh Ngo - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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Unlike most flower-arrangement books, which rely on expensive and often nonseasonal flowers from florists, this book presents an alternative that is in line with the back to nature movement. This is the first volume to showcase how to be inspired by natures seasonal bounty and bring that... |
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Forty-Niner: The Extraordinary Gold Rush Odyssey of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff
Ken Lizzio - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover
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Experience the majesty and terror of the Gold Rush firsthand While the seminal California Gold Rush of 1849 produced numerous firsthand diaries and accounts, Joseph Goldsborough Bruff's -- widely regarded as the best and most accurate -- provides the basis of this narrative reimagining... |
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds
Michael Lewis - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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How a Nobel Prize-winning theory of the mind altered our perception of reality.Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways... |
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Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time
Jamie C Martin - Zondervan
Format: Paperback
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Featuring a carefully curated reading treasury of the best children's literature for each area of the globe, as well as practical parenting suggestions and inspiration, Give Your Child the World helps moms and dads raise insightful, compassionate kids who fall in love with the world and are prepared... |
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What Great Parents Do: 75 Simple Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive
Erica Reischer - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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A golden rule book to parenting best practices, What Great Parents Do concisely presents key strategies to help parents reshape kids' challenging behaviors, create strong family bonds, and guide children toward becoming happy, kind, responsible adults.What Great Parents Do... |
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Berlitz Cruising & Cruise Ships 2018
Berlitz - Berlitz Travel
Format: Paperback
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If you want a holiday that's hassle-free, virtually pre-paid, and that lets you see lots of places while only needing to pack and unpack once, then you should try a cruise. This best-selling book is the cruise industry bible: it gives you all the information you need to choose the right... |
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Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book: The Story of the Making of the Film
Mel Brooks - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover
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Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary. Young Frankenstein was made with deep... |
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Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart
DION LEONARD - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback
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A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup,... |
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Atoms Under the Floorboards: The Surprising Science Hidden in Your Home
Chris Woodford - Bloomsbury Sigma, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book
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Using the modern home as a springboard, Atoms Under the Floorboards presents the fascinating and surprising scientific explanations behind a variety of common (and often entertainingly mundane) household phenomena, from gurgling drains and squeaky floorboards to rubbery custard... |
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Of Gravity & Angels
Jane Hirshfield - Wesleyan University Press
Format: Paperback
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'Jane Hirshfield's is a brave, new voice that, finding itself in its first volume, now goes on to ever more searching music. Brave in its nakedness, her work like a lucid stream enjoys itself as it keeps its surefooted course. Written with the precision only passion can ensure,... |
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McGraw-Hill Education GRE 2018
ERFUN GEULA - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Paperback
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This comprehensive study guide offers test-taking specific strategies and practice to help you achieve a high score on the GREMcGraw-Hill Education: Preparation for the GRE Test, 2018 provides up-to-date information on the format of the section-adaptive GRE, including a review of each section,... |
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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Jonathan Kozol
Format: Hardcover
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A searing, eye-opening expos of the inequality built into America's public education system, written by Jonathan Kozol, the National Book Award-winning author of Death at an Early Age. Traveling the most blighted neighborhoods of our country, Kozol discovers a separate and |
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Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman
Gladys Aylward - Moody Press
Format: Book
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A solitary woman. A foreign country. An unknown language. An impossible dream? No.With no mission board to support or guide her, and less than ten dollars in her pocket, Gladys Aylward left her home in England to answer God's call to take the message of the gospel to China. With the Sino-Japanese... |
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Grant
Ron Chernow - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman,... |
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Minnesota, 1918: When Flu, Fire, and War Ravaged the State
Curt Brown - Minnesota Historical Society Press
Format: Hardcover
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In 1918, Minnesota and its residents were confronted with a series of devastating events that put communities to the test, forcing them to persevere through untold hardship. First, as the nation immersed itself in the global conflict later known as World War I, some 118,000 Minnesotans... |
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The Great Halifax Explosion
JOHN U BACON - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author John U. Bacon, a gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima: in 1917 a ship laden with the most explosives ever packed on a vessel sailed out of Brooklyn's harbor for the battlegrounds of World War I; when it stopped... |
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The Blue Moon Boys: The Story of Elvis Presley's Band
Brian Setzer - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Boasting never-before-told stories of life on the road with a young Elvis, this comprehensive guide to Elvis' band gives an insider's view of how the band worked with him onstage, in the studio, and in movies, and features the first comprehensive look at their post-Presley lives... |
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Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children
SARA ZASKE - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Bringing Up Bebe and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a clarion call and practical guide for a return to rational parenting, from an American woman who learned how to raise strong, self-reliant children by following the common sense approach of German parenting.... |
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American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
Nancy Jo Sales - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times BestsellerInstagram. Whisper. Yik Yak. YouTube. Kik. Ask.fm. Tinder. The dominant force in the lives of girls coming of age in America today is social media. What it is doing to an entire generation of young women is the subject of award-winning Vanity Fair... |
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Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting
John Mordechai Gottman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
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Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child is John Gottman's groundbreaking guide to teaching children to understand and regulate their emotional world.Intelligence That Comes from the Heart Every parent knows the importance of equipping children with the intellectual skills they need... |
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Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film
Alexandra Zapruder - Twelve
Format: Print book
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The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he began filming President Kennedy's motorcade on November 22, 1963 that his home movie would change not only his family's... |
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Lou Reed: A Life
Anthony DeCurtis - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The essential biography of one of music's most influential icons: Lou ReedAs lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground and a renowned solo artist, Lou Reed invented alternative rock. His music, at once a source of transcendent beauty and coruscating noise, violated all definitions... |
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Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends
Venice A. Fulton - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover
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Six Weeks To OMG shatters age old diet myths. In their place, it shares fresh discoveries, including why:• skipping breakfast can be healthy• certain fruits instantly block fat loss• small frequent meals actually limit your success• cellulite can be massively reduced... |
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The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives
Lisa Servon - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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An urgent, absorbing expos - why Americans are fleeing our broken banking system in growing numbers, and how alternatives are rushing in to do what banks once did What do an undocumented immigrant in the South Bronx, a highnetworth entrepreneur, and a twentysomething graduate student have... |
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Learn Patchwork
Lynette-Merlin Merlin Syme - Main Street Pr
Format: Hardcover
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Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door: The Travel Skills Handbook
Rick Steves - Rick Steves
Format: Paperback
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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe, including how to: Plan your itinerary and maximize your time Pack light-and right Find good-value hotels and restaurants Travel smoothly by train, bus, car, and plane Avoid... |
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Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living
TIM BAUERSCHMIDT - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover
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When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height... |
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The Dance of Molecules: How Nanotechnology is Changing Our Lives
Ted Sargent - Thunder's Mouth Press
Format: Hardcover
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What if a doctor could stop cancer by targeting a single malignant cell before it multiplied? Imagine a paper-thin “power suit” that could keep you warm on a winter day. What about a computer that connects directly with a person’s thoughts?In this groundbreaking exploration... |
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Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit
William Shakespeare - Crown Trade Paperbacks
Format: Book
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The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play,... |
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Creative Christmas Crafts
Alison Wormleighton - Running Press
Format: Print book
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Providing more than one hundred holiday projects and ideas, a crafter's guide offers step-by-step instructions for greeting cards, gift wrap, tree ornaments, needlework scenes, table decorations, and keepsakes. |
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The Taste of Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World
Lizzie Collingham - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A history of the British Empire told through twenty meals eaten around the worldIn The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through twenty meals over the course of 450 years,... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Arizona & the Grand Canyon
DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Arizona & the Grand Canyon is your in-depth guide to the very best of Arizona and the most spectacular natural wonder on Earth. A visit to the Grand Canyon is a must, but Arizona also has a rich state history and culture. From civilizations that date back... |
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Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want
Jenny Blake - Running Press; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Life After College is an essential manual for every graduating student and young professional. It features practical, actionable advice that helps people focus on the BIG picture of their lives, not just the details. Life After College will leave you feeling inspired, confident and ready... |
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The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters
Tom Nichols - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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People are now exposed to more information than ever before, provided both by technology and by increasing access to every level of education. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed... |
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Learn to Draw Marvel's Spider-Man: How to draw your favorite characters, including Spider-Man, the Green Goblin, and Vulture!
WALTER FOSTER JR. CREATIVE TEAM. - Walter Foster Jr
Format: Spiral-bound
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With Learn to Draw Marvel's Spider-Man, young artists can learn to draw their favorite characters from the series, including Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Vulture, and more. This 64-page, spiral-bound manual includes tracing paper, grid-drawing exercises, and step-by-step illustrations,... |
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Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays
PAUL KINGSNORTH - Graywolf Press
Format: Paperback
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A provocative and urgent essay collection that asks how we can live with hope in "an age of ecocide"Paul Kingsnorth was once an activist -- an ardent environmentalist. He fought against rampant development and the depredations of a corporate world that seemed hell-bent on ignoring... |
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The Meals in a Jar Handbook: Gourmet Food Storage Made Easy
Stephanie Petersen - Cedar Fort, Inc.; Spi edition
Format: Hardcover
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Meals as easy as 1--2--3! Just add water and dinner is done. Using Chef Tess s tried and tested dry--packing method, learn how to make meals that are not only delicious and family--friendly, but also shelf--stable for an average of 5-10 years. Enjoy recipes like Broccoli Cheese and Rice... |
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Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding
Patrick "PC" Sweeney - Amer Library Assn Editions
Format: Paperback
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As the saying goes, all politics is local. And 90% of funding for public libraries comes from the will of local politicians and, in turn, from local voters. So it's urgent that librarians, library supporters, and anyone interested in running an election or campaign for a library understand... |
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We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter
CELESTE HEADLEE - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover
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"WE NEED TO TALK."They are, perhaps, the most dreaded four words in the English language. But in her timely, insightful, and wonderfully practical book, We Need to Talk, Celeste Headlee - who earns a living by talking on the airwaves of National Public Radio - makes the case that... |
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Music in Disney's Animated Features: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Jungle Book
James Matthew Bohn - University Press of Mississippi
Format: Hardcover
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In Music in Disney's Animated Features James Bohn investigates how music functions in Disney animated films and identifies several vanguard techniques used in them. In addition he also presents a history of music in Disney animated films, as well as biographical information on several... |
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Van Gogh and the Seasons
SJRAAR VAN HEUGTEN - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A new look at the ways van Gogh represented the seasons and the natural world throughout his careerThe changing seasons captivated Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) , who saw in their unending cycle the majesty of nature and the existence of a higher force. Van Gogh and the Seasons is the first... |
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