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The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs

PETER WOHLLEBEN - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.In...
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Preparacion Para el Examen de Naturalizacion: Guia de Bosillo

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. - Citizenship and Immigration Services
Format: Paperback

Esta gua de estudio de bolsillo lo ayudar a prepararse para la prueba de naturalizacin. Si no naci en los Estados Unidos, la naturalizacin es la forma en que puede convertirse voluntariamente en ciudadano de los EE. UU. Para convertirse en ciudadano estadounidense naturalizado, debe pasar...
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The PCOS Diet Plan, Second Edition: A Natural Approach to Health for Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Hillary Wright - Ten Speed Press
Format: Paperback

An updated edition of the first nutrition-based PCOS book written by a registered dietitian, this prescriptive guide focuses on using diet and exercise to manage polycystic ovary syndrome and has new information on diet therapy and exercise, current food and fitness logging technologies,...
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Savor: Scrumptious soups to fulfil & fortify

Amber Locke - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Paperback

"Follow @rawveganblonde - she's bloomin' ace! I really love her work" - Jamie Oliver Transform the glut of vegetables in your fridge into colorful and spectacularly tasty soups. From a refreshing gazpacho on a late afternoon in August to a chunky, wholesome stew on a cold...
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Weird Dinosaurs: The Strange New Fossils Challenging Everything We Thought We Knew

John Pickrell - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover

From the outback of Australia to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and the savanna of Madagascar, the award-winning science writer and dinosaur enthusiast John Pickrell embarks on a world tour of new finds, meeting the fossil hunters who work at the frontier of discovery. He reveals the dwarf...
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Good Housekeeping Simple Organizing Wisdom: 500 Quick & Easy Clutter Cures

Good Housekeeping - Hearst
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate guide to decluttering! Good Housekeeping helps you organize your home, simplify any task, and tidy up fast. Let the experts at Good Housekeeping help you get organized with this inspirational room-by-room guide to tidying up! Hundreds of tips and tricks include...
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Real Life Dinners: Fun, Fresh, Fast Dinners from the Creator of The Chic Site

Rachel Hollis - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

From the founder of The Chic Site, a lifestyle website, and the author of Upscale Downhome, fun, fresh, and fast recipes for family dinners.Real life isn't a series of stylized air-brushed photos. It's crazy, chaotic, beautiful, and funny, and it can knock you right off balance....
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Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life

Diarmaid MacCulloch - Viking
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited biography of the genius who masterminded Henry VIII's bloody revolution in government, based on a decade of original archival research, which reveals at last Cromwell's role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn"This a book that - and it's not often you can say this - we have...
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SQL Server 2017 Administration Inside Out

William Assaf - Microsoft Press
Format: Paperback

SQL Server 2017 Inside Out is the authoritative in-depth reference for every working database administrator responsible for planning, implementing, or managing SQL Server in any production environment -- on-premises, cloud, or hybrid. Emphasizing SQL Server 2017's newest features, including...
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Garden photography workshop : expert tips and techniques for capturing the essence of your ... garden

Andrea Jones - Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Learn to take better garden photos! One of the most rewarding aspects of gardening is sharing its beauty, both physically with those who visit and virtually with those who only see it on a screen. But capturing a garden's true essence is difficult, and often the moments worth sharing...
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The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World

Brad Stone - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

A look deep inside the new Silicon Valley, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Everything Store Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or a walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering...
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Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future

Pete Buttigieg - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "The best American political autobiography since Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father." -- Charles Kaiser, The Guardian A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.Once...
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Mama Tried: Dispatches from the Seamy Underbelly of Modern Parenting

Emily Flake - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake relates the hilarious horrors of pregnancy, birth, and early parenting in this funny, poignant, and beautifully illustrated book. For most people, having a child doesn't go exactly as planned. Not many are willing to admit that not only did they dislike...
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Good and Cheap: Eat Well on $4/Day

Leanne Brown - Workman Publishing
Format: Paperback

A perfect and irresistible idea: A cookbook filled with delicious, healthful recipes created for everyone on a tight budget - and a cookbook with a strong charitable component: With every copy of Good and Cheap purchased, a second copy will be given to a person or family in need. While...
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30 Minute Curries

Atul Kochhar - Absolute Press
Format: Hardcover

Renowned chef Atul Kochhar shows you how to create simple, beautiful curries at home in just 30 minutes.Curry is one of the most popular dishes in the world, but too often it can seem daunting to attempt at home. In this beautiful new book, Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar shows readers...
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The Art of Creative Watercolor: Inspiration and Techniques for Imaginative Drawing and Painting

DANIELLE DONALDSON - North Light Books
Format: Paperback

Welcome to your watercolor happy place! The world of Danielle Donaldson is as wondrous as a jar full of fireflies. Her whimsical illustrations are known for their offbeat color combinations, artful arrangements and endearing quirkiness. In this book, you'll learn how to partner with the wonderfully...
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Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard

Paul Collins - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A delectable true-crime story of scandal and murder at America's most celebrated university.On November 23rd of 1849, in the heart of Boston, one of the city's richest men simply vanished. Dr. George Parkman, a Brahmin who owned much of Boston's West End, was last seen that afternoon visiting...
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Food52 Mighty Salads: 60 New Ways to Turn Salad into Dinner--and Make-Ahead Lunches, Too

James Ransom - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A collection of 60 recipes for turning ordinary salads into one-dish worthy meals. Does anybody need a recipe to make a salad? Of course not. But if you want your salad to hold strong in your lunch bag or carry the day as a one-bowl dinner, dressing on lettuce isn't going to cut it.Make...
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The Fighters

C. J. Chivers - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

"A classic of war reporting...The author's stories give heart-rending meaning to the lives and deaths of these men and women, even if policymakers generally have not." - The New York Times Pulitzer Prize winner C.J. Chivers' unvarnished account of modern combat, told through...
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Contempt: A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation

KEN STARR - Sentinel
Format: Book

Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr finally shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history.

You could fill a library with books about the scandals of the Clinton administration,...

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250 Brief, Creative & Practical Art Therapy Techniques: A Guide for Clinicians & Clients

Susan Buchalter - PESI Publishing & Media
Format: Paperback

Creative, fun & fast therapeutic warm-ups! When a client walks into the therapy room they don't know what to expect-feeling anxious, unsure and perhaps fearful. Brief, art therapy warm-ups are the perfect way to break the ice and get clients feeling comfortable, less inhibited,...
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Cars

Joanne Mattern - Jump!, Inc.
Format: Library Binding

In Cars, early fluent readers learn about the science, engineering, and physics behind their favorite vehicles. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about these exciting machines.
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Arnold Newman: One Hundred

Arnold Newman - Radius Books/Howard Greenberg Gallery
Format: Hardcover

100 essential images from the founder of "environmental portraiture"Published to coincide with the centennial of Arnold Newman's birth, Arnold Newman: One Hundred offers a celebratory look at 100 of the photographer's most provocative and memorable images. Arnold Newman...
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Social Intercourse

Greg Howard - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Beckett Gaines, a gay teen living in South Carolina, has his world turned upside-down by a jock in this laugh-out-loud novel that's Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets The Parent Trap.Beck: The Golden Girls-loving, out-and-proud choir nerd growing up in the "ass-crack of the Bible...
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The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life

ROBIN STERN - Harmony
Format: Paperback

Your husband crosses the line in his flirtations with another woman at a dinner party. When you confront him, he asks you to stop being insecure and controlling. After a long argument, you apologize for giving him a hard time.Your mother belittles your clothes, your job, and your boyfriend....
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In Pursuit of Flavor

Edna Lewis - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

The classic cookbook from "the first lady of Southern cooking" (NPR) , featuring a new foreword by Mashama Bailey, star of Netflix documentary series Chef's Table. Decades before cornbread, shrimp and grits, and peach cobbler were mainstays on menus everywhere, Edna...
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The Choice for Love: Entering into a New, Enlightened Relationship with Yourself, Others & the World

Barbara De Angelis - Hay House Inc
Format: Print book

From the moment we are born and through every day of our lives, each of us is traveling on a mysterious, relentless, passionate, and sometimes perplexing journey in search of the experience of Love. Love, however, isn't simply an emotion, a behavior, or even the bond you feel with another...
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1,001 GMAT Practice Questions For Dummies

CONSUMER DUMMIES. - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

An indispensible practice tool for the GMAT The GMAT exam is the preferred graduate test of universities across the globe. It measures analytical writing and problem solving abilities and addresses data sufficiency, logic, and critical reasoning - all essential skills in business and management....
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The Push: A Climbers Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

Tommy Caldwell - Penguin Audio
Format: Audiobook

A New York Times BestsellerA dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemites El Capitan "The rarest of adventure reads: It thrills with colorful details of courage and perseverance, but it enriches readers...
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The World's Last Night: And Other Essays

C S Lewis - HarperOne
Format: Paperback

A repackaged edition of the revered author's anthology of satirical yet serious essays on evil.In these spirited essays, C. S. Lewis - the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters,...
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Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy

RICHARD E OCEJO - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy -- in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based -- many well-educated and culturally savvy young...
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So That's Who I Am

CHAUNCEY SMITH - TEACH Services, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Chauncey Smith had loving, attentive parents and a safe, nurturing home. But he knew a piece of him was missing - a relationship with his biological parents. Adopted as an infant, Chauncey was raised with the importance of Family and Faith. But it wasn't until adulthood, when Chauncey...
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Computer Basics Absolute Beginner's Guide, Windows 10 Edition

Michael Miller - Que
Format: Print book

Make the most of your new Windows 10 notebook or desktop computer-without becoming a technical expert! This book is the fastest way to get comfortable, get productive, get online, get started with social networking, make more connections, and have more fun! Even if you've never used a Windows...
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National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

National Geographic's dazzling photography book of visual wonders, shot by some of the world's finest photographers, reveals a world very few will have the chance to see for themselves. This New York Times bestseller features striking images of places, events, natural phenomena,...
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Natural Therapies for Overcoming Opioid Dependency: Control Pain and Recover from Addiction with Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Herbs, Nutritional Supplements & Meditation and Lifestyle Practices

CATHERINE BROWNE - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

With opioid dependency at epidemic levels, Catherine Browne, a doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine, provides an accessible and practical guide to the effective use of natural therapies in helping people wean off opioids, manage withdrawal symptoms, and address pain without opioids....
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Fix-It and Forget-It Slow Cooker Crowd Pleasers for the American Summer: 150 Favorite Recipes for Potlucks, Parties, and Family Gatherings

Hope Comerford - ‎Good Books
Format: Paperback

What if you could prepare summery meals for friends and family without heating up the house, spending hours standing at the grill, or wasting precious summer afternoons in the kitchen? Now you can. Let your slow cooker do the heavy lifting while you sit on the porch with a tall glass...
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The Art of Stone Painting: 30 Designs to Spark Your Creativity

F Sehnaz Bac - Dover Publications
Format: Print book

Transform ordinary stones into colorful works of art with this easy-to-follow guide. Popular stone artist F. Sehnaz Bac, a seasoned archaeologist who markets her painted Sassi dell'Adriatico (Stones of the Adriatic) on Etsy, presents step-by-step instructions for creating 30 fantastic...
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What Color is Your Parachute? 2018: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers

Richard Nelson Bolles - Brilliance Audio
Format: Audiobook

With more than 10 million copies sold in 28 countries, the worlds most popular job-search book is updated for 2018 and tailors Richard Bolless long-trusted guidance with up-to-the-minute information and advice for todays job-hunters and career-changers. In todays challenging job-market,...
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Fair Foods: The Most Popular and Offbeat Recipes from Americas State and County Fairs

George Geary - Santa Monica Press
Format: Hardcover

Fair Foods is an illustrated cookbook featuring the recipes of the most popular and offbeat food served at state and county fairs across the USA.Packed with 120 original recipes created by award-winning chef, best-selling author, and renowned educator George Geary, Fair Foods includes such...
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The Kickass Single Mom: Be Financially Independent, Discover Your Sexiest Self, and Raise Fabulous, Happy Children

EMMA JOHNSON - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

When Emma Johnson's marriage ended she found herself broke, pregnant, and alone with a toddler. Searching for the advice she needed to navigate her new life as a single professional woman and parent, she discovered there was very little sage wisdom available. In response, Johnson launched...
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My First Coach: Untold Stories of NFL Quarterbacks and Their Dads

Gary Myers - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - a book that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers.Tom Brady's father is an estate planner. Jim Harbaugh's father had a long...
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Being Elvis

Ray Connolly - Liveright Publishing Corp
Format: Print book

On the fortieth anniversary of Elvis Presley's death comes this rocking biography of an iconic artist who fundamentally transformed American culture.Elvis Presley is a giant figure in American popular culture, a man whose talent and fame were matched only by his later excesses and tragic...
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The Promise of the Grand Canyon: John Wesley Powell's Perilous Journey and His Vision for the American West

JOHN F ROSS - Viking
Format: Hardcover

A timely, thrilling account of a man who, as an explorer, dared to lead the first successful expedition down the Colorado through the Grand Canyon--and, as an American visionary, waged a bitterly-contested campaign for environmental sustainability in the American West.When John Wesley Powell...
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Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages

GASTON DORREN - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

English is the world language, except that most of the world doesn't speak it -- only one in five people does. Dorren calculates that to speak fluently with half of the world's 7.4 billion people in their mother tongues, you would need to know no fewer than twenty languages. He sets out to explore...
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Weddings Away: The New Destination Wedding and Getaway Wedding Celebrations Guide

Sharon Naylor - Citadel
Format: Paperback

Now that you've said, "I do" to having a destination wedding, it's time to make your fairy tale getaway celebration a reality! Whether you're planning an island wedding, overseas nuptials, or an intimate gathering in a beloved beach house or a charming village close to home,...
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The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life

Lynne Twist - W W Norton
Format: Print book

"A book for everyone who wants to make the world a better place." -- Jane Goodall This liberating book shows us that examining our attitudes toward money -- earning it, spending it, and giving it away -- can offer surprising insight into our lives, our values, and the essence...
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Never Get Angry Again: The Foolproof Way to Stay Calm and in Control in Any Conversation or Situation

David J Lieberman - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Never Get Angry Again is New York Times and internationally bestselling author David J. Lieberman's comprehensive, holistic look at the underlying emotional, physical, and spiritual causes of anger, and a practical guide to what the reader can do to gain perspective.David...
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Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power

CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Highly sensitive people - or empaths - see life through the eyes of compassion and caring. They were born that way. As a result, they carry a tremendous amount of inner light. But they're also the favored prey of "vampires" who feed off empaths' energy and disrupt their...
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Redefining Aging: A Caregiver's Guide to Living Your Best Life

Ann Kaiser Stearns - Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: Paperback

Caring for an elderly family member can be overwhelming. But fulfilling life experiences are still possible for both caregivers and their loved ones, despite the stress and fatigue of caregiving. Even an elderly spouse, parent, or other family member who is significantly impaired or increasingly...
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The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores

Diana Marcum - Little A
Format: Hardcover

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer comes an exuberant memoir of personal loss and longing, and finding connection on the remote Azorean Islands of the Atlantic Ocean.Reporter Diana Marcum is in crisis. A long-buried personal sadness is enfolding her - and her career is stalled - when...
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Lonely Planet France

LONELY PLANET. - LONELY PLANET PUBNS
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet France is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Grab a cafe creme at a Parisian sidewalk cafe, take in glacial panoramas above Chamonix...
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First Founding Father: Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence

Harlow G Unger - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover

Before Washington, before Jefferson, before Franklin or John Adams, there was Lee--Richard Henry Lee, the First Founding Father.Richard Henry Lee was the first to call for independence, and the first to call for union. He was "father of our country" as much as George Washington,...
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Been So Long: My Life and Music

Jorma Kaukonen - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"A modern parable." -- from the foreword by Grace Slick"Jorma Kaukonen is a force in American music, equally adept at fingerpicked acoustic folk and blues as he is at wailing on an electric." - Acoustic Guitar"Jorma Kaukonen lit a fuse and transformed his electric...
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Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain

Danny Goldberg - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time - and the only book written by someone who knew himIn early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from...
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Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

Mark Miodownik - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, but always interesting: the New York Times best-selling author of Stuff Matters show us the secret lives of liquids: the shadow counterpart of our solid "stuff."We all know that without water we couldn't...
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Putin: His Downfall and Russia's Coming Crash

Richard Lourie - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

An electrifying and timely book, by leading Russian expert Richard Lourie, that explores Putin's failures and whether Trump's election gives Putin extraordinarily dangerous opportunities in our mad new world.For reasons that are made clear in this book, Putin's Russia will collapse just...
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey

Robert Macfarlane - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

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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Paper Goods Projects: Coffee Filter Flowers, Doily Butterflies, Cupcake Paper Cards, and 57 More Crafts Made with Supermarket Finds

Jodi Levine - Potter Craft
Format: Paperback

Craft to your heart's content without making a trip to a specialty store. Once you've glimpsed the inspired creations in Paper Goods Projects, you'll never look at your pantry shelves or recycling bins the same way. Here are 60 fun and simple crafts that transform everyday items:...
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A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century

PAUL KENGOR - Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Format: Hardcover

A Singular Bond That Changed HistoryEven as historians credit Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders.Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Paul...
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From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen

Snoop Dogg - Chronicle Books
Format: Book

Snoop Dogg wears many hats--he’s a musician, an actor, talk show host, and, I just recently discovered, a cookbook author. His cookbook From Crook to Cook offers a variety of recipes, from a caesar salad, a chocolate cake, candied bacon, and many other options....

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Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods

Danna Staaf - ForeEdge
Format: Hardcover

Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in the sea, there were cephalopods -- the ancestors of modern squid and Earths first truly substantial animals. Cephalopods became the first creatures to rise from the seafloor, essentially inventing the act of swimming....
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The Quotable Guide to Punctuation

Stephen Spector - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback

This book makes punctuation more fun and easier to learn than traditional approaches do. It teaches the natural way, by example: each lesson begins with quotes that exemplify good punctuation and sentence structure. Quotations are humorous and informative, drawn from the words of notable...
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NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League

Joe Horrigan - Crown
Format: Hardcover

From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL's 100th anniversary season. "I can think of no one better qualified - or more enthusiastic - to chronicle the National...
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The Shred Power Cleanse: Eat Clean. Get Lean. Burn Fat.

Ian K Smith - St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

Dr. Ian is answering Shredder Nation's call for a short-term, fast-acting cleanse that will help you reset and power through to your new weight loss goal!The SHRED Power Cleanse takes the classic detox plan to a new level. You won't find any fiberless, anemic juices on this regimen!...
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Finite Math For Dummies

Mary Jane Sterling - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

Use mathematical analysis in the real world Finite math takes everything you've learned in your previous math courses and brings them together into one course with a focus on organizing and analyzing information, creating mathematical models for approaching business decisions, using...
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Better Together: Discover the Power of Community

Rusty George - Bethany House Publishers
Format: Paperback

Community Is the Surprising Solution to Your Self-Help NeedsExercise. Eat right. Share your faith. Produce fruit for God. Oh, and try to relax. Ever feel like trying to succeed is all about you? Or that trying to "die to yourself" only makes you more self-focused? The Bible certainly...
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Dark Side of the Moon

Les Wood - Freight Books
Format: Paperback

Boddice, a crime lord looking over his shoulder for good reason, has assembled an unlikely band of misfit crooks. Their job is to steal a famous diamond worth millions, known as The Dark Side of the Moon. Despite the odds, the crew's self-serving squabbles and their natural incompetence,...
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Chronicles of a Liquid Society

UMBERTO ECO - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A posthumous collection of essays by the great novelist, essayist, literary critic, and philosopher Umberto Eco. Umberto Eco began writing a regular column called "La Bustina di Minerva" for the Italian weekly magazine L'Espresso in 1985. Its title referred to a brand...
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From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars

VIRGINIA GROHL - Seal Press
Format: Hardcover

While the Grohl family had always been musical-the family sang together on long car trips, harmonizing to Motown and David Bowie-Virginia never expected her son to become a musician, let alone a rock star. But when she saw him perform in front of thousands of screaming fans for the first...
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I Can Draw Unicorns (I Can Draw!: Mythical Creatures)

Jane Yates - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

Unicorns are popular characters in many fairy tales and myths. With the help of this stimulating book, readers will learn to draw these majestic creatures by using simple shapes and lines that they are already familiar with. Lessons range in difficulty, so artists of all levels can enjoy...
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Libraries and Gardens: Growing Together

Carrie Scott Banks - Amer Library Assn Editions
Format: Paperback

Roman philosopher Cicero once remarked that "if you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." Today, libraries nationwide are beginning to incorporate gardens into their public services. Libraries in the southwestern US, for instance, are creating drought-tolerant...
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The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook: 120 Everyday Recipes for the Healthy Home Cook

Laura Lea Goldberg - Spring House Press
Format: Hardcover

In Laura Lea Goldberg's new cookbook, "The Laura Lea Balanced Cookbook", the rubber of old-fashioned home-cooking meets the road of new healthy-food. With over 120 approachable, comforting, make-ahead recipes, this first cookbook from the creator of the popular "LLBalanced"...
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My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues

PAMELA PAUL - HENRY HOLT
Format: Print book

Imagine keeping a record of every book you ever read. What would those titles say about you? With humor and warmth, the editor of The New York Times Book Review shares the stories that have shaped her lifeFor twenty-eight years, Pamela Paul has been keeping a diary that records the books...
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The Spinning Magnet: The Electromagnetic Force That Created the Modern World--and Could Destroy It

Alanna Mitchell - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

An engrossing history of the science of one of the four fundamental physical forces in the universe, electromagnetism, right up to the latest indications that the poles are soon to reverse and destroy the world's power grids and electronic communicationsA cataclysmic planetary phenomenon...
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The Ketogenic Bible: The Authoritative Guide to Ketosis

Jacob Wilson - Victory Belt Publishing
Format: Paperback

The ketogenic diet is emerging as one of the most popular diets for health and weight loss, and for good reason. No other diet has the same benefits for health concerns ranging from obesity and type 2 diabetes to Alzheimer's disease to cancer - not to mention its positive effects on athletic...
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David Tanis Market Cooking: Recipes and Revelations, Ingredient by Ingredient

David Tanis - Artisan
Format: Hardcover

David Tanis Market Cooking is about seeking out the best ingredients, learning the qualities of each, and the methods and recipes that showcase what makes them special - pulling from all the world's great cuisines. Sections on universal ingredients - such as alliums (garlic, onion,...
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Tai Chi In 10 Weeks: A Beginner's Guide

AIHAN KUHN - Ymaa Publication Center
Format: Paperback

This book is designed to guide beginning students through the fundamentals of tai chi in ten weeks. Dr. Aihan Kuhn teaches readers the twenty-four-step Yang-style form. She shares insight on warming up, healing, and avoiding injury. But tai chi is more than just a physical exercise. It is a way of life....
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now

PETER MAYLE - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of France--lessons learned, culinary delights enjoyed, and changes observed.Twenty-five years ago, Peter Mayle and his wife,...
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To Shake the Sleeping Self: A 14,000-Mile Bike Trip, and One Man#s Quest to Live a Life with No Regrets

JEDIDIAH JENKINS - Convergent Books
Format: Hardcover

From travel writer and Instagram phenomenon Jedidiah Jenkins, a long-awaited memoir of adventure, failure, and lessons learned while bicycling the 10,000 miles from Oregon to Patagonia.On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being sucked into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins...
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Day of the Dead: 20 Creative Projects to Make For Your Party or Celebration

SUSIE HODGE - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Celebrate The Day of the Dead with 20 Fun Projects!The growing popularity of Dia de los Muertos - The Day of the Dead - can be seen in the increased number of festivals, music concerts, art fairs, altar nights, arts-and-crafts events, costume contests, and candlelit processions (including...
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Preschool Clues: Raising Smart, Inspired, and Engaged Kids in a Screen-Filled World

Angela C. Santomero - Touchstone
Format: Paperback

The award-winning creator of Blue's Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood shares the secret sauce behind her shows' powerful, transformative results in the form of eleven research-based, foundational "clues" to ensure that preschoolers flourish...
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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations

RONEN BERGMAN - Random House
Format: Hardcover

The page-turning, news-breaking, inside account of Israel's state-sponsored assassination programs, from the man hailed by David Remnick as "arguably [Israel's] best investigative reporter."
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Pasta, Pane, Vino: Deep Travels Through Italy's Food Culture

MATT GOULDING - Harper Wave/Anthony Bourdain
Format: Hardcover

Joining the acclaimed Rice, Noodle, Fish and Grape, Olive, Pig, a gorgeously illustrated food-lover's tour through the incomparable cuisine and culture of Italy from the James Beard Award-winning author Matt Goulding and his popular website Roads & Kingdoms.Immerse yourself in the breadth...
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Why Aren't We Dead Yet?: The Curious Person's Guide to the Immune System

Idan Ben-Barak - Scribe US
Format: Paperback

Disease -- specifically infectious disease -- is what eventually kills the overwhelming majority of us. In fact, it's amazing that it doesn't get us sooner: we fight off millions of disease-causing germs every day. So how come we're not dead yet? In this lively and accessible...
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Objects of Devotion: Religion in Early America

Peter Manseau - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover

Objects of Devotion: Religion in Early America tells the story of religion in the United States through the material culture of diverse spiritual pursuits in the nation's colonial period and the early republic. The beautiful, full-color companion volume to a Smithsonian National...
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Own Your Glow: A Soulful Guide to Luminous Living and Crowning the Queen Within

Latham Thomas - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Own Your Glow is an inspirational, actionable, and wildly enriching companion for change. Celebrity wellness and lifestyle guru, Latham Thomas provides soulful principles that offer an illuminated path for examining life's challenges, helping you curate your path to greatness, while...
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The Great Exception: The New Deal and the Limits of American Politics

Jefferson Cowie - Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback

Where does the New Deal fit in the big picture of American history? What does it mean for us today? What happened to the economic equality it once engendered? In The Great Exception, Jefferson Cowie provides new answers to these important questions. In the period between the Great Depression...
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Become the Force: 9 Lessons on How to Live as a Jediist Master

Daniel M. Jones - Watkins Publishing
Format: Paperback

For anyone who has watched and fallen in love with the Star Wars films and wanted to become a Jedi (just as Daniel M Jones did as a young boy) . This is the first and only Jedi Bible.Daniel M Jones founded the Church of Jediism in 2007 following the Jedi Census phenomenon of 2001;...
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Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring

Richard Gergel - Sarah Crichton Books
Format: Hardcover

How the blinding of Sergeant Isaac Woodard changed the course of America's civil rights historyOn February 12, 1946, Sergeant Isaac Woodard, a returning, decorated African American veteran, was removed from a Greyhound bus in Batesburg, South Carolina, after he challenged the bus driver's...
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Simply Stitched with Appliqu: Embroidery Motifs and Projects with Linen, Cotton and Felt

YUMIKO HIGUCHI - Zakka Workshop
Format: Paperback

Embroidery artist Yumiko Higuchi offers modern makers a fresh new spin on her beloved designs by combining embroidery stitches with hand appliqu. Learn how to use felt, cotton, and linen to create beautifully layered designs full of texture and contrast, then embellish with just a handful...
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Paint, Play, Explore: Expressive Mark-Making Techniques in Mixed Media

Rae Missigman - North Light Books
Format: Paperback

Discover the marks for your most authentic art! Mixed-media artist Rae Missigman identifies herself as a "mark-maker." Ever in the forefront of her art, organic shapes and graphic marks are what give her work a sense of authenticity. With an adventurous, anything-goes attitude...
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Mind Your Business: A Workbook to Grow Your Creative Passion Into a Full-time Gig

Ilana Griffo - Paige Tate Select
Format: Paperback

Mind Your Business is a guide and workbook for entrepreneurs who want to turn their creative passions into money-makers. Author Ilana Griffo shares the approachable formula that helped turn her side-hustle into a six-figure design studio. From first steps to long-term planning, Mind Your...
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Lung Cancer: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

WALTER SCOTT - Addicus Books
Format: Paperback

According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 220,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer annually. It accounts for nearly 15 percent of all newly diagnosed cancers. If you've been diagnosed, you probably have many questions about the nature of the disease and your treatment options.Walter...
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macOS Sierra for Seniors: The perfect computer book for people who want to work with macOS

Studio Visual Steps - Visual Steps Publishing
Format: Print book

This book shows you step by step how to work with macOS Sierra. You will learn how to use basic features, such as accessing the Internet, using email and organizing files and folders in Finder. You will also get acquainted with some of the handy tools and apps that makes it easy to work...
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If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now: Why We Traded the Commuting Life for a Little House on the Prairie

Christopher Ingraham - Harper
Format: Hardcover

The hilarious, charming, and candid story of writer Christopher Ingraham's decision to uproot his life and move his family to Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, population 1,400 - the community he made famous as "the worst place to live in America" in a story he wrote for the Washington...
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You Welcomed Me: Loving Refugees and Immigrants Because God First Loved Us

Kent Annan - IVP Books
Format: Paperback

"Wait, Dad. Are we for them or against them?" Kent Annan was talking with his eight-year-old son about the immigrant and refugee crises around the world. His son's question, innocent enough in the moment, is writ large across our society today. How we answer it, Annan says,...
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Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way

Ryan White - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

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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Hunting the Truth: Memoirs of Beate and Serge Klarsfeld

BEATE KLARSFELD - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

In this dual autobiography, the Klarsfelds tell the dramatic story of fifty years devoted to bringing Nazis to justice. They were born on opposite sides of the Second World War: Beate grew up in the ruins of a defeated Weimar Germany, while Serge, a Jewish boy in France, was hiding in a cupboard...
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Armed in America: A History of Gun Rights from Colonial Militias to Concealed Carry

PATRICK J CHARLES - Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover

This accessible legal history describes the way in which the right to bear arms was interpreted throughout most of American history and shows that today's gun-rights advocates have drastically departed from the long-held interpretation of the Second Amendment. This illuminating study traces...
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Eat Street: The ManBQue Guide to Making Street Food at Home

John Carruthers - Running Press
Format: Print book

Thanks to foodies, soft-focus feature spreads, and unbending artisan philosophies, you'd think that cooking has become a rarified skill that only those with a Yelp account and three-hundred dollar knife set can enjoy. It's easy to forget that delicious food is often loud, messy,...
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A Little Book on Form

Robert Hass - HarperCollins
Format: Book

An acute and deeply insightful book of essays exploring poetic form and the role of instinct and imagination within form—from former poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author Robert Hass.Robert Hass—former poet laureate, winner of the National Book...
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The Pho Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam's Favorite Soup and Noodles

Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book

With this comprehensive cookbook, Vietnam's most beloved, aromatic comfort food--the broth and noodle soup known as pho--is now within your reach. Author Andrea Nguyen first tasted pho in Vietnam as a child, sitting at a Saigon street stall with her parents. That experience sparked a lifelong...
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New York City Brick by Brick: The Art of LEGO Construction

Jonathan Lopes - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover

New York City Brick by Brick is the ultimate exploration of the architecture and history of New York City through the creative medium of LEGO. Expert builder Jonathan Lopes presents iconic structures of his own design, including the Flatiron Building, the Woolworth Building, the Manhattan...
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How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship

Annie McKee - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

"I'm working harder than I ever have, and I don't know if it's worth it anymore." If you're a manager or leader in today's high-speed, high-stress economy, these words have probably run through your mind, maybe more than once. Many people in management positions are feeling fed up, burned...
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How May I Help You?: An Immigrant's Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage

Deepak Singh - University of California Press
Format: Hardcover

In this moving and insightful work, Deepak Singh chronicles his downward mobility as an immigrant to a small town in Virginia. Armed with an MBA from India, Singh can get only a minimum-wage job in an electronics store. Every day he confronts unfamiliar American mores, from strange idioms...
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Horses Speak of God: How Horses Can Teach Us to Listen and Be Transformed

Laurie M Brock - Paraclete Press
Format: Paperback

This is what happens when a writer, preacher, and lover of words encounters some of creation's wisest theologians ... horses.First, she argues with them. They are, after all, horses. What could they possibly know about life and God that theologians haven't already written? But slowly...
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The Complete Book of Home Cleaning: 276 Green & Natural Tips, Tricks, and Strategies for a Clean & Happy Space

Toni Hammersley - Weldon Owen
Format: Print book

The follow-up to the bestselling Complete Book of Home Organization, the Complete Book of Home Cleaning is a foolproof, eco-friendly guide to cleaning your home. From establishing routines, making schedules, and DIYing green cleaning solutions to help keep every area of your home neat,...
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We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter

CELESTE HEADLEE - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

"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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Moon Niagara Falls: Including the Canadian & U.S. Sides (Travel Guide)

Joel A. Dombrowski - Moon Travel
Format: Paperback

Moon Travel Guides: From the roaring power of nature to the adventure waiting beyond the falls, Moon Niagara Falls reveals the best of this bucket list destination. What youll find in Moon Niagara Falls: * Full coverage of both the American and Canadian sides, plus worthwhile day trips...
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Kitchen Intuition: Cook With Your Hands. Laugh With Your Belly. Trust Your Intuition

DEVYN SISSON - Primal Nutrition, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

At times, even with a stack of great cookbooks and a folder of magazine clippings on the shelf, it's hard to get your creative juices flowing in the kitchen. Here, for the first time, is a book dedicated to awakening your inner master chef and helping you become adventurous, creative,...
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The Strength Switch: How The New Science of Strength-Based Parenting Can Help Your Child and Your Teen to Flourish

Lea Waters - Avery
Format: Hardcover

Unlock your children's potential by helping them build their strengths.This game-changing book shows us the extraordinary results of focusing on our children's strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from...
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The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World

Jeff Goodell - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2017 One of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2017 One of BOOKLIST 's Top 10 Science Books of 2017 "An immersive, mildly gonzo and depressingly well-timed book about the drenching effects of global warming,...
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Bead by Bead: The Ancient Way of Praying Made New

Suzanne Henley - Paraclete Press
Format: Paperback

A creative way to pray - across faith traditions - made new for all who seek a more intimate experience with God. Lushly illustrated. Divided into three parts, the first part of Bead by Bead takes a historical look at prayer beads across centuries and cultures. Part Two showcases opportunities...
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The Case for Miracles: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Supernatural

Lee Strobel - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Lee Strobel trains his investigative sights on the hot-button issue of whether it's credible to believe God intervenes supernaturally in people's lives today.This provocative book starts with an unlikely interview in which America's foremost...
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Cats in Art

DESMOND MORRIS - Reaktion Books
Format: Hardcover

The cat - that most graceful, stubborn, and agile of animals - has been a favorite subject of artists the world over from prehistory to the modern day. A spectacular 7,000-year-old engraving in Libya depicts a catfight. Figures modeled by the Babylonians remind us of their belief that the souls...
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Finishing School: The Happy Ending to That Writing Project You Can't Seem to Get Done

Cary Tennis - Tarcherperigee
Format: Print book

All too many people start a writing project with grand ambitions but reach a crisis of completion. Finishing School helps writers reignite the passion that started them on the project in the first place and work steadily to get it done. Untold millions of writing projects - begun with hope...
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I See Life Through Ros-Colored Glasses

LISA SCOTTOLINE - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

In I See Life Through Ros Colored-Glasses, the bestselling mother/daughter pair is back with another hilarious and heartfelt collection of essays about the possibilities and pitfalls of everyday life. Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella's delightful essays are sure to strike...
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Basketball: A Love Story

DAN KLORES - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

A sweeping and revelatory history of basketball, drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews with the greatest players, coaches, executives, and journalists in the history of the game.In an effort to tell the complete story of basketball in all its fascinating dimensions, celebrated journalists...
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The Shooting of Nancy Howard: A Journey Back to Shore

Alice Mathews - Dog Ear Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

The Shooting of Nancy Howard: A Journey back to Shore combines love, betrayal, conspiracy, suffering, and survival with a cast of improbable characters: a respected church-going husband and his mistress, a group of colorful criminals in East Texas, and a millionaire businessman. The story...
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My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food

Lidia Bastianich - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling cookbook author, beloved and award-winning television personality, and hugely successful restaurateur--a heartwarming, emotional, revelatory memoir told with all her hallmark warmth and gusto.Lidia's story begins with her upbringing in Pula, a formerly Italian city...
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Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles

Fran Leadon - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

An eye-opening history of Manhattan told through its most celebrated street.In the early seventeenth century, in a backwater Dutch colony, there was a wide, muddy cow path that the settlers called the Brede Wegh. As the street grew longer, houses and taverns began to spring up alongside...
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National Geographic Traveler Scotland 2nd Edition

ROBIN MCKELVIE - National Geographic
Format: Paperback

Travel to Scotland and revel in the Highlands' finest food and drink, climb Ben Nevis, discover the isles, and drive the North Coast 500 - with National Geographic as your trusted guide.The latest edition of National Geographic's popular guidebook covers all the main cities, towns, and regions...
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Boys in the Trees: A Memoir

Carly Simon - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A People Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year!"Intelligent and captivating. Don't miss it." - People Magazine"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year." -The Hollywood ReporterRock Star. Composer and Lyricist....
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The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

Mike Duncan - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The creator of the massively popular, award-winning podcast series The History of Rome brings to life the story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization....
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Voices from Bears Ears: Seeking Common Ground on Sacred Land

Rebecca Robinson - University of Arizona Press
Format: Paperback

In late 2016, President Barack Obama designated 1.35 million acres of public lands in southeastern Utah as Bears Ears National Monument. On December 4, 2017, President Donald Trump shrank the monument by 85 percent. A land rich in human history and unsurpassed in natural beauty, Bears Ears...
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Alone on the wall

Alex Honnold - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

"The extreme climber famed for his solo ascents without ropes, partners or gear describes his seven most significant achievements, including a free-solo climb up Mexico's Sendero Luminoso and the Fitz Traverse ascent in Patagonia, "--NoveList.
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The Chicago Cubs: Story of a Curse

Rich Cohen - Picador
Format: Paperback

The New York Times bestselling author of Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football "knocks it out of the park" (Vanity Fair) in this captivating blend of sports reportage and memoir, exploring the history of the 2016 World Series champions, the Chicago...
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How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight

Julian Guthrie - Penguin Books
Format: Print book

The historic race that reawakened the promise of manned spaceflight Alone in a Spartan black cockpit, test pilot Mike Melvill rocketed toward space. He had eighty seconds to exceed the speed of sound and begin the climb to a target no civilian pilot had ever reached. He might not make it back...
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Bad Choices: How Algorithms Can Help You Think Smarter and Live Happier

Ali Almossawi - Viking
Format: Print book

The wildly popular author of Bad Arguments returns with a funny, smart introduction to algorithms - those perennially misunderstood, increasingly important problem-solving rules that can save you time and lead to better choices, every day. Why is Facebook so good at predicting...
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A Practical Wedding Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating the Wedding You Want with the Budget You've Got

Meg Keene - Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Print book

With reality tv shows, glossy bridal magazines, and fanciful Pinterest boards leading the way, it can be easy for a recently engaged couple to slide from wedding planning into wedding madness. Inspiration and ideas abound; what couples really need is clear guidance on how to assess this...
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Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment

August McLaughlin - Amberjack Publishing
Format: Hardcover

What's a girl boner? And why is a woman's pleasure always an afterthought? In Girl Boner: The Good Girl's Guide to Sexual Empowerment, August McLaughlin offers the perfect companion for women of all ages seeking richer, fuller, and more pleasure-filled lives -- on their terms. In a culture...
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Fresh Eyes on Jesus' Parables: Discovering New Insights in Familiar Passages

DOUG NEWTON - David C. Cook
Format: Paperback

How does the parable of the good Samaritan redefine acts of social justice, not just acts of mercy? What does the story of the five talents teach us about daily spiritual life? Fresh Eyes on Jesus' Parables offers a new perspective on the stories Jesus told to His closest disciples....
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Junk Beautiful: She Sheds: Hundreds of Inspired Ideas for Your Backyard Retreat

Sue Whitney - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Move over, Man Caves. She Sheds are coming to a house near you. Across the country, ladies are carving out a special place for themselves, one free from stress and concern. And they're doing it in their own backyards by turning spaces usually reserved for old tools and greasy car parts...
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Southern Baked: Celebrating Life with Pie

Amanda Dalton Wilbanks - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

A decidedly Southern take on sweet and savory pies for celebrations of all kinds, even quiet dinners at home. Pies are perennial, but no one ever claimed theyre easy to make. Amanda Dalton Wilbanks, owner of The Southern Baked Pie Company in Georgia, wants to change that. With only one pastry...
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Agatha Christie: A Mysterious life

LAURA THOMPSON - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

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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Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years

D L Hughley - William Morrow
Format: Print book

From legendary comedian D.L. Hughley comes a bitingly funny send-up of the Obama years, as "told" by the key political players on both sides of the aisle.What do the Clintons, Republicans, fellow Democrats, and Obama's own family really think of President Barack Obama? Finally,...
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Craig's Essentials of Sonography and Patient Care, 4e

M Robert De Jong, Jr. - Saunders
Format: Paperback

Providing a solid foundation in sonography, Craig's Essentials of Sonography and Patient Care, 4th Edition prepares you to succeed in the classroom and in practice. Divided into two parts, this updated text first describes the origins and evolution of diagnostic medical sonography,...
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Darwin's Fossils: The Collection That Shaped the Theory of Evolution

ADAM LISTER - Smithsonian Books
Format: Paperback

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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Busy Bags Kids Will Love: Make-Ahead Activity Kits for a Happy Preschooler and Stress-Free Parent

SARA MCCLURE - Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback

An engaging variety of mentally stimulating activities that keep children away from the TVAs the parent of young children, it's hard to find a moment for yourself. Busy Bags Kids Will Love offers you a smart way to keep your kids engaged so you can relax. With step-by-step instructions...
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A Life Beyond ABUSE

Jerhonda Pace - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

My 25-year journey, inked. Nothing is off limits in this autobiography. I opened up and shared my life; the good and the bad. The details of my experiences will leave you speechless. I gained strength from my weakness. I moved a mountain with faith. I believed in myself when doubt continued...
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Now being developed as a television series with Eva Longoria and ABC!*An O, The Oprah Magazine's Best Nonfiction Book of 2019* *A People Magazine Book of the Week**An Apple Best Books Pick for April**An April IndieNext Pick**A Book of the Month...
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The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying

NINA RIGGS - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

An exquisite memoir about how to live - and love - every day with "death in the room," from poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in the tradition of When Breath Becomes Air."We are breathless, but we love the days....
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Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time

Ian O'Connor - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

From a New York Times best-selling author, the definitive biography of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach, Bill Belichick.Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascinating figure in the NFL - the infamously dour face of one of the winningest franchises...
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Fortnite: The Essential Guide to Battle Royale and Other Survival Games

Triumph Books - Triumph Books
Format: Paperback

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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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism

NAOKI HIGASHIDA - Random House
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of life as a young adult with autism Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump, a revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal Japanese child, which...
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The Heartland: An American History

Kristin L. Hoganson - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A history of a quintessentially American place - the rural and small town heartland -- that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection with the world.When Kristin L. Hoganson arrived in Champaign, Illinois, after teaching at Harvard, studying at Yale, and living in the D.C. metro area...
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Together: Our Community Cookbook

The Hubb Community Kitchen - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

Together celebrates the power of cooking to connect us to one another. In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in London, a group of local women gathered together to cook fresh food for their families and neighbors. Over the chatter and aromas of the kitchen they discovered...
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Home

Ellen DeGeneres - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Print book

Ellen DeGeneres has bought and renovated nearly a dozen homes over the last twenty-five years, and describes her real-estate and decorating adventures as "an education." She has long cared deeply about design: "I think I wanted to be an interior designer when I was thirteen."
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9 Practice Tests for the SAT, 2018 Edition: Extra Preparation to Help Achieve an Excellent Score

PRINCETON REVIEW. - Princeton Review
Format: Paperback

1,350 practice questions to help you prep your way to an excellent SAT score.Practice makes perfect, and the best way to practice your SAT test-taking skills is with simulated exams. The Princeton Review's 9 Practice Tests for the SAT provides nine full-length opportunities to assess...
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Knitless: 50 No-Knit, Stash-Busting Yarn Projects

Laura McFadden - Running Press Book Publishers
Format: eBook

Are you a knitter, crocheter, crafter, or none of the above?This clever book gives yarn lovers - both knitters and non-knitters alike - 50 fun ways to use their stashes without taking out their knitting needles. The projects are easy and simple, but with a modern aesthetic that manages...
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Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be

Rachel Hollis - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDo you ever suspect that everyone else has life figured out and you don't have a clue? If so, Rachel Hollis has something to tell you: that's a lie.As the founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com and CEO of her own media company, Rachel Hollis developed...
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Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence

AMY ALKON - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Amy Alkon presents Unf*ckology, a "science-help" book that knocks the self-help genre on its unscientific ass. You can finally stop fear from being your boss and put an end to your lifelong social suckage. Have you spent your life shrinking from opportunities you were dying to seize...
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The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2018: Every Recipe From The Hit TV Show With Product Ratings and a Look Behind the Scenes

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN. - America's Test Kitchen
Format: Hardcover

This newly revised edition of The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook includes all 18 seasons (including 2018) of the hit TV show in a lively collection featuring more than 1,150 foolproof recipes and dozens of tips and techniques. Learn what happens in the test kitchen...
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Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the meaning of life

Nick Lane - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback

Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than...
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French Moderns: Monet to Matisse 1850-1950

Richard Aste - Scala Arts Publishers Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Features well-known works by Bonnard, Caillebotte, Czanne, Chagall, Degas, Matisse, Monet, Redon, Renoir, and RodinA stunning book dedicated to the most important movements in Modern ArtThe years between the Revolution of 1848 and the end of World War II were characterized by profound social,...
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Insight Guides Southern Spain

Insight Guides - Insight Guides
Format: Paperback

Insight Guides: all your customers need to inspire every step of their journeys. An in-depth book, now with free app and eBook. Newly updated edition of Insight Guide Southern Spain. Over 256 pages of insider knowledge from local experts Innovative extras = incredible value, and unique...
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No Grain, No Pain: A 30-Day Diet for Eliminating the Root Cause of Chronic Pain

Peter Osborne - Touchstone, 2016.
Format: Print book

In the tradition of Wheat Belly and Grain Brain; No Grain, No Pain demonstrates the proven link between a gluten-heavy diet and chronic pain and discomfort - and offers a groundbreaking, 30-day, grain-free diet plan to help you heal yourself from the inside out.More...
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Focus

Harvard Business Review - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback

The importance of achieving focus goes well beyond your own productivity. Deep focus allows you to lead others successfully, find clarity amid uncertainty, and heighten your sense of professional fulfillment.Yet the forces that challenge sustained focus range from dinging phones to office...
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Insight Guides Northern Spain

Nick Inman - Insight Guides
Format: Paperback

Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey. An in-depth book, now with free app and eBook.Home to spectacular mountains, lush green valleys and a scenic coastline, Northern Spain is fast becoming a haven of green tourism. This new edition covers all the highlights,...
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The Chosen Wars: How Judaism Became an American Religion

Steven R Weisman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The Chosen Wars tells the dramatic story of how Judaism redefined itself in America in the 18th and 19th centuries - the personalities that fought each other and shaped its evolution and, importantly, the force of the American dynamic that prevailed over an ancient religion.The struggles...
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Abundance Unleashed: Open Yourself to More Money, Love, Health, and Happiness Now

CHRISTIAN MICKELSEN - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Self-made multimillionaire, CEO of Future Force, Inc., and personal coach Christian Mickelsen is on a mission to awaken humanity to the oceans of abundance in money, love, health, happiness, and success that lie within each of us. By recognizing the infinite abundance we all possess, we will...
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The Gospel of Trees: A Memoir

Apricot Irving - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

In this compelling, beautiful memoir, award-winning writer Apricot Irving recounts her childhood as a missionary's daughter in Haiti during a time of upheaval - both in the country and in her home.Apricot Irving grew up as a missionary's daughter in Haiti - a country easy to sensationalize...
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The Big Dairy Free Cookbook: The Complete Collection of Delicious Dairy-Free Recipes

Pamela Ellgen - Rockridge Press
Format: Paperback

Giving up dairy doesn't mean giving up your favorite foods. See for yourself how easy and enjoyable dairy free can really be with 150 recipes in The Big Dairy Free Cookbook.Most of us don't realize how much dairy we consume until faced with eliminating it from our diet -- and successful...
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Secrets of the Southern Table: A Food Lover's Tour of the Global South

Virginia Willis - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

Recipes and stories of the modern South In Secrets of the Southern Table, award-winning chef and cookbook author Virginia Willis takes you on a tour of today's South - a region rich in history and cultural diversity. With her signature charm and wit, Virginia shares many well-known...
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Live Long And . . .: What I Learned Along the Way

William Shatner - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Book

Star Trek legend and veteran author William Shatner discusses the meaning of life, finding value in work, and living well whatever your age."I have always felt," William Shatner says early in his newest memoir, that "like the great comedian George Burns, who lived...

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Hemingway Didn't Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations

Garsoc O'Toole - Little A
Format: Hardcover

How one man corrected hundreds of modern misquotations infecting the Internet, our books, and our minds.Everywhere you look, you'll find viral quotable wisdom attributed to icons ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Mark Twain, from Cicero to Woody Allen. But more often than not, these attributions...
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Vegan Food for the Rest of Us: Recipes Even You Will Love

Ann Hodgman - Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Paperback

Recipes for regular people who love great food by "a humorist and cookbook author whose recipes really work." To create her very best recipes for Beat This!, a cult favorite and a hilarious book full of seriously delicious recipes, Ann's formula was simple: "Double...
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The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year

Amy Siskind - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The shocking first-draft history of the Trump regime, and its clear authoritarian impulses, based on the viral Internet phenom "The Weekly List."In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's election as president, Amy Siskind, a former Wall Street executive and the founder of The New Agenda,...
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Lean Construction: A Small Contractor's Journey

Charlie Garbutt - Advantage Media Group
Format: Paperback

The Construction Company You Can Lean OnAnyone who has hired a general contractor knows that you don't alwaysget what you pay for. Oftentimes, what you get is missed completiondates, unplanned expenses, and less-than-quality results.This is just the nature of the construction industry...
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The Wasting of Borneo: Dispatches from a Vanishing World

Alex Shoumatoff - Beacon Press
Format: Print book

Acclaimed naturalist Alex Shoumatoff issues a worldwide call to protect the drastically endangered rainforests of BorneoIn this wide-ranging narrative, seasoned travel and environmental writer Alex Shoumatoff takes readers on a journey from the woods of rural New York to the rain forests...
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Unofficial Ancestry.com Workbook: A How-To Manual for Tracing Your Family Tree on the Number-One Genealogy Website

Nancy Hendrickson - Family Tree Books
Format: Paperback

Your Step-by-Step Guide to Ancestry.com! Ancestry.com keeps growing, but how can you find your ancestors on the huge and ever-changing site? In this workbook, an essential companion to the Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com, you'll learn how to use Ancestry.com to its full advantage...
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An Invitation to Self-Care: Why Learning to Nurture Yourself Is the Key to the Life You've Always Wanted, 7 Principles for Abundant Living

Tracey Cleantis - Hazelden Publishing
Format: Paperback

Too often, we settle for the notion that self-care means giving ourselves treats and rewards for good behavior. But it's so much more than that. Welcome to the self-care revolution! A day of indulgence at a spa - or at home on the couch - might help us unwind and feel temporarily renewed,...
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Farm to Table Asian Secrets: Vegan & Vegetarian Full-Flavored Recipes for Every Season

Patricia Tanumihardja - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

In this delightful Asian cookbook, youll learn the secrets of vegetarian and vegan Asian cooking--how to blend flavors, textures, aromas and colors--to create full-flavored vegetarian dishes that are missing none of the umami normally associated only with meat and dairy.Each chapter based...
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Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades--Bastes, Butters & Glazes, Too

STEVEN RAICHLEN - WORKMAN
Format: Print book

Barbecue Sauces, Rubs, and Marinades is Steven Raichlen's bestselling encyclopedia of the flavor boosters, dry and wet, that give grilled food its character, personality, depth, and soul. With more than 630,000 copies in print, it's the secret weapon of at-home pitmasters and professionals...
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Bicycle Repair Manual, 6th Edition

Chris Sidwells - DK
Format: Paperback

From regular maintenance for optimum performance to emergency repairs, this illustrated guide is the perfect handbook for beginners and experienced cyclists alike.. The Bike Repair Manual is packed with insightful information on the anatomy and functioning of all types of bikes - road,...
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Integrative Health Care for Dogs & Cats: A Guide to a Healthier Life through Nutrition, Holistic Care, and High-Tech Solutions

GARY RICHTER - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Paperback

As a holistic veterinarian and scientist, Dr. Gary Richter helps dog and cat owners to navigate the thicket of treatment options and separate the fact from the fiction. He wants us to use what actually works, not just what Western science or alternative medicine say "should" work....
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Shinrin Yoku: The Japanese Art of Forest Bathing

YOSHIFUMI MIYAZAKI - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Experience the healing power of nature! Forest bathing, also known as shinrin-yoku, is the Japanese practice of connecting deeply with nature. It is a practice that involves all the senses and has extraordinary effects on health and happiness. The latest health and wellness trend, it has been...
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