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This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook

Extinction Rebellion - Penguin
Format: Paperback

Extinction Rebellion are inspiring a whole generation to take action on climate breakdown. Now you can become part of the movement - and together, we can make history.It's time. This is our last chance to do anything about the global climate and ecological emergency. Our last chance...
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Walking with Peety: The Dog Who Saved My Life

Eric O'Grey - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Eric was 150 pounds overweight, depressed, and sick. After a lifetime of failed diet attempts, and the onset of type 2 diabetes due to his weight, Eric went to a new doctor, who surprisingly prescribed a shelter dog. And that's when Eric met Peety: an overweight, middle-aged, and forgotten...
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Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure

AMY KAUFMAN - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America's favorite guilty pleasureFor fifteen years and thirty-five seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers' lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show's...
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The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired

Daniel J. Siegel - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

What's the one thing a parent can do to make the most difference in the long run? The research is clear: Show up! Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of childhood. One of the very best scientific...
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Dennis Stock: James Dean

Dennis Stock - Thames & Hudson
Format: Print book

An intimate and searching visual portrait of the star-crossed Hollywood icon, James Dean With three major films -- East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant -- all released within a year of each other and within months of his tragic death, James Dean captured the world's imagination...
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How to Kill a Unicorn: How the World's Hottest Innovation Factory Builds Bold Ideas That Make It to Market

Mark Payne - Crown Business
Format: Hardcover

A unique behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking methodology that today's most in-demand innovation factory uses to create some of the boldest products and successfully bring them to market.   Today, innovation is seen by business leaders and the media alike as the key to growth,...
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The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society

Debra Soh - Threshold Editions
Format: Hardcover

this research-based, scientific examination of the many facets of gender identity.Is our gender something we're born with, or are we conditioned by society? In The End of Gender, neuroscientist and sexologist Dr. Debra Soh uses a research-based approach to address this hot-button topic,...
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The Book of Kale and Friends: 14 Easy-to-Grow Superfoods with 130+ Recipes

Sharon Hanna - Douglas & McIntyre
Format: Paperback

Following the success of her bestseller The Book of Kale, Sharon Hanna is back, teaming up with gardening editor Carol Pope for The Book of Kale and Friends. There are good reasons why the Kale Revolution is growing this humble leafy green is one of the healthiest vegetables on earth,...
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Impossible to Ignore: Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions

Carmen Simon - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Print book

A groundbreaking approach to creating memorable messages that are easy to process, hard to forget, and impossible to ignore -- using the latest in brain scienceAudiences forget up to 90% of what you communicate. How can your employees and customers decide to act on your message if they...
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The 30-Day Money Cleanse: Take control of your finances, manage your spending, and de-stress your money for good

Ashley Feinstein Gerstley - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

Take control of your finances and de-stress your relationship with money! Like food, money is something all of us use but none of us talk about -- creating a stressful relationship that most of us suffer from, obsess over, and try to avoid altogether because it feels too impossible to manage....
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Making Art From Maps: Inspiration, Techniques, and an International Gallery of Artists

Jill K Berry - Rockport Publishers
Format: eBook

Journey through the craft of Making Art with Maps.From origami to paper cutting and decoupage, love of paper crafting has soared, and with it the variety of paper types used by artists. Among these are maps - an apt choice for any crafter: they're easy to find, often free, meant to be folded,...
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Calamity-Free Crochet: Troubleshooting Tips and Advice for the Savvy Needlecrafter

Catherine Hirst - Harper Design
Format: Paperback

Get it right the first time! Calamity-Free Crochet is a comprehensive, quick-reference guide for both new and advanced crocheters. It presents easy-to-follow advice on tools and materials, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step techniques. What do you do if your stitches keep twisting?...
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Herbal Remedies Handbook: More Than 140 Plant Profiles; Remedies for Over 50 Common Conditions

Andrew Chevallier - DK
Format: Paperback

Discover the therapeutic properties of more than 140 medicinal herbs such as turmeric, elderflower, and ginger root with Herbal Remedies Handbook. . Take charge of your health and wellness naturally with tried-and-tested plant-based home remedies. Reliable, authoritative, and accessible,...
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The Girl With Nine Wigs: A Memoir

Sophie Van der Stap - St. Martin's Press, 2015. 2015
Format: Print book

'It's Saturday and everything is different. No, I didn't go to the market this morning and I didn't have my usual coffee on Westerstraat. And no, I wasn't getting ready for a new semester at college. Next Monday, January 31st, I have to admit myself at the hospital...
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The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America

Tommy Tomlinson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Roxane Gay's Hunger, a searing, honest, and candid exploration of what it's like to live as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who decided he had to change his life as he neared the age of fifty weighing in at 460 pounds.When he was almost fifty...
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The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer

Caitlin Murray - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters...
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Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America

Conor Dougherty - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A stunning, deeply reported investigation into the housing crisis Spacious and affordable homes used to be the hallmark of American prosperity. Today, however, punishing rents and the increasingly prohibitive cost of ownership have turned housing into the foremost symbol of inequality and an economy...
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One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in Italy

Paolo Lazzarin - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

The perfect guide for those who can't resist succumbing to Italy's charms again and again, now in a popular pocket-sized format. Who hasn't dreamt of being whisked away to a sweet little Italian town buried deep in the countryside? The small towns sprinkled throughout this...
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Hold On, But Don't Hold Still: Hope and Humor from My Seriously Flawed Life

Kristina Kuzmic - Viking
Format: Hardcover

Delivering inspiration and "parenting comedy at its finest,"* here is one woman's story of ditching her fairytale dreams and falling in love with her unpredictable, chaotic, imperfect lifeKristina Kuzmic has made herself a household name, speaking directly to mothers from...
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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot

Mark Vanhoenacker - Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format: Print book

A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys - and reawakens our capacity to be amazed. The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight - a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity - to the realm...
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Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You

Ann Shen - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Goddesses - Mythology - InspirationReaders who have enjoyed Warrior Goddess Training or Women Who Run with the Wolves will love Ann Shen's Legendary LadiesGoddesses from mythology: Goddess mythology from our past are celebrated in this lushly illustrated goddess book by Ann Shen, the author...
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Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites

Deb Perelman - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Deb Perelman, award-winning blogger and New York Times best-selling author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, understands that a happy discovery in the kitchen has the ability to completely change the course of your day. Whether we're cooking for ourselves, for a date night...
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In Memory of Bread: A Memoir

Paul Graham - Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Format: Print book

When Paul Graham was suddenly diagnosed with a serious wheat allergy at the age of thirty-six, he was forced to say goodbye to traditional pasta, pizza, sandwiches, and more. Gone, too, were some of his favorite hobbies, including brewing beer with a buddy and gorging on his wife's homemade...
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A Paper-Pieced Garden: 27 Mix-and-Match Blocks Plus Unique Quilts

Maaike Bakker - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Discover 27 truly lovely blocks featuring flowers, leaves, and spritely creatures of the garden such as squirrels and robins. You'll also find seven delightful quilt patterns that showcase these versatile blocks.Develop your skills with paper piecing, machine appliqué, and free-motion...
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The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World

JON GORDON - Wiley
Format: Hardcover

We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and your vision seems more like a fantasy than...
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John Baeder's Road Well Taken

Jay Williams - Vendome Press
Format: Print book

A fascinating trip through the evocative remnants of a vanishing America, this book is also a portrait of an artist who has captured the nostalgic essence of what's been lost. In 1972, John Baeder (b. 1938) left a career on Madison Avenue to become a full-time painter, gambling his livelihood...
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100 Things You Can Do to Stay Fit and Healthy: Simple Steps to Better Your Body and Improve Your Mind

Scott Douglas - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book

Looking to revamp and revitalize your fitness and get healthier, but not sure where to start? Well look no further than running guru and health expert Scott Douglas's 100 Things You Can Do to Stay Fit and Healthy . Each short section in this tome features a simple, and easy-to-implement,...
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This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason

Mark Molesky - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

The captivating and definitive account of the most consequential natural disaster of modern times.On All Saints' Day 1755, tremors from an earthquake measuring perhaps 9.0 (or higher) on the moment magnitude scale swept furiously from their origin along the Atlantic seabed toward...
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The Muslims Are Coming!: Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror

Arun Kundnani - Verso
Format: Hardcover

Death came instantly to Imam Luqman, as four FBI agents fired semiautomatic rifles at him from a few feet away. Another sixty officers surrounded the building on that October morning, the culmination of a two-year undercover investigation that had infiltrated the...
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The Bikini Body Motivation & Habits Guide

KAYLA ITSINES - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Flexibound

Use the power of motivation and good habits to become fitter, healthier, and stronger, for life!Bikini Body Guides (BBG) co-creator Kayla Itsines, named the world's number one fitness influencer by Forbes, shows you how to harness the power of motivation and build good habits around...
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The Common Cause: Creating Race and Nation in the American Revolution

Robert G Parkinson - Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
Format: Print book

When the Revolutionary War began, the odds of a united, continental effort to resist the British seemed nearly impossible. Few on either side of the Atlantic expected thirteen colonies to stick together in a war against their cultural cousins. In this pathbreaking book, Robert Parkinson...
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The Wreck of the SS London

Simon Wills - Amberley Publishing
Format: Paperback

The loss of the Costa Concordia in 2012 shocked many when 32 passengers died on a luxury liner - yet in mid-Victorian times, more lives than this were lost in shipwrecks every week. The sinking of the SS London in 1866 provoked incredulity because of the especially heavy death toll: a large,...
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13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi

Mitchell Zuckoff - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.. 13 Hours presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby...
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Late Bloomer: How to Garden with Comfort, Ease and Simplicity in the Second Half of Life

Jan Coppola Bills - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Book

There are times in a gardener's life when what we want to do and what we can do are at odds. Our knees and backs may be complaining, our energy isn't what it was -– yet our desire to get our hands in the dirt is as strong as ever. Or maybe we’ve downsized to a much...

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The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic That Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics

Stephen Coss - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

More than fifty years before the American Revolution, Boston was in revolt against the tyrannies of the Crown, Puritan Authority, and Superstition. This is the story of a fateful year that prefigured the events of 1776.In The Fever of 1721, Stephen Coss brings to life an amazing...
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Other-Wordly: words both strange and lovely from around the world

Yee-Lum Mak - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Print book

Discover words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. Other-Wordly is an irresistible gift for lovers...
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The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English

LYNNE MURPHY - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English "If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American." "English accents are the sexiest." "Americans have ruined the English language."...
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The Life Plan Diet: How Losing Belly Fat is the Key to Gaining a Stronger, Sexier, Healthier Body

Jeffry S. Life M.D. Ph.D. - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

Lose the Belly Fat, Become Heart-Healthy, and Look and Feel Years Younger For most men, having six-pack abs seems like an impossible goal. But look no further than Dr. Jeffry Life, who transformed himself from an overweight fifty-nine-year-old with low sex drive, sky-high cholesterol levels,...
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Blood Brothers: The Story of the Strange Friendship between Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill

Deanne Stillman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The little known story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American West - Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull - told through their time in Cody's Wild West show in the 1880s.It was in Brooklyn, New York, in 1883 that William F. Cody - known across the land as Buffalo...
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Twilight Warriors: The Soldiers, Spies, and Special Agents Who Are Revolutionizing the American Way of War

James Kitfield - Basic Books
Format: Print book

With the planned withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, the longest conflicts in our nation's history were supposed to end. Yet we remain at war against expanding terrorist movements, and our security forces have had to continually adapt to a nihilistic foe that operates in the shadows.The...
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The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor: Elizabeth I, Thomas Seymour, and the Making of a Virgin Queen

Elizabeth Norton - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book

A power-hungry and charming courtier. An impressionable and trusting princess. The Tudor court in the wake of Henry VIII's death had never been more perilous for the young Elizabeth, where rumors had the power to determine her fateEngland, late 1547. King Henry VIII Is dead. His fourteen-year-old...
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The Anatomy of Sheds: New Buildings from an Old Tradition

JANE FIELD-LEWIS - GIBBS SMITH INC PUB
Format: Print book

Super-cool spaces to relax, work, chill out, or escape. Over 50 real examples from around the world -- some simple and modest and some extravagant -- inspire and instruct the reader on how to create their own special space. The owners themselves describe how they have created their own hideaways,...
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Surviving and Thriving with an Invisible Chronic Illness: How To Stay Sane, Calm the Chaos, and Live One Step Ahead of Your Most Inconvenient Symptoms

Ilana Jacqueline - New Harbinger Pubns Inc
Format: Print book

Popular blogger Ilana Jacqueline writes poignantly about living with two debilitating autoimmune diseases and presents advice and practical tips for living with an invisible chronic illness.Do you live with a chronic, debilitating, yet invisible condition? You may feel isolated,...
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The Stress-Proof Brain: Master Your Emotional Response to Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity

Melanie Greenberg - New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

"For people suffering from stress, this book is a godsend." - Kristin Neff, PhD, author of Self-Compassion "Highly recommended for mental health professionals and consumer health readers looking to manage stress." - Library Journal (starred review) Modern...
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Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age

Greg King - St. Martin's Press; First Edition ~1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

On the 100th Anniversary of its sinking, King and Wilson tell the story of the Lusitania's glamorous passengers and the torpedo that ended an era and prompted the US entry into World War I.Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, carrying millionaires and aristocrats, actresses and impresarios,...
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Miracles Now: 108 Life-Changing Tools for Less Stress, More Flow, and Finding Your True Purpose

Gabrielle Bernstein - Hay House, Inc.,
Format: Print book

Miracles Now by New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein will help readers clear stress and find peace - even if they only have a minute to spare. Bernstein knows that most of us don't have time for an hour of yoga or 30 minutes of meditation to dissolve our anxiety, so she has hand-picked...
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Out of Sight: The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties

William Hackman - Other Press
Format: Hardcover

A social and cultural history of Los Angeles and its emerging art scene in the 1950s, 60s, and 70sThe history of modern art typically begins in Paris and ends in New York. Los Angeles was out of sight and out of mind, viewed as the apotheosis of popular culture, not a center for serious...
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Born Trump: Inside America's First Family

EMILY JANE FOX - Harper
Format: Hardcover

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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Alpaca Knit Sweaters: 28 Easy-to-Knit, Easy-to-Wear, Warm and Comfortable Styles

DORTHE SKAPPEL - Stackpole Books
Format: Paperback

Surround yourself in warm, soft alpaca with these 28 cozy, comfortable sweater designs in subtle Nordic styles. Relaxed gauge and easy-to-knit stitch patterns make these sweaters a joy to knit and perfect for everyday wear. Destined to be the most reached-for sweaters in your closet, you will...
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The Spy Who Was Left Behind: Russia, the United States, and the True Story of the Betrayal and Assassination of a CIA Agent

Michael Pullara - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

The shocking true story of international intrigue involving the 1993 murder of CIA officer Freddie Woodruff by KGB agents and the extensive cover-up that followed in Washington and in Moscow.On August 8, 1993, a single bullet to the head killed Freddie Woodruff, the Central Intelligence...
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Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization

Jim Proser - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of bestselling writer and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, by award-winning author Jim Proser. Who is psychologist, professor, bestselling author, and YouTube personality Dr. Peterson? What does he believe in? Who are his followers?...
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The Autoimmune Fix: How to Stop the Hidden Autoimmune Damage That Keeps You Sick, Fat, and Tired Before It Turns Into Disease

Tom O'Bryan - Rodale Books
Format: Print book

Do you have crud in the blood?Millions of people suffer from autoimmunity whether they know it or not. The root cause of most weight gain, brain and mood problems, and fatigue, autoimmunity can take years -- or even decades -- for symptoms and a clear diagnosis to arise. Through years of research,...
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Keto Diet: Your 30-Day Plan to Lose Weight, Balance Hormones, Boost Brain Health, and Reverse Disease

Josh Axe - Little, Brown Spark
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the national bestseller Eat Dirt, a 30-day healthy plan -- including more than 80 delicious recipes -- to burn fat, fight inflammation, and reverse disease using the keto diet. Today, the ketogenic diet is the world's fastest growing diet, and with good...
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Family Fit Plan: A 30-Day Wellness Transformation

Natalie Digate Muth - American Academy of Pediatrics
Format: Paperback

This dynamic plan will help the whole family kick-start their health and wellness and set the stage for long-term, lasting improvements in nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress, and screen use habits. Dr. Natalie Digate Muth walks families through this thirty-day transformation that establishes...
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The Author Training Manual: Develop Marketable Ideas, Craft Books That Sell, Become the Author Publishers Want, and Self-Publish Effectively

Nina Amir - Writer's Digest Books
Format: Paperback

Anyone can publish a book and become an "author," but if you want to become a successful author with a profitable publishing career, you need a clear, step-by-step guide to help you develop book ideas that sell. In The Author Training Manual, expert editor and book coach Nina...
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The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West

Michelle Goldberg - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown outside of India. By the time of her death, in 2002, it was being practiced everywhere, from Brooklyn to Berlin to Ulaanbaatar. In The Goddess Pose, New York Times best-selling author Michelle...
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One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band

Alan Paul - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best seller!One Way Out is the powerful biography of The Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth...
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The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief

Nora McInerny - Simon & Schuster/ TED
Format: Hardcover

From the host of the popular podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking, comes a wise, humorous roadmap and caring resource for anyone going through the loss of a loved one - or even a difficult life moment.In the span of a few weeks, thirty-something Nora McInerny had a miscarriage, lost...
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Double Wedding Ring QuiltsTraditions Made Modern: Full-Circle Sketches from Life

Victoria Findlay Wolfe - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Get ready for new adventures in conventional piecing with celebrated quilter Victoria Findlay Wolfe. Create stunning Double Wedding Ring quilts with breathtaking innovations on the classic pattern. With full-size patterns for 10 quilts, the book will teach you the Double Wedding Ring basics....
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HTML5 and CSS3 All-in-One For Dummies

Andy Harris - John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback

A new edition of a bestseller covers the latest advances in web development! HTML5 and CSS3 are essential tools for creating dynamic websites and boast updates and enhanced features that can make your websites even more effective and unique. This friendly, all-in-one guide covers everything...
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BOSH!: Simple Recipes * Amazing Food * All Plants

IAN THEASBY - William Morrow Cookbooks
Format: Hardcover

Want to cook ridiculously good plant-based food from scratch but have no idea where to start? With over 100 incredibly easy and outrageously tasty all-plants meals, BOSH! will be your guide.Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, creators of the world's biggest and fastest-growing plant-based platform,...
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The Autism Discussion Page on anxiety, behavior, school, and parenting strategies: A toolbox for helping children with autism feel safe, accepted, and competent

Bill Nason - Jessica Kingsley; 1 edition
Format: Book

The Autism Discussion Page green book covers anxiety and stress, challenging behaviors, stretching comfort zones, discipline, and school issues. It also provides more general teaching and mentoring strategies for coaching children on the autism spectrum in basic daily living strategies...
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Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire

LESLIE PEIRCE - Basic Books
Format: Book

The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire.

In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by slave traders...

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We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity

Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture - Smithsonian Books
Format: Hardcover

A richly illustrated commemoration of African Americans' roles in World War I highlighting how the wartime experience reshaped their lives and their communities after they returned home.This stunning book presents artifacts, medals, and photographs alongside powerful essays that together...
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Becoming Lincoln

WILLIAM W FREEHLING - University of Virginia Press
Format: Hardcover

Previous biographies of Abraham Lincoln -- universally acknowledged as one of America's greatest presidents -- have typically focused on his experiences in the White House. In Becoming Lincoln, renowned historian William Freehling instead emphasizes the prewar years, revealing how Lincoln...
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Spinning and Dyeing Yarn: The Home Spinners Guide to Creating Traditional and Art Yarns

Ashley Martineau - Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Ironically, as we move toward a more technologically advanced world, the simple domestic crafts of old are making a comeback. People of all ages are discovering a deep love for weaving, knitting, crocheting and other fiber arts. Along with that has come the desire to create their own one of a kind,...
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The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013

Derek Walcott - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

A collection spanning the range of the writer's career includes his first published poem, his celebrated verses on violence in Africa, his mature work from "The Star-Apple Kingdom," and his late masterpieces from "White Egrets."
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Whoa, Baby!: A Guide for New Moms Who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out

Kelly Rowland - ‎Da Capo Lifelong Books
Format: Hardcover

When global pop star Kelly Rowland became a mom for the first time, giving birth to her son Titan, she felt the most incredible love she had ever experienced. But after spending nine months so focused on the baby growing inside her, she was caught completely off guard by how much...
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Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez

Jose Baez - Hachette Books
Format: Hardcover

The unabridged, inside story of the trial and final days of New England Patriots superstar Aaron Hernandez, by his attorney and New York Times bestselling author Jose Baez ("The best defense lawyer in the country." - Sean Hannity) .When renowned defense attorney Jose...
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Wiring Simplified: Based on the 2017 National Electrical Code

FREDERIC P HARTWELL - PARK PUB
Format: Print book

This 45th edition - part of a series continuously published for more than 80 years and based on the 2017 National Electrical Code - is a handy instruction manual that has been used by generations of readers to learn the "why" as well as the "how-to" of wiring practices....
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The Republic of Conscience

Gary Hart - Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Format: Print book

Former Senator Gary Hart's The Republic of Conscience is a meditation on the growing gap between the founding principles of the United States Constitution and our current political landscape. Going back as early as 400 BC, the idea of a true republic has been threatened by narrow,...
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Christmas Carols for Solo Ukulele: for Tenor Ukulele

Tom Huizinga - Hal Leonard Corporation,
Format: Musical score

(Ukulele). 23 holiday favorites arranged in chord-melody style for tenor ukulele in standard notation and tablature. Includes: Away in a Manger * Deck the Hall * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Hallelujah Chorus * It Came upon the Midnight Clear * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World * O Come,...
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The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings That Make Surprising Sense

Daniel Menaker - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

Inspired by his tenure at The New Yorker, this collection of comical, revelatory errors foraged from the wilds of everyday English comes with commentary by the author, illustrations by Roz Chast, and a foreword from Billy Collins. During his time at The New Yorker, Daniel...
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An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent

Owen Matthews - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The thrilling true story of Richard Sorge-the Soviet intelligence operative John le Carr called "the spy to end spies." Richard Sorge moved in a world of shifting alliances and infinite possibility. Born to a German mother and a Russian father, Sorge became a fanatical communist-and...
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Motherland: Growing Up With the Holocaust

Rita Goldberg - The New Press
Format: Hardcover

"I am the child of a woman who survived the Holocaust not by the skin of her teeth but heroically," writes Rita Goldberg. In a deeply moving second-generation Holocaust memoir, Goldberg introduces the extraordinary story of Hilde Jacobsthal, a close friend of Anne Frank's...
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Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things Im Learning to Say

Kelly Corrigan - Random House Trade Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A story-driven collection of essays on the twelve powerful phrases we use to sustain our relationships, from the bestselling author of Glitter and Glue and The Middle Place "Kelly Corrigan takes on all the big, difficult questions here, with great warmth...
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The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect

Judea Pearl - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl...
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The Tooth Fairy: Parents, Lovers, and Other Wayward Deities

Clifford Chase - Overlook Press, The
Format: Print book

An Amazon Book of the Month, February 2014 From the author of the cult classic Winkie, an extraordinarily honest, shockingly funny memoir of a man torn between isolation and connection In shimmering prose that weaves among intimate confessions, deadpan asides, and piercing observations...
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The Pediatrician's Guide to Feeding Babies and Toddlers: Practical Answers To Your Questions on Nutrition, Starting Solids, Allergies, Picky Eating, and More

Anthony Porto - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book

A comprehensive manual for feeding babies and toddlers during the crucial first years of life, written by a team of medical experts who are also parents.All Your Questions about Feeding, Answered. The choices of when, how, and what to feed your baby can be overwhelming. With The Pediatrician's...
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The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World

Zalmay Khalilzad - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

Zalmay Khalilzad grew up in a traditional family in the ancient city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. As a teenager, Khalilzad spent a year as an exchange student in California, where after some initial culture shocks he began to see the merits of America's very different way of life....
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The Forest Feast Mediterranean: Simple Vegetarian Recipes Inspired by My Travels

Erin Gleeson - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Erin Gleeson, New York Times bestselling author, returns with a gorgeously illustrated cookbook that will transport you to the Mediterranean coast For years, Forest Feast readers have been transported to Erin Gleeson's picturesque cabin in the woods through her stunning photography...
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Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Civil War

DAVID FISHER - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

The newest installment in the New York Times #1 bestselling companion series to the Fox historical docudrama, Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies; The Civil War is a pulse-quickening account of the deadliest war in American historyFrom the birth of the Republican...
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Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley

Antonio Garcia Martinez - Harper
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Business Insider Top 20 Business Book of the Year * An Inc. Best Book of the Year for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners"Incisive.... The most fun business book I have read this year.... Clearly there will be people...
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Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster, and Loving Your Home Every Day

MELISSA MAKER - Avery
Format: Hardcover

The wildly popular YouTube star behind Clean My Space presents the breakthrough solution to cleaning better with less effort Melissa Maker is beloved by fans all over the world for her completely re-engineered approach to cleaning. As the dynamic new authority on home and living,...
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15 Minute Vegan: On a Budget: Fast, Modern Vegan Food That Costs Less

Katy Beskow - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Hardcover

15 Minute Vegan: On a Budget features 100 recipes for home cooks who want to create effortless, fast and delicious vegan food, without the price tag often associated with vegan cooking. All of the ingredients can be purchased in supermarkets and every recipe is ready in 15 minutes or less....
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Swimming with Warlords: A Dozen-Year Journey Across the Afghan War

Kevin Sites - Harper Perennial; Original edition

In this electrifying first-person account, journalist and author Kevin Sites goes deep into the geopolitical morass of Afghanistan to emerge with critical insights into both a people and a war that few truly comprehend.As a journalist for NBC News, Kevin Sites made his first trip to Afghanistan...
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The Swing of Things

Linda Keir - Lake Union Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Somewhere between Tom Perrotta and Erica Jong lies The Swing of Things, a charming, sexy, and surprisingly tender romp through the dark side of wish fulfillment. I'll never look at the other playground parents the same way again." - Marcus SakeyTold from the dual perspective...
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Tolstoy's False Disciple: The Untold Story of Leo Tolstoy and Vladimir Chertkov

Alexandra Popoff - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

This new book from the critically acclaimed author of THE WIVES 2012 and SOPHIA TOLSTOY A BIOGRAPHY 2010 sheds light on one of the most unusual relationships in literary history, which has been steeped in secrecy for more than a century. On the snowy morning of February 8, 1897, the Petersburg...
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Wolf Land

Carter Niemeyer - BottleFly Press
Format: Print book

Carter Niemeyer has followed wolves - and captured many - since he helped reintroduce them in the Northern Rockies in the mid-1990s. In his second memoir, Wolf Land, he takes us across the rugged West as he tracks wolves, shares in their lives, and seeks middle ground for these iconic animals,...
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Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands: How to Teach Young Kids About Finance

Liz Frazier - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Beyond Piggy Banks is written for you: the loving, responsible and overworked parents of young children. It takes the stress and mystery out of finance, and focuses on the basic fundamentals elementary children should understand so they can make smart decisions as they grow. This usable,...
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Zero Belly Breakfasts: More Than 100 Recipes & Nutrition Secrets That Help Melt Pounds All Day, Every Day!

DAVID ZINCZENKO - Ballantine Books
Format: Paperback

Lose up to 16 Pounds in 14 Days with Quick and Delicious Morning Meals! Continuing the New York Times bestselling series, Zero Belly Breakfasts will have you looking and feeling great in no time flat, thanks to hundreds of delicious and nutritious breakfast secrets...
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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

David Goldblatt - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic Games -- by one of the most celebrated sportswriters of our time. Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic"...
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God Land: A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America

Lyz Lenz - Indiana University Press
Format: Hardcover

In the wake of the 2016 election, Lyz Lenz watched as her country and her marriage were torn apart by the competing forces of faith and politics. A mother of two, a Christian, and a lifelong resident of middle America, Lenz was bewildered by the pain and loss around her -- the empty churches...
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The Putin Mystique

Anna Arutunyan - Olive Branch Pr
Format: Paperback

GETTING TO GRIPS WITH RUSSIA'S 21ST CENTURY TSARVladimir V. Putin has confounded world leaders and defied their assumptions as they tried to figure him out, only to misjudge him time and again. The Putin Mystique takes the reader on a journey through the Russia of Vladimir Putin, named...
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The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style

Nelson George - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, "the most accomplished black music critic of his generation" (Washington Post Book World).When it debuted...
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100 Beautiful Bracelets: Create Elegant Jewelry Using Beads, String, Charms, Leather, and more

Dover Publications - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback

Handmade bracelets don't have to look homemade - and here's the proof! These designs for 100 different bracelets offer a style for every taste and skill level. Anyone can create eye-catching jewelry by following these full-color, step-by-step instructions and patterns. Knotted,...
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The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World

Tara Zahra - W W Norton, 2016.
Format: Print book

"With a combination of deft historical analysis, sparkling prose, and careful attention to individual stories, both poignant and instructive, The Great Departure is brimming with important and suggestive lessons from the past for thinking about the worldwide dynamics of emigrants and refugees...
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Supercharged Storytimes: An Early Literacy Planning and Assessment Guide

Kathleen Campana - Amer Library Association, 2015.
Format: Print book

Based on the groundbreaking research of VIEWS2 the first systematic study of storytimes done to date this book recommends simple interactive ways to emphasize early literacy techniques and encourage children to use and practice their pre-reading skills while preserving the delight inherent...
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The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

Peter McGraw - Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist “shed fascinating light on what makes us laugh and why” (New York Post).Two guys. Nineteen experiments. Five continents. 91,000 miles. The Humor Code follows the madcap adventures and oddball...
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Great Latin American Novel

Carlos Fuentes - Dalkey Archive Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

One of the late Carlos Fuentes's final projects, this compendium of his criticism traces the evolution of the Latin American novel from the discovery of America to the present day. Combining historical perspective with personal and often opinionated interpretation, Fuentes gives us a tour...
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Angels on Earth: Inspiring Stories of Fate, Friendship, and the Power of Connections

Laura Schroff - Howard Books
Format: Print book

"This shining book gives us story after story reminding us that God is always near." - Roma Downey "Filled with narratives about people whose lives have been changed forever by simple acts of kindness, Angels on Earth is inspiring, entertaining, and immensely readable."...
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Casting into the Light: Tales of a Fishing Life

Janet Messineo - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

A moving, inspiring portrait of making a dream come true--the (unsentimental) education of a champion surfcaster (catching fish by casting a line from the shoreline) .The...
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Platters and Boards: Beautiful, Casual Spreads for Every Occasion

Shelly Westerhausen - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Platters and Boards - Entertaining dishes and party dishes your guests will loveEntertaining and party dishes from Platters and Boards: Celebrated author and food blogger Shelly Westerhausen shares the secrets to creating casually chic spreads anyone can make and everyone will enjoy (and...
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Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect

Reese Erlich - Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover

Based on first-hand reporting from Syria and Washington, journalist Reese Erlich unravels the complex dynamics underlying the Syrian civil war. Through vivid, on-the-ground accounts and interviews with both rebel leaders and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Erlich gives the reader a better...
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The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles: Learn How To Forage, Prepare & Eat 40 Wild Foods

Krebill - St. Lynn's Press
Format: Print book

Ever seen a tasty-looking plant or mushroom in a yard or forest but weren't sure if it would taste good ... or even be edible? In The Scout's Guide to Wild Edibles, renowned forager Mike Krebill profiles 40 widely-found edible wild plants and mushrooms of North America, in a guide...
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The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett

Nathan Ward - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

Before he became a household name in America as perhaps our greatest hard-boiled crime writer, before his attachment to Lillian Hellman and blacklisting during the McCarthy era, and his subsequent downward spiral, Dashiell Hammett led a life of action. Born in 1894 into a poor Maryland...
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Finding Magic in the Mess: A Path to Greater Presence and More Joy, One Parenting Moment at a Time

Steven Fonso - TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover

A supportive guide for busy parents who want to connect more and stress less.In our stressed-out culture, too many parents are just coping rather than thriving, juggling demands on their time and energy, and tuning out their inner voices and deeper visions for family life in order to keep...
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United States of Socialism: Who's Behind It. Why It's Evil. How to Stop It.

Dinesh D'Souza - All Points Books
Format: Hardcover

For those who witnessed the global collapse of socialism, its resurrection in the twenty-first century comes as a surprise, even a shock. How can socialism work now when it has never worked before?In this pathbreaking book, bestselling author Dinesh D'Souza argues that the socialism...
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To Protect and Serve: How to Fix America's Police

Norm Stamper - Nation Books
Format: Print book

The police in America belong to the people - not the other way around. Yet millions of Americans experience their cops as racist, brutal, and trigger-happy: an overly aggressive, militarized enemy of the people. For their part, today's officers feel they are under siege - misunderstood,...
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Arms and the Dudes: How Three Stoners from Miami Beach Became the Most Unlikely Gunrunners in History

Guy Lawson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

Soon to be a major motion picture from the director of The Hangover starring Jonah Hill, the page-turning, behind-closed-doors account of how three kids from Florida became big-time weapons traders for the government and how the Pentagon later turned on them.In January of 2007, three young...
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Visible Mending: Artful Stitchery to Repair and Refresh Your Favorite Things

Jenny Wilding Cardon - That Patchwork Place
Format: Paperback

Imagine a world where every rip in a pair of jeans, every snag in a sweater, and every tear in a tea towel becomes an opportunity for one-of-a-kind creativity. With this fun introduction to unconventional mending techniques in a format that's half how-to guide, half idea book, anyone...
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Where Are the Women Architects?

Despina Stratigakos - Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback

For a century and a half, women have been proving their passion and talent for building and, in recent decades, their enrollment in architecture schools has soared. Yet the number of women working as architects remains stubbornly low, and the higher one looks in the profession, the scarcer...
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Trim Healthy Mama Plan: The Easy-Does-It Approach to Vibrant Health and a Slim Waistline

Pearl Barrett - Harmony
Format: Hardcover

Forget the Fad Diets, Join the Food Freedom MovementCounting calories is out. All the food groups are in. Becoming trim and healthy doesn't have to be difficult or painstaking anymore. After trying almost every fad diet out there, Serene Allison and Pearl Barrett, creators of the Trim...
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In the Kitchen with Kris: A Kollection of Kardashian-Jenner Family Favorites

Kris Jenner - Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From America's favorite momager comes a new cookbook and entertainment guide filled with Kris Jenner's very own insightful tips and favorite recipes.Kris Jenner has done everything under the sun from starring as the matriarch in Keeping Up With the Kardashians to writing a New...
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Elsie de Wolfe's Paris

Charlie Scheips - Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The American decorator Elsie de Wolfe (1858–1950) was the international set’s preeminent hostess in Paris during the interwar years. She had a legendary villa in Versailles, where in the late 1930s she held two fabulous parties—her Circus Balls—that marked the end of the social...
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Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

Jacob Shell - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A journey through the hidden world of elephants and their riders.High in the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India grow some of the world's last stands of mature, wild teak. For more than a thousand years, people here have worked with elephants to log these otherwise impassable...
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Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change

Eitan Hersh - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant condemnation of political hobbyism - treating politics like entertainment - and a call to arms for well-meaning, well-informed citizens who consume political news, but do not take political action.Who is to blame for our broken politics? The uncomfortable answer to this question...
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Incorporate Your Business: A Step-by-Step Guide to Forming a Corporation in Any State

Anthony Mancuso Attorney - NOLO; Eighth edition
Format: Print book

Forming a corporation has many advantages for a small business. By incorporating, business owners can limit their personal liability for business debts and court judgments, reduce their tax burden, and take advantage of significant financial perks granted to employees of corporations. Incorporate...
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The Wild Dyer: A Maker's Guide to Natural Dyes with Projects to Create and Stitch

Abigail Booth - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

Fabrics colored with natural dyes have a beauty and subtlety all of their own. Onion and avocado skins, chamomile and birch bark, and nettles and acorns can produce lovely, ethereal colors and effects. The Wild Dyer demystifies this eco-conscious art, focusing on foraging and growing dying...
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The Worth of War

Benjamin Ginsberg - Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover

Although war is terrible and brutal, history shows that it has been a great driver of human progress. So argues political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg in this incisive, well-researched study of the benefits to civilization derived from armed conflict. Ginsberg makes a convincing case that...
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My Father and Atticus Finch: A Lawyer's Fight for Justice in 1930s Alabama

Joseph Madison Beck - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

The story of Foster Beck, the author's late father, whose defense of a black man accused of rape in 1930s Alabama foreshadowed the trial at the heart of To Kill a Mockingbird.As a child, Joseph Beck heard the stories -- when other lawyers came up with excuses, his father courageously defended...
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Playing with Pop-ups: The Art of Dimensional, Moving Paper Designs

Helen Hiebert - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Enter the enchanting world of pop-ups and handmade paper crafts Join author Helen Hiebert as she guides you through materials tools and pop-up basics including parallel folds angle folds combinations and variations and layered pop-ups Enjoy creating projects to play with ranging from cards...
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Money and Government: The Past and Future of Economics

Robert Skidelsky - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover

A critical examination of economics' past and future, and how it needs to change, by one of the most eminent political economists of our time The dominant view in economics is that money and government should play only minor roles in economic life. Economic outcomes, it is claimed,...
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Designer Joi's Fashion Sewing Workshop: Practical Skills for Stylish Garment Design

Joi Mahon - Fons & Porter
Format: Print book

Skills and techniques for the fashion-minded sewist!Award-winning designer and stylist Joi Mahon shares her love of sewing and fashion design in Designer Joi's Fashion Sewing Workshop.Whether you're new to sewing or want to sharpen your skills, you'll find solid foundational information...
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Your New Prime: 30 Days to Better Sex, Eternal Strength, and a Kick-Ass Life After 40

Craig Cooper - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover

Feel great and perform at your best in the boardroom, weight room, bedroom, and beyond with this indispensable health and wellness guide: Your New Prime debunks current thinking about men's health and shows how every man can continue to operate at his peak at any age.Getting older may be inevitable,...
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How the World Works: Mathematics: From Creating the Pyramids to Exploring Infinity

Arcturus Publishing - Arcturus
Format: Paperback

In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics. - Galileo (1564-1642) For hundreds of thousands of years, we have sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that...
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The Ascension Mysteries: Revealing the Cosmic Battle Between Good and Evil

David Wilcock - Dutton
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author David Wilcock has become one of the leading writers exploring ancient mysteries and new science. With his latest book, The Ascension Mysteries, David will take readers on a surprising and enthralling journey through the history of the universe, exploring...
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Charles Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker

A N WILSON - Harper
Format: Hardcover

A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life.With the publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin - hailed as the man who "discovered evolution" - was propelled into the pantheon of great scientific thinkers, alongside Galileo,...
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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation

Keeanga Taylor - Haymarket Books
Format: Print book

The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion of a postracial America....
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The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War

Jonathan Dimbleby - Oxford University Press, 2016.
Format: Book

"The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril," wrote Winston Churchill in his monumental history of World War Two. Churchill's fears were well-placed-the casualty rate in the Atlantic was higher than in any other theater of the entire...
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Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe's Bullion

George M. Taber - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In the highly anticipated new book from the bestselling author of Judgement of Paris, George M. Taber reveals the integral role gold played in World War II, from its influence on the Nazi war machine to the ultimate triumph by the Allies and the fall of BerlinA USA Today "New and Notable"...
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Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, Prediabetes, and Gestational Diabetes

Cyrus Khambatta - Avery
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking method to master all types of diabetes by reversing insulin resistance. Current medical wisdom advises that anyone suffering from diabetes or prediabetes should eat a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. But in this revolutionary book, Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro,...
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Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World

SCOTT HARRISON - Currency
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water. At 28 years old, Scott Harrison had it all. A top nightclub promoter in New York City, his life was an endless cycle of drugs,...
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The Coconut Oil Cure: Essential Recipes and Remedies to Heal Your Body Inside and Out

Sonoma Press - Sonoma Press
Format: Paperback

All You Need to Take Advantage of Coconut Oil's Many Health Benefits With The Coconut Oil Cure, you hold the key to improved health and beauty using a tropical fruit prized for its healing properties and versatile applications. In addition to delicious recipes that help you lose weight...
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8 Ways to Avoid Probate

Mary Randolph - NOLO
Format: Tenth Edition

Some simple planning can spare families the cost and delay of probate court proceedings after a loved ones death. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to survivors. 8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple and effective...
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The Home Edit: A Guide to Organizing and Realizing Your House Goals

Clea Shearer - Clarkson Potter
Format: Paperback

There's decorating, and then there's organizing. From the Instagram-sensation home experts (with a serious fan club that includes Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mindy Kaling) , here is an accessible, room-by-room guide to establishing new order in your home.Believe this: every...
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The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding

Kimberly Seals Allers - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

Pediatricians say you should but it's okay if you don't. The hospital says, "Breast is best," but sends you home with formula "just in case." Your sister-in-law says, "Of course you should!" Your mother says, "I didn't, and you turned out just fine."...
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Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law

Preet Bharara - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

By the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, an important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our society. Using case histories, personal experiences and his own inviting writing and teaching style, Preet Bharara...
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A History of Ancient Egypt Volume 2

John Romer - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

Drawing on a lifetime of research, John Romer chronicles the history of Ancient Egypt from the building of the Great Pyramid through the rise and fall of the Middle Kingdom: a peak of Pharaonic culture and the period when writing first flourished. Through extensive research over many decades...
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Abandoned in Hell: The Fight For Vietnam's Firebase Kate

William Albracht - NAL; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

In October 1969, Captain William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Fire Base Kate, held by only 27 American soldiers and 150 Montagnard militiamen. He found their defenses woefully unprepared. At dawn the next morning,...
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Knit Wear Love: Foolproof Instructions for Knitting Your Best-Fitting Sweaters Ever in the Styles You Love to Wear

Amy Herzog - STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
Format: Paperback

In this follow-up to Knit to Flatter, author Amy Herzog is back with more real-talk for knitters. In Knit Wear Love, she guides us through picking a base pattern that not only works for our inherent shape, but also suits our size and style - all with the skill of a top-notch...
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Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution

Todd S. Purdum - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the soundtrack to the American CenturyThey stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific,...
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The Art of Crayon: Draw, Color, Resist, Sculpt, Carve!

Lorraine Bell - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback

Create astonishing artwork with crayons!Crayons arent just for kids anymore!Sculptors use them whole, bundling thousands of crayons to create environmental and installation-size sculptures. Carvers pierce and reshape crayons with scalpels, turning them into mini totems, helixes, and portrait...
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The Greatest Showman: Instrumental Play-Along Series for Violin

Benj Pasek - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Instrumental Play-Along) . 9 songs from this blockbuster hit movie musical are included in this collection for instrumentalists. Each book features online access to audio demonstration and play-along tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and then...
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Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996

Andrew Earles - Voyageur Press
Format: Paperback

The ultimate guide to one of the most revered periods and movements in American rock history. The 1980s are one of the most ridiculed and parodied epochs in popular musicâ??what with all the skinny lapels, synthesizers, spandex, and Aqua Net. However, music fans in the know recognize...
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The Spectrum of Hope: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Gayatri Devi - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the 5 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers. A neurologist who's been specializing...
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My Kitchen in Rome: Recipes and Notes on Italian Cooking

Rachel Roddy - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Print book

When Rachel Roddy visited Rome in 2005 she never intended to stay. But then she happened upon the neighborhood of Testaccio, the wedge-shaped quarter of Rome that centers around the old slaughterhouse and the bustling food market, and fell instantly in love. Thus began an Italian adventure...
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Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves

Laurel Braitman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

** "Science Friday" Summer Reading Pick** **Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads****People magazine Best Summer Reads** "[A] lovely, big-hearted book ... brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals...
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Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America

James Poniewozik - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

A generational work that, using television, reframes America's identity through the rattled mind of a septuagenarian, insomniac, cable-news-junkie president.In the tradition of great cultural figures like Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman, New York Times chief television critic James Poniewozik...
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America's National Parks

Tome - Chartwell Books
Format: Hardcover

In America's National Parks, astounding photographs of the raw natural beauty of American national parks are arranged into chapters highlighting the best sights to see. The untamed majesty on display in America's National Parks is awe inspiring. From the cloudy peaks of Mount McKinley...
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Quilt With Tula And Angela: A Start-to-Finish Guide to Piecing and Quilting using Color and Shape

Tula Pink - Fons & Porter L C
Format: Print book

Quilt the rainbow with Tula Pink and Angela Walters! Add color and punch to your next project with Quilt with Tula & Angela. Known for her cool, innovative style, Tula Pink will inspire you to toss your color wheel and commit to her signature approach to combining colors. Angela Walters...
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The Boston Raphael: A Mysterious Painting, an Embattled Museum in an Era of Change, and a Daughter's Search for the Truth

Belinda Rathbone - David R Godine
Format: Hardcover

The riveting story of a museum director caught in a web of local and international intrigue while secretly pursuing a forgotten Renaissance painting-the Boston Raphael.On the eve of its centennial celebrations in December, 1969, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts announced the acquisition of an unknown...
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Woodworking Essentials: Timeless Techniques for Woodworkers

Scott Francis - Popular Woodworking Books
Format: Print book

Fundamental knowledge for every woodworker!Looking for a go-to shop reference? Woodworking Essentials is the compendium of must-have woodworking know-how for woodworkers of all skill levels. Based on the long-running column from Popular Woodworking Magazine, this comprehensive guide covers...
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Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keeffe - Abrams
Format: Print book

Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was one of the foundational figures of American modernism and a pioneering woman in the arts. Widely celebrated and recognized for her flower paintings and Southwest landscapes, O'Keeffe is revealed in full in this new book. With superb plates of more...
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How to bake everything

Mark Bittman - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

In the most comprehensive book of its kind, Mark Bittman offers the ultimate baker's resource. Finally, here is the simplest way to bake everything, from American favorites (Crunchy Toffee Cookies, Baked Alaska) to of-the-moment updates (Gingerbread Whoopie Pies) . It explores global...
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Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

Lynne Olson - Random House
Format: Hardcover

The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of London and Last Hope Island In 1941 a thirty-one-year-old Frenchwoman, a young mother...
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Skinny Soups: 80 Flavor-packed Recipes of Less than 300 Calories

Kathryn Bruton - Kyle Cathie Ltd
Format: Print book

Let Kathryn Bruton skinny up your soup with 80 delicious recipes using fresh, healthy ingredients that revitalize and nourish your body, mind and soul. Her soups are small on calories, but big on nutrients and full of flavor, including:* Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options*...
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Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era

Tony Wagner - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

From two leading experts in education and entrepreneurship, an urgent call for the radical re-imagining of American education so that we better equip students for the realities of the twenty-first century economy. Today more than ever, we prize academic achievement, pressuring our children...
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The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It

Robert B. Reich - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good, an urgent analysis of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change.Millions of Americans have lost confidence in our political...
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Reading behind Bars: A Memoir of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian

Jill Grunenwald - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover

In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master's degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea. As the Great Recession reared its ugly head, jobs were scarce. After some searching, however,...
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I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love

Emily Maynard - Thomas Nelson, 2016.
Format: Print book

When her high-profile search for romance led Emily Maynard to dead end after dead end, real love finally found her. Millions know Emily Maynard Johnson from her unprecedented double appearances on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Millions also know that neither of the relationships from...
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Mr. And Mrs. Sundays Suppers: More than 100 Delicious, Homemade Recipes to Bring Your Family Together

Lorraine Wallace - ‎Harvest; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

The latest collection from New York Times best-selling author Lorraine Wallace, wife of Fox Sunday News anchor Chris Wallace

Lorraine Wallace, wife of Fox Sunday News anchor Chris Wallace, writes her third cookbook, following Mr. Sundays Soups...

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The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution

John W Oller - Da Capo Press
Format: Paperback

This comprehensive biography of Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, covers his famous wartime stories as well as a private side of him that has rarely been exploredIn the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot...
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