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Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 20th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

Toni Weschler - William Morrow & Company
Format: Paperback

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, a thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the leading book on fertility and women's reproductive health.Since the publication of Taking Charge of your Fertility two decades ago, Toni Weschler has taught a whole new generation of women how to become...
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Simply Glamorous: Make-up Transformations to Make You Look & Feel Fabulous

Gary Cockerill - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Leading celebrity makeup artist Gary Cockerill is best known for his glamorous and sexy makeup style. Here, in his first makeup book, Gary shares his professional expertise to demonstrate how cosmetics can make every woman look radiant and feel confident in her appearance, whatever her age,...
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Parenting Difficult Children: Strategies for Parents of Preschoolers to Preteens

Michael Hammond - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Parenting young children is a challenge, and dealing with difficult or problem behavior can set up an atmosphere of tension and strife - not just between the child and the parents, but between parents as well. Parenting Difficult Children provides a method of removing that tension with...
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It IS About Islam: Exposing the Truth About ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, and the Caliphate

Glenn Beck - Threshold Editions
Format: Paperback

#1 bestselling author and radio host Glenn Beck exposes the real truth behind the roots of Islamic extremism in Muslim teachings in this sharply insightful handbook that debunks commonly held assumptions about Islam and the dream of a renewed caliphate.From the barbarians of ISIS to the terror...
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Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women's Lives at Work

Gillian Thomas - St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

Best known as a monumental achievement of the civil rights movement, the 1964 Civil Rights Act also revolutionized the lives of America's working women. Title VII of the law made it illegal to discriminate "because of sex." But that simple phrase didn't mean much until ordinary...
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Modern Beaded Lace: Beadweaving Techniques for Stunning Jewelry Designs

Cynthia Newcomer - Interweave Pr
Format: Print book

Learn the secrets of making beautiful beaded lace! In Modern Beaded Lace, beadweaver extraordinaire Cynthia Newcomer translates her love for lace into exquisite beaded creations. Using basic beadweaving stitches, she transforms delicate seed beads and sparkling crystals into flowers, leaves,...
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Projection Stenciling

Linda Buckingham - Hartley and Marks Publishers
Format: Paperback

You will be inspired and thrilled by the images you can create using Projection Stenciling. This new technique, created by Linda Buckingham and Leslie Bird, overcomes the design limitations and expense that, unfortunately, can exist with traditional stenciling methods.Now you can turn almost...
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond - Broadway Books
Format: Paperback

WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION In Evicted, Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The...
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Can I Let You Go?: A heartbreaking true story of love, loss and moving on

Cathy Glass - Harper Element
Format: Print book

Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother's alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable, and normally lives with her grandparents,...
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Draw Horses in 15 Minutes: Capture the beauty of the equine form

Diana Hand - Ilex
Format: Print book

Continuing the success of the Draw in 15 Minutes series, horse artist Diana Hand shows you how to express your love of horses through drawing. In a series of tutorials, she describes every stage from finding your model and learning the basic skills of drawing to portraying the movement...
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The Lost Landscape: A Writer's Coming of Age

Joyce Carol Oates - Ecco Press
Format: Print book

Written with the raw honesty and poignant insight that were the hallmarks of her acclaimed bestseller A Widow's Story, an affecting and observant memoir of growing up from one of our finest and most beloved literary masters.The Lost Landscape is Joyce Carol Oates' vivid chronicle...
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Paleo Monday to Friday: A Diet So Good You Can Take the Weekend Off

Daniel Green - Kyle Books
Format: Print book

Paleo: Monday to Friday provides you with the perfect diet. The book is full of delicious, nutritious recipes, using only the fruits, veg, meat, seafood and nuts that our Paleolithic, hunter-gatherer ancestors thrived on when our species evolved. Plus it's written by top chef Daniel...
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Tricky Treats: 20 Ghoulish Goodies to Serve Up on Halloween

Susanna Tee - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

A smoky bubbling cauldron and haunting music may set the scene, but a Halloween party just isn't complete without the yummy treats. Tricky Treats is brimming with sweet and savory recipes and fun and freaky ideas for the most terrific Halloween party. All the recipes for creepy creations...
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Frozen Paleo: Dairy-Free Ice Cream, Pops, Pies, Granitas, Sorbets, and More

Pamela Braun - Countryman Press
Format: Print book

Frozen desserts that even a caveman would love! We all scream for ice cream ... even those of us with dietary restrictions. The Paleo or Primal lifestyle doesn't have to be restrictive any longer, as there are now a host of dairy-free dessert options to satisfy your sweet tooth. Using nut milks,...
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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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The Man with the Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming's James Bond Letters

Fergus Fleming - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

On August 16, 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold." He had bought the golden typewriter as a present to himself for finishing his first novel,...
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The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World

Abigail Tucker - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

A lively adventure through history, natural science, and pop culture in search of how cats conquered the world, the Internet, and our hearts.House cats rule back alleys, deserted Antarctic islands, and our bedrooms. Clearly, they own the Internet, where a viral cat video can easily be viewed...
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Judas: The Most Hated Name in History

Peter Stanford - Counterpoint, 2016.
Format: Print book

In this fascinating historical and cultural biography, Peter Stanford deconstructs that most vilified of Bible characters: Judas Iscariot, who famously betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Beginning with the gospel accounts, Stanford explores two thousand years of cultural and theological history...
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Naturally Sweet Food in Jars: 100 Preserves Made with Coconut, Maple, Honey, and More

Marisa Mcclellan - Running Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

The Preserves You Love, SWEETER THAN EVERAfter years of addressing questions reducing sugar, substituting sugar, and leaving it out altogether, accomplished canner and author Marisa McClellan began to rejigger her recipes, helping her home canners enjoy the flavors of the season without...
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Poems: New and Selected

Ron Rash - Ecco Press
Format: Print book

A collection of haunting lyricism that evokes the beauty and hardship of the rural South, by a revered American master of letters - the award-winning, bestselling author of the novels Serena, Something Rich and Strange, and Above the Waterfall.In this incandescent, profound, and accessible...
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The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers are Transforming the Lives of Animals

Wayne Pacelle - William Morrow, 2016.
Format: Print book

A major new exploration of the economics of animal exploitation and a practical roadmap for how we can use the marketplace to promote the welfare of all living creatures, from the renowned animal-rights advocate Wayne Pacelle, President/CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and New York...
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1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War

Marc Wortman - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Print book

Officially, America entered World War II on December 8, 1941 the day after the bombing of Peal Harbor, but even before that infamous day America had been at war. Long before, Franklin D. Roosevelt had been supporting the Allies. While Americans were sympathetic to the people being crushed...
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Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums

Lance Grande - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book

Over the centuries, natural history museums have evolved from being little more than musty repositories of stuffed animals and pinned bugs, to being crucial generators of new scientific knowledge. They have also become vibrant educational centers, full of engaging exhibits that share those...
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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 Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide, Second Edition: Tools and Techniques to Hit the Trail

Andrew Skurka - National Geographic
Format: Paperback

Whether you're a first-time backpacker, an occasional weekend warrior, or a seasoned long-distance trekker, this guide is a must for any backpacking, hiking, or camping trip. Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka - accomplished adventure athlete, speaker, guide, and writer - shares...
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WHEREAS: Poems

Layli Long Soldier - Graywolf
Format: Print book

The astonishing, powerful debut by the winner of a 2016 Whiting Writers' AwardWHEREAS her birth signaled the responsibility as mother to teach what it is to be Lakota therein the question: What did I know about being Lakota Signaled panic, blood rush my embarrassment. What did I know...
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Greenpeace Captain: My Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet

Peter Willcox - Tantor Audio
Format: Audiobook

Peter Willcox has been a captain for Greenpeace for over 30 years. He would never call himself a hero, but he is recognized on every ocean and continent for devoting his entire life to saving the planet. He has led the most compelling and dangerous Greenpeace actions to bring international...
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Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online

Bailey Shoemaker Richards - Potomac Books
Format: Print book

Cybersexism is rampant and can exact an astonishingly high cost. In some cases, the final result is suicide. Bullying, stalking, and trolling are just the beginning. Extreme examples such as GamerGate get publicized, but otherwise the online abuse of women is largely underreported. Haters...
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Baby Birds: An Artist Looks into the Nest

Julie Zickefoose - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

If you've ever wondered what goes on in bird nests, or what happens after a fledgling leaves the nest, come along on Julie's sensitive exploration of often-uncharted ornithological ground. This beautiful book is as much an art book as it is a natural history, something readers have come...
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The Dictionary of Dreams: 15,000 Meanings Interpreted

Gustavus Hindman Miller - Wellfleet Press
Format: Flexibound

Dreams can be fun and adventurous, but also frightening and distorted, and still again, they can be an endless combination of both. From spitting teeth out (a sign of aging) , to creepy, crawly spiders (a sign that one feels like an outsider) , dreams can mean much more to us once we learn...
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Essex County, Virginia 1711-1717, Records of.

Beverly Fleet - Southern Historical Press
Format: Paperback

Essex County was created from OLD Rappahannock County in 1692. This volume is a consolidation of 2 volumes of books into one user friendly volume that Mrs. Fleet published back in 1940. This book includes Wills & Deeds from 1711-1717.
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Find It Fast: Extracting Expert Information from Social Networks, Big Data, Tweets, and More

Robert I Berkman - Information Today, Inc., 2015.
Format: Print book

Go beyond Google to mine big data and social media Author Robert Berkman gives expert advice on how to search the internet to locate the best information sources, how to find and utilize the professionals behind those sources, and how to combine these techniques to complete an information...
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The Practical Guide To Decorative Antique Effects

Annie Sloan - Collins & Brown
Format: Paperback

"Provide[s] clear, well-illustrated instructions on a variety of decorative finishes....offers a review of the materials, with directions on application and...equipment...shows how the techniques can be combined and applied to particular furniture projects....focuses...on the use of different...
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Taste Of Home Make It Freeze It: 295 Make-Ahead Meals That Save Time & Money

Taste Of Home Editors - Taste of Home Books
Format: Print book

"Discover 295 freezer-pleaser favorites for delicious dinners even on busy nights. From savory to sweet, these dishes offer freezing guidelines, simple reheating instructions and all the make-ahead convenience family cooks crave. Skip the drive thru and put that money back in your...
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Building Sheds

Joseph Truini - Taunton Press
Format: Print book

All the expert advice you need to build a shed from start to finish, from evaluating storage needs to basic construction to putting the finishing touches on the roof. Features five new sheds. This well-illustrated guide offers a range of building options, with complete instructions and plans...
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Ancient Egypt: Discovering Its Splendors

Jules B Billard - Special publications division
Format: Book

The Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest known to mankind. This book gives an overview of it, letting readers know about such things as how and why the Pyramids were built, the role religion played in the lives of ancient Egyptians, and the use of hieroglyphs by the people to tell...
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Motorcycling the Right Way: Do This, Not That, Behind the Handlebars

Ken Condon - I5 Press
Format: Paperback

Expert motorcyclist and author Ken Condon knows there is a right way to hit the road and track when you're behind the handlebars. In this new book Motorcycling the Right Way, Condon lays out a basic riding course for motorcyclists who are smart enough to acknowledge that "you don't...
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Trail Magic: A Journey About Starting in One Place and Ending in Another

Robin Barret Bledsoe - BookBaby
Format: Hardcover

When military spouse Robin Bledsoe conceived the idea of making 203 hikes in Virginia's Appalachian mountains to honor the 203 soldiers from her state who had fallen in the line of duty since September 11, 2001, she had no idea the impact this undertaking would have on her life. Beginning...
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Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock

Barney Hoskyns - Da Capo, 2016.
Format: Print book

When musicians in the New York City folk scene of the 1960s tired of city life, they decided to "get it together in the country." They headed for Woodstock - not to the site of the legendary music festival of 1969, but to Woodstock itself and to nearby Bearsville, where manager...
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The Operator: Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior

Robert ONeill - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook

Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert ONeills awe-inspiring 400-mission career that included his involvement in attempts to rescue "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell and abducted-by-Somali-pirates Captain...
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The Sweet Life: Find Passion, Embrace Fear, and Create Success on Your Own Terms

Dulce Candy Ruiz - Avery Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

The YouTube star and beauty guru shares her hard-won lessons on success, style, and finding the sweetness in all aspects of your life. Since posting her first makeup tutorial in 2008, Dulce Candy has become one of the top beauty stars on YouTube, boasting more than 2 million subscribers...
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The Rottweiler

Richard F. Stratton - Tfh Pubns Inc; Library edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Having been involved with dogs for some forty years, author Richard F. Stratton has become a veritable storehouse of canine information, and he shares with his readers not only the specifics of Rottweiler care and management but the important aspects of general husbandry as well. No matter...
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Tiny Houses 101: A Guide to Living Large in Small Spaces

J.R. Shepherd - CreateSpace Publishing
Format: Paperback

Live Small and Be Happy! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a tiny home? Dream of having a smaller mortgage? Or none at all? Care about living "Green"? Want to live a bit more simply and focus on the things that are really important in life? Then a Tiny House...
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If My Heart Could Talk: A Story of Family, Faith, and Miracles

Dodie Osteen - Faithwords
Format: Print book

Dodie Osteen, mother of Joel Osteen, gives readers a personal account of her extraordinary life and shares what she has learned about love, faith, and family.
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Texas Sampler: Handmade, Homemade...Recipes You're Bound to Love

Junior League of Richardson, Texas. - The League
Format: Book

These recipes feature dozens of freeze well, make-ahead, holiday, time-saver, and family-friendly fare. Divider pages featuring quilts are warm and cozy reminders of earlier times. Winner of a 1996 Tabasco Community Cookbook Award.
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Education a la Carte: Choosing the Best Schooling Options for Your Child

KEVIN LEMAN - Revell
Format: Hardcover

Every parent wants the best possible education for their child--one that fits their child's unique needs, challenges them to grow, and equips them to succeed. But there are so many options--public, private, and charter schools, plus homeschooling and online schooling--that it's easy for parents...
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Pergamon and the Hellenistic kingdoms of the ancient world

Carlos A Picón - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format: Print book

The Hellenistic Age spanned the three momentous centuries from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B. C. to the crowning of Emperor Augustus and the establishment of the Roman Empire. This splendidly illustrated volume examines the rich diversity of art forms including sculpture in marble,...
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Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead [A Cookbook] (Food52 Works)

Amanda Hesser - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

A smart, inspiring cookbook showing how to plan, shop, and cook for dinners (and lunches and desserts) all through the week. The secret? Cooking ahead. Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, founders of the online kitchen and home destination Food52, pull off home-cooked dinners with their...
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Art of miss peregrine's home for peculiar children

Leah Gallo - Quirk Books
Format: Print book

Witness the genesis of peculiardom! This visual tour of the movie world of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, created by iconic filmmaker Tim Burton, is sure to be a must-have for fans of the series. A companion book to the film, it features behind-the-scenes images and set information...
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Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation

Bill Nye - St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

The New York Times best seller by the host of Bill Nye the Science Guy, with a brand new chapter for the paperback edition!Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries,...
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The Marches: A Borderland Journey between England and Scotland

Rory Stewart - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

From the best-selling author of The Places in Between, "a flat-out masterpiece" (New York Times Book Review) , an exploration of the Marches - the borderland between England and Scotland - and the people, history, and conflicts that have shaped it In The Places...
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The Butcher's Trail: How the Search for Balkan War Criminals Became the World's Most Successful Manhunt

Julian Broger - Other Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

The gripping, untold story of The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and how the perpetrators of Balkan war crimes were captured by the most successful manhunt in historyWritten with a thrilling narrative pull, The Butcher's Trail chronicles the pursuit and capture...
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How to Create Your Own Jewelry Line: Design Production Finance Marketing & More

Emilie Shapiro - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Print book

To develop a successful jewelry line, designers have to be more than just creative artists - they have to understand the ins and outs of running a crafts business. Emilie Shapiro's detailed guide explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection that people will buy,...
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Do Beekeeping: The Secret to Happy Honey Bees

Orren Fox - The Do Book Company
Format: Print book

Honey. Drizzled over a slice of fresh bread ... or eaten directly from the spoon ... is one of life's great pleasures. And with beehives springing up on urban rooftops, in next door's back garden - even schemes for adopting bees or renting hives - becoming a honey producer seems...
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Adventure Motorcycling Handbook: A Route & Planning Guide

Chris Scott - Trailblazer Publications
Format: Print book

25th anniversary edition of the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook'The first thing we did was buy Chris Scott's 'Adventure Motorcycling Handbook' Ewan McGregor, The Long Way Round'Adventure motorcycling' (a term Chris was credited with coining in the late 90s) has grown...
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Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books

Cara Nicoletti - Little Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

AN IRRESISTIBLE LITERARY FEAST Stories and recipes inspired by the world's great books As a young bookworm reading in her grandfather's butcher shop, Cara Nicoletti saw how books and food bring people to life. Now a butcher, cook, and talented writer, she serves up stories and recipes inspired...
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The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria

Alia Malek - Nation Books
Format: Print book

At the Arab Spring's hopeful start, Alia Malek returned to Damascus to reclaim her grandmother's apartment, which had been lost to her family since Hafez al-Assad came to power in 1970. Its loss was central to her parent's decision to make their lives in America. In chronicling the people...
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Lightness of Body and Mind: A Radical Approach to Weight and Wellness

Sarah Hays - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book

Forget every tactic you've ever tried to lose weight and feel better. Put down your weapons once and for all, and step out of the field of battle. Despite how it may seem, your brain and body are not unsupportive beasts bent on undermining your fitness goals. They just want some chips...
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Pretty Tough Plants: 135 Resilient, Water-Smart Choices for a Beautiful Garden

Plant Select. - Timber Press
Format: Print book

Tough-but-beautiful plant picks There's a growing demand for dependably hardy plants that require less maintenance and less water, but look no less beautiful in the garden. Plant Select - the leading purveyor of plants designed to thrive in difficult climates - meets this need by promoting...
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Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them

Isaac Fitzgerald - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearers true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent and intimate of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirttails,...
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Demon in My Blood: My Fight with Hep C - and a Miracle Cure

Elizabeth Rains - Greystone Books
Format: Paperback

Until recently, hepatitis C - which infects 170 million people throughout the world - was always fatal. But today there is finally a remarkable cure.Elizabeth Rains describes how she was likely infected with hepatitis C during her wild hippie days, how she was diagnosed more than four decades...
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Overcoming Distractions: Thriving with Adult ADD/ADHD

David A Greenwood - Sterling
Format: Print book

We know that Attention Deficit Disorder makes it tough for children to focus in school. But what happens when those kids grow up? How can they make the transition to a successful professional life? And how can newly diagnosed adults meet the challenges of the workplace? David Greenwood,...
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Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World

Julia Rothman - Storey Books
Format: Print book

Get your recommended daily allowance of facts and fun with Food Anatomy, the third book in Julia Rothman's best-selling Anatomy series. She starts with an illustrated history of food and ends with a global tour of street eats. Along the way, Rothman serves up a hilarious primer on short...
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Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet

MICHAEL R BLOOMBERG - St. Martin's Press
Format: Book

From Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change are concrete, immediate, and immense. They explore climate change solutions that will make the world...

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Virginia Rail Trails: Crossing the Commonwealth

Joe Tennis - History Press
Format: Print book

Virginia's rail trails range from the popular path of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail to wilderness walks with wispy waterfalls. These lines pass scenes once viewed only by the eyes of train engineers or a few lucky passengers. Now those trails can be enjoyed by anyone looking...
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Testimony

Robbie Robertson - Crown
Format: Print book

On the 40th anniversary of The Band's legendary The Last Waltz concert, Robbie Robertson finally tells his own spellbinding story of the band that changed music history, his extraordinary personal journey, and his creative friendships with some of the greatest artists of the last...
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Pennsylvania Line: A Research to Pennsylvania Generalogy and Local History

William L Iscrupe - Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services

Fourth Edition of Popular Research Guide to Pennsylvania Genealogy and Local History.
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The Librarian's Guide to Micropublishing: Helping Patrons and Communities Use Free and Low-cost Publishing Tools to Tell Their Stories

Walt Crawford - Information Today, Inc.
Format: Book

In this timely book, Walt Crawford explains the how, what, and why of libraries and community micropublishing. He details the use of no-cost/low-cost publishing tools Lulu and CreateSpace and equips librarians to guide their patrons in the production of quality print books. He offers step-by-step...
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Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond

Larry Loftis - Caliber
Format: Hardcover

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "A sensational book, telling a remarkable true story that few know, even those in the intelligence business. Written in the style of the best spy thrillers, the book is impossible to put down. A must read." - Michael Morell, CIA Director (acting, 2011,...
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Queen Elizabeth II: A Celebration of Her Majesty's 90th Birthday

Tim Ewart - Andre Deutsch
Format: Print book

Written by ITV Royal Correspondent Tim Ewart, Queen Elizabeth II examines the monarch's life and reign as she marks her 90th birthday. With many unique images from the Royal Archives, this beautifully illustrated celebration covers everything from royal tours to state visits, day-to-day...
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Thug Notes: A Street-Smart Guide to Classic Literature

Sparky Sweets PhD - Vintage
Format: Paperback

Sparky Sweets, PhD, and Wisecrack proudly present this outrageously funny, ultra-sharp guide to literature based on the hit online series, Thug Notes. Inside, you'll find hilarious plot breakdowns and masterful analyses of sixteen of literature's most beloved classics, including:...
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The Book of Stones, Revised Edition: Who They Are and What They Teach

Robert Simmons - North Atlantic Books; Rev Exp edition
Format: Hardcover

Often dubbed the "crystals bible," this comprehensive reference guide to the spiritual and healing qualities of 455 sacred stones has become the go-to book for looking up the properties of gems and minerals. Each entry includes vivid color photographs for each stone to aid identification...
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The Gardener's Handbook: The Essential Guide for Success with Plants

Stefan T. Buczacki - Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive gardener's guide offers readers all of the essentials for creating and maintaining a healthy, beautiful garden in a single volume. 12,500 first printing.
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The Complete Civil War Road Trip Guide: More than 500 Sites from Gettysburg to Vicksburg

Michael Weeks - The Countryman Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

The definitive guidebook for Civil War tourists, from the novice historian to the die-hard buff For those who can't resist trying to see it all, this indispensable book contains information on and reviews of almost 450 historical sites across the United States related to the Civil War,...
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Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate

Spencer Rascoff - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

How do you spot an area poised for gentrification? Is spring or winter the best time to put your house on the market? Will a house on Swamp Road sell for less than one on Gingerbread Lane? The fact is that the rules of real estate have changed drastically over the past five years. To understand...
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What Happened

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down." - Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What HappenedFor the first time, Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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Fix It: Getting Accountability Right

Roger Connors - Portfolio
Format: Print book

From the world's leading experts on workplace accountability comes the most comprehensive study on the subject, revealing the cure that could fix low employee engagement in the workplace once and for all One factor, more than any other, causes the problems business leaders fear most. Lackluster...
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Why God?: Explaining Religious Phenomena

Rodney Stark - Templeton Press
Format: Hardcover

Why is it that the majority of people, from all socio-economic, education, and ethnic backgrounds, ascribe to some sort of faith? What draws us to religion? What pushes us away? And what exactly is religion anyway? Defining religion over the past century has, ironically, led to theories...
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Confessions of an Undercover Agent: Adventures, Close Calls, and the Toll of a Double Life

Charlie Spillers - University Press of Mississippi
Format: Hardcover

This true story of an ex-Marine who fought crime as an undercover cop, a narcotics agent, and finally a federal prosecutor spans a decade of crime fighting and narrow escapes. Charlie Spillers dealt with a remarkable variety of career criminals, including heroin traffickers, safecrackers,...
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The Maximum Security Book Club: Reading Literature in a Men's Prison

Mikita Brottman - Harper
Format: Print book

A riveting account of the two years literary scholar Mikita Brottman spent reading literature with criminals in a maximum-security men's prison outside Baltimore, and what she learned from them - Orange Is the New Black meets Reading Lolita in Tehran.On sabbatical from teaching literature...
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Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2016 Price Guide

Noah Fleisher - Krause Publications; Forty-ninth Edition edition

The Warman's AdvantageWelcome to Warman's Antiques & Collectibles 2016. For nearly 70 years, our sole purpose has been to inform, enthuse, and interpret the dynamic world of collecting. The times have certainly changed along the way but our vision remains constant.As the longest-running...
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The Dementia Caregiver: A Guide to Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurocognitive Disorders

Marc E. Agronin - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book

Becoming a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's disease or another neurocognitive disorder can be an unexpected, undesirable, underappreciated - and yet noble role. It is heartbreaking to watch someone lose the very cognitive capacities that once helped to define them as a person. But because...
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LLC or Corporation?: How to Choose the Right Form for Your Business

Anthony Mancuso Attorney - NOLO; Sixth edition
Format: Paperback

Decide whether to form an LLC or a corporation -- the most important decision you'll make for your business Your company has grown -- now it's time to upgrade your legal structure to something that will protect you and your assets, as well as provide other benefits. In other words,...
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Wild and Precious Life

Deborah Ziegler - Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Format: Print book

Written by Deborah Ziegler, the mother of Brittany Maynard - a twenty-nine-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor - this touching and beautiful memoir captures and celebrates her daughter's spirit and the mostly untold story of Brittany's last year of life as she chose her right to die with...
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Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities

Daniel Golden - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Daniel Golden exposes how academia has become the center of foreign and domestic espionage -- and why that is troubling news for our nation's security.Grounded in extensive research and reporting, Spy Schools reveals how academia has emerged as a frontline...
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The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee - Penguin Books
Format: Print book

The thrilling, true-life account of the FBI's hunt for the ingenious traitor Brian Regan - known as the Spy Who Couldn't Spell. Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor whose intricate espionage scheme...
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Ringo: With a Little Help

Michael Starr - Backbeat Books
Format: Print book

(Book) . Ringo: With a Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. With a Little Help traces the entire arc of Ringo's remarkable...
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National Geographic The Greeks: An Illustrated History

Diane Harris Cline - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

On the culture that brought us democracy, the Olympics, Socrates, and Alexander the Great, this lavishly illustrated reference about ancient Greece presents the amazing history through gripping stories; the rise and fall of the phenomenal empire; the powerful legacy left by ancient Greece...
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Bead-Making Lab: 52 explorations for crafting beads from polymer clay, plastic, paper, stone, wood, fiber, and wire

Heather Powers - Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc.
Format: Print book

Fill the year ahead with handcrafted beads that you can make yourself by following tutorials from Bead-Making Lab!Imagine a year in beads. We're talking 52 handmade varieties all handcrafted by you! Bead-Making Lab makes this bounty of bead making possible with instructions...
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Katrina: After the Flood

Gary Rivlin - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana - on August 29, 2005 - journalist Gary Rivlin traces the storm's immediate damage, the city of New Orleans's efforts to rebuild itself, and the storm's lasting effects not just on the city's geography...
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Snow-Storm in August: Washington City, Francis Scott Key, and the Forgotten Race Riot of 1835

Jefferson Morley - Nan A. Talese; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover

A gripping narrative history of the explosive events that drew together Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, and an 18-year-old slave on trial for attempted murder. In 1835, the city of Washington pulsed with change. As newly freed African Americans from the South poured in, free blacks outnumbered...
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We Were Brothers

Barry Moser - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.
Format: Print book

Brothers Barry and Tommy Moser were born of the same parents in Chattanooga, Tennessee, slept in the same bedroom, went to the same school, and were both poisoned by their family's deep racism and anti-Semitism. But as they grew older, their perspectives and their paths grew further...
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A Woman's Huts and Hideaways: More than 40 She Sheds and other Retreats

Gill Heriz - Ryland
Format: Print book

Gill Heriz presents another inspirational collection of women's sheds and other small spaces. In A Woman's Huts and Hideaways, each place has its own story, a reason for being, whether it's somewhere to escape, to create, to work or just a place to "be". A bespoke...
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Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir

Padma Lakshmi - Ecco
Format: Print book

A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Atetraces Padma Lakshmi s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron s HeartburnLong before...
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Hunger: A Memoir of

Roxane Gay - Harper
Format: Print book

"New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes...
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Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life

Jonathan Gould - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as "(Sittin'...
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The green guide to low-impact hiking and camping

Laura Waterman; Guy Waterman - Countryman Press
Format: Print book

"A classic of backpacking literature" (Backpacker) , now updated with a brand-new foreword by environmentalist and best-selling author Bill McKibben Originally published as Backwoods Ethics in 1979, Laura and Guy Waterman's definitive guide to low-impact hiking and camping was a prophetic...
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Magical Amigurumi Toys: 15 sweet crochet projects

Mari-Liis Lille - Meteoor Books
Format: Print book

Enter the magical world of Lilleliis. With this book in one hand and your crochet hook in the other, you will be able to create these 15 wonderful amigurumi designs. Lilleliis' handmade toys have a wide array of details you will love: the cutest color combinations, the sweetest...
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Shuffle and Deal: 50 Classic Card Games for Any Number of Players

Tara Gallagher - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Improve your skills or learn to play fifty of the most popular card games for any number of players with this fully illustrated color guide featuring vintage art from around the world.Whether you're looking forward to a quiet night at home or planning a get-together with friends, Shuffle...
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Love Warrior: A Memoir

Glennon Doyle Melton - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times BestsellerThe Newest Oprah Bookclub 2016 SelectionThe highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel...
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Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump

Laura Ingraham - St. Martins Press
Format: Hardcover

Americans didnt just go to the polls in 2016. They joined a movement that swept the unlikeliest of candidates, Donald Trump, into the Oval Office. Can he complete his agenda? Or will his opponents in the media, protestor class, and political establishment block his efforts and choke off the movement...
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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

Peter Godfrey-Smith - Farrar
Format: Print book

A philosopher dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousnessAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded to be the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods,...
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Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa

James Neff - Little Brown & Co
Format: Hardcover

One of America's greatest investigative reporters brings to life the gripping, no-holds-barred clash of two American titans: Robert Kennedy and his nemesis Jimmy Hoffa.From 1957 to 1964, Robert Kennedy and Jimmy Hoffa channeled nearly all of their considerable powers into destroying...
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A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-blooded Murder

Gregg Olsen - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book

At just 30 years old, with dark-blonde hair and freckles, Barbara Weaver was as pretty as the women depicted on the covers of her favorite "bonnet" stories - romance novels set in Amish America. Barbara had everything she'd ever wanted: five beautiful children, a home, her faith,...
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Hitler's Forgotten Children: A True Story of the Lebensborn Program and One Woman's Search for Her Real Identity

Ingrid Von Oelhafen - Berkley Caliber
Format: Print book

Created by Heinrich Himmler, the Lebensborn program abducted as many as half a million children from across Europe. Through a process called Germanization, they were to become the next generation of the Aryan master race in the second phase of the Final Solution. In the summer of 1942,...
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The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes

Anthony Sadler - PublicAffairs
Format: Print book

On August 21, 2015, Ayoub al-Khazzani boarded the 15:17 train in Brussels, bound for Paris. Khazzani's mission was clear: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate every passenger on the crowded train. Slipping into the bathroom in secret, he armed...
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The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley

Ted Harrison - Reaktion Books
Format: Print book

There is no other way to put it: Elvis is the King. Note the present tense: even though Elvis (supposedly) died nearly forty years ago, he has lived on in our hearts, as a sound, as an image, and as an especially vigorous personality. In fact, it's safe to say no other celebrity has done...
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The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England

Nicholas Booth - Pegasus Crime
Format: Hardcover

The greatest untold crime saga of the Victorian Era: the extraordinary true story of four American forgers who tried to steal five million dollars from the Bank of England.. In the summer of 1873, four American forgers went on trial at the Old Bailey for the greatest fraud the world had ever...
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Lead Like a Superhero: What Pop Culture Icons Can Teach Us About Impactful Leadership

Sebastien Richard - Morgan James Publishing
Format: Paperback

Every child looks up to their favorite superhero, and with new Marvel and DC Comic movies constantly hitting the box office, these role models often carry through into adulthood. Realizing this trend, author Sebastien Richard thought what better way to encourage a new generation...
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Secret Societies: Unmasking the Illuminati, Freemasons & Knights Templar

Lightning Guides - Lightning Guides
Format: Paperback

Secret Societies: Unmasking the Illuminati, Freemasons, & Knights Templar, explores the fascinating history of groups that operate slightly outside of the mainstream - and just how far their influence extends. From Middle Ages and the formation of the Knights Templar to the Skull &...
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Sully: My Search for What Really Matters

Chesley B Sullenberger - William Morrow & Company
Format: Print book

Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks - the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger - the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York's Hudson River, saving...
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Cooking from the Farmers' Market (Williams-Sonoma)

Jodi Liano - Weldon Owen
Format: Paperback

The oft-heard mantra, "Eat Seasonally, Locally, and Organically" need not be daunting. Nor should eating more fresh fruits and vegetables. Williams-Sonoma Cooking from the Farmers' Market makes both notions easily achievable for today's busy home cook.Williams-Sonoma Cooking...
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Jefferson's America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation

Julie M Fenster - Crown
Format: Print book

The surprising story of how Thomas Jefferson commanded an unrivaled age of American exploration - and in presiding over that era of discovery, forged a great nation. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, as Britain, France, Spain, and the United States all jockeyed for control of the vast...
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The Confident House Hunter: A Home Inspector's Tips for Finding Your Perfect House

Dylan Chalk - Plain Sight Publishing
Format: Print book

With a zillion houses out there, find your perfect home in the midst of imperfection. In The Confident House Hunter, home inspector Dylan Chalk weaves over a decade of home inspection experience into stories and tips with easy-to-understand language, teaching homebuyers and real estate...
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Tribe On Homecoming and Belonging.

Junger Sebastian - Twelve
Format: Print book

We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin...
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Full: How I Learned to Satisfy My Insatiable Hunger and Feed My Soul

Kimber Simpkins - New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Full is the true, poignant story of one woman’s spiritual journey as she recovers from anorexia, eases the emotional pain of her hunger through yoga and Buddhism, and finally becomes full. In this inspiring and captivating memoir, Kimber Simpkins captures vividly—with piercing...
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Thriving in the Gig Economy: How to Capitalize and Compete in the New World of Work

Marion McGovern - Career Press
Format: Paperback

In the last five years, the world of work has changed dramatically. Thanks to technology companies like Uber, TaskRabbit, and Instacart, the new "gig economy" seems to constantly be in the news. But most of the media focus is on the low end of the skill spectrum; little attention...
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Angels on Earth: Inspiring Real-Life Stories of Fate, Friendship, and the Power of Kindness

Laura Schroff - Howard Books
Format: Paperback

From the #1 New York Times and international bestselling authors of An Invisible Thread comes a heartwarming and inspiring book about the incredible impact that acts of kindness from strangers can have on the world around us.One day in 1986, Laura Schroff, a busy ad sales executive, passed...
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Decision in Normandy

Carlo D'Este - Konecky & Konecky Military Books
Format: Hardcover

The battle for Normandy was the most complex and daring military operation in the history of modern warfare. Two years of intense, detailed planning reached its successful conclusion when the Allied forces took the beaches on D-Day. But the seventy-six-day campaign that followed, the Allies'...
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The Lost Book of Moses: The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible

Chanan Tigay - Ecco Press
Format: Print book

A gripping account of one man's quest to find the oldest Bible in the world and solve the riddle of the brilliant, doomed antiquities dealer accused of forging it. In the summer of 1883, Moses Wilhelm Shapira--archaeological treasure hunter, inveterate social climber, and denizen of Jerusalem's...
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Prevail: Discover Your Strength in Hard Places

Cindy Trimm - Destiny Image; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Your problems don't define you; they refine you. Sometimes life feels like a roller coaster ride filled with ups, downs, twists, turns, and unexpected sudden drops. Instead of moving forward with peace and purpose, our lives spin out of control. When chaos and uncertainty threaten to make...
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The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution

Robert P Watson - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover

Moored off the coast of Brooklyn, the derelict HMS Jersey was a living hell for thousands of Americans either captured by the British or accused of disloyalty. Crammed below deck without light or fresh air, the disease-ridden prisoners were scarcely given food and water. More Americans...
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The Ice Diaries: The True Story of One of Mankind's Greatest Adventures

Don Keith - Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Format: Print book

The greatest undersea adventure of the 20th century. The Ice Diaries tells the incredible true story of Captain William R. Anderson and his crew's harrowing top-secret mission aboard the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Bristling with newly classified,...
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Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers

Nick Offerman - Dutton Books
Format: Hardcover

The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the New York Times bestseller Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a second book that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nation's history, from her inception to present day - Nick's personal pantheon of "great Americans."To...
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Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom

Thomas E Ricks - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks, a dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, whose farsighted vision and inspired action preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and right alikeBoth George Orwell and Winston Churchill...
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How to Age-Proof Your Dog: The Art and Science of Successful Canine Aging

Elizabeth U Murphy - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book

How to Age-Proof Your Dog: The Art and Science of Successful Canine Aging gives dog owners the information and tools they need to provide proactive and preventative health care starting early in their dog's life and continuing throughout various stages and ages. In this book, readers are instructed...
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Will & I: A Memoir

Clay Byars - Farrar
Format: Print book

Clay Byars was recovering at home from a near-fatal car crash when he suffered a massive stroke. He was just eighteen years old. He awoke, back in the hospital, and was told he would be paralyzed from the eyes down for the rest of his life. Determined to defy the odds, Clay quickly and miraculously...
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Mastering Pastel: Capture the beauty of the world around you in this colorful medium

Alain Picard - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Print book

In this new addition to the Artists Library series, talented master artist, Alain Picard, guides the reader through an exploration of this unique medium and its myriad uses. After an introduction to tools and materials, readers will learn how to use various pastel techniques, including...
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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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By Honor Bound: Two Navy SEALs, the Medal of Honor, and a Story of Extraordinary Courage

Tom Norris - Macmillan Audio
Format: Hardcover

In April of 1972, SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris risked his life in an unprecedented ground rescue of two American airmen who were shot down behind enemy lines in North Vietnam, a feat for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor - an award that represents the pinnacle of heroism and courage....
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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2016

Kenneth Bressett - Whitman Publishing; 69 edition
Format: Hardcover

A Guide Book of United States Coins, 69th edition 2016 editionThe Official Red Book A Guide Book of United States Coins is 69 years young and going strong. Collectors around the country love the book s grade-by-grade values, auction records, historical background, detailed specifications,...
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Oprah Book Club September 2016

Unknown. - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times BestsellerThe Newest Oprah's Bookclub 2016 SelectionThe highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel...
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After You Hear It's Cancer: A Guide to Navigating the Difficult Journey Ahead

John Leifer - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book

In 2014, an estimated 1.66 million people will receive a diagnosis of cancer. They will join a pool of 13.7 million Americans already living with a history of cancer. Almost 600,000 Americans will die from cancer. For some, cancer will be only a short divergence. For others, however, it will...
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In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett

Tony Fletcher - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book

Wilson Pickett was arguably the greatest male soul screamer of the 1960s and '70s. With a career spanning half a century, he sold millions of albums and tens of millions of singles, leaving a legacy of unforgettable hits, including "In the Midnight Hour," "Land of 1000 Dances,"...
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Trump's War: His Battle for America

MICHAEL SAVAGE - CENTER ST
Format: Print book

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} The wall, taxes, tariffs, deportations, Obamacare, guns, military strength, schools, abortion, religion - what will the new president do? The "Godfather of Trumpmania,"...
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Mad Men: A Cultural History

M. Keith Booker
Format: Print book

From the opening credits that feature a silhouette falling among skyscrapers, Mad Men transcended its role as a series about the Madison Avenue advertising industry to become a modern classic. For seven seasons, Mad Men asked viewers to contemplate the 1960s anew, reassessing the
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Welcoming Strangers: Nonviolent Re-parenting of Children in Foster Care

Jane Fitz-Gibbon - Transaction Publishers
Format: Print book

Jane Hall Fitz-Gibbon and Andrew Fitz-Gibbon have cared for more than 100 children in a foster care career spanning more than three decades. They developed a method, "loving nonviolent re-parenting," to best care for foster children. "Re-parenting" represents the complex...
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The Cooler King: The True Story of William Ash, the Greatest Escaper of World War II

Patrick Bishop - The Overlook Press
Format: Print book

The true story of William Ash: Spitfire Pilot, P.O.W. and WWII's Greatest EscaperWhen American fighter pilot William Ash's plane was shot down over France in 1942, he was captured by German forces and placed in a Nazi prison camp. Ash, bolstered by the grit and ingenuity he developed during...
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Vegan Vegetarian Omnivore: Dinner for Everyone at the Table

Anna Thomas - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

Can we all sit down and have dinner togetherFor years, Anna Thomas's fans have cooked from her trailblazing vegetarian cookbooks. Now, Anna turns her thoughts to that larger question. We are eating differently: your daughter is a vegan, or you are but your in-laws don't think it's dinner...
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Self-Sufficiency: Natural Household Cleaning: Making Your Own Eco-Savvy Cleaning Products

Rachelle Strauss - IMM Lifestyle
Format: Print book

Green cleaning is becoming increasingly popular, as eco-savvy consumers strive to do their bit for the environment. Most conventional shop-bought cleaning products are packed full of chemicals, many of which are harmful to the environment and your health, let alone your wallet. You may be pleasantly...
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

Robert Sapolsky - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

"It's no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read." - David P. Barash, The Wall Street JournalFrom the celebrated neurobiologist and primatologist, a landmark, genre-defining examination of human behavior, both good and bad,...
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The Mapmakers of New Zion: A Cartographic History of Mormonism

Richard V Francaviglia - The University of Utah Press
Format: Print book

From their earliest days on the American frontier through their growth into a worldwide church, the spatially expansive Mormons made maps to help them create idealized communities, migrate to and colonize large parts of the American West, visualize the stories in their sacred texts, and spread...
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American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant

Ronald C. White - Brilliance Audio
Format: Audiobook

A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln. The dramatic story of one of Americas greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant....
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The Joy of Bird Feeding: The Essential Guide to Attracting and Feeding Our Backyard Birds

JIM CARPENTER - Scott & Nix, Inc.
Format: Paperback

The Joy of Bird Feeding is the ultimate reference for backyard bird watchers and bird feeders. It offers practical tips and solutions to attracting and identifying birds, offering the best foods for the birds you want to see, and how to deter those unwanted guests to feeding stations. Each...
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The Pregnancy Encyclopedia

Dorling Kindersley Inc. - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

The Pregnancy Encyclopedia is an engaging and accessible question-and-answer guide to some of the most commonly asked questions about pregnancy, packed with full-color photographs and illustrations.The Pregnancy Encyclopedia has answers to all your questions - including the ones...
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Leather crafts

Valarie Franklin - Alpha Books
Format: Print book

Detailed in this text are a variety of leatherworking techniques and guides that will instruct the reader on how to make plethora of serviceable and decorative items.
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Jackie's Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family

Kathy Mckeon - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

An endearing coming-of-age memoir by a young woman who spent thirteen years as Jackie Kennedy's personal assistant and occasional nanny - and the lessons about life and love she learned from the glamorous first lady.In 1964, Kathy McKeon was just nineteen years old and newly arrived from...
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Grow All You Can Eat in Three Square Feet

DK Publishing - DK Publishing
Format: Print book

Want to grow your own vegetables and food, but don't have enough space for a garden? Don't let lack of space get in the way of growing healthy, organic foods at home. Apartment dwellers, schoolteachers, and anyone else who wants to grow a lot of food in a little space will find a great...
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Among Heroes: A U.S. Navy SEAL's True Story of Friendship, Heroism, and the Ultimate Sacrifice

Brandon Webb - NAL; First Edition/First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Now from Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times bestselling author, comes his personal account of the eight friends and fellow SEALs who made the ultimate sacrifice. "Knowing these great men - who they were, how they lived, and what they stood for - has changed my life....
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America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks

Ruth Whippman - St Martin'S Press
Format: Print book

Are you happy? Right now? Happy enough? As happy as everyone else? Could you be happier if you tried harder?After she packed up her British worldview (that most things were basically rubbish) and moved to America, journalist and documentary filmmaker Ruth Whippman found herself increasingly...
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Anzac Girls: The Extraordinary Story of Our World War I Nurses

Peter Rees - Allen & Unwin
Format: Print book

By the end of World War I, 45 Australian and New Zealand nurses had died on overseas service, and over 200 had been decorated. These were the women who left for war looking for adventure and romance, but were soon confronted with challenges for which their civilian lives could never have...
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A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction

Patrick J. Kennedy - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book

**A New York Times Bestseller**Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's...
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Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home but Probably Shouldn't: The Complete and Updated Edition

Theodore Gray - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Print book

The ultimate Theodore Gray collection, "Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science" collects every one of Gray's dramatic, visually spectacular, and enlightening scientific experiments into one complete volume. Bestselling author Theodore Gray has spent more than a decade...
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Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Medical Care You Want and Need

Archelle Georgiou - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book

Making healthcare decisions is hard, but making the right choices has never mattered more.Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Care You Want and Need gives you the tools you need to choose the best medical care - for you. Archelle Georgiou, MD, explains her CARES model, the formula...
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Sensational Sashiko: Japanese Applique' and Quilting by Machine

Sharon Pederson - Martingale
Format: Book

Combine two great traditions - sashiko and Japanese family crests - in beautiful quilts. Learn new techniques for making perfectly spaced stitches in wonderfully intricate patterns. Stitch 10 projects including a sampler, a wall hanging, and a table runner Quilt as you go; then join...
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Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce, and Conservation

Paul J Baicich - Texas A&M University Press, 2014.
Format: eBook

Today, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, more than fifty million Americans feed birds around their homes, and over the last sixty years, billions of pounds of birdseed have filled millions of feeders in backyards everywhere. Feeding Wild Birds in America tells why and how a modest...
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The Book of Lost Recipes: The Best Signature Dishes From Historic Restaurants Rediscovered

Jaya Saxena - Page Street Pub Co
Format: Print book

Jaya Saxena takes readers on a tour around the country, into some of the once most popular restaurants in America to discuss the history and how-to's of their most infamous dishes. It is sort of vintage meets foodie. In their heyday, the legendary restaurants profiled by The Book of Lost...
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Mastering Family, Library & Church Records 2nd Edition

Daniel Quillen W. - Cold Spring Press; 2 Original edition
Format: Paperback

A must-have for any budding genealogistfill that gap on your genealogy bookshelf! Part of the Quillens Essentials of Genealogy series, this second edition will show genealogists at all levels how to find records that are often available at their fingertips. Quillen helps genealogists locate,...
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The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica

Laurie Gwen Shapiro - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the Roaring Twenties' most remarkable feat of science and daring: an expedition to Antarctica.It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great...
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Censored: A Literary History of Subversion and Control

Matthew Fellion - McGill-Queen's University Press
Format: Hardcover

When Henry Vizetelly was imprisoned in 1889 for publishing the novels of mile Zola in English, the problem was not just Zola's French candour about sex - it was that Vizetelly's books were cheap, and ordinary people could read them. Censored exposes the role that power plays in censorship....
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Knitting Fabric Rugs: 28 Colorful Designs for Crafters of Every Level

Karen Tiede - Storey Books
Format: Paperback

Knit your own fabric rugs! All you need are a cutting wheel and mat, a pair of size 10 knitting needles, fabric, and Karen Tiede's innovative technique for creating stunning designs quickly and easily. Tiede gives you directions for making 28 different rugs, with designs that use age-old...
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Eat, Chew, Live: 4 Revolutionary Ideas to Prevent Diabetes, Lose Weight

John Poothullil MD - Over and Above Creative
Format: Paperback

Diabetes is perhaps the fastest growing disease in the world. In the U.S. 1 in 3 adults over age 20 has high blood sugar and 1 in 4 adults over age 65 is fully diabetic. Yet, nearly every single person could avoid diabetes if they understood its real cause. If you are overweight or concerned...
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Its My Country Too: Womens Military Stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan

Jerri Bell - Potomac Books
Format: Hardcover

This inspiring anthology is the first to convey the rich experiences and contributions of women in the American military in their own words - from the Revolutionary War to the present wars in the Middle East.. Serving with the Union Army during the Civil War as a nurse, scout, spy, and soldier,...
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The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee - Berkley
Format: eBook

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe thrilling, true-life account of the FBI's hunt for the ingenious traitor Brian Regan - known as the Spy Who Couldn't Spell. Before Edward Snowden's infamous data breach, the largest theft of government secrets was committed by an ingenious traitor...
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Winning Arguments: What Works and Doesn't Work in Politics, the Bedroom, the Courtroom, and the Classroom

Stanley Eugene Fish - Harper
Format: Hardcover

"Fish mines cultural touchstones from Milton to 'Married with Children' to explain how various types of arguments are structured and how that understanding can lead to victory" - New York Times Book Review A lively and accessible guide to understanding rhetoric by the world...
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Home Extended: Kitchens, Dining Rooms, Living Rooms, Home Offices, Guestrooms and Garages

Francesc Zamora Mola - Booq Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Building an extension onto an existing house instantly increases its market value as well as livable space. For some this is a precursor to selling, for others a way to accommodate an expanding family, work or personal interests. An opportunity to express a homeowners taste and lifestyle,...
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The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels

David Limbaugh - Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover

David Limbaugh, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus on Trial and The Emmaus Code, now approaches the question of Jesus Christ's divinity--In what sense was Jesus God? How do we know?--with the same precise, methodical form of enquiry he has employed in his career...
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