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DK Eyewitness Top 10 Provence and the Cote d'Azur

DK Eyewitness
Format: Paperback

Immortalized on canvas by the likes of Cézanne and Van Gogh, Provence and the Côte D'Azur is a region resplendent with Roman ruins, stunning beaches, glamorous towns and beautiful countryside. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around Provence...
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Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop

Danyel Smith - Roc Lit 101
Format: Hardcover

From one of the preeminent cultural critics of her generation, a radiant weave of memoir, criticism, and biography that tells the story of black women in music - from the Dixie Cups to Gladys Knight to Janet, Whitney, and Mariah - as the foundational story of American pop.
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Celebrate with Babs: Holiday Recipes & Family Traditions

Barbara Costello - Alpha
Format: Hardcover

There is always room for one more at Babs's table. A lifetime of tattered, torn, and well-loved recipes from her recipe box make their way to your own family table.Babs knows that food traditions are at the heart of every season, and in Celebrate with Babs, she invites you into her own....
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Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism

NAOKI HIGASHIDA - Random House
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of life as a young adult with autism Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump, a revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal Japanese child, which...
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DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest: Oregon, Washington and British Columbia

DK Eyewitness - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Paperback

Your journey starts here. Featuring DK's much-loved maps and illustrations, walks and information, plus all new, full-colour photography, this 100% updated guide to the Pacific Northwest - Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia - and brings you the best of this beautiful region in a brand-new,...
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Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir

AMY TAN - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMY TAN, A MEMOIR ON HER LIFE AS A WRITER, HER CHILDHOOD, AND THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FICTION AND EMOTIONAL MEMORYIn Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan is at her most intimate...
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Reimagining Blue: Thoughts on Life, Leadership, and a New Way Forward in Policing

Kristen Ziman - Amplify Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Reimagining Blue is a passionate and personal analysis of a misunderstood profession from the vantage point of female police chief Kristen Ziman.Ziman credits her colorful childhood for the temperament that led her to gravitate toward policing, a profession where chaos is all in a day's...
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Men & Make Fabulous

Denise Wild - Interweave
Format: Book

Give your clothes a new lease on life!Showing how to take classic mending techniques one step further to add personality and style to clothes, Mend Make Fabulous is a uniquely comprehensive resource that combines visual inspiration with practical advice for the fashion-conscious sewer....
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Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies That Work

Ilona M Bray - NOLO
Format: Paperback

All your nonprofit needs to engage donors and raise funds. This easy-to-read book combines the author's legal and fundraising experience with advice and stories from over 50 experienced fundraisers. Offers practical guidance on all types of fundraising that a new or small to mid-size...
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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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