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 and the Côte D'Azur with absolute ease.Our recently updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Provence and the Côte D'Azur into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best museums and galleries, places to eat, wine bars, vineyards and beaches.You'll discover: * Ten easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day-trip, a weekend, or a week * Detailed Top 10 lists of Provence and the Côte D'Azur must-sees, including detailed descriptions of the Palais des Papes, Gorges du Verdon, Roman Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Vieux Nice, St-Tropez, the Camargue, Vaison-la-Romaine, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque and Casino Monte Carlo * Provence and the Côte D'Azur's most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, going out, and sightseeing * Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip-including children's activities and things to do for free * A laminated pull-out map of Provence and the Côte D'Azur including city-maps of Marseilles and Nice, the Provence rail network, plus eight color area maps * Streetsmart advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe * A lightweight format perfect for your pocket or bag when you're on the move DK Eyewitness Top 10s have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 2002.
Publisher: n/a
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9780241472194
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Paperback
Shine Bright
By Smith, Danyel
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.
Roc Lit 101
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9780593132715
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Hardcover
Celebrate with Babs
By Costello, Barbara
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. With seasonal menus and time-tested recipes, this book bestows the key for elevating all of life's festivities into memorable occasions.Start new traditions now, and they will surely be enjoyed for generations to come.With recipes for New Year's Day festivities, birthday celebrations, summer barbecues, Thanksgiving, and everything in between, you will know exactly what to serve!Your adopted grandmother Barbara Costello, a.k.a.Babs, who has taken the nation by storm with her enthusiastic attitude and practical recipes, has collected hundreds of recipes over the decades, and has curated the top 100 recipes for your family occasions.
Alpha
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9780744056921
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Hardcover
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight
By Higashida, Naoki
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 became an international success. Now he shares his thoughts and experiences as a twenty-four-year-old man living each day with severe autism. In short, powerful chapters, Higashida explores school memories, family relationships, the exhilaration of travel, and the difficulties of speech. He also allows readers to experience profound moments we take for granted, like the thought-steps necessary for him to register that it's raining outside. Acutely aware of how strange his behavior can appear to others, he aims throughout to foster a better understanding of autism and to encourage society to see people with disabilities as people, not as problems. With an introduction by bestselling novelist David Mitchell, Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 also includes a dreamlike short story Higashida wrote especially for this edition. Both moving and of practical use, this book opens a window into the mind of an inspiring young man who meets every challenge with tenacity and good humor. However often he falls down, he always gets back up. Praise for The Reason I Jump "One of the most remarkable books I've ever read." - Jon Stewart "The Reason I Jump is a Rosetta stone. . . . It will stretch your vision of what it is to be human." - Andrew Solomon, The Times (UK) "Amazing times a million." - Whoopi Goldberg, People "Extraordinary, moving, and jeweled with epiphanies." - The Boston Globe "Now that Naoki Higashida is a young adult, he has developed rich inner thoughts and he strives to learn more about the world around him. Until he was able to communicate with his alphabet grid, his loneliness was agony. He begs teachers and others who work with special-needs individuals to provide opportunities to learn and grow. A sheltered life is not paradise. Naoki maintains that to avoid impairment of personal development, he must have contact with 'some of the hardships other people endure.' This book is essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal." - Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain and Thinking in Pictures
RANDOM House
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9780812997392
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Hardcover
DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest
By Eyewitness, Dk
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, lightweight format.What's inside? - full-color photography, hand-drawn illustrations, and maps throughout- easy-to-follow walks and itineraries, drives and tours- our pick of the Pacific Northwest's must-sees, top experiences, and hidden gems- insider tips and information: when to visit, how to avoid the crowds, where to capture the perfect photo, and more- the best spots to eat, drink, shop, and stay- an area-by-area guide covering each corner of the Pacific Northwest, from Portland to Seattle, Vancouver to Whistler- expert advice: get ready, get around, and stay safeNow in paperback and printed on quality lightweight paper, our Pacific Northwest travel guide has been redesigned with you, the traveller, in mind, so you can take it wherever you go.
DK Eyewitness Travel
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9780241411513
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Paperback
Where the Past Begins
By Tan, Amy
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 in revealing the truths and inspirations that underlie her extraordinary fiction. By delving into vivid memories of her traumatic childhood, confessions of self-doubt in her journals, and heartbreaking letters to and from her mother, she gives evidence to all that made it both unlikely and inevitable that she would become a writer. Through spontaneous storytelling, she shows how a fluid fictional state of mind unleashed near-forgotten memories that became the emotional nucleus of her novels. Tan explores shocking truths uncovered by family memorabilia - the real reason behind an IQ test she took at age six, why her parents lied about their education, mysteries surrounding her maternal grandmother - and, for the first time publicly, writes about her complex relationship with her father, who died when she was fifteen. Supplied with candor and characteristic humor, Where the Past Begins takes readers into the idiosyncratic workings of her writer's mind, a journey that explores memory, imagination, and truth, with fiction serving as both her divining rod and link to meaning.
Ecco
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9780062319296
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Hardcover
Reimagining Blue
By Ziman, Kristen
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 work. Many times, she learned life and leadership lessons through the revelation of what not to do.But nothing could have prepared Kristen for the turmoil that would unfold during her tenure. A mass shooting, a pandemic, and civil unrest that threatened the trusting relationship between her department and her community became her greatest professional challenges.This deeply moving memoir is a story of resilience and perseverance in policing -- and in life. It's a raw and honest portrayal told by a flawed human about a noble profession suffering an identity crisis.
Amplify Publishing
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9781637551257
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Hardcover
Men & Make Fabulous
By Wild, Denise
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. The ability to repair and restore clothes is priceless, and Mend Make Fabulous provides a comprehensive guide to all the classic mending techniques and then some holes and tears ripped or frayed seams discoloration, stains, or fading broken snaps and closures and so much more.This book also shows you how to add some creativity to mending--fixing holes with studs or appliqu hiding discolorations by dip-dyeing concealing frayed hems by adding cuffs or trimthat will make clothes even more fabulous than they were the first time around.
Interweave
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9781620335345
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Book
Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits
By Bray, Ilona M
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 nonprofit can best make use of, including working with individual donors, planning special events, soliciting grants from foundations and corporations, using the Web and social media, and more. Includes handy worksheets and sample letters.
NOLO
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9781413329896
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Paperback
Jefferson's America
By Fenster, Julie M
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 expanses west of the Mississippi River, the stakes for American expansion were incalculably high. Even after the American purchase of the Louisiana Territory, Spain still coveted that land and was prepared to employ any means to retain it. With war expected at any moment, Jefferson played a game of strategy, putting on the ground the only Americans he could: a cadre of explorers who finally annexed it through courageous investigation. Responsible for orchestrating the American push into the continent was President Thomas Jefferson. He most famously recruited Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific, but at the same time there were other teams who did the same work, in places where it was even more crucial. William Dunbar, George Hunter, Thomas Freeman, Peter Custis, and the dauntless Zebulon Pike - all were dispatched on urgent missions to map the frontier and keep up a steady correspondence with Washington about their findings. But they weren't always well-matched - with each other and certainly not with a Spanish army of a thousand soldiers or more. These tensions threatened to undermine Jefferson's goals for the nascent country, leaving the United States in danger of losing its foothold in the West. Deeply researched and inspiringly told, Jefferson's America rediscovers the robust and often harrowing action from these seminal expeditions and illuminates the president's vision for a continental America.
DK Eyewitness Top 10 Provence and the Cote d'Azur
By Eyewitness, Dk
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 and the Côte D'Azur with absolute ease.Our recently updated Top 10 travel guide breaks down the best of Provence and the Côte D'Azur into helpful lists of ten - from our own selected highlights to the best museums and galleries, places to eat, wine bars, vineyards and beaches.You'll discover: * Ten easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day-trip, a weekend, or a week * Detailed Top 10 lists of Provence and the Côte D'Azur must-sees, including detailed descriptions of the Palais des Papes, Gorges du Verdon, Roman Arles, Aix-en-Provence, Vieux Nice, St-Tropez, the Camargue, Vaison-la-Romaine, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque and Casino Monte Carlo * Provence and the Côte D'Azur's most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, going out, and sightseeing * Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip-including children's activities and things to do for free * A laminated pull-out map of Provence and the Côte D'Azur including city-maps of Marseilles and Nice, the Provence rail network, plus eight color area maps * Streetsmart advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe * A lightweight format perfect for your pocket or bag when you're on the move DK Eyewitness Top 10s have been helping travelers to make the most of their breaks since 2002.
Shine Bright
By Smith, Danyel
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.
Celebrate with Babs
By Costello, Barbara
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. With seasonal menus and time-tested recipes, this book bestows the key for elevating all of life's festivities into memorable occasions.Start new traditions now, and they will surely be enjoyed for generations to come.With recipes for New Year's Day festivities, birthday celebrations, summer barbecues, Thanksgiving, and everything in between, you will know exactly what to serve!Your adopted grandmother Barbara Costello, a.k.a.Babs, who has taken the nation by storm with her enthusiastic attitude and practical recipes, has collected hundreds of recipes over the decades, and has curated the top 100 recipes for your family occasions.
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight
By Higashida, Naoki
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 became an international success. Now he shares his thoughts and experiences as a twenty-four-year-old man living each day with severe autism. In short, powerful chapters, Higashida explores school memories, family relationships, the exhilaration of travel, and the difficulties of speech. He also allows readers to experience profound moments we take for granted, like the thought-steps necessary for him to register that it's raining outside. Acutely aware of how strange his behavior can appear to others, he aims throughout to foster a better understanding of autism and to encourage society to see people with disabilities as people, not as problems. With an introduction by bestselling novelist David Mitchell, Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 also includes a dreamlike short story Higashida wrote especially for this edition. Both moving and of practical use, this book opens a window into the mind of an inspiring young man who meets every challenge with tenacity and good humor. However often he falls down, he always gets back up. Praise for The Reason I Jump "One of the most remarkable books I've ever read." - Jon Stewart "The Reason I Jump is a Rosetta stone. . . . It will stretch your vision of what it is to be human." - Andrew Solomon, The Times (UK) "Amazing times a million." - Whoopi Goldberg, People "Extraordinary, moving, and jeweled with epiphanies." - The Boston Globe "Now that Naoki Higashida is a young adult, he has developed rich inner thoughts and he strives to learn more about the world around him. Until he was able to communicate with his alphabet grid, his loneliness was agony. He begs teachers and others who work with special-needs individuals to provide opportunities to learn and grow. A sheltered life is not paradise. Naoki maintains that to avoid impairment of personal development, he must have contact with 'some of the hardships other people endure.' This book is essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal." - Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain and Thinking in Pictures
DK Eyewitness Pacific Northwest
By Eyewitness, Dk
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, lightweight format.What's inside? - full-color photography, hand-drawn illustrations, and maps throughout- easy-to-follow walks and itineraries, drives and tours- our pick of the Pacific Northwest's must-sees, top experiences, and hidden gems- insider tips and information: when to visit, how to avoid the crowds, where to capture the perfect photo, and more- the best spots to eat, drink, shop, and stay- an area-by-area guide covering each corner of the Pacific Northwest, from Portland to Seattle, Vancouver to Whistler- expert advice: get ready, get around, and stay safeNow in paperback and printed on quality lightweight paper, our Pacific Northwest travel guide has been redesigned with you, the traveller, in mind, so you can take it wherever you go.
Where the Past Begins
By Tan, Amy
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 in revealing the truths and inspirations that underlie her extraordinary fiction. By delving into vivid memories of her traumatic childhood, confessions of self-doubt in her journals, and heartbreaking letters to and from her mother, she gives evidence to all that made it both unlikely and inevitable that she would become a writer. Through spontaneous storytelling, she shows how a fluid fictional state of mind unleashed near-forgotten memories that became the emotional nucleus of her novels. Tan explores shocking truths uncovered by family memorabilia - the real reason behind an IQ test she took at age six, why her parents lied about their education, mysteries surrounding her maternal grandmother - and, for the first time publicly, writes about her complex relationship with her father, who died when she was fifteen. Supplied with candor and characteristic humor, Where the Past Begins takes readers into the idiosyncratic workings of her writer's mind, a journey that explores memory, imagination, and truth, with fiction serving as both her divining rod and link to meaning.
Reimagining Blue
By Ziman, Kristen
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 work. Many times, she learned life and leadership lessons through the revelation of what not to do.But nothing could have prepared Kristen for the turmoil that would unfold during her tenure. A mass shooting, a pandemic, and civil unrest that threatened the trusting relationship between her department and her community became her greatest professional challenges.This deeply moving memoir is a story of resilience and perseverance in policing -- and in life. It's a raw and honest portrayal told by a flawed human about a noble profession suffering an identity crisis.
Men & Make Fabulous
By Wild, Denise
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. The ability to repair and restore clothes is priceless, and Mend Make Fabulous provides a comprehensive guide to all the classic mending techniques and then some holes and tears ripped or frayed seams discoloration, stains, or fading broken snaps and closures and so much more.This book also shows you how to add some creativity to mending--fixing holes with studs or appliqu hiding discolorations by dip-dyeing concealing frayed hems by adding cuffs or trimthat will make clothes even more fabulous than they were the first time around.
Effective Fundraising for Nonprofits
By Bray, Ilona M
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 nonprofit can best make use of, including working with individual donors, planning special events, soliciting grants from foundations and corporations, using the Web and social media, and more. Includes handy worksheets and sample letters.
Jefferson's America
By Fenster, Julie M
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 expanses west of the Mississippi River, the stakes for American expansion were incalculably high. Even after the American purchase of the Louisiana Territory, Spain still coveted that land and was prepared to employ any means to retain it. With war expected at any moment, Jefferson played a game of strategy, putting on the ground the only Americans he could: a cadre of explorers who finally annexed it through courageous investigation. Responsible for orchestrating the American push into the continent was President Thomas Jefferson. He most famously recruited Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who led the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific, but at the same time there were other teams who did the same work, in places where it was even more crucial. William Dunbar, George Hunter, Thomas Freeman, Peter Custis, and the dauntless Zebulon Pike - all were dispatched on urgent missions to map the frontier and keep up a steady correspondence with Washington about their findings. But they weren't always well-matched - with each other and certainly not with a Spanish army of a thousand soldiers or more. These tensions threatened to undermine Jefferson's goals for the nascent country, leaving the United States in danger of losing its foothold in the West. Deeply researched and inspiringly told, Jefferson's America rediscovers the robust and often harrowing action from these seminal expeditions and illuminates the president's vision for a continental America.