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Why Football Matters: My Education in the Game
Mark Edmundson - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its menFootball teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic... |
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Pregnancy Day By Day, 3rd Edition
DK. - DK
Format: Hardcover
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For expectant parents who want to know everything about their developing baby at every stage, Pregnancy Day by Day provides a daily countdown to the date of delivery. Covering each day of pregnancy in detail, as well as labor, birth, and life with a new baby, Pregnancy Day by Day is an unprecedented... |
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Rediscovering Americanism: And the Tyranny of Progressivism
Mark R. Levin - Threshold Editions
Format: Hardcover
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author and radio host Mark R. Levin comes a searing plea for a return to America's most sacred values.In Rediscovering Americanism, Mark R. Levin revisits the founders' warnings about the perils of overreach by the federal government and concludes... |
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The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos
Patrick Leigh Fermor - Random House Inc
Format: Hardcover
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In the winter of 1933, eighteen-year-old Patrick ("Paddy") Leigh Fermor set out on a walk across Europe, starting in Holland and ending in Constantinople, a trip that took him almost a year. Decades later, Leigh Fermor told the story of that life-changing journey in A Time of Gifts... |
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Boy who runs : the odyssey of julius achon.
Julius Achon - Ballantine
Format: Print book
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In the tradition of Uzodinma Iweala's Beasts of No Nation by way of Christopher McDougall's Born to Run, this is the inspirational true story of the Ugandan boy soldier who became a world-renowned runner, then found his calling as director of a world-renowned African children's... |
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The Divine Art of Dying: How to Live Well While Dying
Karen Speerstra - Divine Arts
Format: eBook
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WINNER 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award (Mind, Body, Spirit category) The Divine Art of Dying explores the unique moment when seriously ill people choose to turn toward death. Combining personal stories with solid research on palliative and hospice care, it provides a well-integrated... |
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The Story of the Jews Volume 2
Simon Schama - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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In the second of three volumes of this magnificently illustrated cultural history, the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews, Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people from 1492 through the end of nineteenth centurySimon Schama's great project continues and the Jewish... |
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Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops
Charles Campisi - Scribner
Format: Print book
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This eye-opening, richly authentic memoir by the longest serving chief of NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau reveals what it's like to expose and put away the bad cops - so that they won't tarnish the majority who wear the uniform.Charles Campisi headed the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau from... |
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Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do
Carl J. Schramm - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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"The evangelist of entrepreneurship" (The Economist) reveals the true stories about how a range of entrepreneurs created their successful start-ups: hint, many of them never began with a business plan.Business schools teach that the most important prerequisite for starting... |
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Comfort and Joy: Cooking for Two
Christina Lane - The Countryman Press, 2015.
Format: Print book
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More desserts for two -- plus brunch, lunch and dinner -- easily adjusted should unexpected guests drop by!Just off the success of Dessert for Two, author Christina Lane is back with a gorgeous full-color cookbook filled with delicious meals for every hours of the day. Her signature friendly... |
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The Earth Gazers: On Seeing Ourselves
CHRISTOPHER POTTER - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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It will soon be the fiftieth anniversary of the first manned mission to the moon, when men first saw for themselves the Earth as a sphere falling through space -- they saw a world without borders and these images continue to give hope and inspire.Only twenty-four people have seen the whole... |
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All the Dreams We've Dreamed: A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago's West Side
RUS BRADBURD - Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Shawn Harrington returned to Marshall High School as an assistant coach years after appearing as a player in the iconic basketball documentary film Hoop Dreams. In January of 2014, Marshall's struggling team was about to improve after the addition of a charismatic but troubled player.... |
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Late-Life Love: A Memoir
SUSAN GUBAR - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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"Tender, unsparing, poignant. . . . [A] love story that braids together intimate self-revelation with a rich meditation on the literature of aging." -- Stephen GreenblattOn Susan Gubar's seventieth birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband, a gift that startles... |
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On Hinduism
Wendy Doniger - Oxford University Press, USA
Format: Hardcover
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In this magisterial volume of essays, Wendy Doniger enhances our understanding of the ancient and complex religion to which she has devoted herself for half a century. This series of interconnected essays and lectures surveys the most critically important and hotly contested issues in Hinduism... |
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The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
Ben Bradlee Jr. - Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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At long last, the epic biography Ted Williams deserves--and that his fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting... |
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Cracking the AP English Literature & Composition Exam, 2017 Edition
Princeton Review. - Princeton Review
Format: Print book
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 5. Equip yourself to ace the AP English Literature Exam with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide - including 2 full-length practice tests, thorough content reviews, access to our AP Connect online portal, and targeted strategies... |
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Lonely Planet Bolivia
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Bolivia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Tour the world's largest salt flat, walk in the path of the Inca or search for magic... |
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Think Better, Live Better: A Victorious Life Begins in Your Mind
Joel Osteen - FaithWords
Format: Hardcover
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Bestselling author Joel Osteen shares how reprogramming your thoughts to remove negativity will lead to a more blessed, fulfilled life. Your mind has incredible power over your success or failure. THINK BETTER, LIVE BETTER offers a simple yet life-changing strategy for erasing the thoughts... |
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Russians: The People behind the Power
Gregory Feifer - Grand Central
Format: Hardcover
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From former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer comes an incisive portrait that draws on vivid personal stories to portray the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries-and continue to do so today. RUSSIANS explores the seeming paradoxes of life in Russia by unraveling... |
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy
Jean Kennedy Smith - Harper
Format: Print book
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In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and her siblings, guided by their parents, laughed and learned a great deal under one roof.Prompted... |
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Ray Bradbury Unbound
Jonathan R. Eller - University of Illinois Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In Ray Bradbury Unbound, Jonathan R. Eller continues the story begun in his acclaimed Becoming Ray Bradbury, following the beloved author's evolution from a short story master to a multi-media creative force and outspoken visionary. At the height of his powers as a poetic prose stylist,... |
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The Secret Life: Three True Stories of the Digital Age
Andrew O'Hagan - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A trio of reported essays exploring identity and the InternetThe slippery online ecosystem is the perfect breeding ground for identities: true, false, and in between. The Internet shorthand IRL -- "in real life" -- now seems nave. We no longer question the reality of online experiences... |
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Fodor's Essential Thailand: with Myanmar
Fodor's Travel Guides - Fodor's Travel
Format: Paperback
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Ready to experience Thailand? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. Fodor's Essential Thailand: with Cambodia & Laos travel guide is packed with customizable itineraries with top recommendations, detailed maps of Thailand, and exclusive tips from locals. Whether you want to visit... |
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Jefferson County, Georgia, Tax Lists, 1804-1808
Michael A. Ports - Clearfield
Format: Paperback
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Property owners were taxed for land and possessions. This transcription is arranged chronologically by the county militia districts where taxpayers resided. The Introduction explains the county's procedures for assessing and collecting the required taxes, and includes a map of the Jefferson... |
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The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and
Cathi Hanauer - William Morrow
Format: Print book
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More than a decade after the New York Times bestselling anthology The Bitch in the House spoke up loud and clear for a generation of young women, nine of the original contributors are back - along with sixteen captivating new voices - sharing their ruminations from an older, stronger, and wiser... |
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The Summit: Bretton Woods, 1944: J. M. Keynes and the Reshaping of the Global Economy
Ed Conway - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant narrative history of the most colorful and important economic summit in historyheld during the height of World War II. The idea of world leaders gathering in the midst of economic crisis has become all too familiar. But the meeting at Bretton Woods in 1944 was different. It was the only... |
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Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison!: A Memoir
Harry Harrison - Tor Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In Harry Harrison! Harry Harrison! are the recollections of one of the grand masters of science fiction, on his storied career as a celebrated author and on his relationships with other luminaries in the field. This memoir is filled with all the humor and irreverence Harry Harrison's... |
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Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
ShiÌ?riÌ?n Ê»IbaÌ?diÌ? - Random House
Format: Print book
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The first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children against a brutal regime in Iran. Now Ebadi tells her story of courage and defiance in the face of a government... |
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Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star: The War Years, 1940-1946
GARY GIDDINS - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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"The best thing to happen to Bing Crosby since Bob Hope," (WSJ) Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful multi-part biography Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way that few artists ever have. From the dizzy era of Prohibition through the dark... |
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The Crime Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dorling Kindersley, Inc. - DK
Format: Hardcover
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An essential guide to criminology, exploring the most infamous cases of all time, from serial killers to mob hits to war crimes and more.From Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, The Crime Book is a complete study of international true crime history that unpacks the shocking stories... |
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Frommer's Dubai and Abu Dhabi day by day
Gavin Thomas - Frommermedia Llc
Format: Print book
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Frommer's books aren't written by committee, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We employ the best experts to author our guides, like Gavin Thomas who has been reporting on Dubai since it was just a forest of construction... |
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The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
Kara Cooney - Crown; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. Hatshepsut - the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne and a mother with ties to the previous dynasty - was born into a privileged position in the royal... |
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
STEVEN PINKER - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason... |
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Loom Knitting Primer
Isela Phelps - Griffin, 2016.
Format: Print book
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The "must-have" book for loom knitters by the top expert on the subject is now updated to reflect the newer looms on the market. Like the previous edition this new edition still contains everything you need to know about loom knitting, like gauge, yarn thickness, increasing,... |
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
Ben Goldfarb - Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers. The consequences of losing beavers... |
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An Indomitable Beast: The Remarkable Journey of the Jaguar
Alan Rabinowitz - Island Press
Format: eBook
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The jaguar is one of the most mysterious and least-known big cats of the world. The largest cat in the Americas, it has survived an onslaught of environmental and human threats partly because of an evolutionary history unique among wild felines, but also because of a power and indomitable... |
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Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick
DAVID FRYE - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover
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In Walls historian David Frye tells the epic story of history's greatest manmade barriers, from ancient times to the present. It is a haunting and frequently eye-opening saga - one that reveals a startling link between what we build and how we live. With Frye as our raconteur-guide, we journey... |
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Somme: Into the Breach
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore - The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Format: Print book
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The notion of battles as the irreducible building blocks of war demands a single verdict of each campaign -- victory, defeat, stalemate. But this kind of accounting leaves no room to record the nuances and twists of actual conflict. In Somme: Into the Breach, the noted military historian... |
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Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green
Jimmy McDonough - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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With songs like "Love and Happiness," "I'm Still in Love with You," and "Tired of Being Alone," Al Green is considered by many to be the greatest soul singer of all time. He has sold more than 20 million records, been sampled by countless hip-hop artists, and even... |
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A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media
Mikolaj Jan Piskorski - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Almost no one had heard of social media a decade ago, but today websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have more than 1 billion users and account for almost 25 percent of Internet use. Practically overnight, social media seems indispensable to our lives--from friendship and dating... |
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Don't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto
Matt Kibbe - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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In this essential manifesto of the new libertarian movement, New York Times bestselling author and president of FreedomWorks Matt Kibbe makes a stand for individual liberty and shows us what we must do to preserve our freedom.Don't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff is a rational... |
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Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
George Saunders - Random House Inc
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThree months after George Saunders gave a graduation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million... |
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
William Manchester - Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Spanning the years of 1940-1965, THE LAST LION picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage,... |
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Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakening
Manal al-Sharif - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of a courageous movement to support women's right to drive.Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca the second daughter of a taxi driver, born the year fundamentalism took hold.... |
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iMovie: The Missing Manual: 2014 release, covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and 2.0 for iOS
David Pogue - O'Reilly Media; 1 edition
Format: Book
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This edition covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and iMovie 2.0 for iOS.iMovie's sophisticated tools make it easier than ever to turn raw footage into sleek, entertaining movies - once you understand how to harness its features. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller give you hands-on advice and step-by-step... |
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The Mobile Life: A New Approach to Moving Anywhere
Diane Lemieux - XPat Scriptum Publishers
Format: Book
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Moving to a new country is an adventure equal in scope to the expeditions of great explorers. Your goal is more than to just move house, it is to move your life. The Mobile Life describes how you can plan and build a successful life for yourself (and your family) anywhere in the world.... |
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Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade
Walter Kirn - Audible Studios
Format: Hardcover
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An In Cold Blood for our time, a chilling, compulsive story of a writer unwittingly caught in the wake of a grifter-turned-murderer. In the summer of 1998, Walter Kirn - then an aspiring novelist struggling with impending fatherhood and a dissolving marriage - set out on a peculiar, fateful... |
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Stuff Brits Like: A Guide to What's Great About Great Britain
Fraser McAlpine - Berkley
Format: Print book
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If you're looking for the best biscuit to dunk in your tea, the ideal temperature at which to serve real ale or the perfect pasty for your trip to the seaside, you either A) Have been desperately seeking a book exactly like this one or,B) Have secretly become British without realizing... |
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The Magic of Gingerbread: 16 Beautiful Projects to Make and Eat
Catherine Beddall - Peter Pauper Press
Format: Print book
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Theres something magical about gingerbread. What is it about gingerbread houses that bring a smile to our face? For children, its not hard to imagine, that the smiles most likely come from the joyful anticipation of eating all of that colorful candy! As adults, perhaps seeing these festive... |
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Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide
CAMPBELL LOUGHMILLER - University of Texas Press
Format: Paperback
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With more than 175,000 copies sold, Texas Wildflowers has established itself as the go-to guide for identifying the state's roadside flowers. This new edition has been completely reorganized by flower colors (and within each color section, by flowering season) to make it even easier... |
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Guilty Knowledge, Guilty Pleasure: The Dirty Art of Poetry
William Logan - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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William Logan has been a thorn in the side of American poetry for more than three decades. Though he has been called the "most hated man in American poetry," his witty and articulate reviews have reminded us how muscular good reviewing can be. These new essays and reviews take... |
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Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee
James Gavin - Atria Books
Format: Book
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From the author of the "definitive" (Vanity Fair) biography of Lena Horne, Stormy Weather, comes a brilliantly written portrait of recording artist and musical legend Peggy Lee."She made you think that she knew who you were, that she was singing only to you..."... |
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Foundations & Concrete Work
Taunton Press - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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Foundation work is not the glamorous side of home building. It is hard, dirty work. But it's also the work upon which all other work rests, so a good foundation is critical to every home. No source of knowledge on foundations and concrete work is better respected or more widely followed... |
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The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality
Nancy Isenberg - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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How the father and son presidents foresaw the rise of the cult of personality and fought those who sought to abuse the weaknesses inherent in our democracy.Until now, no one has properly dissected the intertwined lives of the second and sixth (father and son) presidents. John and John... |
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Forward: A Memoir
Abby Wambach - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." - NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." - Sheryl Sandberg,... |
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Pruning Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide to 50 Popular Trees and Shrubs
Steven Bradley - Timber Press
Format: Paperback
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Paying a professional to prune your trees and shrubs is an unnecessary expense. You can tackle most trees and shrubs on your own, and Pruning Simplified by Steven Bradley makes it easier than ever to learn how to prune. He offers expert advice on the best tools for the job, specific... |
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The 37th Parallel: The Secret Truth Behind America's UFO Highway
Ben Mezrich - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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This real-life The X-Files and Close Encounters of the Third Kind tells the true story of a computer programmer who tracks paranormal events along a 3,000-mile stretch through the heart of America and is drawn deeper and deeper into a vast conspiracy.Like "Agent Mulder" of The X-Files,... |
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Such Troops as These: The Genius and Leadership of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson
Bevin Alexander - Berkley Hardcover
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander offers a fresh and cogent analysis of Stonewall Jackson's military genius and reveals how the Civil War might have ended differently if Jackson's strategies had been adopted. The Civil War of 1861-65 pitted the industrial North against the agricultural... |
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You Are a Complete Disappointment: A Triumphant Memoir of Failed Expectations
Mike Edison - Sterling
Format: Print book
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"You are a complete disappointment." On his deathbed, Mike Edison's father gasped those words to his son - and that was just the beginning of his devastating salvo. For anyone who has ever suffered from parental bullying, this often-hilarious yet intensely heartbreaking memoir... |
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Old School: Life in the Sane Lane
ANONYMOUS. - Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Format: Print book
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Old School is in session....You have probably heard the term Old School, but what you might not know is that there is a concentrated effort to tear that school down.It's a values thing. The anti-Old School forces believe the traditional way of looking at life is oppressive. Not inclusive.... |
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Once Upon a Chef, the Cookbook: 100 Tested, Perfected, and Family-Approved Recipes
Jennifer Segal - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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Once upon a time Jenn Segal went to culinary school and worked in fancy restaurants. One marriage and two kids later she created Once Upon a Chef, the popular blog that combines her chef skills with delicious, fresh, and accessible ingredients for family-friendly meals. Today, Jenn cooks... |
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The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life
Katy Butler - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end of life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door.In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called... |
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The American Heritage Book of Indians
William Brandon - Bonaza Books
Format: Hardcover
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A lavishly illustrated overview of native American history explores their histories and culture, the way in which they influenced one another and the whites, and other issues, and includes illustrations. |
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Pin Loom Weaving: 40 Projects for Tiny Hand Looms
Margaret Stump - Stackpole Books
Format: eBook
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Tiny palm-sized pin looms are making a comeback. Here is the perfect book to get started with this intriguing weaving technique. 40 appealing projects for everyone As portable as knitting--drop a tiny loom in your bag or keep one in your car Tips and techniques for blankets, bags, and 3-D creations... |
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Dog Gone: A Lost Pet's Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home
Pauls Toutonghi - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Print book
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The true story of a lost dog's journey and a family's furious search to find him before it is too late. Saturday, October 10, 1998. Fielding Marshall is hiking on the Appalachian Trail. His beloved dog - a six-year-old golden retriever mix named Gonker - bolts into the woods. Just like... |
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Breaking Through Bias: Communication Techniques for Women to Succeed at Work
Andrea S Kramer - Bibliomotion
Format: Print book
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More than fifty years after the beginning of the Women's Movement and forty years after passage of Title IX, women are still not "making it" in traditionally male careers. Women start their careers on parity with men but generally end them far earlier, having achieved less status,... |
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Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
Dan-el Padilla Peralta - Penguin Press
Format: Print book
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An undocumented immigrant's journey from a New York City homeless shelter to the top of his Princeton classDan-el Padilla Peralta has lived the American dream. As a boy, he came here legally with his family. Together they left Santo Domingo behind, but life in New York City was harder than... |
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Swim, Bike, Run, Eat: The Complete Guide to Fueling Your Triathlon
Tom Holland - Fair Winds Press
Format: Book
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Its race day and you have your quick-closure running shoes sleek suits bikes goggles and watches but if you havent been training with the proper nutrition youll be left in the dust in the third mile Enter Swim Bike Run--Eat to guide you from day one of training to the finish line and help... |
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John Quincy Adams: American Visionary
Fred Kaplan - Harpercollins
Format: Hardcover
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Fred Kaplan, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Lincoln, returns with John Quincy Adams, an illuminating biography of one of the most overlooked presidents in American history - a leader of sweeping perspective whose progressive values helped shape the course of the nation.In this fresh... |
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Who Did It First?: Great Pop Cover Songs and Their Original Artists
Bob Leszczak - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Print book
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"Everybody has to start somewhere. Businessmen start on the ground floor and try to work their way up the corporate ladder. Baseball players bide their time in the minor leagues wishing for an opportunity to move up and play in the majors. Musical compositions aren't very different... |
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The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems—And Create More
Luke Dormehl - Perigee Trade
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating guided tour of the complex, fast-moving, and influential world of algorithms - what they are, why they're such powerful predictors of human behavior, and where they're headed next. Algorithms exert an extraordinary level of influence on our everyday lives - from dating... |
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The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America
Rick Wartzman - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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Having a good, stable job used to be the bedrock of the American Dream. Not anymore. In this richly detailed and eye-opening book, Rick Wartzman chronicles the erosion of the relationship between American companies and their workers. Through the stories of four major employers--General... |
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Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours that Made History
Andrew Cohen - Mcclelland & Stewart
Format: Hardcover
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On two consecutive days in June 1963, in two lyrical speeches, John F. Kennedy pivots dramatically and boldly on the two greatest issues of his time: nuclear arms and civil rights. In language unheard in lily white, Cold War America, he appeals to Americans to see both the Russians and the "Negroes"... |
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Fodor's boston.
Fodor'S. - Fodor'S
Format: Print book
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There's history and culture around every bend in Boston--skyscrapers nestle next to historic hotels while modern marketplaces line the antique cobblestone streets. The city that blends yesterday and today has much to offer, and with this updated Fodor's Gold Guide first-time visitors, as well... |
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Lonely Planet Canary Islands
Lonely Planet. - Lonely Planet, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Lonely Planet The worlds leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Canary Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Ride the cable car to the summit of Tenerifes El Teide, celebrate Carnaval with dawn-to-dusk... |
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War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918
Michael Kazin - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The untold story of the movement that came close to keeping the United States out of the First World War.This book is about the Americans who tried to stop their nation from fighting in one of history's most destructive wars and then were hounded by the government when they refused to back... |
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Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World
MARYANNE WOLF - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Proust and the Squid, a lively, ambitious, and deeply informative epistolary book that considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent on digital technologies.A decade ago, Maryanne... |
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Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan
Amber Smith - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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The inspiring and riveting first-ever memoir of active combat by a female helicopter pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan.Amber Smith flew into enemy fire in some of the most dangerous combat zones in the world. One of only a few women to fly the Kiowa Warrior helicopter - whose mission, armed... |
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The People of Cork, 1600-1799
David Dobson - Clearfield
Format: Paperback
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Cork lies on the south-west coast of Ireland, in the Province of Munster, and is one of the biggest cities on the island. It was an important link with the colonies in America and the Caribbean, with Bristol and other British ports, and with major Continental ports as well. This book, the latest... |
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Making JFK Matter: Popular Memory and the Thirty-fifth President
Paul H Santa Cruz - University of North Texas Press, 2015.
Format: eBook
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In Making JFK Matter, Paul Santa Cruz examines how popular memory of John F. Kennedy has been used politically by various interest groups, primarily the city of Dallas, Lyndon Johnson, and Robert Kennedy, as well as how the memory of Kennedy has been portrayed in various museums. Santa... |
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Barbecue Lover's Texas: Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions
John Griffin - Globe Pequot Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Book
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Barbecue Lovers' Texas celebrates the best this state has to offer. Perfect for both the local BBQ enthusiast and the traveling visitor alike, this book features: the history of the BBQ culinary style where to find––and most importantly consume––the best... |
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A Guidebook of United States Coins 2014: The Official Red Book
R. S. Yeoman - Whitman Publishing; 67th Hardcover edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Official Red Book, now in its 66th year, is famous nationwide as the premiere resource for U.S. coin collectors. This best-selling "one-volume Library" helps you make smart buying decisions as you build your collection. Millions of readers rely on it for real-world coin values,... |
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Graduate from College Debt-Free: Get Your Degree With Money In The Bank
Bart Astor - Humanix Pub Llc
Format: Print book
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SMART and SAVVY WAYS TO PAY FOR COLLEGE...WITH NO DEBT (OR as Little as Possible) With college graduates earning over a million dollars more than high school grads will earn during the course of their lifetime, getting a college degree is incredibly important. However, the cost of college... |
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Good Veg: Ebullient Vegetables, Global FlavorsA Modern Vegetarian Cookbook
Alice Hart - The Experiment
Format: Hardcover
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Modern, morning-to-night vegetarian fare - globally inspired, boldly flavored, and for every occasion! For years, chef and cookbook author Alice Hart has been crafting - and sharing - "recipes for giving pleasure." Now, Good Veg showcases ebullient vegetables, fruits, and grains... |
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America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake
Ted Levin - The University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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There's no sound quite like it, or as viscerally terrifying: the ominous rattle of the timber rattlesnake. It's a chilling shorthand for imminent danger, and a reminder of the countless ways that nature can suddenly snuff us out. Yet most of us have never seen a timber rattler.... |
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The Language Animal: The Full Shape of the Human Linguistic Capacity
Charles Taylor - The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Format: Print book
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In seminal works ranging from Sources of the Self to A Secular Age, Charles Taylor has shown how we create possible ways of being, both as individuals and as a society. In his new book setting forth decades of thought, he demonstrates that language is at the center of this generative process.For... |
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Managing Your Child's Chronic Pain
Tonya M. Palermo - Oxford University Press, USA
Format: Paperback
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"Madeline is a 15-year-old girl with abdominal pain and headaches that occur most days of the week. Because of her pain, she has missed 99 days of school this year and is no longer able to play volleyball. Her parents have taken her to see a number of specialists and she has tried... |
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McGraw-Hill Education ACT with DVD-ROM, 2015 Edition
Steven W Dulan; Advantage Education - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Book : English : [2015 ed.
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WE WANT TO HELP YOU SUCCEED ON THE ACT We've put all of our proven expertise into McGraw- Hill Education: ACT to make sure you're ready for this difficult exam. With this book, you'll get essential skillbuilding techniques and strategies developed by professional ACT instructors... |
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An Introduction to Heritage Breeds: Saving and Raising Rare-Breed Livestock and Poultry
D Phillip Sponenberg - Workman Pub Co
Format: Hardcover
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Heritage breeds matter, and they are often a better choice than conventional breeds for small farms and backyards. This eloquent, inviting, visual guide explains why conserving heritage breeds is important and shows you how you can raise these breeds yourself, helping to preserve them and benefiting... |
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Virginians & West Virginians, 1607-1870
Patrick G Wardell - Heritage Books
Format: Hardcover
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Abstracts of genealogical data of 1000 Virginia and West Virginia. Includes surname index to orginal volumes where names were found. |
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The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks
Terry Tempest Williams - Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar
Format: eBook
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America's national parks are breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why more than 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now Terry Tempest Williams, the author of the environmental classic Refuge and the beloved memoir WhenWomen... |
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Midnight's Descendants: A History of South Asia since Partition
John Keay - Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
Format: Print book
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Dispersed across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, Midnight's Descendants - the generations born since the 1947 "midnight hour partition" of British India - are the world's fastest growing population. This vast region and its peoples wield an enormous... |
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Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush
Geoff Dyer - Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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From a writer "whose genre-jumping refusal to be pinned down [makes him] an exemplar of our era" (NPR), a new book that confirms his power to astound readers. As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance... |
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Slime: How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us
Ruth Kassinger - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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"No organisms are more important to life as we know it than algae. In Slime, Ruth Kassinger gives this under-appreciated group its due." - Elizabeth Kolbert Say "algae" and most people think of pond scum. What they don't know is that without algae, none of us would... |
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Washington Information Directory 2017-2018
CQ Press - CQ Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Washington Information Directory is the essential one-stop source for information on U.S. governmental and nongovernmental agencies and organizations. This thoroughly researched guide provides capsule descriptions that help users quickly and easily find the right person at the right... |
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Rick Steves Rome 2017
Rick Steves - Avalon Travel
Format: Print book
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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the Eternal City of Rome.With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll walk the same streets as the Caesars and discover the secrets of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Learn how to avoid the lines... |
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Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain
Abby Norman - Nation Books
Format: Hardcover
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For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir advocating for recognition of women's health issuesIn the fall of 2010, Abby Norman's strong dancer's body dropped forty pounds and gray hairs began to sprout from her temples. She was repeatedly... |
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The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
Stephen O'Shea - W W Norton
Format: Hardcover
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A thrilling blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from "a graceful and passionate writer" (Washington Post) .For centuries the Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers, and the dreams... |
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American Writers: Supplement
Walton Litz - Charles Scribners & Sons; 42 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This collection of critical and biographical articles covers hundreds of notable authors from the 17th century to the present day. Signed essays, 12-15 pages in length by noted scholars, provide thought-provoking insights into the lives, careers and works of American writers. Each Supplement... |
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Travelers in the Third Reich: The Rise of Fascism: 1919?1945
JULIA BOYD - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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This fascinating and shocking history of the rise of the Nazis draws together a multitude of expatriate voices -- even Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett -- into a powerful narrative charting this extraordinary phenomenon.Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you interpret what's... |
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Theater of Cruelty: Art, Film, and the Shadows of War
Ian Buruma - New York Review Books
Format: Hardcover
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Ian Buruma is fascinated, he writes, “by what makes the human species behave atrociously.” In Theater of Cruelty the acclaimed author of The Wages of Guilt and Year Zero: A History of 1945 once again turns to World War II to explore that question—to the Nazi occupation... |
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Raising Boy Readers
Michael Sullivan - Independent Pub Group
Format: Paperback
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Using stories and anecdotes to humanize the research presented, Raising Boy Readers conveys an understanding of the differences that are common among many boys and how these differences affect reading. It provides practical approaches to promote reading to boys, addressing physical differences,... |
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Jane Doe January : my twenty-year search for truth and justice
Emily Winslow - William Morrow & Company
Format: Print book
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In the vein of Alice Sebold s Lucky, comes a compelling, real-life crime mystery and gripping memoir of the cold case prosecution of a serial rapist, told by one of his victims. On the morning of September 12, 2013, a fugitive task force arrested Arthur Fryar at hisapartment in Brooklyn.... |
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Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty
Diane Keaton - Random House Inc
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself - no matter what anyone else thinks. Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring... |
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The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld: A Memoir
Justin Hocking - Farrar Straus & Giroux
Format: Paperback
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Surfing in Far Rockaway, romantic obsession, and Moby-Dick converge in this winning and refreshing memoirWinner of the Oregon Book Award for Creative NonfictionJustin Hocking lands in New York hopeful but adrift-he's jobless, unexpectedly overwhelmed and disoriented by the city, struggling... |
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Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons
Elizabeth Brown Pryor - Viking
Format: Print book
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From an award-winning historian, an engrossing look at how Abraham Lincoln grappled with the challenges of leadership in an unruly democracy An awkward first meeting with U.S. Army officers, on the eve of the Civil War. A conversation on the White House portico with a young cavalry sergeant... |
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The Day That Went Missing: A Family's Story
Richard Beard - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Set in Cornwall, England,"A memoir of real truth and heartbreaking emotional heft" (the Sunday Times) by an award-winning novelist who excavates his own suppressed childhood to discover the details of a family tragedy for which he blamed himself for four decades.Winner of the PEN/Ackerley... |
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p53: The Gene that Cracked the Cancer Code
Sue Armstrong - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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All of us have lurking in our DNA a most remarkable gene. Its job is to protect us from cancer. This gene-known simply as p53-constantly scans our cells to ensure that when they grow and divide as part of the routine maintenance of our bodies, they do so without mishap. If a cell makes... |
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2019 Official Red Book of United States Coins - Hardcover
RS Yeoman - Whitman Pub Llc
Format: Hardcover
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The Official Red BookA Guide Book of United States Coins is 72 years young and going strong. Collectors around the country love the book's grade-by-grade values, auction records, historical background, detailed specifications, high-resolution photographs, and accurate mintage data.... |
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The Tacos of Texas
Mando Rayo - University of Texas Press
Format: Print book
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Rooted in tradicin mexicana and infused with Texas food culture, tacos are some of Texans' all-time favorite foods. In The Tacos of Texas, the taco journalists Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece take us on a muy sabroso taco tour around the state as they discover the traditions, recipes,... |
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Women & Power: A Manifesto
MARY BEARD - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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"A modern feminist classic." -- The GuardianFrom the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power. At long last, Mary Beard addresses in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who mercilessly attack... |
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The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter
Greg Toppo - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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What if schools, from the wealthiest suburban nursery school to the grittiest urban high school, thrummed with the sounds of deep immersion? More and more people believe that can happen - with the aid of video games. Greg Toppo's The Game Believes in You presents the story of a small... |
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Windows on the World: Fifty Writers, Fifty Views
Matteo Pericoli - Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Hardcover
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Fifty of the world’s greatest writers share their views in collaboration with the artist Matteo Pericoli, expanding our own views on place, creativity, and the meaning of homeAll of us, at some point in our daily lives, have found ourselves looking out the window. We pause in... |
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Prairie Man: The Struggle between Sitting Bull and Indian Agent James McLaughlin
Norman E. Matteoni - TwoDot; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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One week after the infamous June 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn, when news of the defeat of General George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry troops reached the American public, Sitting Bull became the most wanted hostile Indian in America. He had resisted the United States intrusions... |
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
Svetlana Alexievich - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The magnum opus and latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature - a symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new RussiaNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR... |
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The Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History
Ken Gormley - New York University Press
Format: Print book
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In this sweepingly ambitious volume, the nation's foremost experts on the American presidency and the U.S. Constitution join together to tell the intertwined stories of how each American president has confronted and shaped the Constitution. Each occupant of the office - the first president... |
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Essex County, Virginia Deed Abstracts, 1786-1805, Deed Books 33 to 36
Wesley E. Pippenger - Heritage Books
Format: Paperback
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The purpose of this work is not to reproduce the record but to extract the content so that researchers may determine if the actual recorded copy needs to be consulted elsewhere. Entries here give the page numbers from the original record, date of the instrument and recording, signatories... |
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Visual Guide to Patchwork & Quilting: Fabric Selection to Finishing Techniques & Beyond
C&T Publishing (Compiler) - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback
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Absorb the knowledge of more than 20 quilt experts in one place! With hundreds of photographs and illustrations to help you plan your quilting projects, this comprehensive guide answers all of your quiltmaking questions. Included in this reference guide: fabric 101; piecing and appliqu... |
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Frommer's EasyGuide to Lima, Cusco and Machu Picchu
Nicholas Gill
Format: Paperback
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When you're planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip, you want to do it right. That's why generations of travelers have turned to Frommer's for the sort of candid advice, rich cultural context, and invaluable practical info that are crucial to planning a memorable journey. This thorough... |
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Living Courageously: You Can Face Anything, Just Do It Afraid
Joyce Meyer - FaithWords; Book Club edition
Format: Hardcover
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You have fear And if you dont face your fear it can paralyze you and hold you back from enjoying life to the fullest Joyce Meyer New York Times bestselling author wants to show you that to break out of fear you must face it head-on The good news is God wants to give you the strength you need... |
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3D Printing: Build Your Own 3D Printer and Print Your Own 3D Objects
James F Kelly - Que
Format: Paperback
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Want something? Print it-with your own 3D printer! Right now, you can print practically any 3D object you can imagine-from toys to gadgets to replacement parts, and beyond! All you need is a 3D printer ... and they're simpler and cheaper than you ever imagined. This full-color,... |
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The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time
ALLEN GANNETT - Currency
Format: Hardcover
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Big data entrepreneur Allen Gannett overturns the mythology around creative genius, and reveals the science and secrets behind achieving breakout commercial success in any field. We have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius -- of those favored, brilliant... |
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Drinking the Devil's Acre: A Love Letter from San Francisco and her Cocktails
Duggan McDonnell - Chronicle Books,
Format: Print book
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month, Drinking the Devil's Acre: A Love Letter From San Francisco & Her Cocktails is a smart, delightful mix of barman's memoir and literary journalism, with layers of spirited history and liquid wisdom. A tender tale of love for delicious drink,... |
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Food What the Heck Should I Eat?
Mark Hyman - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman sorts through the conflicting research on food to give us the skinny on what to eat. Did you know that oatmeal actually isn't a healthy way to start the day? That milk doesn't build bones, and eggs aren't the devil? In Food:... |
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Insight Guides: Explore Rio
Insight Guides - Insight Guides
Format: Print book
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In a spectacular setting between granite peaks and the South Atlantic Ocean, Rio de Janeiro is one of South America's most iconic cities. Explore Rio de Janeiro is the latest title in this popular series from Insight and is the ideal pocket companion when discovering this exciting city:... |
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Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
Brigid Schulte - Sarah Crichton Books
Format: Hardcover
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Can working parents in America or anywhere ever find true leisure time? According to the Leisure Studies Department at the University of Iowa, true leisure is "that place in which we realize our humanity. " If that's true, argues Brigid Schulte, then we're doing dangerously little... |
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The Fishing Fleet: Husband-Hunting in the Raj
Anne de Courcy - Harper; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the critically acclaimed biographies Diana Mosley and The Viceroy's Daughters comes a fascinating, hugely entertaining account of the Victorian women who traveled halfway around the world on the hunt for a husband.By the late nineteenth century, Britain's colonial... |
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Twelve years a slave
Solomon Northup - Open Road Integrated Media
Format: eBook : Document : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American historyBorn a free man in New York, Solomon Northup was abducted in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. After his rescue, he published... |
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Small Victories: Recipes, Advice Hundreds of Ideas for Home Cooking Triumphs
Julia Turshen - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book
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"I can't wait to cook my way through this amazing new book," Ina Garten writes in the foreword to this cookbook of more than 400 recipes and variations from Julia Turshen, writer, go-to recipe developer, co-author for best-selling cookbooks such as Gwyneth Paltrow's It's All Good,... |
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CLEP Official Study Guide 2015
The College Board - College Board; Csm Stg edition
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Every year, students save countless hours and dollars by taking advantage of the College Board’s CLEP® examinations. CLEP allows students to get college credit by earning a passing score on any of 33 exams covering introductory-level subjects. There are more than 2,900 colleges... |
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Chase's Calendar of Events 2015
Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events - McGraw-Hill; 58 edition
Format: Book
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12,500 entries. 196 countries. 365 days. Find out whats going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! If youre looking to tie a promotional event to a special month, travel to a music festival halfway around the world, blog about a historical milestone or do a celebrity birthday... |
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Not Dead Yet
Phil Collins - Crown Archetype
Format: Print book
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Phil Collins pulls no punches - about himself, his life, or the ecstasy and heartbreak that's inspired his music. In his much-awaited memoir, Not Dead Yet, he tells the story of his epic career, with an auspicious debut at age 11 in a crowd shot from the Beatles' legendary film A... |
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Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities
Lawrence M. Siegel - NOLO; Sixth Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Create an individualized education plan (IEP) and secure the education your child deserves!Children with learning disabilities have different needs than other kids in special education -- let Nolo's IEP Guide: Learning Disabilities help you work with your child's school to make... |
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Elizabeth and Michael: The Queen of Hollywood and the King of PopA Love Story
Donald Bogle - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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One of the country's leading authorities on popular entertainment presents an eye-opening and unique biography of two larger-than-life legends - Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson - and their unlikely yet enduring friendship.From the moment Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson met, they... |
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Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters
Jason A. Ramos - William Morrow & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A rare inside look at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute into the most remote and rugged areas of the United States, confronting the growing threat of nature's blazes.Forest and wildland fires are growing larger, more numerous, and deadlier... |
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Singletasking: Get More Done-One Thing at a Time
Devora Zack - Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Your Mind Can't Be Two Places at OnceToo many of us have become addicted to the popular, enticing, dangerously misleading drug of multitasking. Devora Zack was once hooked herself. But she beat it and became more efficient, and you can too. Zack marshals convincing neuroscientific evidence... |
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The Little Bookroom Guide to New York City with Children
Angela Hederman - Little Bookroom
Format: Book
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The Little Bookroom Guide to New York City with Children focuses on what parents with good taste want to know: how to see New York City in a child-centered way… without passing up any of the city’s sophisticated food, sights, or shops just because the kids are along. Organized... |
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