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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Dan Egan - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A landmark work of science, history and reporting on the past, present and imperiled future of the Great Lakes.The Great Lakes -- Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior -- hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens... |
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Cake Magic!: Mix Match Your Way to 100 Amazing Combinations
Caroline Wright - Workman Publishing
Format: Print book
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Choose a batter, flavor with syrup, add a frosting - it's magic! Want something decadent and fudgy? Darkest Chocolate Cake + Caramel Syrup + Malted Milk Chocolate Frosting + crushed candy bars = Candy Bar Cake. Or how about a nutty cake like the Elvis: Peanut Butter Cake + Bacon Syrup + Nutella... |
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CLEP General Exams Book Online
Stu Schwartz - Research & Education Association
Format: Paperback
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CLEP General Exams Book Online Practice TestsHelps Students Get the College Credits They Deserve!9th Edition In 2017, CLEP marks 50 years as the most widely trusted credit-by-exam program in the U.S. CLEP exams help students fast-track their college degree, saving them time and possibly... |
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48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing for the New Normal
Dan Miller - B&H Books; Revised, Revised and Expanded edition
Format: Print book
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In Any Economy, It Pays to Discover Your Calling According to financial expert Dave Ramsey, Few categories of our lives define us and grow us spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and as people. Our work is one of those defining areas. Sadly, a j-o-b is what most people settle for. But as Dan Miller... |
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Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: More Than 5,000 Terms Defined and Explained
John Downes - Barrons Educational Series
Format: Paperback
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More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. The new tenth edition has been updated to take account of new financial regulations and recent dramatic swings... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Hawaii
DK Publishing - DK Eyewitness Travel; Revised edition
Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photography, and illustrations of any guide. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Hawaii is your in-depth guide to the very best of Hawaii. Packed with culture and activities for travelers to enjoy, our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Hawaii includes the best... |
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Fodor's Venice
Fodor's - Fodor's; Fol Pap/Ma edition
Format: Book
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Fodors correspondents highlight the best of Venice, including the Basilica San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale, the Gallerie dellAccademia, and top events. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether its your first trip or your fifth. MUST-SEE... |
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Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home
Jessica Fechtor - Avery
Format: Hardcover
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An exquisite memoir about how food connects us to ourselves, our lives, and each other. At 28, Jessica Fechtor was happily immersed in graduate school and her young marriage, and thinking about starting a family. Then one day, she went for a run and an aneurysm burst in her brain. She nearly... |
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Fodor's Los Cabos: with Todos Santos, La Paz & Valle de Guadalupe
Fodor's - Fodor's
Format: Print book
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Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of Los Cabos, including San Jos del Cabo's restaurants, the sizzling nightlife of Cabo San Lucas, and the Corridor's exclusive resorts. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's... |
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Paralegal Career For Dummies
Lisa Zimmer Hatch - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Your career as a top-notch paralegal starts here The demand for paralegal professionals is exploding, and Paralegal Career For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains the skills and requirements needed to pursue this rewarding career. Inside, you'll discover the ins and outs of paralegal skills,... |
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Navigating Your Later Years For Dummies
Arthur Alcock Rambaut - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Long-Term Care: Planning for Finance, Medical, and Living Expenses We're living exciting bonus years - decades that our parents and grandparents didn't have. But how to navigate this complex terrain? Questions abound around long-term care planning: Where to live? How to get the best medical... |
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Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism
Bartow J. Elmore - W W Norton
Format: Hardcover
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An absorbing history of how Coke's insatiable thirst for natural resources shaped the company and reshaped the globe. How did Coca-Cola build a global empire by selling a low-price concoction of mostly sugar, water, and caffeine? The easy answer is advertising, but the real formula... |
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Indian-Ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family
Priya Krishna - Harvest
Format: Hardcover
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Named one of the Best Cookbooks of Spring 2019 by the New York Times, Eater, and Bon Appétit"A joy to cook from, and just as much fun to read." - Margaux Laskey, the New York TimesA witty and irresistible celebration of one very cool and boundary-breaking moms "Indian-ish"... |
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Lonely Planet Slovenia
Mark Baker - Lonely Planet; 7 edition
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Slovenia is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at Joze Plecnik's wondrously decorative architecture in Ljubljana,... |
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The All-Day Energy Diet: Double Your Energy in 7 Days
Yuri Elkaim - Hay House, Inc.; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Is It Really Possible to Feel 10 Years Younger, Have the Energy of a Child, and Get More Done . . . Without Giving Up Your Life or Depriving Yourself of Delicious FoodThe answer inside this book might shock you. Are you tired of watching your life pass you by Is a lack of energy holding... |
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Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries & Noise
Emily Doskow - Nolo
Format: Print book
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Is the noise from next door keeping you up at night? Is the view from your backyard being obstructed? Is a neighborhood business driving you crazy? Learn your rights and responsibilities with Neighbor Law, Nolo's clear-cut, comprehensive guide to the laws concerning common neighbor... |
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How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide
Laura Brown - W W Norton
Format: Hardcover
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A practical guide to everything you'll ever need to write -- at work, at school, and in your personal life. With more than two hundred how-to entries and easy-to-use models organized into three comprehensive sections on work, school, and personal life, How to Write Anything covers a wide... |
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Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success
David B. Feldman - HarperWave
Format: Hardcover
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Starting where resiliency studies leave off, two psychologists explore the science of remarkable accomplishment in the wake of trauma, revealing the surprising principles that allow people to transform their lives and achieve extraordinary things.Over four billion people worldwide will... |
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What's Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food
Gaby Dalkin - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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In What's Gaby Cooking Everyday California, Gaby Dalkin shares more than 125 of her favorite simple and fresh recipes and offers a glimpse into what it's like to "go coastal." It's about always having something tasty to eat, thanks to handy and delicious pantry staples... |
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Sacred Trash: The Lost and Found World of the Cairo Geniza
Adina Hoffman - Schocken
Format: Print book
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NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALISTWINNER OF THE 2012 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S SOPHIE BRODY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN JEWISH LITERATURE Sacred Trash tells the remarkable story of the Cairo Geniza - a synagogue repository for worn-out texts that turned out to contain... |
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Grockit 1600 Practice Questions for the GRE: Book Online (Grockit Test Prep)
Grockit - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Pap/Psc Edition
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Dont just study for the GRE. Grock it.. Get the right practice for the GRE with realistic practice questions. Target your weaknesses with an efficient, effective workout using1600 Practice Questions for the GRE and its online question bank. Grockits methodology has beenbuilt on learning... |
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Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World
CONDE NAST & THE WOMEN'S MARCH. - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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WITH ESSAYS BY: ROWAN BLANCHARD * SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH * AMERICA FERRARA * ROXANE GAY * ILANA GLAZER * ASHLEY JUDD * VALARIE KAUR * CINDI LEIVE * DAVID REMNICK * JILL SOLOWAY * YARA SHAHIDI * JIA TOLENTINO * CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS * ELAINE WELTEROTH * JOSE ANTONIO... |
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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
Lydia Kang - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover
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What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine - yes, that strychnine, the one used... |
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The Potter's Book of Glaze Recipes
Emmanuel Cooper - University of Pennsylvania Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Book
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Emmanuel Cooper's classic guide to making glazes is now available in a thoroughly revised new edition. Cooper provides potters with an introductory section on glaze materials, coloring, mixing, and the application of glazes, as well as information on health and safety issues. This essential... |
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A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
T Christian Miller - Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Format: Hardcover
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Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth. On August 11, 2008, eighteen-year-old Marie reported that a masked man broke... |
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Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan
ELAINE M HAYES - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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Queen of Bebop brilliantly chronicles the life of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century and a pioneer of women's and civil rightsSarah Vaughan, a pivotal figure in the formation of bebop, influenced a broad array of singers... |
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Kaplan SAT Subject Test Mathematics Level 1 2015-2016
Kaplan - Kaplan Publishing; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Essential strategies, practice, and review to ace the SAT Subject Test Mathematics Level 1. Getting into a top college has never been more difficult. Students need to distinguish themselves from the crowd, and scoring well on a SAT Subject Test gives students a competitive edge. Kaplan... |
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No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls
Katie Hurley - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback
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In this Queen Bees and Wannabes for the elementary and middle school set, child and adolescent psychotherapist Katie Hurley shows parents of young girls how to nip mean girl behavior in the bud.Once upon a time, mean girls primarily existed in high school, while elementary school-aged... |
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Unsinkable: A Memoir
Debbie Reynolds - William Morrow; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Unsinkable is the definitive memoir by film legend and Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds.Actress, comedienne, singer, and dancer Debbie Reynolds shares the highs and lows of her life as an actress during Hollywoods Golden Age, anecdotes about her lifelong friendship with Elizabeth Taylor and her experiences... |
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101 Law Forms for Personal Use
Nolo Editors - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Reliable legal forms for common personal and family transactions At one time or another, we all need to get an agreement in writing. But where to start? 101 Law Forms for Personal Use makes it easy to create legal agreements and organize essential information. The plain-English instructions... |
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Political Suicide: Missteps, Peccadilloes, Bad Calls, Backroom Hijinx, Sordid Pasts, Rotten Breaks, and Just Plain Dumb Mistakes in the Annals of American Politics
Erin McHugh - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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A collection of entertaining and cautionary tales of political missteps in American history, from the birth of the nation through the present day. Just in time for the presidential election of 2016 comes Political Suicide, a history of the best and most interesting missteps, peccadilloes,... |
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Fame: The Hijacking of Reality
JUSTINE BATEMAN - Akashic Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Instead of crashing and burning, Bateman has found a life outside the maelstrom, ably described in this sharp, take-no-prisoners book."--Kirkus Reviews"Bateman delivers a blisteringly honest analysis of fame and her years in and out of the spotlight...Bateman's impassioned... |
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Lonely Planet Greek Islands
Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Print book
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Greek Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Meander down the cobbled alleyways of Rhodes Old Town, unwind on sandy... |
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NKJV Evidence Bible
Ray Comfort - Bridge-Logos Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The NKJV Evidence Bible is the official Bible of The Way of the Master TV show and ministry. The ground-breaking Evidence Bible that has been used by countless numbers of Christians on the front lines of evangelism is now available. |
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Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude
RAYMOND M KETHLEDGE - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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A guide to the role of solitude in good leadership, including profiles of historical and contemporary figures who have used solitude to lead with courage, creativity, and strength.Throughout history, leaders have used solitude as a matter of course. Eisenhower wrote memoranda to himself... |
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OS X Mountain Lion: Visual QuickStart Guide
Maria Langer - Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The latest update of this best-selling Visual QuickStart Guide will have you up and running in no time with OS X Mountain Lion. Respected, best-selling author Maria Langer will take you through all of OS X Mountain Lion's groundbreaking capabilities and new features, including iCloud,... |
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MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Review 2019-2020: Online Book
Alexander Stone Macnow - Kaplan Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Kaplan's MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Review 2019-2020 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questions - all authored by the experts behind the MCAT prep course that has helped more people get into medical school... |
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Rogue Spooks: The Intelligence War on Donald Trump
Dick Morris - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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There is a looming and dangerous threat to our democracy. Anti-Trump partisans are scheming to overturn the will of the American electorate by paralyzing the Trump presidency.These partisan zealots have been secretly orchestrating an unprecedented undercover campaign to sabotage President... |
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Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Joanna Gaines - William Morrow Cookbooks
Format: Hardcover
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Magnolia Table is infused with Joanna Gaines' warmth and passion for all things family, prepared and served straight from the heart of her home, with recipes inspired by dozens of Gaines family favorites and classic comfort selections from the couple's new Waco restaurant, Magnolia Table,... |
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Hang Time: My Life in Basketball
ELGIN BAYLOR - Houghton Mifflin
Format: Hardcover
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Elgin Baylor's memoir of an epic all-star career in the NBA--during which he transformed basketball from a horizontal game to a vertical one--and his fights against racism during his career as a player and as general manager of the LA Clippers under the infamous Donald SterlingPeople think... |
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The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis
Ruth DeFries - Basic Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Our species long lived on the edge of starvation Now we produce enough food for all billion of us to eat nearly calories every day This is such an astonishing thing in the history of life as to verge on the miraculous The Big Ratchet is the story of how it happened of the ratchetsthe... |
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The Genius of Judaism
Bernard-Henri Lévy - Random House
Format: Print book
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From world-renowned public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lvy comes an incisive and provocative look at the heart of Judaism. For more than four decades, Bernard-Henri Lvy has been a singular figure on the world stage - one of the great moral voices of our time. Now Europe's foremost philosopher... |
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Revolutionary: George Washington at War
Robert L. O'Connell - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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From an acclaimed military historian, a bold reappraisal of young George Washington, an ambitious if reckless soldier destined to become the legendary general who took on the British and, through his leadership, came to define the American character How did George Washington become an American... |
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We Stood Upon Stars: Finding God in Lost Places
Roger W Thompson - WaterBrook
Format: Paperback
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Get Lost. . . and Find What Really Matters We are made for freedom and adventure, friendship and romance. Yet too much of life is spent unfulfilled at work, restless at home, and bored at church. All the while knowing there is something more. You'll find some of life's best moments waiting... |
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These Are Strange Times, My Dear: Field Notes from the Republic
Wendy Willis - Counterpoint
Format: Paperback
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A poet, activist, and mother traces her path as we careen toward this perilous moment in American political and civic life. The pointed and wide-ranging essays in Wendy Willis' These Are Strange Times, My Dear explore everything from personal resistance to the rise of political podcasts,... |
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A History of Modern French Literature: From the Sixteenth Century to the Twentieth Century
Christopher Prendergast - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book
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This book provides an engaging, accessible, and exciting new history of French literature from the Renaissance through the twentieth century, from Rabelais and Marguerite de Navarre to Samuel Beckett and Assia Djebar. Christopher Prendergast, one of today's most distinguished authorities... |
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Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler: A True Love Story
Trudi Kanter - Scribner
Format: Paperback
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An "instantly mesmerizing" (Oprah.com) and "valuable piece of social history" (Chicago Jewish Star) - the astonishing memoir of a "vivid, tenacious, and absolutely unforgettable" (Bookreporter.com) woman whose courage and resourcefulness kept her and her beloved... |
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Barron's Firefighter Candidate Exams, 8th Edition
James J. Murtagh - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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This revised and updated manual presents practice exams similar to those given to firefighter candidates in cities and communities across America. The book opens with a description of the firefighter's role, the important terminology he must understand, and the physical, medical, and written... |
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Lonely Planet France
LONELY PLANET. - LONELY PLANET PUBNS
Format: Print book
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet France is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Grab a cafe creme at a Parisian sidewalk cafe, take in glacial panoramas above Chamonix... |
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U Thrive: How to Succeed in College
Daniel Lerner, MAPP. - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Paperback
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From the professors who teach NYU's most popular elective class, "Science of Happiness," a fun, comprehensive guide to surviving and thriving in college and beyond.Every year, almost 4,000,000 students begin their freshman year at colleges and universities nationwide. Most... |
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Wattana: An Orangutan in Paris
Chris Herzfeld - University of Chicago Press
Format: Print book
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She likes tea, sews, draws on papers and is a self-taught master of tying and untying knots. But she is not a crafty woman of the DIY set: she is Wattana, an orangutan who lives in the Jardin des Plantes Zoo in Paris. And it is in Paris where Chris Herzfeld first encounters and becomes... |
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The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America--and What We Can Do to Stop It
Thom Hartmann - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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The United States is more vulnerable today than ever before-including during the Great Depression and the Civil War-because the pillars of democracy that once supported a booming middle class have been corrupted, and without them, America teeters on the verge of the next Great Crash. The United... |
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Don't You Ever: My Mother and Her Secret Son
MARY CARTER BISHOP - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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From a prizewinning journalist, Mary Carter Bishop, a moving and beautifully rendered memoir about the half-brother she didn't know existed that hauntingly explores family, class, secrets, and fate.Applying for a passport as an adult, Mary Carter Bishop made a shocking discovery. She had a secret... |
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The Keto For One Cookbook: 100 Delicious Make-Ahead, Make-Fast Meals for One
Dana Carpender - Fair Winds Press
Format: Paperback
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With Keto For One, get 100 delicious dishes for every meal of the day - perfectly proportioned and macro-balanced. Single-serve cooking is one of the biggest challenges when trying to adhere to an eating plan. Most recipes are portioned for 4-6 servings, which means you'll be eating... |
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Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure
AMY KAUFMAN - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America's favorite guilty pleasureFor fifteen years and thirty-five seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers' lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show's... |
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The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
BART EHRMAN - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The "marvelous" (Reza Aslan, bestselling author of Zealot) , New York Times bestselling story of how Christianity became the dominant religion in the West.How did a religion whose first believers were twenty or so illiterate day laborers in a remote part of the empire... |
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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding
Ted Floyd - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Become a better birder with brief portraits of 200 top North American birds. This friendly, relatable book is a celebration of the art, science, and delights of bird-watching.How to Know the Birds introduces a new, holistic approach to bird-watching, by noting how behaviors, settings,... |
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The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See
Max Bazerman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
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A "must-read" (Booklist) from Harvard Business School Professor and Codirector of the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership: A guide to making better decisions, noticing important information in the world around you, and improving leadership skills.Imagine... |
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Perfectly Miserable: Guilt, God and Real Estate in a Small Town
Sarah Payne Stuart - Riverhead Hardcover
Format: Book
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A wryly comic memoir that examines the pillars of New England WASP culture—class, history, family, money, envy, perfection, and, of course, real estate—through the lens of mothers and daughters. At eighteen, Sarah Payne Stuart fled her mother and all the other disapproving mothers... |
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The Invisible Organization: How Ingenious CEOs are Creating Thriving, Virtual Companies
Mitch Russo - Best Seller Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Companies all over the world could greatly benefit from moving part of even all their staff to work from home as virtual employees. Using the techniques and strategies inside The Invisible Organization, all that is possible quickly and efficiently. If you are the CEO of a company that could... |
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Kale & Caramel: Recipes for Body, Heart, and Table
Lily Diamond - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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Born out of the popular blog Kale & Caramel, this sumptuously photographed and beautifully written cookbook presents eighty recipes for delicious vegan and vegetarian dishes featuring herbs and flowers, as well as luxurious do-it-yourself beauty products.Plant-whisperer, writer, and photographer... |
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God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican
Gerald Posner - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply reported, New York Times bestselling expos of the money and the clerics-turned-financiers at the heart of the Vatican - the world's biggest, most powerful religious institution - from an acclaimed journalist with "exhaustive research techniques" (The New York Times)... |
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Poet's Market 2017: The Most Trusted Guide for Publishing Poetry
Robert Lee Brewer - Writer'S Digest
Format: Print book
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*The ultimate resource for beginning and experienced poets to find success publishing their poetry. *Includes a subscription to Poet's Market online, the poetry section of WritersMarket.com, which features a new platform and database, article archives, and a members-only podcast. *More... |
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The New Rules of the Roost: Organic Care and Feeding for the Family Flock
ROBERT LITT - Timber Press
Format: Paperback
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New from Robert and Hannah Litt - the owners of the Urban Farm Store and the authors of the bestselling A Chicken in Every Yard - comes a hardworking guide to backyard chicken keeping that goes beyond the basics. The New Rules of the Roost addresses the read problems that crop up when keeping... |
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So Good: 100 Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours
Richard Blais - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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100 all-new recipes from the favorite Top Chef All-Stars winner and Top Chef judge and Food Network regular Fans know Richard Blais best as the winner of Bravo's Top Chef All-Stars, the first competitor to be invited back as a permanent judge on Top Chef, and now as a Food... |
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The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch
Lewis Dartnell - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch?If our technological society collapsed tomorrow, perhaps from a viral pandemic or catastrophic asteroid impact, what would be the one book you would want to press into the hands of the postapocalyptic survivors? What... |
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Meditation For Dummies
Consumer Dummies. - John Wiley, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Take an inward journey for a happier, healthier life Meditation has been used for centuries to reduce stress, increase energy, and enhance overall health and well-being - so it's no wonder more and more people in today's fast-paced and stress-centric world are adopting this age-old practice.... |
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Niall Ferguson - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networksMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states,... |
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Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad
Eric Foner - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
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The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of Americas history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize-winning... |
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Nesiritide
Roger M Mills - True Directions
Format: Paperback
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-This remarkably insightful book gives true meaning to the apocryphal moan from the pharmaceutical CEO as he traveled home after an FDA slap down: 'Drug development ain't for sissies'.- Peter Kowey, MD, author of LETHAL RHYTHM, DEADLY RHYTHM and THE EMPTY NET When Roger Mills,... |
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The Little Book of Big Lies: A Journey into Inner Fitness
Tina Lifford - Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring and illuminating guide to true self care, from the sage teacher and breakout star of the critically acclaimed drama, Queen Sugar, from Executive Producers Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay for OWN.Featured on Essence Magazine's Culture ListIn all your years of schooling, did you ever... |
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Folded Wisdom: Notes from Dad on Life, Love, and Growing Up
Joanna Guest - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover
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Folded Wisdom is an inspirational testament to the depth of a father's love for his children, and an intimate look into beautiful, raw, human communication. Within the pages of this book, Joanna Guest shares the insightful notes her father drew for her and her brother Theo every day for nearly... |
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The Memory Code: The Secrets of Stonehenge, Easter Island and Other Ancient Monuments
Lynne Kelly - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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The discovery of a powerful memory technique used by our Neolithic ancestors in their monumental memory places -- and how we can use their secrets to train our own minds In ancient, pre-literate cultures across the globe, tribal elders had encyclopedic memories. They could name all the animals... |
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The Art of Plant-Based Cheesemaking: How to Craft Real, Cultured, Non-Dairy Cheese
KAREN MCATHY - New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Make your own real, non-dairy cheese at home - traditional methods for making plant-based cheeseAs plant-based, dairy-free diets continue to expand in popularity for health and ethical reasons, cheese often becomes the "last hurdle."Much of what passes for non-diary "cheese"... |
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Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House
TO BE CONFIRMED GALLERY. - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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The former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides a jaw-dropping look into the corruption and controversy of the current administration.Few have been a member of Donald Trump's inner orbit longer than... |
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Churchill and Empire: A Portrait of an Imperialist
Lawrence James - Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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An illuminating and often surprising new biography of Churchill, focusing on his contradictory relationship with the British Empire. One of our finest narrative historians, Lawrence James has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, one focusing solely on his relationship... |
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Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life
Brian Wansink - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book
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In Slim by Design, leading behavioral economist, food psychologist, and bestselling author Brian Wansink introduces groundbreaking solutions for designing our most common spaces--schools, restaurants, grocery stores, and home kitchens, among others--in order to make positive changes... |
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It's Garry Shandling's Book
Judd Apatow - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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From Judd Apatow comes an intimate portrait of his mentor, the legendary stand-up comic and star of The Larry Sanders Show, with never-before-seen journal entries and photos, as well as new contributions by fellow comedians and writers.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEW... |
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با مادرم همراه
Simin Behbahani - Qoqnoos
Format: Paperback
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زنان شاعر ایرانی |
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Lonely Planet German Phrasebook & Dictionary
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's #1 phrasebook publisher* Lonely Planet German Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful German phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Learn how to order the perfect beer, match... |
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Bread Illustrated: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Bakery-Quality Results At Home
America's Test Kitchen - America's Test Kitchen
Format: Print book
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In this comprehensive cookbook, America's Test Kitchen breaks down the often intimidating art and science of bread baking, making it easy for anyone to create foolproof, bakery-quality breads at home. Many home cooks find bread baking rewarding but intimidating. In Bread Illustrated, America's... |
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Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence
POPE FRANCIS - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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A collection of homilies, speeches, and "messages of the day" that brings together Pope Francis's wisdom on finding happiness in the here and now For Pope Francis, appreciating our everyday lives is a spiritual undertaking. Joy is a divine attribute, and creating joy around... |
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The Politicians and the Egalitarians: The Hidden History of American Politics
Sean Wilentz - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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One of our most eminent historians reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America's enduring struggle against economic inequality."There are two keys to unlocking the secrets of American politics and American political history." So begins The Politicians... |
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Bringing It Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Eating
GAIL SIMMONS - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover
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The cookbook that Top Chef fans have been waiting for, from the celebrated judge who makes delicious food and inspired cooking accessible for home cooks.Gail Simmons is a beloved figure in the food world who has been a popular judge on Top Chef, the number-one rated food show... |
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Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work
TODD DAVIS - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A practical guide for anyone looking to create a competitive advantage in any size and type of organization by building effective relationships - from the performance improvement experts at FranklinCovey.In Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships, FranklinCovey's... |
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Fighting Blind: A Green Beret's Story of Extraordinary Courage
Iván Castro - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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Fighting was a practiced routine for Lieutenant Ivan Castro. But when a mortar round struck the rooftop of his sniper's post in Iraq, he found himself in a battle more difficult than even he could have imagined. The direct hit killed two other soldiers and nearly claimed Castro's life as well.... |
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Shocking Bestseller: The original version of this astonishing tell-all book spent 73 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than 1.25 million copies, and has been translated into 32 languages. New Revelations: Featuring 15 explosive new chapters, this expanded edition... |
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Life After Gestational Diabetes: 14 Ways To Reverse Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Mrs. Mathea Ford - Nickanny Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Now that you are a mom you have a lot to take care of Dont stop taking care of yourself after you deliver the baby - you need to take some steps to reverse your risk of developing type diabetes in the next few years As a person who had gestational diabetes you have a higher risk of progressing... |
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Instant Pot Cookbook: 500 Most Delicious Recipe Collection Anyone Can Cook
Roy Fisher - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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We know you want to become a master chef in the kitchen! We know you want to impress your guests, your friends and all your loved ones with your cooking skills. Well, now you can! This magnificent cookbook provides you the tools you were looking for so long! You will learn how to make the best... |
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Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity
Edward Slingerland - Broadway Books
Format: Paperback
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A deeply original exploration of the power of spontaneityan ancient Chinese ideal that cognitive scientists are only now beginning to understandand why it is so essential to our well-being Why is it always hard to fall asleep the night before an important meeting Or be charming and relaxed... |
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The Essential Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg - Harper Perennial
Format: Print book
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Featuring the legendary and groundbreaking poem "Howl," this remarkable volume showcases a selection of Allen Ginsberg's poems, songs, essays, letters, journals, and interviews and contains sixteen pages of his personal photographs.One of the Beat Generation's most renowned... |
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Taste & Technique: Recipes to Elevate Your Home Cooking
Naomi Pomeroy - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book
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James Beard Award-winning and self-made chef Naomi Pomeroy's debut cookbook, featuring nearly 140 lesson-driven recipes designed to improve the home cook's understanding of professional techniques and flavor combinations in order to produce simple, but show-stopping meals.Naomi Pomeroy... |
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American Values: Lessons I Learned from My Family
ROBERT F JR KENNEDY - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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In this moving, thoughtful family history, the son and namesake of Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy shares memories of his turbulent childhood and the lessons that have shaped his enduring values.Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the third of eleven children born to Bobby Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy,... |
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Dear Founder: Letters of Advice for Anyone Who Leads, Manages, or Wants to Start a Business
Maynard Webb - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Wise, practical, and profitable letters to entrepreneurs, leaders, managers, and business owners in every field -- from a leading executive, investor, and business founderMore than 600,000 new businesses are launched each year. How can a start-up find the funding it needs to survive? When,... |
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Lonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
Beth Kohn - Lonely Planet; 3 edition
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Feel the mist of Yosemite's... |
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Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons from a Lifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon
Ash Carter - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The twenty-fifth Secretary of Defense takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the Pentagon, its vital mission, and what it takes to lead it. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the single largest institution in America: the Department of Defense. The D.O.D. employs... |
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Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life
Edward O. Wilson - Liveright Publishing Corp, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Half-Earth proposes an achievable plan to save our imperiled biosphere: devote half the surface of the Earth to nature.In order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson in his most... |
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Everyone's a Critic: Winning Customers in a Review-Driven World
Bill Tancer - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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More than of customers consult online reviews and take them very seriously A disgruntled customer on Yelp might have more clout than a guidebook magazine or newspaper This review-driven marketplace terrifies many businesses But some have learnt to navigate and profit from customer reviews... |
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Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness
Jessie Close - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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At a young age, Jessie Close struggled with symptoms that would transform into severe bipolar disorder in her early twenties, but she was not properly diagnosed until the age of fifty. Jessie and her three siblings, including actress Glenn Close, spent many years in the Moral Re-Armament... |
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Seljuk Cuisine: A Chef's Quest for His Soulmate
Omur Akkor - Blue Dome Press
Format: Print book
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In Seljuk Cuisine, Omur Akkor looks at the cuisine of one of the earliest empires to come to Anatolia, the Seljuks. Through storytelling and history-rich recipes, Akkor shows how deeply food was intertwined with everyday life during the Seljuk period. Akkor's narration provides a window... |
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The Best 294 Business Schools, 2017 Edition
Princeton Review - Princeton Review
Format: Print book
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GET THE INSIDE WORD ON BUSINESS SCHOOLS.The Princeton Review surveyed over 25,000 students to collect the information in the 2017 edition of The Best 294 Business Schools. This book gives you survey-driven profiles of the nation's top business schools as well as detailed statistical... |
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The Ultimate Guide to America's Best Colleges 2018
GEN TANABE - SUPERCOLLEGE
Format: Print book
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The only guidebook of its kind to combine extensive narrative college profiles with detailed data and statistics on each institution, this tome reports on more than 300 colleges and universities, addressing their academics, majors, student life, athletics, student body, distinguished alumni,... |
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Lidia's Celebrate Like an Italian: 220 Foolproof Recipes That Make Every Meal a Party
Lidia Bastianich - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved TV chef offers the only cookbook you'll need to give any gathering--from a dinner for two to a wedding--a delectable, welcoming Italian flavor. No one throws a party like Lidia Bastianich! And now, in this delightful new cookbook, she gives us 220 fantastic recipes for entertaining... |
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Tasting Paris: 100 Recipes to Eat Like a Local
Clotilde Dusoulier - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover
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Tasting Paris features new and classic French recipes and cooking techniques that will demistify the art of French cooking and transport your dinner guests to Paris. Whether you have experienced the charm of Paris many times or dream of planning your first trip, here you will find... |
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Drugs Unlimited: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High
Mike Power - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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The very first thing ever bought or sold on the Internet was marijuana, when Stanford and MIT students used ARPANET to cut a deal in the early ’70s. Today, you can order any conceivable pill or powder with the click of a mouse. In Drugs Unlimited, Mike Power tells the tale of drugs... |
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Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Djibouti
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Ethiopia & Djibouti is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore underground churches in Lalibela, spot rare and beautiful... |
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The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
Susan Page - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.3px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff}... |
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Stir, Sizzle, Bake: Recipes for Your Cast-Iron Skillet
Charlotte Druckman - Clarkson Potter
Format: Print book
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A new classic for the only pan you need A humble workhorse used for generations to crisp bacon perfectly and fry chicken, the cast-iron skillet can also turn out tender scones, cakes, and breads. A curious home cook, Charlotte Druckman has figured out every trick for this versatile... |
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Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience
Meg Jay - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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Clinical psychologist and author of The Defining Decade, Dr. Meg Jay reveals the world of the "supernormal": those who soar to unexpected heights after childhood adversity.Whether it is bullying, the loss of a parent to divorce or death, an alcoholic or mentally... |
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Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Bradley J. Edwards - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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This is the definitive story of the case against Jeffrey Epstein and the corrupt system that supported him, told in thrilling detail by the lawyer who has represented Epstein's victims for more than a decade.In June 2008, Florida-based victims' rights attorney Bradley J. Edwards... |
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Doctors Without Borders: Humanitarian Quests, Impossible Dreams of Médecins Sans Frontières
Renée C. Fox - Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This study of Mdecins Sans Frontires Doctors Without Borders MSF casts new light on the organizations founding principles, distinctive culture, and inner struggles to realize more fully its without borders transnational vision.Pioneering medical sociologist Rene C. Fox spent nearly twenty... |
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The History of Music in Fifty Instruments
Philip Wilkinson - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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The 400-year story of music told by the instruments that make an orchestra. The History of Music in 50 Instruments outlines musical history in well-written nuggets of information. Profiling one instrument at a time, it describes the history of music since the 1700s, when orchestras... |
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Heaven's Ditch: God, Gold, and Murder on the Erie Canal
Jack Kelly - St. Martin's Press
Format: Print book
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The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking... |
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Harvest: Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants
Stefani Bittner - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book
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Harvest is a beautifully photographed guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, and more.Every garden--not just vegetable plots--can produce a bountiful... |
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Just Show Up: And Other Enduring Values from Baseball's Iron Man
Cal Ripken Jr. - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr.the 19-time All-Star, World-Series winning legend, American League MVP, and record holder who played 2,632 consecutive gamesoutlines eight rules for the game of baseball and life, drawn from the lessons he has learned on and off the field.Cal Ripken Jr. is a baseball... |
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Staying Alive: How to Act Fast and Survive Deadly Encounters
Michael Dorn - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Book
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The Boston Marathon; Sandy Hook Elementary School; the Aurora, Colorado movie theater; Columbine High School--sadly, most Americans are very familiar with these names and the tragic events that took place at each event or location. Mass shootings, home invasions, and other attacks on the general... |
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From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs
Joshua Clark Davis - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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In the 1960s and '70s, a diverse range of storefronts -- including head shops, African American bookstores, feminist businesses, and organic grocers -- brought the work of the New Left, Black Power, feminism, environmentalism, and other movements into the marketplace. Through shared... |
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Bco: Vivid Recipes from the Heart of Los Angeles
JOSEF CENTENO - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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130 recipes that redefine the way we think about flavor.Visually stunning and conceptually fresh, this is the cookbook of the season from Josef Centeno, the chef credited with capturing the myriad tastes of Los Angeles on the plate. Recipes span from simple to show stopping, exploring sauces,... |
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Lancaster and Lancaster County: A Traveler's Guide to Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Anthony D. Fredericks - Countryman Press; 1 edition
Format: Book
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This complete guide, devoted solely to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, will prove invaluable to first-time and return visitors alike. Drawing from the rich palette of things to see and experience in this colorful region, Fredericks supplies all the necessary how and where information while... |
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Finding Gobi: A Little Dog with a Very Big Heart
DION LEONARD - Thomas Nelson
Format: Paperback
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A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 155-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup,... |
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Surviving Schizophrenia, 7th Edition: A Family Manual
E. Fuller Torrey - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
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Updated throughout and filled with all the latest research, treatment plans, commonly asked questions and more, the bestselling resource on schizophrenia is back - now in its seventh edition."E. Fuller Torrey is a brilliant writer. There is no one writing on psychology today whom I would... |
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A Very Principled Boy: The Life of Duncan Lee, Red Spy and Cold Warrior
Mark A Bradley - Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Format: Paperback
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Duncan Chaplin Lee was a Rhodes Scholar, patriot, and descendent of one of America's most distinguished families - and possibly the best-placed mole ever to infiltrate U.S. intelligence operations. In A Very Principled Boy intelligence expert and former CIA officer Mark A. Bradley traces... |
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Deskbound: Sitting is the New Smoking
Kelly Starrett - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Print book
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You'd better stand up for this bit of news.Sitting can wreak havoc on your health, and not just in the form of minor aches and pains. Recent studies show that too much sitting contributes to a host of diseases - from obesity and diabetes to cancer and depression. The typical seated office... |
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Beyond Snowden: Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA
Timothy Edgar - Brookings Institution Press
Format: Hardcover
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Safeguarding Our Privacy and Our Values in an Age of Mass SurveillanceAmerica's mass surveillance programs, once secret, can no longer be ignored. While Edward Snowden began the process in 2013 with his leaks of top secret documents, the Obama administration's own reforms have also... |
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The Sagrada Familia: The Astonishing Story of Gaudí’s Unfinished Masterpiece
Gijsvan Hensbergen - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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An illuminating biography of one of the most famous--and most famously unfinished--buildings in the world, the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona.The scaffolding-cloaked spires of Antoni Gaudís masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, dominate the Barcelona skyline and draw in millions of visitors... |
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Buddha's Diet: The Ancient Art of Losing Weight Without Losing Your Mind
Tara Cottrell - Running Press Book Publishers
Format: Print book
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There's a lot you probably don't know about the Buddha. For one, the real Buddha was thin. And before he became the "Enlightened One," he was a pampered prince named Siddhartha. He tried starving himself in his quest for inner peace, but found that extremes brought him no closer... |
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court
RALPH WARNER - NOLO
Format: Paperback
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Win your small claims case! You don't need a lawyer to win in small claims court. You need to know how to prepare and present your own case. Smart preparation for your day in court can make the difference between receiving a check and writing one. Everybody's Guide to Small Claims... |
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The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America
Michael Eric Dyson - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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A provocative and lively deep dive into the meaning of America's first black presidency, from "one of the most graceful and lucid intellectuals writing on race and politics today" (Vanity Fair) . Michael Eric Dyson explores the powerful, surprising way the politics of race... |
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Drupal 8 Development: Beginner's Guide - Second Edition
Neeraj Kumar - Packt Publishing
Format: eBook
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Develop your programming skills by creating engaging websites using Drupal 8About This BookExplore the new features of Drupal 8 through practical and interesting examples while building a fully functional recipe sharing websiteLearn about web content management, multi-media integration,... |
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Candy Is Magic: Real Ingredients, Modern Recipes
Jami Curl - Ten Speed Press
Format: Print book
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This game-changing candy cookbook from the owner of Quin, a popular Portland-based candy company, offers more than 200 achievable recipes using real, natural ingredients for everything from flavor-packed fruit lollipops to light-as-air marshmallows.Chai Tea Lollipops, Honey and Sea Salt... |
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George Burns Television Productions: The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981
Richard Irvin - McFarland
Format: Book
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An elementary school dropout, George Burns went on to become one of Americas most beloved entertainers. This book covers a neglected part of his career--his work as a television producer. Burns was not only a behind-the-scenes producer, but also filled the role of producer in various comedies... |
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Salt & Straw Ice Cream Cookbook
Tyler Malek - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover
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Salt & Straw is the ice cream brainchild of two cousins, Tyler and Kim Malek, who had a vision but no recipes. But that's what made them great. They turned to their friends for advice: chefs, chocolatiers, brewers, and food experts of all kinds, and what came out is a super-simple... |
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The Nature of Nature: The Discovery of SuperWaves and How It Changes Everything
Irving Dardik - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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Generations of researchers have failed to answer our most basic questions about nature -- What is everything made of? How do things change and how do they work? What is life? In The Nature of Nature, visionary scientist Irv Dardik tackles these questions by introducing his discovery... |
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Single Digits: In Praise of Small Numbers
Marc Chamberland - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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The numbers one through nine have remarkable mathematical properties and characteristics. For instance, why do eight perfect card shuffles leave a standard deck of cards unchanged? Are there really "six degrees of separation" between all pairs of people? And how can any map need... |
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Earth As It Is
Jan Maher - Break Away Book Club Edit
Format: Print book
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Charlene (aka Charlie) Bader is one of society's least understood people -- a heterosexual cross-dressing man. It's the 1930s in Texas when Charlie comes of age with urges he has struggled with since childhood and does not understand. After his new bride finds him wearing her own sexy... |
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True Love
Jennifer Lopez - Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: Hardcover
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In Jennifer Lopez's first ever book, True Love, she explores one of her life's most defining periods - the transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person... |
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