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Inside the Curve: Stories From the Pandemic

Claudi Carreras - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

In the globe-spanning chronicle of an unprecedented historic event, journalists and photographers share an extraordinary collection of stories of the COVID pandemic: from the isolation and devastation of quarantine to the joy of reunion. As COVID-19 continued to evolve and impact communities...
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Stitches and Seams: Essential Sewing Skills for the Beginner Sewist, Tailor, and DIY Crafter

Valeria Carrandi Macias - Rocky Nook
Format: Hardcover

Learn the essential skills you need to create garments and textile crafts from scratch!Welcome to the wide and wonderful world of sewing! You have your sewing machine at the ready - now what? For those DIYers who are ready to dive into garment and textile craft creation, Stitches and Seams...
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Peanut Butter Puppies

Greg Murray - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

An irresistible photo collection of 70 rescued puppies in expressions of peanut butter bliss. Rescue-dog advocate and professional photographer Greg Murray has followed up on the fan favorite Peanut Butter Dogs with an even more irresistible theme: Peanut Butter Puppies. These adorable...
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Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music

ARIANNA WARSAW-FAN RAUCH - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover

The best masterclass in classical music you never knew you needed.Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch's life-long fascination with classical music has taken her through Juilliard and into the shiny world of symphony halls and international concert tours. She's loved classical music her whole...
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Creative Team - Adobe Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback


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Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in Its Struggle to Be Understood

Grayson Perry - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

Grayson Perry's book will overturn everything you thought you knew about "art"Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery...
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Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh

John Lahr - W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and Finalist for the National Book Award. The definitive biography of Americas greatest playwright from the celebrated drama critic of The New Yorker.John Lahr has produced a theater biography like no other. Tennessee Williams...
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The Best That You Can Do: Stories

Amina Gautier - Soft Skull
Format: Paperback

Winner of the 2023 Soft Skull-Kimbilio Publishing Prize, a collection of short stories that elaborate the realities of a diasporic existence, split identities, and the beautiful potency of meaningful connections. Primarily told from the perspective of women and children in the Northeast...
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This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information

Kyle Cassidy - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Print book

In 2014, author and photographer Kyle Cassidy published a photo essay on Slate.com called "This is What A Librarian Looks Like," a montage of portraits and a tribute to librarians. Since then, Cassidy has made it his mission to remind us of how essential librarians and libraries...
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The 40 Most Beautiful National Parks in America: A full color picture book for Seniors with Alzheimer's or Dementia (The "40 Most Beautiful" Series of Picture Books)

Blue Clover Books - Independently published
Format: Paperback

Would you like your loved one to interact with a beautiful picture book? Are you concerned that picture books for kids are too "childlike?"This is why we created our adult picture book series. Our full-color glossy picture books are made for seniors who enjoy looking at easy-to-follow...
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