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Inventing Paradise : The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles
by Paul Haddad
Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman.
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Gertie's Charmed Sewing Studio : Pattern Making and Couture-Style Techniques for Perfect Vintage Looks
by Gretchen Hirsch
Gretchen Hirsch, aka “Gertie,” returns to her roots with a dive into beloved fashion classics, including the mermaid gown, the structured sheath (think Elizabeth Taylor), the Rose Marie Reid swimsuit, and more—plus a little fashion history, to inspire modern-day style mavens.
Sewists, thrift shoppers, and fashion collectors will love learning how to reproduce favorite vintage looks that fit modern figures.
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Bird milk & mosquito bones : a memoir
by Priyanka Mattoo
The cofounder of Earios, a women-led podcast network, looks back on a nomadic life that took her from a war-torn childhood home in Kashmir to England, Saudi Arabia, Michigan, Rome and finally to Los Angeles.
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Traveling : on the path of Joni Mitchell
by Ann Powers
Kaleidoscopic in scope, and intimate in its detail, a celebrated music critic, through extensive interviews with Joni Mitchell's peers and deep archival research, charts the course of her musical evolution, ranging from early folk to jazz fusion to experimentation with pop synthetics.
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Mind your manners : how to be your best self in any situation
by Sara Jane Ho
The founder of a global etiquette school and star of her own Netflix series imparts a lifetime's worth of lessons, pro-tips, and FAQs on social and digital etiquette, helping us feel the deep comfort that comes from connection, inclusion and presenting our best self in any situation.
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Reversing Alzheimer's : the new toolkit to improve cognition and protect brain health
by Heather Sandison
One of the foremost Alzheimer's dementia-care clinicians presents an individualized, step-by-step, whole-body, evidence-based approach to reversing and preventing cognitive decline, aiming to help people with dementia return to themselves and help those who are living in fear of developing dementia take good care of their current and future brain health.
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Pets and the city : true tales of a Manhattan house call veterinarian
by Amy Attas
When a pet is sick, people-even the rich and famous-are at their most authentic and vulnerable. They could have a Monet on the wall and an Oscar on the shelf, but if their cat gets a cold, all they want to talk about are snotty noses and sneezing fits. That's when they call premier in-home veterinarian Dr. Amy Attas. In Pets and the City, Dr. Amy shares all the shocking, heartbreaking, and life-affirming experiences she's faced throughout her thirty-year career treating the cats and dogs of New Yorkers from Park Avenue to the projects. Some of her stories are about celebs, like the time she saw a famous singer naked (no, her rash was not the same as her puppy's). Others are about remarkable animals, like the skilled service dog who, after his exam was finished, left the room and returned with a checkbook in his mouth. Every tale in this rollicking, informative, and fun memoir affirms a key truth about animal, and human, nature: Our pets love us because their hearts are pure; we love them because they're freaking adorable. On some level, we know that by caring for them, we are the best version of ourselves. In short: Our pets make us better people.
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Jang : the soul of Korean cooking
by Mingoo Kang
Showing readers how to cook with Jangs—umami sauces found in every meal—and one of the culinary world's best-hidden secrets, South Korea's best chef, in his first cookbook, weaves Jangs' history and methods into 60 accessible recipes to bring the sauces to life. Illustrations.
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Life's too short : a memoir
by Darius Rucker
The three-time Grammy award-winning, Diamond-album-selling lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish and country music star tells the story of his life through the music that made him and his own music with Hootie and as a solo artist, sharing stories of his road-hardened life that are raw, real, funny and deeply emotional. Illustrations.
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Official History of the Fifa World Cup
by FIFA Museum
The Official History of the FIFA World Cup is a definitive look back at every edition of the biggest football tournament on Earth, from Uruguay in 1930 to Russia in 2018. Packed with hundreds of stunning photographs, exclusive interviews with the biggest stars of each tournament, fascinating stats and unique official documents and memorabilia, this is an essential read for any football fan.
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The asteroid hunter : a scientist's journey to the dawn of our solar system
by D. S. Lauretta
The Principal Investigator of NASA's historic OSIRIS-Rex Asteroid Sample Return Mission offers a behind-the-scenes account of his team's daring quest to retrieve an asteroid sample—one that held the potential to not only unlock the secrets of life's origins but also to avert an unprecedented disaster.
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The other Fab Four : the remarkable true story of the Liverbirds, Britain's first female rock band : a memoir
by Mary McGlory
The idea for Britain's first female rock band, The Liverbirds, started one evening in 1962, when Mary McGlory, then age 16, saw The Beatles play live at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, the nightclub famously known as the "cradle of British pop music." Then and there, she decided she was going to be just like them--and be the first girl to do it. Joining ranks in 1963 with three other working-class girls from Liverpool--drummer Sylvia Saunders and guitarists Valerie Gell and Pamela Birch, also self-taught musicians determined to "break the male monopoly of the beat world"--The Liverbirds went on to tour alongside the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, and Chuck Berry, and were on track to hit international stardom--until life intervened, and the group was forced to disband just five years after forming in 1968. Now, Mary and Sylvia, the band's two surviving members, are ready to tell their stories. From that fateful night in 1962, when Mary, who once aspired to become a nun, decided to provide for her family by becoming a rich-and-famous rocker, to the circumstances that led to the band splitting up--Sylvia's dangerously complicated pregnancy, and the tragic accident that paralyzed Valerie's beau-- The Liverbirds tackles family, friendship, addiction, aging, and the forces--even destiny--that initially brought the four women together.
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Hip-hop is history
by Questlove
The renowned drummer from The Roots and New York Timesbest-selling author chronicles fifty years of hip-hop and how it has affected every aspect of our culture, from fashion and film to TV. 200,000 first printing.
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Classic French recipes
by Ginette Mathiot
Celebrated food writer Ginette Mathiot, author of Je sais cuisiner (the best-selling home-cooking book in France for over 90 years), taught three generations of French families how to cook. In this elegant cloth--covered new collection of tried--and--tested accessible recipes, complete with two ribbon markers, more than 170 of the finest French dishes have been selected from her works, such as the iconic Onion soup gratin, Dauphinois potatoes, as well as regional dishes including Beef bourguignon from Bourgogne and ratatouille from provence, and iconic staples such as Vol-au-vent, eggs in meurette sauce, Vichy carrots, Stuffed oysters, Creme brulee, Pears in wine, and tarte tatin. With gorgeous, newly commissioned photography, an introduction by food writer Keda Black, and a fascinating foreword by the adopted Parisian pastry chef, cook, and writer, David Lebovitz, Classic French recipes is the ultimate guide for all home cooks on how to prepare the most authentic and delicious French cuisine the French way.
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Garden to save the world : a feel-good guide to growing for yourself, your plants and the planet
by Joe Clark
Nature enthusiast Joe Clark is here to help you make the most of the outdoors, whether or not you have a garden of your own. Garden to Save the World covers everything from growing your own food and eating seasonally to keeping vital ecosystems alive by encouraging wildlife and appreciating all nature has to offer. Garden to Save the World showcases just how fantastic the natural world is, both for your physical and mental health. It's a fun, positive guide to the joys of the natural world as a haven for all. The book is complete with practical takeaways on how to make an urban bee hotel, zero waste tips, going wild, using your garden as a supermarket and more. There are fun facts and surprising stories about what your garden can do for you, your community and the planet. Perfect for any budding or seasoned nature lover.
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