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Babel : around the world in twenty languages
by Gaston Dorren
"The celebrated author of ""Lingo"" presents a whistle-stop tour of the world's 20 most-spoken languages, exploring the history, geography, linguistics and cultures that have been shaped by languages and their customs."
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Bookends : collected intros and outros
by Michael Chabon
The Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author of Moonglow presents an idiosyncratic compilation of introductions, afterwords and liner notes from classic works of literature to explore how they influenced his literary life. Original. 60,000 first printing
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Brief answers to the big questions
by Stephen Hawking
The world-famous cosmologist and #1 best-selling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe’s biggest questions in a posthumous work
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Characters : an ancient take on bad behavior
by Theophrastus
A collection of thirty comic character sketches, drawn from the streets of ancient Athens but in a new translation, highlights the human follies and foibles that remain constant across the centuries
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Collected poems
by Robert Bly
Presents the full body of work of the American poet, essayist and activist from his 1962 debut, Silence in the Snowy Fields, to his most recent collection, 2011's Talking into the Ear of a Donkey
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Essayism : on form, feeling, and nonfiction
by Brian Dillon
"Essayism is a book about essays and essayists, a study of melancholy and depression, a love letter to belle-lettrists, and an account of the indispensable lifelines of reading and writing. Brian Dillon's style incorporates diverse features of the essay.By turns agglomerative, associative, digressive, curious, passionate, and dispassionate, his is a branching book of possibilities, seeking consolation and direction from Michel de Montaigne, Virginia Woolf, Roland Barthes, Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Georges Perec, Elizabeth Hardwick, and Susan Sontag, to name just a few of his influences. Whether he is writing on origins, aphorisms, coherence, vulnerability, anxiety, or a number of other subjects, his command of language, his erudition, and his ownpersonal history serve not so much to illuminate or magnify the subject as to discover it anew through a kaleidoscopic alignment of attention, thought, and feeling, a dazzling and momentary suspension of disparate elements, again and again"
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The first conspiracy : the secret plot to kill George Washington
by Brad Meltzer
The best-selling author of The Inner Circle presents the lesser-known story of an assassination attempt against pre-Revolutionary War George Washington by some of his own bodyguards, exploring how the plot catalyzed the creations of the CIA and FBI
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Fodor's 2019 London
by Jo Caird
Describes points of interest in each section of the city, recommends restaurants and hotels, and includes information on shopping, transportation, entertainment, and historical sites
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The Great War in America : World War I and its aftermath
by Garrett Peck
A chronicle of the American experience during World War I reexamines its role in shaping America's position on the global stage and triggering such changes as the Red Scare, the race riots, women's suffrage and Prohibition.
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How to date men when you hate men
by Blythe Roberson
A humorous roadmap to modern dating draws on the author's own disastrous experiences with the opposite sex to share lighthearted counsel on what it means to date real men within the trappings of today's society.
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In this together : how successful women support each other in work and life
by Nancy D O'Reilly
"Women worldwide are breaking their silence--coming forward against the men that have oppressed and abused them in the #MeToo movement. Now we have to relearn how to connect with each other. Instead of supporting each other through the challenges of a traditionally male-dominated working world, millions of women have experienced the polar opposite. Studies show that 30% of workplace bullies are female and many women have garnered "mean girl" reputations as competitive and unsupportive in the workplace. Inside the galvanizing In This Together, 40 successful and eminent women from a wide range of fields show us how much we can achieve if we embrace our collective power and strength, instead of competing against each other--such as learning new skills to advance in our careers and ultimately earn more money, working to dramatically increase the number of women in leadership positions, and even recruiting men to take up workplace equality as their own impassioned cause"
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Inheritance : a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love
by Dani Shapiro
The acclaimed author of Hourglass describes her staggering recent discovery that she is not biologically related to her father, tracing her efforts to uncover the truth from a half-century web of family secrets to reestablish her sense of identity
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Interior states : essays
by Meghan O'Gieblyn
Original, perceptive and powerful, this collection of essays is centered on faith and the challenges of living in the Midwest when culture is felt to be elsewhere. Original.
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Kick some glass : 10 ways women succeed at work on their own terms
by Jennifer Martineau
"The rule-smashing guide for motivated working women who want to stop trying to follow someone else's rules and start taking charge of their own success You leaned in like a palm tree in a hurricane. You cracked the confidence code. You're determined notto be a nice girl, but a #GirlBoss. You've learned you can't have it all, but you still try anyway. You know all of this. You've read the books, downloaded the apps, vision boarded and journaled your way to oblivion and back. So why are you stuck in yourcareer? Unlike other books, which seem to focus on fixing you, Kick Some Glass is based on the premise that you are the expert on you -- so who better to uncover what you really want, what your definition of success is, what your values are, and what your goals are than YOU? This invaluable guide will help you do the deep inner work you need to create lasting, meaningful, personal, and professional change. You'll get beneath the surface to understand the mental models that manifest in self-sabotaging behaviors, missed opportunities, and fear. You'll reveal the values that will help you truly understand the tough choices and trade-offs you make daily. You'll learn how to tap into the powerful networks you need to provide support and hold you accountable to help you reach your goals. You'll learn realistic, doable, long-range solutions that will give you the power to take charge and move ahead. This book will help you uncover who you truly are to approach your professional life in ways that are authenticand most meaningful to you -- and no one else. After all, only you hold the answers. It's time to Kick Some Glass"
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Literary landscapes : charting the worlds of classic literature
by John Sutherland
An illustrated follow-up to Literary Wonderlands explores the geography, location and terrain of best-loved literary classics to reveal how setting and environmental attributes influence storytelling, character and emotional responses. 20,000 first printing
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Memes to movements : how the world's most viral media is changing social protest and power
by An Xiao Mina
SUPERANNO “Mina, an American technologist and writer for Wired, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Atlantic, explores the global phenomenon of meme culture and the ways in which memes have served as digital tools for activism. This is a thoughtful and engaging look at the complex role and power of memes in global politics and social movements and a worthy addition to media and internet studies collections.” —Booklist
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Never in finer company : the men of the Great War's lost battalion
by Edward G Lengel
Focusing on the stories of four men, including Major Charles Whittlesey and Captain George McMurtry, the author describes the "Lost Battalion" who became surrounded and besieged in the Argonne Forest toward the end of World War I. 25,000 first printing.
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Notes on a nervous planet
by Matt Haig
A follow-up to the best-selling Reasons to Stay Alive shares a broad analysis of how modern life feeds anxiety, examining factors ranging from inequality and sleep disorders to social media and current events. Original
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The point of it all : a lifetime of great loves and endeavors
by Charles Krauthammer
An intimate collection of the late Pulitzer Prize winner's most notable works and writings includes a major new essay on the state of global democracy and previously unpublished speeches on Krauthammer's political philosophy and personal history.
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Salad of the day
by Georgeanne Brennan
Offers a year's worth of salad recipes, featuring seasonally inspired options for every month, including such dishes as classic Caesar salad, Thai beef salad, warm spinach and bacon salad, strawberry and cherry salad, and spicy crab salad
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Sentinel : the unlikely origins of the Statue of Liberty
by Francesca Lidia Viano
Icon of freedom and multiethnic democracy, memorial to Franco-American friendship--the lofty meanings we accord the Statue of Liberty today obscure its turbulent origins in 19th-century politics and art. Francesca Lidia Viano reveals that vibrant historyin the fullest account yet of the people and ideas that brought the lady of the harbor to life.
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Tasting Italy : a culinary journey
by America's Test Kitchen (Firm)
The experts at America’s Test Kitchen team up with National Geographic to take readers on a culinary journey through the rich history of Italian cuisine, region by region, that is accompanied by 100 innovative, kitchen-tested recipes that bring it all home.
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Underground : a human history of the worlds beneath our feet
by Will Hunt
The first book by an urban adventurer, spelunker and photographer explores the history, science, architecture and mythology of the subterranean landscape to evaluate humanity's relationship with the underground, from sacred caves and hidden catacombs to abandoned mines and subway systems.
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Valley Forge
by Bob Drury
The #1 New York Times best-selling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with an account of Valley Forge, the Continental Army winter camp where George Washington turned the tide of the American Revolution
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Walt Whitman's guide to manly health & training
by Walt Whitman
"A giftable, illustrated collection of quotes and pithy advice--equal parts self-help and grooming guide--by quintessential American poet and writer Walt Whitman. In 1858, famed American author Walt Whitman penned a series of newspaper columns under a pseudonym on the subject of "manly health and training," shortly before his landmark third edition of Leaves of Grass was published. Recently discovered for the first time in 150 years, the fascinating manifesto contains the renowned poet's advice and musings on topics such as diet, exercise, grooming, alcohol, dancing, sports, and more. This short collection presents more than 75 of his best quips, quotes, and extracts on healthy living, all in Whitman's signature lyrical prose style"
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The Warner boys : our family's story of autism and hope
by Ana Warner
The former Seahawks star running back and his wife discuss their family's painful but ultimately inspiring journey with autism, describing the diagnosis of their twins, the exhaustion of the ensuing years and the ways they found strength and healing together.
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When death becomes life : notes from a transplant surgeon
by Joshua D. Mezrich
A portrait of the extraordinary field of organ transplantation draws on a century of advancement to discuss its pioneers, science and ethical challenges as well as the ways that organ transplants have revolutionized medical care. 35,000 first printing.
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Women & money
by Suze Orman
In a book that includes up-to-date tax information and economic data, a renowned personal-finance expert, TV host and #1 New York Times best-selling author offers insights and compassion along with a clear and streamlined plan for women to attain durable financial security
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