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American melancholy : poems
by Joyce Carol Oates
A latest poetry collection by the National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys observes the human heart and mind while exploring subjects ranging from politics and racism to poverty and loss. 15,000 first printing.
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Atlas of Brutalist Architecture
by Phaidon
The Brutalist aesthetic is enjoying a renaissance and this book documents Brutalism as never before. In the most wide-ranging investigation ever undertaken into one of architecture's most powerful movements, more than 850 Brutalist buildings, existing and demolished, classic and contemporary, are organized geographically into nine continental regions.
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Colourful fun embroidery : featuring 24 modern projects to bring joy and happiness to your life!
by Clare Albans
"Take time out to be creative and de-stress with these colourful, fun embroidery projects from Hello! Hooray! Ranging from things you could complete in an afternoon to others that you can take your time over, enjoy every step of the making process as youfocus on feeling good through being creative. The finished makes will bring colour and joy to your home, workspace and wardrobe. The projects in this book allow you to craft your creative time by selecting makes according to timescale. Choose one of the 'crafternoon makes' if you want that sense of joy at finishing something, a 'medium makes' project for the days where you have a little more time for crafting, or for something to really take your time over you could stitch one of the longer 'pick me up' projects. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, beautiful photos and inspirational ideas for how to make each project your own"
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The complete guide to drawing for beginners : 21 step-by step lessons
by Yoshiko Ogura
"In The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners, experienced art instructor Yoshiko Ogura explains the basics of pencil drawing through a series of lessons that provide insights on artistic composition, simulating highlights and shadows, depicting realistic forms, rendering texture and creating a sense of depth in your artwork. At the beginning of the book, she provides you with all the information you need to get started-what materials to buy, how to prepare your work surface, pencils and erasers-even how to sit correctly when drawing. Once you know these, Ogura provides a series of easy and clear step-by-step lessons showing you how to draw simple objects while gaining an understanding of the essential concepts of perspective, how to convey hard and soft surfaces and textures, composition and balance. From here, you progress to more complex shapes and objects including landscapes and portraits of people and animals, as she explains all the additional concepts needed to draw these realistically"
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Dark, salt, clear : the life of a fishing town
by Lamorna Ash
An Oxford-trained IntoUniversity education worker documents her transformational journey at the sides of hardcore career fishermen from a Cornish village that has been shaped by centuries of history, culture and environmental change. A first book. 30,000 first printing.
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The energy paradox : what to do when your get up and go has got up and gone
by Steven R. Gundry
The best-selling author of The Longevity Paradox expands upon previous discussions about gut, microbiome and mitochondrial health, linking immune malfunctions to the physical and mental symptoms of fatigue while outlining recommendations for bolstering energy and brain stamina. 150,000 first printing.
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Falling Is Not an Option : A Way to Lifelong Balance
by George Locker
Falling Is Not an Option is an original, provocative, and groundbreaking work. It promises to be a useful and adaptable reference and guide for health professionals and for anyone in need of an effective physical therapy to improve balance and stability (which is just about everyone).
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Fodor's Essential England
by Ellin Stein
A fully redesigned tourist guide to England provides multiple itineraries and more than 60 detailed maps in the paperback edition and includes coverage of destinations ranging from important museums and royal landmarks to Stonehenge and the Tower of London. Original. Maps.
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The garden tourist : 120 destination gardens and nurseries in the northeast
by Jana Milbocker
The Garden Tourist is a specialty travel book aimed at weekend gardeners, professional landscape designers and vacation travelers. It profiles 120 botanical gardens, historic estates and destination nurseries in New England, Hudson River Valley in New York, eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Color photos, regional maps, suggested itineraries and visiting information make trip planning a breeze. Original
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Genealogy for Beginners
by Katherine Pennavaria
"This book covers everything you need to get started researching your family history or continue a project you've already started. It offers practical suggestions from an experienced genealogist, and detailed, step-by-step instructions for carrying out aquality family history research"
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The greatest beer run ever : a memoir of friendship, loyalty, and war
by John Donohue
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran-turned-merchant mariner recounts how in 1967 he accepted a neighborhood challenge to sneak into Vietnam, track down local friends on the front line and share beer over messages of love from home. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Grow food for free
by Huw Richards
"Huw's Grow Food for Free has the inspiration and practical advice you need to start, grow, nurture, and harvest your own fruit and vegetables organically and at zero cost, even if you're new to gardening" -- From publisher
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Happy bonsai : choose it, shape it, love it
by Michael Tran
Forty tree profiles provide growing information, with both day-to-day and seasonal care advice, along with ideas for how to shape and display and such specialty techniques as repotting, wire training branches, defoliating, and root and branch pruning. Illustrations.
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Home grown gardening best roses, herbs, and edible flowers : easy plants for more beautiful gardens
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Presents a guide to easy-to-grow roses, herbs, and edible flowers, with information on soil, planting, fertilizing, disease control, and maintenance, and selections of the best plants in each category
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How to be sick : your pocket companion
by Toni Bernhard
"Transformative practices from the beloved bestseller. In 2001, Toni Bernhard got sick and, to her and her partner's bewilderment, stayed that way. As they faced the confusion, frustration, and despair of a life with sudden limitations-a life that was vastly different from the one they'd thought they'd have together-Toni had to learn how to be sick. In this book, Toni shares the practices she outlined to the reader in her bestselling classic How to Be Sick. Organized by challenge so that the reader can easily find a practice to address their situation and packaged in an easy-to-carry and easy-to-digest format, these are practices that have helped Toni live a life of equanimity, compassion, and joy, despite her many physical and energetic restrictions (and sometimes, because of them)"
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How to grow your dinner without leaving the house : Without Leaving the House
by Claire Ratinon
"A vegetable garden is not an option for everyone, and so container growing has become desirable for people with little outside space. Many have discovered the love of growing houseplants and want to take their skills to another level; others are inspired by the idea of growing their own food organically and sustainably. The book covers all the essentials of growing a range of edible plants in pots, and meeting each crop's specific needs"
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Judaism's Life-Changing Ideas : A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
by Rabbi Sacks, Jonathan
What is Judaism? A religion? A faith? A way of life? A set of beliefs? A collection of commands? A culture? A civilisation? It is all these, but it is emphatically something more. It is a way of thinking about life, a constellation of ideas: a way of understanding the world and our place within it... In this inspiring work, Rabbi Sacks introduces his readers to one life-changing idea from each of the weekly parashot. If we change the way we think, he argues, we can change the way we feel, which changes the way we act, which changes the people we become. Ideas change lives, and great ideas help us attain courage, happiness, and lives filled with blessing.
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Keep sharp : build a better brain at any age
by Sanjay Gupta
The Emmy Award-winning CNN chief medical correspondent and best-selling author of Chasing Life draws on cutting-edge scientific research to outline strategies for protecting brain function and maintaining cognitive health at any age. 150,000 first printing.
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Land : how the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world
by Simon Winchester
The author of The Perfectionists explores the concept of land ownership and how it has shaped history, examining how people fight over, steward and occasionally share land, and what humanity’s proprietary relationship with land means for the future.
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Lawns into meadows : growing a regenerative landscape
by Owen Wormser
"In Lawns Into Meadows, landscape designer Owen Wormser makes a case for the power and generosity of meadows. In a world where lawns have wreaked havoc on our natural ecosystems, meadows offer a compelling solution. They establish wildlife and pollinatorhabitats. They're low-maintenance and low-cost. They have a built-in resilience that helps them weather climate extremes, and they can draw down and store far more carbon dioxide than any manicured lawn. They're also beautiful, all year round. Owen describes how to plant an organic meadow that's right for your site, whether it's a yard, community garden, or tired city lot. He shares advice on preparing your plot, coming up with the right design, and planting--all without using synthetic chemicals. He passes along tips on building support in neighborhoods where a tidy lawn is the standard. Owen also profiles twenty-one starter grasses and flowers for beginning meadow-makers, and offers guidance on how to grow each one. To illuminate the many joys of meadow-building, Owen draws on his own stories, including how growing up off the grid in northern Maine, with no electricity or plumbing, prepared him for his work. The book, part how-to guide and part memoir, is for environmentalists and climate activists, gardeners and non-gardeners alike"
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Let me tell you what I mean
by Joan Didion
A volume of 12 previously uncollected early pieces shares insights into the author’s evolving literary style and includes reflections on such topics as a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, a Vegas WWI veteran reunion and a visit to San Simeon.
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Let the Lord sort them : the rise and fall of the death penalty
by Maurice Chammah
A history of the death penalty in Texas and its influence on the 1972 SCOTUS ruling examines the contributions of key prosecutors, judges and defendants while explaining how the state’s example reflects critical vulnerabilities in the American criminal justice system.
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Long Island Golf
by Phil Carlucci
Home to more than 130 golf courses, Long Island boasts prestigious American clubs overlooking picturesque Atlantic bays and inlets, along with public layouts climbing and descending the regions sloping terrain. The images in this book were collected from libraries, historical, societies, museums and clubs across the region to trace the history of Long Island golf from its 19th century roots to the present.
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Long Island’s Vanished Heiress : The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping
by Steven C. Drielak
Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite when she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook in 1937. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months. J. Edgar Hoover personally assigned his best FBI agents to the case, and within a short time, Parsons's husband and their live-in housekeeper, Anna Kupryanova, had become prime suspects. Botched ransom attempts, clashes between authorities and romantic intrigue kept the investigation mired in drama. The crime remained unsolved and has captivated Long Island audiences ever since. Former Suffolk County detective Steven C. Drielak reveals previously classified FBI documents and pieces together the mystery of the Alice Parsons kidnapping.
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Maids
by Katie Skelly
"The scandalous true crime story about the Papin Sisters, as told by one of comics' most stylized talents"
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The mission : or: how a disciple of Carl Sagan, an ex-motocross racer, a Texas Tea Party congressman, the world's worst typewriter saleswoman, California mountain people, and an anonymous NASA functionary went to war with Mars, survived an insurgency at Saturn, tradedblows with Washington, and stole a ride on an Alabama moon rocket to send a space robot to Jupiter in search of the second Garden of Eden at the bottom of an alien ocean inside of an ice world called Europa (a true story)
by David W. Brown
A narrative chronicle of NASA’s deep-space mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa, discusses the remarkable work of scientists who overcame formidable hurdles in their effort to determine if organic life exists elsewhere in our solar system. 75,000 first printing.
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My house plant saved my life : green well-being for the great indoors
by David Domoney
"Drawing on groundbreaking scientific research, this book reveals the 50 most life-enhancing houseplants and shows how they can actively purify the air and improve your mental well-being through their color, scent, habit, and nurturing needs. Build a thriving collection of houseplants to create a detoxifying, reenergizing environment in the home, full of opportunities for mindfulness"
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Off the back of a truck : unofficial contraband for the Sopranos fan
by Nick Braccia
This companion guide to the award-winning HBO series takes you one step further into the world of Tony Soprano and his families by including new looks at everyone’s favorite episodes, characters and scenes and much more. 50,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Oneness vs. the 1% : shattering illusions, seeding freedom
by Vandana Shiva
"With a new epilogue about Bill Gates's global agenda and how we can resist the billionaires' war on life Widespread poverty and malnutrition, an alarming refugee crisis, social unrest, and economic polarization have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the world's seven-billion-plus population pushes the planet-and all its people-to the social and ecological brink. In Oneness vs. the 1%, Vandana Shiva takes on the Billionaires Club of Gates, Buffet, and Zuckerberg, as well as other modern empires whose blindness to the rights of people, and to the destructive impact of their construct of linear progress, have wrought havoc across the world. Their single-minded pursuit of profit has undemocratically enforced uniformity and monocultures, division andseparation, monopolies and external control-over finance, food, energy, information, healthcare, and even relationships. Basing her analysis on explosive, little-known facts, Shiva exposes the 1%'s model of philanthrocapitalism, which is about deploying unaccountable money to bypass democratic structures, derail diversity, and impose totalitarian ideas based on One Science, One Agriculture, and One History. She calls for the "resurgence of real knowledge, real intelligence, real wealth, real work, real well-being," so that people can reclaim their right to: Live Free. Think Free. Breathe Free. Eat Free"
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Patch work : a life amongst clothes
by Claire Wilcox
"In Patch Work, Wilcox deftly stitches together her dedicated study of fashion with the story of her own life lived in and through clothes. From her mother's black wedding suit to the swirling patterns of her own silk kimono, her memoir unfolds in luminous prose the spellbinding power of the things we wear: their stories, their secrets, their power to transform and disguise and acts as portals to our pasts; the ways in which they measure out our lives, our gains and losses, and the ways we use them to write our stories"
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Pee wees : confessions of a hockey parent
by Rich Cohen
The New York Times best-selling author tells his own story of being a devoted Pee Wee hockey parent in an elite Connecticut league, following the triumphs and struggles of the 12-year-old boys and girls on the team. Illustrations.
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Prey : immigration, Islam, and the erosion of women's rights
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The New York Times best-selling author of Infidel, Nomad and Heretic analyzes how waves of Islamic immigration are ushering in massive cultural changes and transforming sexual politics in Western Europe. 75,000 first printing
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The rope : a true story of murder, heroism, and the dawn of the NAACP
by Alex Tresniowski
The best-selling author of The Vendetta chronicles the 1910 Asbury Park murder of 10-year-old Marie Smith and a rookie detective’s investigation against a backdrop of Jim Crow violence and the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement. 75,000 first printing. Tour.
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Sapiens : a graphic history. Volume one, The birth of humankind
by Yuval N. Harari
"One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? In this first volume of the full-color illustrated adaptation ofhis groundbreaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind's creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of largerideas. Featuring 256 pages of full-color illustrations and easy-to-understand text covering the first part of the full-length original edition, this adaptation of the mind-expanding book furthers the ongoing conversation as it introduces Harari's ideas to a wide new readership"
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Soil science for gardeners : working with nature to build soil health
by Robert Pavlis
"Soil Science for Gardeners is an easy-to-read, practical guide to the science behind a healthy soil ecosystem and thriving plants. The book debunks common myths, explains soil science basics, and provides the reader with the knowledge to create a personalized soil fertility improvement program for better plants"
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Star Trek Voyager : A Celebration
by Ben Robinson
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the TV series in 2020! Everything you want to know about Captain Kathryn Janeway's Starship Voyager and crew.
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Survival of the thickest : essays
by Michelle Buteau
The stand-up comedian, actress and host of the Late Night Whenever podcast shares an unapologetic collection essays that reflect on her Caribbean heritage, her September 11 newsroom work and her experiences with IVF, surrogacy and motherhood. 125,000 first printing.
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This fine piece of water : an environmental history of Long Island Sound
by Tom Andersen
Long Island Sound is not only the most heavily used estuary in North America, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster. This fascinating book traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades, and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin.
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Tower of Lies : What My Eighteen Years of Working With Donald Trump Reveals About Him
by Barbara A. Res
Barbara A. Res worked directly with Donald Trump for eighteen years on some of his biggest projects and had nearly unlimited access to him. Trump selected Res to be in charge of construction of Trump Tower, his greatest success as a developer. In this insider's look at how the ambitious real estate developer became the most divisive president in recent U.S. history. Res takes us into closed-door meetings, boardrooms, limo rides, and helicopter flights to really understand what makes him tick and show us why his claim to be a great dealmaker and savvy businessman is just a mirage. No one with this kind of acccess to Trump during his formative years as a developer has ever written so completely about who he is away from the cameras. It's no wonder that when the media are looking for someone who really understands Trump, they turn to Res. Candid, personal, and deeply perceptive, Res shines new light on the man whose depravity has put us all -- and democracy itself -- in danger.
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Vision or Mirage : Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads
by David H. Rundell
Something extraordinary is happening in Saudi Arabia. A traditional, tribal society once known for its lack of tolerance is rapidly implementing significant economic and social reforms. An army of foreign consultants is rewriting the social contract, King Salman has cracked down hard on corruption, and his dynamic though inexperienced son, the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, is promoting a more tolerant Islam. But is all this a new vision for Saudi Arabia or merely a mirage likely to dissolve into Iranian-style revolution? David Rundell - one of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia - explains how the country has been stable for so long, why it is less so today, and what is most likely to happen in the future. The book is based on the author's close contacts and intimate knowledge of the country where he spent 15 years living and working as a diplomat. Vision or Mirage demystifies one of the most powerful, but least understood, states in the Middle East and is essential reading for anyone interested in the power dynamics and politics of the Arab World.
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A wealth of pigeons : A Cartoon Collection
by Steve Martin
The Academy, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning comedian and the syndicated New Yorker cartoonist and cover artist blend their creative talents in an uproarious treasury of original cartoons and comic strips that celebrates the cartooning world’s evocative power. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Weather for Dummies
by John D. Cox
A handy reference to the awesome forces of nature we witness every day. For anyone who is dazzled by dramatic displays of wind, thunder, and lightning, Weather For Dummies is an indispensable guide to the basic science behind these daily phenomena. From frontal systems to jet streams, this book gives you the tools you need to understand the climate around you. It includes: explanations for the hottest weather topics including El Nino, global warming, and more; a color insert filled with weather maps and photos of weather phenomena; resources such as Web sites, weather organizations, and publications; fascinating information on clouds--from the wispy cirrus to the bubbling mammatus; and fun weather experiments anyone can do.
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