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The 99% invisible city : a field guide to the hidden world of everyday design
by Roman Mars
The creators of the record-setting 99% Invisible podcast celebrate the achievements of modern urban design and architecture, sharing the origin stories behind fundamental innovations, from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The Anxiety First Aid Kit : Quick Tools for Extreme, Uncertain Times
by Rick Hanson
A quick-relief guide for calming anxiety and stress right now—during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re feeling unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety right now, please know that you aren’t alone. In these extreme and uncertain times, it’s natural to be in a constant state of mental and physical strain. Whether you’re dealing with job loss, a sick loved one, or just feeling the weight of the world during your 2 a.m. doomscroll—you need quick tools you can use right now, whenever and wherever you are, to lower stress and soothe anxiety.
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Battlegrounds : the fight to defend the free world
by H. R. McMaster
The retired Lieutenant General and author of the best-selling Dereliction of Duty presents an urgent call to protect America from dangerous rivals by setting aside partisan divides and helping citizens better understand ongoing threats to national security. 500,000 first printing
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Bones : inside and out
by Roy A. Meals
A 500-million-year history of bone as a focus for understanding vertebrate life and human culture examines the biological makeup of bones, how medical innovations have enhanced human knowledge and what can be learned from bones even millions of years later. Illustrations.
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Britain at bay : the epic story of the Second World War, 1938-1941
by Alan Allport
The award-winning author of Demobbed examines the military and political dimensions of World War II’s early years to illuminate the marked differences between peacetime and wartime British culture and consider if England demonstrated its own values. Illustrations.
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The cost : Trump, China, and American revival
by Maria Bartiromo
"The global markets editor at Fox Business Network and host of Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News highlights how Trump has been good for business, and his accomplishments so far and yet to come in that area"
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The erratics
by Vicki Laveau-Harvie
"In this award-winning memoir, two sisters reckon with the convalescence and death of their outlandishly tyrannical mother and the care of their psychologically terrorized father, all relayed with dark humor and brutal honesty. When Vicki and her sister learn their mother has been hospitalized for a broken hip, they return to their parents' home in Alberta to put things back in order. Though their parents disowned them years before, the sisters now reassert themselves in the dysfunctional household: their father, undernourished and suffering from Stockholm syndrome, is unable to see that he is in danger from his outlandish and vindictive wife. Rearranging their lives to be the daughters they were never allowed to be, the sisters focus their efforts on helping their father cope with the unending manipulations of their mother, and must encounter all the characters common in the circus of caretaking--oddball nurses and home helpers; over-opinionated hospital staff who have fallen for their mother's compulsive lies--along with the pressures that come with caring for elderly loved (and sometimes unloved) ones. Set against the natural world of remotest Alberta ("in winter the cold will kill you, nothing personal"), this memoir--at once dark and hopeful--shatters precedents about grief, anger and family trauma with surprising tenderness and humor"
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A field guide to cheese : how to select, enjoy, and pair the world's best cheeses
by Tristan Sicard
"A Field Guide to Cheese is the ultimate guide to the world of cheese and the only fully illustrated cheese reference. This tour de fromage begins with a history lesson on the creation of cheese, offers a primer of the many types of milks and categories of cheeses, and then leads readers to an encyclopedic survey of over 400 global cheeses. There are cheeses we all love like feta and fontina, Gouda and mozzarella, Pecorino Romano and chèvre-but also rarities like King River Gold, a washed-rind cheese from Australia; Dancing Fern, a raw cow's-milk cheese from Tennessee; and Danbo, a semisoft, aged cheese from Denmark. Find cheeses that are best for melting, like hushållsost; those that are best served alone, such as bovški sir; and those that are the stinkiest, like Allgäuer Weisslacker. There are cheeses with natural rinds, floral rinds, and soft rinds; curd cheeses; spreadable cheeses; pressed cheeses; whey cheeses; fresh cheeses; and more! A global collection of maps place each cheese to its origin, and readers can take their knowledge even further by reading up on the microbial life of cheese and the science behind our tasting palates. Packed with information, this book is for professional cheesemongers just as much as it is for those with a simple love of cheese"
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How Life Imitates Sports : A Sportswriter Recounts, Relives, and Reckons With 50 Years on the Sports Beat
by Ira Berkow
For the last half century, Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Ira Berkow has been at the center of some of the most memorable moments in sports history. From the World Series, NBA Finals, and Super Bowl, to Heavyweight Title Fights, the Olympics, and The Masters, he has seen and covered them all. After fifty years covering sports, with more than twenty-five as a journalist for the New York Times, How Life Imitates Sports shares how these events--and their participants--have significantly shaped how we as a nation have come to understand and perceive our culture (and even our politics). They are a historical record of one significant sphere of our life and times...
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Humans
by Brandon Stanton
The best-selling creator of Humans of New York draws on his international travels to chronicle the universal experiences of real people in 40 countries whose everyday hardships reflect the state of the world today. 1,000,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The journeys of trees : a story about forests, people, and the future
by Zach St George
An urgent portrait of forest migration reveals how entire forests are experiencing unhealthy growth redirection as a result of deforestation, invasive pests and climate change, tracing the contributions of scientists and activists to help the world’s trees recuperate.
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Killer plants : growing and caring for flytraps, pitcher plants, and other deadly flora
by Molly Williams
"Carnivorous plants: they're weird, they're gorgeous, and they're the perfect addition to your urban jungle of pothos, snake plants, and succulents. However, they can also be intimidating to grow and care for. Let Killer Plants be your guide as it walks you through the different types of carnivorous plants and how to keep each variety alive and well"
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The lazy genius way : embrace what matters, ditch what doesn't, and get stuff done
by Kendra Adachi
"Be productive without sacrificing peace of mind with the Lazy Genius strategy of focusing on what really matters and ignoring what doesn't. If you need a comprehensive self-help strategy but are tired of reading stacks of self-help books, here is an easy way that actually works. No more cobbling together life hacks and productivity strategies from dozens of authors and still feeling tired. The struggle is real, but it doesn't have to be in charge"
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Lose weight like crazy even if you have a crazy life! : life lessons and a breakthrough 30-day nutrition and fitness solution!
by Autumn Calabrese
"I'm a Midwest girl, a single working mom who really had no business being in the business of health and fitness. But I found my passion in helping people achieve their weight-loss and health goals. I turned myself into a mini mega-mogul of nutrition andfitness with two of Beachbody's most successful programs ever: 21 Day Fix and The Ultimate Portion Fix. I've led a crazy life and it's still crazy-probably a lot like yours. I've faced tremendous hardships and disappointments that have deflated my self-confidence. But I've found a way to turn -failures- into -redirections- that have transformed my life. And you can do it, too! Over the past five years, I've helped hundreds of thousands of people finally get control of food and lose 10, 20, 30, even morethan 100 pounds with my breakthrough weight-loss programs. And, now I'm going to do the same for you!"
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Mama, You Are Enough : How to Create Calm, Joy, and Confidence Within the Chaos of Motherhood
by Claire Nicogossian
Dr. Claire Nicogossian began noticing a trend in her therapy room: Mothers are struggling with the challenging and unexpected emotions that surface during their journey through motherhood. In the confines of a safe, judgment-free space, they share about the heavy guilt they carry from losing control and yelling at their children; the crippling fear that they are failing their families; and the exhaustion of juggling work, home, and family. Dr. Claire calls these our shadow emotions. While varying in intensity, our shadow emotions take some form of sadness, anger, fear, embarrassment, or disgust, often a combination. In this breakthrough book, Dr. Claire sheds light on these shadow emotions and provides a path to thriving joy, inner calm, and radiant confidence. Drawing upon her own experiences of raising four children and many years of counseling mothers as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Claire shares practical tips, strategies, and encouragement to help women in all stages of motherhood.
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Money : the true story of a made-up thing
by Jacob Goldstein
The co-host of NPR’s “Planet Money” shares a painstakingly researched, irreverent history of how humanity’s invention of currency has shaped societies for thousands of years through collective choices that continue to impact everyday personal security. 50,000 first printing.
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Operation Jacknap : A True Story of Kidnapping, Extortion, Ransom, and Rescue
by Jack Teich
The FBI internally dubbed the Jack Teich kidnapping operation “Jacknap.” Two hundred FBI agents and Nassau County police officers combined forces to form a dragnet, hunt for his kidnappers, and rescue him. His captors demanded that his wife, Janet, drop a bag with $750,000 (the equivalent of four million dollars in today’s currency) in a locker at Penn Station, making the ransom one of the highest in U.S. history at the time. The real-life crime drama that followed proved stranger than fiction, involving a tense across-the-country manhunt, a trailer in California stuffed with tens of thousands of ransom dollars hidden inside, a contentious jury trial that dominated NYC headlines for months; a guilty verdict that was overturned twenty-one years later on a controversial technicality; a retrial stymied by a mysterious fire that incinerated court records; and a civil verdict ruling that the kidnapper pay Jack Teich back the ransom money, plus interest. Indeed, as of this writing, no one knows where the majority of the ransom money is located. Inside, Teich also details his offer of a reward to anyone helping track down the still missing money and kidnappers.
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Ottolenghi flavor
by Yotam Ottolenghi
The Guardian columnist and best-selling co-author of Jerusalem and an Ottolenghi Test Kitchen master chef provide 100 plant-based and vegan recipes that use strategic preparation techniques to maximize flavor, including Spicy Mushroom Lasagna, Vegetable Schnitzel and Stuffed Eggplant in Dal. Illustrations. Tour.
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Paper Joy for Every Room : 15 Fun Projects to Add Decorating Charm to Your Home
by Laure Farion
What's the most fun way to add new creative touches to your living space? As followers of Laure Farion's brand PapierPapierPapier know, the answer is paper! Here are 15 stylish, joyful paper projects to decorate every room in the house. Take advantage of paper's inexpensive charms and Laure's lighthearted designs to make your spaces more stylish, more creative, and more colorful. With this book, your favorite papers, and a few basic household items like scissors and a ruler, you can add beautiful touches to the kitchen, the kids' rooms, adults' bedrooms, the office, and even the yard or balcony. Make a paper headboard for your bed and a sweet coin bank for the kids' room; create a cuckoo clock or an amazing paper houseplant. A tropical cabin nestled in a potted fern? Why not! Every craft lover will find that with these 15 basic patterns, and Laure's tips and tricks for getting the 3-D effects just the way you want them, the paper-crafting future is unlimited.
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Rick Steves Barcelona
by Rick Steves
Filled with the author’s trademark strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, this must-have guide to exploring Barcelona contains complete, up-to-date information for reveling in its beauty and culture. Original.
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Rick Steves Best of Italy
by Rick Steves
Covering all of Italy, from Venice and Milan to Florence, Pisa, Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast, offers travel strategies and expert advice for beating crowds, avoiding tourist traps and experiencing the best of local culture and flavors. Original. Illustrations.
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Sex robots and vegan meat : adventures at the frontier of birth, food, sex, and death
by Jenny Kleeman
"Focusing on the central pillars of the human experience--birth, food, sex, and death--Kleeman examines the people who are driving some truly amazing (and perhaps worrying) innovations. Our journey from cradle to grave is developing in ways which involvemore and more technology, and less and less human interaction. Might these advances in technology serve to rob us of our humanity?"
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The smart woman's guide to property law : protect your assets when you live with someone, marry, divorce, and more
by Carla Spivack
"The Smart Woman's Guide to Property Law shows how current property laws cheat women at various stages of life: marriage, caretaking, childrearing, outliving your spouse, inheritance, and more. Carla Spivack illuminates these pitfalls and shows women howto avoid them, protect their wealth, and build for the future"
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The Spymasters : How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
by Chris Whipple
The best-selling author of The Gatekeepers presents a behind-the-scenes tour of the inner workings of the CIA and how it often operates as an essential counterforce against presidents who would overstep the powers of the executive office. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Trust : America's best chance
by Pete Buttigieg
"In Trust, Pete Buttigieg demonstrates how trust will be essential in order to face the unique challenges of the decades ahead. Trust is essential to the foundation of America's democracy, asserts Pete Buttigieg, the former presidential candidate and South Bend mayor. Yet, in a century warped by terrorism, financial collapse, Trumpist populism, systemic racism, and now a global pandemic, trust has been squandered, sacrificed, abused, stolen, or never properly built in the first place. And now, more so than ever before, Americans must work side by side to reckon with the monumental challenges posed by our present moment. Interweaving history, political philosophy, and affecting passages of memoir, Buttigieg explores the strong relationship between measures of prosperity and levels of social trust. He provides an impassioned account of a threefold crisis of trust: in our institutions, in each other, and in the American project itself. Today, these perilous patterns of distrust have wreaked havoc on nearly every sector of society, as Americans increasingly resent the very government that needs to be part of the solution. With the internet and partisan television networks acting as accelerants, Americans jettison any sense of shared reality, lose confidence in experts and scientists, and cope with the grim national tragedy of a pandemic that has only further exemplified the lethality of distrust. Buttigieg contends that our success, or failure, at confronting the greatest challenges of the decade-racial and economic justice, pandemic resilience, and climate action-will rest on whether we can effectively cultivate, deepen, and, where necessary, repair the networks of trust that are now endangered, or for so many, have never even existed. An urgent call to foster an "American way of trust" at this painfully polarized juncture in the nation's history, Trust is a direct reckoning with the prevailing corruption of social responsibility. Yet refusing to give in to the despair that threatens our foundations, Trust seeks to inspire Americans to build a powerful movement that will define all of us in the years to come"
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Violet bent backwards over the grass
by Lana Del Rey
"The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana's typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator"
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Walking Chicago : 35 tours of the Windy City's dynamic neighborhoods and famous lakeshore
by Robert Loerzel
"With this newly updated guide in hand, visitors and locals can walk the streets of Chicago and discover why the town that brought us Michael Jordan, Al Capone, and Oprah is anything but a "Second City." Chicago's diverse neighborhoods represent a true melting pot of America--from Little Italy to Greektown, Chinatown to New Chinatown, and La Villita to the Ukrainian Village. It's also the most walkable city in the country, with flat streets laid out in a sensible grid and 21 miles of stunning lakeshore. Here you can get ethnic culture in Andersonville or high culture at the Art Institute, listen to the blues on the South Side or catch a ballgame on the North Side, and marvel at the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in Oak Park or at nature's masterpiece along Lake Michigan. In Chicago, every neighborhood has a unique past, every character an intriguing story, and every side of the city is covered in this newest addition to the award-winning urban Walking series"
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Your next five moves : master the art of business strategy
by Patrick Bet-David
"What do successful entrepreneurs and chess grandmasters have in common? The vision and mindset to look at the pieces in front of them and anticipate what role each one plays in the next five moves. Now, with the principles explored in Your Next Five Moves, aspiring entrepreneurs and anyone looking to excel in their career can hone the vital skills needed to consider long-term goals, anticipate future challenges, and sharpen their shrewd strategic reasoning. Using his own career trajectory-from hot-tempered and insecure salesman to strategic and self-aware CEO-Patrick Bet-David translates the entrepreneurial journey into an accessible and valuable methodology that will advance your career simply by anticipating the next five moves"
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You're not enough (and that's okay) : escaping the toxic culture of self-love
by Allie Beth Stuckey
A Christian, conservative, millennial podcast host fights the self-destructive false teachings of self-acceptance and self-improvement that often leave people feeling exhausted and inadequate and promotes instead finding wisdom, satisfaction and joy through God’s love and Jesus Christ.
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