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Here are our new arrivals, click the title to view in our catalog:
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The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time : Decoding History's Unsolved Mysteries
by Brad Meltzer
From #1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer, a riveting collection of the 10 greatest historical conspiracies of all time, from around the world and across the eras, including Hitler's interest in capturing the Roman "Spear of Destiny" to the Kennedy assassination (did Oswald act alone?) to Area 51. Previously collected in the interactive book History Decoded, these stories are now collected in a reading book for any history buff.
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The Best American Essays 2020
by André Aciman
A collection of the year's best essays, selected by André Aciman, author of the worldwide bestseller Call Me by Your Name.
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The Best American Food Writing 2020
by J. Kenji López-alt
The year's top food writing, from writers who celebrate the many innovative, comforting, mouthwatering, and culturally rich culinary offerings of our country
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The Best of Me
by David Sedaris
For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing.
Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work. In these stories, Sedaris shops for rare taxidermy, hitchhikes with a lady quadriplegic, and spits a lozenge into a fellow traveler's lap. He drowns a mouse in a bucket, struggles to say "give it to me" in five languages, and hand-feeds a carnivorous bird.
also available in audio
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The Bright Book of Life : Novels to Read and Reread
by Harold Bloom
The Yale University humanities professor and award-winning author of Possessed by Memory shares trenchant critiques of 52 master works of literature, from Don Quixote and Wuthering Heights to Les Misérables and Vanity Fair
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Clanlands : Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
by Sam Heughan
From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare.Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters. In this story of friendship, finding themselves, and whisky, they discover the complexity, rich history and culture of their native country.
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Dearly : New Poems by Margaret Eleanor AtwoodThe internationally acclaimed, award-winning and bestselling author presents her first collection of poetry in over a decade that addresses themes such as love, loss, the passage of time, nature – and zombies.
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Dolly Parton, Songteller : My Life in Lyrics
by Dolly Parton
"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"
also available in audio
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Fourteenth Colony : The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era
by Mike Bunn
"The British colony of West Florida--which once stretched from the mighty Mississippi to the shallow bends of the Apalachicola and portions of what are now the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana--is the forgotten fourteenth colony of America's Revolutionary era. The colony's eventful years as a part of the British Empire form an important and compelling interlude in Gulf Coast history that has for too long been overlooked. For a host of reasons, including the fact that West Florida did not rebel against the British Government, the colony has long been dismissed as a loyal but inconsequential fringe outpost, if considered at all. But the colony's history showcases a tumultuous political scene featuring a halting attempt at instituting representative government; a host of bold and colorful characters; a compelling saga of struggle and perseverance in the pursuit of financial stability; and a dramatic series of battles on land and water which brought about the end of its days under the Union Jack. In 'Fourteenth Colony,' historian Mike Bunn offers the first comprehensive history of the colony, introducing readers to the Gulf Coast's remarkable British period and putting West Florida back in its rightful place on the map of Colonial America"
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The Greatest Secret
by Rhonda Byrne
Beloved bestselling author Rhonda Byrne launched a global phenomenon with the publication of The Secret in 2006. This life-altering work helped readers understand the untapped powers that reside within. But Rhonda's journey was far from over as something inside her urged her to seek more wisdom. She spent fourteen years searching until she uncovered the universal truth contained in these pages.
The Greatest Secret is a quantum leap that will take the reader beyond the material world and into the spiritual realm, where all possibilities exist. The teachings in these pages offer accessible practices that can be put to use immediately and profound revelations that will dissolve fears and uncertainty, anxiety and pain. Filled with revelatory words of spiritual teachers from around the world past and present, The Greatest Secret is a profound master work that offers readers everywhere a direct path to end suffering and to live a life of deep joy.
also available in audio
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I Am Restored : How I Lost My Religion and Found My Faith
by Lecrae
The two-time Grammy-award winning hip-hop artist discusses how he overcame his battles against sexual abuse, physical trauma, addiction and depression to find healing and a new-found freedom in his relationship with God.
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Love, Kurt : The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945
by Kurt Vonnegut
""If ever I do write anything of length--good or bad--it will be written with you in mind." Kurt Vonnegut's oldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning out her mother's attic when she stumbled upon a dusty box. Inside were more than two-hundred love letters written by Kurt to Jane, spanning the early years of their relationship: from 1941, when nineteen-year-old Kurt heads off to college, to his deployment to Europe in 1944 and the couple's marriage in 1945. The letters are full of the humor and wit that we have come to associate with Kurt Vonnegut. But they also show more private corners of his mind: Passionate and tender, the letters form an illuminating portrait of a young soldier's life in World War II as he attempts to come to grips with love and mortality. And they expose the origins of Vonnegut the writer, when Jane was the only person who believed in him, and they had no idea how celebrated he would become. A beautiful full-color collection of handwritten letters, notes, sketches, and comics, interspersed with Edith's insights and family memories, Love, Kurt is an intimate record of a young man growing into himself, a fascinating account of a writer finding his voice, and a moving testament to the life-altering experience of falling in love"
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Milk Street : Cookish: Throw It Together
by Christopher Kimball
Milk Street founder Kimball (Milk Street: The New Rules) collects solid recipes with six ingredients or fewer that build flavor with powerhouse components rather than fussy prep. Most of these meals, in which "time is no longer the key ingredient," are prepared in a single pot.
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Murder of Innocence
by James Patterson
A latest series entry published in partnership with Discovery ID includes "Murder of Innocence," in which a global effort captures a serial predator; and "A Murderous Affair," in which a rookie FBI agent is set up by his informant.
also available in audio
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Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls : Women, Music, and Fame
by Lisa Robinson
Organized by subjects ranging from personal branding to abuse, a collection of intimate interviews by the famed journalist draws on exchanges with such artists as Tina Turner, Alanis Morrissette and Rihanna to reveal what inspired their careers.
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One Life
by Megan Rapinoe
The Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion describes her childhood in a conservative California town, her athletic achievements and her public advocacy of civil rights and urgently needed social change. I
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Singular Sensation : The Triumph of Broadway
by Michael Riedel
The New York Post theater columnist draws on more than 150 insider interviews to celebrate the productions, artists and movements that shaped Broadway in the years spanning Sunset Boulevard through The Lion King.
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That Time of Year : A Minnesota Life
by Garrison Keillor
In That Time of Year, Garrison Keillor looks back on his life and recounts how a Brethren boy with writerly ambitions grew up in a small town on the Mississippi in the 1950s and, seeing three good friends die young, turned to comedy and radio. Through a series of unreasonable lucky breaks, he founded A Prairie Home Companion and put himself in line for a good life, including mistakes, regrets, and a few medical adventures. PHC lasted forty-two years, 1,557 shows, and enjoyed the freedom to do as it pleased for three or four million listeners every Saturday at 5 p.m.
also available in audio
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This Time Next Year We'll be Laughing : a Memoir
by Jacqueline Winspear
This deeply personal portrayal of a post-War England we rarely see, the best-selling author reflects on her childhood in the English countryside, of working class indomitability and family secrets, of artistic inspiration and the price of memory.
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The Woman Who Stole Vermeer : The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Art Heist
by Anthony M. Amore
The extraordinary life and crimes of heiress-turned-revolutionary Rose Dugdale, who in 1974 became the only woman to pull off a major art heist.In the world of crime, there exists an unusual commonality between those who steal art and those who repeatedly kill: they are almost exclusively male. But, as with all things, there is always an outlier--someone who bucks the trend, defying the reliable profiles and leaving investigators and researchers scratching their heads. In the history of major art heists, that outlier is Rose Dugdale.
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