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Series: Wooden Books Megalith Studies in Stone Hardcover Various 9781635573152 $29.00 ARCHITECTURE Oct 08, 2019

Following the success ofQuadrivium, Sciencia, Designa, and Trivium in the acclaimed Wooden Books series,Megalith is a compendium of writings about stone structures throughout history. How do you predict eclipses at Stonehenge? Why were stone monuments built where they are? What is the meaning of the designs in ancient rock art? In this lavishly illustrated volume, eight expert authors guide readers through the history of rock structures from Stonehenge to the stone circles in France, Poland, America, and Africa. These monuments appear around th... + Read More
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Series: A Sparrow's Life's as Sweet as Ours In Praise of Birds and Seasons Hardcover Carry Akroyd 9781472967145 $40.00 NATURE Sep 17, 2019

A compilation of 60 beautiful screenprints by renowned wildlife artist Carry Akroyd fromThe Oldiemagazine's "Birds of the Month" column.In this sumptuous new art book, renowned wildlife artist Carry Akroyd presents a sequence of screenprints of birds full of variety and color that illustrate British birds in all four seasons of the year. These beautiful prints give full rein to Carry's knowledge of wildflowers, trees, and the modern landscape of Britain, including its wind turbines and passing aeroplanes. And what shines out of Carry's dynamic ... + Read More
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Series: Mastering Modern Calligraphy Beyond the Basics: 2,700+ Pointed Pen Exemplars and Exercises for Developing Your Style Spiral bound Molly Suber Thorpe 9781250206992 $36.50 ART Oct 08, 2019

Mastering Modern Calligraphy is a comprehensive guide to taking your pointed pen calligraphy skills to the next level and developing your very own modern style. Following up and building on Molly’s popular beginner's guide, Modern Calligraphy, Mastering Modern Calligraphy is the perfect companion for pointed pen and digital calligraphers alike. It is aimed at those with some calligraphy experience, presenting more than 2,700 letterforms and ligatures, targeted exercises, stroke drills, flourishes, and phrases, which emphasize experimentation an... + Read More
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Series: Suicide Girl A Memoir Hardcover Missy Suicide 9781250090096 $37.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Dec 25, 2019
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Series: More Myself A Journey Hardcover Alicia Keys 9781250153296 $35.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 31, 2020

An intimate, revealing look at one artist’s journey from self-censorship to full expressionAs one of the most celebrated musicians in the world, Alicia Keys has enraptured the globe with her heartfelt lyrics, extraordinary vocal range, and soul-stirring piano compositions. Yet away from the spotlight, Alicia has grappled with private heartache—over the challenging and complex relationship with her father, the people-pleasing nature that characterized her early career, the loss of privacy surrounding her romantic relationships, and the oppressiv... + Read More
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Series: Still Here The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch Hardcover Alexandra Jacobs 9780374268091 $38.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 22, 2019

One ofThe New Yorker's favorite nonfiction book of 2019 | ANew York Times Book ReviewEditors' ChoiceNamed one ofVogue's "17 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Fall""Compulsively readable . . . ravenously consuming . . . manna from heaven . . . If ever someone knew how to put a genuinely irresistible book together, it's Jacobs inStill Here." —Jeff Simon,The Buffalo NewsStill Here is the first full telling of Elaine Stritch’s life. Rollicking but intimate, it tracks one of Broadway’s great personalities from her upbringing in Detroit during the Gre... + Read More
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Series: Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge A Life on the Edge Hardcover Sheila Weller 9780374282233 $38.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 12, 2019

A remarkably candid biography of the remarkably candid—and brilliant—Carrie FisherIn her 2008 bestseller, Girls Like Us, Sheila Weller—with heart and a profound feeling for the times—gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. Now she turns her focus to one of the most loved, brilliant, and iconoclastic women of our time: the actress, writer, daughter, and mother Carrie Fisher.Weller traces Fisher’s life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death after Christma... + Read More
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Series: Sidney Lumet A Life Hardcover Maura Spiegel 9781250030153 $39.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Dec 10, 2019

The first-ever biography of the seminal American director whose remarkable life traces a line through American entertainment historyAcclaimed as the ultimate New York movie director, Sidney Lumet began his astonishing five-decades-long directing career with the now classic 12 Angry Men, followed by such landmark films as Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Network. His remarkably varied output included award-winning adaptations of plays by Anton Chekhov, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and Eugene O’Neill, whose Long Day’s Journey into Night feat... + Read More
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Series: Life isn't everything Mike Nichols, as remembered by 150 of his closest friends. Hardcover Ash Carter 9781250112873 $39.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 12, 2019

An up close and personal portrait of a legendary filmmaker, theater director, and comedian, drawing on candid conversations with his closest friends in show business and the arts—from Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep to Natalie Portman and Lorne Michaels. The work of Mike Nichols pervades American cultural consciousness—from The Graduate and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? to Angels in America, The Birdcage, Working Girl, and Primary Colors, not to mention his string of hit plays, including Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple. If that weren’... + Read More
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Series: Ian McKellen A Biography Hardcover Garry O'Connor 9781250223883 $39.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 26, 2019

The definitive biography of Sir Ian McKellen from an acclaimed biographer In 2001, Ian McKellen put on the robe and pointed hat of a wizard named Gandalf and won a place in the hearts of Tolkien fans worldwide. Though his role in the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings introduced him to a new audience, McKellen had a thriving career a lifetime before his visit to Middle Earth. He made his West End acting debut in 1964 in James Saunders’s A Scent of Flowers, but it was in 1980 that he took Broadway by storm when he played Antonio Salieri in P... + Read More
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Series: The John Wayne Companion A comprehensive guide to Duke facts, trivia, movies, achievements and more Paperback Editors of the Official John Wayne Magazine 9781948174251 $25.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 15, 2019

THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE FOR JOHN WAYNE FANS- Features more than 300 pages and hundreds of photos- Includes John Wayne's complete filmography with movie posters and trivia- Personal stories from Duke's family and friendsJohn Wayne continues to be one of the world’s most popular celebrities, even more than forty years after his passing. This comprehensive reference collects all of the most compelling facts, figures, checklists, trivia, movie information and more in one place for the super-Duke enthusiast.It's an unmatched collection of John Wayn... + Read More
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Series: The Bruce Lee Way Motivation, Wisdom and Life-Lessons from the Legend Hardcover Shannon Lee 9781948174282 $20.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 01, 2019

LIVE LIKE THE DRAGON- An elegant handbook packed with Bruce Lee quotes, stories, personal photos, letters and ephemera- Distills the life, philosophy and teachings of Bruce Lee into easy-to-absorb lessons- Foreword by Bruce Lee's Daughter, Shannon LeeBruce Lee was more than a movie star or a martial artist. For many people, he was a living example of the incredible things a person can accomplish through dedication, perseverance and sheer force of will. In the 33 years before his untimely death, Bruce Lee created new systems of fighting, and bec... + Read More
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Series: Blue The Color of Noise Hardcover Steve Aoki 9781250111678 $37.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 03, 2019

The music. The mix. His life."[A] passionate, introspective memoir." —Publishers Weekly"Sometimes I think my whole life can be seen through shades of blue..." —Steve AokiBlue is the remarkable story—in pictures and words—of Steve Aoki, the superstar DJ/producer who started his career as a vegan straightedge hardcore music kid hellbent on defying his millionaire father, whose unquenchable thirst to entertain—inherited from his dad, Rocky Aoki, founder of Benihana—led him to global success and two Grammy nominations. Ranked among the top ten DJs ... + Read More
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Series: Me Elton John Official Autobiography Hardcover Elton John 9781250147608 $38.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 15, 2019

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life, from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend.Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of twenty-three he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt... + Read More
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Series: Renia's Diary A Holocaust Journal Hardcover Elizabeth Bellak 9781250244024 $37.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 24, 2019

ANew York TimesbestsellerAUSA Today bestsellerThe long-hidden diary of a young Polish woman's life during the Holocaust, translated for the first time into EnglishRenia Spiegel was born in 1924 to an upper-middle class Jewish family living in southeastern Poland, near what was at that time the border with Romania. At the start of 1939 Renia began a diary. “I just want a friend. I want somebody to talk to about my everyday worries and joys. Somebody who would feel what I feel, who would believe me, who would never reveal my secrets. A human bein... + Read More
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Series: No Ordinary Dog My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid Hardcover Will Chesney 9781250176950 $38.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 21, 2020

THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNo Ordinary Dog is the powerful true story of a SEAL Team Operator and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden’s compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairo's story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a SEAL Team Operator whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairo's.Starting in 2008, when Will was introduced to the SEAL canine program, he and Cairo wo... + Read More
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Series: Brzezinski A Life on the Grand Chessboard of Power Hardcover Patrick Vaughan 9780805083163 $38.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 03, 2019

The first biography of the influential national security adviser and strategic thinker whose ideas have helped shape American foreign policy for five decadesDrawing on exclusive access to Zbigniew Brzezinski's private archives and diaries as well as original interviews with his colleagues and rivals, Patrick Vaughan shows how this Polish-born professor willed himself and his ideas to the center of U.S. foreign policy, setting America on the course that would eventually triumph in the Cold War.At the center of the narrative are two pivotal relat... + Read More
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Series: Conde Nast The Man and His Empire - A Biography Hardcover Susan Ronald 9781250180025 $43.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 03, 2019

The first biography in over thirty years of CondÃ© Nast, the pioneering publisher of Vogue and Vanity Fair and main rival to media magnate William Randolph Hearst. CondÃ© Nast’s life and career was as high profile and glamorous as his magazines. Moving to New York in the early twentieth century with just the shirt on his back, he soon became the highest paid executive in the United States, acquiring Vogue in 1909 and Vanity Fair in 1913. Alongside his editors, Edna Woolman Chase at Vogue and Frank Crowninshield at Vanity Fair, he built the fi... + Read More
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Series: The Undying Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care Hardcover Anne Boyer 9780374279349 $34.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 17, 2019

WINNER OF THE 2020 PULITZER PRIZE IN GENERAL NONFICTION"The Undying is a startling, urgent intervention in our discourses about sickness and health, art and science, language and literature, and mortality and death. In dissecting what she terms 'the ideological regime of cancer,' Anne Boyer has produced a profound and unforgettable document on the experience of life itself." —Sally Rooney, author of Normal People"Anne Boyer’s radically unsentimental account of cancer and the 'carcinogenosphere' obliterates cliche. By demonstrating how her utter... + Read More
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Series: Wounded Shepherd Pope Francis and His Struggle to Convert the Catholic Church Hardcover Austen Ivereigh 9781250119384 $39.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 05, 2019

Following his critically acclaimedThe Great Reformer, Austen Ivereigh's colorful, clear-eyed portrait of Pope Francis takes us inside the Vatican's urgent debate over the future of the church inWounded Shepherd.This deeply contextual biography centers on the tensions generated by the pope’s attempt to turn the Church away from power and tradition and outwards to engage humanity with God’s mercy. Through battles with corrupt bankers and worldly cardinals, in turbulent meetings and on global trips, history’s first Latin-American pope has attempte... + Read More
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Series: A Marvelous Life The Amazing Story of Stan Lee Hardcover Danny Fingeroth 9781250133908 $39.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 05, 2019

The definitive biography of the beloved—often controversial—co-creator of many legendary superheroes, A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee presents the origin of “Stan the Man,” who spun a storytelling web of comic book heroic adventures into a pop culture phenomenon: the Marvel Universe. Stan Lee was the most famous American comic book creator who ever lived.Thanks, especially, to his many cameos in Marvel movies and TV shows, Lee was—and even after his 2018 death, still is—the voice and face of comics and popular culture in general... + Read More
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Series: Unfollow A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church Hardcover Megan Phelps-Roper 9780374275839 $36.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

The activist and TED speaker Megan Phelps-Roper reveals her life growing up in the most hated family in AmericaAt the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded by her grandfather and consisting almost entirely of her extended family, the tiny group would gain worldwide notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy. As Phelps-Roper grew up, she saw that church members were close co... + Read More
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Series: Toil & Trouble A Memoir Hardcover Augusten Burroughs 9781250019950 $34.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 01, 2019

From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky. "Here’s a partial list of things I don’t believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Life after death. Vampires. Zombies. Reiki. Homeopathy. Rolfing. Reflexology. Note that 'witches' and 'witchcraft' are absent from this list. The thing is, I wouldn’t believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I am a witch." For as long as Augus... + Read More
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Series: Here We Are American Dreams, American Nightmares (A Memoir) Hardcover Aarti Namdev Shahani 9781250204752 $36.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 01, 2019

Here We Are is a heart-wrenching memoir about an immigrant family's American Dream, the justice system that took it away, and the daughter who fought to get it back, from NPR correspondent Aarti Namdev Shahani.The Shahanis came to Queens—from India, by way of Casablanca—in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green cards, they thought they'd made it. This is the story of how they did, and didn't; the unforeseen obstacles that propelled them into years of disillusionment and heartbreak; a... + Read More
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Series: Molly: The True Story of the Amazing Dog Who Rescues Cats The True Story of the Amazing Dog Who Rescues Cats Hardcover Colin Butcher 9781250204776 $36.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

Molly: The True Story of the Amazing Dog Who Rescues Cats tells the heartwarming story of the man-and-dog team behind the United Kingdom Pet Detective Agency—how Colin, in need of a new lease on life, rescues Molly the dog, and how Molly in turn rescues many more beloved lost pets. As a veteran of the Royal Navy and longtime police officer, Colin Butcher was no stranger to dangerous situations. But a career in uniform can wear anyone down, so, in 2003, Colin left the force to start his own private detective agency, specializing in helping reuni... + Read More
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Series: Father of Lions One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save Mosul's Zoo Hardcover Louise Callaghan 9781250248947 $37.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 14, 2020

Father of Lionsis the powerful true story of the evacuation of the Mosul Zoo, featuring Abu Laith the zookeeper, Simba the lion cub, Lula the bear, and countless others, faithfully depicted by acclaimed, award-winning journalist Louise Callaghan in her trade publishing debut.Combining a true-to-life narrative of humanity in the wake of war with the heartstring-tugging account of rescued animals,Father of Lions will appeal to audiences of bestsellers likeThe Zookeeper’s Wife and The Bookseller of Kabulas well as fans of true animal stories such ... + Read More
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Series: A Wild and Precious Life A Memoir Hardcover Joshua Lyon 9781250195135 $37.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

A lively, intimate memoir from a marriage equality icon of the gay rights movement, describing gay life in the 1950s and 60s New York City and her longtime activism."Brash, funny and brave." —NPR“A captivating and inspiring story of a queer woman who believed in her right to take up space and be seen.”—BuzzFeed "Windsor’s story fighting for what she believed in is one that will leave readers inspired." —NBC OUTEdie Windsor became internationally famous when she sued the US government, seeking federal recognition for her marriage to Thea Spyer, ... + Read More
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Series: Secondhand Travels in the New Global Garage Sale Hardcover Adam Minter 9781635570106 $38.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Nov 12, 2019

"Revelatory, terrifying, but, ultimately, hopeful."—Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE SIXTH EXTINCTIONFrom the author ofJunkyard Planet, a journey into the surprising afterlives of our former possessions.Downsizing. Decluttering. Discarding. Sooner or later, all of us are faced with things we no longer need or want. But when we drop our old clothes and other items off at a local donation center, where do they go? Sometimes across the country—or even halfway across the world—to people and places who find value in what we le... + Read More
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Series: The Everyday Leader How to Motivate, Empower and Influence Those Around You Hardcover John Cross 9781472965745 $32.50 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Oct 08, 2019

Every day, every one of us is a leader in some way - we just don't necessarily know it. Leadership is about inspiring change and movement, whether on an individual level - a person's attitude, behaviour, emotions or habits - or an organizational level - culture, goals, vision or strategy. By changing the way you approach the concept of leadership,The Everyday Leader will help you recognise and embrace your natural leadership qualities, so that you can be more motivated and empowered in the workplace and at home.The Everyday Leader tackles the m... + Read More
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Series: User Friendly How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play Hardcover Cliff Kuang 9780374279752 $38.00 DESIGN Nov 19, 2019

AMAZON BEST BOOKS OF 2019 PICKFORTUNE WRITERS AND EDITORS' RECOMMENDED BOOKS OF 2019 PICK"User Friendly is a tour de force, an engrossing fusion of scholarly research, professional experience and revelations from intrepid firsthand reporting."—EDWARD TENNER, The New York Times Book ReviewIn User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need. Spanning over a century of sweeping changes, from women’s rights to the Gr... + Read More
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Series: Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Hardcover Kim Scott 9781250235374 $36.50 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Oct 01, 2019

* New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller multiple years running* Translated into 20 languages, with more than half a million copies sold worldwide* A Hudson and Indigo Best Book of the Year* Recommended by Shona Brown, Rachel Hollis, Jeff Kinney, Daniel Pink, Sheryl Sandberg, and Gretchen RubinRadical Candor has been embraced around the world by leaders of every stripe at companies of all sizes. Now a cultural touchstone, the concept has come to be applied to a wide range of human relationships.The idea is simple: You don't have to c... + Read More
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Series: Start Finishing How to Go from Idea to Done Hardcover Charlie Gilkey 9781683642633 $32.50 SELF-HELP Sep 24, 2019

Awards forStart Finishing:•Publishers Weekly Fall 2019 Top 10 Business and Economics Books•Book Authority Best New Book in (the categories of) Time Management, Success, Productivity, and Goal Setting•Kirkus Reviews Top Indie Book•Montaigne Medal Finalist•Independent Publisher Book Award 2020: Silver Award for Business/Careers/Sales•Eric Hoffer Book Award 2020: Grand PrizeProductivity Meets Purpose—Discover a Powerful Nine-Step Method to Start Finishing the Work That Matters MostHow much of your time and attention lately has been focused on thin... + Read More
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Series: Culture Shift A Practical Guide to Managing Organizational Culture Hardcover Kirsty Bashforth 9781472966209 $39.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Oct 08, 2019

Culture Shift is a practical guide to using behavioral economics to change organizational culture effectively and sustainably, putting culture at the core of running the business.Nowadays, stakeholder consideration focuses as much on an organization's culture as it does on the bottom line--employees want to work for a company that has clear values and an engaging environment; customers and clients want to know they're supporting a worthwhile brand; and investors look to back socially responsible companies with good organizational health.Too oft... + Read More
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Series: The Green New Deal Why the Fossil Fuel Civilization Will Collapse by 2028, and the Bold Economic Plan to Save Life on Earth Hardcover Jeremy Rifkin 9781250253200 $37.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Sep 10, 2019

An urgent plan to confront climate change, transform the American economy, and create a green post-fossil fuel culture.A new vision for America’s future is quickly gaining momentum. Facing a global emergency, a younger generation is spearheading a national conversation around a Green New Deal and setting the agenda for a bold political movement with the potential to revolutionize society. Millennials, the largest voting bloc in the country, are now leading on the issue of climate change.While the Green New Deal has become a lightning rod in the... + Read More
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Series: Just Ask Embrace the Power of Your Network to Transform Your Life at Work and Home Hardcover Andy Lopata 9781472957924 $39.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Nov 08, 2022

As we have struggled to cope in recent years with greater competition for jobs, a global financial crisis and increasing economic uncertainty, people are now beginning to recognise that we have to move towards a more open, collaborative way of interacting with others around us. The dog-eat-dog world of the late 20th century lies, for most people, far in the past, and companies are encouraging their employees to work together more than they have before, breaking down silo-style management systems.Being transparent and comfortable sharing vulnera... + Read More
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Series: The Mother of All Jobs How to Have Children and a Career and Stay Sane(ish) Paperback Christine Armstrong 9781472956255 $22.00 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Nov 05, 2019

The Mother of All Jobs is about the battle to make modern working parenting actually work. If not for our own sanity, then perhaps for our children's.It's time for a different conversation about working and parenting. As our working days get ever longer and our phones keep so many of us glued to work, the needs of our children and the world of school and childcare has not changed at all. School summer holidays are still longer than our annual leave. Working mothers everywhere are tearing themselves apart, trying to meet the needs of their child... + Read More
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Series: Chronin Chronin Volume 2: The Sword in Your Hand Paperback Benjamin A. Wilgus 9780765391643 $28.50 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Sep 10, 2019

Samurai Jack meets Back to the Future in Benjamin A. Wilgus’s Chronin Volume 2: The Sword in Your Hand, a thrilling conclusion to a time-bending graphic novel duology Japan's history will never be the same. The timeline has veered off course with the abrupt deaths of prominent players in the nation's past, influencers who were supposed to start the Meiji Restoration. Now Mirai Yoshida, former Japanese-American undergrad turned samurai on the lam, may never find her way back to where she belongs.Unless a high-stakes plan is enacted. With help f... + Read More
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Series: Open Borders The Science and Ethics of Immigration Hardcover Bryan Caplan 9781250316974 $36.50 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Oct 29, 2019

An Economist “Our Books of the Year” SelectionEconomist Bryan Caplan makes a bold case for unrestricted immigration in this fact-filled graphic nonfiction. American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens. But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the i... + Read More
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Series: Arab of the Future The Arab of the Future 4 A Graphic Memoir of a Childhood in the Middle East, 1987-1992 Paperback Riad Sattouf 9781250150660 $39.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Nov 05, 2019

The penultimate installment in the bestselling French graphic memoir series—hailed as “exquisitely illustrated” and “irresistible”—covering the years of Riad Sattouf’s adolescence, from 1987-1992.In the fourth volume ofThe Arab of the Future, little Riad has grown into a teenager. In the previous books, his childhood was complicated by the pull of his two cultures—French and Syrian—and his parents’ deteriorating relationship. Now his father, Adbel-Razak, has left to take a job in Saudi Arabia, and after making a pilgrimage to Mecca, turns incre... + Read More
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Series: Under Fire The Battle of Britain Struggle for the skies Paperback Dale Carothers 9781472838698 $34.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jan 07, 2025

The Battle of Britain is a thrilling full-color graphic novel following the pilots of the Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe during World War II as they battled for supremacy in the conflict that saw the fate of Britain hanging in the balance.In the summer of 1940, the bombs began to fall over Britain. Seeking to pave the way for a full-scale invasion, Luftwaffe bombers flew over the English Channel, dropping their deadly payload on key targets across the south of England. Scrambling to meet them were the pilots of the Royal Air Force. Men fr... + Read More
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Series: Under Fire The Battle for Guadalcanal Hell in the Pacific Paperback Georgia Ball 9781472838735 $34.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jan 07, 2025

This colorful and evocative graphic novel chronicles the fierce struggle for control of the Solomon Islands, telling the story of this pivotal campaign through the eyes of the men who were there.A New World power facing off against an ancient empire. A desperate struggle to control a Pacific archipelago. A high-stakes campaign that would tip the balance in a fiercely contested theater of war. On August 7, 1942, Guadalcanal was invaded, signaling the beginning of a campaign which would last over six months. The American troops who stormed the So... + Read More
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Series: Under Fire D-Day Storming Fortress Europe Paperback Jack Chambers 9781472838780 $34.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jan 21, 2020

D-Day is a vibrant and evocative graphic novel exploring the events of the pivotal Normandy Landings from the perspective of the soldiers on the ground.June 6, 1944: a vast armada stands off the coast of Normandy; in the pre-dawn gloom gliders carrying British airborne troops approach their target. The first shots are about to be fired in “the Great Crusade” to free Europe from Nazi occupation and thousands of troops will fight their way ashore in the teeth of deadly machine-gun and artillery fire from the German defenders. D-Day is about to be... + Read More
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Series: Lateral Cooking One Dish Leads to Another Hardcover Niki Segnit 9781635572643 $54.00 COOKING Nov 05, 2019

A groundbreaking handbook--the "method" companion to its critically acclaimed predecessor,The Flavor Thesaurus--with a foreword by Yotam Ottolenghi.Niki Segnit used to follow recipes to the letter, even when she'd made a dish a dozen times. But as she tested the combinations that informedThe Flavor Thesaurus, she detected the basic rubrics that underpinned most recipes.Lateral Cookingoffers these formulas, which, once readers are familiar with them, will prove infinitely adaptable.The book is divided into twelve chapters, each covering a basic ... + Read More
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Series: Fix 'n' Freeze Pressure Cooker Meals in an Instant 100 Best Make-Ahead Dinners for Busy Families Paperback Ella Sanders 9781250234735 $26.99 COOKING Oct 15, 2019

Easy dinners to make ahead, freeze, then just pop into the pressure cooker!What’s easier than a dinner made in a super-fast pressure cooker? One you can prep ahead of time and stash in the freezer! This book offers 100 easy, delicious recipes for meals you can make ahead and cook in just minutes any weeknight. It's an ideal sanity-saver for busy families, with recipes for everything from soups and stews to braised meats and vegetables.
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Series: The Yoga Plate Bring Your Practice into the Kitchen with 108 Simple & Nourishing Vegan Recipes Hardcover Tamal Dodge 9781683643500 $38.99 COOKING Sep 24, 2019

“The Yoga Plate brings us compassion and living right for our families, our planet and our animals—a beautiful offering for good all around.” —Julie Piatt and Rich Roll, bestselling authors, wellness leaders, chefs, and podcast hostsDiscover 108 nourishing and delicious vegan recipes in the first modern cookbook to marry yoga’s principle ofahimsa with nutritionWe take a lot of care when it comes to choosing the proper clothing for yoga, the right accessories, the best studio—but primary to these considerations is an often overlooked yet vital c... + Read More
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Series: Artificial Intelligence A Guide for Thinking Humans Hardcover Melanie Mitchell 9780374257835 $38.00 COMPUTERS Oct 15, 2019

Melanie Mitchell separates science fact from science fiction in this sweeping examination of the current state of AI and how it is remaking our worldNo recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals AI’s turbulent history and the recent spate of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears surrounding it.In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to... + Read More
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Series: 52 Random Weekend Projects For Budding Inventors and Backyard Builders Paperback Grant Thompson, "The King of Random" 9781250184504 $29.99 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Mar 10, 2020

From one of the most popular project channels on YouTube comes a how-to book on building things that go boom.Grant Thompson, "The King of Random," has created one of the most popular project channels on YouTube, featuring awesome videos such as How to Make a Laser Assisted Blowgun and Assassin’s Micro Crossbow. He currently has almost 10 million subscribers, posts 5 times a week, and averages over 40 million views a month.Partnering with Grant is Ted Slampyak, the artist behind the #1New York Timesbestseller100 Deadly Skills.52 Random Weekend P... + Read More
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Series: New Ceramics Colour in Glazes Paperback Linda Bloomfield 9781912217823 $40.00 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Dec 03, 2019

Fully updated and revised,Colour in Glazes is an essential handbook for the studio potter working towards achieving a fantastic spectrum of colorful glazes.A complete guide to achieving a fantastic spectrum of colorful glazes for the studio potter,Colour in Glazes looks at all the methods of achieving color in glazes, focusing on coloring oxides in detail, including the newly available rare earth oxides. Types of base glazes and the fluxes used to make them are discussed in relation to color response.Emphasis is placed on using coloring oxides ... + Read More
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Series: New Ceramics Surface Decoration Paperback Kevin Millward 9781912217724 $37.00 DESIGN Oct 08, 2019

This step-by-step guide will encourage the reader to explore the full range of surface treatment techniques and help them to give a professional finish to their work by guiding them to an appropriate finish choice.Surface Decoration looks at all manner of surface decoration techniques, at every stage of the ceramic process and from a practical perspective explains how to achieve these effects. The book explores a variety of innovative and contemporary approaches to surface finish, including sgrafitto, resist methods, sprigging, trailing, glaze ... + Read More
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Series: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Let's Play Together! 365 activities, games & projects for young children Paperback Media Lab Books 9781948174169 $22.50 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Sep 03, 2019

GIVE YOUR CHILD THE GIFT OF LEARNING AND LAUGHINGÂ· Featuring more than 365 activities originally developed for Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodÂ· Nearly 300 big, full-color pages of lessons, crafts, games, songs and moreÂ· Enough fun to keep little ones playing and learning all year longÂ· Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is the 2019 Emmy Award-winner for Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated SeriesDaniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Let's Play Together! provides parents, grandparents and childcare professionals with hundreds of fun, imaginative activities... + Read More
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Series: Grown and Flown How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a Family, and Raise Independent Adults Hardcover Lisa Heffernan 9781250188946 $36.50 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Sep 03, 2019

PARENTING NEVER ENDS.From the founders of the #1 site for parents of teens and young adults comes an essential guide for building strong relationships with your teens and preparing them to successfully launch into adulthoodThe high school and college years: an extended roller coaster of academics, friends, first loves, first break-ups, driver’s ed, jobs, and everything in between. Kids are constantly changing and how we parent them must change, too. But how do we stay close as a family as our lives move apart? Enter the co-founders ofGrown and ... + Read More
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Series: Chronicles of Amicae The Monstrous Citadel Paperback Mirah Bolender 9781250169297 $29.99 FICTION Nov 05, 2019

The Monstrous Citadel is the sequel to Mirah Bolender's City of Broken Magic—a fast-paced, adventure fantasy where a bomb squad defuses the magic weapons of a long forgotten war.Amicae, City of Sweepers, survived the Falling Infestation which nearly destroyed it thanks to the efforts of Laura and Okane. While the ancient monsters have been beaten back for the moment, new and more monstrous dangers face them in the form of belligerent bureaucracy, dangerous gangs, grasping Sweepers bent on personal glory . . .And Rex, the City of Kings, who bree... + Read More
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Series: The Double Agent Hardcover William Christie 9781250080820 $36.99 FICTION Nov 15, 2022

From a modern master of the classic espionage novel comes William Christie's The Double Agent, featuring Alexsi Smirnoff - a Russian/German double agent loyal only to himself - in a desperate bid to protect himself, again becomes a double agent, this time for the English.Alexsi Smirnoff - a Russian orphan - was trained as an agent by the Russian Secret Service and inserted into Nazi Germany, where he rose to a position in German intelligence services. As the war grinds on, trapped between two brutal dictatorships, Alexsi betrays both sides in a... + Read More
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Series: Stephanie Patrick Thrillers Chameleon A Stephanie Patrick Thriller Paperback Mark Burnell 9781250211323 $29.99 FICTION Dec 31, 2019

Mark Burnell's Chameleon features international spy Stephanie Patrick in a thriller continuing her story from The Rhythm Section, a major motion picture from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Blake Lively and Jude Law.Lisbeth. Bourne. Eve. Stephanie.What do you do when you finally see who you really are—what you really are—and it’s everything society rejects? You tell yourself it can’t be true. That’s what you do, that’s the first thing. And maybe it’s what you continue to do. But not me. I’d already lied to myself for long ... + Read More
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Series: Stephanie Patrick Thrillers Gemini A Stephanie Patrick Thriller Paperback Mark Burnell 9781250211354 $29.99 FICTION Dec 31, 2019

A Stephanie Patrick Thriller from Mark Burnell, Gemini continues the story of the international spy from The Rhythm Section, the basis of the major motion picture from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Blake Lively and Jude Law.Around the world, my face has many names. Long ago, when I was a complete person, I was somebody called Stephanie Patrick. But almost nobody remembers her now. Sometimes, not even me.Stephanie Patrick has left behind the dark world of spies, lies, and aliases, to live a normal civilian life in London.... + Read More
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Series: Stephanie Patrick Thrillers The Third Woman A Stephanie Patrick Thriller Paperback Mark Burnell 9781250211361 $29.99 FICTION Dec 31, 2019

Mark Burnell's The Third Woman is a Stephanie Patrick Thriller, continuing the story of the international spy from The Rhythm Section, the basis of the major motion picture from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Blake Lively and Jude Law.Petra was an identity handed to Stephanie. A shell to inhabit. And in those days there had been a boss. A man who had regulated every aspect of her life. But as time passed, flesh and fabric had merged and Stephanie had become Petra. Or was it the other way around?Icily professional, Stephan... + Read More
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Series: William Warwick Novels Nothing Ventured Hardcover Jeffrey Archer 9781250200761 $34.99 FICTION Sep 03, 2019

Nothing Venturedheralds the start of a brand new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s #1New York TimesbestsellingClifton Chronicles: introducing Detective William Warwick.But this is not a detective story,this is a story about the making of a detective . . .William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father’s dismay, that rather than become a lawyer like his father, Sir Julian Warwick QC, and his sister Grace, he will join London’s Metropolitan Police Force.After graduating from university, William begins a ... + Read More
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Series: Dark Storm Novel The Reckoning A Dark Storm Novel Paperback Kris Greene 9780312943707 $29.99 FICTION Nov 12, 2019

A Dark Storm Novel, Kris Greene's The Reckoning is the final book in an exciting fantasy series about a young man who discovers that it's his destiny to lead the war against the Darkness.Not much is left of Gabriel's life ever since he discovered his true destiny as a warrior knight in the final battle against darkness. His life has been rife with soul-sucking demons and creatures straight out of the books he studied in college. His life is no longer ordinary. As a warrior, he has no choice but to fight for good. And if he screws up, the world ... + Read More
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Series: Nightjar Duology The Nightjar Paperback Deborah Hewitt 9781250239822 $25.99 FICTION Sep 03, 2019

The Nightjar by Deborah Hewitt is a stunning contemporary fantasy debut about another London, a magical world hidden behind the bustling modern city we know.Alice Wyndham has been plagued by visions of birds her whole life...until the mysterious Crowley reveals that Alice is an ‘aviarist’: capable of seeing nightjars, magical birds that guard human souls. When her best friend is hit by a car, only Alice can find and save her nightjar.With Crowley’s help, Alice travels to the Rookery, a hidden, magical alternate London to hone her newfound talen... + Read More
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Series: Ascendant The Warrior Moon Paperback K Arsenault Rivera 9780765392596 $26.99 FICTION Sep 24, 2019

The Warrior Moon, the sequel to The Phoenix Empress and striking conclusion to K Arsenault Rivera's wildly buzzed about epic fantasy, which began with The Tiger's DaughterBarsalayaa Shefali, famed Qorin adventurer, and the spoiled divine warrior empress, O-Shizuka, have survived fights with demon armies, garnered infamy, and ruled an empire. Raised together since birth, then forced into exile after their wedding, and reunited amidst a poisonous invasion—these bold warrior women have faced monumental adventures and catastrophic battles.As they c... + Read More