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Dodge City : Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American W
"Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad, cattle drives, eager miners, settlers, and various entrepreneurs passing through to populate the expanding West. Before long, Dodge City's streets were lined with saloons and brothels and …
Homo Deus : a Brief History of Tomorrow
"Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style--thorough, yet riveting--famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into managea…
American Princess : the Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
Explores the engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, including how they each grew up, how their romance progressed, and what their future might hold.…
"A former Border Patrol agent's haunting experience of an unnatural divide and the lives caught on either side, struggling to cross or to defend it"--…
The Odd 1s out : How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growi
Like any shy teen turned young adult, YouTube star James Rallison ("The Odd 1s Out") is used to being on the outside looking in. He wasn't partying in high school or winning football games like his older brother. Instead, he posted comics on the Internet. Now, he's ready to share his hard-earned advice from his 21 year…
Dunkirk : the History Behind the Major Motion Picture
The Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat, yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten back the Allies and pushed them across France to the northern port of Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. T…
Evicted : Poverty and Profit in the American City
"[The author] takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the 20 dollars a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man…
Instant Loss Cookbook : Cook Your Way to a Healthy Weight with 125 Recipes for Y
"125 fast, easy, and tasty whole food-based recipes for anyone looking to lose weight, from the ... blogger who lost over 125 lbs in a year by making all her meals from scratch, aided by her Instant Pot"--…
Sapiens : a Brief History of Humankind
"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? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the…
"I know God is loving; I know He is good; I believe He is big and powerful. But sometimes I wonder if He is really kind-- really deeply always kind. Is He? Christians love to talk about how God is in control, but that's harder to grasp when things aren't going like you thought they would, when your life looks quite dif…
Go Ahead in the Rain : Notes to A Tribe Called Quest
How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We G…
Every Day Easy Air Fryer : 100 Recipes Bursting with Flavor
So you've bought an air fryer, and you're using it to make fries and packaged foods, but don't see what the fuss was about. Pitre shows you how to start with fresh ingredients to make delicious, healthy dishes which mostly require about ten minutes of prep, a little time to marinate, and approximately fifteen-minutes o…
The Easy 5-ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook : Low-carb, High-fat Recipes for B
"Keep up with keto on even your busiest days. Finding quick and easy keto recipes that fit with your lifestyle and schedule can be difficult. That's why Jen Fisch, the blogger behind 'Keto in The City' and a busy working mom, shares her favorite stress-free keto meals in [this book]. With 130 recipes that require no mo…
Grit : the Power of Passion and Perseverance
"In this must-read book for anyone striving to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows parents, educators, athletes, students, and business people--both seasoned and new--that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a focused persistence called "grit." Why do some people succeed and othe…
Black Klansman : Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime
"The extraordinary true story of a black police officer who goes undercover to investigate the KKK, the basis for the forthcoming major motion picture directed by Spike Lee and produced by Jordan Peele. When detective Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department, co…
The Chew, a Year of Celebrations : Festive and Delicious Recipes for Every Occas
The Chew: A Year of Celebrations will guide you through the planning, cooking, and, of course, rejoicing in the year's most celebrated events. With a complete spread for each celebration, including drinks, appetizers, entrIes, sides, and desserts, the guesswork is taken out of menu creation; all that's left to do is pr…
Born to Dance : Celebrating the Wonder of Childhood
A book bursting with passion, hope, and gravity-defying energy. A book to make you dream. A book about youth in all its glory, captured through the lens of dance. Jordan Matter is known to millions for his 10 Minute Photo Challenge YouTube videos. Now, in one dazzling photo after another, he portrays children in ordina…
Just Jessie : My Guide to Love, Life, Family, and Food
A lifestyle book from country star, TV personality, entrepreneur and fashion designer Jessie James Decker.…
Dreamland : the True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
In fascinating detail, Sam Quinones chronicles how, over the past 15 years, enterprising sugar cane farmers in a small county on the west coast of Mexico created a unique distribution system that brought black tar heroin--the cheapest, most addictive form of the opiate, 2 to 3 times purer than its white powder cousin--…
"Pulitzer Prize-winner and biographer of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John D. Rockefeller, Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is carica…
Everybody Always : Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult Peopl
What happens when we stop avoiding difficult people and simply love everyone? In his wildly entertaining and inspiring follow-up to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon Love Does, Bob Goff takes readers on a life-altering journey into the secret of living without fear, care, constraint, or worry. The path toward t…
Just Mercy : a Story of Justice and Redemption
The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.…
We Were Eight Years in Power : an American Tragedy
"'We were eight years in power' was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in …
The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling true crime writer tells the chilling tale of how she came to learn that Ted Bundy, her close friend and colleague at a Seattle crisis hotline, was in fact a savage serial killer.…
Herding Cats : a "sarah's Scribbles" Collection
(3z(BWith characteristic wit and charm, Sarah Andersens third collection of comics and illustrated personal essays offers a survival guide for frantic modern life: from the importance of avoiding morning people, to Internet troll defense 101, to the not-so-life-changing futility of tidying up. But when all else fails…
The Year of Less : How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discover
"In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was maki…
Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life
The author of five books, including the novels Hard Laughter, Rosie and Joe Jones, offers an "inspiring book about writing as a way of finding truth" (San Francisco Chronicle). "A reveille to get off our duffs and start writing now, while we still can".--Seattle Times. "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten ye…
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. After ext…
Hungry Girl Simply 6 : All-natural Recipes with 6 Ingredients or Less
People everywhere are craving super-simple recipes with short ingredient lists, and Hungry Girl has come to their rescue with Hungry Girl Simply 6: All-Natural Recipes with 6 Ingredients or Less! For the first time ever, chapters are organized by main ingredient
The Smear : How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, W
The veteran journalist exposes the practices of opposition research to reveal how political leaders use their influence to shape public opinion, connecting popular misconceptions to strategic smear campaigns that have influenced voters.…
Inspired : Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read. What she discovered changed her--and…
Breakthrough : the Miraculous Story of a Mother's Faith and Her Child's Resurrec
When Joyce Smith's fourteen-year-old son John fell through an icy Missouri lake one winter morning, she and her family had seemingly lost everything. At the hospital, John lay lifeless for more than sixty minutes. But Joyce was not ready to give up on her son. She mustered all her faith and strength into one force and …
Work Optional : Retire Early the Non-penny-pinching Way
"A practical action guide for financial independence and early retirement from the popular "Our Next Life" blogger."--…
Hillbilly Elegy : a Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Shares the story of the author's family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle class life and the collective demons of the past.…
Medium Raw : a Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
Tracking his own strange and unexpected voyage from journeyman cook to globe-traveling professional eater and drinker, and even to fatherhood, Bourdain takes no prisoners as he dissects what he's seen, pausing along the way for a series of confessions, rants, investigations, and interrogations of some of the most contr…
The Dark Between Stars : Poems
"Atticus, has captured the hearts and minds of nearly 700k followers (including stars like Karlie Kloss, Emma Roberts, and Alicia Keys). In his second collection of poetry, The Dark Between Stars, he turns his attention to the dualities of our lived experiences--the inescapable connections between our highest highs and…
Gay Girl, Good God : the Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been
"Jackie grew up fatherless and experienced gender confusion. She embraced masculinity and homosexuality with every fiber of her being. She knew that Christians had a lot to say about all of the above. But was she supposed to change herself? How was she supposed to stop loving women, when homosexuality felt more natural…
The Best of Enemies : Race and Redemption in the New South
C. P. Ellis grew up in the poor white section of Durham, North Carolina, and as a young man joined the Ku Klux Klan. Ann Atwater, a single mother from the poor black part of town, quit her job as a household domestic to join the civil rights fight. During the 1960s, as the country struggled with the explosive issue of …
Prairie Fires : the American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
A comprehensive historical portrait of Laura Ingalls Wilder draws on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries and official records to fill in the gaps in Wilder's official story, sharing details about her pioneer experiences.…
Keep It Shut : What to Say, How to Say It, and when to Say Nothing at All
"From Bible times to modern times women have struggled with their words. What to say and how to say it. What not to say. When it is best to remain silent. And what to do when you've said something you wish you could now take back. In this book, a woman whose mouth has gotten her into loads of trouble shares the hows (a…
Collects over one hundred recipes that allow readers to get the most out of their air fryer, including such offerings as fried brie with cherry tomatoes, pork taco gorditas, lemon sage roast chicken, and smashed fried baby potatoes.…
American Wolf : a True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
The story of the rise of a Yellowstone wolf, and what her life and death and death tell us about the struggle for the American West. --…
Code Girls : the Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War I
Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved cou…
Democracy in Chains : the Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for A
"An explosive expose of the right's relentless campaign to eliminate unions, suppress voting, privatize public education, and change the Constitution. "Perhaps the best explanation to date of the roots of the political divide that threatens to irrevocably alter American government." --Booklist (starred review) Behind t…
The 5 Love Languages : the Secret to Love That Lasts
Dr. Chapman explains how people communicate love in different ways, and shares the wonderful things that happen when men and women learn to speak each other's language.…
Reminds us how powerful the Church can be and calls this generation to passionately pursue God's vision for His beloved Bride.…
Requiem for the American Dream : the 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth &
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! In his first major book on the subject of income inequality, Noam Chomsky skewers the fundamental tenets of neoliberalism and casts a clear, cold, patient eye on the economic facts of life. What are the ten principles of concentration of wealth and power at work in America today? They're si…
"The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small-town Arkansas, Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality as a young man. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to atte…
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life : Essays
With heartfelt candor and her usual side-splitting bite, humorist, essayist, and blogger at bitchesgottaeat.com Samantha Irby captures powerful emotional truths while chronicling the disaster that has been her life. An ill-fated pilgrimage and romantic vacation to Nashville to scatter her estranged father's ashes, awkw…
Stand-up comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish grew up in one of the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles. Her mother wound up with a debilitating brain injury after surviving a car accident. Tiffany never fit in anywhere: not in the households she rotated through in the foster care system, and certainly not the n…
Why We Sleep : Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
"The first sleep book by a leading scientific expert--Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley's Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab--reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better. Sleep is one of the most important but least u…
I Can't Make This Up : Life Lessons
Superstar, comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include, the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and listeners have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the …
Licensed to Lie : Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice
A gruesome suicide, a likely murder, a tragic plane crash, wrongful imprisonment, and gripping courtroom scenes draw readers into this compelling story giving them a frightening perspective on justice and who should be accountable when evidence is withheld. This is the true story of the strong-arm, illegal, and unethic…
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer, Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star, mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationship, and sex, and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is--a woman with the courage to bare her soul and stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh. …
Promise Me Dad : a Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
The former vice-president of the United States chronicles the difficult final year of his son's battle with cancer, his efforts to balance his responsibilities to the country and his family, and the lessons he learned.…
"The first book from Ruth Bader Ginsburg since becoming a Supreme Court Justice in 1993--a witty, engaging, serious, and playful collection of writings and speeches from the woman who has had a powerful and enduring influence on law, women's rights, and popular culture. My Own Words is a selection of writings and speec…
"With her 2010 TED talk on the power of vulnerability (over 18 million views), her bestselling books on the transformative gifts of shame and vulnerability, and her inspiring call for wholehearted living, Brene Brown has changed the cultural conversation. Her work has been embraced by Oprah Winfrey and corporate leader…
"He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life …
Being Mortal : Medicine and What Matters in the End
Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families of the terminally ill.…
Abdel Sellou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo were two people marginalized by society: Sellou a wisecracking, unemployed immigrant, just out on parole; Pozzo a man born to wealth and privilege, recently paralyzed from the neck down after a paragliding accident. How they came to help each other, and the unlikely friendship t…
Keto-tarian : the (mostly) Plant-based Plan to Burn Fat, Boost Your Energy, Crus
The keto craze is just getting warmed up. The ketogenic diet kick-starts your body's metabolism so it burns fat, instead of sugar, as its primary fuel. But most ketogenic plans are meat- and dairy-heavy, creating a host of other problems, especially for those who prefer plants at the center of the plate. Dr. Will Cole …
A joint poetry collection from the virally popular and bestselling poets r.h. Sin and Robert M. Drake. What are you hiding behind your smile? If those empty bottles that line the walls of your room could speak, what tales would they spill? So much of your truth is buried beneath the lies you tell yourself. There's a ne…
The Boy Who Knew Too Much : an Astounding True Story of a Young Boy's Past-life
This is a powerful and inspirational story about a young baseball prodigy who, at the age of two, began sharing vivid memories of being a baseball player in the 1920s and 30s. Christian Haupt described historical facts about Lou Gehrig that he could not have possibly known at the time. Distraught by their son's uncanny…
Instant Pot Miracle : from the Gourmet to Everyday, 175 Must-have Recipes.
Features Instant Pot pressure cooker recipes for everything from breakfast to dessert, including such offerings as bacon and egg breakfast bowl, beef chili, chicken noodle soup, Thai quinoa salad, raspberry cheesecake, and orange marmalade.…
The Book of Forgiving : the Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World
"Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has witnessed some of the worst crimes people can inflict on others. So wherever he goes, he inevitably gets asked this question. This book is his answer. Writing with his daughter, Mpho, an Anglican priest, they lay out the simple but profound truths about the significance of fo…
The Church of Mercy : a Vision for the Church
Pope Francis has captured the world's attention with his seemingly counterintuitive approach to leadership. In "The Church of Mercy," readers get a first-hand look at Pope Francis's vision of the good news of Christian hope and mercy. Designed for a broad readership, this is a compilation of essays, speeches, and homil…
How to Read Literature Like a Professor : a Lively and Entertaining Guide to Rea
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Get drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface -- a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character - and there's that sneaking suspicion…
American Sniper : the Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.s. Military H
The astonishing autobiography of SEAL Chief Chris Kyle, whose record 255 confirmed kills make him the most deadly sniper in U.S. military history.…
True Roots : a Mindful Kitchen with More Than 100 Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy,
In her first book, Kristin Cavallari shared her personal journey along with her tips on everything from style to relationships. And now, with True Roots, Cavallari shows you that improving the way you eat doesn't have to be difficult--a clean and toxin-free diet can and should be fun, easy, and enjoyable. She learned t…
Milk and honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and honey takes readers through a jo…
Tweak : Growing Up on Methamphetamines
The author details his immersion in a world of hardcore drugs, revealing the mental and physical depths of addiction, and the violent relapse one summer in California that forever changed his life, leading him down the road to recovery.…
American Wolf : a True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
The story of the rise of a Yellowstone wolf, and what her life and death tell us about the struggle for the American West. --…
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he presents his fashioning of the primeval Norse myths into a novel, which begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds, delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants, and culminates in …
Lying in Wait : and Other True Cases
The author presents another collection of fascinating and disturbing true-crime stories drawn from her real-life personal files.…
Beautiful Boy : a Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
The story of one teenager's descent into methamphetamine addiction is told from his father's point of view, describing how a varsity athlete and honor student became addicted to the dangerous drug and its impact on his family.…
Well Nourished : Mindful Practices to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Feed You
There is much more to nourishing yourself than simply eating food. After a long day of feeling run down and exhausted, what you're really hungering for is other forms of nourishment. Well Nourished is here to show you how to live a life where feel nourished emotionally, intellectually, physically, socially, and creativ…
The Old Man and the Gun : and Other Tales of True Crime
Selection of the journalist's articles previously published in various periodicals.…
Shoe Dog : a Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borro…