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Be With (Paperback)

By Forrest Gander
$16.95
ISBN: 9780811226059
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Published: New Directions - August 28th, 2018

WINNER OF THE 2019 PULITZER PRIZE IN POETRY
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
Publishers Weekly Best Poetry Book of 2018

Forrest Gander’s first book of poems since his Pulitzer finalist Core Samples from the World: a startling look through loss, grief, and regret into the exquisite nature of intimacy

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Mickey: The Giveaway Boy (Paperback)

By Robert Shafer
$19.99
ISBN: 9781947041318
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Published: Running Wild Press - March 15th, 2019
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Hollow Kingdom (Hardcover)

By Kira Jane Buxton
$27.00
ISBN: 9781538745823
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - August 6th, 2019

A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor!

"The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead" in this big-hearted, boundlessly beautiful romp through the Apocalypse, where a foul-mouthed crow is humanity's only chance to survive Seattle's zombie problem (Karen Joy Fowler, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author). S.T., a domestic

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Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Hardcover)

By Robert Macfarlane
$27.95
ISBN: 9780393242140
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - June 4th, 2019

National Bestseller • New York Times “100 Notable Books of the Year” • NPR “Favorite Books of 2019” • Guardian “100 Best Books of the 21st Century” • Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award

From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet’s past and future.

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The Mere Wife: A Novel (Paperback)

By Maria Dahvana Headley
$18.00
ISBN: 9781250214942
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Published: Picador - July 16th, 2019

New York Times bestselling author Maria Dahvana Headley presents a modern retelling of the literary classic Beowulf, set in American suburbia as two mothers—a housewife and a battle-hardened veteran—fight to protect those they love in The Mere Wife.

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Each Tiny Spark (Hardcover)

By Pablo Cartaya
$17.99
ISBN: 9780451479723
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Published: Kokila - August 6th, 2019

From award-winning author Pablo Cartaya comes a deeply moving middle grade novel about a daughter and father finding their way back to each other in the face of their changing family and community.

A SCHNEIDER FAMILY BOOK AWARD HONOR FOR MIDDLE GRADE

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White Bird: A Wonder Story (Hardcover)

By R. J. Palacio
$24.99
ISBN: 9780525645535
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - October 1st, 2019

Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson! 

Inspired by her blockbuster phenomenon Wonder, R. J. Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with an unforgettable, Sydney Taylor Book Award-winning story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a time of war. 

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Guts (Paperback)

By Raina Telgemeier
$12.99
ISBN: 9780545852500
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Published: Graphix - September 17th, 2019

A true story from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug.

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Ashes in a Coconut (Paperback)

By Bo Kearns
$19.49
ISBN: 9781945181504
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Published: Moonshine Cove Publishing, LLC - May 15th, 2019

To save her marriage, Laura Harrison accompanies her husband Jack to Indonesia where he is to take over as president of troubled bank; but when her premonitions become reality, events spin out of control.

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The Man Without a Party: The Trials of Carl von Ossietzky (Paperback)

By Richard Tres
$17.99
ISBN: 9781949472882
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Published: Beacon Publishing Group - April 12th, 2019

The Kaiser fined him for his writings; he refused to pay. The Weimar Republic charged him with treason for publishing the truth about their illegal military build-up. He fought them in court and went to prison. In early 1933, when Hitler took power, journalist Carl von Ossietzky was one of the first thrown into the new concentration camps.

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Hollow Kingdom (Hardcover)

By Kira Jane Buxton
$27.00
ISBN: 9781538745823
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - August 6th, 2019

A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor!

"The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead" in this big-hearted, boundlessly beautiful romp through the Apocalypse, where a foul-mouthed crow is humanity's only chance to survive Seattle's zombie problem (Karen Joy Fowler, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author). S.T., a domestic

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The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction): A Novel (Hardcover)

By Colson Whitehead
$24.95
ISBN: 9780385537070
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Published: Doubleday - July 16th, 2019

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times bestselling follow-up to The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.
 

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The Lager Queen of Minnesota: A Novel (Hardcover)

By J. Ryan Stradal
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ISBN: 9780399563058
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Published: Pamela Dorman Books - July 23rd, 2019

A National Bestseller!

“The perfect pick-me-up on a hot summer day.” 
—Washington Post
 
“[A] charmer of a tale. . . Warm, witty and--like any good craft beer--complex, the saga delivers a subtly feminist and wholly life-affirming message.”
—People Magazine
 

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The Buddha Sat Right Here: A Family Odyssey Through India and Nepal (Paperback)

By Dena Moes
$16.95
ISBN: 9781631525612
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Published: She Writes Press - April 2nd, 2019

Dena was a busy midwife trapped on the hamster wheel of working motherhood. Adam was an eccentric Buddhist yogi passing as a hard-working dad. Bella was fourteen and wanted to be normal. Sophia was up for anything that involved skipping school.

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Guesthouse for Ganesha (Paperback)

By Judith Teitelman
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ISBN: 9781631525216
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Published: She Writes Press - May 7th, 2019

In 1923, seventeen-year-old Esther Gr nspan arrives in K ln "with a hardened heart as her sole luggage." Thus begins a twenty-two-year journey, woven against the backdrops of the European Holocaust and the Hindu Kali Yuga (the "Age of Darkness" when human civilization degenerates spiritually), in search of a place of sanctuary.

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Celebrate Rosé: Cocktails & Parties for Life's Rosiest Moments (Hardcover)

By Ashley Rose Conway
$19.99
ISBN: 9781681884608
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Published: Weldon Owen - July 2nd, 2019

With an intoxicating collection of rosé-based cocktails for fun, sun-splashed occasions—alfresco soirees to bachelorette bashes, beach parties to boozy brunches—this charming book by a cocktail maven also offers stylish entertaining ideas, food pairings, bar techniques, and a wealth of insider know-how for lovers of this delightful pink drink.

This enchanting book

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A Wolf Called Wander (Hardcover)

By Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062895936
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Published: Greenwillow Books - May 7th, 2019

A New York Times bestseller! “Don’t miss this dazzling tour de force.”—Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal winning author of The One and Only Ivan

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The Peculiar Pig (Hardcover)

By Joy Steuerwald, Joy Steuerwald (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399548871
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - June 18th, 2019

* "An excellent, gently told addition to anti-bullying, adoption, and individuality storytimes."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

There was a different sort of piglet in the pigpen one cool spring morning.

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Racial Ecologies (Paperback)

By Leilani Nishime (Editor), Kim D. Hester Williams (Editor)
$30.00
ISBN: 9780295743738
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Published: University of Washington Press - July 2nd, 2018

From the Flint water crisis to the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy, environmental threats and degradation disproportionately affect communities of color, with often dire consequences for people's lives and health.

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Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation (Hardcover)

By Jon Meacham, Tim McGraw
$30.00
ISBN: 9780593132951
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Published: Random House - June 11th, 2019

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw

“Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Big Sky (Jackson Brodie #5) (Hardcover)

By Kate Atkinson
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ISBN: 9780316523097
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - June 25th, 2019

Iconoclastic detective Jackson Brodie returns in a triumphant new novel about secrets, sex, and lies.

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Hair of the Dog: 80 Hangover Cocktails and Cures (Hardcover)

By Salvatore Calabrese
$9.95
ISBN: 9781454934288
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Published: Sterling Publishing (NY) - June 4th, 2019

No such thing as a cure for a hangover? Guess again, thanks to one of the world's best bartenders.

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Breakfast: The Cookbook (Hardcover)

By Emily Elyse Miller
$49.95
ISBN: 9780714878041
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Published: Phaidon Press - May 29th, 2019

Start the day with the definitive cookbook of authentic home-cooking breakfast dishes from around the world

Breakfast is the most important – and comforting – time of day for billions of people everywhere. Here, for the first time, a collection of hundreds of home-cooking recipes celebrates morning meals as they're prepared in kitchens across the globe.

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The Beholder (Hardcover)

By Anna Bright
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062845429
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Published: HarperTeen - June 4th, 2019

“Sparkles with beauty, intrigue, and romance.”—Kiera Cass, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series

Selah has waited her whole life for a happily ever after. As the only daughter of the leader of Potomac, she knows her duty is to find the perfect match.

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Sustainability: A Love Story (21st Century Essays) (Paperback)

By Nicole Walker
$23.95
ISBN: 9780814254851
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Published: Mad Creek Books - August 17th, 2018

In Sustainability: A Love Story, Nicole Walker questions what it means to live sustainably while still being able to have Internet and eat bacon. After all, who wants to listen to a short, blond woman who is mostly a hypocrite anyway—who eats cows, drives a gasoline-powered car, who owns no solar panels—tsk-tsking them?

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Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction (Paperback)

By Britt Wray, George Church (Foreword by)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781771644723
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Published: Greystone Books - May 21st, 2019

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New Yorker and Science News

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Dancing on the Spider's Web (Paperback)

By Sasha Paulsen
$15.99
ISBN: 9781732776814
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Published: Tempest Books, Ltd. - May 8th, 2019

Is love incompatible with intelligence? Sarah Glass suspects this is the case. The shy, serious medical student would be the first to tell you that the heart is merely a muscle that beats or does not, the latter to the disadvantage of its owner. A heart cannot soar, leap, melt, or break.

And this is why it's so bewildering when it happens to her.

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Tasting the Past: One Man’s Quest to Discover (and Drink!) the World’s Original Wines (Paperback)

By Kevin Begos
$16.95
ISBN: 9781616209377
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Published: Algonquin Books - June 4th, 2019

"A vintner’s blend of science, history, travel, and tantalizing drink recommendations." --Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist

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Worm Loves Worm (Hardcover)

By J. J. Austrian, Mike Curato (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062386335
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Published: Balzer + Bray - January 5th, 2016

One of Time Out's “LGBTQ+ books for kids to read during Pride Month,” this irresistible picture book is a celebration of love in all its splendid forms from debut author J. J. Austrian and the acclaimed author-illustrator of Little Elliot, Big City, Mike Curato.

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And Tango Makes Three (Hardcover)

By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780689878459
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - June 1st, 2005

And Tango Makes Three is the bestselling, heartwarming true story of two penguins who create a nontraditional family.

At the penguin house at the Central Park Zoo, two penguins named Roy and Silo were a little bit different from the others. But their desire for a family was the same.

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How to Be a Lion (Hardcover)

By Ed Vere
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525578055
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Published: Doubleday Books for Young Readers - June 26th, 2018

From the New York Times bestselling author/illustrator of Max the Brave comes an inspiring and adorable picture book about a pair of unlikely friends who face down a pack of bullies.

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Ten Women Who Changed Science and the World: Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Chien-Shiung Wu, Virginia Apgar, and More (Hardcover)

By Catherine Whitlock, Rhodri Evans
$26.99
ISBN: 9781635766103
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Published: Diversion Books - June 11th, 2019

From two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie to physicist Chien-Shiung Wu and obstetrical anesthesiologist Virginia Apgar, M.D., this book celebrates the lives and hard-earned accomplishments of ten women from around the world who forever changed astronomy, physics, chemistry, medicine, and biology.

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When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought (Paperback)

By Jim Holt
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ISBN: 9780374538422
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - May 14th, 2019

From Jim Holt, the New York Times bestselling author of Why Does the World Exist?, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought.

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Ask Again, Yes: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Mary Beth Keane
$27.00
ISBN: 9781982106980
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Published: Scribner - May 28th, 2019

The triumphant New York Times Bestseller * The Tonight Show Summer Reads Pick *

Named one of the best books of the year by People, Vogue, Parade, NPR, and Elle

“This is one beautiful book.

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Bunny: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Mona Awad
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ISBN: 9780525559733
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Published: Viking - June 11th, 2019

"Jon Swift + Witches of Eastwick + Kelly 'Get In Trouble' Link + Mean Girls + Creative Writing Degree Hell! No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled! O Bunny you are sooo genius!" —Margaret Atwood, via Twitter

"A wild, audacious and ultimately unforgettable novel." —Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times 

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Eat Like You Give a Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive (Hardcover)

By Mareya Ibrahim
$29.99
ISBN: 9781250189776
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - June 4th, 2019

Eighty recipes support eight essential nutritional strategies to help you look and feel amazing

"Ibrahim's thoughtful recipes and sense of humor ("Greens are your new friends with bennies") keep this book entertaining and accessible." —Publishers Weekly

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Cece Loves Science and Adventure (Hardcover)

By Kimberly Derting, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator), Shelli R. Johannes
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062499622
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Published: Greenwillow Books - June 4th, 2019

“Smart girls, friendship, and fun: a winning combination.” —Kirkus

“A wonderful book.” —School Library Journal

Cece loves science and adventure!

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Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It (Hardcover)

By Adam Savage
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ISBN: 9781982113476
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Published: Atria Books - May 7th, 2019

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“An imperative how-to for creativity.” —Nick Offerman

Adam Savage—star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reali

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Good Enough: The Tolerance for Mediocrity in Nature and Society (Hardcover)

By Daniel S. Milo
$28.95
ISBN: 9780674504622
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Published: Harvard University Press - June 18th, 2019

In this spirited and irreverent critique of Darwin's long hold over our imagination, a distinguished philosopher of science makes the case that, in culture as well as nature, not only the fittest survive: the world is full of the "good enough" that persist too.

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Mostly Dead Things (Hardcover)

By Kristen Arnett
$24.95
ISBN: 9781947793309
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Published: Tin House Books - June 4th, 2019

The celebrated New York Times Bestseller

A Best Book of the Year pick at the New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, TIME, Washington Post, Oprahmag.com, Thrillist, Shelf Awareness, Good Housekeeping and more.

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Ocean Vuong
$26.00
ISBN: 9780525562023
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Published: Penguin Press - June 4th, 2019

An instant New York Times Bestseller! 

Longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction, the Carnegie Medal in Fiction, the 2019 Aspen Words Literacy Prize, and the PEN/Hemingway Debut Novel Award

Shortlisted for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 

Winner of the 2019 New England Book Award for Fiction! 

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Drive Through Napa: Your Ultimate Companion to Napa Valley's Wine Regions (Paperback)

By Paul Hodgins, Kathy Lajvardi (Designed by), Naushad Huda (Editor)
$20.00
ISBN: 9780578451619
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Published: Iltg Media, Inc. - February 13th, 2019

YOUR COMPANION TO NAPA VALLEY'S WINES

Facts, history, interviews, and price-to-value charts about Napa Valley's 16 wine sub-regions in an easy-to-read, beautifully designed format. Read time, 90 min or 3 glasses of wine

WHAT'S INSIDE

* Gain confidence on Napa Valley wineries by learning about Napa's 16 wine regions.

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Alphabet Trains (Paperback)

By Samantha R. Vamos, Ryan O'Rourke (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781580895934
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Published: Charlesbridge - June 4th, 2019

All aboard for a train ride through the alphabet! Whether chug-chug-chugging up a mountainside in an Incline train or zipping at super speed in a Bullet train, trains will get you where you need to be—A to Z!

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How to Write a Page-Turner: Craft a Story Your Readers Can't Put Down (Paperback)

By Jordan Rosenfeld
$18.99
ISBN: 9781440354342
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Published: Writer's Digest Books - March 19th, 2019

Infuse Your Fiction with the Powerful Tug of Tension

Tension is the heart of conflict, the backbone of uncertainty, the hallmark of danger. It keeps readers guessing and characters on their toes. When you've got tension in place, stories leave readers breathless and wanting more. When it's missing, scenes feel inconsequential, plots drag, and characters meander.

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This America: The Case for the Nation (Hardcover)

By Jill Lepore
$16.95
ISBN: 9781631496417
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Published: Liveright - May 28th, 2019

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection
One of President Bill Clinton’s “Best Things I’ve Read This Year”

From the acclaimed historian and New Yorker writer comes this urgent manifesto on the dilemma of nationalism and the erosion of liberalism in the twenty-first century.

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Cari Mora: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Thomas Harris
$29.00
ISBN: 9781538750148
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Published: Grand Central Publishing - May 21st, 2019

A resilient young woman must outwit a sadistic psychopath in this pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Silence of the Lambs, a "master still at the top of his strange and chilling form" (Wall Street Journal).

Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront.

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My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions [A Cookbook] (Hardcover)

By Gabriela Camara, Malena Watrous
$35.00
ISBN: 9780399580574
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Published: Lorena Jones Books - April 30th, 2019

The innovative chef and culinary trend-setter named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world shares 150 recipes for her vibrant, simple, and sophisticated contemporary Mexican cooking.

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The Yoga House (Paperback)

By Jesse Bennett
$15.00
ISBN: 9781480868076
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Published: Archway Publishing - September 21st, 2018

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Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot (Paperback)

By Vivien Goldman
$17.95
ISBN: 9781477316542
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Published: University of Texas Press - May 7th, 2019

As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music journalism is unusually well-rounded. In Revenge of the She-Punks, she probes four themes--identity, money, love, and protest--to explore what makes punk such a liberating art form for women.

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The Beatles A to Z: The Iconic Band - from Apple to Zebra Crossings (Hardcover)

By Steve Wide, Chantel de Sousa (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781925418903
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Published: Smith Street Books - May 7th, 2019

An illustrated A to Z celebrating the unparalleled impact of the cultural phenomenon that was the Beatles--the greatest band of all time.

The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names: How Arcade Fire, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Vampire Weekend, and 532 Other Bands Got Their Names Cover Image

The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names: How Arcade Fire, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Vampire Weekend, and 532 Other Bands Got Their Names (Paperback)

By Adam Dolgins
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ISBN: 9781419732591
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Published: Abrams Image - May 7th, 2019

The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how the world’s most popular and influential rock and pop acts got their names. By turns fascinating, funny, and bizarre, the pages offer insight into the peculiar choices and idiosyncratic psychologies of hundreds of top musicians from the 1960s to the present.

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Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon (Hardcover)

By C. M. Kushins
$29.00
ISBN: 9780306921483
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Published: Da Capo Press - May 7th, 2019

Biography of legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, spanning his nomadic youth and early recording career to his substance abuse, final album, and posthumous Grammy Awards

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Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste (Hardcover)

By Nolan Gasser
$32.50
ISBN: 9781250057198
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Published: Flatiron Books - April 30th, 2019

From the chief architect of the Pandora Radio’s Music Genome Project comes a definitive and groundbreaking examination of how your mind, body, and upbringing influence the music you love.

Everyone loves music. But what is it that makes music so universally beloved and have such a powerful effect on us?

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God Bless America: The Story of an Immigrant Named Irving Berlin (Hardcover)

By Adah Nuchi, Rob Polivka (Illustrator)
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ISBN: 9781368015769
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - June 5th, 2018

An inspiring portrait of an immigrant and the gift he gave his new home.

Persecuted as Jews, Izzy Baline and his family emigrated from Russia to New York, where he fell in love with his new country. He heard music everywhere and was full to bursting with his own. Izzy’s thump-two-three, ting-a-ling, whee tunes soon brought him acclaim as the sought-after songwriter Irving Berlin.

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Operatic (Hardcover)

By Kyo Maclear, Byron Eggenschwiler (Illustrator)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781554989720
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Published: Groundwood Books - April 2nd, 2019

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I made a mistake! With the Fire on High is NOT a novel in poetry, unlike Elizabeth Acevedo's first book. Please pardon my error, I wasn't quite as awake as I thought I was!

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The Book of Help: A Memoir in Remedies (Hardcover)

By Megan Griswold
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ISBN: 9781635652208
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Published: Rodale Books - January 22nd, 2019

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSLLER • WINNER OF THE NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD • “In a world full of spiritual seekers, Megan Griswold is an undisputed all-star. What a delightful journey!”—Elizabeth Gilbert, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic and Eat, Pray, Love

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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (Hardcover)

By David McCullough
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ISBN: 9781501168680
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Published: Simon & Schuster - May 7th, 2019

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story—the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define our country.

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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis (Hardcover)

By Jared Diamond
$35.00
ISBN: 9780316409131
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - May 7th, 2019

A "riveting and illuminating" Bill Gates Summer Reading pick about how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't (Yuval Noah Harari), by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the landmark bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel.

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The Guest Book: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Sarah Blake
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ISBN: 9781250110251
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Published: Flatiron Books - May 7th, 2019

Instant New York Times Bestseller
Longlisted for Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
2020 New England Society Book Award Winner for Fiction

“The Guest Book is monumental in a way that few novels dare attempt.” —The Washington Post

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Wine Country Table: With Recipes that Celebrate California's Sustainable Harvest (Hardcover)

By Janet Fletcher, Robert Holmes (Photographs by), Sara Remington (Photographs by)
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ISBN: 9780847865437
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Published: Rizzoli - March 26th, 2019

Celebrating the Golden State's wine-growing regions, Wine Country Table features compelling stories and recipes that showcase the range of the state's agricultural bounty and the seasonal spirit that continues to define the produce-driven and ethnically influenced essence of California wine country cooking.

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With the Fire on High (Hardcover)

By Elizabeth Acevedo
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ISBN: 9780062662835
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Published: Quill Tree Books - May 7th, 2019

From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright.

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