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The Electric Woman: A Memoir in Death-Defying Acts (Hardcover)

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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - May 2018

A New York Times Editors' Choice; A Southern Living Best Book of 2018; An Amazon Editors' Best Book of 2018; A Refinery29 Best Book of 2018; A New York Post Most Unforgettable Book of 2018
"Fascinating." —Vogue

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The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars (Hardcover)

By Sebastian Abbot

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ISBN: 9780393292206

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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 6th, 2018

Over the past decade, an audacious program called Football Dreams has held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa looking for soccer's next superstars.

Adjustment Day (Hardcover)

By Chuck Palahniuk

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ISBN: 9780393652598

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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 2018

People pass the word only to those they trust most: Adjustment Day is coming. They've been reading a mysterious book and memorizing its directives. They are ready for the reckoning.

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Godforsaken Grapes: A Slightly Tipsy Journey through the World of Strange, Obscure, and Underappreciated Wine (Hardcover)

By Jason Wilson

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ISBN: 9781419727580

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Published: Harry N. Abrams - April 24th, 2018

Undead Girl Gang (Hardcover)

By Lily Anderson

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ISBN: 9780451478238

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Published: Razorbill - May 8th, 2018

"A fun, fast read...it will resonate with readers who dabble in any sort of arts, dark or otherwise." --NPR.org

"With a singular and hilariously cutting teen voice, UNDEAD GIRL GANG is sure to be one of the most talked-about YA novels of the year." --BookPage

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What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter (Hardcover)

By Suzy Hopkins, Hallie Bateman (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 9781632869685

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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - April 3rd, 2018

A mother's advice to her daughter--a guide to daily living, both practical and sublime--with full-color illustrations throughout.

Client Earth (Paperback)

By James Thornton, Martin Goodman

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ISBN: 9781947534032

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Published: Scribe Publications - Scribe Us - April 3rd, 2018

Environmentally, our planet lacks the laws to keep it safe and those laws we do have are feebly enforced. Every new year is the hottest in human history, while forest, reef, ice, tundra, and species are disappearing forever. It is easy to lose all hope.

Love and Ruin: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Paula McLain

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ISBN: 9781101967386

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Published: Ballantine Books - May 2018

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of The Paris Wife brings to life the story of Martha Gellhorn—a fiercely independent, ambitious woman ahead of her time, who would become one of the greatest war correspondents of the twentieth century.

Fire Food: The Ultimate BBQ Cookbook (Hardcover)

By Christian Stevenson, David Loftus (Photographs by)

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ISBN: 9781787131545

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Published: Quadrille Publishing - May 2018

Fire Food will help you ace the art of handling live fire so that you can cook, grill and smoke meat, fish and veg that's out of this world. Pitmaster DJ BBQ covers all the basics of cooking over coal and wood, shows you how to perfect classic recipes and delves into more inventive cookout delights including a BBQ spaghetti Bolognese, and poutine with bourbon-spiked gravy.

A Mother for Choco (Paperback)

By Keiko Kasza

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ISBN: 9780698113640

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Published: Puffin Books - March 19th, 1996

Family is about love no matter how different parents and children may be, adopted or not.

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The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For (Paperback)

By David McCullough

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ISBN: 9781501174193

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Published: Simon & Schuster - April 10th, 2018

A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that reminds us of fundamental American principles.

“Insightful and inspirational, The American Spirit summons a vexed and divided nation to rememberR

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)

By Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Ola Rosling

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ISBN: 9781250107817

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Published: Flatiron Books - April 3rd, 2018

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Noir: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Christopher Moore

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ISBN: 9780062433978

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Published: William Morrow - April 17th, 2018

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Booze & Vinyl: A Spirited Guide to Great Music and Mixed Drinks (Hardcover)

By André Darlington, Tenaya Darlington

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ISBN: 9780762463473

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Published: Running Press Adult - April 17th, 2018

The ultimate listening party guide, Booze and Vinyl shows you how to set the mood for 70 great records from the 1950s through the 2000s.

Quantum Physics for Babies (Baby University) (Board Books)

By Chris Ferrie

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ISBN: 9781492656227

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Published: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky - May 2nd, 2017

Simple explanations of complex ideas for your future genius

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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Hardcover)

By Steve Brusatte

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ISBN: 9780062490421

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Published: William Morrow - April 24th, 2018

"THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY," hails Scientific American: A thrilling new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists.
A New York Times Bestseller • Goodreads Choice Awards WINNER

Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage (Hardcover)

By Brian Castner

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ISBN: 9780385541626

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Published: Doubleday - March 13th, 2018

In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his name, in search of the fabled Northwest Passage that had eluded mariners for hundreds of years. In 2016, the acclaimed memoirist Brian Castner retraced Mackenzie's route by canoe in a grueling journey -- and discovered the Passage he could not find.

CIRCE (Hardcover)

By Madeline Miller

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ISBN: 9780316556347

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Published: Little, Brown and Company - April 10th, 2018

"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times).

Repertoire: All the Recipes You Need (Hardcover)

By Jessica Battilana

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ISBN: 9780316360340

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Published: Little, Brown and Company - April 3rd, 2018

Simple, stunning recipes for home cooks, from the writer of the "Repertoire" column for the San Francisco Chronicle

Aru Shah and the End of Time (A Pandava Novel Book 1) (Pandava Series #1) (Hardcover)

By Roshani Chokshi

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ISBN: 9781368012355

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Published: Rick Riordan Presents - March 27th, 2018

Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school.

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Truth: How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality (Hardcover)

By Hector Macdonald

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ISBN: 9780316510820

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Published: Little, Brown and Company - March 6th, 2018

"In a time when truth is under assault, Hector Macdonald is here to defend it. He offers clear-eyed, compelling guidelines for becoming a more accurate consumer and producer of information."--Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl Sandberg

Every Note Played (Hardcover)

By Lisa Genova

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ISBN: 9781476717807

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Published: Gallery/Scout Press - March 20th, 2018

“Unsparing in her depiction of the disease’s harrowing effects, neuroscientist Genova also celebrates humanity.” —People

“Sometimes it’s easier to tell truth in fiction…And she tells it with heart and hope.” —NPR

“Her juxtaposition of scientific detail with compassionate, heartfelt storyt

House of Names: A Novel (Paperback)

By Colm Toibin

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ISBN: 9781501140228

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Published: Scribner - March 6th, 2018

* A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of the Year
* Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, St.

Food52 Any Night Grilling: 60 Ways to Fire Up Dinner (and More) (Food52 Works) (Hardcover)

By Paula Disbrowe, Amanda Hesser (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 9781524758967

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Published: Ten Speed Press - March 27th, 2018

This innovative collection of recipes will have you grilling deeply flavorful dishes for lunch, dinner, or any time.

Jerky: The Fatted Calf's Guide to Preserving and Cooking Dried Meaty Goods (Hardcover)

By Taylor Boetticher, Toponia Miller

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ISBN: 9781524759025

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Published: Ten Speed Press - March 20th, 2018

Perfect for home canners and preservers; hunters; followers of a Paleo, Keto, or high-protein diet; fans of dehydrators; or anyone looking to explore the centuries-old craft of drying meat, this beautifully photographed cookbook contains 40 easy-to-follow recipes for making and cooking with homemade jerky.

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Searching for the Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World (Hardcover)

By John Man

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ISBN: 9781681776750

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Published: Pegasus Books - February 27th, 2018

Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to purify their ranks.

Lacking Character (Paperback)

By Curtis White

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ISBN: 9781612196787

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Published: Melville House - March 13th, 2018

Curtis White's long-awaited return to fiction reminds us that the founder of one of American literature's most vibrant and innovative movements is still the King of "transcendental buffoonery."

The story begins when a masked man appears in the night at the door of the Marquis, proclaiming a matter of life and death: "I stand falsely accused of an atrocity!"

Sometimes I Lie: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Alice Feeney

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ISBN: 9781250144843

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Published: Flatiron Books - March 13th, 2018

NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

Eating from the Ground Up: Recipes for Simple, Perfect Vegetables (Hardcover)

By Alana Chernila

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ISBN: 9780451494993

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Published: Clarkson Potter - February 27th, 2018

Vegetables keep secrets, and to prepare them well, we need to know how to coax those secrets out.

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Accidental Jesus Freak: One Woman's Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom (Paperback)

By Amber Lea Starfire

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ISBN: 9780999444108

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Published: Moonskye Publishing - February 2nd, 2018

From the author of the award-winning memoir Not the Mother I Remember, comes an extraordinary story of love and faith and a unique window into the Jesus Movement in the 1970s.

Whiskey: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Bruce Holbert

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ISBN: 9780374289188

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Published: MCD - March 13th, 2018

Whiskey burns pleasantly as it goes down, but has a lasting, powerful effect.

The Flavor Matrix: The Art and Science of Pairing Common Ingredients to Create Extraordinary Dishes (Hardcover)

By James Briscione, Brooke Parkhurst

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ISBN: 9780544809963

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Published: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - March 6th, 2018

One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Food Books of the Year

A revolutionary new guide to pairing ingredients, based on a famous chef's groundbreaking research into the chemical basis of flavor

As an instructor at one of the world’s top culinary schools, James Briscione thought he knew how to mix and match ingredients.

The Immigrant Cookbook: Recipes That Make America Great (Hardcover)

By Leyla Moushabeck

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ISBN: 9781566560382

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Published: Interlink Books - March 2018

Since its beginnings, America has been a haven for people seeking refuge from political or economic troubles, or simply those in search of adventure and prosperity in a land where opportunity is promised to all.

Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, Book One) (Hardcover)

By Tamora Pierce

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ISBN: 9780375847110

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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - February 6th, 2018

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! This NEW must-read fantasy from an author who is legend herself--TAMORA PIERCE--is one Bustle calls "the perfect book for die-hard Pierce fans and newcomers alike."

"Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration."

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Napa at Last Light: America's Eden in an Age of Calamity (Hardcover)

By James Conaway

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ISBN: 9781501128455

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Published: Simon & Schuster - March 6th, 2018

A New York Times bestselling author reveals how the beautiful, isolated Napa Valley wine region of California exploded into an extraordinary outsized version of the American dream and whose vineyards sparked an unbelievable power struggle between old family stewardship and multinational corporations.

Not so long ago, wine was an exclusively European product.

Crossing California: A Cultural Topography of a Land of Wonder and Weirdness (Paperback)

By Sam McManis

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ISBN: 9781610353137

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Published: Craven Street Books - February 2018

Sacramento Bee journalist Sam McManis spent five years on the road trying to find the real California. He discovered that there is more than one California, but every different California is equally weird and wonderful.

The House of Broken Angels (Hardcover)

By Luis Alberto Urrea

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ISBN: 9780316154888

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Published: Little, Brown and Company - March 6th, 2018

In this "raucous, moving, and necessary" (San Francisco Chronicle) story by a Pulitzer Prize finalist, the De La Cruzes, a family on the Mexican-American border, celebrate two of their most beloved relatives during a joyous and bittersweet weekend.

Norse Mythology (Paperback)

By Neil Gaiman

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ISBN: 9780393356182

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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 6th, 2018

Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok.

The One-Bottle Cocktail: More than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit (Hardcover)

By Maggie Hoffman

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ISBN: 9780399580048

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Published: Ten Speed Press - March 6th, 2018

A collection of more than 80 wonderfully creative, fresh, and delicious cocktails that only require a bottle of your favorite spirit, plus fresh ingredients you can easily find at the market.

She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History (Hardcover)

By Chelsea Clinton, Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 9780525516996

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Published: Philomel Books - March 6th, 2018

The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger's #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and little kids who are ready to take on the world.

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A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice (Paperback)

By William E. Glassley

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ISBN: 9781942658344

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Published: Bellevue Literary Press - Bellevue Literary P - February 13th, 2018

Winner of the John Burroughs Medal for Distinguished Natural History Book
Kirkus Reviews "Best Book of the Year" selection

The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth (Hardcover)

By Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780385542760

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Published: Doubleday - February 20th, 2018

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies.

Fortnight on Maxwell Street (Paperback)

By David Kerns

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ISBN: 9780996676533

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Published: Bay Tree Publishing - February 7th, 2018

Fortnight on Maxwell Street is a reluctant hero's journey of fear and courage set in Chicago in the spring of 1968. 24-year-old medical student Nick Weissman spends two weeks delivering babies in the kitchens and bedrooms of the inner-city's slum tenements.

A Baker's Year: Twelve Months of Baking and Living the Simple Life at the Smoke Signals Bakery (Hardcover)

By Tara Jensen

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ISBN: 9781250127389

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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - February 13th, 2018

A year in the life of Instagram bread-baking sensation Tara Jensen as she teaches readers how to bake bread and pies, build the perfect fire to cook with, and live a simple, satisfying life.

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (Hardcover)

By Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 9780062742469

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Published: HarperCollins - January 16th, 2018

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award winner Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men into space to picture book readers!

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What's Making Our Children Sick?: How Industrial Food Is Causing an Epidemic of Chronic Illness, and What Parents (and Doctors) Can Do about It (Paperback)

By Michelle Perro, Vincanne Adams

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ISBN: 9781603587570

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Published: Chelsea Green Publishing Company - November 20th, 2017

Exploring the links between GM foods, glyphosate, and gut health

God at the Edge: Searching for the Divine in Uncomfortable and Unexpected Places (Paperback)

By Niles Goldstein

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ISBN: 9780609804889

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Published: Harmony - April 24th, 2001

Here is a book about adventure, raw experience, and facing inner demons.

Gonzo Judaism: A Bold Path for Renewing an Ancient Faith (Paperback)

By Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein

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ISBN: 9781590307687

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Published: Trumpeter - March 9th, 2010

Here is a book that is both clarion call for a new Jewish agenda and a blueprint for an adventurous but genuine path toward spiritual growth and religious wisdom.

The Power (Hardcover)

By Naomi Alderman

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ISBN: 9780316547611

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Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 10th, 2017

What would happen if women suddenly possessed a fierce new power?

"The Power is our era's The Handmaid's Tale." --Ron Charles, Washington Post

**WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION**

Home Cook: Over 300 Delicious Fuss-Free Recipes (Hardcover)

By Thomasina Miers

$32.00

ISBN: 9781783350964

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Published: Guardian Faber Publishing - February 6th, 2018

"This is the best of all worlds: recipes which are fuss-free but not without ambition. Thomasina shows how you can build vibrant and exciting meals into the course of life's mad pace." - Yottam Ottolenghi Thomasina Miers, founder of Wahaca and Guardian food columnist, has collected her favorite, life-friendly recipes so that you can cook good food any day of the week.

The Book of Boy (Hardcover)

By Catherine Gilbert Murdock

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ISBN: 9780062686206

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Published: Greenwillow Books - February 6th, 2018

A Newbery Honor Book * Booklist Editors’ Choice * BookPage Best Books * Chicago Public Library Best Fiction * Horn Book Fanfare * Kirkus Reviews Best Books * Publishers Weekly Best Books * Wall Street Journal Best of the Year * An ALA Notable Book

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