Jung Chang

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

Minnesota

The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

In this ground-breaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry.

Empress Dowager Cixi

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Michael Eric Dyson

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America

A provocative, lively deep-dive into the meaning of America's first black president and first black presidency, from "one of the most graceful and lucid intellectuals writing on race and politics today" (Vanity Fair)

The Black Presidency

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Our National Parks are wonderous, but apparently, not everyone can see past the end of their own noses to see it. Hilarious actual review comments left by visitors. Includes a book of postcards displaying the same humor.

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors

Subpar Parks and postcards

Jane Smiley

Complete your Jane Smiley collection with this relatively rare bune of 2 novellas.

"Smiley's stories lucidly explore the complexities of contemporary sexual and dometic life...the emotional and moral complexity that she uncovers in the characters of these resonant novellas confirms Jane Smiley's singular talent. ORDINARY LOVE AND GOOD WILL is an extraordinary achievement." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD ORDINARY LOVE At a reunion with her grown children, a woman recalls the long-ago affair that ended her relationship with their father--and changed all their lives irrevoccably. GOOD WILL Despite the carefully self-sufficient life he has designed for his small family, a man discovers that even the right choices have unexpected consequences--sometimes heart-breaking ones.

Ordinary Love and Good Will

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Jessica Shattuck

So much packed into such a short novel! So good!

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Novel

"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle comes a sweeping story of a nation on the rise, and one family's deeply complicated relationship to the resource that built their fortune and fueled their greatest tragedy, perfect for fans of The Dutch House and The Great Circle"--

Last House

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George R. R. Martin

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Leaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets Adara, a winter child who looks to the creature to help save her world from destruction.

The Ice Dragon

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Paula Brackston

I thought for the longest time that all the Paula Brackston witch books I had were one series, but when I googled them to pick a witchy book to read for the season, turns out only these 2 are a series.  The Return of the Witch is a direct sequel of The Witch's Daughter and is just as good! I ended up loving these women! 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Witnessing the death of her witch mother in the spring of 1628, Bess turns to secluded Warlock Gideon for protection and learns formidable powers including immortality, skills she begins teaching to a new apprentice centuries later while her former master insists on payment for saving her life. Reprint.

The Witch's Daughter and sequel

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Reif Larsen

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

When twelve-year-old cartography genius T.S. Spivet receives a prestigious award, he leaves his quiet ranch home in Montana for Washington, D.C., and he learns more about himself and the world around him on his journey.

The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet

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Alan Powers

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Full of beautiful and colorful photos, this book addresses all aspects: storage, display, the use of books as structural elements and furniture.

Living with Books

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Jesse Garza

Joe Lupo

Peter Murdock

A Five-Step Cure for the Common Closet

At last, from the founders of Visual Therapy*, comes a revolutionary solution to the age-old quandary of too many clothes but nothing to wear. 8-page full-color insert.

Nothing to Wear?

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Patrick Ness

This is one of my all-time favorites! John Green is quoted in a blurb on the back, "Patrick Ness is an insanely beautiful writer." I wholeheartedly concur, and this is my absolute favorite! So beautiful! And PS - calling it YA only is doing it a disservice. EVERYONE should read this book!

The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls.The most personal and tender novel yet from Patrick Ness, the twice Carnegie Medal-winning author of A Monster Calls. It's Saturday, it's summer and, although he doesn't know it yet, everything in Adam Thorn's life is going to fall apart. But maybe, just maybe, he'll find freedom from the release. Time is running out though, because way across town, a ghost has risen from the lake... This uplifting coming-of-age novel will remind you what it's like to fall in love.

Release

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Your complete guide to dressing your best every day 

The New Secrets of Style

I've never read anything quite like this.  So good!

A novel

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Cooperative Children’s Book Center CCBC Choice * Michael Printz Award shortlist * Six starred reviews * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * VOYA Perfect Ten * NYPL Top Ten Best Books of the Year for Teens * Chicago Public Library Best Teen Books of the Year * Publishers Marketplace Buzz Books * ABC Best Books for Children * Bank Street Best Books List A new YA novel from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy, The Rest of Us Just Live Here is a bold and irreverent novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable. What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions.

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

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Phillip C. McGraw

Both the Life Strategies and accompanying workbook for one low price...

Doing What Works, Doing What Matters

Some people spend their lives reacting to what life hands them, while others craft life to fit their goals. Author Phillip C. McGraw, who is a psychologist but describes himself as a strategist, is determined to make sure that his readers are the creators of their lives, not created by their lives. By accepting that you are personally accountable for every element of your life, McGraw says, you can erase the negative "epidemic behaviors" (found in all of American society: denial, false assumptions, inertia, deceptive masking) in your life and reach your goals.Written in a tough-love, sometimes cantankerous tone, this self-help book is not for those looking to explore their inner child or visualize away negative energy. No, this is pull-yourself-up-by-the- bootstraps advice from someone who's done just that. McGraw opens with a scene describing how he helped Oprah Winfrey survive--and win--the 1998 "Mad Cow" lawsuit in Texas, when she was having difficulty coping with the reality of what was happening to her. He helped her face the facts about the lawsuit, after which she was better able to participate in crafting a strategy to win it.McGraw first forces you to take a good hard look at who you are by dissecting your personality. It may be painful to realize that you fall into the "Porcupine" or "Perfecto" or any of the other personality types McGraw delineates, but here it's true that there's no gain without pain, because (Life Law No. 4) "You Can't Change What You Don't Acknowledge." He then describes in depth all 10 "Life Laws"--the rules by which the world plays--that he learned the hard way. Laws such as "You Either Get It, or You Don't," "Life Is Managed; It Is Not Cured," and "You Have to Name It to Claim It" make up the bulk of the book and McGraw's realist philosophy.If you learn and abide by the Life Laws and go on to create a Life Strategy, McGraw claims you will not only know yourself better and eliminate negative behaviors, you will also know how to reach any goal you set for yourself. --Stefanie Durbin

Life Strategies and The Life Strategies Workbook

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Pete Moore

A tidbit about all the important contributors to advancement...

The Great Ideas That Shaped Our World

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Carmine Gallo

How to be insanely great in front of any audience 

Now in paperback—the Wall Street Journal bestseller that reveals the secrets behind Steve Job’s legendary presentations, with a new introduction about his legacy. Celebrating the inspiring life and vision of Apple’s game-changing CEO, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs has become the essential go-to guide for top-level executives, middle managers, organizational speakers, startup entrepreneurs, and pretty much anyone who needs to engage, persuade, and captivate an audience. This is as close as you’ll ever get to having the master presenter himself speak directly in your ear. Communications expert Carmine Gallo has studied and analyzed the very best of Jobs’s performances, offering point-by-point examples, tried-and-true techniques, and proven presentation secrets that anyone can master. You’ll learn how to take charge of a room, create an inspiring brand story, deliver unforgettable moments—and do it powerfully, effortlessly, and effectively.

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: 

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Universe

50 Ideas You Really Need to Know

Tony Crilly

50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know

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How the new science of happiness can change your life for the better

What Happy People Know

St. James

100 Ways to Slow down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter

St. James shows us how to reduce the clutter in our lives, from cleaning out our closets to canceling newspaper subscriptions. Full of hints and anecdotes, listening to this audiobook is the perfect way to help you map out a plan to un-complicate your life. St. James shares her wisdom and insight and explains exactly how to save time and energy and leave more room open for the things you really enjoy.

Simplify Your Life

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An awe-inspiring journey from the editors of Country magazine 

God's Country

A journey through the most fascinating cities around the globe

Looks at the history, culture, economy, and government of 100 cities around the world.

100 Cities of the World

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Publications International Ltd. Staff

The United States is a country whose vastness and natural wonders never fail to amaze us. America's National Parks is a case in point. This lavishly illustrated book describes each of America's 58 national parks in careful detail, such as how the tract came to be and its distinctive geographical and wildlife features. Here's just some of what you'll learn about in America's National Parks: • Badlands National Park, thought to be home to the largest bison herd in the U.S. • Congaree National Park, with the country's largest remaining old-growth bottomland hardwood forest • The stunning caves and underground formations of Carlsbad Caverns National Park • The otherworldly sand formations of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

America's National Parks

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Dayton Duncan

Ken Burns

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

America's Best Idea

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War.

America's national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation's most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres.

The authors recount the adventures, mythmaking, and intense political battles behind the evolution of the park system, and the enduring ideals that fostered its growth. They capture the importance and splendors of the individual parks: from Haleakala in Hawaii to Acadia in Maine, from Denali in Alaska to the Everglades in Florida, from Glacier in Montana to Big Bend in Texas. And they introduce us to a diverse cast of compelling characters--both unsung heroes and famous figures such as John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ansel Adams--who have been transformed by these special places and committed themselves to saving them from destruction so that the rest of us could be transformed as well.

The National Parks is a glorious celebration of an essential expression of American democracy.

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Empress Dowager Cixi

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The Black Presidency

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Jane Smiley

Ordinary Love and Good Will

Jessica Shattuck

Last House

George R. R. Martin

The Ice Dragon

Paula Brackston

The Witch's Daughter and sequel

Reif Larsen

The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet

Alan Powers

Living with Books

Jesse Garza; Joe Lupo; Peter Murdock

Nothing to Wear?

Patrick Ness

Release

Editors of InStyle

The New Secrets of Style

Patrick Ness

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Phillip C. McGraw

Life Strategies and The Life Strategies Workbook

Pete Moore

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Carmine Gallo

The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs:

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50 Ideas You Really Need to Know

Tony Crilly

50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know

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What Happy People Know

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Simplify Your Life

Country magazine

God's Country

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100 Cities of the World

Publications International Ltd. Staff

America's National Parks

Dayton Duncan; Ken Burns

The National Parks

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