Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Michigan

Ideas for hot tubs, spas & home saunas 

Family Handyman Magazine Editors

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Over 70 Projects and Ideas That Fit Your Budget, Space, and Lifestyle

Storage and Shelving Solutions

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Ortho Books Staff

-- Shows how to create decks and patios to extend living spaces outdoors.
-- Includes guidelines for developing a design, drawing up a working plan to obtain a permit, and calculating materials needed.
-- Includes complete constructions details for finishing a project.

How to Design and Build Decks and Patios

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Colleen Thompson

Marcus Le Carpentier was a phantom in the night, a man who let no one in and always kept a low profile. So when he accidentally witnessed a beautiful local woman stumble upon a dead body, the last thing Marcus planned on was getting involved. He'd done that before...and had been living with the dangerous consequences ever since. But since leaving a very frightened Caitlyn Villar alone didn't sit well with Marcus, he promised to help and then return to the shadowy corners of New Orleans, alone. Unfortunately, Caitlyn's discovery brought a killer out of hiding and Marcus was thrust back into the limelight, protecting Caitlyn, hunting down a madman--and failing to find all the usual reasons why it would be best if he walked away...

Phantom of the French Quarter

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Daniel B. Syme

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A Guide for Jewish Living

Explains the "why" of major Jewish rituals from the birth of a child to the Jewish wedding, bar and bat mitzvah, Jewish divorce, confirmation, and the holidays. Ideal introduction to Jewish family living.

The Jewish Home

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Pamela Weintraub

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Inside the Lyme Epidemic

A groundbreaking and controversial narrative investigation into the science, history, medical politics, and patient experience of Lyme disease told by a science journalist whose entire family contracted the disease. Pamela Weintraub paints a nuanced picture of the intense controversy and crippling uncertainty surrounding Lyme disease and sheds light on one of the angriest medical disputes raging today. She also reveals her personal odyssey through the land of Lyme after she, her husband and their two sons became seriously ill with the disease beginning in the 1990s. From the microbe causing the infection and the definition of the disease, to the length and type of treatment and the kind of practitioner needed, Lyme is a hotbed of contention. With a CDC-estimated 200,000-plus new cases of Lyme disease a year, it has surpassed both AIDS and TB as the fastest-spreading infectious disease in the U.S. Yet alarmingly, in many cases, because the disease often eludes blood tests and not all patients exhibit the classic "bulls-eye" rash and swollen joints, doctors are woefully unable or unwilling to diagnose Lyme. When that happens, once-treatable infections become chronic, inexorably disseminating to cause disabling conditions that may never be cured. Weintraub reveals why the Lyme epidemic has been allowed to explode, why patients are dismissed, and what can be done to raise awareness in the medical community and find a cure. The most comprehensive book ever written about the past, present and future of Lyme disease, this exposes the ticking clock of a raging epidemic.

Cure Unknown

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Paul Lesniewicz

Recommends bonsai plants suitable for growing indoors, gives advice on pruning, repotting, watering, and fertilizing, and shows various styles of bonsai cultivation

Indoor Bonsai

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Kevin Trudeau

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

More Natural Cures Revealed

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John Grogan

Selected Writings on Animals, Family and Life by John Grogan for the Philadelphia Inquirer

Collects more than seventy-five "Philadelphia Inquirer" columns by John Grogan that cover such topics as families, animals, and life in modern America.

Bad Dogs Have More Fun

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David Harsanyi

How Food Fascists, Teetotaling Do-Gooders, Priggish Moralists, and Other Boneheaded Bureaucrats Are Turning America into a Nation of Children

When did we lose our right to be lazy, unhealthy, and politically incorrect?

Move over Big Brother! An insidious new group has inserted itself into American politics. They are the nannies—not the stroller-pushing set but an invasive band of do-gooders who are subtly and steadily stripping us of our liberties, robbing us of the inalienable right to make our own decisions, and turning America into a nation of children.
 
As you read this, countless busybodies across the nation are rolling up their sleeves to do the work of straightening out your life. Certain Massachusetts towns have banned school-yard tag. San Francisco has passed laws regulating the amount of water you should use in dog bowls. The mayor of New York City has french fries and doughnuts in his sights. In some parts of California, smoking is prohibited . . . outside.

The government, under pressure from the nanny minority, is twisting the public’s arm into obedience. Playground police, food fascists, anti-porn crusaders —whether they're legislating morality or wellbeing—nannies are popping up all over America. In the name of health, safety, decency, and—shudder—good intentions, these ever-vigilant politicians and social activists are dictating what we eat, where we smoke, what we watch and read, and whom we marry.

Why do bureaucrats think they know what's better for us than we do? And are they selectively legislating in the name of political expediency? For instance, why do we ban mini-motorbikes, responsible for five deaths each year, and not skiing, which accounts for fifty deaths each year? Why is medical marijuana, a substance yet to claim a single life, banned and not aspirin, which accounts for about 7,600 deaths?

Exhaustively researched, sharply observed, and refreshingly lucid,Nanny Satelooks at the myriad ways we are turning the United States into a soulless and staid nation—eroding not only our personal freedoms but our national character.

Nanny State

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Client

A painted house

Jesse Kellerman

New York City medical student Jonah stumbles into the middle of a crime in progress and inadvertently kills a would-be murderer, only to find himself showered by intrusive media attention and pursued by the unstable woman he saved.

Trouble

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Juan Martinez

The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars

Juan Martinez, the fiery prosecutor who convicted notorious murderess Jodi Arias for the disturbing killing of Travis Alexander, speaks for the first time about the shocking investigation and sensational trial that captivated the nation. Through two trials, America watched with baited breath as Juan Martinez fought relentlessly to convict Jodi Arias of Murder One for viciously stabbing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander to death. What emerged was a story wrought with sex, manipulation, and deceit that stunned the public at every turn. Arias, always playing the wronged and innocent woman, changed her story continually as her bizarre behavior surrounding the crime and its aftermath came to light. Unwavering, Arias and her defense team continued to play off the salacious details of the case, until she was finally found guilty and—controversially—sentenced to life behind bars. Now, speaking openly for the first time, prosecutor Juan Martinez will unearth new details from the investigation that were never revealed at trial, exploring key facts from the case and the pieces of evidence he chose to keep close to the vest. Throughout the trials, his bullish and unfaltering prosecution strategy was both commended and criticized, and in his book, Martinez will illuminate the unique tactics he utilized in this case and how they lead to a successful conviction, and-for the first time-discuss how he felt losing the death penalty sentence he’d pursued for years. Going beyond the news reports, Martinez will explore the truth behind the multiple facades of Jodi Arias. Sparring with her from across the stand, Martinez came to know Arias like no one else could, dissecting what it took for a seemingly normal girl to become a deluded, cunning, and unrepentant murderer. With new stories from behind the scenes of the trial and Martinez’s own take on his defendant, the book takes you inside the mind of Jodi Arias like never before. Complete with 16 pages of photos from the case and trial, this book is the definitive account of the case that shocked America.

Conviction

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Essential Oils

Korea: Its History & Culture

James D Torr

Preventing the spread of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons has become one of the main goals of U.S. defense policy, driving both homeland security initiatives and confrontations rogue states. The viewpoints in the volume examine WMD threats from terrorist groups and "axis of evil" nations in the following chapters: How Likely Is an Attack Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction? How Should the United States Deal with Countries that Threaten to Develop Weapons of Mass Destruction? What Policies Should the United States Adopt Toward Nuclear Weapons? How Can the United States Defend Itself Against Weapons of Mass Destruction?

Weapons of Mass Destruction

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Harry Mileaf

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

The text is presented in a series of seven units covering all areas of electrical theory, from the structure of atoms to the mechanical composition of various engines.

Electricity

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James Ciment

State and Minority in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran

The end of the Cold War has exposed, or re-exposed, to general view many ongoing regional ethnic, territorial and religious conflicts that had been obscured, suppressed or subordinated to the great international power struggle. One of the most ancient of these conflicts is the struggle of the Kurdish people for national autonomy or independence. Surveying the history of this conflict (with particular emphasis on the twentieth century), examining the cultures of the Kurds and of their antagonists, analyzing the byzantine political infighting and maneuvering of Kurdish leaders as well as the generally self-serving interventions by outside powers, James Ciment lucidly assesses the state of Kurdish affairs in each of the three states in which most Kurds live, and the possible course of future events. Organized for ease of access, yet lively and readable, The Kurds: State and Minority in Turkey, Iraq and Iran is a splendid and compelling work for students and other readers who need a clear and understandable introduction to a very complex subject.

The Kurds

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Norris Smith

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Homeland Security

This is a compendium of articles about American efforts to achieve homeland security in the wake of 9/11.

Reference Shelf

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Paul McCaffrey

The U. S. Election System

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Jethro K. Lieberman

History

How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to Zoning

Arranged in alphabetical order, the book covers nearly 1,000 topics, along with a key to every phrase in the Constitution, information about every Supreme Court justice, and a time chart of overlapping court terms.

Evolving Constitution

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Sherry A. Wells

Plus Law Dictionary

Michigan Law for Everyone

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Laurie Halse Anderson

Eighteen-year-old Lia comes to terms with her best friend's death from anorexia as she struggles with the same disorder.

Wintergirls

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