Simone de Beauvoir

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

Memoires D'une Jeune Fille Rangee

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Reveal your life numbers

Numerology

Bryan Talbot

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Two hundred years ago, Britain lost the Napoleonic War and fell under the thumb of French domination. Gaining independence after decades of civil disobedience and anarchist bombings, the Socialist Republic of Britain is now a small, unimportant backwater connected by a railway bridge, steampowered dirigible, and mutual suspicion to France. When a British diplomat's murder is made to look like suicide, ferocious DetectiveInspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard stalks a ruthless murder squad through the heart of a Belle Epoque Paris, the center of the greatest empire in a world of steamdriven hansom cabs, automatons, and flying machines. LeBrock's relentless quest can lead only to death, truth . . . or war. * Following on the heels of his internationally acclaimed graphic novels The Tale of One Bad Rat and Alice in Sunderland, Grandville is a fantastical and audacious rollercoaster ride, visually stunning and rich in memorable detail.

Grandville

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Jacques Tardi

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec

Both a rip-roaring adventure series set in pre-World War I Paris and aparody of the same, Adéle has been enchanting, thrilling, and puzzlingreaders worldwide through four decades. With various American attempts topublish Adéle having dribbled into nothing decades ago, FantagraphicsBooks, fresh from its triumphs with Tardi's West Coast Blues and You AreThere, launches a spectacular, newly retranslated, hardcover series ¬-- The Extraordinary Adventures of Adéle Blanc-Sec --that intends to collect every one of its nine (soon ten) volumes.

Inthis premiere installment which features two tales, "Pterror OverParis" and "The Eiffel Tower Demon," Adéle becomesinvolved in a series of mysteries that involve a revived pterodactyl, afrightful on-stage murder, a looming execution by guillotine, and a demon fromthe depths of hell -- plus of course moronic gendarmes, loyal (or perhapstraitorous?) henchmen, and a climax atop the Eiffel Tower.


Pterror over Paris - The Eiffel Tower Demon

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Jon Krakauer

A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

The author describes his spring 1996 trek to Mt. Everest, a disastrous expedition that claimed the lives of eight climbers, and explains why he survived

Into Thin Air

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Danielle Steel

A Novel

Accidental Heroes

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Carsten Stroud

New York Times bestselling author Carsten Stroud writes with a brutal intensity that mesmerizes readers as it brings them onto the front lines of high-stakes police work. Now Stroud has written his most gripping novel to date, a high-voltage tale of betrayal, revenge, and redemption — deeply rooted in the violent underworld of East Coast crime.

Jack Vermillion is an ex-Marine who came back from Vietnam and turned a two-truck shipping outfit into a multimillion-dollar empire. His work is his life. His only grief, a son, Danny, who ran off the rails years back and is now serving a ten-year sentence for armed robbery. A little downtime in Lompoc cooling his heels might do him some good.

But a desperate late-night phone call from Danny, in the prison clinic after a suicide attempt, forces Jack to go looking for a federal deal to save him. So when Jack is approached by a retired U.S. Army colonel named Earl V. Pike to ship his private gun collection — very simple, very illegal — Jack makes the fateful decision to flip one illegal gunrunner for one slightly imperfect kid, and turns Pike in to the ATF.

At the same time, Casey Spandau, a female cop working Sex Crimes at the Two Five in Harlem, finally snaps — and decks a sleazy public defender who richly deserves it. After she’s bounced straight into an NYPD—state police task force, Casey’s future looks like a self-inflicted tour in cop hell.

Then she takes a call from a state cop searching for a blue Mercedes involved in a savage double homicide. The suspect? Earl V. Pike, U.S. Army, Ret.

What had appeared to be two separate cases are now on a deadly collision course to disaster. For almost as soon as Spandau starts her investigation into the double homicide, her unit slams straight into an ATF sting, and an explosive blue-on-blue firefight erupts with fatal results. Five officers down.

Jack Vermillion finds himself on his way to prison — his company assets seized, his whole world shattered. But Jack isn’t going down without a fight. He has only one way to prove his innocence, and it won’t be pretty. And if anyone tries to get in his way? Well, there isn’t a law enforcement agency in the world that can stop Jack Vermillion now.

A heart-stopping, explosively paced novel of suspense, Black Water Transit is a tough and gritty take on what it means to be trapped on the wrong side of the law — and what can happen when a pretty good guy takes on the really bad ones.

Black Water Transit

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Mesha Maren

"A heady admixture of explosive plot and taut, burnished prose . . . Mesha Maren writes like a force of nature." --Lauren Groff, author of Florida

In 1989, Jodi McCarty is seventeen years old when she's sentenced to life in prison. When she's released eighteen years later, she finds herself at a Greyhound bus stop, reeling from the shock of unexpected freedom but determined to chart a better course for herself. Not yet able to return to her lost home in the Appalachian Mountains, she heads south in search of someone she left behind, as a way of finally making amends. There, she meets and falls in love with Miranda, a troubled young mother living in a motel room with her children. Together they head toward what they hope will be a fresh start. But what do you do with your past--and with a town and a family that refuses to forget, or to change?

Set within the charged insularity of rural West Virginia, Mesha Maren's Sugar Run is a searing and gritty debut about making a break for another life, the use and treachery of makeshift families, and how, no matter the distance we think we've traveled from the mistakes we've made, too often we find ourselves standing in precisely the place we began.

Sugar Run

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Gallup

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

The Revolutionary Gallup Program That Shows You How to Develop Your Unique Talents and Strengths, 20th Anniversary Edition

Outlines a program developed by Gallup experts and based on a study of more than two million people to help readers discover their distinct talents and strengths and how they can be translated into personal and career successes. 100,000 first printing.

Now, Discover Your Strengths

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Rosemary Altea

A Remarkable True Story

A medium describes her ten experiences with the afterlife and introduces her spirit familiar, a Native American ghost who taught her how to heal, astral-travel, and perform soul rescues

The Eagle and the Rose

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Allison Trowbridge

Letters to a Young Woman Searching for Meaning

Allison Trowbridge harnesses the power of story in a series of letters to an imagined young woman wrestling with the questions that arise as she stands on the precipice of adulthood. The 21st century is a wonderful and complicated time to be a young woman. From access to higher education and advances in gender equality to the innovations of social networks and limitless travel destinations, no twenty-two-year-old woman has ever had more options before her than the college graduate of today. And yet, even with the world at her feet, she often has more questions than answers, more pressures than prospects, and more disenchantment than direction. Stepping into this glaring disconnect, Allison Trowbridge offers Twenty-Two, a series of personal letters that marries true life experiences and advice with the fictional life of the recipient, Ashley, a young woman looking for mentorship from someone one step ahead in life. The letters are sent every other month, over the forty-four months of Ash's college experience, and address a wide range of relevant topics while tying into universal themes such as the value of the journey, identity, social impact as a lifestyle, wisdom in the ordinary moments, and the profound impact of God's work realized through the way we live every day. Trowbridge subtly weaves in today's most pressing social issues--from poverty in our neighborhoods to human trafficking across the globe--inspiring a greater sense of mission in both Ash and the reader. Twenty-Two is a book that speaks to millennial women, a generation hungry for a bigger life story yet uncertain about how to get there. But it is not a how-to book for girls coming of age, because a field guide could never capture the complexities of this season. Rather, Twenty-Two is a deeply personal narrative about friendship, heartbreak, and hope that will inspire young women from a wide variety of backgrounds to live fully into their own remarkable journeys today.

Twenty-Two

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Terry H. Anderson

From journalistic accounts like Fiasco and Imperial Life in the Emerald City to insider memoirs like Jawbreaker and Three Cups of Tea , the books about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could fill a library. But each explores a narrow slice of a whole: two wars launched by a singlepresident as part of a single foreign policy. Now noted historian Terry H. Anderson examines them together, in a single comprehensive overview.Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush told advisor Karl Rove, "I am here for a reason, and this is how we're going to be judged." Anderson provides this judgment in this sweeping, authoritative account of Bush's War on Terror and his twin interventions.He begins with historical surveys of Iraq and Afghanistan known respectively as "the improbable country" and "the graveyard of empires," and he examines U.S. policies toward those and other nations in the Middle East from the 1970s to 2000.Then Anderson focuses on the Bush Administration, carrying us through such events as the terrorist's attacks of 9/11, the invasion of Afghanistan and the siege of Tora Bora, the "Axis of Evil" speech, the invasion of Iraq and capture of Baghdad, and the eruption of insurgency in Iraq. He ranges fromRPGs slamming into Abrams tanks to cabinet meetings, vividly portraying both soldiers in the field and such policymakers as Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice. Anderson describes the counter-insurgency strategy embodied by the "surge" in Iraq, and the simultaneous revival of the Taliban. He concludeswith an assessment of the prosecution of the wars in the first years of Barack Obama's presidency, as well as an overview of conflict's continuation in the later years of the Obama administration.Carefully researched and briskly narrated, Bush's Wars provides the single-volume, balanced history that we have been waiting for.

Bush's Wars

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Michael D. Lemonick

Telling the full story of Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) and its surprising revelations--and the only book written with MAP's results in hand--"Echo of the Big Bang" is both a personal and a scientific tale of discovery. 6 illustrations.

Echo of the Big Bang

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Scott Conard

7 Keys to Adding Years to Your Life

Jabez, a decendant of Judah, is briefly mentioned in scripture with only two verses. In those approximately 30 words, he lifted his prayer to God: "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me free from harm so that I will be free from pain." God granted his request. Using Jabez's prayer, and applying it towards healthy weight loss, Conard gives seven principles to effectively lose weight and live a healthy life.

Weight Loss the Jabez Way

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Beverly B. Mack

Jean Boyd

Nana Asma'u, Scholar and Scribe

. . . a most welcome addition to the body of scholarship on the Sokoto Jihad and Caliphate. --Religious Studies Review The fascinating life and times of Nana Asma'u (1793 - 1864), a West African woman who was a Muslim scholar and poet. As the daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community, Asma'u was a role model and teacher for other Muslim women as well as a scholar of Islam and a key advisor to her father as he waged a jihad to bring Islam to the population of what is now northwestern Nigeria.

One Woman's Jihad

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Rhonda Byrne

Argues that The Secret, a way of thinking, has been found in oral traditions throughout history and that by understanding it and using it in every aspect of life, money, health, and happiness will follow.

The Secret

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Bilquis Sheikh

Dick Schneider

Richard H. Schneider

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God

I Dared to Call Him Father is the fascinating true story of Bilquis Sheikh, a prominent Muslim woman. Her unusual journey to a personal relationship with God turned her world upside down-and put her life in danger.Originally published in 1978, the book has sold 300,000 copies and is a classic in Muslim evangelism. The 25th anniversary edition includes an afterword by a missionary friend of Bilquis who plays a prominent role in the story and an appendix on how the East enriches the West.

I Dared to Call Him Father

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Honore de Balzac

La Duchesse de Langeais et la Fille aux Yeux d'Or

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Margaret Wehrenberg

Suffer from a fear of flying? Break out in a sweat during presentations? Experience a sudden panic attack when in a confined space, like an elevator? Whether you're struggling with mild anxiety or battling more severe phobia or panic, these are common experiences that affect millions of people. So what are the perennially anxious to do?In ten simple techniques, this pocket-sized, anxiety-busting guide boils down the most effective remedies for worry and anxiety, whether chronic or in the moment. From breathing exercises and relaxation practices to thought-stopping techniques, worry "containment", effective self-talk, and strategies that put an end to catastrophising once and for all, it's your go-to guide when anxiety levels begin to boil. Throw it in your carry-on, stow it in your briefcase, or keep it in your desk when you need a quick reminder of some easy techniques that can turn your anxiety from overpowering to manageable in no time.

The 10 Best Anxiety Busters Simple Strategies to Take Control of Your Worry

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William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's popular comedy of love and mistaken identity is accompanied by a section on reading Shakespeare's language, information on Shakespeare's life and theater, explanatory notes, annotated reading lists, and an essay

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Thug Kitchen

Eat Like You Give a F*ck

Thug Kitchen started their wildly popular web site to inspire people to eat some Goddamn vegetables and adopt a healthier lifestyle. Beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow ("This might be my favorite thing ever") and named Saveur’s Best New Food blog of 2013--with half a million Facebook fans and counting--Thug Kitchen wants to show everyone how to take charge of their plates and cook up some real f*cking food. Yeah, plenty of blogs and cookbooks preach about how to eat more kale, why ginger fights inflammation, and how to cook with microgreens and nettles. But they are dull or pretentious as hell--and most people can’t afford the hype. Thug Kitchen lives in the real world. In their first cookbook, they’re throwing down more than 100 vegan recipes for their best-loved meals, snacks, and sides for beginning cooks to home chefs. (Roasted Beer and Lime Cauliflower Tacos? Pumpkin Chili? Grilled Peach Salsa? Believe that sh*t.) Plus they’re going to arm you with all the info and techniques you need to shop on a budget and go and kick a bunch of ass on your own. This book is an invitation to everyone who wants to do better to elevate their kitchen game. No more ketchup and pizza counting as vegetables. No more drive-thru lines. No more avoiding the produce corner of the supermarket. Sh*t is about to get real.

Thug Kitchen: the Official Cookbook

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This book was purchased in the souks of Fez, Morocco from a local bookseller! If you’re looking for unique French reads, this is the book for you!

Les Petites Filles et L’Oued

David Scott Kastan

Far more than just a copy of the play, this text includes commentary, informative notes, and production notes for Hamlet.

Hamlet

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Kathryn Stockett

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel and basis for the Academy Award-winning film—a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Aibileen is a black maid in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, who’s always taken orders quietly, but lately she’s unable to hold her bitterness back. Her friend Minny has never held her tongue but now must somehow keep secrets about her employer that leave her speechless. White socialite Skeeter just graduated college. She’s full of ambition, but without a husband, she’s considered a failure. Together, these seemingly different women join together to write a tell-all book about work as a black maid in the South, that could forever alter their destinies and the life of a small town...

The Help

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