China Miéville

Signed by author, bought at an author event at U of Chicago 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Illinois

En route to the colony of New Crobuzon, a seafaring group of prisoners and slaves is joined by refugees, and when the ship is besieged by pirates, the passengers are brought to a floating city of pirated ships whose leaders harbor a sinister agenda.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR - The Scar

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Edward Lee

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Chef's Journey to Discover America's New Melting-Pot Cuisine

Finalist, 2018 Goodreads Choice Awards “Thoughtful, well researched, and truly moving. Shines a light on what it means to cook and eat American food, in all its infinitely nuanced and ever-evolving glory.” —Anthony Bourdain American food is the story of mash-ups. Immigrants arrive, cultures collide, and out of the push-pull come exciting new dishes and flavors. But for Edward Lee, who, like Anthony Bourdain or Gabrielle Hamilton, is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. What about the people behind the food? What about the traditions, the innovations, the memories? A natural-born storyteller, Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country. There’s a Cambodian couple in Lowell, Massachusetts, and their efforts to re-create the flavors of their lost country. A Uyghur café in New York’s Brighton Beach serves a noodle soup that seems so very familiar and yet so very exotic—one unexpected ingredient opens a window onto an entirely unique culture. A beignet from Café du Monde in New Orleans, as potent as Proust’s madeleine, inspires a narrative that tunnels through time, back to the first Creole cooks, then forward to a Korean rice-flour hoedduck and a beignet dusted with matcha. Sixteen adventures, sixteen vibrant new chapters in the great evolving story of American cuisine. And forty recipes, created by Lee, that bring these new dishes into our own kitchens.

Buttermilk Graffiti

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Nicola Edwards

In great shape, barcode sticker mark at top right 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Cuddle up with your little cutie pie and share this festive Thanksgiving board book that’s part of the best-selling You’re My Little series. With cut-outs and raised elements, this hands-on book features rhyming text paired with adorable pumpkin pies, cranberries, turkeys, and more! National Bestselling Series You’re My Little Cutie Pie is an adorable board book to share with your little one this holiday season. With rhyming text paired with sweet Thanksgiving favorites, children will love the cut-outs and other interactive features as you read the story. Whether it’s thankful turkeys, sweet pumpkin pies, or cute cranberries, parents and children alike will appreciate the endearing sentiment with a festive twist. This special Thanksgiving book in the best-selling You’re My Little series makes a touching gift for your own little cutie pie. Get to know the You're My Little series from Silver Dolphin Books! From Valentine’s Day to Christmas Day and every day in between, the bestselling You’re My Little series is cute as can be—and fun too! Each spread of these chunky board books features adorable illustrations by Natalie Marshall, as well as shaped cut-outs and raised elements. Perfect for cuddling up with your little one, these sweet rhyming stories celebrate a parent’s love for their child.

You're My Little Cutie Pie

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Nadia Pendleton

Mark on top of book - bought used, excellent shape 

Today we live in a melting pot of global cuisine, an exciting time when it is as normal to eat sushi for lunch as a sandwich, chicken curry is as popular as roast beef, and wok cooking as familiar as boiling. Every nationality brings a cuisine of its own with different cooking methods, diverse raw materials and alternative philosophies, each a new ingredient in the melting pot. Layers of flavor are built up over time: some bold, some subtle, each distinctly different but equally important. This book is a celebration of our time, a time when we are becoming more confident, culturally curious cooks. Author Nadia Pendleton captures the authentic voice of chefs who, like her, have grown up with parents of English and foreign origin, people who store ketchup alongside curry powder and who love Tom Yum Koung as much as Toad in the Hole. Their background reflects the best of both culinary worlds and have access to reliable, authentic culinary knowledge and the opportunity to try something new. Nadia introduces us to a world we might otherwise know only if we were born into it. She examines how the history and geography of a nation creates a cuisine and shapes its style. She looks at the lessons she and others have learned along the way about their cuisine, the habits, diet and etiquette that make us all unique, yet distinctly similar. She explores the essential ingredients and flavors of a cuisine and helps recreate them in your own kitchen with easy-to-follow instructions. With more than 130 recipes ranging from mouth-watering snacks, simple suppers to festive feasts, The Melting Pot is not about re-creating national dishes or restaurant classics, but about home cooking. Refusing to be caught up with fads or fashion, these are timeless dishes from an eclectic mix of global cultures, some familiar, some less so, cooked at home by and for families and friends, for generations. Informed, interesting, easy to use and inspirational, The Melting Pot is a cookbook for the truly epicurious, written for those who want to cook the authentic recipes that make up our modern multicultural diet. So much more than ingredients and instructions, this book takes you on an exciting and colorful journey so you too can discover the world in your kitchen.

Melting Pot

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Ana Godinez

Este libro presentará a su pequeño a sus primeras palabras y pinturas en inglés and español. Su pequeño sabrá que aguacate en inglé es avocado, mariposa es butterfly, y que una pelota de fútbol es una soccer ball. -- Cataloger's translation

First 100 Words in English and Spanish

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Williams Williams Sonoma

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Recipes and Inspiration for a Festive Holiday Meal

Thanksgiving is a cherished time to gather around the table for a feast with family and friends. The traditions surrounding this American holiday are boundless, reflecting personal style and a diverse range of dishes. But it can also be daunting, whether you prepare and host each year, or are new to the experience. 

With an abundant and diverse collection of over 80 recipes, The Best of Thanksgiving is the solution to creating a delicious and welcoming meal with ease. With vegetarian, gluten-free and adults-only and kid-friendly dishes there's something for everyone in this tome to holiday.

Drinks and Appetizers: maple bourbon smash to sparkling apple punch, mushroom turnovers to shrimp bisque
Main Dishes: a classic roasted turkey to a cider-brined, spice-rubbed turkey, a baked ham with a honey-port glaze to vegetable potpie
Stuffing and Breads: focaccia stuffing with chestnuts, bacon and apples, gluten free stuffing with bacon and kale, buttermilk corn bread to cheddar-chive biscuits
Sides: mashed potatoes and candied sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts and butternut squash with bacon, creamed pearl onions and from-scratch green bean casserole
Gravies and Relishes: Turkey gravy to gluten-free brown gravy, cranberry-orange relish to sweet onion marmalade
Desserts: chocolate ganache tart to pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake to boozy ice cream 

Special additional sections include: leftovers, menus, wine pairings, turkey know-how, and basic recipes. Helpful tips-for staying organized; selecting, preparing and carving the turkey; and putting together a menu, complete with a timeline and beverages-round out the pages of this beautifully photographed book. 

The Best of Thanksgiving (Williams-Sonoma)

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Amy Ramos

Amanda C. Hughes

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Your Essential Guide to Living the Keto Lifestyle

Eat healthier, lose weight, trim your waistline-- it sounds so simple. And yet, the CDC reports that more than one third of Americans face significant weight loss challenges-- with nearly 1 in 20 suffering from type 2 diabetes- -and have yet to find a solution that works. When on the ketogenic diet, you're simply using your body's own natural response to certain foods in order to burn unwanted fat and shed weight. Endorsed by the Mayo Clinic and others in the medical community, the ketogenic diet has been proven as a healthy, effective way of achieving weight loss, as it consists of low-carb, high fat foods that prompt the body to burn fat for energy instead of glucose.

The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners

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Good Housekeeping Editors

65 Delicious Recipes

Going paleo is a great way to cut down on processed foods, limit salt, and eat more healthfully. And "Good Housekeeping" s take on the popular new diet is surprisingly simple "and" flexible. From soups to nuts, smart-choice meats to chicken, plus plenty of fruits and veggies, more than 60 recipes show you a deliciously different path to wellness. Find out about the paleo advantage, how to stock the paleo pantry, and how to stick to paleo in the real world. The dishes include such mouthwatering choices as Lemon-Oregano Chicken with Mint Zucchini, Skewered Shrimp, Kale Chips, and Grilled Sweet Potatoes."

Good Housekeeping Easy Paleo

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Susan Westmoreland

70+ Nourishing Recipes

Nothing beats the aroma of a simmering soup, and Good Housekeeping has 70+ fabulous triple-tested recipes that please the whole family. From refreshing summer Gazpacho, Classic Chicken Soup, and Vichyssoise to Vegetable Chowder, Lobster Bisque, and Split Pea with Ham, these soups will warm everyone's heart . . . all year round. Plus, there's expert advice on planning ahead along with tips on making the perfect bowlful of goodness every time.

Good Housekeeping Soups

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Mary Kubica

Never read, signed at Anderson’s Bookshop. 

The daughter of a prominent Chicago judge and his socialite wife, inner-city art teacher Mia Dennett is taken hostage by her one-night stand, Colin Thatcher, who, instead of delivering her to his employers, hides her in a secluded cabin in rural Minnesota to keep her safe from harm.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR - The Good Girl

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Emeril Lagasse

Favorite Recipes from Emeril's Restaurants

What's the next best thing to eating at one of Emeril's restaurants? Making your favorite Emeril dishes at home! And now you can with Emeril's new book, From Emeril's Kitchens. Emeril Lagasse, America's favorite chef, has gathered 150 of the most popular, most requested recipes from six of his restaurants, and has included two dozen new personal favorites as well. If you are one of the many fans who have enjoyed a memorable meal at one of Emeril's restaurants or tuned into his television cooking shows, and want to share that extraordinary experience with friends and family,From Emeril's Kitchens is the book for you. From Emeril's New Orleans, try your hand at the Home-Smoked Salmon Cheesecake or the Barbecued Shrimp with Rosemary Biscuits. NOLA in the French Quarter is known for the Cedar-Planked Fish with Citrus Horseradish Crust and Citrus Butter Sauce and the over-the-top dessert Chicory Coffee Crème Brûlées with Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookies. Entertain at weekend brunch as they do at Emeril's Delmonico and make the elegant Poached Eggs Erato or Souffléd Spinachand Brie Crêpes. Explore the tropics with dishes from Emeril's Orlando such as the Poached Grouper with Mango Salsa, Smashed Avocado, Coconut-CilantroRice Pilaf, Black Bean Sauce, and Tortilla Chips. Looking for a true steak house experience? The Seared Beef Tournedos with Herb-Roasted Potatoes and Sauce au Poivre from Delmonico Steakhouse in Las Vegas are just the ticket. Seafood lovers can dig into Poached Oysters in Herbsaint Cream or the Spiny Lobster-Tomato Saffron Stew with Shaved Artichoke and Olive Salad from Emeril's New Orleans Fish House. So, spread the food of love and kick up your kitchen another notch with From Emeril's Kitchens! Emeril Lagasse is donating a portion of his proceeds from the book to The Emeril Lagasse Foundation, a nonprofit organization established to support and encourage programs that create developmental and educational opportunities for children.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR - From Emeril's Kitchens 

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Ashley Poston

Bought a hard book copy instead. 

This copy is from Oblong Books. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction…literally, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics. Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don’t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she’s so set on going her annual book club retreat this year—she needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures—no matter what. But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it’s right out of a novel… Because it is. This place can’t be real, and yet… she’s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store’s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar’s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It’s perfect—and perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story. Elsy is sure that’s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending. Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can’t place—a grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book. Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town’s happily-ever-after might just be intertwined with her own.

SIGNED - A Novel Love Story

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Lee Wade

Booo! Have a happy Halloween with Cheerios! Children can place their own Cheerios in the recessed spaces to add glasses to black cats, buckles to witches' hats, and complete other spook-tacular scenes. Tasty, interactive holiday fun! Booo! Have a happy Halloween with Cheerios! Children can place their own Cheerios in the recessed spaces to add glasses to black cats, buckles to witches' hats, and complete other spook-tacular scenes. Tasty, interactive holiday fun!

The Cheerios Halloween Play Book

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Maria Adelmann

Previously bought from Pango Books. Used library copy. 

A Novel

*BELLETRIST JUNE BOOK CLUB PICK*



Named a Best Book of May by TIME Magazine & Glamour 



This darkly funny and provocative novel reimagines classic fairy tale characters as modern women in a support group for trauma.

In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. And Raina's love story will shock them all.



Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other's stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed . . . What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other?



Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women.

How to Be Eaten

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Jim Gaffigan

A Love Story

A follow-up to Dad Is Fat celebrates the comedian's offbeat love affair with American junk foods, sharing his uproarious observations about such topics as unappetizing coconut water, the essential nature of pretzel bread and the deliciousness of bacon cheeseburgers. 200,000 first printing.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR - Food

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Erik Larson

Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.

The Devil in the White City

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Cheryl Strayed

Advice from Dear Sugar

An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns written by the author of #1 New York Times bestseller Wild--featuring a new preface and six additional columns. Soon to be a Hulu Original series.

For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar--the pseudonym of bestselling author Cheryl Strayed--first through her online column at The Rumpus, later through her hit podcast, Dear Sugars, and now through her popular Substack newsletter. Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed. Rich with humor, insight, compassion--and absolute honesty--this book is a balm for everything life throws our way.

Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition)

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Emily Oster

A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

From the author of Expecting Better and The Family Firm, an economist's guide to the early years of parenting. “Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times “The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a delightful read because Oster is such a good writer.” —NPR With Expecting Better, award-winning economist Emily Oster spotted a need in the pregnancy market for advice that gave women the information they needed to make the best decision for their own pregnancies. By digging into the data, Oster found that much of the conventional pregnancy wisdom was wrong. In Cribsheet, she now tackles an even greater challenge: decision-making in the early years of parenting. As any new parent knows, there is an abundance of often-conflicting advice hurled at you from doctors, family, friends, and strangers on the internet. From the earliest days, parents get the message that they must make certain choices around feeding, sleep, and schedule or all will be lost. There's a rule—or three—for everything. But the benefits of these choices can be overstated, and the trade-offs can be profound. How do you make your own best decision? Armed with the data, Oster finds that the conventional wisdom doesn't always hold up. She debunks myths around breastfeeding (not a panacea), sleep training (not so bad!), potty training (wait until they're ready or possibly bribe with M&Ms), language acquisition (early talkers aren't necessarily geniuses), and many other topics. She also shows parents how to think through freighted questions like if and how to go back to work, how to think about toddler discipline, and how to have a relationship and parent at the same time. Economics is the science of decision-making, and Cribsheet is a thinking parent's guide to the chaos and frequent misinformation of the early years. Emily Oster is a trained expert—and mom of two—who can empower us to make better, less fraught decisions—and stay sane in the years before preschool.

Cribsheet

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A Dog’s Purpose

Ransom Riggs

The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

In 1940, Jacob and his new friends escape from Miss Peregrine's island and travel to London where they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises.

Hollow City

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Bryan Stevenson

A Story of Justice and Redemption

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time. “[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.”—John Legend NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times • Esquire • Time Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice. Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction • Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award • Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Finalist for the Kirkus Reviews Prize • An American Library Association Notable Book “Every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so . . . a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.”—David Cole, The New York Review of Books “Searing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America’s Mandela.”—Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times “You don’t have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.”—Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review “Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, he’s also a gifted writer and storyteller.”—The Washington Post “As deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.”—The Financial Times “Brilliant.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

Just Mercy

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Bret Easton Ellis

Now a major motion picture from Lion's Gate Films starring Christian Bale (Metroland), Chloe Sevigny (The Last Days of Disco), Jared Leto (My So Called Life), and Reese Witherspoon (Cruel Intentions), and directed by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol). In American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront.

American Psycho

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Laura Schroff

Alex Tresniowski

The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny

Presents the true story of a friendship that has spanned three decades, recounting how the author, a harried sales executive, befriended an eleven-year-old panhandler, changing both of their lives forever.

An Invisible Thread

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Gabrielle Zevin

Don't miss Gabrielle Zevin's new novel, Young Jane Young, coming in August 2017. “Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds us all exactly why we read and why we love.”* A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see everything anew. “This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love--love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory.” —Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child “Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.” —The Washington Post “You won’t want it to end.” —Family Circle “A natural for book groups.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch “A reader’s paradise of the first order.” —The Buffalo News “A fun, page-turning delight.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune “Captures the joy of connecting people and books . . . Irresistible.” —Booklist “A wonderful, moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation that will sing in your heart for a very, very long time.” —Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain “Readers who delighted in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this novel.” —*Library Journal, starred review

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