Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Arizona

A Pageant’s 100 Year Quest to Define Womanhood

Looking for Miss America 

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Amy Argetsinger

The Secret History of Miss America

"Argetsinger...is a true pageant enthusiast; she brings empathy and respect to the women who have followed this path." --The Washington Post

A Washington Post Style editor's fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary.

The sash. The tears. The glittering crown. And of course, that soaring song. For all of its pomp and kitsch, the Miss America pageant is indelibly written into the American story of the past century. From its giddy origins as a summer's-end tourist draw in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, it blossomed into a televised extravaganza that drew tens of millions of viewers in its heyday and was once considered the highest honor that a young woman could achieve.

For two years, Washington Post reporter and editor Amy Argetsinger visited pageants and interviewed former winners and contestants to unveil the hidden world of this iconic institution. There She Was spotlights how the pageant survived decades of social and cultural change, collided with a women's liberation movement that sought to abolish it, and redefined itself alongside evolving ideas about feminism.

For its superstars--Phyllis George, Vanessa Williams, Gretchen Carlson--and for those who never became household names, Miss America was a platform for women to exercise their ambitions and learn brutal lessons about the culture of fame. Spirited and revelatory, There She Was charts the evolution of the American woman, from the Miss America catapulted into advocacy after she was exposed as a survivor of domestic violence to the one who used her crown to launch a congressional campaign; from a 1930s winner who ran away on the night of her crowning to a present-day rock guitarist carving out her place in this world. Argetsinger dissects the scandals and financial turmoil that have repeatedly threatened to kill the pageant--and highlights the unexpected sisterhood of Miss Americas fighting to keep it alive.

There She Was

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Betty Cantrell Maxwell

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

From Farm Girl to Miss America

From a double-wide trailer on a farm in Georgia to the 2016 Miss America pageant, Betty Cantrell was not a likely contender for the crown. She won by being herself--mistakes and all. Miss Unlikely takes you through Betty's unconventional childhood, the surprising pageant journey, an incredible year as Miss America, a fairytale wedding, and everything in between. She offers wisdom on school, boys, self-esteem, choices, disappointments, insecurities, mentors, cyberbullies, and more. Behind-the-scenes moments and previously untold stories show how her faith and family ultimately carried her through difficult times. Betty's personal and sincere account will remind you the only way to get where you want to go is through God's unique plan. Find confidence in being you, and turn your dreams into reality.

Miss Unlikely

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Saska Graville

Eat, Sleep, Shop

A journey to the heart and soul of London, this gorgeous guide reveals the hidden and stylish places that make the city so incredibly unique and eclectic Everyone is familiar with the iconic. Instead, this book introduces visitors to the essence of London style, finding it in the small, off-the-radar places: the one-off shops, street markets, corner pubs, and local restaurants that Londoners themselves go to. These places share a certain eccentricity, quirkiness, and independence of spirit, and that's what this guide is all about. London can be big and overwhelming, and there are many guide books directing visitors to the key trophy sights of the city, but this book breaks it down by village, and reveals the places that the locals love. It also features some of the Londoners behind the shops, cafes, and hotels, and ask them to reveal their city secrets. By delivering a carefully chosen selection of the smaller, most stylish spots that are revered by the residents, visitors feel like locals. It's London up close and personal.

London Style Guide

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Rupi Kaur

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

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Home Body

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Delia Owens

In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a heartbreaking coming of age story and a surprising murder investigation. Thought-provoking, wise, and deeply moving, Owens's debut novel reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.

Where the Crawdads Sing

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Bloomsbury

A food-focused travel guide with everything you need to eat, drink, shop and cook your way through New York City.

Eat Like a Local is a series of stylish travel guides that focus on the culinary scenes of the world's most-visited cities. The first of their kind, these books act as a food tour in your pocket, giving you inside knowledge to eat, drink, shop and cook like a local.

Contents include over 100 listings for the best restaurants, cafes, bars, markets and street food as recommended by savvy locals native to the city; short essays that give a real insight into the ins and outs of the city's idiosyncratic food cultures; plus a handful of iconic recipes to cook from your holiday kitchen or back home.

Whether you're visiting for a weekend or a week, these sleek little guides will equip you with everything you need to get off the well-worn tourist track and under the skin of the city's food scene, leaving you feeling satisfied that you've eaten your way through the very best the city has to offer.

Eat Like a Local NEW YORK

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Emily Brontë

Vintage Classics Bronte Series

As darkness falls, a man caught in a snowstorm is forced to shelter at the strange, grim house Wuthering Heights. There he will come to learn about Cathy: how she was forced to choose between her well-meaning husband and dangerous Heathcliff, whom she had loved since she was young. And how her choice led to betrayal and terrible revenge.

Wuthering Heights

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Leo Tolstoi

Amy Mandelker

Constance Garnett

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Presents the classic nineteenth-century Russian novel in which a young woman is destroyed when she attempts to live outside the moral law of her society.

Anna Karenina (Barnes and Noble Classics Series)

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Nicholas D. Kristof

Sheryl WuDunn

Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Discusses the oppression of women in the developing world, sharing example stories about victims and survivors who are working to raise awareness, counter abuse, and campaign for women's rights.

Half the Sky

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Brennan Manning

Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

Discusses Christianity and God's unconditional love and grace.

The Ragamuffin Gospel

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Malala Yousafzai

Christina Lamb

The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

As seen on Netflix with David Letterman

"I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday."

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.

Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.

I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

I Am Malala

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Nicole Rowe

Nicole Rowe

@nicole715175

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