Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

Join Peaches the bulldog as she learns all the wonderful things her body can do.

My Ears Are for Rubbing

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Oklahoma

Lost and Found at a Bar on the Edge of the World

Imagine that Alice had walked into a bar instead of falling down the rabbit hole. In the tradition of J. R. Moehringer's The Tender Bar and the classic reportage of Joseph Mitchell, here is an indelible portrait of what is quite possibly the greatest bar in the world--and the mercurial, magnificent man behind it.

The first time he saw Sunny's Bar, in 1995, Tim Sultan was lost, thirsty for a drink, and intrigued by the single bar sign among the forlorn warehouses lining the Brooklyn waterfront. Inside, he found a dimly lit room crammed with maritime artifacts, a dozen well-seasoned drinkers, and, strangely, a projector playing a classic Martha Graham dance performance. Sultan knew he had stumbled upon someplace special. What he didn't know was that he had just found his new home.

Soon enough, Sultan has quit his office job to bartend full-time for Sunny Balzano, the bar's owner. A wild-haired Tony Bennett lookalike with a fondness for quoting Shakespeare and Samuel Beckett, Sunny is truly one of a kind. Born next to the saloon that has been in his family for one hundred years, Sunny has over the years partied with Andy Warhol, spent time in India at the feet of a guru, and painted abstract expressionist originals. But his masterpiece is the bar itself, a place where a sublime mix of artists, mobsters, honky-tonk musicians, neighborhood drunks, nuns, longshoremen, and assorted eccentrics rub elbows. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly transforming city, Sunny's Nights is a loving and singular portrait of the dream experience we're all searching for every time we walk into a bar, and an enchanting memoir of an unlikely and abiding friendship.

Praise for Sunny's Nights

"Fantastic . . . [Sultan takes] material that might seem familiar and [mixes] a perfect, insightful cocktail: full-bodied, multitextured and delicious. . . . Simply beautiful."--The New York Times Book Review

"Sultan's love of Red Hook shines through, and it's hard not to be swept along on the ebb and flow of his emotions. . . . Sultan's book is, among other things, a meditation on the fragility of the moment and the passage of time. . . . Wistful, funny and biting, Sunny's Nights rewards you with its evocation of a certain place in time and, as Sultan calls him, 'the most original man I have ever met.'"--Newsday

"An affectionate portrait of the idiosyncratic Sunny's Bar."--USA Today

"Sultan finds Sunny . . . a real character, a poet, a cinephile, a philosopher, bluegrass maestro and (Rheingold) beer server."--New York Post ("Required Reading")

"Captivating . . . a classic story about a local bar."--The Buffalo News

"An enchanting memoir, a profound meditation on place and a beautiful story of an unlikely and abiding friendship."--Brooklyn Daily Eagle

"[A] polished, affecting look at remarkable barkeep Sunny Balzano . . . In elegant prose, Sultan deploys laconic humor, an instinct for telling details, a taste for eccentricity, and above all, clear-eyed compassion for our all-too-human failings."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Beautifully wrought . . . an indelible portrait of an unusual man and a nearly forgotten part of NYC."--Booklist

"More than an elegy for a bar and a neighborhood--it's also a vivid and loving portrait of the larger-than-life eccentric who gave the bar its name and its spirit."--Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers

Sunny's Nights

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Sheri Salata

Delaware

And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation

“Thursday morning. One hundred pounds overweight, no man in sight, and rounding the bend to 57 years old—a full-blown catastrophe.” What happens when you realize you’ve had the career of your dreams, but you don’t have the life of your dreams? This was the stark reality facing Sheri Salata when she left her twenty-year stint at The Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Studios and the OWN network. She had dedicated decades to her dream job, and loved (almost) every minute of it, but had left the rest of her life gathering dust on the shelf. After years of telling other people’s makeover stories, Sheri decided to “produce” her own life transformation. And this meant revisiting her past, excavating its lessons, and boldly reimagining her future. In these pages, she invites readers along for the ride—detoxing in the desert, braving humiliation at Hollywood’s favorite fitness studio, grappling with losses, reinventing friendships, baring her soul in sex therapy, and more. Part cautionary tale, part middle-of-life rallying cry, Sheri’s stories offer profound inspiration for personal renewal.

The Beautiful No

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Danielle Steel

New York

In one tragic moment everything changed. Her daughter's life. Her marriage. Her world.

Accident

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Beth Moore

Things Pondered... From the Heart of a Lesser Woman

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John Ortberg

Finding God's Extraordinary Love in Your Ordinary Life

Best-selling author John Ortberg has a passion for touching wounded Christians and seeking nonbelievers. A compilation of John Ortberg's trade books, this inspiring gift book is filled with humorous and encouraging conversational insights that bypass the c

Living the God Life

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Church Choir Mysteries 

The Unsuitable Suitor 

Anne Williman

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Mary of Magdalane

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Abbas Kazerooni

Missouri

"First published in 2008 as 'The little man' by Tate Publishing, USA; published in 2011 by Hachette India; published in 2012 by Allen & Unwin, Australia"--Colophon.

On Two Feet and Wings

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New Jersey

From Landmines to Grapevines, One Woman's Mission to Heal the World

Both a memoir and a call to action, this book is a gripping account of the author's quest to eradicate landmines from the face of the earth.

Heidi Kühn's commitment to fostering peace and raising awareness has been a driving force in her life--from her early days as a student at the University of California, Berkeley, to her time as a reporter in Juneau, Alaska, covering the Exxon Valdez oil spill and US-Russia relations. After overcoming a potentially terminal cancer diagnosis that threatened everything she held dear, Heidi became determined to rid the world of another form of cancer that has plagued the world for decades--landmines--in regions as far-flung as Croatia Vietnam, and Afghanistan. 

Inspired by her work of the late Princess Diana, Heidi began the humanitarian organization Roots of Peace from the basement off her Northern California home. She gained the support of famed Napa Valley vintners Robert Mondavi and Mike Grgich, and soon her mines-to-vines. mission began to take hold. 

In this powerful memoir, Heidi tells the Roots of Peace story, guiding the reader from the early days in which she built her vision to her current presence on the global stage, where she has worked with presidents, prime ministers, landmine survivors, and religious leaders from around the world to spread a message of peace and recovery. In the years since the founding of Roots of Peace, its agricultural projects have made tremendous progress to fight against landmines, revitalizing devastated land and uplifting the lives of countless people in the process. 

Through recalling her journey, Heidi reveals the remarkable change an ordinary person can inspire. Her story is one of faith, healing, and the compassion needed to grow a more peaceful world. Breaking Ground will encourage you to do the extraordinary and help plant the seeds of change for a brighter future.

Breaking Ground

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#hardcover #nonfiction #autobiography #blackbird #childhoodmemoir #heartbreaking #inspiring #jenniferlauck 

Colorado

A Childhood Lost and Found

A poignant autobiography describes growing up in Carson City, Nevada, during the 1970s, the shattering effects of tragedy--loss, loneliness, mistreatment--on her family, and her own indomitable will to survive.

Blackbird

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Peter Collier

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Florida

Inspiring True Stories of What It Means to Be a Hero

What turns an ordinary person into a hero? What happens in the blink of an eye on a battlefield (or in any dangerous situation) to bring out true courage? The men and women who have been recognized by the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation know the answers to these questions deep in their hearts. We learn of Jack Lucas, a thirteen-year-old who kept his real age a secret so he could fight in World War II--where he deliberately fell on a grenade to save his buddies during the Iwo Jima invasion--and Clint Romesha, who almost single-handedly prevented a remote U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan from being taken over by the Taliban. Also included are civilians who have been honored by the Foundation for outstanding acts of bravery in crisis situations: for example, Jencie Fagan, a gym teacher who put herself in danger to disarm a troubled eighth grader before he could turn a gun on his classmates. Adding depth and context are illuminating sidebars throughout and essays on the combat experience and its aftermath: topics such as overcoming fear; a mother mourning her son; and "surviving hell" as a prisoner of war. Back matter includes a glossary and an index.

Choosing Courage

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Jennifer Lauck

Virginia

How Living for What Matters Most Changes Everything 

Life On Purpose 

David Sturt

Using insight from a study of award-winning work, provides five skills for innovating and creating work that is noticed and appreciated.

Great Work: How to Make a Difference People Love

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Esther Earl

Lori Earl

Wayne Earl

John Green

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Ohio

The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

"A memoir told through the journals, letters, and stories of young cancer patient Esther Earl."--

This Star Won't Go Out

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Jim Stovall

Louisiana

Would you be willing to change your life to inherit a million dollars?

The Ultimate Gift

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#hardcover, #compelling, #inspiring, #eyeopening
The jacket has a wrinkle in it, but the book is in excellent shape.

The First Love Story, Adam, Eve, and Us

#hardcover #Christian #nonfiction #grace #inspiring

New Mexico

You Are Standing Where Grace Is Happening





Max Lucado looks at grace from all directions and reveals that no matter which way you look at it, God's grace is always there, ready to do wonders in your life. This beautiful gift book is filled with powerful quotes, Scripture, and stories that will transform your heart and mind with a deeper understanding of God's healing grace. The message gently and eloquently encourages you to accept completely His grace and forgiveness as well as extend the same blessing toward others."When grace happens, generosity happens. Unsquashable, eye-popping big heartedness happens. Receiving grace today Liberality is in the forecast for tomorrow. When you meet a bountiful person, you are standing where grace is happening."

Grace Happens Here

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Minnesota

The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance





Meet Mallory Weggemann: a Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion swimmer, ESPY winner, and NBC Sports commentator whose extraordinary story will give you the encouragement you need to rise up to meet any challenge you face in life.

On January 21, 2008, a routine medical procedure left Mallory paralyzed from her waist down. Less than two years later, Mallory had broken eight world records, and by the 2012 Paralympic Games, she held fifteen world records and thirty-four American records. Two years after that, a devastating fall severely damaged her left arm. But despite all of the hardships that Mallory faced, she was sure about one thing: she refused to give up.

After two reconstructive surgeries and extended rehab, she won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships. And even better, she found confidence, independence, and persevering love. She even walked down the aisle on her wedding day against all odds.

Mallory's extraordinary resilience and uncompromising commitment to excellence are rooted in her resolve, her faith, and her sheer grit. In Limitless, Mallory shares the lessons she learned by pushing past every obstacle and expectation that stood in her way, teaching you how to: 

 * redefine your limits
 * remember that healing is not chronological
 * be willing to fail
 * lean on your community
 * embrace your comeback
 * write your own ending

Mallory's story reminds us that we can handle whatever challenges, labels, or difficulties we face in life, and we can do it on our own terms. Because when we refuse to accept every boundary that hems us in--physical, emotional, or societal--we become limitless.

Limitless

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A  cute and fun book to read, be sure to see pbotos. A small book measuring 6 x 6 inches.

Alabama

How to Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind

With his trademark wit and humorous animal photographs, Grieve identifies the most common causes of weight gain as well as the perils of extreme dieting, suggesting that the #1 lesson is to "Keep your mouth shut."

Dieting Causes Brain Damage

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Gayle D. Erwin

When Jesus began to teach the disciples what it meant to be greatest in the kingdom, he was teaching about his own nature, for indeed he was, and is, the greatest in the kingdom. Bythat time, the disciples had had the opportunity to observe the servanthood of Christ, and they understood what hemeant. The greatest must be slave of all, a servant. How totally opposed to all my natural leanings.

The Jesus Style

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Tiffany Yecke Brooks

Mallory Weggemann

On January 21, 2008, eighteen-year-old Mallory Weggemann walked into the hospital for a scheduled appointment and ultimately left paralyzed from the waist down. Despite the pain of this life-changing reality, she chose to believe that there was a greater reason for her path - and that she was more than her circumstances.
In Limitless, Mallory invites us into her journey of overcoming fear and self-doubt and choosing to embrace all that her new life has to offer. Now a world-record-breaking two-time Paralympic swimmer for Team USA, she shares a powerful message that we, too, can find the courage to conquer seemingly insurmountable obstacles and move forward into a beautiful still unwritten future. 
Anchored in love - of family, community, sport, and most importantly, herself - Mallory shattered the restrictions that had been placed on her by society and has made it her mission to help others build lives rooted in possibility, potential, and promise. When we follow her lead and refuse to accept limits to what we can acheive, we throw open the door to a life thats bigger and fuller than we could ever have imagined. 

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