Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Delaware

A beautifully illustrated guide to the colorful gardens that surround the Smithsonian museums along the National Mall, each unique in its design, plant materials, and purpose.

Many visitors are surprised to learn that the Smithsonian Institution includes extensive gardens and landscape areas. All have been designed to complement the museums they border and to enhance the overall museum experience. Imagine having the Smithsonian's resources and knowledge to solve the problems that confront every gardener: holding four-season interest, experimenting with exotic plants, designing a garden that reflects the architecture around it, creating a contemplative space, recreating historic or themed gardens, and much more.

The Smithsonian Gardens are wide ranging: gardens that reflect distinct cultural influences; a rose garden; an intimate, four-season wonder filled with a vast selection of plants; an ever-changing backdrop and contemplative haven for viewing large-scale works of art; an eco-sensitive Native American habitat considered an extension of the building; an urban space dedicated to butterfly gardening; historical gardens that reflect the classic American flower garden and the Victory gardens of World War II; a classical oasis that invites reflection and contemplation; a historic courtyard turned all-season favorite with architectural pinache; the greenhouses that support these gardens and the museums with orchid displays, seasonal interest, and plant materials; and a garden collection that includes both furniture displayed in garden settings and extensive collections documenting historic and contemporary American gardens.

A Guide to Smithsonian Gardens

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Louisiana

Decorating ideas both traditional and modern enhance a guide to finishing and resurfacing walls and ceilings with a variety of materials including tiles, wallboard, brick veneer, wood paneling, and beams

Walls and Ceilings

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Kelsea Ballerini

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

A Book of Poetry

"The personal and poignant debut poetry collection from the award- winning singer, songwriter, and producer revolves around the emotions, struggles, and experiences of finding your voice and confidence as a woman. "I've realized that some feelings can't be turned into a song . . . so I've started writing poems. Just like my songs, they are personal and honest. Just like my songs, they have hooks and rhymes. Just like my songs, they talk about what it's like to be twenty-something trying to navigate a wildly beautiful and broken world." Deeply felt and candid, Feel Your Way Through grapples with the challenges and celebrates the experiences Kelsea faces as she navigates the twists and turns of growing into a woman today. She addresses themes of family, relationships, body image, self-love, sexuality, and the lessons of youth. The poems speak to the often harsh-and sometimes beautiful-onset of womanhood. Honest, humble, and ultimately hopeful, this collection reveals a new dimension of Kelsea Ballerini's artistry and talent"--

Feel Your Way Through

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Kim Laidlaw

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Official Cookbook

This elegant cookbook celebrates the characters and cuisine of the popular TV Show.

Emily in Paris

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Jack Canfield

Mark Victor Hansen

Kimberly Kirberger

New York

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul IV

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Adorable & colorful! #hardcover #boardbook #animals #farming #kids #toddlers #childrens #preschool #nonfiction

Missouri

Baby Einstein 

Baby MacDonald on the Farm 

Lacy Crawford

A Memoir

A riveting, lucid memoir of a young woman's struggle to regain her sense of self after trauma, and the efforts by a powerful New England boarding school to silence her--at any cost When the elite St. Paul's School recently came under state investigation after extensive reports of sexual abuse on campus, Lacy Crawford thought she'd put behind her the assault she'd suffered at St. Paul's decades before, when she was fifteen. Still, when detectives asked for victims to come forward, she sent a note. Her criminal case file reopened, she saw for the first time evidence that corroborated her memories. Here were depictions of the naïve, hard-working girl she'd been, a chorister and debater, the daughter of a priest; of the two senior athletes who assaulted her and were allowed to graduate with awards; and of the faculty, doctors, and priests who had known about Crawford's assault and gone to great lengths to bury it. Now a wife, mother, and writer living on the other side of the country, Crawford learned that police had uncovered astonishing proof of an institutional silencing years before, and that unnamed powers were still trying to block her case. The slander, innuendo, and lack of adult concern that Crawford had experienced as a student hadn't been imagined as the effects of trauma, after all: these were the actions of a school that prized its reputation above anything, even a child. This revelation launched Crawford on an extraordinary inquiry into the ways gender, privilege, and power shaped her experience as a girl at the gates of America's elite. Her investigation looks beyond the sprawling playing fields and soaring chapel towers of crucibles of power like St. Paul's, whose reckoning is still to come. And it runs deep into the channels of shame and guilt, witness and silencing, that dictate who can speak and who is heard in American society. An insightful, mature, beautifully written memoir, Notes on a Silencing is an arresting coming-of-age story that wrestles with an essential question for our time: what telling of a survivor's story will finally force a remedy?

Notes on a Silencing

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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada

Florida

Presents a complete edition of the spiritual classic offering a summary of India's Vedic wisdom.

Bhagavad-Gita As It Is

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Sarah Knight

Texas

How to Control What You Can and Accept What You Can't So You Can Stop Freaking Out and Get on with Your Life

NATIONAL BESTSELLER -- Tame anxiety and take back control of your life in this no-f*cks-given guide from the author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck and Get Your Sh*t Together Do you spend more time worrying about problems than solving them? Do you let unexpected difficulties ruin your day and do "what ifs" keep you up at night? Sounds like you need to CALM THE F*CK DOWN. Just because things are falling apart doesn't mean YOU can't pull it together. Whether you're stressed about sh*t that hasn't happened yet or freaked out about sh*t that already has, the NoWorries method from "anti-guru" Sarah Knight helps you curb the anxiety and overthinking that's making everything worse. Calm the F*ck Down explains: The Four Faces of Freaking Out--and their Flipsides How to accept what you can't control Productive Helpful Effective Worrying (PHEW) The Three Principles of Dealing With It And much more! Praise for Sarah Knight and the No F*cks Given Guides"Self-help to swear by." --The Boston Globe"Genius." --Vogue"Hilarious, irreverent, and no-nonsense." --Bustle

Calm the F*ck Down

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Timothy J. Koegel

A Proven Formula to Open up and Own the Room

It's often reported that the number one fear among American adults is public speaking, but in today's competitive business world, effective communication is a crucial skill -- and the cost of being less than effective is high. From the White House to boardrooms worldwide, Tim Koegel has strengthened the presentations, media relations, and communications skills of CEOs and leaders with his renowned coaching abilities. THE EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTER lays out his techniques in a format perfectly suited to today's busy world. Originally released in limited distribution, THE EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTER has sold over 50,000 copies and has been an airport business bestseller with Hudson Group for more than a year. In this no-nonsense, blow-by-blow handbook, readers will learn how to infuse any type of presentation with energy, confidence, and verve. Whether speaking at a local PTA meeting or national press conference, you will exceed your audience's expectations every time.

The Exceptional Presenter

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#paperback #nonfiction #humor #comedy #funny 

North Carolina

Features humorous but incorrect answers to challenging test questions in biology, physics, chemistry, psychology, English, history, business, geography, and technology.

F in Exams: the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers (Unique Books, Humor Books, Funny Books for Teachers)

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More of the Very Best Totally Wrong Test Answers (Gifts for Teachers, Funny Books, Funny Test Answers)

Presents a collection of incorrect yet humorous test answers from real students, from an elementary student claiming that "two halves make a whale" to a high schooler who credits Galileo with inventing the solar system.

F for Effort

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#paperback #languagelearning #arabic #dictionary

How to Express 1,000 Different Ideas with Just 100 Key Words and Phrases! (Arabic Phrasebook and Dictionary)

It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication!

Do you want to speak simple Arabic but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting the Arabic-speaking world for a short time and want an Arabic phrasebook and dictionary to help you communicate? If so, this is the book for you. It is the easiest and quickest way to learn Arabic. It's tiny 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches size makes it incredibly convenient to travel with but without losing the essential content for communication.

The idea of Instant Arabic is simple--learn 100 words and phrases and say 1,000 things. The trick is knowing which 100 words to learn, but author Fethi Mansouri has solved the problem, choosing only those words you'll hear again and again. Even with a vocabulary this small, you'll be surprised how quickly and fluently you too can communicate in the Arabic language. The pronunciation of each Arabic word in the book follows a precise and simple formula that will quickly become so familiar that conversing in Arabic phrases and sentences soon feels just as 'normal' as speaking English. Here's a sample of what you'll be able to do:
 * Meet people.
 * Go shopping.
 * Ask directions.
 * Ride the subway.
 * Order food and drinks.
 * And much more.

Instant Arabic

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

James Trefil

Utah

StarTalk's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going

For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast. In these illuminating pages, illustrated with dazzling photos and revealing graphics, Tyson and co-author James Trefil, a renowned physicist and science popularizer, take on the big questions that humanity has been posing for millennia--How did life begin? What is our place in the universe? Are we alone?--and provide answers based on the most current data, observations, and theories. Populated with paradigm-shifting discoveries that help explain the building blocks of astrophysics, this relatable and entertaining book will engage and inspire readers of all ages, bring sophisticated concepts within reach, and offer a window into the complexities of the cosmos.

Cosmic Queries

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Gary P. Bergel

When You Were Formed in Secret - Abortion in America

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Wynell Brooks Hutson

Author Wynell Brooks Hutson believes she has discovered the Fountainhead of Women's Rights in what some might consider a most unexpected place. She has woven it into this fascinating story of the five daughters of a leader in Manasseh, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The nation is nearing the end of its prolonged wandering in the wilderness after having refused forty years before to enter the land God promised them. Moses and the Israelites follow the leading of the pillar of cloud and fire. With the help of a few good men, these girls deal with an obsessed father, raiding and infiltrating enemies, the judgments of Jehovah, and efforts of tribal leaders to deny them their inheritance in God's division and allotment of the land we now call Israel.

Daughters of Zelophehad

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Jena Taylor

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

101 Days of Miracles

Signs and Wonders 101

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Inky Press

Nevada

Oceans

Use colored foil to create fabulous shiny and glittery art! The wallet contains a book of ideas and a kit help your amazing ideas come to shimmering life.

Foil Art

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Georgia

The Generosity Habit

Ti Salud Esta en tus Manos

Quieres Ser Sano?

Rick Bragg

Jessica Lynch

Iowa

The Jessica Lynch Story

I Am a Soldier, Too

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Joel Osteen

California

7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential

In this remarkable New York Times bestseller, Joel Osteen offers unique insights and encouragement that will help readers overcome every obstacle in their lives.

Your Best Life Now

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#paperback #barnquilts #farmanimals #flowers #quiltsquares

Virginia

Inspirational Adult Coloring Book

Relax. Refresh. Renew.

Life is full of demands. Appointments, deadlines, obligations, and constant digital chatter occupy every moment and build a mountain of unhealthy stress and tension. Research shows that coloring can be an effective stress reducer, but true rest and peace are found in God. Inspirational adult coloring books by Majestic Expressions incorporate these two ideas in one  beautifully illustrated book.



Inspired by the Barn Quilt popularity and many Barn Quilt Trails surfacing around the US, this coloring book features barn quilt patterns and pictures for you to color. It also includes Scriptures about the beauty of the earth, bounty, harvest, hard work, early morning, and creation. Color your own barn quilt and watch each picture come alive as you allow your creativity to flow freely, filling the intricate images with the beauty of color. 



SPECIAL FEATURES:

* 55 inspiring illustrations

* encouraging Scriptures

* high quality, acid-free coloring paper

 

Barn Quilts

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Publications International Ltd. Staff

Maryland

Add Flavor and Fun to Your Meals with Worlds Favorite Beverage

Beer...it's not just for drinking. Use it to add depth and flavor to these great-tasting recipes, and it can turn an ordinary dish into a gourmet delight!
The 43 beer recipes are divided into four chapters Party Starters, Hot Off the Grill, Sassy Suppers, and Baking with Beer.
Each delicious recipe includes a full-color, end-dish photo.

Cooking with Beer

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