Chelsea Manning

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

A Memoir

An intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.

While working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq for the United States Army in 2010, Chelsea Manning disclosed more than seven hundred thousand classified military and diplomatic records that she had smuggled out of the country on the memory card of her digital camera. In 2011, she was charged with twenty-two counts related to the unauthorized possession and distribution of classified military records, and in 2013, she was sentenced to thirty-five years in military prison.

The day after her conviction, Manning declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition, seeking hormones through the federal court system. In 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence and she was released from prison.

In README.txt, Manning recounts how her pleas for increased institutional transparency and government accountability took place alongside a fight to defend her rights as a trans woman. Manning details the challenges of her childhood and adolescence as a naive, computer-savvy kid, what drew her to the military, and the fierce pride she has about the work she does. This powerful, observant memoir will stand as one of the definitive testaments of our digital, information-driven age.

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Tara Brach

Some marks from prior use but otherwise great condition 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New York

Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart

Tara Brach is an in-the-trenches teacher whose work counters today's ever-increasing onslaught of news, conflict, demands, and anxieties--stresses that leave us rushing around on auto-pilot and cut off from the presence and creativity that give our lives meaning.

In this heartfelt and deeply practical book, she offers an antidote: an easy-to-learn four-step meditation that quickly loosens the grip of difficult emotions and limiting beliefs. Each step in the meditation practice (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture) is brought to life by memorable stories shared by Tara and her students as they deal with feelings of overwhelm, loss, and self-aversion, with painful relationships, and past trauma--and as they discover step-by-step the sources of love, forgiveness, compassion, and deep wisdom alive within all of us.

A PENGUIN LIFE TITLE

Radical Compassion

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Janet Burroway

Elizabeth Stuckey-French

Ned Stuckey-French

A Guide to Narrative Craft

More than 250,000 copies sold!



A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction. Janet Burroway's best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. Now in its tenth edition, Writing Fiction is more accessible than ever for writers of all levels--inside or outside the classroom.



This new edition continues to provide advice that is practical, comprehensive, and flexible. Burroway's tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. Moving from freewriting to final revision, the book addresses "showing not telling," characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. It includes new topics and writing prompts, and each chapter now ends with a list of recommended readings that exemplify the craft elements discussed, allowing for further study. And the examples and quotations throughout the book feature a wide and diverse range of today's best and best-known creators of both novels and short stories.



This book is a master class in creative writing that also calls on us to renew our love of storytelling and celebrate the skill of writing well. There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with Writing Fiction. And who knows what future favorite will get her start reading this edition?

Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition

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Alfred J. Kolatch

A Traditional Passover Haggadah for the modern home prepared by Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch.

A Traditional Passover Haggadah for the Modern Home

A popular, low-priced Haggadah for the modern Jewish home, this edition contains the full traditional Passover service in both Hebrew and English text, plus many meaningful quotations culled from the literature of the ages designed to reinforce the message of freedom and the essence of the holiday. Illustrations.

The Family Seder

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Clifford A. Wright

The Grill cuisine of Italy. More than 100 authentic recipes for Italian grilling menus. Solid advice on grills and grilling accessories. Which fuel to use, how to build a fire, all about grilling techniques. Ingredients in the Italian grill pantry, sauces, and marinades, pasta and salad accompaniment. ￼

Colorado

100 Classic Recipes Alla Griglia

This book combines America's undying passion for Italian food with its equally passionate love of grilling. Tuscan Style Spit-Roasted Pork Loin with Rosemary, Grilled Tuna with Fennel, Grilled Stuffed Tomatoes--these are just a sampling of the many flavorful Italian-inspired dishes which can be prepared on the grill.

Grill Italian

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Leonard Mlodinow

How Feelings Shape Our Thinking

We've all been told that thinking rationally is the key to success. But at the cutting edge of science, researchers are discovering that feeling is every bit as important as thinking in this "lively exposé of the growing consensus about the limited power of rationality and decision-making" (The New York Times Book Review).

You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how you should invest, and not one of those decisions would be possible without emotion. It has long been said that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behavior. But as Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of Subliminal, tells us, extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience have proven that emotions are as critical to our well-being as thinking.
 
How can you connect better with others? How can you make sense of your frustration, fear, and anxiety? What can you do to live a happier life? The answers lie in understanding your emotions. Journeying from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions can help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can learn in both instances.
 
Using deep insights into our evolution and biology, Mlodinow gives us the tools to understand our emotions better and to maximize their benefits. Told with his characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Emotional explores the new science of feelings and offers us an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts.

Emotional

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George E. Vaillant

Louisiana

Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development

In an unprecedented series of studies, Harvard Medical School has followed 824 subjects -- men and women, some rich, some poor -- from their teens to old age. Harvard's George Vaillant now uses these studies -- the most complete ever done anywhere in the world -- and the subjects' individual histories to illustrate the factors involved in reaching a happy, healthy old age.

He explains precisely why some people turn out to be more resilient than others, the complicated effects of marriage and divorce, negative personality changes, and how to live a more fulfilling, satisfying and rewarding life in the later years. He shows why a person's background has less to do with their eventual happiness than the specific lifestyle choices they make. And he offers step-by-step advice about how each of us can change our lifestyles and age successfully. Sure to be debated on talk shows and in living rooms, Vaillant's definitive and inspiring book is the new classic account of how we live and how we can live better. It will receive massive media attention, and with good reason: we have never seen anything like it, and what it has to tell us will make all the difference in the world.

Aging Well

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Jamie Ivey

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Arkansas

My Unlikely, Unavoidable Story of Becoming Free

If You Only Knew is the utterly inviting, often humorous, incredibly authentic back-story of one woman's life, told for the purpose of helping you strip away both the inner and outward hypocrisy that cripples Christian freedom, choosing instead to live with courageous confidence in God's ability to make you truly one person. His.

If You Only Knew

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Fredrik Backman

A Novel

Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm In this "charming debut" (People) from one of Sweden's most successful authors, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon--the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him "the bitter neighbor from hell." But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations. A feel-good story in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Fredrik Backman's novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. "If there was an award for 'Most Charming Book of the Year, ' this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down" (Booklist, starred review).

A Man Called Ove

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Grant R. Jeffrey

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Author Grant Jeffrey undertakes to explain the mysterious codes purported to be discovered by mathematicians and computer experts in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

The Mysterious Bible Codes

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Gregory Claeys

Utopian literature has given voice to the hopes and fears of the human race from its earliest days to the present. The only single-volume anthology of its kind, The Utopia Reader encompasses the entire spectrum and history of utopian writing-from the Old Testament and Plato's Republic, to Sir Thomas More's Utopia and George Orwell's twentieth century dystopia, Nineteen Eighty-Four, through to the present day.
The editors of this definitive collection demonstrate the various ways in which utopias have been used throughout history as veiled criticism of existing conditions and how peoples excluded from the dominant discourse-such as women and minorities-have used the form to imagine empowering alternatives to present circumstances.
An engaging tour through the dissident, polemic, and satirical tradition of utopian writing, The Utopia Reader ultimately provides a telling portrait of civilization's persistent need to imagine and construct ideal societies.

The Utopia Reader

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Joanna Gaines

Chip Gaines

National Bestseller--New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's Weekly

The Magnolia Story

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Brian Patrick Hogan

George Patterson

Patrick O'Cock

Birth of a Church Planting Movement in Mongolia

Pioneering young people alter the destiny of a nation: Mongolia. In just 3 years, the team launched a Disciple Making Movement in Erdenet, Mongolia that continues today under local Mongolian leadership --- even sending out their own Mongol missionaries! Thrill to the adventure of an ordinary young American family in an extraordinary situation!

There's a Sheep in My Bathtub

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Robert Heilbroner

Author of The Worldly Philosophers, a 3-million-copy seller, Robert Heilbroner offers here a compendium of readings from the "worldly philosophers" themselves. The selections range from the earliest economic thought to such towering volumes as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population, David Ricardo's Principles of Political Economy, and John Maynard Keynes's The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Acting as "a docent, not merely an editor," he takes the reader through the core arguments with "brilliantly clear commentary" (New York Times Book Review).

Teachings from the Worldly Philosophy

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Eileen Myles

Ohio

“[Myles] has a good time journeying through Hell, and like a hip Virgil, . . . is happy to show us the way.”—NPR In this raucous meditation, Eileen Myles offers an intimate glimpse into creativity’s immediacy. With erudition and wit, Myles recounts their early years as an awakening writer; existential struggles with landlords; storied moments with neighbors, friends, and lovers; and the textures and identities of cities and the country that reveal the nature of writing as presence in time. For Myles, time’s “optic quality” is what enables writing in the first place—as attention, as devotion, as excess. It is this chronologized vision that enables the writer to love the world as it presently is, lending love a linguistic permanence amid social and political systems that threaten to eradicate it. Irreverent, generous, and always insightful, For Now is a candid record of the creative process from one of our most beloved artists.

For Now

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Max Lucado

Pennsylvania

Imagine Your Life Without Fear

Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear. They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison of unlocked doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out? Imagine your life, wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, or doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, where you could trust more and fear less. Can you imagine your life without fear?

Fearless

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Nikita Gill

Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light

Where Hope Comes From

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William J. Petersen

Randy Petersen

In the twentieth century, a vibrant evangelical culture emerged. The authors explore the key books that influenced the dramatic changes of the past one hundred years.

100 Christian Books That Changed the Century

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Bill Hybels

Ashley Wiersma

Four Sessions on Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith

Believers universally affirm that evangelism is a vital part of what God calls them to do, but many feel awkward and ill-equipped. Bill Hybels addresses these concerns and signals the next era in personal evangelism with Just Walk Across the Room.

Just Walk Across the Room

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Lang Leav

Collects poems of love and loss in simple yet evocative language.

Lullabies

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Chip Ingram

A Biblical Response to Today's Most Divisive Issues

Where do you stand on issues like: truth, sex, homosexuality, abortion, the environment, and the church and politics? More importantly, what does God say? Chip Ingram shows us how Scripture addresses these controversial topics in his series, Culture Shock. This companion study guide will help you learn how to respond with love, even in the face of controversy.Each study guide contains a code that allows you to stream Chip Ingram's video teaching for free.

Culture Shock Study Guide

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Mancur Olson

Public Goods and the Theory of Groups, with a New Preface and Appendix

The Logic of Collective Action

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Brian Johnson

"Rockers and Rollers: A Full-Throttle Memoir" is a book written by Brian Johnson, the lead singer of the legendary rock band AC/DC. In the book, Johnson shares his experiences as a car enthusiast and his passion for racing cars, as well as his journey with AC/DC.

"Rockers and Rollers" is a well-written and entertaining memoir, with plenty of anecdotes and insights into the world of rock music and car racing. It offers a unique perspective on Johnson's life and career, and will appeal to fans of AC/DC and car enthusiasts alike.

A Full-Throttle Memoir

From PinkCadillac to Low Rider to Little Red Corvette, rock music hasalways had a racy love affair with cars. And AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson isnot only a rock legend, second-to-none at infusing razor-sharp lyrics with thescreaming metal energy of a true rock and roller, but also a dyed-in-the-woolcar fanatic. Books like AC/DC: Maximum Rock and Roll and Why AC/DC Matters revealed the secretsof the the world's greatest rock band--now, in Rockers and Rollers, fans will get arare, riveting window into Brian Johnson's other driving passion, his love forautomobiles. From teenage memories in the backs of beat-up coups to a sidecareer as a racecar driver, Johnson shares his tantalizing life story--a memoirtold through his lifelong love affair with cars.

Rockers and Rollers

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Brené Brown

Making the Journey from What Will People Think? to I Am Enough

Draws on research with hundreds of interviewees to identify the pervasive influence of cultural shame, discussing how women can recognize the ways in which shame influences their health and relationships and can be transformed into courage and connectivity.

I Thought It Was Just Me (but It Isn't)

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