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The Backyard Bird Chronicles - Hardcover

$33.60

by Amy Tan (Author), David Allen Sibley (Foreword by)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club - With a foreword by David Allen Sibley "Unexpected and spectacular" --Ann Patchett, best-selling author of These Precious Days "The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more than just describe the birds. They carry a sense of discovery t...

Badass Old White Woman: How to Flip the Script on Aging - Paperback

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by Mary Lou Dobbs (Author)Dobbs inspired battlecry is "AGING IS A FRICKIN' PRIVILEGE!""Badass Old White Woman: How to Flip the Script on Aging "by Mary Lou Dobbs is a book for women who are tired of society's underwhelming negative stereotypes threatening the value of their inner wisdom. Dobbs, who excelled in corporate sales, is now a LifeStyle Coach and speaker. Her book explores the emotional reasons badass women excel and thrive as they age.Dobbs' defining moment ignited her inner badass ...

Grimoire Girl: A Memoir of Magic and Mischief - Hardcover

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by Hilarie Burton Morgan (Author)New York Times Bestseller The long-awaited next book from actress and New York Times bestselling author of The Rural Diaries, Hilarie Burton Morgan. Through memoir essays and magical practices, Grimoire Girl connects us to the enchantment that exists inside us all.Since childhood, Hilarie Burton Morgan has felt the call to record, keep, and catalogue life in all its strange wonder. It was a whimsical habit, with no clear goal. And then, when she became a mothe...

Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir - Hardcover

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by Ina Garten (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten--aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon--shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table. Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina's gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have ...

The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The Birth of the Woman's Rights Movement - Paperback

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by Miriam Gurko (Author)On July 13, 1848, five women conversed over tea in a small upstate New York town. The next day, the local newspaper carried their announcement inviting women to attend "A Convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.″ A few days later, the American woman's right movement became reality. Miriam Gurko traces the course of the movement from its origin in the Seneca Falls Convention through the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment giv...

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year - Hardcover

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by Margaret Renkl (Author)THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERS, BIRDERS, AND GARDENERS, WITH ORIGINAL COLOR ART THROUGHOUT * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR'S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICKFrom the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a "howling love letter to the world" (Ann Patchett): a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural.In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional...

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by Olive Senior (Author)The popular West Indian migration narrative often starts with the "Windrush Generation"in 1950s' England, but in Dying to Better Themselves Olive Senior examines an earlier narrative: that of the neglected post-emancipation generation of the 1850s who were lured to Panama by the promise of lucrative work and who initiated a pattern of circular migration that would transform the islands economically, socially and politically well into the twentieth century.West Indians ...

Condi: The Life of a Steel Magnolia - Paperback

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by Mary Beth Brown (Author)"One day I'll be in that house," said ten year old Condoleezza Rice as she gazed across the White House's expansive front lawn.Of course, Condi made good on that promise. With poise and gracefulness?combined with an iron will and determination?rarely seen in Washington, Rice has become one of the most iconic and influential figures on the world stage. This is her story.Condi provides an in-depth study of the life, faith, and achievements of one of America's most fas...

Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder of the Titanic-2012 Centenary Charity Edition - Paperback

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by Shan Bullock (Author)ALL PROFITS FOR CHARITY. The story of a brave man Thomas Andrews who was Design Lead and Managing Director of the Design and Build team of the Titanic at Harland and Wolff Shipyards, Belfast. He died a heroic death helping save others as he went down with the ship he had devoted so much to. Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.12 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publication Date: March 16, 2012

Robert E. Lee: A Life from Beginning to End - Paperback

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by Hourly History (Author)Discover the remarkable life of Robert E. Lee...Robert E. Lee was a hero to some and a villain to others. For one side, he embodied the rebellion of the slaveholding South which had seceded from the Union; for the other side, he was a champion of the little guy, willing to marshal the forces of liberty to stand up against the federal government. How in the world do we get such divergent views on one single man? It seems that such diversity of opinion is simply a symp...

Rembrandt: A Life from Beginning to End - Paperback

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by Hourly History (Author)Discover the remarkable life of Rembrandt...Dutch painter and printmaker Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is considered one of the greatest artists of all time. As a painter, he never considered glamorizing what he saw, and he was a master of creating extraordinary scenes with light and shadows. His paintings were unique for their ability to depict action and moods. Sadly, having a mistress and spending recklessly went far to ruin his reputation during his lifetime. Re...

A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank, But Uninves - Paperback

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by John Burke (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduc...

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by Beck Feiner (Author), Beck Feiner (Illustrator), Alphabet Legends (Created by)This book is not associated with or endorsed by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. From Partition to Formation, Daddy Lessons to XO, Beyoncé Legends Alphabet is a melodic trip through the swaggering career of the world's greatest R&B star. Bootyliciously illustrated and written with admiration, this A to Z anthology is a must-have for every Queen Bey fan. Number of Pages: 56 Dimensions: 0.4 x 8 x 7.9 IN Publication Dat...

The Jubilee of the Constitution: A Discourse - Paperback

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by John Quincy Former Ow Adams (Author), Samuel Colman (Created by)A celebrated speech by John Quincy Adams on the 50th anniversary of the United States Constitution, reflecting on its inception and significance.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and dist...

Ginny's Story of the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust - Paperback

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by Ginny And Peter Hajdukiewicz (Author), Barbara Metcalfe (Editor), Stella Gratrix (Editor)Ginny Hajdukiewicz was not the stereotypical girl whose enthusiasm for horses waned after a few years. At twenty-three she had achieved her ambition to have her own riding centre, and in 1982 she moved to Wales with her 'misfit' horses and set up a trekking centre.Always deeply concerned regarding the welfare of horses and ponies, and distraught at the treatment of the 'wild' ponies that were sold at m...

3 Appalachian Witches: From Roots and Mountains - Paperback

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by Ashley Conner (Author), Misty Conner (Author), Pat Bussard O'Keefe (Author)3 Appalachian Witches These three mountain women have traveled the country conducting seances, gallery readings, energy healing sessions, classes, and workshops on a number of spiritual and paranormal topics. One of the most common questions they receive when traveling is, "How did you develop your psychic gifts?" 3 Appalachian Witches: From Roots and Mountains, addresses that question and much more. In this book, M...

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by Paul-Henri Nargeolet (Author), Laura Haydon (Translator)September 1, 1985. The RMS Titanic, which has been missing since April 15, 1912, is found in the North Atlantic where it lies at a depth of 3,821 metres.Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a commander in the French Navy, directed underwater research of part of many expeditions to the wreck, from 1987 until his untimely death in 2023.With hundreds of hours of diving to the liner and more than five thousand objects brought to the surface, including b...

What Jackie Taught Us (Revised and Expanded): Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Introduction by L iz Smith - Paperback

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by Tina Santi Flaherty (Author), Liz Smith (Introduction by)A unique perspective on the influence and enduring fascination of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis What Jackie Taught Us offers insights about how Jackie lived with poise, grace, and zest, including wisdom about image and style, focus, courage and vision, men, marriage, and motherhood. After more than a decade in print, this commemorative edition features fourteen new essays from notable individuals amplifying the ways in which Jackie'...

Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz - Paperback

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by Ron Jeremy (Author)He's the porn world's Everyman. Blessed with an enormous "talent" yet average looks, he's starred in more than 1,700 adult films, directed 250 of them, and over the last twenty years has become porn's biggest ambassador to the mainstream. He's appeared in 60 regular films, 14 music videos, and VH1's Surreal Life, starred in the critically acclaimed Porn star (a movie about his life), and in Being Ron Jeremy (a take off on Being John Malkovich), co-starring Andy Dick. And...

Paul Hollywood - The Biography - Paperback

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by A. S. Dagnell (Author) Number of Pages: 272 Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN Publication Date: September 03, 2015

How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon - Hardcover

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by Lyn Slater (Author)One of Elle's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of 2024 A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as "Accidental Icon," brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age. When Lyn Slater started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon, at age sixty-one, she discovered that followers were flocking to her account for more than just her A-list style. As Lyn flau...

In This Altered Body: A Survivor's Story of Resilience and Love - Paperback

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by Charlene Pell (Author)Charlene Pell wears her scars like badges of honor-she has never hidden them. Thirty years ago, on a sunny afternoon, Charlene was on a private flight to Cat Island, Bahamas, when the unthinkable happened: the plane, piloted by her fianc?, experienced a mechanical problem and crashed in a fiery inferno. When Charlene awoke, she discovered that 64 percent of her body had been burned, and her fianc? had died.In This Altered Body is the compelling story of Charlene's phy...

Stepping on the Blender & Other Times Life Gets Messy - Paperback

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by Katherine Snow Smith (Author)Can you go home again? Go home to the town where you went to college, where your future lay before you, shiny, uncluttered and ready for discovery? Thirty years later, you have three grown children, a marriage and divorce, a successful career to remind you there's less time on the clock and more baggage. Katherine Snow Smith writes with humor and tenderness about aging, loss and launching the next act in a rich life. It's easy: "Just be sure to consider your wh...

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by Sodasia Thompson (Author) Number of Pages: 114 Dimensions: 0.27 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: October 07, 2024

Centerless Center: A Seeker's Journey & Commentaries on Non-Dual Awareness - Paperback

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by Will Wright (Author)Centerless Center explores the author's decades-long search for enlightenment, what finally brought it to an end, and reflections on what he discovered. Number of Pages: 402 Dimensions: 1.09 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 30, 2024

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by Sodasia Thompson (Author)The Wild Inside is a gripping memoir that invites you into Sodasia's world, revealing an intimate journey of survival and self-discovery. Through her transformative first year as a counselor at Horizon Pines summer camp, Sodasia intertwines her most defining moments with a raw exploration of trauma, abandonment, and abuse. Witness her profound quest for self-trust as she navigates both the wilds of her mind and of nature, and the depths of her own heart. Number of ...

Within You Without You: Listening to George Harrison - Hardcover

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by Seth Rogovoy (Author)How did the most reluctant member of the Fab Four put his mark on all of their music? This book helps listeners hear how George Harrison shaped the sound of The Beatles and how he carried that sound forward into his solo career Within You Without You is a highly personal exploration of George Harrison's essential contributions to the Beatles and his solo work, as well as his significant role as a Western proponent of Indian music and beliefs. Through close examination ...

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by Honor Moore (Author)Not my lover, not my parents, and they said I couldn't tell a friend. . .In 1969, Honor Moore was twenty-three, a theater student yearning for love and working for radical change, but studying administration and keeping secret, even from herself, her wish to imagine the world by becoming a poet. There was an older lover, a professor, and, with another man, an unwanted sexual encounter. That spring, she had an abortion.A Termination is the story of the young woman who ma...

Try Before You Trust: To All Gentlewomen and Other Maids in Love - Paperback

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by Constance Briones (Author), Historium Press (Author)What if Taylor Swift found herself penning songs about love in Elizabethan England when women were required to be chaste, obedient, and silent?Isabella Whitney, an ambitious and daring eighteen-year-old maidservant turned poet, sets out to do just that. Having risked reputation and virtue by allowing her passions for her employer's aristocratic nephew to get the better of her, Isabella Whitney enters the fray of the pamphlet wars, a scurr...

Abraham Lincoln Was a Liberal, Jefferson Davis Was a Conservative: The Missing Key to Understanding the American Civil War - Hardcover

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by Lochlainn Seabrook (Author)The mainstream version of the American Civil War has always been nonsensical and irrational. Why? Because it was written by Liberals with an extreme anti-South bias and little or no knowledge of the history of America's two party system. For example, if the Confederacy's Democratic leaders were truly "Liberals," as we've been taught, why did they maintain that they were fighting for the Constitution, a document that Liberals have traditionally treated with scorn ...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Paperback

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by Frederick Douglass (Author)2023 Reprint from the 1852 Edition. The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass's Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838, how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and driver, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. This is an autobiographical account...

It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping: Interpreting the Language of Our Fathers Without Repeating Their Stories - Hardcover

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by Lisa-Jo Baker (Author)An honest and lyrical coming-of-age memoir of growing up in South Africa at the height of apartheid, and an invitation to recognize and refuse to repeat the sins of our fathers--from the bestselling author of Never Unfriended "Heartfelt, emotionally charged reflections . . . [a] bracing memoir."--Kirkus Review "Important. Riveting. Unforgettable . . . a profoundly captivating story that can profoundly change your own story."--Ann Voskamp, New York Times bestselling au...