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Series: Drunks An American History Hardcover Christopher M. Finan 9780807001790 $39.95 HISTORY Jun 27, 2017

Reveals the history of our struggle with alcoholism and the emergence of a search for sobriety that is as old as our nation. In Drunks, Christopher Finan introduces us to a colorful cast of characters who were integral in America’s moral journey to understanding alcoholism. There’s the remarkable Iroquois leader named Handsome Lake, a drunk who stopped drinking and dedicated his life to helping his people achieve sobriety. In the early nineteenth century, the idealistic and energetic “Washingtonians,” a group of reformed alcoholics, led the ... + Read More
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Series: How to Be a Muslim An American Story Paperback Haroon Moghul 9780807020746 $23.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 06, 2017

A young Muslim leader’s memoir of his struggles to forge an American Muslim identityHaroon Moghul was thrust into the spotlight after 9/11, becoming an undergraduate leader at New York University’s Islamic Center forced into appearances everywhere: on TV, before interfaith audiences, in print. Moghul was becoming a prominent voice for American Muslims even as he struggled with his relationship to Islam. In high school he was barely a believer and entirely convinced he was going to hell. He sometimes drank. He didn’t pray regularly. All he wante... + Read More
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Series: A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks Hardcover Angela Jackson 9780807025048 $33.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 30, 2017

A look back at the cultural and political force of Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, in celebration of her hundredth birthdayArtist–Rebel–PioneerPulitzer-Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the great American literary icons of the twentieth century, a protégé of Langston Hughes and mentor to a generation of poets, including Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, and Elizabeth Alexander.Her poetry took inspiration from the complex portraits of black American life she observed growing up on Chicago’s Southside—a world of kitchenette... + Read More
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Series: Junk Raft An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution Hardcover Marcus Eriksen 9780807056400 $35.95 NATURE Jul 04, 2017

An exciting account of an activist scientist’s unorthodox fight in the growing movement against plastic marine pollution and of his expedition across the Pacific on a home-made “junk raft”News media brought the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”—the famous swirling gyre of plastic pollution in the ocean—into the public consciousness. But when Marcus Eriksen cofounded the 5 Gyres Institute with his wife, Anna Cummins, and set out to study the world’s oceans with hundreds of volunteers, they discovered a “plastic smog” of microscopic debris that perme... + Read More
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Series: Loving Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy Hardcover Sheryll Cashin 9780807058275 $35.95 LAW Jun 06, 2017

How interracial love and marriage changed history, and may soon alter the landscape of American politics.Loving beyond boundaries is a radical act that is changing America. When Mildred and Richard Loving wed in 1958, they were ripped from their shared bed and taken to court. Their crime: miscegenation, punished by exile from their home state of Virginia. The resulting landmark decision of Loving v. Virginia ended bans on interracial marriage and remains a signature case—the first to use the words “white supremacy” to describe such racism.Drawi... + Read More
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Series: Inferior How Science Got Women Wrong-and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story Hardcover Angela Saini 9780807071700 $34.95 SCIENCE May 30, 2017

What science has gotten so shamefully wrong about women, and the fight, by both female and male scientists, to rewrite what we thought we knewFor hundreds of years it was common sense: women were the inferior sex. Their bodies were weaker, their minds feebler, their role subservient. No less a scientist than Charles Darwin asserted that women were at a lower stage of evolution, and for decades, scientists—most of them male, of course—claimed to find evidence to support this.Whether looking at intelligence or emotion, cognition or behavior, scie... + Read More
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Series: At the Broken Places A Mother and Trans Son Pick Up the Pieces Paperback Mary Collins 9780807088357 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 25, 2017

In this collaborative memoir, a parent and a transgender son recount wrestling with their differences as Donald Collins undertook medical-treatment options to better align his body with his gender identity. As a parent, Mary Collins didn’t agree with her trans son’s decision to physically alter his body, although she supported his right to realize himself as a person. Raw and uncensored, each explains her or his emotional mindset at the time: Mary felt she had lost a daughter; Donald activated his “authentic self.” Both battled to assert their ... + Read More
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Series: Invisible No More Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color Paperback Andrea Ritchie 9780807088982 $28.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 01, 2017

A timely examination of the ways Black women, Indigenous women, and other women of color are uniquely affected by racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement.Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of individual women—such as Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Dajerria Becton, Monica Jones, and Mya Hall—in the broader context of the twin epidemics of police violence and mass incarcerat... + Read More
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Series: Concord Library Walden: With an Introduction and Annotations by Bill McKibben Paperback Henry David Thoreau 9780807098134 $14.95 NATURE Jun 27, 2017

An annotated, re-packaged edition of Walden to honor the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau’s birth, featuring an introduction and annotations by renowned environmentalist Bill McKibbenFirst published in 1854, Henry David Thoreau’s groundbreaking book has influenced generations of readers and continues to inspire and inform anyone with an open mind and a love of nature.Bill McKibben provides a newly revised Introduction and helpful annotations that place Thoreau firmly in his role as cultural and spiritual seer. He identifies two questions ask... + Read More
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Series: Memory Thief The Rebellion's Last Traitor Paperback Nik Korpon 9780857666567 $10.99 FICTION Jun 06, 2017

In a dystopian world ravaged by war and environmental collapse, one man fights history to discover the truth about his wife and child.After decades of war, the brutal Tathadann Party restored order toshattered Eitan City by outlawing the past and rewriting history. Memory is a commodity – bought and sold, and experienced like a drug. Henraek works as a Tathadann memory thief, draining citizens’ memories. Everything changes when Henraek harvests a memory of his own wife’s death, in the hidden rebellion that once tore apart their city. Now he wil... + Read More
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Series: An Oath of Dogs Paperback Wendy Wagner 9780857666673 $10.99 FICTION Jul 04, 2017

Kate Standish has been on the forest-world of Huginn less than a week and she’s already pretty sure her new company murdered her boss. But the little town of mill workers and farmers is more worried about eco-terrorism and a series of attacks by the bizarre, sentient dogs of this planet, than a death most people would like to believe is an accident. That is, until Kate’s investigation uncovers a conspiracy which threatens them all.File Under: Science Fiction [ Colony World | Into the Woods | Leader of the Pack | Woman’s Best Friend ]
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Series: Nyquist Mysteries A Man of Shadows Paperback Jeff Noon 9780857666703 $18.99 FICTION Aug 01, 2017

The brilliant, mind-bending return to science fiction by one of its most acclaimed visionaries Below the neon skies of Dayzone – where the lights never go out, and night has been banished – lowly private eye John Nyquist takes on a teenage runaway case. His quest takes him from Dayzone into the permanent dark of Nocturna. As the vicious, seemingly invisible serial killer known only as Quicksilver haunts the streets, Nyquist starts to suspect that the runaway girl holds within her the key to the city’s fate. In the end, there’s only one plac... + Read More
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Series: The Drifting Lands Skyfarer Paperback Joseph Brassey 9780857666765 $10.99 FICTION Sep 05, 2017

Firefly meets Final Fantasy as a daring crew faces off against a cruel order of sorcerous knights. The Axiom Diamond is a mythical relic, with the power to show its bearer any truth they desire. Men have sought for it across many continents for centuries, but in vain. When trainee sorceress Aimee de Laurent’s first ever portal-casting goes awry, she and her mentor are thrown into the race to find the gem, on the skyship Elysium. Opposing them are the infamous magic-wielding knights of the Eternal Order and their ruthless commander, Lord Azrael... + Read More
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Series: Outriders Sungrazer Paperback Jay Posey 9780857666949 $10.99 FICTION Jul 04, 2017

In a new Cold War between Earth and the colonies on Mars, when devastating weapons go missing, there’s only one team you can call – the Outriders. A crack force of highly specialised super-soldiers, their clone bodies are near-immortal. When a fully-autonomous vessel with orbital strike capabilities goes missing, it’s up to the Outriders to track the untrackable. But when the trail leads them to the influential Martian People’s Collective Republic, the operation gets a lot more complicated…File Under: Science Fiction
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Series: Map Drawn By A Spy Paperback Guillermo Cabrera Infante 9780914671787 $18.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 29, 2017

Found in an envelope in Guillermo Cabrera Infante’s house after his death in 2005, Map Drawn by a Spy is the world-renowned writer’s autobiographical account of the last four months he spent in his country. In 1965, following his mother’s death, Infante returns to Cuba from Brussels, where he is employed as a cultural attaché at the Cuban embassy. When a few days later his permission to return to Europe is revoked, Infante begins a period of suspicion, uncertainty, and disillusion. Unable to leave the country, denied access to party officials, ... + Read More
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Series: Moving Parts Paperback Magdalena Tulli 9780914671848 $16.00 FICTION Oct 17, 2017

A feckless, comical narrator struggles against all odds to tell a story for which he is responsible, but which he neither controls nor understands. His characters multiply, repeat, and go astray; his employer pays no attention, asleep in a drunken stupor. The increasingly desperate narrator clambers over rooftops and through underground passages, watching helplessly as his characters reappear in different times and settings and start rival stories against his will. This brilliant, wryly humorous work tells of the sadness of the world and of the... + Read More
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Series: Whispers Through a Megaphone Paperback Rachel Elliott 9780992918262 $14.95 FICTION Jul 25, 2017

Miriam hasn’t left her house in three years, and cannot raise her voice above a whisper. But today she has had enough, and is finally ready to rejoin the outside world.Meanwhile, Ralph has made the mistake of opening a closet door, only to discover with a shock that his wife Sadie doesn’t love him, and never has. And so he decides to run away.Miriam and Ralph’s chance meeting in a wood during stormy weather marks the beginning of an amusing, restorative friendship, while Sadie takes a break from Twitter to embark on an intriguing adventure of h... + Read More
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Series: The Minor Outsider Paperback Ted McDermott 9780992918279 $16.00 FICTION Jun 27, 2017

Ed and Taylor, both aspiring young writers, fall in love during a summer of aimless drinking and partying in their university town of Missoula, Montana. Lonely and looking for love, they connect despite their profound differences: Ed is brooding, ambitious and self-destructive, living in denial of a mysterious tumour spreading from his limbs to his brain. Beautiful Taylor is positive, full of hope and emotional generosity, but like everyone, she has her limits. Their difficult relationship is intense, exciting yet doomed from the start, complic... + Read More
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Series: The Solace of Trees A Novel Paperback Robert Madrygin 9780997316902 $22.95 FICTION Jul 11, 2017

A Bosnian War orphan of Muslim heritage escapes his homeland, finds a new family in New England, and learns to deal with his trauma—and years later falls into the depths of post-9/11 America’s extraordinary rendition program. A piercing and resonant debut novel about war and the endurance of the human spirit, and a cautionary tale about the damage that can be inflicted upon war victims when wealthy nations become obsessed with self-protection and retribution. This book contains an author Q&A at the back, and so is ideal for book group adoption ... + Read More
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Series: The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-first Century (Second Edition) Paperback Frank Miller 9781506700359 $39.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jun 20, 2017

Our story begins in the squalid corridors of a maximum-security housing project, where a young girl will rise from the war-torn streets of Chicago to battle injustice in a world insane with corruption. Her fight will take her far, from the frontlines of the second American Civil War, to the cold, unforgiving reaches of space. She will be called a hero, a traitor, and nearly everything in between, but all along the way, her courage, her integrity, and her unwavering commitment to that most valuable of rights-liberty-will inspire a movement that ... + Read More
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Series: Alien vs. Predator: Life and Death Paperback Dan Abnett 9781506701691 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Aug 22, 2017
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Series: Ether Volume 1: Death of the Last Golden Blaze Paperback Matt Kindt 9781506701745 $19.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Aug 01, 2017

A science-minded adventurer gets mixed up in the mysteries of a fantasy world in this charming new adventure from an award-winning creative team. Boone Dias is an interdimensional explorer, a scientist from Earth who has stumbled into great responsibility. He’s got an explanation for everything, so of course the Ether’s magical residents turn to him to solve their toughest crimes. But maybe keeping the Real and the Abstract separate is too big a job for just one man.From New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt: an inter-dimensional, genre-... + Read More
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Series: Serenity: No Power in the 'Verse Hardcover Joss Whedon 9781506701820 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Aug 08, 2017

Tough times haven’t ended for Mal Reynolds and his crew aboard the Serenity. When a call for help to find a missing friend takes them to an Alliance post on the Outer Rim, they encounter a new force building strength to fight the battle of the Browncoats—soon leading the crewmembers to question their individual values…Discovering that their friend is in Alliance custody and that an Alliance Operative is on the way, Mal concentrates his energy on the problem at hand and strikes an uneasy partnership for a daring rescue. But this is only the begi... + Read More
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Series: Spell on Wheels Paperback Kate Leth 9781506701837 $19.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jun 20, 2017

Kate Leth and Megan Levens team up for a magical new series! Spell on Wheels!Three young witches head out on an east coast road trip to retrieve their stolen belongings and track down the mysterious thief before he can do any damage to—or with—their possessions.This trade paperback collects the first 5 issues of Spell on Wheels.Series Overview: Collects issues 1-5 of the Spell on Wheels series!
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Series: Buffy Season 11 Volume 1: The Spread of Their Evil Paperback Joss Whedon 9781506702742 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Aug 15, 2017

Buffy and the Scoobies weren't ready for this kind of disaster to strike San Francisco. When a tsunami and an enormous dragon of storms devastate the Bay area, the supernatural folk in the world--witches, demons, and the like--are blamed as if they deliberately caused the catastrophe. In the midst of San Francisco's ruin, the team is surprised by the action taken by the government: restrictions are placed on the supernatural in the name of safety. Never one to balk at slaying evil demons, Buffy knows that not all demons are evil and in this cas... + Read More
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Series: Buffy: The High School Years Buffy: The High School Years--Parental Parasite Paperback Joss Whedon 9781506703046 $14.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jul 11, 2017

Buffy struggles to deal with her mom Joyce’s newfound interest in spending time with her. Balancing that with her schoolwork, her friends, and her regular vampire-slaying duties is a challenge. However, when Joyce becomes hypnotized by a child-like demon that craves motherly care, Buffy experiences a new kind of sibling rivalry—except in Buffy’s case, her “sibling” is actually a monster!Author Kel McDonald (Misfits of Avalon) and artist Yishan Li return for more high school adventures of Buffy the Vampire Slayer!Series Overview: This is the 3rd... + Read More
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Series: H.P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories (Manga) Paperback Gou Tanabe 9781506703121 $17.50 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jul 25, 2017

From adapter and illustrator Gou Tanabe, comes H.P Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories. This manga adaptation of some of Lovecraft’s best stories is perfect for manga fans and Lovecraft fans alike. With art resembling more of a western comic book, this book lends itself well as a ’gateway’ for those who are looking to get into manga! A pair of decadent young men pursue the abhorrent thrill of grave robbing…a German submarine’s crew is driven mad by the call of an underwater temple…an explorer in the Arabian desert discovers a hideous c... + Read More
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Series: The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts Hardcover Nintendo 9781506703350 $53.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Feb 21, 2017

Make sure to check out the other installments in this unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise with the New York Times best selling The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia and The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia. Also look for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Creating a Champion for an indepth look at the art, lore, and making of the best selling video game! The Legend of Zelda™: Art and Artifacts contains over four hundred pages of fully realized illustrations from the entire thirty-year history of... + Read More
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Series: Hatsune Miku: Acute Paperback Shiori Asahina 9781506703411 $14.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jul 04, 2017

Acute, like the three angles of a triangle. Acute, as in its three sharp points. Acute is the tragic relationship between three Vocaloids: Miku, Kaito, and Luka! Once they were all friends making songs—but while Kaito might make a duet with Miku, or a duet with Luka, a love song all three of them sing together can only end in sorrow! Based on the song with over 4.4 million combined views on YouTube and NicoNico. • Hatsune Miku is an international pop phenomenon! • Like the Hatsune Miku titles Mikubon and Rin-Chan Now!, Acute is based on a... + Read More
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Series: Predator: The Original Comics Series - Concrete Jungle and Other Stories Hardcover Mark Verheiden 9781506703428 $65.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jun 27, 2017

Celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of one of the great action movies of all time with this collection of original comics sequels to the film.Before Predator 2 was ever conceived as a film, writer Mark Verheiden and artist Chris Warner created an acclaimed comic-book sequel to Predator that took the alien trophy hunters from the jungles of Central America to the concrete jungle of New York City—where they face Dutch Schaefer’s big brother, who’s an NYPD detective!Also included in this volume are Verheiden’s two subsequent Predator stories—Cold ... + Read More
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Series: Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors Paperback Mike Mignola 9781506703435 $19.99 FICTION Aug 29, 2017

Fifteen of the biggest names in weird literature come together to pay tribute to Hellboy and the characters of Mike Mignola’s award-winning line of books! Assembled by Joe Golem and Baltimore co-writer Christopher Golden and featuring illustrations by Mike Mignola and Chris Priestley, the anthology boasts fifteen original stories by the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, including Seanan McGuire (October Daye series), Chelsea Cain (Heartsick), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and more! The new writer of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.,... + Read More
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Series: Slayer: Repentless Hardcover Jon Schnepp 9781506703572 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Sep 19, 2017

The planet’s most badass metal band takes control of comics! The ultimate thrash juggernaut, Slayer has dominated stages and destroyed audiences for over thirty years, with their latest album, Repentless, showing no signs of slowing down or showing mercy. Based on the brutal Repentless video trilogy by B. J. McDonnell, this expansion of the video storylines by writer Jon Schnepp (Metalocalypse, Venture Brothers) and illustrator Guiu Vilanova (Conan, Weird Detective) drives deep into the darkest heart of America, spawning a raging road trip down... + Read More
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Series: The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition Hardcover Nintendo 9781506703787 $104.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Feb 21, 2017

Dark Horse and Nintendo are proud to bring you The Legend of Zelda™: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition! As with the standard edition of The Legend of Zelda™: Art & Artifacts, this amazing book contains artwork from the entire history of the video game franchise, including the upcoming The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild, this is the sequel hardcover to Dark Horse's 2013 bestseller, The Legend of Zelda™: Hyrule Historia. It includes rare promotional pieces, game box art, instruction booklet illustrations, official character illustrations, spr... + Read More
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Series: 52 Questions for Friends Learn More About Your Friends One Question At A Time Paperback Travis Hellstrom 9781578266890 $7.50 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Oct 24, 2017

Get your friends to open up!Friendships are built on conversations. Whether you like to discuss your interests, daily activities, beliefs, similarities, or differences, 52 Questions for Friends is here with a year’s worth of fun, thought-provoking conversation starters to help strengthen your friendships and make fun memories, all through the power of communication.Whether you are looking to learn the basics about a new friend or want to get deep with your best ones, 52 Questions for Friends can get you started.Presented in a beautiful package ... + Read More
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Series: 52 Questions for Relationships Learn More About Your Relationship One Question At A Time Paperback Travis Hellstrom 9781578266913 $7.50 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Sep 26, 2017

Finding new things to talk about is a constant challenge in a romantic relationship…and has never been easier!52 Questions for Relationships includes a year’s worth of fun, thought-provoking conversation starters to help you develop better communication skills and a more satisfying love life, all by just knowing the right questions to ask.Whether you’re looking to learn more about yourself and your partner, rekindle your passion, or deepen your relationship with the most important person in your life, 52 Questions for Relationships can get you ... + Read More
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Series: 52 Questions for Families Learn More About Your Family One Question At A Time Paperback Travis Hellstrom 9781578266937 $7.50 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Nov 28, 2017

Get your family talking!Talking with your family is essential to creating lasting bonds and great memories, and it has never been easier than with 52 Questions for Families, which includes a year’s worth of fun, thought-provoking conversation starters to help you learn more about your loved ones.Whether you want to get to know your children better, find out what the past was like from Grandma, or just want to spend a family night in, 52 Questions for Families can ask all of the questions for you.Presented beautifully in a package perfect for gi... + Read More
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Series: Exercises for Exercises for Perfect Posture The Stand Tall Program for Better Health Through Good Posture Paperback William Smith 9781578266951 $18.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Jan 30, 2018

Exercises for Perfect Posture is the complete guide to achieving healthy posture, providing everything from fitness programs and exercises designed to realign your spine and strengthen your shoulders, neck and back as well as guidance on how to redesign your work space to be more ergonomic. Good posture is foundational to good health. Poor posture can lead to shoulder discomfort, neck pain, and even chronic conditions such as carpel tunnel syndrome if left uncorrected. Yet the modern lifestyle and the modern workplace together make it very d... + Read More
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Series: The Runner's Workout Handbook Improve Fitness with 100 of the Best Running Workouts Paperback Terri Schneider 9781578266975 $18.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Sep 26, 2017

Whether you run competitively, to get fit or to stay fit, The Runner’s Workout Handbook is your complete guide to finding innovative and engaging running plans to make the most of your training time, providing a wide variety of workouts to keep you challenged and motivated, all while improving your performance.Expert and multi-sport coach Terri Schneider combines skill training with variations in speed, distance, and technique for an effective and easy-to-follow series of running workouts designed to make you a stronger, faster, and more profic... + Read More
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Series: Racing Back to Vietnam A Journey in War and Peace Hardcover John Pendergrass 9781578266999 $29.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 24, 2017

2018 GOLD MEDAL WINNER (MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA)In 1971, United Air Force flight surgeon John Pendergrass spent much of his time in the backseat of an F-4 Phantom, racing across the skies of Vietnam. Forty-five years later, he boards an altogether different type of aircraft and heads back to Vietnam for an altogether different kind of race—an IRONMAN® triathlon. A veteran of IRONMAN triathlons on six continents, Racing Back to Vietnam follows John’s year in combat and his return to Vietnam, revisiting a country that, for him, is... + Read More
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Series: Natural Baby and Childcare, Second Edition Practical Medical Advice & Holistic Wisdom for Raising Healthy Children from Birth to Adolescence Paperback Lauren Feder 9781578267019 $33.95 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Dec 26, 2017

The essential reference guide to the best conventional and natural health options for your child, updated in a new edition with the latest information on such topics as homeopathic medicines, blood tests, vaccines, nutrition, neonatal screenings, natural baby care products, and more.Natural Baby and Childcare combines the medical with the holistic, making it perfect for all families. The newly revised and updated edition contains the latest available information on natural childcare techniques, including nutrition and behavioral studi... + Read More
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Series: Fertility Foods 100+ Recipes to Nourish Your Body While Trying to Conceive Paperback Elizabeth Shaw 9781578267033 $34.95 COOKING Oct 31, 2017

A complete dietary program for women seeking healthy pregnancy. Created by RDN certified experts, Fertility Foods provides you with powerful nutritional benefits and more than 100 recipes.Struggling with infertility can be one of the most frustrating experiences for women looking to conceive. Rather than juggle multiple prescription medications all while scheduling an endless series of doctors’ visits, Fertility Foods helps you to seek better results—just by changing your diet! As you prepare to enter one of the most significant times in yo... + Read More
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Series: The Dead Eye and the Deep Blue Sea A Graphic Memoir of Modern Slavery Hardcover Vannak Anan Prum 9781609806026 $33.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 26, 2018

Too poor to pay his pregnant wife’s hospital bill, Vannak Anan Prum left his village in Cambodia to seek work in Thailand. Men who appeared to be employers on a fishing vessel promised to return him home after a few months at sea, but instead Vannak was hostaged on the vessel for four years of hard labor. Amid violence and cruelty, including frequent beheadings, Vannak survived in large part by honing his ability to tattoo his shipmates—a skill he possessed despite never having been trained in art or having had access to art supplies while grow... + Read More
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Series: From the Third Eye The Evergreen Review Film Reader Paperback Ed Halter 9781609806156 $39.95 PERFORMING ARTS Mar 06, 2018

In this first collection of film writing from Evergreen Review, the legendary publication’s important contributions to film culture are available in a single volume. Featuring such legendary writers as Nat Hentoff, Norman Mailer, Parker Tyler, and Amos Vogel, the book presents writing on the films of Jean-Luc Godard, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ousmane Sembene, Andy Warhol, and others and offers incisive essays and interviews from the late 1950s to early 1970s. Articles explore politics, revolution, and the cinema; underground and experimental film, p... + Read More
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Series: The Other Left Side Left and Right in Evolution and Other Essays Hardcover Tijs Goldschmidt 9781609806668 $34.95 SCIENCE Jan 02, 2080

In essays like “How to Fake Faking,” and the title essay, “The Other Left Side: the Phenomenon of Left and Right in Evolution,” Tijs Goldschmidt shatters our expectations of what a scientific essay is and then rebuilds it in intensely personal, artful and wry ways. Goldschmidt has won the top awards in Holland and is well known internationally within the field of science writing. Now for the first time available in English, his essays crackle with insight and joy at the discoveries to be made in the world in which we live—whether comparing the ... + Read More
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Series: Francis, The People's Pope Paperback Ted Rall 9781609807603 $23.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 13, 2018

Culminating his bestselling series of graphic biographies (Snowden, New York Times Graphic Books Bestseller Bernie, and Trump), Ted Rall’s Pope Francis presents the life, ideas, and political impact of the most progressive spiritual leader the world’s Roman Catholics have had since Jesus Christ himself. And just in time too! Can a reformer, working within an established, conservative, bureaucratic institution make real change? Usually, radical thinker and political cartoonist Ted Rall would be among the first to shout “hell no.” But Rall be... + Read More
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Series: They Hanged My Saintly Billy Paperback Robert Graves 9781609807641 $24.95 FICTION Oct 08, 2019

A real historical figure, the British surgeon Dr. William Palmer was accused in 1856 of murdering fourteen people by means of poison. The Dr. Kevorkian trial of the 19th century, with a bit of O.J. Simpson mixed in for good measure, the scandal entranced nearly the entire population of the British Isles. Everyone had an opinion on the case—including esteemed poet and historical fabulist Robert Graves. They Hanged My Saintly Billy is true crime as only a true literary master could write it, with exquisitely rendered portraits of Palmer’s era and... + Read More
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Series: The Golden Fleece Paperback Robert Graves 9781609807672 $19.95 USD FICTION Apr 16, 2019

Along with I, Claudius, The Golden Fleece is considered one of Robert Graves's most exciting and transporting historical novels. The Golden Fleece was at one time the most sacred religious object of the ancient Greeks, and had been sent away as the result of a power struggle between the Greeks and earlier inhabitants of the Greek peninsula. In this the original quest narrative, Jason leads a voyage of heroes, including his friend Hercules and many others, in his ship the Argo, to recapture the sacred Golden Fleece and bring it home. To do so he... + Read More
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Series: Little Apples And Other Early Stories Paperback Anton Chekhov 9781609807689 $22.95 FICTION Sep 12, 2017

In the follow-up to his National Translation Award–winning collection The Undiscovered Chekhov, translator and scholar Peter Constantine brings us more little-known work from the Chekhov’s early days as a magazine writer, pseudonymously turning out pieces for Russia’s small middle class. These stories are fresh, yet mature, snapshots of the style with which Chekhov would come to be associated, both uproariously tragic and darkly comic, and lit from within by a deep feeling of fellowship for all of humanity. As his readers have come to expect, ... + Read More
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Series: The Clitoral Truth, 2nd Edition Paperback Rebecca Chalker 9781609807719 $24.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Mar 06, 2018

The Clitoral Truth goes beyond all other sexuality self-help guides by providing a surprising “inside” look at women’s genital anatomy, and revealing that what is almost universally thought of as a sensitive pea-sized nubbin is, in reality, a powerful, responsive organ system. The Clitoral Truth reveals every aspect of this multifaceted organ and how the parts work together to produce pleasure and orgasm. This frank, frisky, user-friendly guide also delves into the controversy over female ejaculation and explores why so few women have discovere... + Read More
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Series: Homer's Daughter Paperback Robert Graves 9781609807733 $16.95 USD FICTION Jun 18, 2019

Homer's Daughter is Robert Graves' novel of the girl, Nausicaa, a character in the Odyssey, who Graves believed was a its true author (not the blind and bearded Homer, whose Iliad was composed at least 150 years before.... ). That Homer did not write the Odyssey continues to be a bold historical and literary claim. Add to it Graves's protofeminist heroine, and a radical modern classic is born.In his Historical Note, Graves says the novel "re-creates, from internal and external evidence, the circumstances which induced Nausicaa to write the Odys... + Read More
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Series: The Hope in Leaving A Memoir Paperback Barbara Williams 9781609807740 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 12, 2017

Handsome Jack is a logger, nomad, and born dreamer. His young wife, Simone, has too many kids and never enough money to support or protect them. The family keeps on the move, shedding a grand total of twenty-seven homes. Their first child, Randy, is sensitive and brilliant and bold, protector of his younger siblings, the fearless star of their childhood adventures and misadventures—until something snaps inside him. The second child who comes a year after him, our narrator Barbara, is the lucky one, who can dream of getting out. Every time the f... + Read More
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Series: Sacred Soil Biochar and the Regeneration of the Earth Paperback Robert Tindall 9781623171186 $25.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jul 18, 2017

A fascinating description of how utilizing the biochar embedded in terra preta, the recently rediscovered sacred soil of the pre-Columbian peoples of the Amazon rainforest, can cut our dependency on petrochemicals, restore the health of our soils, remove carbon from our overheating atmosphere, and restore the planet to pre-industrial levels of atmospheric carbon by 2050. The authors show that the rediscovery of terra preta is an opportunity to move beyond the West’s tradition of plunder and genocide of the native civilizations of the Americas b... + Read More
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Series: Sacred Relationship Heart Work for Couples--Daily Practices and Inspirations for a Deeper Connection Paperback Anni Daulter 9781623171209 $28.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Sep 26, 2017

Sacred Relationship is a practical and spiritual guide and journal for couples to rekindle the love spark that started their fires and to maintain a steady heat for years to come. Following the format of Anni Daulter’s popular Sacred Series books, it is beautifully designed and illustrated, with chapters focusing on thirty-two weeks—each with meditations and exercises on topics that couples are likely to encounter on their journey together. Husband-and-wife team Anni and Tim Daulter offer both useful tips and creative ideas for enriching life t... + Read More
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Series: The Original Buddhist Psychology What the Abhidharma Tells Us About How We Think, Feel, and Experience Life Paperback Beth Jacobs Ph.D. 9781623171308 $23.99 RELIGION Jun 27, 2017

The Abhidharma, one of the three major text collections of the original Buddhist canon, frames the psychological system of Buddhism, explaining the workings of reality and the nature of the human mind. It is composed of detailed matrixes and lists that outline the interaction of consciousness and reality, the essence of perception and experience, and the reasons and methods behind mindfulness and meditation. Because of its complexity, the Abhidharma has traditionally been reserved only for academic or monastic study; now, for the first time, cl... + Read More
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Series: The Abundance of Less Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan Paperback Andy Couturier 9781623171322 $25.95 HOUSE & HOME Aug 01, 2017

Andy Couturier captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinary—yet exceptional—men and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress, consumerism, busyness, and dependence on technology of modern life. This intimate and evocative b... + Read More
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Series: Sacred Pregnancy Journey Deck Inspirational Guidance for Your Pregnancy Cards Anni Daulter 9781623171346 $39.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Aug 29, 2017

Women embarking on the magical journey of pregnancy will find comfort and guidance in the Sacred Pregnancy Deck—50 stunning full-color cards that inspire and inform mothers-to-be as they navigate the beautiful but often complex process of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. As either a standalone deck or a companion to Anni Daulter’s Sacred Pregnancy book, the card deck invites women to contemplate, celebrate, and meditate every day throughout the pregnancy and beyond. The accompanying 126-page booklet book offers short but powerful explanations ... + Read More
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Series: The Psoas Solution The Practitioner's Guide to Rehabilitation, Corrective Exercise, and Training for Improved Function Paperback Evan Osar 9781623171353 $33.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 13, 2017

The first book to comprehensively discuss the function of the psoas in posture, movement, and exercise, The Psoas Solution identifies the functional anatomy, biomechanics, and motor control of the psoas and its role in core and hip stabilization. Integrating research with clinical experience, Evan Osar identifies the psoas’s role on the hip, pelvis, and low back and demonstrates how to incorporate the psoas into functional movement patterns including squatting, lunging, and bending. The Psoas Solution includes corrective and functional exercise... + Read More
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Series: Regretting Motherhood A Study Paperback Orna Donath 9781623171377 $20.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jul 11, 2017

Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true—that women who have children might regret it. Drawing on years of research interviewing women from a variety of socioeconomic, educational, and professional backgrounds, sociologist Orna Donath treats regret as a feminist issue: as regret marks the road not taken, we need to consider whether alternative paths for women currently are blocked off. She asks that we p... + Read More
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Series: Herbal Allies My Journey with Plant Medicine Paperback Robert Rogers 9781623171391 $33.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 27, 2017

Twenty plants, including familiar trees like the aspen, birch, spruce, and poplar, as well as lesser-known plants like Labrador tea, cow parsnip, and buffalo berry, form the soul of herbalist Robert Rogers’s medicine kit. Herbal Allies chronicles the journey that led Rogers to become an herbalist and shares his deep knowledge of the plants that shaped his practice. The author weaves personal experience, observations, knowledge from indigenous healers, and many years of expertise from his practice as a professional herbalist and clinical profess... + Read More
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Series: Smart Yoga Apply the Alexander Technique to Enhance Your Practice, Prevent Injury, and Increase Body Awareness Paperback David Moore 9781623171414 $28.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 06, 2017

David Moore draws on thirty years of teaching to bring fresh and practical insights into how the Alexander Technique can contribute to a safer and more effective yoga practice. With a wealth of illustrations that support the clear, precise explanations, this book offers comprehensive advice in modifying a yoga practice to take into account the huge variability in individual ranges of movement. Moore includes techniques to accommodate limitations imposed by injuries, structure, body type, strength, and flexibility. Smart Yoga offers an explanati... + Read More