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Series: Air Fryer Perfection From Crispy Fries and Juicy Steaks to Perfect Vegetables, What to Cook & How to Get the Best Results Paperback America's Test Kitchen 9781945256752 $29.99 COOKING Jan 29, 2019

Get the best possible results from your air fryer and discover the best ways to use it (not just frying!) with 75 fast, convenient, great-tasting recipes.Air fryers promise crisp fried food without actual deep frying. Was it too good to be believed? And what can you cook in them besides French fries? In truth, air fryers cook food by blasting it with circulated hot air. The method is fast, convenient, and can be surprisingly good—if you have the right recipe. We cooked more than 70 pounds of potatoes to create the perfect air fryer French fry, ... + Read More
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Series: How to Braise Everything Classic, Modern, and Global Dishes Using a Time-Honored Technique Hardcover America's Test Kitchen 9781945256714 $40.00 COOKING Feb 12, 2019

With one simple, mostly hands-off technique, you’ll unlock deep flavors in meat, poultry, seafood, and even vegetables in this authoritative guide of 200 foolproof, unique recipes.Braises are far from just stews! The treasured technique of cooking food slowly and gently in liquid is a pillar of cuisines around the world, and How to Braise Everything is a modern master class. You’ll learn that a pot roast cooks much in the same way as a warm-spiced Moroccan lamb tagine, savory Spanish stewed chickpeas, or even a pot full of hearty bacon-enhanced... + Read More
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Series: Vegetables Illustrated An Inspiring Guide with 700+ Kitchen-Tested Recipes Hardcover America's Test Kitchen 9781945256738 $50.00 COOKING Mar 05, 2019

The only vegetables book you’ll ever need reveals hundreds of ways to cook nearly every vegetable under the sun.We’re all looking for interesting, achievable ways to enjoy vegetables more often. This must-have addition to your cookbook shelf has more than 700 kitchen-tested recipes that hit that mark. Sure, you’ll learn nearly 40 ways to cook potatoes and 30 ways with broccoli, America’s favorite veggies. But you’ll also learn how to make a salad with roasted radishes and their peppery leaves; how to char avocados in a skillet to use in Crispy ... + Read More
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Series: The Ultimate Burger Plus DIY Condiments, Sides, and Boozy Milkshakes Hardcover America's Test Kitchen 9781945256844 $29.99 COOKING Apr 30, 2019

Achieve burger greatness, with updated classics, regional favorites, homemade everything (from meat blends to pretzel buns), and craft-burger creations, plus fries and other sides, and frosty drinks.What is the “ultimate” burger? Ask that question and you will ignite an enthusiastic debate about meats, cooking methods, degree of doneness, bun types, condiments, toppings, and accompaniments. The Ultimate Burger has the best answer to all of these questions: The ultimate burger is what you want it to be. And America’s Test Kitchen shows you how t... + Read More
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Series: Spiced Unlock the Power of Spices to Transform Your Cooking Hardcover America's Test Kitchen 9781945256776 $35.00 COOKING May 14, 2019

Harness the power of spices to take your dishes from simple to spectacular with 139 exciting recipes, plus find 47 easy spice blends and condiments you can use many ways.Spices: You probably have a cabinet full of them, but do you know how to make the most of them? Spiced opens up the world of possibility hidden in your own pantry, with six chapters, each of which shares a way to use spices to amp up the flavor of your cooking, along with foolproof recipes that put these simple techniques to work. Sprinkle a finishing salt you make from sea sal... + Read More
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Series: Reclaiming Our Space How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets Paperback Feminista Jones 9780807055373 $19.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 29, 2019

A treatise of Black women’s transformative influence in media and society, placing them front and center in a new chapter of mainstream resistance and political engagementIn Reclaiming Our Space, social worker, activist, and cultural commentator Feminista Jones explores how Black women are changing culture, society, and the landscape of feminism by building digital communities and using social media as powerful platforms. As Jones reveals, some of the best-loved devices of our shared social media language are a result of Black women’s innovatio... + Read More
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Series: Celebrating Black Women Writers If I Can Cook/You Know God Can African American Food Memories, Meditations, and Recipes Paperback Ntozake Shange 9780807021446 $20.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 29, 2019

An expanded edition of a celebrated book that travels throughout the African diaspora to savor the timeless joy of black cuisine and culture.A hidden gem by the author of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Some Sing, Some Cry, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, and Betsey Brown, a delightfully eclectic tribute to black cuisine as a food of life that reflects the spirit and history of a people. This edition, with delectable illustrations, features additional recipes—including two vegan dishes—that connect the culi... + Read More
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Series: CELEBRATING BLACK WOMENWRITERS Corregidora Paperback Gayl Jones 9780807061091 $22.00 FICTION Jan 29, 2019

The new edition of an American masterpiece, this is the harrowing story of Ursa Corregidora, a blues singer in the early 20th century forced to confront the inherited trauma of slavery.A literary classic that remains vital to our understanding of the past, Corregidora is Gayl Jones’s powerful debut novel, examining womanhood, sexuality, and the psychological residue of slavery. Jones masterfully tells the story of Ursa, a Kentucky blues singer, who, in the wake of a tragic loss, confronts her maternal history and the legacy of Corregidora, the ... + Read More
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Series: Summoned at Midnight A Story of Race and the Last Military Executions at Fort Leavenworth Hardcover Richard A. Serrano 9780807060964 $35.95 HISTORY Feb 05, 2019

Uncovers the hidden world of the military legal system and the intimate history of racism that pervaded the armed forces long after integration.Richard A. Serrano reveals how racial discrimination in the US military criminal justice system determined whose lives mattered and deserved a second chance and whose did not. Between 1955 and 1961, a group of white and black condemned soldiers lived together on death row at Fort Leavenworth military prison. Although convicted of equally heinous crimes, all the white soldiers were eventually paroled and... + Read More
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Series: We Want to Do More Than Survive Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom Hardcover Bettina Love 9780807069158 $33.95 EDUCATION Feb 19, 2019

Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision of educational justice inspired by the rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists.Drawing on her life’s work of teaching and researching in urban schools, Bettina Love persuasively argues that educators must teach students about racial violence, oppression, and how to make sustainable change in their communities through radical civic initiatives and movements. She argues that the US educational system is maintained by and profits from the suff... + Read More
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Series: Women Warriors An Unexpected History Hardcover Pamela D. Toler 9780807064320 $36.95 HISTORY Feb 26, 2019

Who says women don’t go to war? From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, these are the stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor.The woman warrior is always cast as an anomaly—Joan of Arc, not GI Jane. But women, it turns out, have always gone to war. In this fascinating and lively world history, Pamela Toler not only introduces us to women who took up arms, she also shows why they did it and what happened when they stepped out of their traditional female roles to take on othe... + Read More
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Series: How to Love a Country Poems Hardcover Richard Blanco 9780807025918 $24.95 POETRY Mar 26, 2019

A new collection from the renowned inaugural poet exploring immigration, gun violence, racism, LGBTQ issues, and more, in accessible and emotive versesAs presidential inaugural poet, memoirist, public speaker, educator, and advocate, Richard Blanco has crisscrossed the nation inviting communities to connect to the heart of human experience and our shared identity as a country. In this new collection of poems, his first in over seven years, Blanco continues to invite a conversation with all Americans. Through an oracular yet intimate and accessi... + Read More
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Series: As Long as Grass Grows The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock Hardcover Dina Gilio-Whitaker 9780807073780 $34.95 HISTORY Apr 02, 2019

The story of Native peoples’ resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call for environmentalists to learn from the Indigenous community’s rich history of activismThrough the unique lens of “Indigenized environmental justice,” Indigenous researcher and activist Dina Gilio-Whitaker explores the fraught history of treaty violations, struggles for food and water security, and protection of sacred sites, while highlighting the important leadership of Indigenous women in this centuries-long struggle. As Long As Grass Grows giv... + Read More
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Series: Don't Knock the Hustle Young Creatives, Tech Ingenuity, and the Making of a New Innovation Economy Hardcover S. Craig Watkins 9780807035306 $35.95 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING May 07, 2019

Offers a timely analysis of the sheer ingenuity and persistence of young people who cobble together the resources they need to pursue the lives and careers they want. Young adults are coming of age at a time when work is temporary, underpaid, incommensurate with their education, or downright unsatisfying. Despite these challenges, media scholar S. Craig Watkins argues that this moment of precarity is rife with opportunities for innovation, and that young adults are leading the charge in turning that into an inventive and surprisingly sustainabl... + Read More
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Series: The Business of Changing the World How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Aid Industry Hardcover Raj Kumar 9780807059579 $38.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Apr 30, 2019

The new world of results-driven aid that could put an end to extreme povertyDrawing on 2 decades covering global development as editor in chief of Devex, Raj Kumar explores how nontraditional models of philanthropy and aid are empowering the world’s poorest people to make progress. Old aid was driven by good intentions and relied on big-budget projects from a few government aid agencies, like the World Bank and USAID. Today, corporations, Silicon Valley start-ups, and billionaire philanthropists are a disrupting force pushing global aid to be d... + Read More
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Series: Proud Boys and the White Ethnostate How the Alt-Right Is Warping the American Imagination Hardcover Alexandra Minna Stern 9780807063361 $33.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jul 16, 2019

What is the alt-right? What do they believe, and how did they take center stage in the American social and political consciousness?From a loose movement that lurked in the shadows in the early 2000s, the alt-right has achieved a level of visibility that has allowed it to expand significantly throughout America’s cultural, political, and digital landscapes. Racist, sexist, and homophobic beliefs that were previously unspeakable have become commonplace, normalized, and accepted—endangering American democracy and society as a whole. Yet in order t... + Read More
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Series: The Critical Few Energize Your Company's Culture by Choosing What Really Matters Hardcover Jon R. Katzenbach 9781523098729 $33.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jan 15, 2019

Without a deep understanding of your company’s culture, any change effort you undertake will fail. Bestselling author Jon Katzenbach and his coauthors identify the four most critical cultural elements leaders need to focus on.In a global survey by the Katzenbach Center, 80 percent of respondents believed that their organization must evolve to succeed. But a full quarter of them reported that a change effort at their organization had resulted in no visible results. Why? The fate of any change effort depends on whether and how leaders engage thei... + Read More
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Series: The Law of Small Things Creating a Habit of Integrity in a Culture of Mistrust Paperback Stuart H. Brody 9781523098132 $25.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jan 15, 2019

We are living in a time when dishonesty and duplicity are common in our public institutions, our workplaces, and even in our personal relationships. But by recognizing and resisting the small, seemingly inconsequential ways we make moral compromises in our own lives, we can repair the tear in our social and moral fabric.The Law of Small Things begins with an IQ (Integrity Quotient) test designed to reveal the casual way we regard our promises and the misconceptions we have about acting truthfully. The book shows how most people believe that int... + Read More
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Series: Bedtime Stories for Managers Farewell, Lofty Leadership . . . Welcome, Engaging Management Paperback Henry Mintzberg 9781523098781 $25.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Feb 05, 2019

In forty-two succinct, surprising essays, legendary scholar Henry Mintzberg brings management down from the clouds and onto solid ground.If you’re like most managers and things keep you up at night, now you can turn to a book that’s designed especially for you! But you won’t find talking rabbits or princesses here. (There is a cow, but it doesn’t jump.) Henry Mintzberg has culled forty-two of the best posts from his widely read blog and turned them into a deceptively light, sneakily serious compendium of sometimes heretical reflections on manag... + Read More
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Series: Networking for People Who Hate Networking, Second Edition A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected Paperback Devora Zack 9781523098538 $24.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS May 21, 2019

Would you rather get a root canal than schmooze with a bunch of strangers? Does the phrase “working a room” make you want to retreat to yours? Is small talk a big problem? Devora Zack used to be just like you—in fact, she still is. But she’s also a successful consultant who addresses thousands of people each year, and she didn’t change her personality to do it. Quite the contrary. Zack politely examines and then smashes to tiny fragments the “dusty old rules” of standard networking advice. You don’t have to become a backslapping extrovert or ... + Read More
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Series: Compassionate Counterterrorism The Power of Inclusion In Fighting Fundamentalism Paperback Leena AL Olaimy 9781523098576 $25.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Feb 26, 2019

Islamist terrorism is not about religion, says Leena Al Olaimy, an Arab Muslim, Dalai Lama Fellow, and social entrepreneur. She identifies the economic, social, and political factors that are its true driving forces and offers innovative strategies to address them that have proven far more effective than military interventions alone.From purchasing pay-per-view pornography to smoking pot, many so-called Muslim terrorists prove by their actions that they aren’t motivated by devotion to religion, Leena Al Olaimy argues. So why do they really turn... + Read More
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Series: HIGH PERFORMANCE SERIES, THE Win the Heart How to Create a Culture of Full Engagement Hardcover Mark Miller 9781523099870 $29.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Mar 05, 2019

Employee engagement is shockingly low—but it’s not an employee problem; it’s a leadership problem. Bestselling author Mark Miller says it’s up to leaders to create a workplace where their employees truly want to be—and he reveals four keys to doing it.Every great company has an engaged workforce, and nurturing a culture of engagement is at the heart of great leadership—employees who really care about their work, their coworkers, and the organization can supercharge a company’s success. But for many years, engagement has been suffering. Gallop r... + Read More
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Series: Dig Your Heels In Navigate Corporate BS and Build the Company You Deserve Paperback Joan Kuhl 9781523098354 $24.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Apr 16, 2019

What if you could transform your company from the inside out? Biased, male-dominated corporate cultures have forced far too many women out of the companies they’ve aspired to work for. Dig Your Heels In is a first of its kind playbook that empowers women to disrupt the corporate achievement game and be catalysts for positive change. Joan Kuhl helps women create a clear vision of what their career path deserves to be and make a convincing business case for equality to their managers and senior leadership. You’ll learn strategies for overcoming s... + Read More
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Series: Master Your Motivation Three Scientific Truths for Achieving Your Goals Paperback Susan Fowler 9781523098620 $22.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 04, 2019

If you want to accomplish what’s important to you, discipline and willpower won’t get you where you need to go. In this iconoclastic new book, Susan Fowler reveals compelling insights and actions to help you master and maintain your motivation.Motivation is at the heart of everything you do and everything you want to do but don’t. Unfortunately, the ways we typically motivate ourselves don’t work. Relying on sheer determination eventually becomes exhausting—it’s not sustainable. And even setting goals can backfire—if you’re not setting them for... + Read More
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Series: Puzzle Workouts: Word Search (Book Two) Paperback Christy Davis 9781623540890 $10.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Feb 05, 2019

An entertaining collection of word searches to tone mental muscles and provide engaging exercise for your brain.Love word searches? This challenging collection by expert puzzler Christy Davis will surely flex your grey matter and engage puzzlers of all skill levels. Weighing in at 126 puzzles and produced on high-quality, erasable paper, searchers will be delighted by themes such as “Mine Your Business,”Q Foods,“ and ”Blank of the Blank." Includes 20 hidden clues puzzles sure to challenge the most experienced of word searchers.
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Series: Pride & Prejudice & Puzzles Ingenious Riddles & Vexing Dilemmas Inspired by Jane Austen's Novels Paperback Richard Galland 9781623545338 $16.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Mar 05, 2019

Enter the world of Sense & Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion with this beautifully realized puzzle collection that transports you to Jane Austen’s England—a land of polite intrigue and conjugal contrivance.Permit yourself the indulgence of an interval of recreation and amusement to make your acquaintance with the riddles and conundrums contained within; for you are sure to receive no inconsiderable pleasure from the puzzling over and resolving of them. Your quest for an amiable distraction will be over, leaving your curiosity entirely... + Read More
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Series: We Are Not Refugees True Stories of the Displaced Paperback Agus Morales 9781623545321 $20.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Mar 05, 2019

Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at home—more than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We Are Not Refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum.“With the keen eye and sharp pen of a reporter, Agus takes us around the world to meet mothers, fathers, [and] children displaced from their homes. Now, more than ever, this is a book that needed to be written and needs to be read.” —Ali Noraani, Executive Director of the National Immigration For... + Read More
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Series: Woodstock 50 Years of Peace and Music Hardcover Daniel Bukszpan 9781623545314 $34.99 MUSIC Jun 04, 2019

Giftable 50th anniversary commemorative with never-before-seen images and original interviews. Hear from performers and attendees in their own voices! Featuring Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead, as well as unsung audience members and folks behind the scenes. This compendium remembers all the people who made the three days of peace and music an impossible success.The world today feels far removed from the one in which Woodstock was possible, where half a million strangers congregated peacefully for three days. Longtime music wr... + Read More
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Series: She Could Fly Paperback Christopher Cantwell 9781506709499 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Mar 26, 2019

In this graphic novel from the co-creator/showrunner of AMC’s acclaimed show Halt and Catch Fire, a disturbed 15-year-old girl obsessively searches for the truth behind a mysterious flying woman who explodes in the sky one day.Over the course of 51 days in Chicago, an unknown woman appears publicly 11 times, flying at speeds of 120 miles per hour and at heights reaching 2,000 feet. Then she suddenly dies in a fiery explosion mid-air. No one knows who she was, how she flew, or why. A disturbed 15-year-old girl named Luna becomes obsessed with le... + Read More
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Series: Olivia Twist: Honor Among Thieves Paperback Darin Strauss 9781506709482 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS May 14, 2019

The Dickens classic reimagined as a female-centric, dark futuristic fable.To save a boy she barely knows, teenage orphan Olivia Twist joins THE ESTHERS, a rag-tag girl gang of thieves running free in a dangerous future. Olivia’s life in this London of internment camps and strange technology gets even more complicated when she discovers that she has more power and wealth than she’s ever dreamed of. But it comes with a great cost.This volume collects issues #1-#4 of Darin Strauss, Adam Dalva, and Emma Vieceli’s Olivia.Series Overview: This volume... + Read More
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Series: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild--Creating a Champion Hardcover Nintendo 9781506710105 $53.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Nov 20, 2018

This oversized hardcover is the ultimate companion to the award-winning video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and includes material from its DLC packs. Witness the making of a champion!This book features: * Nearly 50 pages of sketches and official illustrations from Takumi Wada * 296 Pages of design artwork and commentary about the making of the game from creators * 55 Page historical section that divulges an in-depth history of the Hyrule of Breath of the Wild. * Interviews with key members of the development team includin... + Read More
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Series: Black Hammer Volume 3: Age of Doom Part One Paperback Jeff Lemire 9781506703893 $25.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jan 15, 2019

The Eisner Award-winning superhero saga returns with this two-part mystery with lots of revelations!Picking up immediately where we left off—Lucy Weber has become the new Black Hammer and right as she’s about to reveal to our heroes how they got stuck on the farm and can escape she vanishes. Now our new Black Hammer finds herself trapped in a gritty world filled with punk rock detectives, emo gods, anthropomorphic humans, absurdist heroes, and many more weirdos, in mad world in which there is no escape! Collects Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1-5.“... + Read More
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Series: Disney Frozen: Breaking Boundaries (Graphic Novel) Paperback Joe Caramagna 9781506710518 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jan 29, 2019

In a comics follow-up to the Disney film, Elsa and Anna resolve problems in their beloved kingdom and make new friends along the way.Elsa and Anna are ready to get to the bottom of things when the peace of the kingdom of Arendelle is threatened. A wild animal loose in the village and destruction in the nearby Arendelle woods causes Queen Elsa to miss an important meeting with a neighboring monarch and she sends Princess Anna in her place. When Anna learns that this particular king will only speak to her sister, she begins to question her role i... + Read More
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Series: The Art of Bravely Default Hardcover Square Enix 9781506710266 $53.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Mar 05, 2019

Experience the fantastical world of Luxendarc like never before! Join the game’s creators as they send their heroes on a journey to awaken the elemental crystals from all-consuming darkness, and experience the critically acclaimed Bravely Default in a whole new way.256 pages of concept art and commentary, delightfully arranged in a colorful hardcover volume offered in English for the first time!This faithful localization of original Japanese content allows readers to explore the story and art behind the game, and features hundreds of pieces of ... + Read More
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Series: StarCraft: Scavengers (Starcraft Volume 1) Paperback Jody Houser 9781506707556 $23.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Feb 19, 2019

Writer Jody Houser (Mother Panic, Faith) and artist Gabriel Guzmán (Mass Effect, Star Wars) join forces for StarCraft, a new series further exploring the expansive universe of Blizzard’s hit video game.Seen from the point of view of a young, inexperienced engineer, a group of terran space scavengers hope to pull off the job of their lifetimes, ignoring a recent United Earth Directorate treaty to pillage a derelict protoss ship. The scavengers’ dangerous plan is compounded by the fact that the protoss ship is in a decaying orbit above a backwate... + Read More
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Series: The Art of Anthem Hardcover Bioware 9781506707013 $53.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Mar 12, 2019

Hundreds of pieces of art with commentary detailing the creation of BioWare’s groundbreaking epic in an expertly designed hardcover volume!From the studio behind the hit franchises Dragon Age and Mass Effect comes the thrilling world of Anthem. Dark Horse Books and BioWare are proud to present The Art of Anthem, showcasing the grandeur and beauty of this dangerous new world.Filled with behind-the-scenes looks at four years of game production, original concept art, and exclusive commentary from developers, The Art of Anthem is a fantastic additi... + Read More
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Series: Legend of Korra The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Library Edition Hardcover Michael Dante DiMartino 9781506702025 $53.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Mar 26, 2019

Written by series co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino and drawn by Irene Koh (Secret Origins: Batgirl, Afrina and the Glass Coffin) and with consultation by Bryan Konietzko, this is the official continuation of The Legend of Korra! Collects The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Parts One, Two, and Three.New beginnings for Korra and Asami! After a refreshing sojourn in the Spirit World, Korra and Asami return to Republic City but find nothing but political hijinks and human vs. spirit conflict! Pompous developer Wonyong Keum plans to turn the new spirit... + Read More
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Series: Plants vs. Zombies Volume 12: Dino-Might Hardcover Paul Tobin 9781506708386 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Feb 26, 2019

When plants, zombies, pets, and dinosaurs all meet—it’s sure to be a crazy day!Dr. Zomboss is back with another set of nefarious plans to defeat the pesky plants and Neighborville’s resident adventurers Nate and Patrice! When Zomboss sets his sights on destroying the yards in town and rendering the plants homeless without anywhere to grow, it’s up to the daring duo, along with Crazy Dave and his band of plants, to thwart his plans and claim victory once again! However, it turns out that those plans include dogs, cats, rabbits, hammock sloths, a... + Read More
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Series: The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Hardcover Linda Sunshine 9781506709772 $53.99 ART Mar 05, 2019

In this brilliantly illustrated, full-color book, Dark Horse Books and DreamWorks Animation join forces to celebrate the climatic third film showcasing more adventures of Toothless and Hiccup. Featuring hundreds of pieces of original art and commentary from director Dean De Blois and the many talented artists and filmmakers who have created this masterpiece of storytelling and animation.A beautifully designed hardcover volume featuring exclusive commentary and never-before-seen art from the creation of the animated motion picture masterpiece!Do... + Read More
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Series: Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander Hardcover Frank Miller 9781506708829 $40.00 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Mar 19, 2019

This historical epic, set in the world of 300, tells of the upsurge and decline of the Persian King’s empire, and the ascent of the Grecian realm through Alexander.Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight, 300), and colored by Alex Sinclair (Batman: The Dark Knight III: The Master Race), this companion to Miller’s epic masterpiece, 300, brings the historical story of Xerxes to the graphic novel audience with grit and visual style!The ongoing Greek rebellion against Persian tyranny reaches a ... + Read More
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Series: War Bears Hardcover Margaret Atwood 9781506708980 $24.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Apr 09, 2019

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Handmaid’s Tale, comes this historical fiction graphic novel tracing the Golden Age of Canadian comic books. Collects War Bears issues #1-3.Oursonette, a fictional Nazi-fighting superheroine, is created at the peak of World War II by comic book creator Al Zurakowski who dreams of making it big in the early world of comics publishing. A story that follows the early days of comics in Toronto, a brutal war that greatly strains Al personally and professionally, and how the rise of post-war American comics... + Read More
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Series: Disney·PIXAR The Incredibles 2: Crisis in Mid-Life! & Other Stories (Graphic Novel) Paperback Disney 9781506710198 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Mar 05, 2019

In four original tales, the family of Supers face challenges of life and villainy—growing up, older, and into their special powers, as they fight together against the bad guys who make heroes like Bob, Helen, Dash, Violet, and Jack-Jack, necessary.When Mr. Incredible struggles to save the day after a villainous attack—and the dastardly Bomb Voyage escapes unscathed—he begins to question his powers. But when he discovers that he’s just getting a little older, Bob is inspired to look to the next generation of Supers, Dash and Violet, and begins t... + Read More
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Series: Mysticons Volume 2 Paperback Kate Leth 9781506708768 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 21, 2019

Arkayna, Zarya, Emerald, and Piper—unexpected heroes who together become epic warriors—are drawn together by a prophecy to battle evil.In an effort to get Em out of the house, the Mysticons go to the mall, where Em is swept up in the world of a Battle-Bots style competition, “Machinations.” When she and Piper team up and enter the competition, they not only find themselves battling with robots, but against new friends with scorned feelings.
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Series: The World of Tom Clancy's The Division Hardcover Ubisoft 9781506711041 $53.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Mar 26, 2019

Incisive lore and detailed art in a cunningly designed hardcover that will bring readers into the ravaged streets of New York City and Washington DC as seen in Ubisoft’s record-breaking videogame series!On Black Friday, a deadly biological attack was thrust upon the populace of New York. Within weeks, millions lay dead, and the city was placed under quarantine. The only force with any hope of restoring order are the embedded agents of the SHD—more commonly known as the Division. Despite the quarantine, the infection continues to spread across t... + Read More
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Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender--Imbalance Part Two Paperback Faith Erin Hicks 9781506706528 $14.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS May 14, 2019

Aang and Team Avatar race to resolve rising tensions between benders and non-benders before a town is torn apart!There’s something fishy going on in Cranefish Town, and it’s up to Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph to find out what, before the simmering conflict between benders and non-benders boils over into all-out war. But danger lurks where they least expect it, and uncovering the truth will reveal a threat unlike any they’ve ever faced—and a fateful choice for Aang he can never unmake!Written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Adventures of Superhero Gir... + Read More
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Series: American Gods Volume 2: My Ainsel Hardcover Neil Gaiman 9781506707303 $39.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Apr 23, 2019

The bizarre road trip across America continues as our heroes gather reinforcements for the imminent god war!Shadow and Wednesday leave the House on the Rock and continue their journey across the country where they set up aliases, meet new gods, and prepare for war. The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning novel and hit Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a graphic novel!Collects issues #1-9 of American Gods: My Ainsel.Series Overview: Collects issues #1-9 of American Gods: My Ainsel.
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Series: Stranger Things: The Other Side (Graphic Novel Volume 1) Paperback Jody Houser 9781506709765 $23.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS May 07, 2019

The hit Netflix series from the Duffer Brothers is now a spine-tingling comic that recounts Will Beyers’ harrowing survival in the treacherous Upside Down!When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he’s understandably frightened. But that’s nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what’s in that world with him! Follow Will’s struggle through the season one events of the hit Netflix show Stranger Things! Written by Jody Houser (Mother Panic, Faith) and illustrated by Stefa... + Read More
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Series: NieR: Automata World Guide Volume 1 Hardcover Square Enix 9781506710310 $53.99 ART May 07, 2019

Step into the boots of a YoRHa combat android and discover the world of NieR: Automata from a firsthand perspective! 192 pages of art, lore, and exploration collected into a fantastic full-color hardcover volume in English for the very first time!Whether locked in open combat, zipping through the air on a flying mech, or bonding with nature through the indigenous fauna, NeiR: Automata captivated players through a genre-bending blend of action and adventure. Now, journey through this unique and ruined world, discovering its each and every intric... + Read More
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Series: Child of the Woods An Appalachian Odyssey Paperback Susi Gott Séguret 9781578267903 $21.50 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Feb 26, 2019

Child of the Woods is a uniquely beautiful collection of short stories and observations from Susi Seguret’s experiences growing up in the natural settings of rural Appalachia.Immerse yourself in the vibrant and exciting world of Appalachia! Child of the Woods is an exploration of the world through the eyes of a young child, whose life was defined and enriched by nature that surrounded her. This collection of short stories and insights highlights the wonders of growing up in rural Appalachia, learning to live as one with the land. These stories ... + Read More
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Series: The High School Athlete: Football The Complete Program for Strength and Conditioning - For Players and Coaches Paperback Michael Volkmar 9781578267910 $24.95 HEALTH & FITNESS May 28, 2019

BRING YOUR GAME—AND YOUR PLAYERS—TO THE NEXT LEVELFor the dedicated student athlete, it’s always football season.The High School Athlete: Football is the essential program for any student looking to play football in high school, as well as any coach looking to revolutionize their methods. Designed from the ground up for developing student athletes and drawing on scientifically proven training models, The High School Athlete: Football builds from fundamentals to advanced workout progressions for both freshmen and varsity players of all positi... + Read More
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Series: Love is Action How to Change the World with Love Paperback Rhonda Sciortino 9781578267934 $20.00 SELF-HELP Aug 27, 2019

An inspirational book that shows the best way to love is with one’s actions.Kindness, mercy, love. We need these values more than ever and what’s most important is putting these into action. Love is Action takes this simple concept and puts it in a powerful and inspiration little book. Love is Action shows that unconditional love is more than words. Full of practical wisdom and tips, Love is Action provides everything one needs to live a life full of love with intention acts of kindness, generosity, and love. More than a book, Love is Action is... + Read More
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Series: Waves of Healing How Surfing Changes the Lives of Children with Autism Paperback Cash Lambert 9781578267941 $21.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Mar 26, 2019

“Stand up, up, UP!” is the mantra of Surfers for Autism, an organization that runs surf events for children with autism, providing the opportunity to not only catch waves, but to become part of a supportive surfing community. It is also a message to all those struggling with autism: a message to stand up, no matter how hard it gets. Waves of Healing collects the stories of a group of everyday families who discovered Surfers for Autism in their search for hope, answers, and healing for their children with autism.These are stories about the strug... + Read More
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Series: Never! Over 750 Things You Should Never Do Hardcover Gerd De Ley 9781578267965 $20.00 HUMOR May 28, 2019

Never make a mistake when someone else can make it for you.A wise man once said that “never” is a ridiculous word you should never use. Never! contains over 750 quotes from people telling you to never do something. From the inspirational like “Never agree to surrender your dreams” from Jesse Jackson to the comedic like “Never moon a pit bull after sitting in A-1 sauce” from Johnny Carson. Never also has quotes we can all agree on like “Never go to bed with someone who has no books” from John Waters and quotes that makes you think like “Never tr... + Read More
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Series: Strong Legs The All-In-One Program for Shaping Your Lower Body Paperback Michael Volkmar 9781578267972 $20.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Oct 29, 2019

Strong Legs is a specialized workout collection targeting the lower body for maximum fitness.Weak legs are epidemic due to our sedentary lifestyles. The result: knee pain, back pain, hip pain, injuries, postural problems, balance issues. The remedy? The Strong Legs workout program. Developed by best-selling fitness author and strength and conditioning expert Mike Volkmar, Strong Legs is the comprehensive guide for developing strength and power in your posterior. These results-oriented workouts target all muscle groups from your lower body inclu... + Read More
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Series: BACKYARD FARMING Backyard Farming: Growing Herbs for Food and Medicine Paperback Kim Pezza 9781578267996 $6.99 HOUSE & HOME Aug 27, 2019

Comprehensive backyard farming guide to growing herbs for its many different uses in food and medicine.Backyard Farming: Growing Herbs for Food and Medicine is your one-stop guide for growing and utilizing herbs in your life. Intended to serve as a comprehensive primer for first-time gardeners, detailed illustrations and informative photographs help to eliminate confusion and ease new homesteaders into the world of backyard farming. Growing Herbs for Food and Medicine includes not only instructions on planting, but goes into detail the many dif... + Read More
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Series: EXERCISES FOR Exercises for Incontinence An Easy and Effective Program for Men and Women to Help Improve Urinary and Bowel Incontinence Paperback William Smith 9781578268016 $20.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Oct 29, 2019

The authoritative exercise guide for those who suffer from incontinence.Millions of Americans suffer from incontinence. Lack of bodily control can be a frustrating experience, but there are ways to address this including with specific exercises. Exercises for Incontinence provides easy-to-follow exercises and workout plans which optimizes mobility and increases strength to lower body muscles helping manage the condition. Designed with safety and effectiveness as its top priorities, the exercises in Exercises for Incontinence are photographed in... + Read More
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Series: The Way of the Ninja Secret Techniques Paperback Masaaki Hatsumi 9781568365916 $36.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Mar 05, 2019

The essence of ninjutsu, explored by the world’s most famous living ninja grandmaster.In his classic work Masaaki Hatsumi reveals the hidden secrets and truths about this mysterious and fascinating Japanese martial art. He looks at the traditions, training, and techniques, then shows how this knowledge will lead readers to an understanding of two essential principles: that ninjutsu is the very foundation of the martial arts; and that ninjutsu illuminates its true spiritual significance. Now in paperback, the book features detailed demonstration... + Read More
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Series: Japanese Sword Fighting Secrets of the Samurai Paperback Masaaki Hatsumi 9781568365923 $36.95 SPORTS & RECREATION May 28, 2019

Renowned budo (martial arts) and ninja grandmaster Hatsumi explains how Japanese sword fighting embodies the essence of budo and the spirit of the samurai. For centures, sword masters like Miyamoto Musashi have been revered, and have fascinated and inspired people everywhere. Now, in his definitive work, Masaaki Hatsumi, the world’s most famous living budo and ninja grandmaster, shares his vast knowledge of Japanese sword fighting as it’s been practiced through the ages: its history, techniques, styles, and core philosophies, along with the dee... + Read More
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Series: 5 Centimeters per Second: one more side Paperback Makoto Shinkai 9781947194090 $19.95 FICTION Feb 26, 2019

A contemporary classic, 5 Centimeters per Second won animator Makoto Shinkai international renown as a rare talent. Indeed, he just might be one of the most powerful bards of romantic longing and thwarted love working today in any medium. This official novelization narrates from the other side—for instance, from the point-of-view of the girl rather than the boy in the legendary first segment, “Cherry Blossoms”—to tell a story that is both deeply engaging for first-timers and astonishingly fresh for fans of the film. The author of fantasy novels... + Read More
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Series: MONOGATARI TSUKIMONOGATARI Possession Tale Paperback NISIOISIN 9781947194472 $21.95 FICTION Apr 30, 2019

Launching the third or “Final Season” of the international cult-hit series, Possession Tale returns the narrator’s headset back to high school senior and amateur savior Koyomi Araragi, who used to eschew friendship once upon a time because it’d lower his “intensity as a human”—a loner’s misgiving that was perhaps on the mark in a different way than he intended. At issue now is not the precarious fate of one of his cherished confrères, or rather consœurs, whom he’d aid, sight unseen, with a monster’s resilience, but his own aberrant state and it... + Read More