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Starting with the first Viking explorations and continuing to the present day, The Everything American History Book, 2nd Edition takes you on a thrilling tour through history. It's packed with facts and vivid details of events that shaped the United States, including: Wars, battles, and famous generals; Outstanding American inventions-from the cotton gin to the Internet; Key political figures-presidents, peacekeepers, visionaries; And much, much
...22042) Southwest France
This thorough guide covers Périgord, Quercy and Gascony, Lascaux II, Rocamadour, Albi, Poitou and Aquitaine, Futuroscope, La Rochelle, Angoulême, Bordeaux, the Pyrenees, Bayonne, Pic du Midi de Bigorre, and Grotte de Niaux. The guide also...
Discover dramatic health results and lose your belly fat by eliminating just one ingredient from your diet. Have you tried numerous diets and exercise, yet your health, weight, and overall appearance never seem to reach your goals? It's not your fault. For years, you've been told that including grains in your diet is essential for good health. The reality? Wheat is destructive to your health. Lose weight and lose your belly with The Wheat Free
...22044) Mexico - The Yucatán
The Rough Guides Snapshot Mexico: The Yucatán is the ultimate travel guide to the region. It leads you through the Yucatán with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, covering everything from the Chichén Itzá Maya site to the top places to snorkel around Cozumel. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make
...22045) The Authentic Amish Cookbook
Now you can enjoy genuine Amish recipes from the Amish themselves. From the members of the Evart, Michigan, Amish community comes this collection of 450 family favorites, including...
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...An artist of the air re-creates his six-year plot to pull off an act of incomparable beauty and imagination
One late-summer day, a feat of unimaginable audacity was perpetrated on the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The year was 1974. A hundred thousand people gathered on the ground to watch in awe as twenty-four-year-old high wire artist Philippe Petit made eight crossings between the all-but-completed towers, a quarter mile above
Finalist for the Publishing Triangle's Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction
You have a history, and a body. You are a history, and a body. Your body has (is) a history, too. As a girl, Julie Marie Wade was uninterested in makeup, boy-watching, and other trappings of conventional girlhood, much to her mother's disappointment. Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe—movie stars immortalized...
The 17 Day Diet offers a lifetime plan for shedding pounds fast in a safe and lasting way. The program is structured around four 17 day cycles: Accelerate—the rapid weight loss portion, which helps flush sugar and fat storage from your system Activate—the metabolic restart portion, with alternating low and high calorie days to help shed body fat Achieve—the phase that involves learning to control portions and introducing new fitness
...A person with synesthesia might feel the flavor of food on her fingertips, sense the letter “J” as shimmering magenta or the number “5” as emerald green, hear and taste her husband’s voice as buttery golden brown. Synesthetes rarely talk about their peculiar sensory gift—believing...
22050) Nature and Walking
Please Do Not Annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry, badger, harry, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate, beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize or ruffle the Animals.—sign at zoo
Since the early days of traveling menageries and staged attractions that included animal acts, balloon ascents, and pyrotechnic displays, zoos have come a long way. The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, founded in 1793, didn't
Transform junk mail, newspapers, and old phone books into beautiful handmade paper in just minutes! With a simple technique that requires only a blender and some water, Trash-to-Treasure Papermaking shows you how to create unique sheets in a variety of shapes, colors, textures, and sizes. Learn how to incorporate your handmade paper into diverse projects that include invitations, bound books, paper bowls, and ornaments. Let your creativity
...The ascension of Vladimir Putin-a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB-to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years-as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him-Putin has grown not only into...
At the threshold of the third millennium, we are more vulnerable to mass epidemics than at any time in our history. Some infectious agents - MRSA, acinetobacter baumanii, Tuberculosis, HIV - are becoming resistant to nearly all available antibiotics. Differences in travel and social behaviour spread infections more widely; and, with changes in climate, diseases are either being described for the first time, or appearing in previously unaffected
...Sirocco highlights the use of simple pantry staples and striking flavor combinations to transform everyday dishes. From eye-catching salads to indulgent sweets, each of Ghayour’s...
Find everything you need to know about the Grand Canyon's one best hike, from the rim to the river—and back again.
The Grand Canyon's striking geology and overwhelming scale inspires the millions who stand on its South Rim each year. Let expert author Elizabeth Wenk lead you into the canyon's depths on the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails to the mighty Colorado River, and spend the night at Indian Garden or Bright Angel
...In The Cloud Collector's Handbook, cloud expert Gavin Pretor-Pinney catalogs a variety of clouds and gives readers points for spotting them and recording their finds. This fun and fact-filled book features gorgeous full-color photographs that showcase various types of clouds, from fluffy cumulus to the super rare...
Shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year 2012
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Dealing with office politics, conflict and difficult people at work, without compromising your values and integrity, can be tricky. With case studies and examples, Savvy will help you understand colleagues' behaviour and power dynamics at work, and learn how to negotiate them successfully.
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22059) I am I. M. Pei
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great—the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of an icon in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction readers and...
We learn how blacks and whites see each other, how they interpret each other's behavior, and...
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