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View book details for Long Distance Grandma
Staying Connected Across the Miles
According to an AARP survey, 45 percent of grandparents report that the primary barrier to seeing their grandchildren is the physical distance that separates them. Yet, the desire to communicate is strong. Janet Teitsort, a long-distance grandma herself, comes to …
View book details for In a House of Dreams and Glass
Becoming a Psychiatrist
A psychiatric resident's firsthand account reveals his struggles with the homeless, suicidal, and paranoid, and his frustrations with hospital politics and the limitations of an inexact science.Fresh from medical school, Robert Klitzman began his residency in psychiatry with excitement and …
View book details for Enemies of the People
My Family's Journey to America
Acclaimed journalist Kati Marton recounts her familys harrowing history of being targeted by Communist operatives and her own fathers imprisonment as Cold War tensions ran high across Eastern Europe.Enemies of the People is a tour de force, an important work …
View book details for Mentors, Muses & Monsters
30 Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives
Edited and with a contribution by Elizabeth Benedict, thirty of today's brightest literary lights turn their attention to the question of mentorship and influence.For Denis Johnson, it was Leonard Gardner's cult favorite Fat City; for Jonathan Safran Foer, it was …
View book details for Heavy Metal in Baghdad
The Story of Acrassicauda
documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad featuring the members of Iraqs only heavy metal bandAcrassicaudaand their daily struggle to survive and rock on even as their country fell into a bloody insurgency. Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion) is Iraqs …
Two kings and two peoples once lived on the island of Innisfail, in harmony with the land and the earth -- though not so peaceably with one another. The arrival of the Gaedhals, from the land of Iber across the …
In this account, Rodney Barker tells the full and terrifying story of a microorganism popping up along the Eastern seaboardfar closer to home than the Ebola virus and equally frightening. In the coastal waters of North Carolinaand now extending as …
View book details for Money for Nothing
How CEOs and Boards Enrich Themselves While Bankrupting America
A Bank of America director questioned the CEO's $76 million pay package in a year when the bank was laying off 12,600 workers and found herself dropped from the board without notice a few months later. According to their employment …
RM Johnson, author of the #1 Essence bestseller The Harris Family, returns with a riveting story of love, family, and revenge.At age thirty-three, Livvy Rodgers is fed up with relying on men and working her dead-end job, so she decides …
View book details for The Crappie Fishing Handbook
Tackles, Lures, Bait, Cooking, Tips, Tactics, and Techniques
Perfect for everyone who wants to try crappie fishingNow with new color photographsFilled with advice from expert fisherman Keith Sutton The Crappie Fishing Handbook is a thorough guide for crappie fishing. Learn about Keith Suttons methods to improve your fishing …
View book details for Gentle Healing for Baby and Child
A Parent's Guide to Child-Friendly Herbs and Other
Give your child the gift of natural healthWhen your children are sick or injured, you want them to feel better -- fast. Although in some cases there is no substitute for traditional medical care, prescription drugs are not always the …
The West Wing meets Entourage when one of the most provocative political bloggers in the country (The Philadelphia Tribune) exposes the stunning implications a historical bid for the presidency has on the candidates inner circle. Michigan governor Luke Cooper, one …
View book details for Sports Talk
A Journey Inside the World of Sports Talk Radio
A Journey inside the World of Sports Talk Radio Their voices explode over the airwaves -- with names like Mike and the Mad Dog, the Stinkin' Genius, Hacksaw, and JT the Brick. They broadcast in drive time and downtime, from …
View book details for It's Still the Economy, Stupid
George W. Bush, The GOP's CEO
When he took office in 2001, George W. Bush inherited the strongest economy in American history. He inherited the largest federal budget surplus in American history -- and the prospect of paying off the entire national debt in just eight …
View book details for Good Kids
A Novel
The critically acclaimed author of American Nerd makes his fiction debut with this romantic tragicomedy about a teenage boy and girl who discover his dad is having an affair with her mom. For readers of Chad Harbach and Jennifer Egan, …
Its the thirty-fourth century and the nuclear apocalypse has come and gone. Civilization has rebuilt itself, and the results are eerily similar to the early part of the twenty-first century. But there are a few notable differences. Visa owns everything. …
A no-holds barred look inside the mind of todays Black male and how he perceives, relates, and responds to the modern-day African-American female. Usually when it comes to breaking down relationships between men and women, you hear advice from over-the-hill …
View book details for The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms
Helpful Tips for Mushrooming in the Field
When youre in the wild and you spot a nice-looking mushroom, how do you know if it is safe to eat? Question no more with the The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms. This tiny companion is the perfect book to …
View book details for The Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution
A Proven New Program for Better Blood Sugar Control
The Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution is the first book to show how stress, depression, and anger affect blood sugar. It's also the first to provide a proven, step-by-step health program to help the millions of people with diabetes manage their disease. …
Small in number yet formidable in spirit, the Leave Him and Live Sisterhood adopts a recent widow, challenging everything she knows about life and loving.Rowtina Washington is devastated when her adoring husband, Turtle, is killed in a tragic accident. When …
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A Childhood Subject to Debate
Have you ever met a child who talked like an adult? Who knew big words and how to use them? Was he a charmer or an insufferable smart aleckor maybe both? Mark Oppenheimer was just such a boy, his talent …
Peter's been invited to go on a safari. He's brought: 1. Uncle Nigel, who's an explorer 2. hiking shorts 3. a canteen But what he will need most is a bit of gumption. (Gumption: n. Courage; spunk; fortitude; resourcefulness; good …
Explore one of the richest and most rewarding aspects of Western art with this comprehensive easy-to-use, portable guide to Christian symbols.Organized like a primer, with hundreds of entries in 50 categoriesfrom A for Angels to Z for Zodiacthis handy pocket …
View book details for Running as a Woman
Gender and Power in American Politics
Women have become a strong force in electoral politics, as candidates, office holders, and vocal constituents. In Running as a Woman, Linda Witt, Karen Paget, and Glenna Matthews explore the significant issues for women in public life: their marital status, …
A mummy has gone missing! Its not a terribly valuable mummy, but its disappearance spells big trouble for Phineas and Altheas father, who is the curator of a small collection of Egyptian antiquities bequeathed to the college where he works. …
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