Margaret Peterson Haddix

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Washington

Amy and Dan Cahill learn an ultimate truth that reveals the Madrigal Mission's importance and the danger that their nefarious family members pose to the entire world.

Into the Gauntlet

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Courtney Dicmas

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Charlie the dog is excited about his first day at a new school, but when he gets there, he finds it full of cats! The difference is quite a shock for Charlie, who isn't sure how to cope with the language barrier or the unfamiliar culture. How can he make new friends? Like many others, he finds the answer in the library! Over time, Charlie adjusts to his new school and finds that his unique canine traits are valued by his classmates. A perfect picture book for children who are starting a new school - particularly one in a different country. It takes a realistic approach, showing young readers that it takes time to settle into a new environment and that if you reach out to others, they will meet you half way.

A New School for Charlie

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Fredrik Logevall

Like new, aside from red sharpie on underside 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Washington Post * The Christian Science Monitor * The Globe and Mail

LONGLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE

The struggle for Vietnam occupies a central place in the history of the twentieth century. Fought over a period of three decades, the conflict drew in all the world's powers and saw two of them--first France, then the United States--attempt to subdue the revolutionary Vietnamese forces. For France, the defeat marked the effective end of her colonial empire, while for America the war left a gaping wound in the body politic that remains open to this day.

How did it happen? Tapping into newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations and making full use of the published literature, distinguished scholar Fredrik Logevall traces the path that led two Western nations to lose their way in Vietnam. Embers of War opens in 1919 at the Versailles Peace Conference, where a young Ho Chi Minh tries to deliver a petition for Vietnamese independence to President Woodrow Wilson. It concludes in 1959, with a Viet Cong ambush on an outpost outside Saigon and the deaths of two American officers whose names would be the first to be carved into the black granite of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In between come years of political, military, and diplomatic maneuvering and miscalculation, as leaders on all sides embark on a series of stumbles that makes an eminently avoidable struggle a bloody and interminable reality.

Logevall takes us inside the councils of war--and gives us a seat at the conference tables where peace talks founder. He brings to life the bloodiest battles of France's final years in Indochina--and shows how from an early point, a succession of American leaders made disastrous policy choices that put America on its own collision course with history- Harry Truman's fateful decision to reverse Franklin Delano Roosevelt's policy and acknowledge France's right to return to Indochina after World War II; Dwight Eisenhower's strenuous efforts to keep Paris in the fight and his escalation of U.S. involvement in the aftermath of the humiliating French defeat at Dien Bien Phu; and the curious turnaround in Senator John F. Kennedy's thinking that would lead him as president to expand that commitment, despite his publicly stated misgivings about Western intervention in Southeast Asia.

An epic story of wasted opportunities and tragic miscalculations, featuring an extraordinary cast of larger-than-life characters, Embers of War delves deep into the historical record to provide hard answers to the unanswered questions surrounding the demise of one Western power in Vietnam and the arrival of another. This book will become the definitive chronicle of the struggle's origins for years to come.

Praise for Embers of War

"A monumental history . . . a widely researched and eloquently written account of how the U.S. came to be involved in Vietnam . . . certainly the most comprehensive review of this period to date."--The Wall Street Journal

"Superb . . . a product of formidable international research."--The Washington Post

"An essential work for those seeking to understand the worst foreign-policy adventure in American history . . . Even though readers know how the story ends--as with The Iliad--they will be as riveted by the tale as if they were hearing it for the first time."--The Christian Science Monitor

"Lucid and vivid . . . a definitive history."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Magisterial."--Foreign Affairs


From the Hardcover edition.

Embers of War

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Evan Douglas

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

A Collection of Inspiring Animal and Pet Portraits

Wild Masterpieces is a collection bizarre portraits featuring cats, dogs, llamas, chicks, pandas, and more. Based on the Instagram account of the same name, this humor book is brimming with animals gracing the grandest landscapes our world has to offer. Each of these 60 portraits remind us that if we stay paw-sitive, life can truly be udder-ly wonderful. * Portraits are by designer Evan Douglas, who started the Wild Masterpieces Instagram account. * Each portrait is paired with an inspirational quote. * A mix of fan favorites and brand-new images Profound, mysterious, nonsensical--this is the world of Wild Masterpieces. This hilariously weird book is perfect for men and women of all ages, nature and animal lovers, fans of the Wild Masterpieces Instagram, and anyone looking for a fun and silly gift. * Includes never-before-seen photos of majestic animal portraits * A great humor gift for anyone who loves animals and needs a pick-me-up * Perfect for display on the coffee table as a conversation starter * Add it to the shelf with books like Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Kitty by Jeremy Greenberg, Cats on Catnip by Andrew Marttila, and Sad Animal Facts by Brooke Barker.

Wild Masterpieces

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Kenneth C. Davis

Hardcover sleeve on spine has some wrinkled and folds

52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction

"From ancient times to the present day, The World in Books offers a wide-ranging historical education through pleasure reading-and a fantastic introduction to some of the most thought-provoking, profound, and interesting nonfiction works of all time. From Sun Tzu's The Art of War to bell hooks's All About Love, as well as such recent classics as Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, Davis's guide suggests a world of nonfiction books and explains just why they're so historically meaningful and culturally relevant today"--

The World in Books

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PANDANIA

Yokai Cats Vol. 1

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Book is completely new and still shrink-wrapped 

Seattle Public School Histories, 1862-2000

Building for Learning

Book in good condition, first page and inner front cover often stick together due to torn name tag

An action-packed and funny adventure in the swamp with the LEGO(R) City Police!

When the LEGO(R) City Swamp Police hold a contest, they expect to have a fun day--one without trouble. Too bad no one told the crooks!

Now, three thieves have stolen the prize money and are trying to flee. Who will win the contest, and will the crooks get away with their crime?

Cops, Crocs, and Crooks!

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Aged copy with some wear to cover and spine 

A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life among the Baboons

In the tradition of Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, a foremost science writer and recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, tells the mesmerizing story of his twenty-one years in remote Kenya with a troop of Savannah baboons. “I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla,” writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist’s coming-of-age in remote Africa. An exhilarating account of Sapolsky’s twenty-one-year study of a troop of rambunctious baboons in Kenya, A Primate’s Memoir interweaves serious scientific observations with wry commentary about the challenges and pleasures of living in the wilds of the Serengeti—for man and beast alike. Over two decades, Sapolsky survives culinary atrocities, gunpoint encounters, and a surreal kidnapping, while witnessing the encroachment of the tourist mentality on the farthest vestiges of unspoiled Africa. As he conducts unprecedented physiological research on wild primates, he becomes evermore enamored of his subjects—unique and compelling characters in their own right—and he returns to them summer after summer, until tragedy finally prevents him. By turns hilarious and poignant, A Primate’s Memoir is a magnum opus from one of our foremost science writers.

Eva Phan

@emeraldpunk

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