John Updike

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

North Carolina

Including one new story and an Index by author of every story that has ever appeared in the series, this new volume offers a "spectacular tapestry of fictional achievement" ("Entertainment Weekly").

The Best American Short Stories of the Century

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A. J. Langguth

ONE OF OUR BEST NONFICTION WRITERS COMBINES HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY TO TELL THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN TERMS OF THE MEN WHO FOUGHT IT. AN IMPRESSIVE WORK.

Patriots

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Roger Fisher

William Ury

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Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In

The problem; The method; Ues, but ... ; In conclusion.

Getting to Yes

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Margaret Ehrenberg

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

" "ocial attitudes in our culture have led to the assumption that early advances in human knowledge were the achievements of men; the role of women in prehistoric times has been largely overlooked. In this thought-provoking book, however, Margaret Ehrenberg argues that the true contribution of women especially in the discovery and development of agriculture was much greater than has been acknowledged to date. Examining the evidence from archaeological, anthropological, and classical documentary sources, Ehrenberg throws new light on the lives of women and their social status in Europe from the Palaeolithic era to the Iron Age. The relationship between the role of women and economic production is a central theme of this survey. In Bronze Age and Iron Age societies individual women are seen to be in positions of power. Although available evidence is fragmentary and often controversial, Ehrenberg shows how information can be gathered from skeletons and grave goods found in burials, from settlement sites, from rock carvings and sculpted figurines, as well as from anthropological parallels, to enable significant inferences to be drawn about the life of prehistoric women.

Women in Prehistory

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Joseph J. Ellis

"Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Pulitzer Prize-winning book
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The Revolutionary Generation

The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your reading group's discussion of Joseph Ellis's Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation . We hope they will enrich your experience of this Pulitzer Prize-winning study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic--John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.

Founding Brothers

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Homer H. Hickam

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A renegade rocket man haunted by his past. A beautiful daredevil who thinks she can do it all--until she finds herself on the adventure of her life. A death-defying mission so risky, so audacious that no one would try it...unless the fate of the world depended on its success. Thirty years after man's first lunar landing, retired NASA engineer Homer Hickam, Jr., offers a brilliantly imagined, endlessly entertaining return to space adventure in his spectacular first novel, Back to the Moon. In his bestselling memoir, Rocket Boys, Hickam memorably evoked our captivation with our nation's first halting ventures into space. Now he reminds us of the long-lost wonder with which we once watched America's conquest of the moon--and celebrated the triumph of mind, soul, and spirit that got us there--in this page-turning tale of the first moon shot of the new millennium. Jack Medaris doesn't "borrow" the space shuttle Columbia to be a hero or a villain. A man of science driven by the memory of the woman who once inspired him, Jack risks his life, his name, and everything he has, to sidetrack the shuttle crew and take her on an unscheduled detour to the moon, where the secrets of his past--and the future of the world--await him. But when the meticulously plotted launch goes fatally wrong, and payload specialist Penny High Eagle further complicates Jack's plan, he must confront unforeseen challenges both in space and on the ground, where deadly forces are amassing to prevent the Columbia from reaching the moon. Writing with the detail and intelligence that only an insider could have, Hickam takes us to places few have ever seen, strapping us into the cockpit of the shuttle and hurtling us into orbit and beyond. From the crackling tension of mission control to the savage emptiness of deep space, from the massive rocket engines capable of generating millions of pounds of thrust to the tiny killing machines awaiting a bygone era's orders to unleash their high-tech fury, here are the sights and science of space as you've never seen them before. Here, too, are the men and women of unfailing invention and intelligence who are soon caught up in the story: astronauts and attorneys, physicists and politicians, unsung heroes behind the scenes and shadowy agents of darkness behind the veil of history. And at the spiraling tale's isolated center are Jack and Penny, locked in a battle of wit and wills, rocketing weightless through space as their fates grow inextricably intertwined. A no-holds-barred joyride of a thriller, Back to the Moon confirms that Homer Hickam is a master storyteller like no other, spinning a tale of high-flying adventure while expertly navigating the vast expanses of both the far-flung universe and the human heart.

Back to the Moon

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Jeffrey Gitomer

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6. 5 Assets for Networking Your Way to Rich Relationships

Explains how to network one's way to success, makes recommendations for connecting with a mentor, and suggests ways to build stronger professional relationships and avoid common pitfalls.

The Little Black Book of Connections

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Sally McMillen

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Over the course of two days in July, 1848, a small group of women and men held a convention that would launch the woman's rights movement. McMillen unpacks, for the first time, the full significance of that revolutionary convention and the enormous changes it produced.

Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement

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Phillip Van Doren Stern

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Traces the evolution of underground activity throughout the entire course of the Civil War.

Secret Missions of the Civil War

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Patricia Moore-Pastides

Greek Revival Cooking for Life by Patricia Moore-Pastides Hardback Cookbook 
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Dust cover included
220 numbered pages
About 8” x 10”
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Cooking for Life

Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Greek Revival

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Alice Phillips

Microcookery with a Flair Book by Alice Phillips
232 Numbered Pages 
Published 1984
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Microcookery with a Flair

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Janine Driver

Mariska van Aalst

You Say More Than You Think : Use the New Body Language to Get What You Want 
Hardback 
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Use the New Body Language to Get What You Want!, the 7-Day Plan

You Say More Than You Think

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Gregory Fremont-Barnes

The Jacobite Rebellion 1745-46 (Essential Histories) - Paperback
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The Jacobite Rebellion was the final attempt of the House of Stuart to re-establish itself on the British throne and the death throes of the independent martial prowess of the Highland clans. No event in British history has been more heavily romanticized, but Gregory Fremont-Barnes succeeds in stripping away the myths to reveal the key events of this crucial period. From questions of dynastic succession to religious dominance, the events leading to the Rebellion are carefully explained and analyzed, drawing upon a host of primary research. From the landing of Bonnie Prince Charlie to the battle of Culloden, this book offers a complete overview of the Rebellion, complete with detailed maps and beautiful period illustrations.

The Jacobite Rebellion 1745-46

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Introduction to Statistical Inference Paperback E. S. Keeping
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Introduction to Statistical Inference Paperback

Illustrated Classics Series: Disney's the Lion King by Gina Ingoglia (1994)
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Handwriting inside front cover (see picture)
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Illustrated Classics Series: Disney's the Lion King

WHAT ARE THE ODDS: Lotteries, Blackjack, Zero-Sum Games, & More by Mike Orkin
Hardback
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Lotteries, Blackjack, Zero-Sum Games, and More

What Are The Odds?

Life : The Worlds Greatest Civilizations - Time Inc. Specials 2012
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Life : The Worlds Greatest Civilizations - Time Inc. Specials 2012

Mattie L. O'Kelley

From the Hills of Georgia : An Autobiography in Paintings by Mattie L. O'Kelley

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Barbara Straka

Hannel Auer

G. T. Bernd Latzel

Gerhard Trieb

Tomas Friedman

Jeannol Simmen

Berlin: Between History and the Future

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David McCullough

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Chronicles the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the Wright brothers, sharing insights into the disadvantages that challenged their lives and their mechanical ingenuity. By the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of Truman.

The Wright Brothers

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T. D. Jakes

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Christmas Stories That Changed My Life

At Christmas, families gather and presents are exchanged. But the true meaning of the holiday does not come wrapped in brightly coloured paper, nor are scrumptious meals the reason for the season. The real gift of Christmas is the birth of Jesus - and the celebration is to honour the miracle with those we love. In Follow the Star, T. D. Jakes illuminates the meaning of the holiday through family stories about finding the Christmas spirit during the worst times of poverty and hardship - and of the need during the best of times to slow down and appreciate fellowship, love, and God. With warmth and wisdom, Bishop Jakes makes Christmas past and present come alive - and leads us to embrace fully the magnificent miracle of the birth of Christ.

Follow the Star

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Juliette Shapiro

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A Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

In Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen captured hearts with the passion-filled romance of Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Now, Mr. Darcy's Decision finds the newlyweds in their tumultuous first year of married life at Pemberley, entrenched in the frivolous social pressures of their prying friends and family. While the sharp-tongued duo of Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Caroline Bingley criticizes Elizabeth, the new Mrs. Darcy has a happier matter on her mind--the fact that she is carrying the next Darcy heir. But when the sudden and unexpected return of Elizabeth's sister Lydia brings alarming reports of seduction and blackmail that threaten the newlyweds' life together, Mr. Darcy is forced to make the most difficult decision of his lifetime. Written in a style that stays true to the author's sardonic wit, Mr. Darcy's Decision paints a vivid portrait of Regency society--full of romance, tragedy, humor, and intrigue.

Mr. Darcy's Decision

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Mark Lisk

William Fox

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When we think of the desert, we almost never associate it with water. Rather we define it by the very absence of water. Yet the desert was carved by water-canyons, arroyos, ravines, chasms, washes-and water, in any amount, is the desert's most precious and mysterious commodity. Small creeks flow at night, but dry up and disappear during daylight hours, only to return when the sun goes down. And after torrential rains, entire rivers can form with small fish appearing out of what had been only a dusty streambed. Small springs can support a variety of wildlife as well as pinyon, juniper trees, and yuccas. These hydro-miracles are chronicled in this new full-color book by landscape photographer MARK LISK and author WILLIAM FOX. In his fascinating essay, Fox examines water and its role in the North American desert, covering rivers, trapped water pockets, oases, freshwater lakes, salt and alkali lakes, and lake beds left by ancient floods in the five major desert regions in North America: the Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran, Colorado Plateau, and Chihuahuan. Five deserts, four seasons, and informative text and captions give the reader a deeper understanding of the western deserts of North America. Plant are named with both common and scientific names. Photo notes provide useful information to the striking images in the book.

Desert Water

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David Feldman

Life Imponderables Hardback book
Three books in one volume
- Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
- When Do Fish Sleep?
- Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?
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Three books in one volume - Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? - When Do Fish Sleep? - Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?

Three books in one volume: Why do clocks run clockwise?, When do fish sleep?, and Why do dogs have wet noses?

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