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O, the Oprah Magazine cookbook
by the editors of O Magazine.
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304 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Who wouldn't love to put fantastic foods on the table--extraordinary pleasures for everyday eating; simply delicious treats that can be prepared in record time; comfort food that brings family and friends together; luxurious meals that cost barely more than fast food; divine dishes perfect for guests or just for quiet nights at home? Now you can have all that and more, any time you choose, with this first-ever collection of 175 beloved recipes from O, The Oprah Magazine.--From publisher description.
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The one minute entrepreneur : the secret to creating and sustaining a successful business
Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, with Ethan Willis.
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xiv, 139 p. ; 22 cm.
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Ordinary women, extraordinary wisdom : the feminine face of awakening
Rita Marie Robinson.
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237 p. : ports. ; 22 cm.
Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom is a collection of intimate, heartfelt conversations with women spiritual teachers who live and look like ordinary people. They have kids, husbands, jobs, and bills to pay. What makes them extraordinary is that each woman has awakened to her true nature. And while that sounds like enlightenment, it doesn't look like the old stereotype of transcendence, detachment, and bliss. Quite the contrary. This is the feminine half of the spiritual journey--bringing it down to earth and embracing all of what it means to be human.
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The Oxford companion to wine
edited by Jancis Robinson ; assistant editor, Julia Harding.
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xxiv, 813 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
"The Oxford Companion to Wine offers almost 4,000 entries on every wine-related topic imaginable, from regions and grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the ages; from viticulture and oenology to the history of wine. The Companion is a remarkable resource for gaining further appreciation for a beverage whose popularity has only increased with time." "Now exhaustively updated, this third edition incorporates the very latest international research to present almost 400 new entries on topics ranging from globalization and the politics of wine to brands, precision viticulture, and co-fermentation. Hundreds of other entries have also undergone major revisions, including yeast, barrel alternatives, climate change, and virtually all wine regions. Useful lists and statistics are appended, including controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, as well as wine production and consumption by country." "Illustrated with maps of every important wine region in the world, useful charts and diagrams, and stunning color photography, this Companion is unlike any other wine book, offering an understanding of wine in its many wider contexts - notably historical, cultural, geographic, and scientific - and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine lover can dip, browse, and linger."--BOOK JACKET.
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Parenting, Inc. : how we are sold on $800 strollers, fetal education, baby sign language, sleeping coaches, toddler couture, and diaper wipe warmers--and what it means for our children
Pamela Paul.
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307 p. ; 25 cm.
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Quiet corners of Paris
by Jean-Christophe Napias ; photographs by Christophe Lefébure ; translated by David Downie.
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166 p. col. ill. ; 16 cm.
More than eighty of the loveliest, most tranquil, and sometimes hidden places in Paris are celebrated in this charming guidebookQuiet Corners of Paris is a beautifully illustrated peek into eighty-one often overlooked, always beautiful, locales: hidden villas, winding lanes, little-known 19th-century passages, serene gardens, and cobblestone courtyards. Some of the places have breathtaking views, others are filled with historic and architectural details, from stone archways, garden follies, boxwood mazes, ornamental statuary, stained glass, and Renaissance fountains. Follow a stone path under a trellis of blossoms or wander through a gate to discoverÉ
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A people's history of American empire : a graphic adaptation
Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, Paul Buhle.
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x, 273 p. : chiefly ill., maps ; 28 cm.
"Since its publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has had six new editions, become classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into a play. A People's History displaces the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up." "Now, Howard Zinn, cartoonist Mike Konopacki, and historian Paul Buhle have collaborated to retell, in graphic detail, an immediate and relevant chapter of A People's History: the centuries long story of America's actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn himself, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Vietnam, Central America, the invasion of Cuba, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows Zinn's own story, as the son of poor Jewish immigrants growing up in the Brooklyn tenements becomes one of America's leading historians." "Shifting from world-shattering events to one family's small revolutions. A People's History of American Empire presents the ground-level history of America in a new medium."--BOOK JACKET.
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The photographer's guide to the Colorado Rockies : where to find perfect shots and how to take them
Don Mammoser.
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96 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm.
Shoot perfect photos of landscapes, places, and people with pointers from one of the region's most renowned photographers. Authoritative yet easy-to-follow, his guide to taking postcard-perfect shots of all the best the Colorado Rockies has to offer includes tips for both digital and film equipment. Whether you're a pro looking for new insights or a novice wanting to ensure your vacation looks as spectacular on film as it did with your own eyes, this book is invaluable. Full-color throughout.
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The power of unreasonable people : how social entrepreneurs create markets that change the world
John Elkington, Pamela Hartigan.
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xviii, 242 p. ; 25 cm.
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A practical guide to Ubuntu Linux
Mark G. Sobell.
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xlv, 1141 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Princess Masako : prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne
Ben Hills.
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xiv, 304 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
"Stealing a look behind the "Chrysanthemum Curtain" into the mysterious world of the Japanese royal family, Princes Masako details the pressure that the Royal Household Agency has placed on the princess to produce a male heir and prevent the world's oldest dynasty from dying out." "Some thought the princess would be a breath of fresh air in the musty corridors of this 2,600-year-old monarchy, but thirteen years later and now at age forty-two, Masako is a tragic figure whose struggles with depression have made international headlines. This book reveals the impact that the recent birth of a male son to her sister-in-law Princess Kiko has had on Masako's troubled life and on any hopes she might have had for her daughter, little Aiko, to be Japan's first empress." "Ben Hill's portrait of Princess Masako and the Chrysanthemum Throne draws on research in Tokyo and rural Japan, at Harvard and Oxford, and on more than sixty interviews with Japanese, American, British, and Australian sources - Masako's and Naruhito's friends, teachers, and former colleagues. Many of them have never spoken publicly before, and they now shed light on the royal family's darkest secrets, secrets that can never be discussed openly in Japan because of the reverence in which the emperor and his family are held. Princess Masako poses questions that few in Japan would dare to ask, about the role of the emperor, the place of women, attitudes toward mental health and IVF, and the power of the bureaucracy. But above all, this is a story about a love affair that went tragically wrong."--BOOK JACKET.
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Raising a Bilingual Child
Barbara Zurer Pearson.
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Raising a Bilingual Child is the perfect step-by-step guide for parents who want their young children to become bilingual. This friendly manual provides you with solid scientific arguments for raising your child bilingually and practical steps you can take to integrate two (or more) languages into your child's daily routine.The book also includes many inspirational accounts from parents and childhood bilinguals. It dispels the myths about bilingualism and explains how learning multiple languages at a young age can enhance your child's overall intellectual and emotional development. Book jacket.
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