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Updated January 10, 2025
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The age of melt : what glaciers, ice mummies, and ancient artifacts teach us about climate, culture, and a future without ice
Baril, Lisa
Paper Book
A thought-provoking scientific narrative investigating ice patch archaeology and the role of glaciers in the development of human culture. Glaciers figure prominently in both ancient and contemporary narratives around the world. They inspire art and literature....
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Be ready when the luck happens : a memoir
Garten, Ina
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten--aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon--shares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table....
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Blood on the snow
Service, Robert
Paper Book
Robert Service, celebrated historian of twentieth and twenty-first century Russia, returns with an enthralling revisionist history of the Russian Revolution. For Robert Service, the great unanswered question is how to reconcile the two vital narratives that underpin the...
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Bloom Where You Are Planted Across Canada: 50 Inspiring Conversations
Denter, Beka Shane
Paper Book
Bloom Where You Are Planted Across Canada is a fascinating collection of fifty interviews and portraits that celebrate diversity, innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. The women and non-binary people featured in this book represent different...
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Brooklyn tweed's knit and crochet blankets
Flood, Jared
Paper Book
Knitters' and crocheters' favorite yarn-maker Brooklyn Tweed partners with some of the best designers working today to offer more than 20 patterns for making the perfect blanket or afghan What could be more delightful than cuddling up under a handmade blanket? In their first...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles, Angels and Messages from Heaven
Newmark, Amy
Paper Book
These true stories of miracles, angels, answered prayers, divine intervention, and messages from heaven will deepen your faith and strengthen your hope. Miraculous events occur all the time if you're open to them. You'll be amazed by these 101 incredible stories, including ones...
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Chrystia: From Peace River to Parliament Hill
Tsalikis, Catherine
The intriguing, in-depth story of the most powerful woman in Canadian politics. Catherine Tsalikis traces Chrystia Freeland's remarkable journey from the northwestern Alberta town of Peace River to Moscow, London, and New York, where she spent two decades as a journalist, to the halls of...
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Cue the sun : the invention of reality TV
Nussbaum, Emily
Paper Book
The rollicking saga of reality television, a "sweeping" (The Washington Post) cultural history of America's most influential, most divisive artistic phenomenon, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer--"a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture"...
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Dinner for vampires : life on a cult TV show (while also in an actual cult!)
Lenz, Joie
Paper Book
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2024* *NAMED ONE OF PEOPLE'S BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIRS OF 2024* A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult...
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Dreamer: My Life on the Edge
Kadri, Nazem
Paper Book
No one who knows the game is unfamiliar with the story of the NHL's first Muslim Stanley Cup winner, Nazem Kadri, nor does anyone doubt his warmth and openness in front of a microphone, or his eagerness to challenge the next generation of Muslim athletes. He is a league All-Star, a highlight-reel...
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French phrasebook & dictionary
Janes, Michael
Ebook
Lonely Planet French Phrasebook & Dictionaryis your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful French phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Ask about tucked-away vineyards, bargain with local farmers at the market or order wine like...
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From here to the great unknown : a memoir
Presley, Lisa Marie
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley...
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Gather me : a memoir in praise of the books that saved me
Edim, Glory
Paper Book
A "dramatic [and] ingeniously crafted" (Los Angeles Times) memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well-Read Black Girl. "A beautiful portrait of a full life that...
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Guinness World Records 2025
Glenday, Craig
Paper Book
National Parenting Award Winner 2024 After 70 years, open the next chapter of record breaking! Filled with thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family, this year's edition celebrates Guinness World Records' 70th anniversary Features...
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Laugh More : Stories from an Unexpected Life
Travis, Debbie.
Paper Book
A decade ago, Debbie Travis gave up her hectic life as the producer and star of several hit TV shows to move to a 13th-century crumbling farmhouse and vast olive orchard in Tuscany, which she and her husband then turned into the boutique hotel and wellness retreat. That was a big change in direction...
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The let them theory : a life-changing tool that millions of people can't stop talking about
Robbins, Mel
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Sunday Times Bestseller #1 Amazon Bestseller #1 Audible Bestseller A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as...
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Lovers in Auschwitz : a true story
Blankfeld, Keren
Paper Book
The "mesmerizing and inspirational" (Judy Batalion) true story of two Holocaust survivors who fell in love in Auschwitz, only to be separated upon liberation and lead remarkable lives apart following the war--and then find each other again more than 70 years later. ...
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The menopause brain : new science empowers women to navigate the pivotal transition with knowledge and confidence
Mosconi, Lisa
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! The New York Times bestselling author of The XX Brain shows women how to navigate menopause successfully and come out the other side with an even better brain. Menopause and perimenopause are still a black...
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No Credit River
Whittall, Zoe
Paper Book
"It is a confusing thing to be born between generations where the one above thinks nothing is traumaand the one below thinks everything is trauma." From acclaimed novelist and television writer Zoe Whittall...
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People Pleaser: Breaking Free from the Burden of Imaginary Expectations
Vuolo, Jinger
Paper Book
Are you a people pleaser? Can you even begin to measure how the approval of others has shaped your heart and mind? Your faith and relationships? Your habits and identity? In People Pleaser, New York Times bestselling author Jinger Vuolo shares her personal journey of constantly seeking approval...
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The Prince
Maher, Stephen
Paper Book
The first comprehensive biography of Justin Trudeau as prime minister--an honest, compelling story of his government's triumphs and failures, based on interviews with over 200 insiders and Trudeau himself. As one of the longest-surviving prime ministers and son of the legendary...
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The puppy kindergarten : the new science of raising a great dog
Hare, Brian
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling authors of The Genius of Dogs take us into their "Puppy Kindergarten" at Duke University, a center to study how puppies develop, to show us what goes in to raising a great dog. Don't miss Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in Netflix's film...
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Shattered : A Memoir
Kureishi, Hanif
Paper Book
From acclaimed author and playwright Hanif Kureishi comes an urgent and stunning memoir about rebuilding a new life in the wake of devastating physical loss. In late 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he came to, he realized he could no longer walk. He could do nothing without...
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Simply Jamie: Fast and Simple Food
Oliver, Jamie
Paper Book
MAKE YOUR LIFE SIMPLER AND MORE DELICIOUS SIMPLY JAMIE IS THE NEW MUST-HAVE COOKBOOK THAT MAKES IT EASY TO FIT GOOD FOOD INTO BUSY LIVES In five knockout chapters covering Midweek Meals, Weekend Wins, One-Pan Dinners, Pantry Love and Delicious Desserts, ...
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The wide wide sea : imperial ambition, first contact and the fateful final voyage of Captain James Cook
Sides, Hampton
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A "thrilling and superbly crafted" (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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Women in the Valley of the Kings : the untold story of women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
Sheppard, Kathleen L.
Paper Book
A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FINALIST FOR HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY "A new history of Egyptology that prioritizes the women whose contributions, for good and otherwise, shaped the field." - The New York Times The never-before-told story of the women Egyptologists who...
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You gotta eat : real-life strategies for feeding yourself when cooking feels impossible
Eby, Margaret
Paper Book
One of the Washington Post's Best Cookbooks of 2024 "It is one of the most generous cookbooks I have ever read. It's revolutionary; it's a relief."-Washington Post A trained chef teaches you how to keep yourself fed-and maybe even enjoy it!-in the face of...
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