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The Obamas_ The Untold Story of - Peter Firstbrook
FromStarred Review The most famous family in Kenya—and, indeed, the world—provides the context for exploring the broader history of that nation as documentary filmmaker First... -
Designing Web Interfaces - Bill Scott & Theresa Neil
If you want to learn how to create great user experiences on the Web, this practical book offers more than 75 design patterns for building interfaces that provide rich interaction.... -
Academic Legal Writing - Eugene Volokh; Alex Kozinski
Designed to help law students write and publish articles, this text provides detailed instructions for every aspect of the law school writing, research, and publication process. To... -
Woods Runner - Gary Paulsen
FromSteering his narrative through an unsentimentalized and deglorified depiction of the American Revolution, Paulsen’s latest work of historical fiction provides a stark glimpse o... -
Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb__ - Brian Lamb; C-Span
SUMMARY: In this newly updated book, C-SPAN provides a comprehensive guide to the final resting places of our nation's presidents. As much about the presidents' lives as it is abou... -
Up and Down Stairs_ The History - Jeremy Musson
Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy, showing how large num... -
Tunnel Vision - Gary Braver
Review“I have long believed that science will move us more toward God and give us proofs of his creations. With Tunnel Vision, Gary Braver provides a wonderfully frightening ... -
This House of Sky - Ivan Doig
This haunting, magnificently written memoir introduced an important American writer. Now, in its Fifteenth Anniversary Edition, Ivan Doig's preface provides stirring details of the... -
The Talent Code - Daniel Coyle
What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, b... -
The Stuff of Thought - Steven Pinker
New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep a...