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Pub. Date
[2024]
Summary
Featuring clear instructions, detailed stitch diagrams, and stunning photography, "A Year of Granny Squares" ensures that you have all the tools you need to embark on your crochet adventure with confidence. Expand your skills, learn new techniques, and watch your crochet expertise grow throughout the year.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
"Following several of his internationally acclaimed, beloved novels, A Year of Last Things is Michael Ondaatje's long-awaited return to poetry. In pieces that are sometimes wittily funny, moving, and always wise, we journey back through time by way of alchemical leaps, unearthing writings by revered masters, moments of shared tenderness, and abandoned landscapes we hold onto to rediscover the influence of every border crossed. Moving from a Sri Lankan...
Author
Summary
"'You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King...
65) Ecology of the planted aquarium: a practical manual and scientific treatise for the home aquarist
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Summary
"Reference book for setting up successful planted aquaria for fish. Hobbyists learn how to keep low-maintenance, inexpensive tanks. Aquarium plants thrive using natural processes like decomposition of fishfood and soil organic matter rather than high-tech gadgets like artificial CO2 injection and constant fertilizer dosing. [Walstad] shows how vigorous plant growth can purify the water and protect fish. Author provides simple, easy-to-understand explanations...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Summary
"Author Michael Rutter examines the growing pains of the American West through the lens of vigilantes, outlaws, mob violence, and lynchings that occurred between 1840 and 1920, proving that oftentimes our country's democratic progress comes at the cost of physical violence"--
68) Go West
Pub. Date
[2023]
Summary
"A crazy group of pioneers brave the harsh elements and numerous mishaps to travel thousands of miles out west to find a place to call home."--IMDb.
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
Current building costs for residential, commercial, and industrial construction. Estimated prices for every common building material. Provides manhours, recommended crew, and gives the labor cost for installation. Complete estimates for just about every item used in residential, commercial, or industrial construction."--
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Summary
"A renowned historian debunks current distortion and myths about European colonialism in the New World and restores much needed balance to our understanding of the past. Was America really "stolen" from the Indians? Was Columbus a racist? Were Indians really peace-loving, communistic environmentalists? Did Europeans commit "genocide" in the New World? It seems that almost everyone--from CNN to the New York Times to angry students pulling down statues...
73) Police state
Pub. Date
2023
Summary
"Is the United States becoming a police state? Incredibly, the answer is yes, and both sides of the political aisle agree. the only difference is that each accuses the other of seeking to establish a police state? Who's right? The film resolves the question by defining what a police state is, and showng how it got started, how it operates who's behind it, and who's in charge."--back cover
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Summary
"Sleep was taking over Anna's life. Despite powerful amphetamine stimulants and multiple alarm clocks, the 29-year-old Atlanta lawyer could sleep for 30 or even 50 hours at a stretch. Forced to stop working, she was losing weight because she didn't stay awake long enough to eat. Doctors didn't know how to help Anna, until they discovered that her spinal fluid contained a substance that acted chemically like sedatives. Her doctors called it "sleepy...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Summary
""History paints war out to be a man's business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen. This biographical dictionary tells the story of the females who armed themselves against threats to self, family, home and country. Spanning 17 periods of world history, it compiles the names and daring deeds of 1,622 female fighters, from Bronze Age archers and Viking raiders, to helicopter pilots...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Summary
"James Herriot's timeless, heartwarming, and perceptive stories about animals and people have charmed millions of readers around the world, and millions more have watched the popular PBS series All Creatures Great and Small, which is based on his four books. The Wonderful World of James Herriot excerpts the best of his stories to shape the larger tale of his life, his family, and his world, illustrated with evocative drawings and family photographs,...
80) WWE 2K23
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Appears on list
Summary
"Expanded features, gorgeous graphics, and the ultimate WWE experience. Hit the ring with a deep roster of WWE Superstars and Legends including Roman Reigns, "American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, Ronda Rousey, Brock Lesnar, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and more!"--Amazon.com.