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Updated to include newer maps and photos and weighing less to support carefree traveling, the latest edition in these comprehensive guidebooks to the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all
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Earning a flight instructor certificate (CFI) from the FAA is challenging and requires an immense amount of training and preparation and this book clarifies, in plain language, exactly what flight ins
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Vaclav Havel was one of the most prominent figures of the twentieth century?iconoclast and intellectual, artist turned political leader, president of a first united and later divided nation, and inter
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Written by a local author, Top Trails: Glacier National Park leads visitors to secluded trails and unique settings while providing details of current and past human activity, wildlife movement, and ge
Millions of men and women struggle with skin problems ranging from embarrassing acne and eczema to painful psoriasis and inflammation. Clear Skin Detox provides the key to unlocking a beautiful, youth
Leading respective lives after a close shared childhood, Will, Jeffrey and Nolan share three fateful days of psychological turmoil and danger after Jeffrey attempts to rob a convenience store and abdu
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Money issues have long been the number one cause of relationship disharmony and divorce, yet when it comes to identifying and changing unhealthy money patterns and behaviors, many couples feel helples
Five-Star Trails: Flagstaff & Sedona is a handy, concise, and inspiring guidebook that presents the very best hiking experiences in and around Sedona and Flagstaff. Each hike features an individua
This fun and engaging story makes an engrossing ? but not overwhelming ? introduction to environmental issues for young readers. With the help of their parents and their own imaginations, Jamie and Me
An upbeat collection of fifty-seven stories and essays celebrates the esteemed food writer's five-decade career and includes rare contributions to lesser-known and ephemeral magazines, as well as piec
Learn the basics of family camping from longtime outdoorswoman Goldie Silverman and the legion of experienced kid and parent campers that lent their voices to this authoritative, yet fun and whimsical
This authoritative guide to those annoying and embarrassing tricks everyone grows up with (and maybe never outgrow) provides "sage" advice for the young and the young at heart. Arranged in encyclopedi
Well marks the astonishing debut of an author with a singular and unflinching voice and vision. The denizens of this brilliant novel are boxers, bartenders, and data-entry technicians, fishermen, moth
An intellectual autobiography by British philosopher and metaphysician Strawson (b. 1919) is supported by 20 critical essays and his reply to each, and a complete but not annotated bibliography of his
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Ray Goldman will outdrink you, out-party you and, unfortunately for him, probably outlive you. As a hopeless and struggling indie rock musician, Ray's best chance of discovering any beauty and purpose
Kirsten Glasbrook shows step by step how to weave gorgeous tapestries, from choosing colours and winding warps through to creating images and finishing off with tassels and beads. Learn how to create
Ball is the thrilling and emotionally provocative debut collection of short fiction by the acclaimed author of the novelsRockaway and A Child Out of Alcatraz and the essay collection Reeling through L
Writer, teacher, and adventurer Kurt Caswell has spent his adult life canoeing, hiking, and pedaling his way toward a deeper understanding of our vast and varied world.Getting to Grey Owl: Journeys on
Entrepreneur Press has partnered with Zester Media and its network of experienced journalists and authors to deliver an in-depth review of the craft brew industry, paired with telling facts and statis
In That Thing You Do With Your Mouth, actress and voice-over artist Samantha Matthews offersin the form of an extended monologue, prompted and arranged byNew York Times bestselling author (and Matthew
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This revised and expanded edition of Candace Savage’s best-selling book about ravens and crows is enhanced by additional paintings, drawings, and photos, as well as a fascinating selection of first-pe
"Can one live peacefully and in the moment in the midst of homework meltdowns, sibling squabbles, and digital media battles? Marriage and family therapist Susan Stiffelman does more than say "yes," sh
