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The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went CrazyBill Carter, executive producer of CNN's docuseries The Story of Late Night and host of the Behind the Desk: Story of Late Night podcast, details the chaotic transition of The Tonight Show from host Jay Leno to Conan O'Brien--and back again. In 2010, NBC's...
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Jam Session: A Fruit-Preserving Handbook [A Cookbook]A handbook for fruit preserving, with 75 basic and special recipes for jams, jellies, chutneys, and compotes, by chef emeritus and master preserver Joyce Goldstein. Jam Session is the lushly photographed and selective guide to making all-natural fruit preserves, organized by type of fruit...
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Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, Third Edition: Crafting a Winning Personal StatementThe definitive guide to writing an amazing essay and mastering the college applications process.Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's organized and encouraging step-by-step instructions take the intimidation out...
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Signing Everyday Phrases: More Than 3,400 Signs, Revised EditionFully illustrated and completely revised and updated with 32 pages of all-new signs for the digital age. The most convenient and concise way for learning commonly used phrases in sign language. Perfect for anyone-both deaf and hearing-from teachers and students to friends and family...
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Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of ArchitectureBetween a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to buildings methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important...
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Don't Know Much About(r) the Civil War: Everything You Need to Know about America's Greatest Conflict But Never Learned"Highly informative and entertaining...propels the reader light years beyond dull textbooks and Gone with the Wind."--San Francisco ChronicleIt has been 150 years since the opening salvo of America's War Between the States. New York Times bestselling author Ken Davis tells us everything we never...
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Writing the Mind Alive: The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic VoiceDiscover the revolutionary writing practice that can transform your life In 1976, Linda Trichter Metcalf, then a university English professor, sat down with pen and paper and intuitively started a self-guided writing practice that helped to bring herself into focus and clarify her life...
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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Bird FeedingCopiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large format paperback book contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to select feeders and understand the basics of birdfeeding.Author: Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. StokesPublisher: Little Brown and CompanyPublished:...
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The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy BabiesIn The Infertility Cure, Dr. Lewis outlines her simple guidelines involving diet, herbs, and acupressure so that you can make use of her experience and expertise to create a nurturing, welcoming environment for a healthy baby. Dr. Randine Lewis offers you a natural way...
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Niv, Reference Bible, Deluxe Single-Column, Leathersoft, Brown, Comfort PrintComprehensive NIV text cross-references paired with a topical connection reference system for in-depth studyThe NIV Reference Bible, Deluxe Single Column includes everything you want from a reference Bible, with a design you'll love to read. Using the fullest set of NIV cross-references and bottom-of-the-page...
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The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate & Live WellStyle is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy. Over the years, founding editor in chief of domino magazine Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: It's not hard to create a relaxed,...
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Dictionary of Ballet TermsComprehensive yet conveniently sized for pocket or purse, A Dictionary of Ballet Terms will be a welcome companion at performances--whether in the orchestra or up in seventh heaven--and in every other situation involving the exquisite art of ballet. The clearest, simplest, and least pretentious...
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The Encyclopedia of New York CityA newly updated, expanded edition of the most comprehensive one-volume reference work on New York City ever compiled Covering an exhaustive range of information about Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, the first edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City was...
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Il Mostro di Firenze. Comparazione con casi analoghi di serial killingIl Mostro di Firenze era un lust murderer, un omicida seriale che uccideva a scopo di libidine. Apparteneva alla sotto-categoria degli assassini seriali di coppiette. Tra i cacciatori di coppiette vi furono il Fantasma di Texarkana, Zodiac e il Mostro di Cuneo. Il saggio...
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The Oxford English Dictionary: 20 Volume SetEighty years ago, the "greatest work in dictionary-making ever undertaken" was completed. And with its enormous range, unparalleled historical depth, detailed etymologies, and inexhaustible supply of illustrative quotations, it has enriched the lives of writers, readers, and word-lovers of all stripes ever since. Begun...
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Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century: The Oxford History of Western MusicThe universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of Western Music is the eminent musicologist Richard Taruskin's provocative, erudite telling of the story of Western music from its earliest days to the present. Each book in this superlative five-volume set illuminates-through a representative sampling of...
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The New Oxford Guide to WritingMany books on writing tell you how to think more creatively, how to conjure up an idea from scratch. Many, once you have an idea, show you how to express it clearly and elegantly. And many handbooks offer reliable advice on the use of...
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Interior Designer's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for the Design of InteriorsPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Your up-to-date, on-the-job quick referenceFully revised throughout, Interior Designer's Portable Handbook, Third Edition, helps you create workable, on-the-spot...
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Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short StoriesThis guide to writing compelling, memorable short stories gives you all the essentials without wasted words. It tells you how and where to get ideas, how to establish and sustain excitement, how to create live, colorful characters, and how to plot, develop and bring...
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American Sign Language Concise Dictionary: Revised EditionIntroducing the first revised edition to the original and most extensive pocket-size American Sign Language dictionary ever published. Included are more than 2,500 of the most widely used words, phrases and idioms in the language, with easy-to-follow illustrations of the hand, arm and facial...
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