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Chronicles the ship's journey from WWII to its current role as a floating museum.The USS Hornet CV-12 was launched in 1943 and served with distinction during the Second World War in the Pacific. After various modifications, she was active during the Cold War and...

Personal effectiveness: "Useful Not True" is about reframing.Success in anything starts with your perspective which affects your strategy - your actions.Your first thought ("this is a disaster") feels true, but it's not the only perspective.Your first thought is an obstacle you need to get...

This activity book is filled with adorable animals and inviting patches to scratch. Using the wooden tool provided, scratch off whole patches to reveal hidden details, or make lines and patterns to create your own designs. Every scratch art page has a facing page...

This gorgeous new paperback edition collects the three volumes of John Dos Passos's acclaimed U.S.A. trilogy, named one of the best books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library, and a "linguistically adventurous national portrait for a precarious age--his, and ours" (The New...

"TO SUBDUE THE ENEMY WITHOUT FIGHTING IS THE ACME OF SKILL" (Sun Tzu) Book 2 of 3 in the C.M.L. U.S. Army PSYOP series. Discover how to plan and prepare psychological warfare - PSYWAR - operations at the operational level. Learn how to change...

Features 47 trails in the greater Tucson region Includes an ID guide to common desert plants and animals and an overview of the region's longstanding cultural history Trail info for families with kids, dog owners, bikers, and runners Surrounded by five mountain ranges, with...

Perfect for beginners, this quilting book features simple illustrations and easy-to-follow steps that teach you how to make up to 30 beautiful quilts in a short amount of time! A comprehensive guide for both first-time quilters and those looking for a refresher course, Urban...

What if eternal life wasn't all it's cracked up to be? Achy joints, cranky moods, and failing powers prove immortality is just late-onset death. Such is the life of a six-hundred-something whose best years are in the rearview mirror--and Vlad can't even see himself...

Google's Executive Productivity Advisor offers insights on how to make the "new way of work" work for you, providing actionable steps to optimize your productivity, accomplish more, prevent burnout, and cultivate a harmonious work-life balance.Every day, tens of thousands of Google employees, from executives...

A gorgeous coffee table book rich with photographs and stories about place, community, and living a creative life in the singular world of New York's Hudson Valley. Today, the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains are home not only to once-harried Brooklynites adapting to small-town...

In a quiet Chicago suburb, a star wrestler goes missing weeks before his high school graduation, shattering his mother's carefully curated image of domestic bliss. A pulse-pounding thriller with complicated family dynamics, perfect for fans of domestic suspense writers like Mary Kubica and Jennifer...

Prostitutes make up one of the most engaging chapters in the story of the American West. Upstairs Girls opens a window on the lives of these women for hire--why they turned to prostitution, who they worked for, and what their lives were like. Author...

A gripping story of courage and survival, Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere celebrates the power of hope and love in the face of the unthinkable. Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. She's having a party, her mama...

**A brilliant new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalized it, by one of the UK's most exciting young historians** 'Alice Loxton is the star of her generation ... the next big thing in history' DAN SNOW, author, Listening...

Discover a world that can't be touched. Beginning on Earth's surface, start your ascent into the blue and fly alongside butterflies, birds, drones, aircraft and more. Watch as the scale maps the altitude as you are transported higher and higher into the sky, soaring...

"An inviting introduction to the wonder of plants, food, and gardening. . . . Will be a favorite of teachers, students, and home readers alike." -- Kirkus Reviews From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to...

Grab your 3× magnifying glass and go on a fantastic voyage through the ins and outs of dino-anatomy with Up Close and Incredible: Dinosaurs. In this scientific search-and-find adventure, you'll join a team of tiny paleontologists as they explore an array of dinosaurs, living...

A forbidden, festive, Italian billionaire boss romance by Harlequin Presents author Lorraine Hall, with A Christmas Carol twist. Her boss is her past, present... and Christmas future? Billionaire Diego Folliero doesn't do festive cheer. He'd rather be alone in the Italian Alps with his...

In this futuristic thriller, Neal Shusterman creates a world that blurs the line between life and death and challenges ideas about what it means to be alive.Author: Neal ShustermanPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublished: 11/06/2007Pages: 352Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.80w...

A dark Swan Lake retelling where the 'villain' steals the girl, set in a world of secret pacts, feuding families, and primal obsession.He's her curse, but she's his salvation, and he'll do anything to keep the ones he loves safe.Rebellious ballerina Luna Bordeaux may...