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Discover the secrets to Ancestry.com success! This book will help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription by showing you how to take advantage of all the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer -- and how to find answers to your family tree questions within its 14 billion records, 60 million family tree and 32,000 databases.
Publisher
Yankee Publishing Incorporated
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
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A compilation of practical advice and folklore features weather forecasts for the United States, planting tables, health remedies, horoscopes, recipes, games and puzzles, and other entertaining and useful information.
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Publication Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vii, 286 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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The duo behind the massively successful podcast "Stuff You Should Know" offers an unexpected look at weird, fascinating, delightful, or unexpected elements of a wide variety of topics, featuring new subjects that they've long wondered about and wanted to explore.
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
903 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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Features up-to-date listings of publications, editors, magazines, contests, awards, and literary agents, along with articles that describe how to find, manage, and promote an author's work.
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Skyhorse Publishing
Publication Date
2019.
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239 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"A light-hearted book about books and the people who write them for all lovers of literature. Do you know: Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was banned in China? Who was the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? What superstitions Truman Capote kept whenever he wrote? Who the other Winston Churchill was? A treasure trove of compelling facts, riveting anecdotes, and extraordinary...
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English
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What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. A restless retail assistant looks to gain new skills, a mother tries to overcome demotion at work after maternity leave, a conscientious accountant yearns to open an antique store, a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound...
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National Geographic
Publication Date
2011
Physical Desc
319 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
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"From the Pythagorean theorem to DNA's double helix, from the discovery of microscopic life-forms to the theory of relativity--the big ideas of science and technology shape an era's worldview. Open this book, grasp the newest ideas from thought leaders of today, then spring off from them to move back through the past, one big idea at a time. Meet the people who gave birth to these ideas--and those who fought against them. Meet the MIT electrical engineer...
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English
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While continuing to draw on timeless classical references, this edition also incorporates more than 3,000 new quotes from more than 700 new sources, including Alison Bechdel, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Pope Francis, Atul Gawande, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hilary Mantel, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Claudia Rankine, Fred Rogers, Bernie Sanders, Patti Smith, and Malala Yousafzai. Bartlett's showcases the thoughts not only of renowned figures from the arts, literature,...
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DK Publishing
Language
English
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"Take a step into the fascinating realm of gods and goddesses, mythical warriors, and legendary kings and queens. Explore the creation stories of world's great cultures, let yourself be gripped by the classic hero narratives like the legend of King Arthur or the adventures of the Monkey King, or shed a tear over heart-rending tragedies such as the devastating tale of Orpheus and Eurydice. The Mythology Book retells and explains more than 80 classic...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
266 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
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A quick-reference guide to attracting birds and butterflies for gardeners with little experience and time. In the eye of a bird or butterfly, the typical suburban landscape resembles an unfriendly desert. Closely mowed lawns, tightly clipped shrubs, raked-up borders, and deadheaded flowers mean no place to nest, no food to eat, and nowhere to hide. To the humans who live there, this means no bird songs, no colorful butterflies, no dazzling hummingbirds,...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
2016.
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pages cm
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English
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"An authoritative and witty guide to modern table manners for all occasions by one of the world's most acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs Table Manners is an entertaining and practical guide to manners for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are a guest at a potluck or the host of a dinner party, a patron of your local bar or an invitee at a state dinner, this book tells you exactly how to behave: what to talk about, what to wear, how to eat....
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Physical Desc
142 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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How Not to Kill Your Houseplant helps you create an oasis of happy, flourishing houseplants.--COVER.
Do you have a "black thumb? Does just looking at plants cause them to wither and die? Peerless offers advice on keeping houseplants alive, even if you're horticulturally challenged. She shows you how to create an oasis of happy flourishing houseplants, and even give suggestions for different areas of your house.
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Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Publication Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 p.) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Presents strategies for reading for information. Includes examples and activities for each technique.
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Publisher
Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This encyclopedia highlights 26 different sharks. Alongside thrilling photographs of these underwater creatures, readers learn about what various sharks look like, where they live, what they eat, and more." -- Amazon.
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Publisher
Hachette Go
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
571 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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What's new about names? The new edition of 100,000+ Baby Names by Bruce Lansky features the most up-to-date lists of names, trends, advice, and fascinating facts about names, inlcuding: hundreds of newly popular names and variations ; the atest list of top 100 names for boys and girls ; the latest naming trends what's hot and what's not ; the most rapidly rising and falling top 1,000 names ; updated lists of names to consider, including names of newly...