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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.

2) The forever dog: surprising new science to help your canine companion live younger, healthier, and longer

Author

Habib, Rodney

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

Formats

Description

Thorndike Press large print lifestyles

"A ground-breaking book to help dogs live healthier and longer lives. When Rodney Habib's dog, Sam, was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, it sent him on a mission to save her life. At the age of five, Sam was given only six months to live. Her plight inspired Rodney to travel the world, looking for innovative ways to arrest the progression of the disease. In his quest to save Sam, he met world-renowned veterinarian Karen Becker, a proactive pet health...

3) Table manners: how to behave in the modern world and why bother

Author

Tower, Jeremiah

Series

Publisher

Books on Tape

Pub. Date

2016

Language

English

Description

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. Jeremiah Tower has advice on everything: food allergies, RSVPs, iPhones, running late, thank-yous, restaurant etiquette, even what to do...

4) In Flanders Fields and Other Poems

Author

McCrae, John

Publisher

Project Gutenberg

Language

English

Description

"In Flanders Fields," the iconic poem which gives its title to this collection of poems and selected prose, is one of Canada's - and the world's - best known poems of the Great War. It was written in 1915 by Canadian John McCrae, an artillery man, poet, and medical doctor, upon the death of a friend and fellow soldier during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. This is a faithful reissue of the Canadian first edition of McCrae's writings, originally...

5) Rewards and Fairies

Author

Kipling, Rudyard

Series

Puck

Publisher

Project Gutenberg

Language

English

Description

"Rewards and Fairies" is a historical fantasy book by Rudyard Kipling published in 1910. The book consists of a series of short stories set in historical times with a linking contemporary narrative. Dan and Una are two children, living in the Weald of Sussex in the area of Kipling's own home Bateman's. They have encountered Puck and he magically conjures up real and fictional individuals from Sussex's past to tell the children some aspect of its history...

6) Vintage Wedding Style: More than 25 Simple Projects and Endless Inspiration for Designing Your Big Day

Author

Demos, Elizabeth

Publisher

Chronicle Books LLC

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

Formats

Description

For every bride who dreams of making her special day exactly that—hers—this gorgeous book shows how to mix personal touches with vintage style for a truly meaningful celebration. From flea market chic to Great Gatsby grandeur, each chapter from wedding stylist Elizabeth Demos features photographs from real weddings and easy-to-follow instructions for achieving the look. Simple DIY projects make it easy for brides to add their

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7) The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife

Author

Lawson, Nancy

Publisher

Chronicle Books LLC

Pub. Date

2017

Language

English

Formats

Description

In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces.
Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing...

8) Jumbo's Hide, Elvis's Ride, and the Tooth of Buddha: More Marvelous Tales of Historical Artifacts

Author

Rachlin, Harvey

Publisher

Garrett County Press

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Formats

Description

Once again historian Harvey Rachlin uncovers odd and stirring stories behind some of the most fascinating objects in the world. "Jumbo's Hide," Publisher's Weekly writes, "is entertaining and enlightening ... a pageant of human aspiration, achievement, obsession, and belief." Artifacts explored include: The truce flag that ended World War I, The Maltese Falcon, John Adam's pigtail and Jesse James' Stickpin and Galileo's middle finger.

9) Lost in the Antarctic: The Doomed Voyage of the Endurance

Author

Olson, Tod

Series

Lost

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

2019

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

Formats

Description

Climb aboard the doomed ship Endurance to join famed explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew who must battle the frigid Antarctic elements to survive being stranded at the edge of the world.

There wasn't a thing Ernest Shackleton could do. He stood on the ice-bound Weddell Sea, watching the giant blocks of frozen saltwater squeeze his ship to death. The ship's name seemed ironic now: the Endurance. But she had lasted nine months...

10) The devil's dictionary

Author

Bierce, Ambrose

Series

Mint Editions

Publisher

Project Gutenberg

Language

English

Description

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...

11) Cesar Millan's Short Guide to a Happy Dog: 98 Essential Tips and Techniques

Author

Millan, Cesar

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Formats

Description

After more than 9 seasons as TV's Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan has a new mission: to use his unique insights about dog psychology to create stronger, happier relationships between humans and their canine companions.

Now in paperback, this inspirational and practical guide draws on thousands of training encounters around the world to present 98 essential lessons. Taken together, they will help dog owners create the most fulfilling life

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12) Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners

Author

Oneill, Therese

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2016

Language

English

Formats

Description

Have you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where there's arsenic in your face cream, a pot of cold pee sits under your bed, and all of your underwear is crotchless. (Why? Shush, dear. A lady doesn't question.) UNMENTIONABLE is your hilarious, illustrated, scandalously honest (yet never crass) guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood, giving you detailed advice on: ~ What to wear...

13) As a Man Thinketh

Author

Allen, James

Publisher

Project Gutenberg

Language

English

Description

libreka Classics
Charming Classics
Rainbow classics

As a Man Thinketh is James Allen's third book, first published in 1903. In it, he details how man is the creator and shaper of his destiny by the thoughts which he thinks. He rises and falls in exact accordance with the character of the thoughts which he entertains. His environment is the result of what he has thought and done in the past, and his circumstances in the future are being shaped and built by his present desires, aspirations, thoughts...

14) Hans Brinker: or the silver skates

Author

Dodge, Mary Mapes

Series

Publisher

Blackstone Publishing

Pub. Date

2006

Language

English

Description

The First-Time Gardener's Guides

A Dutch boy and girl try to find a doctor for their father and win a pair of skates.

15) The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers: All the know-how you need to plant and tend outdoor areas using eco-friendly methods

Author

McManus, Sean

Series

Publisher

Cool Springs Press

Pub. Date

2021

Language

English

Formats

Description

There are no stupid questions here. Everyone has to start somewhere, after all. In The First-Time Gardener: Growing Plants and Flowers, Sean and Allison McManus, the gardening pros behind the popular website and podcast Spoken Garden, answer all of your questions and more.
Caring for outdoor plantings can be intimidating, especially if the process is completely new to you. Before running to the hardware store to stock...

16) Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story

Author

McClay, Wilfred M

Pub. Date

2020

Language

English

Formats

Description

A wonderfully written, sweeping narrative history of the United States that will help Americans discover the land they call home

High School and College Age Students

The Original Land of Hope Narrative in E-book Edition

We have a glut of text and trade books on American history. But what we don't have is a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and compulsively readable book that will offer to intelligent...

17) Backstage at the Tonight Show: From Johnny Carson to Jay Leno

Author

Sweeney, Don

Publisher

Taylor Trade Publishing

Pub. Date

2006

Language

English

Description

This book is a collection of celebrity vignettes and anecdotes from the peak years of the Tonight Show, and includes behind-the-scenes looks at more than two dozen celebrities, including Joan Rivers, Bill Cosby, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Tony Randall, Don Rickles, Stevie Wonder, Martin Short, Liza Minnelli, Ed McMahon, and Johnny Carson himself. With an eye for the eccentric, amusing, or downright bizarre, Sweeney's brief portraits offer a glimpse...

18) The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast

Author

Blum, Andrew

Pub. Date

2019

Language

English

Formats

Description

From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet

The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It’s a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones, and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive

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19) My mortal enemy

Author

Cather, Willa

Series

Vintage Classics

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Formats

Description

The Pulitzer Prize—winning author of O Pioneers! presents a moving study of an ambitious woman and her troubled marriage in this 1926 novella. When young Myra Driscoll is forced to choose between a large inheritance from her great-uncle and marrying the man she loves, she follows her heart. She and Oswald Henshawe leave their small Illinois town to pursue a future together in New York City. Years later, fifteen-year-old Nellie Birdseye meets Myra...

20) The Unforgettable Photograph: 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life

Author

Lange, George

Publisher

Workman Publishing Company

Pub. Date

2013

Language

English

Formats

Description