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  Journey of an EX-Teetotaling...

  Fay Faron

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  "Eat, Pray, Love," meets "When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home." 
  Free-spirited young woman travels the U.S. and Europe in search of romance. The proudly chaste “good girl” soon finds navigating her way through the sexually-evolving world of the 1970s will take a skill set her Sunday school teacher never taught her.

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  The Bagel - The Surprising...

  Maria Balinska

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  A “scrumptious little book” about the cultural and historical background of this humble and hearty treat (The New York Times).   If smoked salmon and cream cheese bring only one thing to mind, you can count yourself among the world’s millions of bagel mavens. But few people are aware of the bagel’s provenance, let alone its adventuresome history. This charming book tells the remarkable story of the bagel’s journey from the tables of seventeenth-century Poland to the freezers of middle America today, a story rooted in centuries of Polish, Jewish, and American history.   Research in international archives and numerous personal interviews uncover the bagel’s links with the defeat of the Turks by Polish king Jan Sobieski in 1683, the Yiddish cultural revival of the late nineteenth century, and Jewish migration across the Atlantic to America. There the story moves from the bakeries of New York’s Lower East Side to the Bagel Bakers’ Local 388 Union of the 1960s, and the attentions of the mob. Maria Balinska weaves together a rich, quirky, and evocative history of East European Jewry—and the unassuming ring-shaped roll the world has taken to its heart.   “Thought-provoking and fact-filled . . . Uses the bagel as a way of viewing Polish-Jewish history.” —The New York Times   “Gives readers plenty to chew on . . . Thoroughly entertaining.” —The Wall Street Journal

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  Summary and Analysis of The...

  Worth Books

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  So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Tetris Effect tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Dan Ackerman’s book.   Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.   This short summary and analysis of The Tetris Effect includes: Historical contextChapter-by-chapter summariesProfiles of the main charactersDetailed timeline of key eventsImportant quotesFascinating triviaGlossary of termsSupporting material to enhance your understanding of the original workAbout The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World by Dan Ackerman:   In his book The Tetris Effect, Dan Ackerman provides an informative, intriguing account of the history of one of the world’s most popular video games.   The surprising story begins in Soviet Russia, where computer researcher Alexey Pajitnov programmed the first version of Tetris using outdated software—before it spread westward and went viral. As the addictive game grew in popularity around the world, so did the fight for its ownership.   Learn about the early days of Cold War–era computer programming, the people and companies who sought control of the intellectual property, and how playing Tetris physically impacts our brains.   The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of nonfiction.  

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  Adventures of the Horse Doctor's...

  Justin B. Long

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  When he wedded a veterinarian, chasing horses down the Interstate wasn't in the vows… 
  Bestselling author and painter Justin B. Long never dreamed he'd become a horse person. But marrying a passionate vet plunged the self-confessed numbers nerd into the wild world of equine emergency care. And just when he thought he had a handle on his new life, his close-knit community gained Internet fame with a daring freeway horse rescue. 
  This outrageous collection of uproarious exploits will tug at your heartstrings and tickle your funny bone. Through Long's vivid accounts, you'll meet a whole host of new friends, including a blind horse stuck in a sinkhole, mayhem-causing rescue kittens, and Highway, the famous I-75 Miracle Horse who cheated death four times! 
  Adventures of the Horse Doctor's Husband is an engrossing memoir-style compilation of four-legged antics. If you love animals, you'll adore this hilarious, delightful, and sometimes heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at life in a rural vet clinic. 
  Buy Adventures of the Horse Doctor's Husband to gallop into bales of chaos today!

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  The Outdoor Table - The Ultimate...

  April McKinney

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  April McKinney celebrates the tradition of packing up your best food and enjoying a meal outdoors.When most people say they are going out to eat, they usually mean out to a restaurant. But it could mean a front porch brunch with your closest friends; a nighttime concert in the park; a tailgate party at the stadium; a moonlit dinner at the drive-in movie theater; or a picnic at a vineyard.In The Outdoor Table, you’ll find delicious dishes such as:Roasted Garlic Black-Eyed Pea HummusMustard-Herb Grilled Pork ChopsLime Surprise BarsSalmon with Maple Syrup SauceWhether at a planned event or just an impromptu cookout in the backyard with your friends and neighbors, The Outdoor Table is your guide to creating portable dishes that you can prepare ahead of time and serve cold and or at room temperature when you get to your destination that your family and friends will love.It’s time to pack a picnic and start making memories.

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  Bill Nye's Funniest Thoughts

  Bill Nye

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  This is a hilarious collection of 35 of the master humorist Bill Nye's funniest pieces and stories; originally hundreds of newspaper columns and later assembled into books. Absolutely essential listening for those of us who have a sense of self deprecation and just plain good old sense of humor!

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