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The Nazi officer's wife : how one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust

Ruthless tide : the heroes and villains of the Johnstown flood, America's astonishing gilded age disaster

Public enemies : [America's greatest crime wave and the birth of the FBI, 1933-34]

Chasing the thrill : obsession, death, and glory in America's most extraordinary treasure hunt

Hotel Florida : truth, love, and death in the Spanish Civil War

Unbroken : an Olympian's journey from airman to castaway to captive

Code name Caesar : the secret hunt for U-Boat 864 during World War II

Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania

Nuclear folly : a history of the Cuban Missile Crisis

The vapors : a southern family, the New York mob, and the rise and fall of Hot Springs, America's forgotten capital of vice

The suspicions of Mr. Whicher : a shocking murder and the undoing of a great Victorian detective

The stranger in the woods : the extraordinary story of the last true hermit

The Eagles of Heart Mountain : a true story of football, incarceration, and resistance in World War II America

The confidence men : how two prisoners of war engineered the most remarkable escape in history

A heartbreaking work of staggering genius

Operation Pedestal : the fleet that battled to Malta, 1942

A woman in Berlin : eight weeks in the conquered city, a diary

Forty autumns : a family's story of courage and survival on both sides of the Berlin Wall

A very English scandal : sex, lies and a murder plot in the houses of Parliament

Dead doubles : the extraordinary worldwide hunt for one of the Cold War's most notorious spy rings

Olive the Lionheart : lost love, imperial spies, and one woman's journey into the heart of Africa

Handheld pies : dozens of pint-sized sweets & savories

The great British baking show. Favorite flavors

Great coffee cakes, sticky buns, muffins & more : 200 anytime treats and special sweets for morning to midnight

Golden : sweet & savory baked delights from the ovens of London's Honey & Co.

Living bread : tradition and innovation in artisan bread making

The best of Artisan bread in five minutes a day : favorite recipes from BreadIn5

Lomelino's pies : a sweet celebration of pies, galettes, and tarts

New world sourdough : artisan techniques for creative homemade fermented breads : with recipes for birote, bagels, pan de coco, beignets, and more

Crackers & dips : more than 50 homemade snacks

The whoopie pie book : 60 irresistible recipes for cake sandwiches, classic and new

Easy cookie recipes : 103 best recipes for chocolate chip cookies, cake mix creations, bars, and holiday treats everyone will love

Baking at home with the Culinary Institute of America.

American cookie : the snaps, drops, jumbles, tea cakes, bars & brownies that we have loved for generations

The great British baking show. Love to bake

Chewy gooey crispy crunchy melt-in-your-mouth cookies

Good Housekeeping the best-ever cookie book : 175 tested-'til-perfect recipes for crispy, chewy & ooey-gooey treats

Pieometry : modern tart art and pie design for the eye and the palate

Pie academy : master the perfect crust and 255 amazing fillings with fruits, nuts, creams, custards, ice cream, and more : expert techniques for making fabulous pies from scratch

Bread revolution : world-class baking with sprouted & whole grains, heirloom flours & fresh techniques

Bigger bolder baking every day : easy recipes to bake through a busy week

The cookie book : decadent bites for every occasion

The book on pie : everything you need to know to bake perfect pies

Poilâne : the secrets of the world-famous bread bakery

BakeWise : the hows and whys of successful baking with over 200 magnificent recipes

Fabulous modern cookies : lessons in better baking for next-generation treats

The vintage baker : more than 50 recipes from Butterscotch pecan curls to sour cream jumbles

The baker's appendix : the essential kitchen companion with deliciously dependable, infinitely adaptable recipes

You don't have to wait until Earth Day to learn about ways to protect our planet. To follow the City of Iowa City's happenings, visit www.icgov.org/sustainability.

18 miles : the epic drama of our atmosphere and its weather

Oil and honey : the education of an unlikely activist

Atmosphere of hope : searching for solutions to the climate crisis

The fragile earth : writing from the New Yorker on climate change

Our house is on fire : scenes of a family and a planet in crisis

John Muir and the ice that started a fire : how a visionary and the glaciers of Alaska changed America

Confessions of a recovering environmentalist and other essays

Dark age America : climate change, cultural collapse, and the hard future ahead

Plastic purge : how to use less plastic, eat better, keep toxins out of your body, and help save the sea turtles!

City chicks : keeping micro-flocks of laying hens as garden helpers, compost creators, bio-recyclers and local food suppliers

Make your place : affordable, sustainable nesting skills

New eco homes : new ideas for sustainable living

Knitting green : conversations and planet-friendly projects

Prefabulous + almost off the grid : your path to building an energy-independent home

The story of more : how we got to climate change and where to go from here

Solar revolution : the economic transformation of the global energy industry

The future of conservation in America : a chart for rough water

The zero-waste lifestyle : live well by throwing away less

Live sustainably now : a low-carbon vision of the good life

The town that food saved : how one community found vitality in local food

We are as gods : back to the land in the 1970s on the quest for a new America

The fate of food : what we'll eat in a bigger, hotter, smarter world

Sustainable happiness : live simply, live well, make a difference

Behind the curve : science and the politics of global warming

Brave new Arctic : the untold story of the melting North

Creating your backyard farm : how to grow fruit and vegetables, and raise chickens and bees

Inconvenient facts : the science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know

Go ahead. Dig in that dirt.

The PW proven winners garden book : simple plans, picture-perfect plants, and expert advice for creating a gorgeous garden

Kitchen garden revival : a modern guide to creating a stylish small-scale, low-maintenance edible garden

Attracting birds and butterflies : how to plant a backyard habitat to attract winged wildlife

The humane gardener : nurturing a backyard habitat for wildlife

The little book of cacti and other succulents

Gardening for everyone : growing vegetables, herbs, and more at home

Houseplants : essential know-how and expert advice for success

Growing good food : a citizen's guide to backyard carbon farming

Uprooted : a gardener reflects on beginning again

Hot color, dry garden : inspiring designs and vibrant plants for the waterwise gardener

Glass gardens : easy terrariums, aeriums, and aquariums for your home or office

Container gardening complete : creative projects for growing vegetables and flowers in small spaces

Gardens of the High Line : elevating the nature of modern landscapes

The gardener's guide to succulents : a handbook of over 125 exquisite varieties of succulents and cacti

New Nordic gardens : Scandinavian landscape design

Inside outside : a sourcebook of inspired garden rooms

Houseplants : the complete guide to choosing, growing, and caring for indoor plants

Creating sanctuary : sacred garden spaces, plant-based medicine, and daily practices to achieve happiness and well-being

Visionary landscapes : Japanese garden design in North America the work of five contemporary masters

No-waste kitchen gardening : regrow your leftover greens, stalks, seeds, and more

The little gardener : helping children connect with the natural world

Nature's best hope : a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard

Winterland : create a beautiful garden for every season

Skogluft /skog-looft/ : forest air : Norwegian secrets for bringing natural air and light into your home and office to dramatically improve health and happiness

The modern homestead garden : growing self-sufficiency in any size backyard

Stories to tickle your funny bone

How the finch stole Christmas! : a Meg Langslow mystery

Knit hats with Woolly Wormhead : styles for the whole family

Hat heads : 1 man + 2 knitting needles = 50 fun hat designs

Quilled Christmas : 30 festive paper projects

Socks soar on two circular needles : a manual of elegant knitting techniques and patterns

300 ways to make the best Christmas ever! : decorations, carols, crafts & recipes for every kind of Christmas tradition

Christmas at home : holiday decorating, crafts, recipes

Paper quilling : all the skills you need to make 20 beautiful projects

Knitting the national parks : 63 easy-to-follow designs for beautiful beanies inspired by the US national parks

Half yard Christmas : easy sewing projects using left-over pieces of fabric

Holiday cheer : festive inspirations for your best season ever!

Quilled mandalas : 30 paper projects for creativity and relaxation

Hallmark Channel countdown to Christmas : celebrate the movie magic

Sweet Christmas : homemade peppermints, sugar cake, chocolate-almond toffee, eggnog fudge, and other sweet treats and decorations

Handmade houseplants : remarkably realistic plants you can make with paper

Easy weekend crochet hats : a ski-style collection for the entire family

When women ruled the world : six queens of Egypt

Artful Christmas : 30 elegant craft projects

12 days of Christmas with Six Sisters' Stuff : 144 ideas for traditions, homemade gifts, recipes, and more

Pompom Noël : 33 festive pompoms to make for Christmas

Socks from around Norway : over 40 traditional knitting patterns inspired by Norwegian folk-art collections

Merry & bright : 301 festive ideas for celebrating Christmas

Christmas With Southern Living 2016 : the complete guide to holiday cooking and decorating ; special bonus section celebrates the magazine's 50th year.

Animal hats : frog hats, elephant hats, cat hats, and more : 15 patterns to knit and show off

Jorid Linvik's big book of knitted socks : 45 distinctive Scandinavian patterns

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