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Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
by Novella Carpenter
Staff Pick
If you've ever dabbled in community gardening or thought to yourself, "I could raise chickens!" then Farm City is a must read. Novella Carpenter brings heart and humor to her story of inner-city gardening.... ( read more)
List Price $25.95
Your price: $18.16
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
Staff Pick
"I was mesmerized by this book. It was a deliciously creepy read, made more creepy for being true. Several times in the course of reading it, I had to keep reminding myself that the events really happened."... ( read more)
List Price $15.00
Your price: $7.95
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The Food of a Younger Land: A Portrait of American Food--Before the National Highway System, Beforechain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When
by Mark Kurlansky
Publisher Comments
A remarkable portrait of American food before World War II, presented by the New York Timesabestselling author of Cod and Salt. Award-winning New York Timesabestselling author Mark Kurlansky takes us back to the food and eating habits of a younger... ( read more)
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Worst Hard Time: Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (06 Edition)
by Timothy Egan
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The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since. Timothy Egan's critically acclaimed account rescues this iconic chapter of American history from the shadows in a tour de... ( read more)
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Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting
by Michael Perry
Staff Pick
Coop is perfect for anyone dreaming of a "simple" life in the country — and for those already living it. Perry is a brilliant storyteller, and this is a funny and poignant account of his unorthodox childhood and his current quest for some cred as a... ( read more)
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Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War
by T J Stiles
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In this brilliant biography T. J. Stiles offers a new understanding of the legendary outlaw Jesse James. Although he has often been portrayed as a Robin Hood of the old west, in this ground-breaking work Stiles places James within the context of the... ( read more)
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
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Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests... ( read more)
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Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around: A Memoir of Floods, Fires, Parades, and Plywood
by Cheryl Wagner
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It seems over the years I have become something of a professional enthusiast, which is weird, because I'm also kind of cynical and grumpy. Mostly, this all just makes me a typical New Orleanian of sorts.
The cliché "New Orleans gets into people's... ( read more)
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If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
by Heather Lende
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Haines, Alaska--accessible by water or air--has no traffic light and no mail delivery, and funerals are community affairs. Lende posts the obituaries and the social column for the local newspaper, and if anyone knows the goings-on in this close-knit town,... ( read more)
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America
by Bill Bryson
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Following an urge to rediscover his youth, Bill Bryson left his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that would take him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of... ( read more)
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Guests | July 3, 2009
By Cheryl Wagner
"I really believe people died in the years after the storm from the sheer stress brought on by repeated government failures at all levels."
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Original Essays | June 22, 2009
By Bethany Moreton
"In the 'culture wars' narrative of the Republican ascendancy, this slippage represents the greatest con in recent history: while you rush to defend marriage or protect the unborn, please pay no attention to the financier behind the curtain."
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Review-a-Day | June 12, 2009
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American Passage: The History of Ellis Island by Vincent J. Cannato Reviewed by Jonathan Yardley Washington Post Book World Ellis Island, through...
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Book to Film | May 20, 2009
By Chris Bolton
Kirk Ellis, who recently oversaw the award-winning HBO miniseries John Adams (based on the David McCullough biography), will follow that project...
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