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by Bruce Feiler Publisher Comments In this timely, provocative, and uplifting journey, the bestselling author of Walking the Bible searches for the man at the heart of the world's three monotheistic religions -- and today's deadliest conflicts. At a moment when the world is asking, ... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price $7.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Andro Linklater Publisher Comments Measuring America is the fascinating, provocative, and eye-opening story of why America has ended up with its unique system of weights and measures—the American Customary System, unlike any other in the world—and how this has profoundly... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Frank Close and Michael Marten and Christine Sutton Publisher Comments The Particle Odyssey takes the reader on a spectacular illustrated journey to the heart of matter. In clear, non-technical language the authors describe the key experiments and fundamental discoveries which have led to our current understanding of the... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price $25.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Gary Regan Publisher Comments If you've ever wondered whether to shake or stir a proper Martini, or what to do with those three bottles of flavored liqueurs gathering dust in your liquor cabinet, you will find the answer in The Bartender's Bible,the essential bartending companion... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Spiral) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alan Furst Publisher Comments “In 1939, as the armies of Europe mobilized for war, the British secret services undertook operations to impede the exportation of Roumanian oil to Germany. They failed. “Then, in the autumn of 1940, they tried again.” So begins Blood... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Shel Silverstein Publisher Comments The notorious early Silverstein classic you WON'T want your children to read. I is for Ink Ink is black and wet. Ink is fun. What can you do with ink? What rhymes with ink? "D - R - __ - __ - __ ."... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Anistatia Miller Publisher Comments This first-of-its-kind volume features 40 ways to make a classic martini, 60 nouveau concoctions and a directory of the worldand#39;s best martini lounges. Here, readers will discover the finer points of gin versus vodka, olive versus twist, shaken... (read more) List Price $10.00 Your price $3.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Michael S Sanders Powells.com Staff Pick Immerse yourself in the customs and culture of Les Arques, France, a hilltop village untouched by the modern era that struggles to remain vital. Part travelogue, part exploration of French cuisine, Michael Sanders's charming book reveals the traditions... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Rough Gd Publisher Comments World Music Volume 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East has full coverage of everything from Congolese soukous to Greek rembetika, and biographies from Thomas Mapfumo to Cheb Khaled to the Afro Celt Sound System. Includes more than 80 articles from... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price $13.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Rhonda Massing Hart Publisher Comments Create the landscape of your dreams -- from just a dirt-cheap investment! Producing a beautuful yard and a bountiful garden doesn't have to cost a fortune. Gardners really can "have it all," says Master Gardener Rhonda Massingham Hart, and they really... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Mike O'Connor Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-138) and index.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $16.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Martin Parr Publisher Comments Leading photographer Martin Parr has put together another wonderful book from his personal collection. This time he shows us the American Christmas Card. These are a fascinating eye opener into American culture, as proud families everywhere (pets... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Michael F. Jacobson and Jayne Hurley Publisher Comments In May 2001, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) will break a major pizza story on the ABC television program 20/20and once again capture front-page headlines, just as it did when it released studies on movie popcorn and take-out Chinese... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lee Mendelson Publisher Comments Since its top-rated debut on CBS in December 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas has been one of America's most beloved television shows. Year after year, fans of all ages tune in to the Emmy-winning Christmas special that has earned a permanent place in the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $9.75 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Sandra Cisneros Publisher Comments La célebre autora de La casa en Mango Street, nos ofrece una nueva y extraordinaria novela narrada en un lenguaje de una originalidad arro-lladora: es la historia de varias generaciones de una familia méxicoamericana cuyas voces crean un des... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price $10.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Janet Marinelli Publisher Comments The ultimate gardening reference work compiled by two dozen of the world's leading plant experts under the auspices of one of the world's greatest botanical gardens. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardener's Desk Reference is a milestone in garden publishing... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price $20.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Stephen Budiansky Publisher Comments How many of us have caught ourselves gazing into the eyes of a pet, wondering what thoughts lie behind those eyes? Or fallen into an argument over which is smarter, the dog or the cat? Scientists have conducted elaborate experiments trying to ascertain... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Elmore Leonard Publisher Comments Dennis Lenahan the high diver would tell people that if you put a fifty-cent piece on the floor and looked down at it, that's what the tank looked like from the top of that eighty-foot steel ladder. Dennis is a daredevil and the girls love him... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price $2.83 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by William Claxton Publisher Comments The finest collection of jazz photographs ever published, William Claxton's Jazz became an instant classic when it was first published in 1987. Now this seminal volume of portraits is available in a stunning paperback edition. Legendary throughout the... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by National Geographic Publisher Comments For more than 40 years, National Geographic atlases have set the standard against which all other atlases are measured. The National Geographic Family Reference Atlas of the World is no exception. At the heart of this spectacular volume are more than 450... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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