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Like My Father Always Said . . .
Gruff Advice, Sweet Wisdom, and Half-Baked Instructions on How to Fix Your Stuff and Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2015
A collection of crowd-sourced quips and quotes from real-life dads—from the profound to the hilarious.
The author of Like My Mother Always Said . . . presents a new volume that focuses on fatherly advice—gathered from contributors around the world. Dads may come from different places and...
Glamorous by George
The Key to Creating Movie-Star Style
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
With the advent of inexpensive but beautifully designed clothing available nationwide, elegance is within everyone’s reach. And George Kotsiopoulos—the breakout star of TV’s Fashion Police—will show you the way. Glamorous by George offers easy-to-achieve tips for looking like a movie star....
by Eddie Trunk
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and heavy metal, Eddie Trunk continues to entertain fans on the radio and as the host of VH1 Classic's hit television program That Metal Show with his passion for music. In his debut book, Eddie discusses his most essential bands, his unique personal...
by Charlotte Sinclair
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
In 1947, Christian Dior stunned the fashion world with his first collection, the “New Look,” which transformed the way women dressed, and he continued to send shock waves with his later shows, significantly altering the fashion landscape. Vogue on Christian Dior tells the story of Dior’s search for...
The Most Famous Man in America
The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
No one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813. The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblings—especially his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the century’s bestselling book Uncle Tom’s...
A Radiant Life
The Selected Journalism of Nuala O'Faolain
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Writings from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Are You Somebody?, on topics from Catholicism to feminism to Irish American culture, and more.
Curious and funny, tender and scathing, Nuala O’Faolain’s columns in the Irish Times were never less than trenchant and always passionate....
One Good Deed
365 Days of Trying to Be Just a Little Bit Better
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Erin McHugh had spent the better part of her adult life doing community work, but in more recent years, the minutiae of life and working as a bookseller kept her busy and away from those higher impulses. Then one day she learned a distant relative was actually going to be canonized. Was this a sign?...
Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too
A Guidebook for Men and Their Cats
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Michael Showalter's Guys Can Be Cat Ladies Too is the hilarious all-access guide to help a man comprehend, appreciate, and bond with the felines in his life. They say dogs are a man's best friend. True! But what if that man's girlfriend/boyfriend, wife/husband, or mother-in-law has a cat? Is that...
Following the Path
The Search for a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Joy
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
This book is meant to give someone in the process of making a life decision at any age—in early adulthood, at the point of middle-age change and later, when we find ourselves at the crossroads without a name—some ideas against which to pit their own minds, their own circumstances. Its purpose,...
by Howie Abrams, Sacha Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
T**he Merciless Book of Metal Lists is an irreverent and illustrated compendium of the most random, funny, and challenging information about Heavy Metal from the last 40 years. You want to know which Metal albums jumped the shark”? Curious to know what non-Metal bands Metalheads love,...
Men and Manners
Essays, Advice and Considerations
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Today’s man may know how to dress with style, but does he know how to behave? Though the rules of civility have changed along with the world, Men and Manners believes in manners. This book doesn’t tell you which fork to use or how to write a thank you note. But it is going to remind you of basic,...
The Steampunk User's Manual
An Illustrated Practical and Whimsical Guide to Creating Retro-futurist Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Steampunk, the retro-futuristic cultural movement, has become a substantial and permanent genre in the worlds of fantasy and science fiction. A large part of its appeal is that, at its core, Steampunk is about doing it yourself: building on the past while also innovating and creating something original....
St. Peter's Bones
How the Relics of the First Pope Were Lost and Found . . . and Then Lost and Found Again
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
In this fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the chief apostle of Jesus, Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on one of the most exciting archaeological finds of the twentieth century.
In 1448 a team of architects and engineers brought Pope Nicholas...
by Yoko Yagi, Tohru Yuasa
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Tokyo is home to a creative and daring street-style scene, rich with subcultures and shaped by constant motion. In Tokyo Street Style, fashion writer Yoko Yagi explores influential trends, covering an eclectic range of styles from kawaii cute to genderless looks, while designers, editors, models,...