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Par Drew Philp. 2017
Autobiographical account of a young man who moved to Detroit where, hoping to help the city recover, he bought a…
crumbling house for very little money. Recounts how he repaired and rebuilt the house. Discusses the city's history and the many issues it faces, such as gentrification, racial tensions, and class warfare. 2017Par Brenna Vaughan, Erin Falligant. 2017
Shares suggestions, quizzes, and real-world tips to help girls get organized at school and at home in order to alleviate…
stress, improve personal habits, and develop better time-management skills. For grades 4-7. 2017Par Louisa Thomsen Brits. 2017
A guide to the Danish custom of hygge, which is a feeling of belonging, comfort, and contentment. Discusses ways to…
seek out and apply hygge to various aspects of life, such as family, shelter, and more. 2016A nature writer gives advice on starting a garden from scratch in stages, focusing on keeping things affordable and time-efficient.…
Breaking things into easy-to-tackle small projects, she includes tips on plant choices and how best to combine different plant varieties. 2017Par Mark Dagostino, Joanna Gaines, Chip Gaines. 2016
The married couple who host the home improvement program Fixer Upper tell their story. The pair, who met in Waco,…
Texas, share anecdotes about being married, parenting four children, starting a successful business, and finding their design style, as well as their personal faith. Bestseller. 2016Par Melissa Melton Snyder. 2016
Guide to growing herbs, from choosing a site to harvesting and winterizing, with chapters in between that include sample garden…
designs, tips on choosing what to grow, and tools gardeners will need. Describes planting and growing herbs, from seeds to mature plants. 2016Par Paul Brassley, Richard Soffe. 2016
Surveys agricultural production around the world, from multinational agribusinesses to family farmers. Topics include soils and crops, care and breeding…
of farm animals, modern and traditional farming methods, and the impacts of climate change and genetic modification. 2016A discussion of how leaders of the American Revolution united the thirteen colonies by using propaganda to link British tyranny…
to colonial prejudices and fears about insurrectionary slaves and violent Native Americans. 2016Dan Schilling shares how to identify and avoid threats using situational awareness and intuition. Told with wit and wisdom, this…
guide uses harrowing stories from Dan's special operations career and those of other experts to outline six easily implemented rules you can apply anywhere to improve your personal safetyPar Alvin M. Josephy. 2015
A collection of articles, speeches, papers, essays, and book introductions and chapters, provides a look at Native American history and…
policies related to their rights in North America. The time period covered stretches from the first settlements in the East to the long trek of the Nez Perce Indians in the Northwest. 2015Par Pam Penick. 2016
A gardening guide for those who live in drought conditions or who simply wish to design gardens that need minimal…
watering. Includes advice on how to prepare the soil, use water wisely, and choose plants that thrive in low-water environments. 2016Par Tovah Martin. 2015
A gardening expert shares tips for growing foolproof houseplants, arguing that the key is to pick the right plant. Focuses…
on two hundred plants that are easy to find and hard to kill. With detailed information on care, including potting, watering, and fertilizing. 2015Par Allan Drummond. 2016
Recounts the story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado leveled Greensburg in nine…
minutes. Describes how they recycled their old kitchen cabinets, built sustainable homes and businesses, constructed a hurricane-proof water tower, and more. For grades K-3. 2016Par Michael A. McDonnell. 2015
Historian profiles Native American tribes of the Great Lakes region, particularly the Anishinaabe Odawa, who populated the Straits of Mackinac…
in Michigan. Traces their history, alliances and rivalries, and prominent members, including Charles-Michel Mouet de Langlade, an active participant in the territorial wars of the 1700s. 2015Par Bella DePaulo, Bella M DePaulo. 2015
Social scientist explores the many diverse experiments of living in twenty-first century America that challenge old concepts of what it…
means to be a family and have a home. DePaulo examines multigenerational homes, cohousing communities, couples "living apart together," single living, and more. 2015Par Melissa Stewart, Carol Schwartz. 2014
Explains how seeds sprout to become plants, and identifies the parts of a plant and how they function. Also discusses…
the impact of the weather, along with the changing seasons, and highlights the role of insects, such as bees, for pollination. For grades 2-4. 2014Par Stephen L. Buchmann. 2015
A pollination ecologist examines the impact of flowers in our world. Starting with their intersection with bees, butterflies and other…
pollinating insects, he moves on to the use of flowers in food, medicine, and perfume. He also looks at flowers in our culture, myths, and legends. 2015Par Barry Yourgrau. 2015
An ultimatum from his girlfriend motivates a New York writer to finally tackle his hoarding. Chronicles his research into hoarding,…
his attempts to tackle his issues through therapy and support groups, and his eventual decluttering efforts. 2015Par Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. 2014
A history of the United States exploring the perspective of its indigenous peoples. Dunbar-Ortiz analyzes how native tribes actively resisted…
national expansion and examines the systematic destruction of the lives and cultures of the native civilizations present in North America before European colonization. Violence. 2014Conservation biologist examines the impact of seeds on the development of human history. Discusses the evolutionary and natural history of…
seeds, their import to the field of genetics and Darwin's development of the theory of evolution, and the ways humans have explored the world to find new seeds. 2015