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Book Cover for: Alive at the End of the World, Saeed Jones

Alive at the End of the World

Saeed Jones
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@Coffee_House_ Alive at the End of the World by Saeed Jones named to the Notable Books Poetry List #ALABMA #LibLearnX23

Paperback, 2022

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir
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Reading List: Science Fiction Short List “Project Hail Mary: A Novel” by Andy Weir (Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC)

Paperback, 2022

$22.00Member price:$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: Recipes and Modern Stories from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition: A Cookbook, Hannah Che

The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: Recipes and Modern Stories from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition: A Cookbook

Hannah Che
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The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: Recipes and Modern Stores from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition by Hannah Che. Clarkson Potter.

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Bagels Schmears and a Nice Piece of Fish: A Whole Brunch of Recipes to Make at Home, Cathy Barrow

Bagels Schmears and a Nice Piece of Fish: A Whole Brunch of Recipes to Make at Home

Cathy Barrow
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Bagels, Schmears, and a Nice Piece of Fish: A Whole Brunch of Recipes to Make at Home by Cathy Barrow.  Clarkson Potter

Hardcover, 2022

$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Documents of Japanese American Internment, Linda Ivey

Documents of Japanese American Internment

Linda Ivey
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Outstanding Reference Sources Documents of Japanese American Internment Author/Publisher: Linda L. Ivey & Kevin W. Kaatz (Eds.) / ABC-Clio

Hardcover, 2020

$107.00Member price:$107.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains, Joshua McFadden

Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains

Joshua McFadden
RUSA (ALA)RUSA (ALA)

Essential Cookbooks: CODES List Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way with Grains by Joshua McFadden with Martha Holmberg. Artisan.

Hardcover, 2021

$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Binding Room, Nadine Matheson

The Binding Room

Nadine Matheson
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Mystery book The Binding Room: A Novel authored by Nadine Matheson published by @Hanover_Square named to Reading List #ALABMA #LibLearnX

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories, Jess Walter

The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories

Jess Walter
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@HarperAudio The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories by Jess Walter. Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini and Julia Whelan. HarperAudio.

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: People We Meet on Vacation, Emily Henry

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry
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Reading List: Romance Short List “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry (A Jove Book, published by Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC)

Paperback, 2021

$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, Ed Yong

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Ed Yong
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@BOTLibrary An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong. Narrated by Ed Yong. Books on Tape.

Paperback, 2023

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book