Books from Abrams
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Visualization: The Second Computer Revolution
By William Benzon, Richard Mark Friedhoff17 below : Research — R . Brent Tully , Institute for Astronomy , University of Hawaii ; Visualization — Michelle Mercer ... Inc. The authors acknowledge Optical Anecdotes by D.J. Lovell ( international Society for Optical Engineering ...
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Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster
By Jonathan Auxier“What am I?” Nan was taking a bath when Charlie appeared in the doorway. “I know I am not a monster,” he said. “But I am also not a human bean. What am I?” “You're a thing made of soot,” she said, wiping soap from her eyes.
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The Barbuto Cookbook: California-Italian Cooking from the Beloved West Village Restaurant
By Jonathan WaxmanA culinary exploration of Barbuto’s menu—a unique blend of rustic Italian and modern California cuisine—from legendary chef Jonathan Waxman There are very few New York City restaurants that have maintained their currency, quality, and ...
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Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
By Jonathan AuxierHe ran to catch up to the small knight. “Maybe we could walk together? It might be safer?” Sir Tode gave an exaggerated sigh. “I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but I was given strict instructions to travel alone.
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Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s
By Jonathan Bernstein, Lori MajewskiSo I still acted like I found them nonsensical (though, to be honest, Jim Kerr's drunk-actor-playing-Hamlet frontman persona didn't make it that difficult). Then they recorded the theme to The Breakfast Club, which was, at the time, ...
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Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
By Wendy WilliamsKraken is the traditional name for gigantic sea monsters, and this book introduces one of the most charismatic, enigmatic, and curious inhabitants of the sea: the squid.
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May I Come In?: Discovering the World in Other People's Houses
By Wendy GoodmanWILLIAMS. &. BILLIE. TSIEN. IT. vibrating branches East back WAS Hampton. to NOVEMBER the in in the my office, A flower pocket 9, message 2007. right market as My away.” I said cell was for simply, phone picking I a could shoot kept ...
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The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts
By Judith Choate, French Culinary InstituteFrench Culinary Institute, Judith Choate. TIPS The syrup used should not be too sweet, as both the buttercream and fondant are very sweet. The syrup and the buttercream should be of complementary flavors. The buttercream may be flavored ...
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The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs
By Lauren Wilford, Ryan StevensonThe Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs is the only book to take readers behind the scenes of the beloved auteur’s newest stop-motion animated film. †‹Through the course of several in-depth interviews with film critic Lauren Wilford ...
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ttyl - 10th Anniversary update and reissue
By Lauren Myracle... i hope u don't wait TOO long before talking to us, cuz who knows? we might make other plans!!!! Tues, Nov 9, 5:23 PM E.S.T. crap, angela, guess who just called me? maddie?!! iwish! no, nealie anderson. nealie anderson? she says her ...
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Girl Scouts: A Celebration of 100 Trailblazing Years
By Betty ChristiansenDr. Gloria D. Scott served as National President of Girl Scouts of the USA from 1975 to 1978 and was the first African American woman to serve as National President. She was instrumental in increasing the focus on diversity in Girl ...
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Joan Rivers Confidential: The Unseen Scrapbooks, Joke Cards, Personal Files, and Photos of a Very Funny Woman Who Kept Everything
By Melissa Rivers, Scott CurrieTouching on subjects from her 50 years in show business (The Tonight Show, Las Vegas, Elizabeth Taylor, Heidi Abromowitz, the red carpet, and Fashion Police), this is a revelatory and humor-filled insider look at the popular, multitalented ...
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Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics
By Gary SmithWade, but increased for the first 25–34-year-old cohort affected by Roe v. Wade. Figure 4.4: Murder Rate, 18–24 and 25–34-Year-Olds So, murder rates went down for 18–24-year-olds after Roe v. Wade, but went up for 14–17 and ...
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The Man with the Golden Touch: How The Bond Films Conquered the World
By Sinclair McKaySpender, Stephen 21 Spillane, Mickey 2 Spottiswoode, Roger 312, 313 Spy Who Came in from the Cold 72,73, ... Lee 331, 337 Taubman, Anatole 367 Tess of the D'Urbevilles 369 Thatcher, Margaret 74,207,208,209, 210, 211, 212, 217, 218, 229, ...
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Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer
By David WinnerApart from Roy Keane and Robbie Keane (who, not being Dutch, are not brothers), the Irish squad consists mainly of unglamorous players from the English league. No one gives them a prayer. In the second minute of the match, Kluivert robs ...
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Those Feet: A Sensual History of English Football
By David Winner. . For thinking fans of the game, this is exquisitely pleasurable reading . . .
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From Away: A Novel
By David CarkeetThe stick floats, the bug rides on the stick, therefore I could ride on a stick—let's go a-boating! Logs roll—if I could ride on one I could go somewhere. Of course, I would need to be suspended free of the log's rotation or I would ...
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O. Winston Link: Life Along the Line
By Tony Reevyreflects Link's influence, one should look to the complex tableaux of Jeff Wall and Gregory Crewdson, artists who acknowledge Link as an artistic ancestor.65 Wall, a writer and an academic as well as a photographer, has not only created ...
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Bitter Waters: America's Forgotten Naval Mission to the Dead Sea
By David Haward BainChicago: Covenant Press, 1985, 429; Charles S. Robinson, Annotations Upon Popular Hymns. New York: Hunt & Eaton, 1893, 40. 12 New York Times, May 31, 1914. 13 Lynch, Narrative, 328. 14 Lynch to Mason, April 29, 1848, T829, Roll 438.
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Stranger: A Novel
By David BergenThe profound intelligence and political resonance readers have come to expect from Giller Prize-winner David Bergen are on rich display in his electrifying new novel, Stranger, “an engrossing human exploration of displacement and ...