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April 2012

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Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden: Making Pots, Planters, Birdbaths, Sculptures and More
Sherri Warner Hunter
Apr 8, 2012 - Apr 11, 2012

Learn how to make garden projects out of concrete including a carved trough, sandcast bowl, elegant relief panel, and--for more skilled crafters--a decorative walkway, sculpture, and water feature!

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Throw Out Fifty Things: Clear the Clutter, Find Your Life
Gail Blanke
Apr 7, 2012 - Apr 10, 2012

Blanke proposes eliminating all the clutter-physical and emotional-that holds you back, weighs you down, or just makes you feel bad about yourself.
She takes us through each room of the house-from the attic to the garage-and even to the far reaches of our minds. Through poignant and humorous stories, Blanke inspires us to get rid of the "life plaque" we've allowed to build-up there.

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Wear This, Toss That!: Hundreds of Fashion and Beauty Swaps That Save Your Looks, Save Your Budget, and Save You Time
Amy E. Goodman
Apr 7, 2012 - Apr 10, 2012

From the shopping expert of NBC's "Today" comes an accessible fashion guide for every woman that offers advice on fashion and beauty swaps that can save her looks, her budget, and her time. Stepping into your closet, you'll learn what works, what's got to go, and why.

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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
Malcolm Gladwell
Apr 5, 2012 - Apr 8, 2012

This anthology of Gladwell's "New Yorker" essays is like a greatest-hits compilation! In these offbeat and intriguing essays, Gladwell uncovers the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill, and the dazzling inventions of the pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz. Gladwell sits with Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen, as he sells rotisserie ovens, and divines the secrets of Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer". He explores intelligence tests and ethnic profiling and "hindsight bias". With wit and intelligence, he makes the ordinary extraordinary.

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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home
Jeni Britton Bauer
Apr 5, 2012 - Apr 10, 2012

Addictive flavors, and a breakthrough method for making creamy, scoopable ice cream at home, from the proprietor of Jeni 's Splendid Ice Cream! Bauer is on a mission to help foodies create perfect ice creams, yogurts, and sorbets in their own kitchens. 100 of Jeni 's jaw-droppingly delicious signature recipes from her Goat Cheese with Roasted Cherries to her Queen City Cayenne to her Bourbon with Toasted Buttered Pecans.

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Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, Singer- Who's That, Who? Why That's Miss Josephine Baker, to You!
Jonah Winter; Marjorie Priceman (Illustrator)
Apr 5, 2012 - Apr 8, 2012

With dazzling language and lively art, this picture book biography for kids tells the story of a woman the stage could barely contain. Rising from a poor, segregated upbringing, Josephine Baker was able to break through racial barriers with her own sense of flair and astonishing dance abilities. She was a pillar of steel with a heart of gold--all wrapped up in feathers, sequins, and an infectious rhythm.

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Unlikely Friendships: 50 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom
Jennifer Holland
Apr 4, 2012 - Apr 6, 2012

Holland documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. Includes full color candid photographs.

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Junk Beautiful: Outdoor Edition
Sue Whitney; Kimberly Melamed
Apr 4, 2012 - Apr 8, 2012

Sue Whitney and friends tastefully transform patios, porches, pools, outdoor kitchens, meditation gardens, camping retreats, and much more. Each fun-filled chapter details a wealth of style options, project how-tos, and entertaining tips and trade secrets.

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The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach
Apr 4, 2012 - Apr 9, 2012

At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended. A debut novel is " wise, warm-hearted, self-assured, and fiercely readable . . . Harbach's characters live and breathe, yearn, ache, and in the end, make you love them for their flaws. You won't want this book to end."(Jonathan Evison)

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The Call
Yannick Murphy
Apr 3, 2012 - Apr 7, 2012

Murphy presents a beautifully written novel about a family of five in rural New England, told through the charming, witty, and loving voice of the veterinarian father.

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A Hundred-Acre Wood Treasury
Disney Press Staff
Apr 1, 2012 - Apr 3, 2012

Pooh and his friends are looking for a proper tail for Eeyore, since his is missing, and then they must rescue Christopher Robin from a mysterious creature called the Backson.

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Bumble-Ardy
Maurice Sendak
Apr 1, 2012 - Apr 3, 2012

"Bumble-Ardy" has evolved from an animated segment for "Sesame Street" that aired in the early 1970s to a glorious picture book about a mischievous pig who has reached the age of nine without ever having had a birthday party.

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March 2012

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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Wes Moore; Tavis Smiley (Afterword by)
Mar 31, 2012 - Apr 3, 2012

Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation.

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Everything Goes: On Land
Brian Biggs
Mar 30, 2012 - Mar 31, 2012

This interactive, large-format picture book is a celebration of cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, and other things that go on land.

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Grow Plants in Pots
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
Mar 30, 2012 - Apr 4, 2012

Provides information and detailed advice on the full range of plants that can be grown in containers both inside the home and on the patio, from fruits and vegetables to flowering plants.

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