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ORDERING TIPS
Books are presents that never stop giving. Purchases the books below online from Amazon or B&N by clicking the link buttons. If you prefer to purchase books from a bricks-and-mortar storefront, visit any Barnes and Noble location and give their Customer Service team the paperback's title and the author name. B&N staff will order the book for you; it can be sent to your home or picked up in-store. Happy shopping and happy reading!
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BUSINESS & CAREER
How to Get Hired: Simple Tips That Work
Released Apr 2014/May 2014
A must for job hunters. Common sense tips that work. Writer killer resumes and cover letters, ace interviews, and close the deal. Where to look for work, and how to find jobs that suit you. Get an edge, get hired, get to work!
A must for job hunters. Common sense tips that work. Writer killer resumes and cover letters, ace interviews, and close the deal. Where to look for work, and how to find jobs that suit you. Get an edge, get hired, get to work!
URBAN LANDSCAPES
Highland Park in Photographs 2015
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Released May 2015
Journey through Highland Park, California, one of LA's most eclectic, historic, and contested neighborhoods via this collection of hundreds of contemporary black-&-white photographs. Explore this community while it stands at a crossroads between historic preservation and gentrification, hard-working citizens and gangs. Artists have long been drawn to Highland Park, as have thinkers and craftsman, bohemians and religious leaders. The Arts and Crafts movement was nurtured here. Academy Award-winner Diane Keaton was a kid here, and so was musician Jackson Browne. The cheeseburger might--just might--have been invented at a Highland Park diner. Welcome to Highland Park. Exclusively in paperback. |
Downtown Los Angeles in Photographs 2014 - Broadway
Released Feb 2014
Hidden treasure. An underground ballroom. Delicious cuisine. Journey along Broadway, one of the oldest and most important thoroughfares in contemporary downtown Los Angeles. From the last vestiges of “Little Italy” to Chinatown, the civic center, and the jewelry and theatre districts, Broadway is a living time capsule of Los Angeles history and diversity. And now, thanks to recent revitalization efforts, Broadway is pointing the way to downtown L.A.’s vibrant future. More than 150 photographs in glorious black-and-white. Available exclusively in paperback.
Hidden treasure. An underground ballroom. Delicious cuisine. Journey along Broadway, one of the oldest and most important thoroughfares in contemporary downtown Los Angeles. From the last vestiges of “Little Italy” to Chinatown, the civic center, and the jewelry and theatre districts, Broadway is a living time capsule of Los Angeles history and diversity. And now, thanks to recent revitalization efforts, Broadway is pointing the way to downtown L.A.’s vibrant future. More than 150 photographs in glorious black-and-white. Available exclusively in paperback.
Downtown Los Angeles in Photographs 2013
Released May 2013
More than 100 black-and-white photographs of contemporary Los Angeles, from L.A.'s oldest residence and the civic center to the financial district's soaring skyscrapers and the revitalized arts corridor. Available exclusively in paperback at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and other fine booksellers.
More than 100 black-and-white photographs of contemporary Los Angeles, from L.A.'s oldest residence and the civic center to the financial district's soaring skyscrapers and the revitalized arts corridor. Available exclusively in paperback at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and other fine booksellers.
NEW ENGLAND HISTORY
A Life in Orange: Life in a Massachusetts Mill Town in the Early Twentieth Century
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Released April 2015
In 1985, a college student interviewed her grandmother Leona about life in Orange, Massachusetts during the 1920's and 1930's. Leona's accounts of school, work, family, and play in this quintessential New England mill town are entertaining tales from a vanished past. And Leona's wariness about the future--in regard to crime, the media, education, and the social fabric of the country--proves to be prescient. Of interest to students of American history, New England history, or simply human history. Enjoy a slice of life in Orange in the early 1900's, with its mills, trains, piazzas, Atwater Kent radios, sad irons, scrub boards, travis sleds, and Studebaker automobiles. "I was born in Orange and have lived practically all my life in Orange ... Back when I was a little girl, everybody knew everybody, and today, you hardly know anybody..." "...The standard of living, just, in some ways it went up, and in some ways it went down." |
THEME PARKS & TRAVEL
Disneyland Book of Secrets 2020: One Local's Unauthorized, Fun, Gigantic Guide to the Happiest Place on Earth
TRAVEL FUN! Released January 2020. Join hundreds of happy readers in the US, UK, Canada, & Europe and download this "engaging," "informative," "fun," and "highly detailed" "must read". Visit the resort from the comfort of your own home. It's a vacation in a book!
Discover the most comprehensive history and guide books about the Disneyland Resort, including Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, the resort hotels, and Downtown Disney. This "everything" ebook presents Disneyland & DCA attractions, shows, food, lodging, trivia, history, secrets - and much more! Signature print editions for Disneyland & DCA are also available.
Discover the most comprehensive history and guide books about the Disneyland Resort, including Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, the resort hotels, and Downtown Disney. This "everything" ebook presents Disneyland & DCA attractions, shows, food, lodging, trivia, history, secrets - and much more! Signature print editions for Disneyland & DCA are also available.
Released March 2017
An independent guide to the best the Disneyland Resort offers, distilled from more than a
decade of research at the resort. The best coffee drinks, burgers, shows, snacks, hotels,
and theme park attractions--even the resort's best urban legends. An engaging resource
and a fun read.
Includes Shopping, Food and Drink, and Shows and Attractions--plus bonus excerpts from
"The Disneyland Book of Secrets" series.
An independent guide to the best the Disneyland Resort offers, distilled from more than a
decade of research at the resort. The best coffee drinks, burgers, shows, snacks, hotels,
and theme park attractions--even the resort's best urban legends. An engaging resource
and a fun read.
Includes Shopping, Food and Drink, and Shows and Attractions--plus bonus excerpts from
"The Disneyland Book of Secrets" series.
GHOSTS & HORROR
Cold Dark Harbor Redux: And Other Tales of Ghosts and Monsters
Released September 2014
Mix yourself a hot toddy and curl up by the fireplace for scary New England tales of ghosts, monsters, and things-that-go-bump-in-the-night. In this expanded collection three new tales of terror make this a ghoulish "baker's dozen" of supernatural stories.
New Hampshire's lonely mountains, Vermont's deep woods, Maine's dark harbors, Boston's winding streets - all furnish chilliing original stories that will keep you up long past midnight.
Mix yourself a hot toddy and curl up by the fireplace for scary New England tales of ghosts, monsters, and things-that-go-bump-in-the-night. In this expanded collection three new tales of terror make this a ghoulish "baker's dozen" of supernatural stories.
New Hampshire's lonely mountains, Vermont's deep woods, Maine's dark harbors, Boston's winding streets - all furnish chilliing original stories that will keep you up long past midnight.
FANTASY
Sircus of Impossible Magicks: Apprentice
Release Date: Check back w/ the Neverback
So we're magicians and warriors ... Now what? wonder Alice and James. Their new powers seem to be the least of their worries as they adjust to new family arrangements and challenges at school.
Then three warriors arrive from the faerie realms to teach the Chosen Ones about their powers. And if they don't learn fast, their enemies will destroy everything they love.
The second book in an exciting new series ... Humor ... Adventure ... Magic ... Family Available soon at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
So we're magicians and warriors ... Now what? wonder Alice and James. Their new powers seem to be the least of their worries as they adjust to new family arrangements and challenges at school.
Then three warriors arrive from the faerie realms to teach the Chosen Ones about their powers. And if they don't learn fast, their enemies will destroy everything they love.
The second book in an exciting new series ... Humor ... Adventure ... Magic ... Family Available soon at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
Sircus of Impossible Magicks: Chosen [Trade Paperback Edition]
Chosen Ones. That's what the hooded stranger calls James, his cousin Alice, and his little brother Aiden. They're descendants of a mystical troupe founded by the wizard Merlin, heirs to a world of magic and danger they never knew existed.
The Chosen Ones are destined to recover the lost touchstones of the faery realm - but first they have to defeat the vicious Hungry Ones. Battling through space, time, and with each other, James, Alice, and Aiden learn that anything is possible in a world of impossible magicks.
The origin novel of an exciting new series … Humor … Adventure … Magic … Family
| NOW AVAILABLE IN A SPECIAL TRADE PAPERBACK EDITION |
Chosen Ones. That's what the hooded stranger calls James, his cousin Alice, and his little brother Aiden. They're descendants of a mystical troupe founded by the wizard Merlin, heirs to a world of magic and danger they never knew existed.
The Chosen Ones are destined to recover the lost touchstones of the faery realm - but first they have to defeat the vicious Hungry Ones. Battling through space, time, and with each other, James, Alice, and Aiden learn that anything is possible in a world of impossible magicks.
The origin novel of an exciting new series … Humor … Adventure … Magic … Family
| NOW AVAILABLE IN A SPECIAL TRADE PAPERBACK EDITION |
QUOTABLE: There, that's right ... You should be afraid. We're the thing in the closet, dearie. We're the thing under the bed. We're the thing in the shadow, when you're pedalin' home of a dark night, and you thinks you sees somethin', somethin' terrifyin', just out the corner of your eye ... Sircus of Impossible Magicks: Chosen
CHILDREN'S STORIES
Cat and Dog and Pig and Owl
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Released October 2014 - Meet Cat and Dog and Pig and Owl and a dozen more cute critters! In this baby and toddler book, adorable animals, rhyming text, and colorful geometric landscapes transport you and your child to a happy world where animals bark, tweet, fly, splash, and play! A fun early learning experience for both parents and children. (Pop-up text for enabled devices.) $2.99
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A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO BOOKSELLERS & LIBRARIANS
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Bookstores and libraries are vital elements of any community, and must continue not only to survive but to thrive, in part by teaming with independent authors and publishers. The publishing world has changed forever, but readers and those who serve them have not.
Bookstores and libraries are vital elements of any community, and must continue not only to survive but to thrive, in part by teaming with independent authors and publishers. The publishing world has changed forever, but readers and those who serve them have not.
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