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Power Vegan
Plant-Fueled Nutrition for Maximum Health and Fitness
Rea Frey
Power Vegan provides an achievable path to living a healthy plant-based lifestyle and overcoming the common obstacles we set for ourselves by emphasizing balance and personalization based on your tastes, proper nutrition, and regular fitness.
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10 Buildings that Changed America
The Architectural Wonders that Defied Our Expectations and Defined Our Culture
Dan Protess
10 Buildings That Changed America explores 10 of the most groundbreaking buildings ever built in this country, providing rich historical context and in-depth information about the architects who designed them.
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Arts & Numbers
A Financial Guide for Artists, Writers, Performers, and Other Members of the Creative Class
Elaine Grogan Luttrull
A straightforward guide to financial planning, budgeting, and business basics for creative professionals, artists, and nonprofit managers.
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Wisconsin Supper Clubs
An Old-Fashioned Experience
Ron Faiola
An in-depth guide to Wisconsin's popular supper club tradition, this book showcases these unique eating establishments through interviews, photographs, and more.
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Ramblers
Loyola Chicago 1963 — The Team that Changed the Color of College Basketball
Michael Lenehan
An enthralling look at the 1963 NCAA national champion University of Loyola-Chicago Ramblers basketball team.
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Vodka Distilled
The Modern Mixologist on Vodka and Vodka Cocktails
Tony Abou-Ganim
The bestselling author of The Modern Mixologist is back with an in-depth tasting guide to 58 of the world's finest vodkas, featuring fascinating facts and beautiful photographs of the world's most consumed spirit.
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Vegan Indian Cooking
140 Simple and Healthy Vegan Recipes
Anupy Singla
140 Indian dishes that will appeal to both vegans and non-vegans alike.
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The New Old Bar
Classic Cocktails and Salty Snacks from The Hearty Boys
Steve McDonagh, Dan Smith
This charming cocktail book from Steve McDonagh of the Hearty Boys updates mid-century Mad Men classics for the twenty-first century, and includes elegant, easy snacks as well as mixology how-tos and tips on furnishing your home bar.
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The Boy Billionaire
Mark Zuckerberg In His Own Words
George Beahm
A collection of thought-provoking quotes from Mark Zuckerberg all manner of topics, this book shares the unique perspective of one of the our era's newest and most successful business leaders.
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I, Steve
Steve Jobs In His Own Words
George Beahm
A collection of thought-provoking quotes from Steve Jobs, this book shares the unique perspective of our era's most remarkable business leader, in a gift format that should appeal to a huge audience of business readers and others.
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Freeman
Leonard Pitts, Jr.
A powerful historical novel set at the end of the Civil War, in which an escaped slave first returns to his old plantation and then walks across the ravaged South in search of his lost wife.

From the Blog

  • The case against The Great Gatsby

    Tue, 07 May 2013
    And no, not the overhyped new movie--the book itself, that bullet-proof literary classic. Kathryn Schulz lays it out for you, and I am not unsympathetic. I re-read it myself a few weeks ago, partly because I first read it when I was too young to... more >>


  • On taking notes

    Mon, 06 May 2013
    Paul Theroux in the Wall Street Journal on how and why to take notes. Great practical advice for any sort of writer. The daylong keeping of notes is not the end of the business. Inevitably, the notes are hurried, disjointed, scribbled and... more >>


  • Power Vegan

    Wed, 01 May 2013
    Just arriving from Agate Surrey--Power Vegan, a health/nutrition/fitness/cooking book by personal trainer/nutrition specialist/writer Rea Frey. Here's what you need to know about it, as conveyed by Rea herself in this Q&A: Who is this book for? I... more >>


  • Wisconsin Supper Clubs

    Wed, 10 Apr 2013
    Its official publication date isn't until next week, but there are few books we're more excited about this spring than Wisconsin Supper Clubs, a project we developed with author Ron Faiola after seeing his terrific documentary film of the same name... more >>


  • Tony Abou-Ganim discusses Vodka Distilled

    Mon, 08 Apr 2013
    Agate Surrey recently released Vodka Distilled, its second book by craft-cocktail legend Tony Abou-Ganim, aka "The Modern Mixologist," with Mary Elizabeth Faulkner. Here are Tony's thoughts about his latest: Why vodka? What prompted you to tackle... more >>