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Embrace the Suck

By Brent Gleeson

Advice and How-To

Get into the Navy SEAL mindset with this raw, brutally honest, in-your-face self-help guide that will teach you how to thrive on adversity. During the brutal crucible of Navy SEAL training, instructors often tell students to "embrace the suck." This…

Electromagnetic Theory for Complete Idiots (Electrical Engineering for Complete Idiots)

By Felix Maxwell

Nonfiction

Does electromagnetism feel like a foreign language? Wish someone could explain Maxwell's Equations without giving you a headache? Electromagnetic Theory for Complete Idiots by Dr. Felix Maxwell is the no-nonsense, laugh-a-little, learn-a-lot guide to finally understanding one of the most…

DK Eyewitness Portugal (Travel Guide)

By DK Eyewitness

General Nonfiction

Whether you're looking for world-renowned beaches, serene hilltop villages, verdant islands, or captivating cities, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Portugal has to offer. Small but immensely varied, Portugal offers countless opportunities for adventure. From…

Directorate S

By Steve Coll

Nonfiction

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military,…

Design for Belonging

By Stanford d.school

Advice and How-To

A practical, illustrated guide to using the tools of design to create feelings of inclusion, collaboration, and respect in groups of any type or size—a classroom, a work team, an international organization—from Stanford University's d.school. “This is a beautiful book.…

Dessert Cookbook

By Vesela Tabakova

Cooking

Fabulous Mediterranean Desserts With On-Hand Ingredients! There is something special about Mediterranean desserts - they are more elegant and healthy than most sweets and are simply amazing. What is even better is that preparing homemade Mediterranean desserts is easy enough…