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  Georgia's Landmarks Memorials...

  Lucian Lamar Knight

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  Take a bite out of The Peach State’s history with accounts of Light Horse Harry Lee’s bivouac, Jefferson Davis’s arrest at Irwinville, and much more.   Georgia has a rich history, filled with legends and heroes. Georgia’s Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends is an in-depth, entertaining study of the who, where, and why in Georgia history, from the Native American princess Haiwasse to former first lady Ellen Wilson. Covering every detail—like reminiscences of historic figures, local Native American legends, Revolutionary War stories, cemeteries, and churchyards—it is must-have reading for American history students and enthusiasts.  Georgia’s Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends is the comprehensive collection of the colorful tales, heroes, and legends that arose from the state’s unique heritage. This thorough guide explores the history, places, and people of Georgia. Part 1 of this two-part volume is the handbook of key figures in Georgia’s history and the monuments honoring them.

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  Distant Snows

  John Harding

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  In Distant Snows, mountaineer John Harding recollects his worldwide adventures spanning sixty years across Europe, Iran, East Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Arctic. He climbed many classic peaks including Mont Blanc, Mount Kenya, and Mount Cook, explored obscure ranges, and pioneered ski mountaineering expeditions in Turkey, Spain and Greece.
  Written with candour, a sharp eye for the tragicomic and with a sympathetic insight into the history and culture of indigenous mountain peoples, Harding's compelling narrative proclaims the power of nature, the glory of landscape and the spirit of the mountains. Distant Snows is a window into the mind and passions of a mountaineer while faithfully preserving the memory of the many characters who accompanied him on his mountain odyssey.
  With a foreword by the celebrated explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison, Distant Snows offers tales of serious undertakings as well as more leisurely exploits, complemented by Harding's personal photographs and hand-drawn maps. This is a must-read for mountaineers, lovers of the natural world and those with aspirations of adventure.

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  Europe Revised

  Irvin S. Cobb

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  Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My Small DaughterWho bade me shed a tear at the tomb of Napoleon, which I was very glad to do, because when I got there my feet certainly were hurting me."

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  Don't Worry It Get's Worse - One...

  Alida Nugent

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  With a drink in one hand and her newly-earned degree in the other, Alida Nugent thought she was ready to trade in all-night studying and parties for the real world. She found, though, that the post-graduate life didn’t offer much of the glamor she had imagined. In a pile of bills, laundry, and three-dollar bottles of wine, it was suddenly obvious that she had no idea what she was doing. Maybe no twenty-something does. Nugent shares her experience making the awkward journey from undergrad to “mature and responsible adult that definitely never eats peanut butter straight from the jar and considers it a meal” in this snarky, heart-felt memoir.

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  Murder & Mayhem in Portland Oregon

  JD Chandler

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  A shocking true chronicle of some of Portland, Oregon’s most infamous criminal cases—from its wild roots as a frontier town to post-war 20th century.    Here are some of the most horrifying crimes that made headlines and shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts of the Dark Strangler. In this compelling account, author JD Chandler chronicles the coverups, false confessions, miscarriages of justice, and the investigative twists of Portland’s sordid past.   From the untimely end of the Black Mackintosh Bandit to the convoluted hunt for the Milwaukie Monster, Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon is a true crime account that acknowledges the officers who sought justice and remembers the victims whose lives were claimed by violence—all while providing important historical context.

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  All Cakes Considered - A Year's...

  Melissa Gray

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  A producer of NPR’s All Things Considered takes readers on a culinary adventure in “this eclectic but cohesive cookbook” featuring 50+ cake recipes (Publishers Weekly, starred review). 
   
  Melissa Gray started as a baking novice, but soon became National Public Radio’s Cake Lady. Every Monday she brought a cake to the office for her colleagues at NPR to enjoy. Hundreds of Mondays (and cakes) later, Melissa has lots of cake-making tips to share.  
   
  Following the more than fifty recipes in this book, readers can develop their cake-baking skills alongside Melissa—and enjoy irresistible treats like Brown Sugar Pound Cake, Peppermint and Chocolate Rum Marble Cake, Lord and Lady Baltimore Cakes, Dark-Chocolate Red Velvet Cake, Honey Buttercream and Apricot Jam Cake, and more.

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