February 2017 list by L. Buehler
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Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
by William Burnett
The executive director of the Design Program at Stanford and the co-founder of Electronic Arts outline strategies for enabling a thriving life by incorporating "design thinking" habits that promote fulfillment and meaning by emulating the examples of the engineers of today's most popular technologies.
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Krav Maga
by Kevin Lewis
Provides the history of the martial art, as well as step-by-step tutorials, advice for developing your situational awareness, and key strategies for mastering escapes.
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Not Dead Yet: The Memoir
by Phil Collins
The Genesis frontman and successful solo artist presents a reflective memoir that shares insights into the remarkable experiences behind many of his iconic songs and performances, offering unstinting discussions of his early years, relationships with fellow artists and struggles with addiction.
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The Princess Diarist
by Carrie Fisher
The best-selling author of Postcards From the Edge and Hollywood icon best known for her Star Wars role shares interconnected essays exploring her life as the child of Tinseltown royalty, adventures on the sets of Star Wars and struggles with bipolar disorder.
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Real Food/Fake Food
by Larry Olmsted
Brings readers into the unregulated food industry, revealing that this shocking deception extends from high-end foods like olive oil, wine and Kobe beef to everyday staples such as coffee, honey, juice and cheese.
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Scrappy Little Nobody
by Anna Kendrick
A collection of whimsical autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air recounts memorable milestones from her New England upbringing to the blockbuster films that have made her one of Hollywood's most popular actresses.
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