Nick Offerman
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With wit, heartwarming stories and a keen insight into new and exciting ways to see both the past and the future of the country, the actor, writer and woodworker takes a literary journey to America's frontier to celebrate the people and landscape that have made it great.
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The actor known for roles in such productions as Parks and Recreation shares whimsical musings on a range of topics from love and manliness to grooming and eating meat, offering additional discussions of his life before fame and his courtship of his wife, Megan Mullally.
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Actor, comedian, and woodworker Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation character Ron Swanson) runs Offerman Workshop in East L.A., which produces fine handcrafted furniture as well as fun stuff like mustache combs. In this book, Offerman shares his woodworking wisdom, a behind-the-scenes look at the woodshop, instructions for making some of their most popular projects, beautiful color photos, and a dose of 'woodworking mirth'. -- from Entertainment...
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"In his long running hit book Good Clean Fun, Nick Offerman brought us into his woodshop with personal reflections on woodworking alongside instructions to create some of his favorite projects. Now, in Little Woodchucks, the Offerman Woodshop is opening its avuncular doors to woodworkers of all ages in the form of twelve brand-new, family-friendly projects perfect for kids, from beginner projects like a handmade box kite to more challenging offerings...
8) Paradise
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After a nearly fatal accident, Lamb Mannerheim realizes that the world is much bigger than her small, God-fearing Montana town and heads to Las Vegas!
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Best Books of 2021 (SCPL)
HPL Let's Have a Laugh! 2024
OBD 100 Notable Books of 2021 New York Times Book Review - Adult
OBD I've Got Your Number - Adult
HPL Let's Have a Laugh! 2024
OBD 100 Notable Books of 2021 New York Times Book Review - Adult
OBD I've Got Your Number - Adult
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Someone is telling the story of the life of Charlie Barnes, and it doesn't appear to be going well. Too often divorced, discontent with life's compromises and in a house he hates, this lifelong schemer and eternal romantic would like out of his present circumstances and into the American dream. But when the twin calamities of the Great Recession and a cancer scare come along to compound his troubles, his dreams dwindle further, and an infinite past...
13) Sing 2
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The ever-optimistic koala, Buster Moon and his all-star cast of performers prepare to launch their most dazzling stage extravaganza yet, all in the glittering entertainment capital of the world.
14) Origin
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Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, ORIGIN chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions.Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (“King Richard”), Isabel experiences unfathomable personal loss and love as she crosses continents and cultures to craft one of the defining American books of our time. Inspired...
15) Sovereign
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Inspired by true events, Sovereign [is] a true crime thriller about a father and his teenage son, Jerry and Joseph Kane, who follow the Sovereign Citizen belief system, a deeply anti-establishment worldview rooted in distrust of government authority. As the pair travel across the country delivering self-taught legal seminars and pushing back against systems they believe have failed them, their journey brings them into conflict with Police Chief John...
16) Smurfs
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When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him.
17) Civil war
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An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor's edge following a team of military-imbedded journalists as they race to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
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Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer....
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"You don't need a ton of talent, tools, or space to make amazing projects with wood -- just a willingness to dive in and try. Build stuff with wood, the former editor of Fine woodworking magazine throws out the old rules, creating useful, stylish items using only a few portable power tools, off-the-shelf lumber, and some unusual supplies. Whether you are entering the handmade world for the first time or just looking for easy, weekend projects, this...