REFERENCE
Be a Teacher
Bigler & Bishop
trade paper
264 pages
9780918339706
19.95

Written by 13 national award-winning teachers, this book offers practical advice, inspiration and guidance for pre-service, novice and veteran educators.


Celebrate! The Washington Post Guide to Successful Celebrations
Virginia Rodriguez
trade paper
128 pages
1-930691-04-1
15.95

Whether you are planning a wedding, birthday, bar or bat mitzvah, or anniversary, this resource will help you make the moment memorable. Nearly 1000 listings include venues, bakeries, caterers, rental firms, florists, musicians, photographers and more.


The Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Washington, D.C.
Rob Grader
trade paper
9780762753369
264 pages
14.95

You don’t have to earn big bucks to live big in America’s capital says the author, who lives right outside D.C. He shows you where to look for ridiculously inexpensive stuff in areas such as education, fitness and fun, music, film, and hair and spa services.


City Baby DC
Holly Morse Caldwell
trade paper
208 pages
9780789316868
19.95

Claiming to be the only comprehensive guide to having and raising your children in the nation’s capital, this offering by a local mom also includes Maryland and Virginia.


Congress at Your Fingertips 114th Congress 1st Session 2015
CQ Roll Call
spiral bound
9781879617728
190 pages
18.00

Tell them it is about solving problems together--not politics.


Diplomatic License Plate Decoder
folded
0-808131-03-6
1.00

The bad news--this was originally printed in 1989 and the nations of the world have reconfigured since then. The good news--for only a dollar you can probably find out who's waiting at the stoplight next to you.


Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, D.C.
Mike Canning
trade paper
9780578110219
288 pages
25.00

This first comprehensive survey of how American cinema has treated both politics and the town hosting its primary players profiles 50 movies of the Sound Era. Included are descriptions, casts, credits, synopses, production data and even "goofs"-errors in how the film presents the city.


Independent School Guide for Washington, D.C. and Surrounding Area
13th ed.

Jill Zacharie, editor
trade paper
320 pages
0-9700022-1-1
18.95

This most comprehensive edition to date has listings for over 525 schools. Topics covered include websites, tuition, special courses, extracurriculars, financial aid, e-mail addresses, extended day, educational specialists and organizations and much more.


Welcome to the Country: Things You Need to Know When Moving to Rural Virginia
Frank Levering
trade paper
80 pages
9780615228426
5.00

The goal of this book is to promote mutual respect and enhanced communication between newcomers and natives of rural Virginia- especially in the heartland that straddles the Blue Ridge Mountains.