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Rogerson's Book of Numbers

The Culture of Numbers—from 1,001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the World

de Barnaby Rogerson ...

THE STORIES BEHIND OUR ICONIC NUMBERSRogerson's Book of Numbers is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons, and cultural symbols.It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions, ... Leer más

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THE STORIES BEHIND OUR ICONIC NUMBERSRogerson's Book of Numbers is based on a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, powers, calendars, heroes, saints, icons, and cultural symbols.It provides a dazzling mass of information for those intrigued by the many roles numbers play in folklore and popular culture, in music and poetry, and in the many religions,
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The Theory of Related-ivity: A History and Analysis of the Best Related Work Hugo Category

de Heather Rose Jones ...

The Best Related Work Hugo Award category has seen significant variation in interpretation. It has gone through three major administrative definitions: Best Non-Fiction Book, Best Related Book, and Best Related Work. Within each of these eras, the nominating body has explored and expanded the parameters of those definitions. As a result, the category has both reflected and shaped changing ... Leer más

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The Best Related Work Hugo Award category has seen significant variation in interpretation. It has gone through three major administrative definitions: Best Non-Fiction Book, Best Related Book, and Best Related Work. Within each of these eras, the nominating body has explored and expanded the parameters of those definitions. As a result, the category has both reflected and shaped changing
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The History of the USA Year by Year

de DK ...

Series series DK Year by Year
Discover the extraordinary story of the United States of America – from its fight for independence to its 250th anniversary.This captivating and richly illustrated book takes you on a year-by-year journey through US history, starting with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the hard-fought battles of the Revolutionary War.Explore the crafting of the US Constitution, the ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Discover the extraordinary story of the United States of America – from its fight for independence to its 250th anniversary.This captivating and richly illustrated book takes you on a year-by-year journey through US history, starting with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the hard-fought battles of the Revolutionary War.Explore the crafting of the US Constitution, the
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Bird by Bird

Some Instructions on Writing and Life

de Anne Lamott ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times).**“Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times).**“Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.”
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The World Atlas of Coffee 3rd edition

From beans to brewing – coffees explored, explained and enjoyed

de James Hoffmann ...

400,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS THE FIRST TWO EDITIONSAn in-depth guide to the dynamic world of coffee production by the Sunday Times bestselling* author of How to Make the Best Coffee at Home, James Hoffmann.***For everyone who wants to understand more about coffee and its wonderful nuances and possibilities, this is the book to have. This expanded and fully updated 3rd edition contains new chapters ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

400,000 COPIES SOLD ACROSS THE FIRST TWO EDITIONSAn in-depth guide to the dynamic world of coffee production by the Sunday Times bestselling* author of How to Make the Best Coffee at Home, James Hoffmann.***For everyone who wants to understand more about coffee and its wonderful nuances and possibilities, this is the book to have. This expanded and fully updated 3rd edition contains new chapters
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The Baby Name Wizard, 2019 Revised 4th Edition

A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby

de Laura Wattenberg ...

A fully revised and updated version of the classic baby name guide, featuring updated trends, facts, ideas, and thousands of enchanting names!Your baby’s perfect name is out there. This book will help you find it.The right baby name will speak to your heart, give your child a great start in life—and maybe even satisfy your relatives. But there’s no shortage of names to choose from, and you can’t ... Leer más

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A fully revised and updated version of the classic baby name guide, featuring updated trends, facts, ideas, and thousands of enchanting names!Your baby’s perfect name is out there. This book will help you find it.The right baby name will speak to your heart, give your child a great start in life—and maybe even satisfy your relatives. But there’s no shortage of names to choose from, and you can’t
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GED Math Study Guide 2025–2026

Complete Preparation Lessons, Practice Tests, Problem-Solving Strategies, And Realistic Questions

de Elliot Spencer ...

Introducing the GED Math Study Guide 2025–2026 by renowned educator Elliot Spencer—a complete, results-driven blueprint designed specifically to help students master the GED Math test, whether you're starting from scratch or revisiting math after years away from the classroom. This isn’t just another study book. It’s your step-by-step pathway to GED success.Unlike generic prep books that overload ... Leer más

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Introducing the GED Math Study Guide 2025–2026 by renowned educator Elliot Spencer—a complete, results-driven blueprint designed specifically to help students master the GED Math test, whether you're starting from scratch or revisiting math after years away from the classroom. This isn’t just another study book. It’s your step-by-step pathway to GED success.Unlike generic prep books that overload
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The Oxford Dictionary of American Art & Artists

de Ann Lee Morgan ...

Series series Oxford Quick Reference Online
This new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists has been fully revised and updated as well as including dozens of new entries offering an insightful and informative view of America's artistic heritage. An indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art from colonial times to contemporary postmodernism, this valuable resource provides readers with a wealth of ... Leer más

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This new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists has been fully revised and updated as well as including dozens of new entries offering an insightful and informative view of America's artistic heritage. An indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art from colonial times to contemporary postmodernism, this valuable resource provides readers with a wealth of
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The Yosemite

de John Muir ...

Series series Modern Library Classics
In the spring of 1869, John Muir was looking for means of support to fund his explorations of California’s Central Valley region. A ranch owner offered him a job herding sheep in the Sierra Nevada. As he explored the region, he jotted down his keen observations of the scenic countryside, and he eventually became a guide for some of Yosemite’s most famous visitors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson. ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

In the spring of 1869, John Muir was looking for means of support to fund his explorations of California’s Central Valley region. A ranch owner offered him a job herding sheep in the Sierra Nevada. As he explored the region, he jotted down his keen observations of the scenic countryside, and he eventually became a guide for some of Yosemite’s most famous visitors, including Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Total Survival

How to Organize Your Life, Home, Vehicle, and Family for Natural Disasters, Civil Unrest, Financial Meltdowns, Medical Epidemics, and Political Upheaval

de James C. Jones ...

Knowing that no survival book can cover every conceivable aspect of surviving in every conceivable situation, in Total Survival, veteran survivalist James C. Jones delivers tips that cover the most likely needs of readers and for which there is useful and practical instruction. His goal is to share a variety of practical survival skills, principles, and ideas in an easy-to read format that will ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Knowing that no survival book can cover every conceivable aspect of surviving in every conceivable situation, in Total Survival, veteran survivalist James C. Jones delivers tips that cover the most likely needs of readers and for which there is useful and practical instruction. His goal is to share a variety of practical survival skills, principles, and ideas in an easy-to read format that will
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Theatre for Living

The Art and Science of Community-Based Dialogue

de David Diamond, Fritjof Capra ...

Winner of the 2008 American Alliance for Theatre and Education "Book of Distinction" Award.Theatre is a primal language that used to be spoken by everyone; everyone included the "living community".Weaving together Systems Theory and the groundbreaking work of Fritjof Capra , Theatre of the Oppressed and the revolutionary work of Augusto Boal , and his own 25 years of practical experience in ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Winner of the 2008 American Alliance for Theatre and Education "Book of Distinction" Award.Theatre is a primal language that used to be spoken by everyone; everyone included the "living community".Weaving together Systems Theory and the groundbreaking work of Fritjof Capra , Theatre of the Oppressed and the revolutionary work of Augusto Boal , and his own 25 years of practical experience in
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Habs 365

Daily Stories from the Ice

de Mike Commito ...

Series Libro 4 - Hockey 365
Now you can cheer for the Habs every day of the year!The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most storied franchises in hockey. No club has won more Stanley Cups than the Canadiens, but they are about so much more than championships. For many French Canadians and fans around the world, the Habs are a source of pride and an inherent part of their identity.From Maurice Richard inspiring generations of ... Leer más

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Now you can cheer for the Habs every day of the year!The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most storied franchises in hockey. No club has won more Stanley Cups than the Canadiens, but they are about so much more than championships. For many French Canadians and fans around the world, the Habs are a source of pride and an inherent part of their identity.From Maurice Richard inspiring generations of
... Leer más
The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2026

de Seth Kubersky, Alicia Stella ...

Series series Unofficial Guides
Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Universal Orlando vacation.How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours—on the same day? Why do some guests pay full price for their visit when others can save hundreds of dollars? In a theme park, every minute and every ... Leer más

$16.59 USD

Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Universal Orlando vacation.How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours—on the same day? Why do some guests pay full price for their visit when others can save hundreds of dollars? In a theme park, every minute and every
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A Practical Wedding Planner

A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating the Wedding You Want with the Budget You've Got (without Losing Your Mind in the Process)

de Meg Keene ...

The author of A Practical Wedding offers a no-nonsense wedding planner, with all the tools, tips, and strategies to get the celebration you want, on a budget you can actually affordWhether you're newly engaged or haven't quite made anything official yet, but you know you want to spend your lives together, you're going to need help planning your wedding. When you're ready to take a deep breath and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

The author of A Practical Wedding offers a no-nonsense wedding planner, with all the tools, tips, and strategies to get the celebration you want, on a budget you can actually affordWhether you're newly engaged or haven't quite made anything official yet, but you know you want to spend your lives together, you're going to need help planning your wedding. When you're ready to take a deep breath and
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Cribsheet

A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

de Emily Oster ...

Series Libro 2 - The ParentData Series
**From the author of Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.“Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times**“The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a delightful read because Oster is such a good ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

**From the author of Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.“Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times**“The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a delightful read because Oster is such a good
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On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down

de James Fell ...

Sh!t happens. Every day.Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play. When participation in the Hitler Youth became mandatory in Germany, groups of teen “pirates” rebelled. Muhammad Ali refused to “drop bombs and bullets on brown people” in Vietnam. A dog sled relay carried life-saving medicine 674 miles through –50 temperatures to rescue children ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Sh!t happens. Every day.Mae West was sent to jail for “corrupting the morals of youth” with her first Broadway play. When participation in the Hitler Youth became mandatory in Germany, groups of teen “pirates” rebelled. Muhammad Ali refused to “drop bombs and bullets on brown people” in Vietnam. A dog sled relay carried life-saving medicine 674 miles through –50 temperatures to rescue children
... Leer más
How to Become a Straight-A Student

The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

de Cal Newport ...

Looking to jumpstart your GPA?Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Looking to jumpstart your GPA?Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the
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The 99% Invisible City

A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design

de Roman Mars, Kurt Kohlstedt ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER“[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Invisible City is altogether fresh and imaginative when it comes to thinking about urban spaces.”—The New York Times Book Review**“Here is a field guide, a boon, a bible, for the urban curious. Your city’s secret anatomy laid bare—a hundred things you look at but don’t ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

**A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER“[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Invisible City is altogether fresh and imaginative when it comes to thinking about urban spaces.”—The New York Times Book Review**“Here is a field guide, a boon, a bible, for the urban curious. Your city’s secret anatomy laid bare—a hundred things you look at but don’t
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2026

de Sarah Janssen ...

Series series The World Almanac and Book of Facts
#1 New York Times Bestseller! Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource: sports, pop culture, science and technology, U.S. history and government, world geography, business, and so much more.The World Almanac® is America’s bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the ... Leer más

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#1 New York Times Bestseller! Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource: sports, pop culture, science and technology, U.S. history and government, world geography, business, and so much more.The World Almanac® is America’s bestselling reference book of all time, with more than 83 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the
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Unmentionable

The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners

de Therese Oneill ...

Have you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where there's arsenic in your face cream, a pot of cold pee sits under your bed, and all of your underwear is crotchless. (Why? Shush, dear. A lady doesn't question.)Unmentionable is your hilarious, illustrated, scandalously honest (yet never crass) guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood ... Leer más

$14.39 USD

Have you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where there's arsenic in your face cream, a pot of cold pee sits under your bed, and all of your underwear is crotchless. (Why? Shush, dear. A lady doesn't question.)Unmentionable is your hilarious, illustrated, scandalously honest (yet never crass) guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood
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Tidy the F*ck Up

The American Art of Organizing Your Sh*t

de Messie Condo ...

Tidy the F*ck Up is a funny, down-to-earth parody of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up**, where you’ll be handed the most useful tools for keeping your crap clean and organized without all the pressure.**Tidy the F*ck Up is a hilarious, no-nonsense guide to decluttering your life—perfect for fans of Marie Kondo who’d rather drop F-bombs than fold their socks into tiny squares. ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Tidy the F*ck Up is a funny, down-to-earth parody of Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up**, where you’ll be handed the most useful tools for keeping your crap clean and organized without all the pressure.**Tidy the F*ck Up is a hilarious, no-nonsense guide to decluttering your life—perfect for fans of Marie Kondo who’d rather drop F-bombs than fold their socks into tiny squares.
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How to Invent Everything

A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

de Ryan North ...

An NPR Best Book of 2018"How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly." --Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If?The only book you need if you're going back in timeWhat would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then br... ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

An NPR Best Book of 2018"How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly." --Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If?The only book you need if you're going back in timeWhat would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then br...
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The Formula One Record Book (2023)

Grand Prix Results, Team & Driver Stats, All-Time Records

de Bruce Jones ...

Series series Formula One Yearbook
With more than one thousand sets of Grand Prix results, this is the ultimate reference for Formula One fans.The Formula One Record Book is an essential resource for any motorsport fan. This massive stats and records bible includes the full results of every Grand Prix in F1 history and much more besides. Featuring detailed driver and constructor statistics sourced from the industry-leading data ... Leer más

$0.99 USD

With more than one thousand sets of Grand Prix results, this is the ultimate reference for Formula One fans.The Formula One Record Book is an essential resource for any motorsport fan. This massive stats and records bible includes the full results of every Grand Prix in F1 history and much more besides. Featuring detailed driver and constructor statistics sourced from the industry-leading data
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals

Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Smart Person Should Know How to Use

de David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, Justin Cord Hayes ...

Have you struggled for just the right phrase when grappling with a class assignment? Crafting an office memo, do you want greater clarity and concision? Pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, haven't you ever thought, There has to be a better word for this? Now there is.Under the time-tested and respected banner of Roget's Thesaurus, here is an array of words and their definitions organized by ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

Have you struggled for just the right phrase when grappling with a class assignment? Crafting an office memo, do you want greater clarity and concision? Pounding away at a last-minute blog entry, haven't you ever thought, There has to be a better word for this? Now there is.Under the time-tested and respected banner of Roget's Thesaurus, here is an array of words and their definitions organized by
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