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  • Moby-Duck

    The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanograp hers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them

    by Donovan Hohn ...
    Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth.When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Dark Archives

    A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

    On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • HARVARD CLASSICS - All 20 Volumes in one Edition

    Complete Fiction Classics: Crime and Punishment, The Scarlet Letter, Pride and Prejudice, Notre Dame, Anna Karenina, Vanity Fair, Sleepy Hollow

    The Harvard Classics - Shelf of Fiction represents a specific selection of the greatest novels, novellas and short stories of seven national literatures, namely: English, American, French, Spanish, German, Russian, and Scandinavian. Table of Contents: Vols. 1 & 2: The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding Vol. 3: A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Vol. 4: ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bibliophile

    An Illustrated Miscellany

    Perfect gift for book lovers, writers and your book clubBook lovers rejoice! In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through her signature and vibrant illustrations.Readers of Jane Mount's Bibliophile will delight in:Touring the world's most beautiful bookstoresTesting their knowledge of the written word with quizzes<li... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Guide Book of United States Coins 2013

    The Official Red Book

    by R. S. Yeoman ...
    Series series The Official Red Book
    Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Aristotle: Complete Works (Golden Deer Classics)

    CONTENTS: - Part 1: Logic (Organon) Categories, translated by E. M. Edghill On Interpretation, translated by E. M. Edghill Prior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. J. Jenkinson Posterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. R. G. Mure Topics (8 Books), translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge Sophistical Refutations, translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge - Part 2: Universal Physics Physics (8 ... Read more

    $0.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Plays With Cars

    by Doug DeMuro ...
    Automotive writer Doug DeMuro is sharing his stories. In Plays With Cars, the former Porsche manager covers some of his most ridiculous decisions, like buying an old Land Rover sight unseen, taking a Mercedes AMG station wagon to a rural Georgia dragstrip, and roadtripping across the United States in a Lotus Elise without air conditioning. He’s also reviewed his former cars, which range from a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide

    by Tracy Wasem ...
    Yard sale enthusiasts learn how to host a big money yard sale. Organization and advertising of your sale and why it is important.Pad your sale with new items from wholesale merchandisers that offer quality products and service.Acquire collectibles and antiques for resale from yard, garage, estate sales and auctions. Which items to look for and information on one of the most profitable collectible ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barbie and Ruth

    The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her

    by Robin Gerber ...
    “Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.” —TimeBarbie and Ruth is the remarkable true story of the world’s most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary woman and her product changed an industry and sparked a lasting debate about women’s roles. At once a business book, a colorful ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Guide Book of United States Coins 2020

    The Official Red Book

    by R.S. Yeoman ...
    Series series The Official Red Book
    Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much your coins are worth: The Red Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Complete Wooden Runabout Restoration Guide

    by Don Danenberg ...
    Now MBI Publishing Company’s two top-selling boating titles—written by one of the world’s top authorities on the subject of antique wooden boat restoration—are available in one volume. In this comprehensive restoration guide for owners and enthusiasts of wooden powerboats of all makes and models built from the early 1920s through the 1960s, author Don Dannenberg covers all major woodworking ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Official Red Book: A Guidebook of United States Coins 2012

    The Official Red Book®, now in its 65th year, is famous nationwide as the premiere resource for U.S. coin collectors. This best-selling “one-volume library” helps you make smart buying decisions as you build your collection. Millions of readers rely on it for full-color photographs, detailed technical data, and up-to-date mintages. The Red Book covers the history of colonial and early American ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Tangled Vines

    Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California

    On October 12, 2005, a massive fire broke out in the Wines Central wine warehouse in Vallejo, California. Within hours, the flames had destroyed 4.5 million bottles of California's finest wine worth more than $250 million, making it the largest destruction of wine in history. The fire had been deliberately set by a passionate oenophile named Mark Anderson, a skilled con man and thief with storage ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Card Catalog

    Books, Cards, and Literary Treasures

    From the archives of the Library of Congress: “An irresistible treasury for book and library lovers.” —Booklist (starred review)The Library of Congress brings book lovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than two hundred full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hurricane

    The Plane That Saved Britain

    The riveting exploits of a fighter aircraft – and an underrated aerial hero of the Second World WarThe Hawker Hurricane was flying on the outbreak of war in 1939. Six years later, having saved Britain, it was still playing a major part in the war effort.Widely remembered in its fighter role and unjustly left in the shade of the Spitfire, the Hurricane’s role was varied and pivotal: as a fighter, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hopes and Dreams of Libby Quinn

    The perfect uplifting Irish romantic comedy

    by Freya Kennedy ...
    'A lovely escape that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Just what’s needed at the moment.' #1 bestseller, Jane Fallon If you can dream it, you can make it come true...Libby Quinn is sick and tired of being sensible.After years of slogging her guts out for nothing at a PR company, she finds herself redundant and about to plough every last penny of her savings into refurbishing a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Secrets of the Sommeliers

    How to Think and Drink Like the World's Top Wine Professionals

    A fascinating exploration of the inside world of sommeliers, sharing their unique perspectives, extensive expertise, and best stories.Rajat Parr’s profound knowledge of wines, deep relationships with producers, and renowned tasting abilities have made him a legend in the business. As wine director for the Mina Group, Parr presides over the lists at some of the country’s top restaurants. In Secrets ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug

    The world of Raymond E. Feist is brought to stunning life in this illustrated deluxe compendium, complete with maps, character drawings, and first-person narrative text by the master of fantasy fiction.Part travel log/journal and part atlas, Midkemia: The Chronicles of Pug brings the fictional world of Midkemia to vivid, illustrative life, and gives readers a completely new look at the creative ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Finders Keepers

    A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession

    by Craig Childs ...
    To whom does the past belong? Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero -- or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum and returns it to the ruin it came from, is she a thief?Written in his trademark lyrical style, Craig Childs's riveting new book is a ghost story -- an intense, impassioned investigation into the nature of the past and the things we leave behind. We ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • A Love Story

    by App Wings ...
    Here are few sentences from the Book,"Whosoever will charge these travails with many oversights, he shall need no solemn pains to prove them."And upon the view taken of this book sithence the impression, I dare assure them, that shall observe most faults therein, that I, by gleaning after him, will gather as many omitted by him, as he shall shew committed by me. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Paper

    The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History

    A Best Book of the Year:Mother Jones • Bloomberg News • National Post • KirkusIn these pages, Nicholas Basbanes—the consummate bibliophile’s bibliophile—shows how paper has been civilization’s constant companion. It preserves our history and gives record to our very finest literary, cultural, and scientific accomplishments. Since its invention in China nearly two millennia ago, the technology of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Existential Literature Collection

    Existentialism is a movement in philosophy and literature that emphasizes individual existence, freedom and choice. It holds that, as there is no God or any other transcendent force, the only way to counter this nothingness (and hence to find meaning in life) is by embracing existence.The Existential Literature Collection features:FEAR AND TREMBLING, by Soren KierkegaardMANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shadows in the Vineyard

    The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine

    Journalist Maximillian Potter uncovers a fascinating plot to destroy the vines of La Romance-Conti, Burgundy's finest and most expensive wine.In January 2010, Aubert de Villaine, the famed proprietor of the Domaine de la Romance-Conti, the tiny, storied vineyard that produces the most expensive, exquisite wines in the world, received an anonymous note threatening the destruction of his priceless ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The LEGO Story

    How a Little Toy Sparked the World's Imagination

    by Jens Andersen ...
    “Absolutely essential reading for every LEGO fan.” —BlocksThe definitive history of LEGO, based on unprecedented access to the company’s archives and rare interviews with the founding family who still owns the company"This book tells the story of how my family built the LEGO brand." —Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, former President/CEO of the LEGO Group and 3rd generation ownerIt’s estimated that e... ... Read more

    $21.99 USD