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  • The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful

    Curious and Incredible Facts that Will Blow Your Mind

    by Milo Rossi ...
    The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful features explanations of some of the most intriguing and entertaining facts from prehistory, ancient Egypt, the Industrial Revolution, and beyond.Discover a plethora of intriguing and entertaining facts from archaeology and history—brought to life with the author’s signature wit and levity.In The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful, TikTok educator ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • The All New Illustrated Guide to Everything Sold in Hardware Stores

    by Steve Ettlinger, Phil Schmidt ...
    An updated edition of the ultimate hardware shopping guide and reference book: “Organized, accessible and cheerfully reassuring.” —Publishers WeeklyTired of making multiple trips to the hardware store because you purchased the wrong item? Or wandering the aisles feeling overwhelmed and bewildered? This is the illustrated reference that helps you learn the difference between drywall screws and deck ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Seaforth World Naval Review 2022

    by Conrad Waters ...
    The essential compendium covering the year in naval developments—the only annual overview of its kind: “Very highly recommended.” —Warship WorldFor more than a decade, this annual volume has provided an authoritative summary of all that has happened to the world’s navies and their ships in the previous twelve months. It combines regional surveys with major articles on important new warships, and ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Event Planning

    Pro Tips from an Industry Insider

    by Gianna Cardinale Gaudini ...
    Do you want to create events that are memorable and impactful? Then, read on...Creating exceptional events is a challenging yet rewarding endeavor. It’s not enough to simply decorate a room anymore: it’s time to learn how to make a lasting impact for your company, your attendees, and most importantly — your professional identity.The Art of Event Planning: Pro Tips from an Industry Insider is a ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • How to Take Over the World

    Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain

    by Ryan North ...
    **NAMED A BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE“Comic book fans will fall hard for this delightfully daffy guidebook. . . . Exuberant, optimistic, and just plain fun, How to Take Over the World will both surprise and delight.” —EsquireA book this informative should be a crime!**Taking over the world is a lot of work. Any supervillain is bound to have questions: What’s the perfect location ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Haunted Places

    by Hans Holzer ...
    series True Encounters with the World Beyond
    Join paranormal expert and ghost hunter Hans Holzer as he investigates the most famous haunted locations around the worldGhosts have been known to haunt not only houses but other locations as well—such as dark forests, trains, ships, and even airplanes. Professor Hans Holzer looks at several of the most menacing of these cases, from the ghost bride of Nob Hill in San Francisco to the “gray man” of ... Read more

    $1.99 USD $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts

    by Matt Bell ...
    They say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first pages to the last tips for making your final draft even tighter and stronger.From lauded writer and teacher Matt Bell, Refuse to Be Done is encouraging and intensely practical, focusing always on ... Read more

    $9.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • The Stanislavski System

    The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition

    by Sonia Moore, John Gielgud ...
    This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on the subtext of a role. She provides detailed explanations of all the methods that actors in training have found indispensable for more than ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Just Say Yes

    The uplifting romantic comedy from Maxine Morrey

    by Maxine Morrey ...
    Wedding planner Madeleine lives in a picture-perfect thatched cottage, in a picture-perfect English country village.There’s only one problem - dream cottages take a lot of work, and with a leaking roof, and not enough money to pay for it, what Maddie needs now is a big wedding to plan.So she’s delighted when she takes on the wedding of Californian heiress Peyton, to all-round good guy Patrick. She ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jesus

    The Explosive Story of the 30 Lost Years and the Ancient Mystery Religions

    by Tricia McCannon ...
    “[A] tour de force through an incredible array of myth, history and philosophy . . . that have shaped the teachings of the world’s Great Masters.” —Jim Marrs, author of the New York Times bestseller, Rule by SecrecyA breathtaking work of staggering research and synthesis that provides startling new information and context to the first thirty years of Jesus’ lifeWhere was Jesus for the first thirty ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability

    For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness

    by Cory Silverberg, Miriam Kaufman ...
    The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability is the first complete sex guide for people who live with disabilities, pain, illness, or chronic conditions. Useful for absolutely everyone, regardless of age, gender, or sexual orientation, the book addresses a wide range of disabilities — from chronic fatigue, back pain, and asthma to spinal cord injury, hearing and visual impairment, multiple sclerosis, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Media/Society

    Technology, Industries, Content, and Users

    by David R. Croteau, Clayton Childress, William Hoynes ...
    Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association′s The McGuffey Longevity AwardMedia/Society: Technology, Industries, Content, and Users helps students understand the relationship between media and society and gets them to think critically about recent media developments. Authors David Croteau, William Hoynes, and new co-author Clayton Childress take an interdisciplinary approach with a ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Remember Everything You Read

    The Evelyn Wood 7 Day Speed Reading and Learning Program

    by Dr. Stanley D. Frank ...
    Learn how to read more quickly--and absorb more of of the information you are reading--with Remember Everything You Read.For the first time the secrets that have made the completely revised Evelyn Wood learning program so effective and popular are revealed. Remember Everything You Read not only teaches you how to increase your reading speed--all the while improving your comprehension--it also ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • The Bronze Patina Book

    by Brad Shirley ...
    When it comes to Bronze patinas the green finish you see on bronze horse sculptures is what usually comes to mind.This is common effect that comes from decades of acid in the rain slowly causing the patina effect.But in fact there are many colors of patinas in bronze.In this book I will show you how over 40 different colored patinas that you can use on bronze, copper, brass, and other metals.And ... Read more

    $2.87 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ultimate Guide to Kink

    BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge

    Edited by Tristan Taormino ...
    The Ultimate Guide to Kink is the first major guide to BDSM in a generation—a bold and sexy collection of essays that run the gamut from expert how-to tutorials to provocative essays that delve into complex questions about desire, power, and pleasure. The book brings together diverse voices from the kink community in an unprecedented way: each chapter is written by a different sexuality/BDSM ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Unknown Chicago Tales

    by John R. Schmidt ...
    Chicago's most famous stories tend to crowd out the competition and shout down alternate perspectives. Visit with the man who founded a 150-year-long Chicago political dynasty. Take a peek at some of the lesser-known Chicago film classics. Review Professor Moriarty's Chicago caper and Annie Oakley's cocaine case. Uncover the lengths to which Chicago's long-celebrated Mr. Pioneer Settler went to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Let's Bring Back

    An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By

    by Lesley M. M. Blume ...
    An illustrated A-to-Z tribute to old-fashioned items worth rediscovering: “Wistful . . . charming . . . like a stroll down memory lane.” —ElleWhatever happened to cuckoo clocks? Or bed curtains? Why do we have so many “friends” while doing away with the much more useful word “acquaintance”? All of these things, plus hot toddies, riddles, proverbs, corsets, calling cards, and many more, are due for ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Penn Statements, Vol. 41

    Student Compositions from the Program in Writing and Rhetoric

    Edited by Javiera Morales-Reyes, Elizabeth Brady ...
    Penn Statements Volume 41 collects student compositions from the Program in Writing and Rhetoric in the Department of English at The Pennsylvania State University for use in English 15, Rhetoric and Composition courses at Penn State. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • e-Pedia: 2012 Benghazi Attack

    The 2012 Benghazi attack that September was coordinated against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia

    by Wikipedia contributors ...
    series e-Pedia
    This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The 2012 Benghazi attack that September was coordinated against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia. This book has been derived from Wikipedia: it contains the entire text of the title Wikipedia article + the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 52 Weeks of Genealogy: Projects for Every Week of the Year

    by Nancy Hendrickson ...
    52 Easy-to-do-Genealogy ProjectsClimbing the family tree can take a lifetime. But that doesn't mean you can't finish small genealogy projects in just a few minutes a week. With my newest book, it's super-easy to complete 52 projects in just a short time every week. And, accomplish more genealogy research than you thought was possible!"I finally had the time to go through your book. I like the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Survive the Unthinkable

    A Total Guide to Women's Self-Protection

    by Tim Larkin ...
    Approximately 1.9 million women are physically assaulted annually in the United States alone. In Survive the Unthinkable, Tim Larkin empowers women to understand that surviving a potential attack isn't about being physically bigger, faster, or stronger; it's about knowing how to self-protect, not self-*defend.Survive the Unthinkable* reveals the effective, proven principles behind Target Focus ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700

    by Frederick Lewis Weis ...
    This is the eighth edition of the classic work on the royal ancestry of certain colonists who came to America before the year 1700, and it is the first new edition to appear since 1992, reflecting the change in editorship from the late Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. to his appointed successors William and Kaleen Beall. Like the previous editions, it embodies the very latest research in the highly ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Family Survival Guide

    The Best Ways for Families to Prepare, Train, Pack, and Survive Everything

    by Mykel Hawke, Ruth England Hawke ...
    Are you prepared in case disaster strikes? Are your kids? In the Family Survival Guide, veteran adventurers Mykel and Ruth Hawke provide the vital information you and your family need to get through almost any disaster safely. The topics covered are wide-ranging and easy-to-follow. Here, you and your family will learn:How to find, purify, and store waterHow to construct different types of shelter ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Living with Bipolar Disorder

    A Handbook for Patients and Their Families

    by Karen R. Brock, M.D. ...
    series McFarland Health Topics
    "Bipolar" means more than mood swings and chemical imbalances. It is a genetic brain regulation malfunction causing not only mood but behavioral symptoms. Severity and symptoms vary along a spectrum of disease presentations, from a happy, positive personality, to a moody temperament, to chronic and recurrent depressions, to classic manic-depressive illness. It is a chronic disease with periods of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD