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  • On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down

    by 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 ... Read more

    $2.33 USD

  • The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea

    by Michael Harney ...
    Read Michael Harney's posts on the Penguin Blog.The country’s leading connoisseur presents a comprehensive guide for developing your tea palate.The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea transforms tea drinkers into tea experts. Written by one of the country’s leading tea professionals, The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea is an illuminating resource for tea drinkers interested in developing and refining their ... Read more

    $2.33 USD

  • Tudo o Que Sei Sobre o Amor — Edição Especial

    by Dolly Alderton ...
    Quando se trata das provações e triunfos da jornada até à idade adulta, a jornalista e ex-colunista do Sunday Times, Dolly Alderton, já viu e experimentou de tudo. Ela descreve-nos vividamente o processo por que passamos quando nos apaixonamos, a luta contra a autossabotagem, a procura de um emprego, o que é dar uma festa desastrosa cuja temática é o RodStewart, apanhar uma bebedeira, levar com os ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • What Every BODY is Saying

    An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People

    by Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins ...
    OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDJoe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to "speed-read" people and master the science of understanding human behavior: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Cribsheet

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

    by Emily Oster ...
    Series Book 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 ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • Bird by Bird

    Some Instructions on Writing and Life

    by 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.” ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • A Poetry Handbook

    A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry

    by Mary Oliver ...
    “Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”— Los Angeles TimesFrom the beloved and acclaimed poet, an ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry.With passion and wit, Mary Oliver skillfully imparts ... Read more

    $11.29 USD

  • The Organization of Information

    by Daniel N. Joudrey ...
    Series series Library and Information Science Text Series
    Organizing information is at the heart of the information professions, and the fifth edition of The Organization of Information is a key resource for anyone seeking up-to-date guidance.For millennia, information organization has been central to the functioning of libraries and other information institutions. The fifth edition of The Organization of Information provides a timely, detailed ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Newsletter Ninja 2: If You Give a Reader a Cookie

    Supercharge Your Author Mailing List With the Perfect Reader Magnet

    by Tammi L Labrecque ...
    Series Book 2 - Newsletter Ninja
    You know you need a reader magnet. You know it will help you attract newsletter subscribers, launch to a bigger audience, and find more success as an indie author. You know that a good reader magnet can turn casual readers into superfans, and superfans into evangelists.Everyone says so.But knowing and doing are two different things, especially when all the advice out there is overwhelming and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • How to Become a Straight-A Student

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

    by 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 ... Read more

    Was $11.69 USD Now $9.59 USD

  • A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

    The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

    by Adam Rutherford ...
    National Book Critics Circle Award—2017 Nonfiction Finalist"Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."— The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, ... Read more

    Was $14.39 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence

    by Baltasar Gracián, Jeremy Robbins ...
    Translated by Jeremy Robbins ...
    Written over 350 years ago, The Pocket Oracle and the Art of Prudence is a charming collection of 300 witty and thought-provoking aphorisms. From the art of being lucky to the healthy use of caution, these elegant maxims were created as a guide to life, with further suggestions given on cultivating good taste, knowing how to refuse, the foolishness of complaining and the wisdom of controlling one ... Read more

    $3.88 USD

  • Spy the Lie

    Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Detect Deception

    by Philip Houston, Michael Floyd, Susan Carnicero, Don Tennant ...
    Three former CIA officers—among the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior—share their proven techniques for uncovering a lieImagine how different your life would be if you could tell whether someone was lying or telling you the truth. Be it hiring a new employee, investing in a financial interest, speaking with your child about drugs, confronting your significant other ... Read more

    $10.29 USD

  • Modern Manners

    Tools to Take You to the Top

    by Dorothea Johnson, Liv Tyler ...
    From the world-renowned etiquette expert and her granddaughter, Liv Tyler, an elegant guide to 21st-century manners and etiquette for professionals who want to be confident and successful in the business and social arenas.Developing good etiquette and manners is an important investment in your future. They allow you to feel at ease in any situation--and give you the polish and confidence to become ... Read more

    $5.29 USD

  • Kobo Touch: Ultimate Tips & Tricks Guide For Kobo reader Owners

    by L H ...
    Kobo - Kobo Books - Kobo eReader - Kobo Best Sellers - Kobo User Guide - Kobo Store - TechnologyDo you own a Kobo eReader?Are you looking for new ways to utilize your Kobo?Do you want to learn how to get unlimited eBooks for your Kobo?If so the Kobo Touch: Ultimate Tips & Tricks Guide for Kobo eReader Owners is designed to help you make the most of your device.This Kobo guide gives step-by-step ... Read more

    $8.13 USD

  • Mary Balogh

    Reading List

    by Edward Peterson ...
    Whether you are reading your favorite author or getting to know a new author nothing is more important than reading order. You will spoil the story and your own enjoyment if you read a series in the wrong order and you will miss the development of an author’s writing if you read their books in a helter-skelter fashion. With our original reading list you get the perfect tool to enjoy Mary Balogh’s ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Map Thief

    The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps

    by Michael Blanding ...
    The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed himMaps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Newsletter Ninja

    How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert

    by Tammi L Labrecque ...
    Series Book 1 - Newsletter Ninja
    Are you struggling with email? Newsletter numbers getting you down? Fewer people opening your messages? No real reaction when you launch a book?There's another way--a better way.Imagine having a large list of happy readers who devoured every email you sent. Or launching a book and activating an army of fans who did the selling for you. You could be that person, with the help of Newsletter Ninja ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Development as Freedom

    by Amartya Sen ...
    In Development as Freedom Amartya Sen explains how in a world of unprecedented increase in overall opulence millions of people living in the Third World are still unfree. Even if they are not technically slaves, they are denied elementary freedoms and remain imprisoned in one way or another by economic poverty, social deprivation, political tyranny or cultural authoritarianism. The main purpose of ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Greek And Roman Mythology: History, Art, Reference. Heracles, Zeus, Jupiter, Juno, Apollo, Venus, Cyclops, Titans. (Mobi Reference)

    by MobileReference ...
    Learn more about Greek and Roman Mythology with this comprehensive and fully illustrated book.Audience:Intended for everyone interested Greek and Roman Mythology. Written in plain English.FEATURES:- Fully illustrated with maps, art, and photographs - Search for the words or phrases - Navigate from Table of Contents or read page by page - Add Bookmarks - Designed for optimal navigation on ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings

    With Observations on Culture and Language

    by Qin Xue Herzberg, Larry Herzberg ...
    A thoughtful gift for those with an interest in Chinese culture and literature, accessible to and aimed at those with or without an understanding of the Chinese languageWell-known sayings by Confucius ("Within the four seas, all men are brothers") and Lao Zi ("The longest journey begins with a single step"), familiar anonymous proverbs ("Give a man a fish and he'll have food for a day; Teach a man ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • How to Read a Novel

    A User's Guide

    by John Sutherland ...
    "Do we still know how to read a novel?" John Sutherland, Chairman of the 2005 Booker Prize Committee, asks. His disheartened answer is an unequivocal, "No." But Sutherland has not given up hope. With acerbic wit and intellect, he traces the history of what it used to mean to be well-read and tells readers what it still means today. Using this delightful book as a means to an end, he reminds ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Research Methods, Statistics, and Applications

    by Kathrynn A. Adams, Eva Kung McGuire (aka: Lawrence) ...
    Research Methods, Statistics, and Applications by Kathrynn A. Adams and Eva K. McGuire is designed to give students the experience of being a researcher by combining the interrelated concepts of research methods and statistics to better explain how the research process incorporates both elements. Employing a conversational tone throughout, coupled with an emphasis on decision-making, this best ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • Kicking Away the Ladder

    Development Strategy in Historical Perspective

    by Ha-Joon Chang ...
    How did the rich countries really become rich? In this provocative study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from the developed world to adopt certain 'good policies' and 'good institutions', seen today as necessary for economic development. Adopting a historical approach, Dr Chang finds that the economic evolution of now-developed countries differed dramatically ... Read more

    $15.59 USD