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  • Critical Thinking

    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    An insightful guide to the practice, teaching, and history of critical thinking—from Aristotle and Plato to Thomas Dewey—for teachers, students, and anyone looking to hone their critical thinking skills.Critical thinking is regularly cited as an essential 21st century skill, the key to success in school and work. Given the propensity to believe fake news, draw incorrect conclusions, and make ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $1.99 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

  • Diddly Squat

    The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller

    Series Book 1 - Diddly Squat
    Pull on your wellies, grab your flat cap and join Jeremy Clarkson in this hilarious and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the infamous Diddly Squat FarmTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out_________Welcome to Clarkson's farm.It... ... Read more

    $7.79 USD

  • Opal

    The jaw dropping and unputdownable thriller by Patricia Wolf

    by Patricia Wolf ...
    Series Book 3 - A DS Walker Thriller
    'Another stunner in the series... A rip-roaring thriller Down Under. Loved the characters and a great plot. Her best yet!' Michelle TeahanA small mining town. A brutal double murder. A killer among them.DS Lucas Walker is out bush with his little sister Grace from Boston. They're fetching his cousin Blair, who's been mining boulder opal in Kanpara. The town is tense with rumours of a big op... ... Read more

    $6.19 USD

  • Essential Speed Reading Techniques

    How to Become a Better, Faster Reader

    Fly through books with this essential speed reading guide.Faster reading is possible without sacrificing understanding—and this handbook will get you up to speed. Learn the most effective speed reading techniques for your personal strengths and challenges, and make visible progress through a series of engaging exercises.Choose from a variety of strategies and practices proven to advance speed and ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Why We Read

    On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

    by Shannon Reed ...
    *NATIONAL BESTSELLER**A WGN Radio Best Book of 2024**A Good Housekeeping Reads pick*A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a "beloved and wonderful writer" (George Saunders), teacher, bibliophile, and Thurber Prize SemifinalistWe read to escape, to learn, to find love, to feel seen. We read to encounter new worlds, to discover new recipes, to find connection across ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • The Teacher

    A case full of twists for the unforgettable must-read detective in 2025

    by Tim Sullivan ...
    Series series A DS Cross Thriller
    Don't miss THE BOOKSELLER, the brand new DS Cross Thriller - available now.'Every generation has its iconic detective - Holmes, Poirot and Morse - but Cross is emerging as the one for now. Treasure him.' DAILY MAIL'George Cross is becoming one of my favourite detectives.' ELLY GRIFFITHSHe's a victim. But is he innocent?THE BODYIn a village in South We... ... Read more

    $6.29 USD

  • Gallows Wood

    A dark and compelling crime thriller

    by Louisa Scarr ...
    Series Book 1 - PC Lucy Halliday
    The signs are unmistakable. The dog halts, his nose up – nostrils quivering. Every inch of him is poised. Moss has a scent.When a hand is found in Gallows Wood, PC Lucy Halliday and her specialist search dog Moss must find the rest of the body. What they uncover is a killer’s dumping ground. Like every case since her husband’s mysterious disappearance, Lucy wonders if this one will bring her ... Read more

    $4.60 USD

  • Bridges to Burn

    An unputdownable Scottish police procedural

    by Marion Todd ...
    Series Book 8 - Detective Clare Mackay
    How can DI Clare Mackay uncover the facts if nothing is what it seems?DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide – yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side?It’s not the only disturbing case to land on Clare’s desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet ... Read more

    $4.60 USD

  • The Silent Child

    An addictive crime thriller with a shocking twist

    by MJ White ...
    Series Book 2 - A Cora Lael Mystery
    'One of the most striking crime novels of the year.' Daily MailA murdered schoolteacher. A police force under attack. A teen hiding secrets beneath silence.When a body is discovered at an abandoned Suffolk farm, DS Rob Minshull and the squad believes it’s the latest casualty of the drugs war terrorising rural communities. But when the victim is identified as a well-respected local teacher, the ... Read more

    $1.72 USD

  • 戰術的本質:戰場致勝的關鍵,為決策者打造的自學工具【完全版】

    by 木元寬明 ...
    Translated by 張詠翔 ...
    Series series 全民國防
    戰術研究的必讀好書日本重版多次的暢銷戰術經典,完整解析戰術的本質不只教你戰術,更教你如何思考戰術學習以「邏輯」與「科學」取勝對手的唯一讀本在現代戰場上,軍隊的指揮官是如何擬定作戰計畫、如何指揮和運用部隊、如何擊敗敵人並取得勝利的呢?要如何準確掌握21世紀的趨勢、軍事和科技的快速進步、國際軍事環境的劇變,以及軍事思想的革新。從基礎到進階,《戰術的本質》帶著你由淺而深,開始學習掌握所有最必要的戰術知識,不僅教你如何贏得戰爭,更教你如何思考戰爭。「戰術教育的起點即是終點」,作者決定從頭做起,從戰術的基礎開始寫出一本滿足一般人都可以學習戰術知識的好書。本書由曾任陸上自衛隊陸將補的作者,系統性地解說戰術,並深入探討其本質。歷經多次增補改版,《戰術的本質》以最終的完全版與讀者見面。如同兵法名著《孫子》受到眾多商業人士喜愛一般,了解實際的戰術,也能連結到商業世界的勝利。這本書是為所有對戰術、戰略 ... Read more

    $12.40 USD

  • The Killer's Shadow

    The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

    Series Book 1 - Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter
    The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of Mindhunter and The Killer Across the Table returns with this timely, relevant book that goes to the heart of extremism and domestic terrorism, examining in-depth his chilling pursuit of, and eventual prison confrontation with Joseph Paul Franklin, a White Nationalist serial killer and one of the most disturbing psychopaths ... Read more

    $12.79 USD $1.99 USD

  • Poor

    The No. 1 BestsellerBiography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023The Last Word Listeners' Choice Award, Irish Book Awards 2023'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' GuardianLike young girls everywhere Katriona O’Sullivan grew up bright, enthusiastic, curious. But she was also surrounded by abject pover... ... Read more

    $7.49 USD

  • Stuff Matters

    Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World

    In this New York Times Notable Book, "Mark Miodownik, a materials scientist, explains the history and science behind things such as paper, glass, chocolate, and concrete with an infectious enthusiasm."—Scientific AmericanWinner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science BooksWhy is glass see-through? What makes elastic stretchy? Why does any material look and behave the way it does? These are ... Read more

    $11.49 USD $1.99 USD

  • Never Split the Difference

    Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

    This international bestseller, with more than 3 million copies sold, offers a field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations—whether in the boardroom, in your community, or at home.Life is a series of negotiations, and negotiation is at the heart of collaboration—whether you are a business executive, a salesperson, a parent , a community leader, or a spouse. As a former FBI hostage negotiator, ... Read more

    $7.59 USD

  • Anti-Intellectualism in American Life

    Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionAnti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society."As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no ... Read more

    $12.59 USD $5.29 USD

  • The War of Art

    Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

    "A vital gem...a kick in the ass." -- Esquire"Amazingly cogent and smart on the psychology of creation." -- Jay McInerney"As I closed THE WAR OF ART, I felt a surge of positive calm. I now know I can win this war. And if I can, so can you." -- Robert McKee, bestselling author of STORYDO YOU:- Dream about writing a great novel?- Regret not finishing your paintings, poems, or screenplays?- Want to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Shop Girls of Harpers

    The start of the bestselling heartwarming historical saga series from Rosie Clarke

    by Rosie Clarke ...
    Series Book 1 - Welcome To Harpers Emporium
    The beginning of a brand new series from #1 bestselling author Rosie ClarkeWelcome to Harpers of Oxford Street.London 1911When Sally, Beth, Margaret and Rachel meet at a job interview for the wonderful new store in Oxford Street, they have no idea they will become lifelong friends.When all four girls are lucky enough to be selected as sales staff their exciting new adventure begins.Join them as ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Writing to Learn

    How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

    This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning. ... Read more

    $9.69 USD

  • 如何打贏戰爭:平民的現代戰爭實戰指南

    How To Fight A War

    Translated by 鄭天恩 ...
    Series series 全民國防
    一旦你將本書所提的內容做對了,就能贏得戰爭一本戰爭的科普書,寫給平民百姓的戰爭指南作者的專業背景與經歷,使得原本看起來很複雜的知識在他的簡明文字敘述之下,了解戰爭不再是那麼困難的事情了這是一本出色、文筆清晰、闡述明確的書籍。熟知人類衝突史,曾以軍人身份在阿富汗戰場體會過戰爭洗禮的麥克‧馬丁,帶領讀者了解如何以核心、簡練確切的邏輯,來打一場國家之間的決定性戰爭,藉此了解利用這些手段,解決地緣政治問題並減少未來的衝突。在這個地緣政治擔憂與風險日益高漲的時代,《如何打贏戰爭》清楚闡釋了任何人在做出投入戰爭的決策時,所應該參考的複雜考量因素。戰爭是令人厭惡且複雜的,但也是充滿人性的。在這本簡單易讀的書籍中,麥克‧馬丁去除戰爭當中許多令人難解的技術問題,冷靜精確扼要地講解如何協調軍事力量——從步兵單位到情報收集,從戰略規劃到戰術實施。《如何打贏戰爭》告訴讀者如何運用暴力這一門藝術,是理解現代戰爭— ... Read more

    $11.76 USD

  • Silent Bones

    An addictive and gripping crime thriller

    by Rachel Lynch ...
    Series Book 11 - Detective Kelly Porter
    A dead body keeps no secrets...An extreme drought hits the Lake District, uncovering a skeleton at the bottom of Thirlmere reservoir. Forensics identify that the body, a young man, must have entered the water with his arms tied behind his back: this was no accidental death. The case quickly becomes personal for DI Kelly Porter when she discovers it’s the remains of an old classmate, missing for ... Read more

    $4.60 USD

  • The Deal of the Century

    The Breakup of AT&T

    by Steve Coll ...
    **A New York Times–bestselling author’s “superbly reported” account of the dismantling of the world’s largest corporation (The Washington Post).Written by the two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ghost Wars and Private Empire, The Deal of the Century chronicles the decade-long war for control of AT&T.When the US Department of Justice brought an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T in 1974, the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • 抄寫英語的奇蹟:1天10分鐘,英語和人生都起飛

    Series series Happy Language
    外籍名師親自編寫,最道地的正能量英語!涵蓋人生最重要的10大主題,每10天輪動一次,不僅勵志,更能喚醒潛能,復甦活力。每天輕鬆抄寫10分鐘,將為你帶來驚人的改變!★任何年齡和各種專業的讀者都適用!★作者親錄QR CODE音檔,可以邊寫邊讀、也可以隨時跟讀,自然而然學會母語人士發音1天10分鐘,連續抄寫100天,不僅英語自然而然突飛猛進,還為生命帶來神奇改變!每天帶給你一個新主題、新視角全書以10天為一階段,每階段由10個主題(感恩、克服逆境、學習、目標與夢想、愛、恆毅力、快樂、成長、自我關懷、人生觀)輪替。多重感官同步運用,練就出色的英文能力!</stron... ... Read more

    $8.13 USD

  • Fluent Forever (Revised Edition)

    How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

    by Gabriel Wyner ...
    The bestselling guide to learning a new language and remembering what you learned, now revised and updated“A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide . . . If you want a new language to stick, start here.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar ZeroGabriel Wyner speaks seven foreign languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he ... Read more

    $7.39 USD