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Highly Selective Reference eBook Series

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  • The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate

    Series series Highly Selective Reference
    Between TV talk shows, radio call-in programs, email and the Internet, spontaneous-talk media has skyrocketed in the '90s. People are interacting more frequently and more fervently than ever before, turning the English language into an indecipherable mess. Now, this unique and concise compendium presents the most confused and misused words in the language today -- words misused by careless ... Read more

    Was $17.29 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives

    For the Extraordinarily Literate

    Series series Highly Selective Reference
    Adjectives have long suffered from bad press. For many years, English teachers have been fond of telling students that "adjectives are the enemy of nouns, and adverbs are the enemy of everything else."While it's still advisable to heed your English teacher's advice on most other matters, The Highly Selective Dictionary of Golden Adjectives for the Extraordinarily Literate proves that breaking ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • The Highly Selective Thesaurus for the Extraordinarily Literate

    Series series Highly Selective Reference
    Anyone looking to improve his or her vocabulary and anyone who loves words will be enthralled by this unique and impressive thesaurus that provides only the most unusual -- or is it recondite? --words for each entry. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology

    Before the First Sun

    Meet the Gods of Sun and SacrificeStep into the dazzling world of ancient Mesoamerica with this engaging and accessible guide to Aztec mythology.#1 New Release in History of New Age & MythologyExplore the legends, gods, and cosmic cycles that defined one of the most powerful civilizations in the Americas. Far from a dry academic text, Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology brings these... ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Globemaster Down

    Soviet Espionage and the Doomed American Attempt to Sneak Nukes into Europe

    by Tod Robberson ...
    **Just in time for the 75th anniversary, the first book-length investigation into one of the great unsolved mysteries from the early days of the Cold War, when an American cargo plane allegedly carrying an atomic bomb over the Atlantic Ocean disappeared, along with the US military and nuclear specialists on board.Pulitzer-Prize winning war reporter Tod Robberson examines this shocking true story ... Read more

    $17.79 USD

  • American Struggle

    Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology

    by Jon Meacham ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.“Jon Meacham has done it again. If there is a soul in American history, it emerges—indeed, explodes ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • The Best Recipes in the World

    More Than 1,000 International Dishes to Cook at Home

    by Mark Bittman ...
    "I know of only one person who could put together such a treasury of the best recipes in the world: Mark Bittman." —Chef José Andrés, founder of World Central KitchenJoin iconic, six-time James Beard Award–winning food writer Mark Bittman on a journey across the globe—not to the fanciest, most-acclaimed restaurants in the world, but to the good bars, little joints, mom-and-pop operations, and home ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Philosophy Book for Beginners

    A Brief Introduction to Great Thinkers and Big Ideas

    by Sharon Kaye ...
    "A truly delightful and wonderfully compact introduction to philosophy's key questions and major thinkers from ancient times to the present day." —William Irwin, general editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture seriesWho are you? What is truly real? Is there such a thing as free will? If you have ever considered questions like these, that's philosophy. The Philosophy Book for Beginners ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Nations Apart

    How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America

    by Colin Woodard ...
    **"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." —Garry Kasparov"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic." —The Next Big Idea Club“A lucid exercise in ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • Burn Down Master's House

    A Novel

    by Clay Cane ...
    Inspired by true, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, a searing portrayal of resistance for readers of Colson Whitehead, Jesmyn Ward, and Percival Everett, from Clay Cane, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Grift**.**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY... ... Read more

    $17.19 USD

  • The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy

    Sixteen Great Works of Speculative Fiction

    Edited by Ellen Datlow ...
    "Ellen Datlow is the queen of anthology editors in America."—Peter StraubFrom multi-award–winning anthologist Ellen Datlow, The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy features groundbreaking works from some of the most distinctive voices in speculative fiction.Set in far futures, the near past, or alternate realities; infused with elements of horror, mystery, and mysticism; and featuring aliens, ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Chain of Ideas

    The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age

    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The acclaimed author of How to Be an Antiracist and the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning charts how “great replacement theory” has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age.“Kendi argues brilliantly that we must work across race and class lines to eradicate social ills and eliminate fascism.”—Los Angeles ... Read more

    $12.59 USD