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Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition

An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders

de Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, Dylan Thuras, Atlas Obscura ...

Series series Atlas Obscura
**Discover wonder.“A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.”— New York Times**Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published and changed the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvelous it really is.This second edition takes readers to ... Leer más

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**Discover wonder.“A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.”— New York Times**Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that shot to the top of bestseller lists when it was first published and changed the way we think about the world, expanding our sense of how strange and marvelous it really is.This second edition takes readers to
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Daily Rituals

How Artists Work

de Mason Currey ...

More than 150 inspired—and inspiring—novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians on how they subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do.Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited ... Leer más

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More than 150 inspired—and inspiring—novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians on how they subtly maneuver the many (self-inflicted) obstacles and (self-imposed) daily rituals to get done the work they love to do.Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, “time is short, my strength is limited
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How to Invent Everything

A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler

de Ryan North ...

An NPR Best Book of 2018"How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly." --Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If?The only book you need if you're going back in timeWhat would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then br... ... Leer más

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An NPR Best Book of 2018"How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly." --Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselling author of What If?The only book you need if you're going back in timeWhat would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then br...
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On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down

de 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 ... Leer más

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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
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Having People Over

A Modern Guide to Planning, Throwing, and Attending Every Type of Party

de Chelsea Fagan ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Become the perfect host and learn how to foster community as an adult with this modern guide to hosting every type of gathering.In a world that often feels disconnected and transactional, there's nothing more radically hospitable than welcoming people into your space, your table, and your life.In this accessible, inviting book on hosting and entertaining, author, CEO, and ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Become the perfect host and learn how to foster community as an adult with this modern guide to hosting every type of gathering.In a world that often feels disconnected and transactional, there's nothing more radically hospitable than welcoming people into your space, your table, and your life.In this accessible, inviting book on hosting and entertaining, author, CEO, and
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Forensic Genealogy

Theory & Practice

de Michael S. Ramage, Catherine B.W. Desmarais ...

Forensic Genealogy: Theory and Practice is an essential reference guide for professionals working at the intersection of genealogy and the legal system. Published by the National Genealogical Society, this comprehensive manual explores how genealogical methods are applied to resolve complex legal matters, including estate settlements, real estate title disputes, citizenship eligibility, heir ... Leer más

$39.59 USD

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Forensic Genealogy: Theory and Practice is an essential reference guide for professionals working at the intersection of genealogy and the legal system. Published by the National Genealogical Society, this comprehensive manual explores how genealogical methods are applied to resolve complex legal matters, including estate settlements, real estate title disputes, citizenship eligibility, heir
... Leer más
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth

And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine

de Thomas Morris ...

"Delightfully horrifying."--Popular ScienceOne of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its jaw-dropping weirdness.A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many... ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

"Delightfully horrifying."--Popular ScienceOne of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018One of Science Friday's Best Science Books of 2018This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its jaw-dropping weirdness.A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many...
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All Tomorrows

Author's Answers Edition

de C.M. Kosemen ...

The complete cult classic, now with an exclusive Author's Answers Edition.Read the full text of All Tomorrows, then dive deeper with bonus content in which creator C. M. Kosemen answers readers' most fascinating questions about the book's world, artwork and creation.Twenty years after its original conception, All Tomorrows has become one of the most influential works of speculative evolution ever ... Leer más

$12.79 USD

The complete cult classic, now with an exclusive Author's Answers Edition.Read the full text of All Tomorrows, then dive deeper with bonus content in which creator C. M. Kosemen answers readers' most fascinating questions about the book's world, artwork and creation.Twenty years after its original conception, All Tomorrows has become one of the most influential works of speculative evolution ever
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Classical Mythology A to Z

An Encyclopedia of Gods & Goddesses, Heroes & Heroines, Nymphs, Spirits, Monsters, and Places

de Annette Giesecke ...

A beautifully illustrated, wonderfully engaging A-to-Z guide to more than 700 major and minor gods and goddesses, characters, creatures, and places of classical Greek and Roman mythology.Classical Mythology A-to-Z is a comprehensive and engrossing guide to Greek and Roman mythology. Written by Annette Giesecke, PhD, Professor of Classics and Chair of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the ... Leer más

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A beautifully illustrated, wonderfully engaging A-to-Z guide to more than 700 major and minor gods and goddesses, characters, creatures, and places of classical Greek and Roman mythology.Classical Mythology A-to-Z is a comprehensive and engrossing guide to Greek and Roman mythology. Written by Annette Giesecke, PhD, Professor of Classics and Chair of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the
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Legal Writing in Plain English, Third Edition

A Text with Exercises

de Bryan A. Garner ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
The leading guide to clear writing—and clear thinking—in the legal profession for more than two decades, now newly updated.Admirably clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful—all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. Since 2001, Bryan A. Garner’s Legal Writing in Plain English has helped address this problem ... Leer más

$15.89 USD

The leading guide to clear writing—and clear thinking—in the legal profession for more than two decades, now newly updated.Admirably clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful—all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. Since 2001, Bryan A. Garner’s Legal Writing in Plain English has helped address this problem
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Liz Fielding's Little Book of Writing Romance

de Liz Fielding ...

No matter where you are in your writing journey, multi-award winning romance author Liz Fielding's straight-forward, no jargon guide to writing Bestselling Romance shows you what it takes to get there. She does not confuse with the science of writing, but shows clearly, using examples, how to use the first line to grab your reader, how to write great dialogue, how to create characters that readers ... Leer más

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No matter where you are in your writing journey, multi-award winning romance author Liz Fielding's straight-forward, no jargon guide to writing Bestselling Romance shows you what it takes to get there. She does not confuse with the science of writing, but shows clearly, using examples, how to use the first line to grab your reader, how to write great dialogue, how to create characters that readers
... Leer más
Weather

de Storm Dunlop ...

Series series Collins Gem
A compact introduction to observing, predicting, and understanding the weatherNote: this ebook for black and white devices was originally created and printed in colour. For this reason, a small number of the illustrations will be difficult to read on a black and white device.This handy little guide provides the perfect introduction to what is happening in the sky, come rain or shine. Different ... Leer más

$2.49 USD

A compact introduction to observing, predicting, and understanding the weatherNote: this ebook for black and white devices was originally created and printed in colour. For this reason, a small number of the illustrations will be difficult to read on a black and white device.This handy little guide provides the perfect introduction to what is happening in the sky, come rain or shine. Different
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Prospect Theory

For Risk and Ambiguity

de Peter P. Wakker ...

Prospect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity, provides a comprehensive and accessible textbook treatment of the way decisions are made both when we have the statistical probabilities associated with uncertain future events (risk) and when we lack them (ambiguity). The book presents models, primarily prospect theory, that are both tractable and psychologically realistic. A method of presentation is ... Leer más

$61.99 USD

Prospect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity, provides a comprehensive and accessible textbook treatment of the way decisions are made both when we have the statistical probabilities associated with uncertain future events (risk) and when we lack them (ambiguity). The book presents models, primarily prospect theory, that are both tractable and psychologically realistic. A method of presentation is
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How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries 2022 Edition

de Kathy Lynn Emerson ...

This new edition of How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries is the author's personal take on writing historical mysteries, based on over forty years in print as a writer of fiction and nonfiction and the publication of eighteen of her historical mysteries and two collections of historical mystery short stories. Her experiences are the core of the book. The remainder of the text consists of ... Leer más

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This new edition of How to Write Killer Historical Mysteries is the author's personal take on writing historical mysteries, based on over forty years in print as a writer of fiction and nonfiction and the publication of eighteen of her historical mysteries and two collections of historical mystery short stories. Her experiences are the core of the book. The remainder of the text consists of
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An Introduction to Decision Theory

de Martin Peterson ...

Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
Now revised and updated, this introduction to decision theory is both accessible and comprehensive, covering topics including decision making under ignorance and risk, the foundations of utility theory, the debate over subjective and objective probability, Bayesianism, causal decision theory, game theory, and social choice theory. No mathematical skills are assumed, with all concepts and results ... Leer más

$33.99 USD

Now revised and updated, this introduction to decision theory is both accessible and comprehensive, covering topics including decision making under ignorance and risk, the foundations of utility theory, the debate over subjective and objective probability, Bayesianism, causal decision theory, game theory, and social choice theory. No mathematical skills are assumed, with all concepts and results
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Remember, Remember

Learn the Stuff You Thought You Never Could

de Ed Cooke ...

Kings and queens, British prime ministers, American presidents, countries of Europe...We should all know these things - but like me, you're probably resigned to being the kind of person that just never will. Now Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke offers up his memory secrets with a fun, quick and completely unforgettable way to remember the things you thought you never could.But this is no boring ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Kings and queens, British prime ministers, American presidents, countries of Europe...We should all know these things - but like me, you're probably resigned to being the kind of person that just never will. Now Grandmaster of Memory Ed Cooke offers up his memory secrets with a fun, quick and completely unforgettable way to remember the things you thought you never could.But this is no boring
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On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down: Number 2

On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down, #2

de James Fell ...

Series Libro 2 - On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down
SH!T HAPPENS. AGAIN.**The SECOND VOLUME of the hilarious, irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed, featuring 366 MORE profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror, science and stupidity, courage and cowardice.Those who cannot remember the past . . . need a history teacher who says "f*ck" a lot.**That famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster was faked as an act of revenge against ... Leer más

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SH!T HAPPENS. AGAIN.**The SECOND VOLUME of the hilarious, irreverent guide to world history you never knew you needed, featuring 366 MORE profanity-filled tales of triumph and terror, science and stupidity, courage and cowardice.Those who cannot remember the past . . . need a history teacher who says "f*ck" a lot.**That famous photo of the Loch Ness Monster was faked as an act of revenge against
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The Craft of Research, Fifth Edition

de Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research.With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from high-school students and first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to researchers in business and ... Leer más

$13.69 USD

A thoroughly updated edition of a beloved classic that has guided generations of researchers in conducting effective and meaningful research.With more than a million copies sold since its first publication, The Craft of Research has helped generations of researchers at every level—from high-school students and first-year undergraduates to advanced graduate students to researchers in business and
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Bird by Bird

Some Instructions on Writing and Life

de 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.” ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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.”
... Leer más
The Princeton Guide to Historical Research

de Zachary Schrag ...

Series series Skills for Scholars
The essential handbook for doing historical research in the twenty-first centuryThe Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries.Zachary Schrag begins by ... Leer más

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The essential handbook for doing historical research in the twenty-first centuryThe Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries.Zachary Schrag begins by
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Practical Alchemy

A Guide to the Great Work

de Brian Cotnoir ...

A concise guide to the history, theory, and practice of alchemy (the “great work”)—the art of working with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation.Alchemy is a means of understanding and working in concert with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation. In this book, Brian Cotnoir offers a step-by-step introduction that ... Leer más

$13.09 USD

A concise guide to the history, theory, and practice of alchemy (the “great work”)—the art of working with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation.Alchemy is a means of understanding and working in concert with the energies of nature for spiritual development, healing, and transformation. In this book, Brian Cotnoir offers a step-by-step introduction that
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Be Expert with Map and Compass

The Complete Orienteering Handbook

de Carina Kjellstrom Elgin, Bjorn Kjellstrom ...

The classic map and compass navigation guide, updated with new features and tipsBe Expert with Map and Compass is a popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook that has been helping people find their way for more than 70 years. This new edition contains a variety of updates on the essentials of map reading, with new photos and stories included throughout. In this refreshed, modern take on the ... Leer más

$16.00 USD

The classic map and compass navigation guide, updated with new features and tipsBe Expert with Map and Compass is a popular, easy-to-use orienteering handbook that has been helping people find their way for more than 70 years. This new edition contains a variety of updates on the essentials of map reading, with new photos and stories included throughout. In this refreshed, modern take on the
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The Modern Kama Sutra

An Intimate Guide to the Secrets of Erotic Pleasure

de Kamini Thomas, Kirk Thomas ...

Transform your love-making into erotic ecstasy with this book that unlocks the secrets of the Kama Sutra – the most ancient, renowned and explicit guide to sexual pleasure.‘Pleasures are as necessary for the well-being of the body as food.' Kama Sutra‘The Modern Kama Sutra’ opens up a new and exotic world of sexual pleasure that will change your sex life for ever.Inspired by the ancient text of ... Leer más

$12.49 USD

Transform your love-making into erotic ecstasy with this book that unlocks the secrets of the Kama Sutra – the most ancient, renowned and explicit guide to sexual pleasure.‘Pleasures are as necessary for the well-being of the body as food.' Kama Sutra‘The Modern Kama Sutra’ opens up a new and exotic world of sexual pleasure that will change your sex life for ever.Inspired by the ancient text of
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The Logic of Information

A Theory of Philosophy as Conceptual Design

de Luciano Floridi ...

Luciano Floridi presents an innovative approach to philosophy, conceived as conceptual design. He explores how we make, transform, refine, and improve the objects of our knowledge. His starting point is that reality provides the data, to be understood as constraining affordances, and we transform them into information, like semantic engines. Such transformation or repurposing is not equivalent to ... Leer más

$18.09 USD

Luciano Floridi presents an innovative approach to philosophy, conceived as conceptual design. He explores how we make, transform, refine, and improve the objects of our knowledge. His starting point is that reality provides the data, to be understood as constraining affordances, and we transform them into information, like semantic engines. Such transformation or repurposing is not equivalent to
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