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How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius

What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal About the Greatest Game on Earth

de Nick Greene ...

A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, magicians, therapists, and moreBasketball is the second-most popular sport in the world—an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it’s enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it’s a game ... Leer más

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A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, magicians, therapists, and moreBasketball is the second-most popular sport in the world—an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it’s enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it’s a game
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5 lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems: 1,400+ Practice Problems in Book and Online (Manhattan Prep 5 lb)

de Manhattan Prep ...

Series series Manhattan Prep 5 lb
Manhattan Prep's best-selling 5 lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems has been updated to include a brand-new chapter targeting critical math strategies you’ll need to maximize your GRE quant score. In addition the book now includes expanded diagnostic chapters that teach you how to analyze your strengths and weaknesses and prioritize your studies accordingly. The heart of the book is over 1,800 ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Manhattan Prep's best-selling 5 lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems has been updated to include a brand-new chapter targeting critical math strategies you’ll need to maximize your GRE quant score. In addition the book now includes expanded diagnostic chapters that teach you how to analyze your strengths and weaknesses and prioritize your studies accordingly. The heart of the book is over 1,800
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AP Psychology Premium, 2027: Prep Book with 4 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice

de Allyson J. Weseley Ed.D., Robert McEntarffer Ph.D. ...

Series series Barron's AP Prep
PREP SMARTER WITH BARRON’S. Barron's AP Psychology Premium, 2027 delivers 4 full-length practice tests and in-depth review aligned with the latest course framework. With authentic AP-style practice and expert strategies from educators with years of classroom experience, every study session brings you closer to your goals. Prep smarter, not harder, and ace your exam!Trusted Prep from AP Experts... ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

PREP SMARTER WITH BARRON’S. Barron's AP Psychology Premium, 2027 delivers 4 full-length practice tests and in-depth review aligned with the latest course framework. With authentic AP-style practice and expert strategies from educators with years of classroom experience, every study session brings you closer to your goals. Prep smarter, not harder, and ace your exam!Trusted Prep from AP Experts...
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Ecco!

An Introduction to Advanced Italian

de Giuseppe Iavicoli ...

Written in easy, conversational English, ECCO! reviews and explains all major points of Italian grammar, with special attention to those areas that appear more foreign to English speakers. Emphasis is also placed on vocabulary enrichment. The book presents about 6,000 Italian words, grouped thematically by structural or grammatical characteristics, many of them illustrated by examples. It also ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Written in easy, conversational English, ECCO! reviews and explains all major points of Italian grammar, with special attention to those areas that appear more foreign to English speakers. Emphasis is also placed on vocabulary enrichment. The book presents about 6,000 Italian words, grouped thematically by structural or grammatical characteristics, many of them illustrated by examples. It also
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The Age of Extraction

How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity

de Tim Wu ...

**A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 • Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control and create a balanced economy that works for everyone.“The magic of Tim Wu’s The Age of Extraction is its simplicity. Wu deftly breaks down one of the greatest challenges of our age—the unaccountable ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

**A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 • Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control and create a balanced economy that works for everyone.“The magic of Tim Wu’s The Age of Extraction is its simplicity. Wu deftly breaks down one of the greatest challenges of our age—the unaccountable
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Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes

Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle

de Daniel L. Everett ...

Series series Vintage Departures
**Part passionate memoir, part scientific exploration, a life-changing tale set among a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in Brazil that offers a riveting look into the nature of language, thought, and life itself."Immensely interesting and deeply moving.... One of the best books I have read."—Lucy Dodwell, New Scientist**A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

**Part passionate memoir, part scientific exploration, a life-changing tale set among a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in Brazil that offers a riveting look into the nature of language, thought, and life itself."Immensely interesting and deeply moving.... One of the best books I have read."—Lucy Dodwell, New Scientist**A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by
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The Public Scholar

A Practical Handbook

de David M. Perry ...

A practical guide for scholars ready to write beyond the academy.Public scholarship should not be reserved for celebrity intellectuals or tenured faculty at elite institutions. It's designed for anyone who wants to share their academic work and engage with the public beyond the classroom or conference panel. In The Public Scholar, historian and journalist David M. Perry offers a clear, candid, and ... Leer más

$18.89 USD

A practical guide for scholars ready to write beyond the academy.Public scholarship should not be reserved for celebrity intellectuals or tenured faculty at elite institutions. It's designed for anyone who wants to share their academic work and engage with the public beyond the classroom or conference panel. In The Public Scholar, historian and journalist David M. Perry offers a clear, candid, and
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Write for Your Life

de Anna Quindlen ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this clarion call to pick up a pen and find yourself from “one of our most astute chroniclers of modern life” (The New York Times Book Review), #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen shows us how anyone can write, and why everyone should.What really matters in life? What truly lasts in our hearts and minds? Where can we find community, history, humanity? In ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this clarion call to pick up a pen and find yourself from “one of our most astute chroniclers of modern life” (The New York Times Book Review), #1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen shows us how anyone can write, and why everyone should.What really matters in life? What truly lasts in our hearts and minds? Where can we find community, history, humanity? In
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Resurrection

A Powerful Story of Guilt, Redemption, and Social Justice

de Leo Tolstoy, Tim Zengerink ...

Series Libro 98 - The Library of Alexandria
How does one atone for the sins of the past?In Resurrection, Leo Tolstoy presents a harrowing yet deeply moving tale of moral reckoning and spiritual awakening. Prince Dmitri Ivanovich, a wealthy aristocrat, is confronted with the consequences of his youthful indiscretions when he discovers that Katerina Maslova-a woman he once seduced and abandoned-has been unjustly sentenced to Siberian exile. ... Leer más

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How does one atone for the sins of the past?In Resurrection, Leo Tolstoy presents a harrowing yet deeply moving tale of moral reckoning and spiritual awakening. Prince Dmitri Ivanovich, a wealthy aristocrat, is confronted with the consequences of his youthful indiscretions when he discovers that Katerina Maslova-a woman he once seduced and abandoned-has been unjustly sentenced to Siberian exile.
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Professionalism in Medicine

A Case-Based Guide for Medical Students

Edición de John Spandorfer, MD, Charles A. Pohl, MD, Susan L. Rattner, Thomas J. Nasca, MD ...

Learning medical professionalism is a challenging, evolving, and life-long endeavor. Professionalism in Medicine: A Case-Based Guide for Medical Students helps begin this process by engaging students and their teachers in reflection on cases that resonate with the experiences of life in medicine. Through the book's seventy-two cases, commentaries, videos, and literature-based reviews, students ... Leer más

$58.29 USD

Learning medical professionalism is a challenging, evolving, and life-long endeavor. Professionalism in Medicine: A Case-Based Guide for Medical Students helps begin this process by engaging students and their teachers in reflection on cases that resonate with the experiences of life in medicine. Through the book's seventy-two cases, commentaries, videos, and literature-based reviews, students
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Italian Dialogues for Beginners Book 2: Over 100 Daily Used Phrases & Short Stories to Learn Italian in Your Car. Have Fun and Grow Your Vocabulary with Crazy Effective Language Learning Lessons

Italian for Adults, #2

de Learn Like a Native ...

Series Libro 2 - Italian for Adults
Easily Learn Conversational Italian in Just a Few Weeks with the Help of Everyday Italian Dialogues for Beginners Like You!Have you ever been in a situation where you try to talk to your Italian friends in their native tongue, and end up being laughed at for butchering their language?We feel you! We know how embarrassing (and hilarious) this can be.Italian is one of the most widely spoken ... Leer más

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Easily Learn Conversational Italian in Just a Few Weeks with the Help of Everyday Italian Dialogues for Beginners Like You!Have you ever been in a situation where you try to talk to your Italian friends in their native tongue, and end up being laughed at for butchering their language?We feel you! We know how embarrassing (and hilarious) this can be.Italian is one of the most widely spoken
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Competent to Counsel

Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling

de Jay E. Adams ...

A classic in the field of Christian counseling, Competent to Counsel is one of the first works to fully articulate a vision of "nouthetic" counseling—a strictly biblical approach to behavioral counseling and therapy.Dr. Jay Adams defends the idea that the Bible itself, as God's Word, provides all the principles needed for understanding and engaging in holistic counseling. Using biblically directed ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

A classic in the field of Christian counseling, Competent to Counsel is one of the first works to fully articulate a vision of "nouthetic" counseling—a strictly biblical approach to behavioral counseling and therapy.Dr. Jay Adams defends the idea that the Bible itself, as God's Word, provides all the principles needed for understanding and engaging in holistic counseling. Using biblically directed
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The Phantom Atlas

The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps

de Edward Brooke-Hitching ...

Discover the mysteries within ancient maps — Where exploration and mythology meetThis richly illustrated book collects and explores the colorful histories behind a striking range of real antique maps that are all in some way a little too good to be true.Mysteries within ancient maps: The Phantom Atlas is a guide to the world not as it is, but as it was imagined to be. It's a world of ghost islands ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

Discover the mysteries within ancient maps — Where exploration and mythology meetThis richly illustrated book collects and explores the colorful histories behind a striking range of real antique maps that are all in some way a little too good to be true.Mysteries within ancient maps: The Phantom Atlas is a guide to the world not as it is, but as it was imagined to be. It's a world of ghost islands
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The Art of Political Framing

How Politicians Convince Us That They Are Right

de Hans de Bruijn ...

Politicians employ a wide range of strategies to achieve their goals - and language is one of them. What impact does their language have on us, on their opponents, on the public opinion?, If language matters, then the interesting question naturally arises how politicians use language to their advantage? How do they use it to convince us of the truth of their views? These questions take us into the ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

Politicians employ a wide range of strategies to achieve their goals - and language is one of them. What impact does their language have on us, on their opponents, on the public opinion?, If language matters, then the interesting question naturally arises how politicians use language to their advantage? How do they use it to convince us of the truth of their views? These questions take us into the
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In Doubt

de Dan Simon ...

Criminal justice is unavoidably human. Detectives, witnesses, suspects, and victims shape investigations; prosecutors, defense attorneys, jurors, and judges affect the outcome of adjudication. Simon shows how flawed investigations produce erroneous evidence and why well-meaning juries send innocent people to prison and set the guilty free. ... Leer más

$40.49 USD

Criminal justice is unavoidably human. Detectives, witnesses, suspects, and victims shape investigations; prosecutors, defense attorneys, jurors, and judges affect the outcome of adjudication. Simon shows how flawed investigations produce erroneous evidence and why well-meaning juries send innocent people to prison and set the guilty free.
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Building Belonging

de Yana Ludwig ...

Building Belonging is both a practical guide for how to start a residential intentional community and a collective framework for addressing the racial, social, ecological and economic disparities affecting all aspects of the living experience for humans, land, and its co-inhabitants. It offers an unprecedented perspective to creating intentional community that speaks directly to the reader who ... Leer más

$18.09 USD

Building Belonging is both a practical guide for how to start a residential intentional community and a collective framework for addressing the racial, social, ecological and economic disparities affecting all aspects of the living experience for humans, land, and its co-inhabitants. It offers an unprecedented perspective to creating intentional community that speaks directly to the reader who
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La prueba en el procedimiento contencioso-administrativo

de David Ordóñez Solís ...

Series series Derecho español contemporáneo
Examen de las cuestiones prácticas de la prueba a partir de sus presupuestos constitucionales, tanto españoles como europeos, de su configuración legal, especialmente a raíz de la implantación en 2009 de la nueva oficina judicial, y de su aplicación cotidiana por los tribunales. El autor, David Ordóñez Solís, es magistrado de lo contencioso-administrativo. ... Leer más

$15.45 USD

Examen de las cuestiones prácticas de la prueba a partir de sus presupuestos constitucionales, tanto españoles como europeos, de su configuración legal, especialmente a raíz de la implantación en 2009 de la nueva oficina judicial, y de su aplicación cotidiana por los tribunales. El autor, David Ordóñez Solís, es magistrado de lo contencioso-administrativo.
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What Teachers Make

In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

de Taylor Mali ...

In praise of the greatest job in the world...The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever.Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny, ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

In praise of the greatest job in the world...The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever.Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny,
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The Manhattan Family Guide to Private Schools and Selective Public Schools

de Victoria Goldman ...

This is the best and most comprehensive guide to Manhattan’s private schools, including Brooklyn and Riverdale. Written by a parent who is also an expert on school admissions, this guide has been helping New York City parents choose the best private and selective public schools for their children for over 20 years. The new edition has been completely revised and expanded to include the latest ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

This is the best and most comprehensive guide to Manhattan’s private schools, including Brooklyn and Riverdale. Written by a parent who is also an expert on school admissions, this guide has been helping New York City parents choose the best private and selective public schools for their children for over 20 years. The new edition has been completely revised and expanded to include the latest
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The Consumer Insights Handbook

Unlocking Audience Research Methods

de Danielle Sarver Coombs ...

At its core, consumer insights research is fun. Fast paced, creative, and exciting, working in this field means constant interaction and engagement with people, concepts, and ideas. The work is dynamic and intellectually challenging, celebrating innovative approaches that lead to unique explanations of and solutions for important problems. Whether you are working on a media product or a strategic ... Leer más

$55.09 USD

At its core, consumer insights research is fun. Fast paced, creative, and exciting, working in this field means constant interaction and engagement with people, concepts, and ideas. The work is dynamic and intellectually challenging, celebrating innovative approaches that lead to unique explanations of and solutions for important problems. Whether you are working on a media product or a strategic
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The Everything Wills & Estate Planning Book

Professional advice to safeguard your assests and provide security for your family

de Deborah S Layton ...

Series series Everything® Series
Most Americans donÆt have a will. They avoid estate planning because they donÆt want to think about death or they think itÆs too complicated. But this easy-to-follow guide takes the mystery out of the process. This book shows readers how easy it can be to plan for security and peace of mind. Readers learn how to write a will, create an estate plan, designate executors, choose trusts, reduce tax ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

Most Americans donÆt have a will. They avoid estate planning because they donÆt want to think about death or they think itÆs too complicated. But this easy-to-follow guide takes the mystery out of the process. This book shows readers how easy it can be to plan for security and peace of mind. Readers learn how to write a will, create an estate plan, designate executors, choose trusts, reduce tax
... Leer más
Alchemy

The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life

de Rory Sutherland ...

**HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN?The Ogilvy advertising legend—“one of the leading minds in the world of branding” (NPR)—explores the art and science of conjuring irresistible products and ideas."Sutherland, the legendary Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, uses his decades of experience to dissect human spending behavior in an insanely entertaining way. Alchemy combines scientific research with hilarious stories and ... Leer más

$14.49 USD

**HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN?The Ogilvy advertising legend—“one of the leading minds in the world of branding” (NPR)—explores the art and science of conjuring irresistible products and ideas."Sutherland, the legendary Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, uses his decades of experience to dissect human spending behavior in an insanely entertaining way. Alchemy combines scientific research with hilarious stories and
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The Nation That Never Was

Reconstructing America's Story

de Kermit Roosevelt ...

" P ersuasively argues that we must liberate ourselves from our sentimentalized attachment to the 'Founders' and even the Declaration of Independence" --Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic ConstitutionThere's a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the ... Leer más

$14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

" P ersuasively argues that we must liberate ourselves from our sentimentalized attachment to the 'Founders' and even the Declaration of Independence" --Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic ConstitutionThere's a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the
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Trauma Counseling

Theories and Interventions for Managing Trauma, Stress, Crisis, and Disaster

de Lisa López Levers, PhD, LPCC-S, LPC, CRC, NCC ...

The only comprehensive text to focus on trauma, stress, crisis, and disaster counseling from a clinical practice perspectiveThis overarching text, intended both for mental health practitioners-in-training and for practicing clinicians, focuses on the impact of stress, crisis, trauma, and disaster on diverse populations across the lifespan as well as on effective treatment strategies. The second ... Leer más

$109.79 USD

The only comprehensive text to focus on trauma, stress, crisis, and disaster counseling from a clinical practice perspectiveThis overarching text, intended both for mental health practitioners-in-training and for practicing clinicians, focuses on the impact of stress, crisis, trauma, and disaster on diverse populations across the lifespan as well as on effective treatment strategies. The second
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