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Compact World Atlas
Simon Mumford · DK
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
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Now in its 7th Edition, Compact World Atlas provides a fascinating insight into the world in which we live. Featuring DK's outstanding cartography and design, this fully revised edition has been updated to reflect recent geopolitical changes, such as the new nation of South Sudan, the annexation... |
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The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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This original, graphic-led book explores and explains the key ideas underpinning the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions, defines their importance to the musical canon, and places them into their wider social, cultural, and historical context.The nineteenth... |
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The Leader's Bookshelf
James Stavridis · Naval Institute Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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For the last several years Adm. James Stavridis and his co-author, R. Manning Ancell, have surveyed over two hundred active and retired four-star military officers about their reading habits and favorite books, asking each for a list of titles that strongly influenced their leadership skills... |
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It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree
AJ Jacobs · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs undergoes a hilarious, heartfelt quest to understand what constitutes family - where it begins and how far it goes - and attempts to untangle the true meaning of the "Family of Humankind."A.J.... |
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How We Talk: The Inner Workings of Conversation
N. J. Enfield · Basic Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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An expert guide to how conversation works, from how we know when to speak to why huh is a universal wordWe all had teachers who scolded us over the use of um, uh-huh, oh, like, and mm-hmm. But as linguist N. J. Enfield reveals in How We Talk, these "bad words" are fundamental... |
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How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide
Laura Brown · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
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"There has never been a guide as comprehensive as this to writing in all its forms. . . . Useful, clear and encyclopedic, this book is an essential guide for every household." -- ExaminerNeed to know how to format your résumé for that job application? How do you write a cover... |
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2019
Sarah Janssen · World Almanac
Pages: 1008
Format: Paperback
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Get thousands of facts at your fingertips with this essential resource.The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. For more than 150 years, this compendium of information has been the authoritative... |
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