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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
ADAM RUTHERFORD · The Experiment
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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"A family portrait for all humanity . . . This enjoyable book has a great deal to say about our genetic code--or, more precisely, about how our knowledge of genetics is misused and misconstrued. . . . Rutherford] proves an enthusiastic guide and a good storyteller. "--The Wall... |
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Happiness: A Philosopher's Guide
Frederic Lenoir · Melville House
Format: Hardcover
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A huge bestseller in Europe, Frederic Lenoir's Happiness is an exciting journey that examines how history's greatest philosophers and religious figures have answered life's most fundamental question: What is happiness and how do I achieve it? From the ancient Greeks on--from... |
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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
BILL O'REILLY · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The Revolutionary War as never told before.The breathtaking latest installment in Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's mega-bestselling Killing series transports readers to the most important era in our nation's history, the Revolutionary War. Told through the eyes of George Washington,... |
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Life in a Box is a Pretty Life
Dawn Lundy Martin · Nightboat Books
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
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Dawn Lundy Martin's Life in a Box is a Pretty Life investigates the ways in which language claims absolute knowledge and draws a box around lived experience. Martin writes poems that seek out moments when the box buckles, or breaks, poems that suggest there is more. Life in a Box is a Pretty... |
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Celebrity: Capitalism and the Making of Fame
Milly Williamson · Polity Press
Pages: 189
Format: Print book
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It is a truism to suggest that celebrity pervades all areas of life today. The growth and expansion of celebrity culture in recent years has been accompanied by an explosion of studies of the social function of celebrity and investigations into the fascination of specific celebrities. And yet fundamental... |
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Living Amazed: How Divine Encounters Can Change Your Life
James Robison · Revell
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Throughout his life blessed by God, James Robison has had countless opportunities to witness clearly the power of God and his amazing grace. He has shared insight with church leaders, ministers, presidents, entertainers, and celebrities. Millions have been inspired through his television... |
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A Big Bang in a Little Room: The Quest to Create New Universes
Zeeya Merali · Basic Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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An award-winning science writer takes us into the lab to answer some of life's biggest questions: How was the universe created? And could we create our own?What if you could become God, with the ability to build a whole new universe? As startling as it sounds, modern physics suggests that... |
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Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back
Janice P. Nimura · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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"Surprising and richly satisfying" (Megan Marshall) ; "beautifully crafted . . . subtle, polished, and poised" (Stacy Schiff) .In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help... |
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Taryn Simon: An Occupation of Loss
Taryn Simon · Hatje Cantz
Pages: 220
Format: Paperback
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In her monograph, An Occupation of Loss, artist Taryn Simon creates a detailed record of her years researching professional mourning, culminating in a seminal performance at the Park Avenue Armory, co-produced by Artangel, in 2016. During the installation, professional mourners simultaneously... |
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Sex That Works: An Intimate Guide to Awakening Your Erotic Life
Wendy Strgar · Sounds True
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Millions of couples report sexual dissatisfaction as the number one reason for ending their relationship - even after years together. So if we've lost that special spark, depth of connection, or sense of confidence in our sex lives, how do we rediscover passion and pleasure? Or if we're... |
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A Mother's Tale
Phillip Lopate · Mad River Books
Pages: 188
Format: Hardcover
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In 1984, Phillip Lopate sat down with his mother, Frances, to listen to her life story. A strong, resilient, indomitable woman who lived through the major events of the twentieth century, she was orphaned in childhood, ran away and married young, and then reinvented herself as a mother,... |
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