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  • Why Elephants Have Big Ears

    And Other Riddles from the Natural World

    de Chris Lavers ...
    "Provocative stabs at answering the really big questions regarding wildlife biology. . . . Lavers's prose is as comfortable as flannel sheets on a cold night and as crisp as starlight." — Kirkus Reviews , starred review"A book which evokes a deeper fascination for nature's marvels." —Richard Leakey, author of The Origin of MankindWhy Elephan... ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Natural History of Unicorns

    de Chris Lavers ...
    “Lavers keeps his intellectual detective story passionate and suspenseful.”— Washington Post Book WorldFrom Biblical stories about virgins to adventures with Harry Potter, unicorns have enchanted people for millennia. In the endlessly fascinating The Natural History of Unicorns, author Chris Lavers ingeniously traces the legend of this mysterious creature to the real people, places, and animals ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

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  • Kepler's Witch

    An Astronomer's Discovery of Cosmic Order Amid Religious War, Political Intrigue, and the Heresy Trial of His Mother

    de James A. Connor ...
    This biography of "the Protestant Galileo" and 16th century mathematician and astronomer reveals the spiritual nature of the quest of early modern science.In the style of Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter, James A. Connor's Kepler's Witch brings to life the tidal forces of Reformation, Counter-Reformation, and social upheaval. Johannes Kepler, who discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion, ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

    The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

    de Andrew Thompson ...
    Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining & often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this trivia book from a bestselling author.English is filled with interesting phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:• Read between the Lines• Cat Got Your Tongue?• Put a Sock in It• Close, but No Cigar• ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Props: A History of Power in 7 Lessons

    de Norm Coady ...
    Are you nostalgic for simpler times? Do you miss your favorite history teacher, the one that gave you perspective and kept you laughing? Come back to class. Buy Props and let Norm Coady take you on a trip from Caesar to Kennedy, from Wittenberg to St. Petersburg.Learn how seashells led to the first global conflict. Discover how a piece of chalk laid the groundwork for totalitarianism. Follow an ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • Ghosts of Hiroshima

    de Charles Pellegrino ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERSOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM ACADEMY AWARD–WINNING FILMMAKER JAMES CAMERON“Not since Titanic have I found a powerful, heartbreaking, and inspiring real-life story as found in Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino. This is an amazing book and a film I am excited to direct.”—James CameronFrom the acclaimed New York T... ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Measure of Intelligence

    One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test

    de Pepper Stetler ...
    In a quest to advocate for her daughter, Pepper Stetler uncovers the dark history of the IQ test, leading her to question what exactly we are measuring when we measure intelligence.When Pepper Stetler learned that her daughter, Louisa, who has Down Syndrome, would be required to take periodic IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: Why? The hunt for an answer set Stetler ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Quiet Zone

    Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence

    de Stephen Kurczy ...
    In this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned, journalist Stephen Kurczy explores the pervasive role of technology in our lives and the innate human need for quiet."Captures the complex beauty of a disconnected way of life." — The NationWith a new afterword to the paperback editionDeep in the Appalachian Mountains lies the last ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Culture in Nazi Germany

    de Michael H. Kater ...
    " A much-needed study of the aesthetics and cultural mores of the Third Reich . . . rich in detail and documentation." ( Kirkus Reviews)Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. In the years preceding WWII, a wide variety of artistic forms were used to instill a Nazi ideology in the German people and to manipulate the public perception of Hitler's enemies. During the war, the ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Remembering Slavery

    African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation

    Edición de Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, Steven F. Miller ...
    The groundbreaking, bestselling history of slavery, with a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Annette Gordon-ReedWith the publication of the 1619 Project and the national reckoning over racial inequality, the story of slavery has gripped America's imagination—and conscience—once again.No group of people better understood the power of slavery's legacies than the last generation of ... Leer más

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  • The Mission

    A True Story

    de David W. Brown ...
    "Exceptionally absorbing and thrilling. ... Masterful." — NatureA "magnificent" ( Scientific American), genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA's deep space mission to Europa, the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar systemIn the spirit of Tom Wolfe and John McPhee, The Mission is an exuberant master class of creative ... Leer más

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  • From Warsaw with Love

    Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance

    de John Pomfret ...
    From Warsaw with Love is the epic story of how Polish intelligence officers forged an alliance with the CIA in the twilight of the Cold War, told by the award-winning author John Pomfret.Spanning decades and continents, from the battlefields of the Balkans to secret nuclear research labs in Iran and embassy grounds in North Korea, this saga begins in 1990. As the United States cobbles together a ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus