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Saga by Hannah Mettner

Saga

Hannah Mettner

"In Saga, the permafrost is melting and the secrets frozen within are emerging. Nothing is spared, from the old family recipe for pineapple cheesecake to the portrait of an ancestor, from the wife who sleeps with an axe under her bed to the tough heart of a...

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The glow up by Paula Joye

The glow up

Paula Joye

"Six simple steps to the best skin of your life. Do pores really open and close? Is eye cream necessary? Should you be rubbing snail slime all over your face? Award-winning journalist Paula Joye is sharing her secrets, so that you too can achieve the inner and...

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Rambutan by Cynthia Shanmugalingam

Rambutan

Cynthia Shanmugalingam

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Stoic at work by Annie Lawson

Stoic at work

Annie Lawson

"A sharply observed workplace survival guide that spins 49 entertaining modern rules from the wisdom of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius's timeless insights into human behaviour show that 2000 years on, not much has changed in the workplace and...

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Art therapy techniques and applications by Susan I. (Susan Irene) Buchalter

Art therapy techniques and applications

Susan I. (Susan Irene) Buchalter

Art Therapy Techniques and Applications contains an original composite of therapeutic goals and evocative ideas that can be used with a wide variety of clients. This book is filled with innovative suggestions and plans that are easily implemented: from brief...

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The complete eldercare planner by Joy Loverde

The complete eldercare planner

Joy Loverde

"Newly updated and trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the crucial information you need to look after your elder and plan for the future"--

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No finish line by Johnny Ruffo

No finish line

Johnny Ruffo

A rags-to-riches memoir of a cheeky tradie who stole Australia's hearts on The X Factor and Home and Away, then faced the biggest battle of his life: brain cancer. Johnny Ruffo came to Australia's attention when he entered The X Factor in 2011. A concreter...

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Property by Rowan Moore

Property

Rowan Moore

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Quaint Deeds by A. J. Mackinnon

Quaint Deeds

A. J. Mackinnon

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The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman

The Bedwetter

Sarah Silverman

Shockingly funny book from the controversial and brilliant American comedian: This is the book your mother warned you about but you have to read anyway.

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The Josiah manifesto by Jonathan Cahn

The Josiah manifesto

Jonathan Cahn

The Josiah Manifesto opens up the stunning mysteries that lie behind the dramatic events of recent times that have changed our world - and the message hidden within them with regard to what lies ahead.

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Nobody ever told me anything by Rachael "Steak" Finley

Nobody ever told me anything

Rachael "Steak" Finley

At 11 years old, Rachael Finley was left alone, squatting in a vacation rental in South Florida. What she wasn't told leads the story, and her reinvention from foster child to internet phenom , cancer survivor to fashion designer, is as wild as her résumé,...

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Rewired by Eric Lamarre

Rewired

Eric Lamarre

"Digital transform is hard. It is tempting to point to the "usual suspects" as the reasons for these shortfalls: cumbersome IT estates, poor data, lack of talent, among others. These issues are real, but they also tend to mask more fundamental issues that are...

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Centered

Centered

A...contemporary, and global look at design diversity, past and present, through essays, interviews, and images curated by design educator and advocate Kaleena Sales.As the design industry reexamines its emphasis on Eurocentric ideologies and wrestles with its...

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About Ed  by Robert Glück

About Ed

Robert Glück

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""I was a writer, but not the writer I needed to be. For that I had to become a different person," Robert Glück, widely acclaimed as a novelist and as a theorist of "the new narrative," recently told the Paris Review, in which a section of About Ed has...

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The mind-gut-immune connection  by Emeran A. Mayer

The mind-gut-immune connection

Emeran A. Mayer

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From one of today's leading experts on the emerging science of the microbiome comes a ground-breaking book that offers, for the first time, evidence that the gut-microbiome plays a pivotal role in the health crises of the twenty-first century.

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The road years  by Rick Mercer

The road years

Rick Mercer

eBook

"Rick Mercer is back--again!--with the eagerly awaited sequel to his bestselling memoir. At the end of his memoir, Talking to Canadians, Rick Mercer was poised to make the biggest leap yet in his extraordinary career. Having overcome a serious lack of promise...

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Jacinda Ardern by Michelle Duff

Jacinda Ardern

Michelle Duff

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What the Taliban told me  by Ian Fritz

What the Taliban told me

Ian Fritz

eBook

A powerful, timely memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming-of-age in a war that is lost.When Ian Fritz joined the Air Force at eighteen, he did so out of necessity. He hadn't been accepted into college thanks to an indifferent high school career. He'd too...

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Courting by Alecia Simmonds

Courting

Alecia Simmonds

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Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of law Until well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering: jilted lovers could claim compensation for 'breach of...

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Blood on their hands  by Mandy Matney

Blood on their hands

Mandy Matney

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Mandy Matney provides readers with an exclusive inside look into the Murdaugh saga and its sinister web of deceit, theft, and murder.

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Tim Burton's the nightmare before Christmas by Tanis Gray

Tim Burton's the nightmare before Christmas

Tanis Gray

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"Become your own mad scientist and knit to life the quirky characters and creepy costumes inspired by Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas."--Amazon.

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The risk it takes to bloom  by Raquel Willis

The risk it takes to bloom

Raquel Willis

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A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of transformation and her work towards collective liberation. In 2017, Raquel Willis took to the National Women's March podium just after the presidential election of...

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More Is More by Molly Baz

More Is More

Molly Baz

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The official Bridgerton guide to entertaining  by Emily Timberlake

The official Bridgerton guide to entertaining

Emily Timberlake

eBook

Entertain like a queen with these forty recipes for Bridgerton-style food and drink in the first official cookbook from this hugely popular Shondaland series on Netflix. Whether it's a sumptuous lawn party, a high tea, or a boozy late-night salon, this...

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Fast Forward by Wendy Leshgold

Fast Forward

Wendy Leshgold

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"The 5 Power Principles in Fast Forward offer a simple, proven system that can help you make "someday" today. Backed by psychological research and brain science, and used by more than 100,000 people around the world, the 5 Power Principles help you define...

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Normal women  by Philippa Gregory

Normal women

Philippa Gregory

eBook

One of our foremost historical novelists, Philippa Gregory, makes history. Normal Women is a radical reframing of our nation's story, told not with the rise and fall of kings and the occasional queen, but through social and cultural transition, showing the...

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The art of landscape knitting  by Anne Le Brocq

The art of landscape knitting

Anne Le Brocq

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Knit beautiful blankets that reflect the natural world. This collection is about slowing down and taking notice of the landscape around us. It includes instructions for how to knit 50 different repeating patterns that occur in nature: waves, footprints in wet...

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Decolonizing therapy  by Jennifer Mullan

Decolonizing therapy

Jennifer Mullan

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A call to action for therapists to politicize their practice through an emotional decolonial lens.

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Wifedom  by Anna Funder

Wifedom

Anna Funder

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'Simply, a masterpiece. Here, Anna Funder not only re-makes the art of biography, she resurrects a woman in full. And this in a narrative that grips the reader and unfolds through some of the most consequential moments - historical and cultural - of the...

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The success myth  by Emma Gannon

The success myth

Emma Gannon

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Fear  by Robert Shannan Peckham

Fear

Robert Shannan Peckham

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It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhaps the driving forces - of world history: fear of God,...

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Flinders  by Grantlee Kieza

Flinders

Grantlee Kieza

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Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista

Some People Need Killing

Patricia Evangelista

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Prague  by Marc Di Duca

Prague

Marc Di Duca

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Reckoning 7

Reckoning 7

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"[O]ne of those speculative fiction magazines that I get genuinely excited to read because the kind of stories they publish are always some concept or execution I've never seen before."-Alex Brown, reviewer for Tor.comReckoning 7, edited by Octavia Cade, Priya...

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Berserker!  by Adrian Edmondson

Berserker!

Adrian Edmondson

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"Berserk: out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied. Berserkers: an elite Norse fighting corp who, apparently off their tits on hallucinogenic drugs, fought with a particular fury and senseless abandon still present in many Scandinavian heavy...

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The edge of reality  by J. Allen (Joseph Allen) Hynek

The edge of reality

J. Allen (Joseph Allen) Hynek

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From the outset, Hynek and Vallee make their position clear: UFOs represent an unknown but real phenomenon. The far-reaching implications take us to the very edge of what we consider known and real in our physical environment. Perhaps, say the authors, UFOs...

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The rough guide to Texas & the Southwest

The rough guide to Texas & the Southwest

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This practical travel guide to Texas & the Southwest features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks...

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End times  by Rebecca Priestley

End times

Rebecca Priestley

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Glucose revolution recipes  by Linda Hall

Glucose revolution recipes

Linda Hall

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Unlock Healthy Living and Vitality Through this Guide to Eating Well Discover a life-changing journey to optimal health with "The Glucose Revolution Recipes" by acclaimed author Linda Hall. This book presents a revolutionary approach to managing blood sugar,...

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Liveability  by Claire Orchard

Liveability

Claire Orchard

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"In Liveability, Claire Orchard places us vividly in the lives, pasts, futures and homes of others: A young farmer obsessively photographs snowflakes in wintry Vermont. A pair of geckos named Romeo and Juliet live out their lives in an ice-cream container. A...

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Scatter brain  by Shappi Khorsandi

Scatter brain

Shappi Khorsandi

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Continuous Ferment by Greg Ryan

Continuous Ferment

Greg Ryan

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Since the first brew by Captain James Cook and the crew of the Resolution at Dusky Sound in April 1773, the story of beer has been deeply intertwined with the history of Aotearoa from the early settlers' prodigious consumption of golden ale to the...

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Middle youth  by Morgan Bach

Middle youth

Morgan Bach

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The poems of Middle Youth look directly into the fire. Sometimes they find joy and the possibility of sustaining oneself; sometimes they feel the sense of an ending. Morgan Bach writes with a dark, crackling energy and controlled rage about the world we find...

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The mini rough guide to Zákynthos  by Marc S. (Marc Stephen) Dubin

The mini rough guide to Zákynthos

Marc S. (Marc Stephen) Dubin

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This pocket-sized travel guide to Zákynthos is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around the destination. It covers top attractions like Blue Caves of Zákynthos, Ássos, Sámi, Drogaráti as well as...

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Gastric sleeve bariatric cookbook and meal plan 2023  by Christine Simms

Gastric sleeve bariatric cookbook and meal plan 2023

Christine Simms

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Looking to kickstart your weight loss journey with or without the gastric sleeve bariatric procedure? Have you already undergone this life-changing procedure? Would you want to have an extra boost that no book can give you to follow the meal plan? If so,...

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The mini rough guide to Vienna.

The mini rough guide to Vienna.

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This pocket-sized travel guide to Vienna is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around the destination. It covers top attractions like Schonbrunn, Stephansdom, Hundertwasserhaus, Jüdisches Museum, the...

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The rough guide to Thailand's beaches and islands.

The rough guide to Thailand's beaches and islands.

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"This practical travel guide to Thailand's Beaches & Islands features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author...

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You are my sunshine  by Octavia Cade

You are my sunshine

Octavia Cade

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"Sometimes change can hurt. This collection of short stories traces the growing pains of a new world, beginning with the death throes of our current way of life and ending with a world transformed by science and technology, and by grief, hope, love, and...

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Reclaiming childbirth as a rite of passage  by Rachel Reed

Reclaiming childbirth as a rite of passage

Rachel Reed

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"It's time for a childbirth revolution. The modern approach to maternity care fails women, families and care providers with outdated practices that centre the needs of institutions rather than individuals. In this book, Rachel Reed weaves history, science and...

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I'm Just Saying  by Milan Kordestani

I'm Just Saying

Milan Kordestani

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Shows how we can better navigate difficult conversations and find easier ways to communicate through the art of civil discourse.

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Don't buy fruit & veg without me!  by Thanh Truong

Don't buy fruit & veg without me!

Thanh Truong

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"Meet Thanh Truong, aka 'The Fruit Nerd', Australia's top fruiterer with a mission to revolutionise how we see and enjoy fresh produce! Thanh's passion and wealth of knowledge make him the perfect teacher, as he shares life-changing tips and delicious recipes...

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The mini rough guide to France  by Rachel Ifans

The mini rough guide to France

Rachel Ifans

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This pocket-sized travel guide to France is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around the destination. It covers top attractions like Provence, as well as hidden gems, including Périgord. Our France...

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The rough guide to New Orleans. by author Rough Guides (Firm)

The rough guide to New Orleans.

author Rough Guides (Firm)

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Hermit by Jade Angeles Fitton

Hermit

Jade Angeles Fitton

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The social brain by Tracey Camilleri

The social brain

Tracey Camilleri

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The big con by Mariana Mazzucato

The big con

Mariana Mazzucato

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Unprocessed by Kimberley Wilson

Unprocessed

Kimberley Wilson

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Too late to stop now by Allan Jones

Too late to stop now

Allan Jones

"More than 40 stories from the glory days of rock'n'roll, featuring Lou Reed, Elton John, Sting and The Clash. Allan Jones brings stories - many previously unpublished - from the golden days of music reporting. Long nights of booze, drugs and unguarded...

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The first rule of mastery by Michael (Psychologist) Gervais

The first rule of mastery

Michael (Psychologist) Gervais

"With the proliferation of social media, the intense pressure to succeed, and our overreliance on external rewards, metrics, and validation, FOPO is running rampant. Our concern with what other people think about us has become an irrational, unproductive, and...

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Queen menopause by Alison Daddo

Queen menopause

Alison Daddo

We live in a world where women are still mostly seen as second class, where our beauty is our currency and our aging bodies render us somewhat invisible. Women are powerful, especially as we get older, when we begin to care less about the external. We forget...

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Divine Might by Natalie Haynes

Divine Might

Natalie Haynes

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My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee

My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and bestselling author of Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll's most respected...

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Seek by Scott Shigeoka

Seek

Scott Shigeoka

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Test pilot by John Hamilton

Test pilot

John Hamilton

This title introduces readers to the job of a test pilot. A short history of the profession is included, as are test pilots such as the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, Neil Armstrong, and their contributions to aviation and aircraft...

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[Cu]re by Morley M. Robbins

[Cu]re

Morley M. Robbins

"[Cu]re Fatigue is a book devoted to educating the masses and their doctors exactly how and why this is happening. Our mitochondria make energy by a series of enzymes to work synergistically to create ATP, the cellular currency of energy. These mitochondrial...

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Weavers, scribes, and kings by Amanda H. Podany

Weavers, scribes, and kings

Amanda H. Podany

"This sweeping history of the ancient Near East (Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia, Iran) takes readers on a journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquest of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men...

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On the origin of time by Thomas Hertog

On the origin of time

Thomas Hertog

"Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the cosmos-a dramatic revision of the theory that made him the heir to Einstein's legacy. Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his...

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Seeing through the smoke by Peter author. Grinspoon

Seeing through the smoke

Peter author. Grinspoon

"Seeing Through the Smoke is an unflinching examination at the grossly misunderstood drug that uses data-driven medical science and a critical historical perspective to reveal the truth behind cannabis. In this balanced and measured investigation, Cannabis...

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