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Music Theory for Dummies
$27.99PaperbackAdd to cartTune in to how music really works
Whether you’re a student, a performer, or simply a fan, this book makes music theory easy, providing you with a friendly guide to the concepts, artistry, and technic
- Author: Pilhofer, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 11, 2019
- ISBN10: 1119575524
- Language: English
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The Science of Gardening: Discover How Your Garden Really Grows
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartExploding myths and providing key takeaway advice for gardeners at any level, this book provides a shortcut to decades of gardening experience by explaining the science behind how a garden grows.
How- Author: Farrimond, Stuart
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 7, 2023
- ISBN10: 0744069629
- Language: English
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By: Fink, Candida
Bipolar Disorder for Dummies
$24.99PaperbackRead moreWrap your mind around bipolar disorder and understand your treatment options
Bipolar Disorder For Dummies, 4th Edition explains everything about this common mental health diagnosis in easy-to-understa
- Author: Fink, Candida
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1394168675
- Language: English
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A Kids Book about Empathy
$19.99HardcoverAdd to cartA clear explanation of what empathy is, and understanding the emotions of those around you.
This is a book about empathy. Feelings aren’t always easy, especially when they are other people’s. This book… [more below]- Series: Kids Book
- Author: Roberts, Daron K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0744085802
- Language: English
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By: Francovich, Eli
The Return of Wolves: An Iconic Predator’s Struggle to Survive in the American West
$28.00HardcoverAdd to cartUncover on-the-ground reporting on the conflict between conservationists, ranchers, and an iconic predator–and discover the solution that might appease them all.
The gray wolf has made an astonishi- Author: Francovich, Eli
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1643260731
- Language: English
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By: Chip Colwell
So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools, Invented Meaning, and Made More of Everything
$29.00HardcoverRead moreHow humans became so dependent on things and how this need has grown dangerously out of control.
Over three million years ago, our ancient ancestors realized that rocks could be broken into sharp-edg- Author: Colwell, Chip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 022680142X
- Language: English
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By: Wise, Sonny Jane
We’re All Neurodiverse: How to Build a Neurodiversity-Affirming Future and Challenge Neuronormativity
$18.95PaperbackAdd to cart“Neurodiversity has helped me understand myself and provided a sense of relief that I’m a whole neurodivergent person functioning as my brain intends.”
“It’s provided me with the language to advocate- Author: Wise, Sonny Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1839975784
- Language: English
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By: Dan Egan
The Devil’s Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cartPhosphorus has played a critical role in some of the most lethal substances on earth: firebombs, rat poison, nerve gas. But it’s also the key component of one of the most vital: fertilizer, which has
- Author: Egan, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1324002662
- Language: English
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By: Berkowitz, Eliza
A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Bugs
$14.99PaperbackAdd to cartPacked with essential facts on the United States’ most easy-to-spot bugs, this brightly illustrated guide is perfect for burgeoning bug finders ages 6 to 8.
A Kid’s Guide to Backyard Bugs is filled wit
- Author: Berkowitz, Eliza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1423662652
- Language: English
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By: Erik Hoel
The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science
$30.00HardcoverRead moreFrom a Forbes 30 Under 30 scientist comes a fascinating exploration into how the brain creates our conscious experiences–potentially revolutionizing neuroscience and the future of technology–transfo… [more below]
- Author: Hoel, Erik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1982159383
- Language: English
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By: Peter Singer
The Buddhist and the Ethicist: Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World
$21.95PaperbackAdd to cartEastern spirituality and utilitarian philosophy meet in these unique dialogues between a Buddhist monastic and a moral philosopher on such issues as animal welfare, gender equality, the death penalty,… [more below]
- Author: Singer, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1645472175
- Language: English
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I Saw Ramallah
$17.00PaperbackAdd to cartWINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATURE
A fierce and moving work and an unparalleled rendering of the human aspects of the Palestinian predicament. Barred from his homeland after 1967’s Six- Author: Barghouti, Mourid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1400032660
- Language: English
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By: Halpern, Paul
The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes
$30.00HardcoverAdd to cart“A rich and rewarding history of one of the most astounding ideas in physics and astronomy” (Marcia Bartusiak) – that the universe we know isn’t the only one
Our books, our movies–our imagin- Author: Halpern, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 154160217X
- Language: English
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By: Hearn, Hattie
Tales of World War II: Amazing True Stories from the War That Shook the World
$22.99HardcoverAdd to cartIt’s the Second World War as you’ve never seen it before—discover the hidden stories of incredible human spirit during the world’s darkest hour.
Everyone knows what Adolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevel- Series: Tales of
- Author: Hearn, Hattie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1684493129
- Language: English
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By: Hein de Haas
How Migration Really Works: The Facts about the Most Divisive Issue in Politics
$35.00HardcoverAdd to cartAn authoritative guide to global migration that corrects decades of misunderstanding and misguided policy, “defying orthodoxy on all sides of the debate” (Yascha Mounk, author of The Identity TrapR
- Author: de Haas, Hein
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 19, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541604318
- Language: English
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By: Jonathan Miles
The Once Upon a Time World: The Dark and Sparkling Story of the French Riviera
$35.00HardcoverAdd to cart*A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice*
Chronicling two-hundred years of glamour, intrigue, and hedonism, this rich and vivid history of the French Riviera features a vast cast of characters, f- Author: Miles, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1639364951
- Language: English
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By: John Walton
The Airport: The Inside Story
$16.99HardcoverAdd to cartPack your bags and get ready to check in at the airport! Meet pilots and baggage handlers, fly in an airplane, and learn about the science behind how everything works in this nonfiction story for kids
- Series: Inside Story
- Author: Walton, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1684493099
- Language: English
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By: Sarah DiGregorio
Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and Its Power to Change Our World
$32.00HardcoverRead more“DiGregorio’s storytelling is pitch-perfect; narrative and nursing, she understands, come from the same place and both are concerned with a deep understanding of character and plot….This is a brilli
- Author: DiGregorio, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0063071282
- Language: English
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By: Andrew Pettegree
The Book at War: How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict Shaped Reading
$35.00HardcoverAdd to cartA “magisterial” (Sunday Times) history of how books were used in war across the twentieth century–both as weapons and as agents for peace
We tend not to talk about books and war in the same breath–- Author: Pettegree, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541604342
- Language: English
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By: Greg Skomal
Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark
$29.99HardcoverAdd to cart“At last: the story of tracking the ocean’s most charismatic and controversial predator, compellingly told by the man who has learned more about the Atlantic great white shark than any other person al
- Author: Skomal, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 006309083X
- Language: English
















