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History of Gymnastics
$9.99 Read moreThe history of gymnastics dates back thousands of years. Today it’s one of the most popular sports worldwide with international competitions like the Summer Olympics to showcase the best athletes. In
- Series: All-Access Gymnastics (Lerner (Tm) Sports)
- Author: Goldstein, Margaret J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765623435
- Language: English
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20th Century World History for Kids: The Major Events That Shaped the Past and Present
$12.99 Add to cartTake kids ages 8 to 12 on a journey through the events that shaped the 20th century
World history is an amazing teacher when it comes to understanding why the world looks the way it does. This journey
- Series: History by Century
- Author: Cummings, Judy Dodge
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: August 10 2021
- ISBN10: 1648767613
- Language: English
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The History of the Titanic: A History Book for New Readers
$11.99 Add to cartDiscover the history of the Titanic-an exploration of the shipwreck that shook the world for kids ages 6 to 9
On April 10, 1912, the Titanic sailed away from Southampton, England, on its very first vo
- Series: History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Halls, Kelly Milner
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 62
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1638786143
- Language: English
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The History of the Civil Rights Movement: A History Book for New Readers
$11.99 Add to cartAn introduction to the history of the civil rights movement for kids ages 6 to 9
Years ago, American laws were unfair to Black people. Black people were not allowed to shop in the same stores as white
- Series: History Of: A Biography Series for New Readers
- Author: Mallory, Shadae
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1638786135
- Language: English
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Keeping the City Going
$17.99 Read moreCaldecott Award winner Brian Floca gives a heartfelt thank you to the essential workers who keep their cities going during COVID-19 quarantine in this tenderly illustrated picture book.
We are here at- Author: Floca, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1534493778
- Language: English
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The King’s Hats
$16.95 Read moreA perfect picture book to celebrate the Coronation and beyond.
King Charles the III is now King of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and he is finding his new crown just a little heavy to manage.
- Author: Bird, Sheila May
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1803381353
- Language: English
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Titanic, First Accounts: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
$19.00 Add to cartFascinating firsthand accounts of the Titanic–in a deluxe package with gorgeous graphic cover art
The Titanic, First Accounts graphic deluxe edition compiles first hand accounts, testimonies, and let- Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions
- Author: Various
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 28 2012
- ISBN10: 0143106627
- Language: English
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American Sniper: Memorial Edition
$29.99 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture.
From 199
- Author: Kyle, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: October 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0062297872
- Language: English
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Corporate Coup: Venezuela and the End of Us Empire
$24.95 Add to cartCorporate Coup looks at the attempted overthrow of the elected government of Venezuela, an intervention which, despite open backing by the United States, failed spectacularly.
In January of 2019, the T
- Author: Parampil, Anya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 28 2024
- ISBN10: 1682193594
- Language: English
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John Stuart Mill: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartbVery Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b
John Stuart Mill (1806-73) is widely regarded as the leading liberal philosopher, economist, and political theorist of nineteenth century Bri- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Claeys, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 0198749996
- Language: English
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French Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartFrench culture is unique in that philosophy has played a significant role from the early-modern period onwards, intimately associated with political, religious, and literary debates, as well as with e… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gaukroger, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198829175
- Language: English
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Meditations on First Philosophy
$9.99 Add to cartDescartes’s Meditations on First Philosophy, the fundamental and originating work of the modern era in Western philosophy, is presented here in completely revised edition of his well-established trans
- Author: Descartes, Rene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 12 2008
- ISBN10: 9562916170
- Language: English
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The Anti-Christ
$6.95 Read moreThis is Nietzsche’s last book and a fitting capstone to his career. It’s succinct, biting, and encapsulates the criticisms of Christianity found in his other works. This edition contains an 8,000-word… [more below]
- Author: Nietzsche, Friedrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 91
- Publish Date: January 01 1999
- ISBN10: 1884365205
- Language: English
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What Is Subjectivity?
$22.95 Add to cartJean-Paul Sartre, at the height of his powers, debates with Italy’s leading intellectuals
In 1961, the prolific French intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre was invited to give a talk at the Gramsci Institute- Author: Sartre, Jean-Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1784781371
- Language: English
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The Essential William James
$18.00 Add to cartWilliam James (1842-1910) was one of the most original and influential American thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a professor at Harvard University he published many works that ha… [more below]
- Author: Shook, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 422
- Publish Date: May 24 2011
- ISBN10: 1616144394
- Language: English
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The Tragedy of the Royal Tar: The 1836 Circus Steamship Fire
$12.95 Add to cartOn October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maine’s Penobscot Bay. On board was a small circus menagerie returning to Boston from a summer-long tour of the Canadian Maritimes. … [more below]
- Author: Warner, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: February 16 2015
- ISBN10: 1608933571
- Language: English
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Voltaire’s Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
$23.00 Add to cartWith a new Introduction by the author, this “erudite and brilliantly readable book” (The Observer, London) expertly dissects the political, economic, and social origins of Western civilization to reve… [more below]
- Author: Saul, John Ralston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 656
- Publish Date: July 02 2013
- ISBN10: 1476718962
- Language: English
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Twilight of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Picasso, Stravinsky, Proust, Renault, Marie Curie, Gertrude Stein, and Their Friends through the Great Wa
$37.43 Add to cartMcAuliffe portrays Paris in full flower at the turn of the 20th century, where creative dynamos set their respective circles on fire with their revolutionary visions and discoveries. But all was not w… [more below]
- Author: McAuliffe, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: March 28 2017
- ISBN10: 1442276134
- Language: English
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The Shadow of the Empress: Fairy-Tale Opera and the End of the Habsburg Monarchy
$26.00 Add to cartA beguiling exploration of the last Habsburg monarchs’ grip on Europe’s historical and cultural imagination.
In 1919 the last Habsburg rulers, Emperor Karl and Empress Zita, left Austria, going into e
- Author: Wolff, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 452
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1503635643
- Language: English
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A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick
$21.95 Add to cartBorn in Kentucky, Elizabeth Hardwick left for New York City on a Greyhound bus in 1939 and quickly made a name for herself as a formidable member of the intellectual elite. Her eventful life included
- Author: Curtis, Cathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1324052082
- Language: English
