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Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System – Updated and Expanded Edition
$22.95 Add to cartThe indispensable guide to the night sky–now in a newly updated and expanded edition
In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night- Series: Princeton Field Guides #114
- Author: Ridpath, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 3, 2017
- ISBN10: 0691177880
- Language: English
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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated
$18.95 Add to cartA bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but th- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History #1
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0691208018
- Language: English
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AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference
$16.95 Add to cartFrom two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI–and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products
Confused about AI and worried about what it means- Author: Narayanan, Arvind
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0691249148
- Language: English
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Zen and Japanese Culture
$27.95 Add to cartZen and Japanese Culture is a classic that has influenced generations of readers and played a major role in shaping conceptions of Zen’s influence on Japanese traditional arts. In simple and poetic la… [more below]
- Author: Jaffe, Richard M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: February 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0691182965
- Language: English
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Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians
$34.00 Add to cartA comprehensive guide to the mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians
This is the first book to help general readers recognize 200 common mosses of the Northeast and the Appalachian Mountains. With ju- Series: Princeton Field Guides #86
- Author: McKnight, Karl B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: February 25 2013
- ISBN10: 0691156964
- Language: English
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Gemstones: A Concise Reference Guide
$19.95 Add to cartA richly illustrated guide to the gemstones of the world
Gemstones have been a source of delight and fascination for thousands of years, from the icy brilliance of diamond and the soft iridescence of- Author: Hansen, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0691214484
- Language: English
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory – 100th Anniversary Edition
$17.95 Add to cartA handsome annotated edition of Einstein’s celebrated book on relativity
After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity. Inte- Author: Einstein, Albert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: March 12, 2019
- ISBN10: 0691191816
- Language: English
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Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. (from Vol. 8. of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung)
$11.95 Add to cartJung was intrigued from early in his career with coincidences, especially those surprising juxtapositions that scientific rationality could not adequately explain. He discussed these ideas with Albert
- Series: Bollingen
- Author: Jung, C. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 14 2010
- ISBN10: 0691150508
- Language: English
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The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
$21.95 Add to cartThe original vision of Grimms’ tales in English for the first time
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children’s and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no- Author: Grimm, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 568
- Publish Date: October 13 2016
- ISBN10: 0691173222
- Language: English
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Birds of Eastern North America: A Photographic Guide a Photographic Guide
$19.95 Read moreThe finest, most lavishly illustrated photographic guide to the birds of eastern North America
Combining informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and–above all–stunning color photographs, t- Series: Princeton Field Guides #55
- Author: Sterry, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 11, 2009
- ISBN10: 069113426X
- Language: English
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Animals of the Masai Mara
$35.00 Add to cartOne of the greatest attractions of a trip to Kenya is the chance to see animals such as lions, cheetah, leopards, zebra, and giraffe up close and in their natural habitats. Animals of the Masai Mara i
- Author: Kennedy, Adam Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 04 2012
- ISBN10: 0691156018
- Language: English
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Reaching for the Extreme: How the Quest for the Biggest, Fewest, and Weirdest Makes Math
$29.95 Add to cartFrom bestselling author and mathematician Ian Stewart, the fascinating story of the extreme problems that have driven math forward from antiquity to today
“Stewart has a genius for explanation.”–New- Author: Stewart, Ian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0691268991
- Language: English
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How to Listen: An Ancient Guide to Learning from Others
$18.95 Add to cartA lively new translation of Plutarch’s charming and timeless essay on how to be a good listener–and why listening is essential to learning and living well
Listening is a skill–even an art–and it’s- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Plutarch
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0691265585
- Language: English
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Jefferson on Race: A Reader
$24.95 Add to cartFrom The New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read
- Author: Jefferson, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 31 2026
- ISBN10: 0691122067
- Language: English
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Spinoza, Atheist
$29.95 Read moreFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Nadler, a fascinating historical and philosophical narrative that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheist
In 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was exc- Author: Nadler, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 0691285233
- Language: English
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Geology: An Illustrated History
$29.95 Add to cartA wonderfully illustrated history of geology from ancient times to the present day
The geological processes that underlie all life on Earth can seem intimidatingly vast, ancient, and sometimes even al- Author: Bainbridge, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0691269831
- Language: English
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Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science
$22.95 Add to cartA captivating portrait of the poet and the scientist who shared an enchanted view of nature
Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was kn- Author: Bergland, Renée
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 0691235309
- Language: English
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After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
$17.95 Read moreIn this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed–why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why
- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History
- Author: Cline, Eric H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 0691256837
- Language: English
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Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation
$22.95 Add to cart“[An] extraordinary book.”–Brian Eno – “One of the best books about the U.S.S.R. in its late stage.”–Alexei Navalny, from Patriot: A Memoir – “Not just history, but a pleasure to read, a true work o
- Series: Princeton Classics
- Author: Yurchak, Alexei
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 0691284482
- Language: English
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The Delicate Art of Brute Force: How to Compute It When You Can’t Solve It
$27.95 Add to cartUsing everyday computational power to tackle complex–and seemingly unsolvable–math problems
Confronted by a math problem of seemingly impenetrable difficulty, what can you do? In The Delicate Art of- Author: Nahin, Paul J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 0691267464
- Language: English
