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The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
$19.95 Add to cartThe real history of the Amazons in war and love
Amazons–fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world–were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displ- Author: Mayor, Adrienne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: February 09 2016
- ISBN10: 0691170274
- Language: English
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The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why It Matters – With a New Q&A with the Author
$0.00 Read moreNow the subject of an Emmy Award-winning film the New York Times calls “spellbinding”
How does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the African savanna, or fish- Author: Carroll, Sean B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 07, 2017
- ISBN10: 0691175683
- Language: English
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The Hard Facts of the Grimms’ Fairy Tales: Expanded Edition
$22.95 Add to cartMurder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide, and incest: the darker side of classic fairy tales is the subject of this groundbreaking and intriguing study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Nursery and Hou… [more below]
- Series: Princeton Classics #39
- Author: Tatar, Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: January 22 2019
- ISBN10: 069118299X
- Language: English
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The Only Woman in the Room: Golda Meir and Her Path to Power
$66.58 Add to cartA feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel
In this authoritative and empathetic biography, Pnina Lahav reexamines the life of Golda Meir (1898-1978) through a feminist l- Author: Lahav, Pnina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0691201749
- Language: English
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The Crossley Id Guide Raptors
$29.95 Add to cartA revolutionary, comprehensive, and authoritative photographic guide to North America’s raptors
Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID Guide series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes- Series: Crossley Id Guides
- Author: Crossley, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 07 2013
- ISBN10: 0691157405
- Language: English
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The Essential Jung: Selected and Introduced by Anthony Storr
$29.95 Add to cartIn this compact volume, British psychiatrist and writer Anthony Storr has selected extracts from Jung’s writings that pinpoint his many original contributions and relate the development of his thought
- Author: Jung, C. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 23 2013
- ISBN10: 0691159009
- Language: English
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Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
$23.95 Add to cartThe forgotten story of Central Asia’s enlightenment–its rise, fall, and enduring legacy
In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown s- Author: Starr, S. Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 680
- Publish Date: June 02 2015
- ISBN10: 0691165858
- Language: English
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Hummingbirds: A Celebration of Nature’s Jewels
$42.00 Add to cartA stunningly illustrated guide to the wonderful world of hummingbirds
With their glorious colors, glittering iridescence, astonishing powers of flight, and many characteristics unique in the world of- Series: Wildguides #27
- Author: Bartley, Glenn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0691182124
- Language: English
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The Deep Ocean: Life in the Abyss
$45.00 Read moreAn epic excursion into one of the last great frontiers on Earth
The deep ocean comprises more than 90 percent of our planet’s biosphere and is home to some of the world’s most dazzling creatures, whic- Author: Vecchione, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0691226814
- Language: English
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Digital Design: A History
$49.95 Add to cartA groundbreaking history of digital design from the nineteenth century to today
Digital design has emerged as perhaps the most dynamic force in society, occupying a fluid, experimental space where pro- Author: Eskilson, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 069118139X
- Language: English
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Al-Qur’an: A Contemporary Translation
$19.95 Add to cartThis bilingual edition of the Qur’an, the Holy Book of Islam, was first published in the United States in 1988. Ahmed Ali, the distinguished Pakistani novelist, poet, critic, and diplomat, presents th
- Series: Princeton Paperbacks
- Author: Ali, Ahmed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: July 22 2001
- ISBN10: 0691074992
- Language: English
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Wildlife of Southern Africa
$21.95 Read moreThe definitive guide for identifying Southern Africa’s wildlife
Highly portable, concise, and informative, this is the essential guide for identifying Southern Africa’s most visible wildlife. Featurin- Series: Princeton Pocket Guides #6
- Author: Withers, Martin B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 28 2011
- ISBN10: 069115063X
- Language: English
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The Gardener’s Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names – With More Than 5,000 Entries
$29.95 Read moreThe definitive guide to botanical Latin
Unlock the secrets of botanical Latin with this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia. The Gardener’s Botanical contains definitions of more than 5,000 plant nam- Author: Bayton, Ross
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 0691200173
- Language: English
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The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution, and Moral Progress
$17.95 Add to cartWhat is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? For many scientists, the key lies entirely in biology–especially in Da
- Author: Singer, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: May 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0691150699
- Language: English
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A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy
$27.95 Add to cartWhy it’s time to enshrine the right to vote in the Constitution
Throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting. Part of the blame falls on the Co- Author: Hasen, Richard L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 069125771X
- Language: English
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Birds of Southern Africa: Fifth Revised Edition
$39.95 Add to cartA substantially revised and expanded new edition of the bestselling standard field guide for southern Africa, now with a dedicated app providing access to vocalizations
Now in its fifth edition, Birds- Series: Princeton Field Guides #159
- Author: Sinclair, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0691248494
- Language: English
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Common Bees of Eastern North America
$27.95 Add to cartThe only portable full-color photographic guide to the most commonly seen bees east of the Mississippi River
Bees play a vitally important role in the pollination of native plants and agricultural cro- Series: Princeton Field Guides #123
- Author: Carril, Olivia Messinger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 0691175497
- Language: English
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A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You
$15.95 Read more“Fascinating and exhilarating–Sean B. Carroll at his very best.”–Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for Occupants
From acclaimed writer and biologist Sean B. Carroll, a rollicking, awe-inspiri- Author: Carroll, Sean B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0691234698
- Language: English
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A Short History of the Jews
$27.95 Add to cartA concise narrative history that brings the story of the Jewish people marvelously to life
This is a sweeping and powerful narrative history of the Jewish people from biblical times to today. Based on- Author: Brenner, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: March 12 2012
- ISBN10: 069115497X
- Language: English
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The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future – Updated Edition
$17.95 Add to cartIn the 1990s Richard B. Alley and his colleagues made headlines with the discovery that the last ice age came to an abrupt end over a period of only three years. In The Two-Mile Time Machine, Alley te
- Series: Princeton Science Library #31
- Author: Alley, Richard B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 26 2014
- ISBN10: 069116083X
- Language: English
