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A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, myths, or magic. Jason A. Josephson-Storm argues that as broad cultural history goes, this narrative is wrong, as attempts to suppress...

What happens if I drop an ant?What books are bad for you?What percentage of the world's water is contained in a cow?The Oxbridge undergraduate interviews are infamous for their unique ways of assessing candidates, and from these peculiar enquiries,...

Completely revised and updated with a focus on civility and inclusion, the 19th edition of Emily Post's Etiquette is the most trusted resource for navigating life's every situation From social networking to social graces, Emily Post is the definitive...

An expert discussion of the timeless fundamentals and latest tools that form the foundation of successful influencing Renowned consultant and author Peter Block delivers the latest and fourth edition of his best-selling Flawless Consulting, an intuitive...

HERE ARE MANY, MANY THINGS THAT NOBODY KNOWS . . .Why are so many giraffes gay?Has human evolution stopped?Where did our alphabet come from?Can robots become self-aware?Can lobsters recognize other lobsters by sight?What goes on inside a black hole?Are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783337309Author Jack GoldsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 163Imprint AUK AuthorsPublisher Andrews UK Limited

A facilitator helps groups of people to enable them to interact more effectively in a wide range of situations and occupations, including workplaces, organizational planning, leisure and health activities and community development. Facilitation is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486240619Author Engineering EngineeringFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426310164Author National Geographic KidsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

Want to know how to garden with lobsters? How to sober up? Grow a beard? Or, simply, how to make a perfect cheesy omelette? Look no further than Ask the Past. Chock-full of advice that has (and some that hasn't!) stood the test of time, Ask the Past ...

The authors' treatment of data structures in Data Structures and Algorithms is unified by an informal notion of "abstract data types," allowing readers to compare different implementations of the same concept. Algorithm design techniques are also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426329999Author National Geographic KidsFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

Best known for its World Heritage program committed to "the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity," the United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

Name Meanings Explained"From the casually curious to etymology junkies (or anyone who's ever halted a conversation to search the internet for the origin of a word) this book will have something for everyone." --William C. Fox of the YouTube channel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910295168Author Chris CowlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Apex Publishing LtdPublisher Apex Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Bestselling author of Million Dollar Consulting shares the secrets of writing winning proposals Intended for consultants, speakers, and other professional services providers, Million Dollar Consulting (R) Proposals ends forever the time-consuming and...

If You are Thinking of Becoming a Gay Dad, or if You are Already a Gay Dad This Book is for You!Are you ready to have kids? More and more gay men are turning to adoption and surrogacy to start their own families. An estimated two million American LBGTQ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632280039Author Paula RizzoFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Viva EditionsPublisher Viva Editions

Over 1000 people a year in the UK report seeing 'big cats', possibly pumas or panthers. Have these animals escaped from zoos? Are they the descendants of pets released into wild? Or is there another solution to the mystery? In this extraordinary book,...

How to Make a Movie on a Tight BudgetToday's indie film market is growing by leaps and bounds and filmmaker Rickey Bird and screenwriter and novelist Al Guevara are on a mission to help indie moviemakers everywhere.Bird and Guevara want to show aspiring...

What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345437068Author Chris RohmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 530gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Think of deer and the image that pops into most American's minds is that of a white-tailed deer, the most common large mammal in North America. Most Europeans are more familiar with red deer. It may surprise many people to know that there are actually...

The New King James Bible with end-of-page cross references that's just the right size to take with you wherever you go.The slim design of the NKJV Thinline Reference Bible means you can bring it along, wherever your day takes you. When you open it up,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946621712Author Osman BakarFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint The Islamic Texts SocietyPublisher The Islamic Texts SocietyWeight(grams) 410g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307475237Author The BelieverFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426310980Author Ruth A. MusgraveFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National Geographic KidsWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646042609Author Rachel BowieFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses Press

The perfect gift for the smart thinker in your life.For several years Ian Olasov has set up 'Ask-a-Philosopher' booths around New York City, answering questions from passersby. Now in this book he offers answers to the real-life questions on people's...

The New King James Bible with end-of-page cross references that's just the right size to take with you wherever you go.The slim design of the NKJV Thinline Reference Bible means you can bring it along, wherever your day takes you. When you open it up,...

The New King James Bible with end-of-page cross references that's just the right size to take with you wherever you go.The slim design of the NKJV Thinline Reference Bible means you can bring it along, wherever your day takes you. When you open it up,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925992915Author Scott MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Alex GibbonsPublisher Alex GibbonsWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Dive Into the Fun Facts Behind Names and Word Origins#1 Bestseller in Words, Language & Grammar, Etymology The best-selling book is back in it's second volume with more names, more words, and even more in-between than before!What's in a name? The answer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976458708Author Leo BrodieFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Punchy PublishingPublisher Punchy PublishingWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

When oral culture becomes literate, in what way does human consciousness itself change? And how does the new form of communication affect the content and meaning of texts? In this book, one of the most original and penetrating thinkers in Greek studies...

Fun Trivia Questions and Answers for Brainiacs"A fun collection of facts that will leave you full of information you never knew you needed to know!" Sophie Stirling, author of We Did That?#1 Bestseller in Reference, Puzzles, Trivia, Curiosities &...

This book addresses questions that have concerned rhetoricians, literary theorists, and philosophers since the time of the pre-Socratics and the Sophists: How do people come to believe and to act on the basis of communicative experiences? What is the...

Much of what we know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? These abilities, which we are unable to articulate, were labeled "tacit knowledge" by...

What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, 'knowledges in the plural') and how it differs from the history of...