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The Periodic Kingdom: A Journey Into the Land of the Chemical ElementsCome on a journey into the heart of matter -- and enjoy the process -- as a brilliant scientist and entertaining tour guide takes you on a fascinating voyage through the Periodic Kingdom, the world of the elements. The periodic table, your map for...
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The Portable CurmudgeonMore than 1,000 outrageously irreverent quotations, anecdotes, and interviews on a vast array of subjects, from an illustrious list of world class grouches. "If you can't say anything good about someone, sit right here by me."--Alice Roosevelt LongworthAuthor: VariousPublisher: Plume BooksPublished: 10/01/1992Pages: 320Binding Type:...
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The Dark Tower Companion: A Guide to Stephen King's Epic FantasyA COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO STEPHEN KING'S BESTSELLING DARK TOWER SERIES. "A valuable tool for exploring the series. Both newcomers and frequent visitors to Mid-World will be informed and delighted."--Stephen King The story of Roland Deschain of Gilead, the last gunslinger, and his lifelong quest...
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10 Days to Faster ReadingJump-Start Your Reading Skills Speed reading used to require months of training. Now you can rev up your reading in just a few minutes a day. With quizzes to determine your present reading level and exercises to introduce new skills quickly, 10 Days to...
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Fixing Hell: An Army Psychologist Confronts Abu GhraibThis is the story of Abu Ghraib that you haven't heard, told by the soldier sent by the Army to restore order and ensure that the abuses that took place there never happen again. In April 2004, the world was shocked by the brutal...
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The Truth Matters: A Citizen's Guide to Separating Facts from Lies and Stopping Fake News in Its TracksDistinguish fake news from reliable journalism with this clear and concise handbook by New York Times best-selling author Bruce Bartlett. Today's media and political landscapes are littered with untrustworthy sources and the dangerous concept of "fake news." This accessible guide helps you fight this...
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Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434: The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful ScreenplayFor decades, Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA has been the premier screenwriting course, launching a generation of the industry's most frequently produced writers. Here, he shares the secrets of his course on the screenwriting process by actually writing an original script, step...
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1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks OffDid you know? - Cows moo in regional accents.- The international dialing code for Russia is 007.- The water in the mouth of a blue whale weighs more than its body.- Pants are responsible for twice as many accidents as chain saws.- Saddam Hussein's...
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The Fact Checker's Bible: A Guide to Getting It RightThese days fact-checking can seem like a lost art. The Fact Checker's Bible arrives not a moment too soon: it is the first--and essential--guide to the important but increasingly neglected task of checking facts, whatever their source. We are all overwhelmed with information that...
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Bobby Jones on Golf: The Classic Instructional by Golf's Greatest LegendFrom the best amateur golfer ever to play the game comes an essential instructional guide for any golfer. Bobby Jones is universally acknowledged to have been the best amateur golfer of all time. He held at least one major title every season of his...
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Tarot in Ten MinutesTHE SECRETS OF THE TAROT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS TAROT: One of the world's oldest and most trusted methods of psychic divination. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians, only a select few have possessed the skills necessary to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos....
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Los Barrios Family Cookbook: Tex-Mex Recipes from the Heart of San AntonioMore than 140 recipes from San Antonio's favorite Tex-Mex restaurant, featuring dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert (plus cocktails ). Since 1979, Los Barrios restaurant in San Antonio, Texas--the heart of Tex-Mex cuisine--has been serving up casero, or home-style, cooking that has charmed...
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Selected Dialogues of Plato: The Benjamin Jowett TranslationBenjamin Jowett's translations of Plato have long been classics in their own right. In this volume, Professor Hayden Pelliccia has revised Jowett's renderings of five key dialogues, giving us a modern Plato faithful to both Jowett's best features and Plato's own masterly style. Gathered...
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The PDR Family Guide to Common Ailments: An Authoritative A-To-Z Guide to Your Family's Top 100 Health Concerns, Plus Standard Remedies and Natural AlPDR(R) is the reference source used by physicians and pharmacists every day.Now PDR is the family friend you can rely on. The publishers of The Physicians' Desk Reference(R) have created this easy-to-use A-to-Z guide filled with information you need on nearly one hundred common...
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How to Grow a Novel: The Most Common Mistakes Writers Make and How to Overcome ThemEach year thousands of fiction writers, from beginners to bestselling author, benefit from Sol Stein's sold-out workshops, featured appearances at writers' conferences, software for writers, on-line columns, and his popular first book for writers, Stein on Writing. Stein practices what he teaches: He is...
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An Uncommon Union: Dallas Theological Seminary and American EvangelicalismDallas Theological Seminary is often viewed as a bastion of conservative evangelicalism, marked by an unswerving devotion to theological positions of fundamentalism, biblical inerrancy, and dispensational premillennialism. An Uncommon Union, the first book-length history of Dallas Theological Seminary, written by a graduate and veteran...
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NIV, Reference Bible, Giant Print, Imitation Leather, Pink/Brown, Red Letter Edition, Comfort PrintLet Scripture Explain ScriptureFeaturing a giant, easy to read print size and the exclusive Zondervan NIV Comfort Print(R) typeface, the NIV Giant Print Reference Bible provides a clear, smooth, and easy reading experience for readers of all ages. The end-of-paragraph reference system allows you...
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NIV, Journal the Word Reference Bible, Imitation Leather, Gold/Gray, Red Letter Edition: Let Scripture Explain Scripture. Reflect on What You Learn.Let Scripture Explain Scripture. Reflect on What You Learn.The NIV Journal the Word(TM) Reference Bible allows you to capture your thoughts next to treasured verses while cross-referencing Scripture in the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV) translation. This single-column, red-letter edition features...
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Chronological and Background Charts of Church HistorySee how the rich tapestry of nearly 2,000 years of church history unfolded.Packed with teaching and learning tools, from charts and timelines, to maps and visual guides, Chronological and Background Charts of Church History will help you quickly grasp the historic foundation on which...
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Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts: An A-To-Z Guide with Detailed Instructions and Endless InspirationFor nearly 20 years, home crafters have turned to the pages of Martha Stewart Living for all kinds of crafts projects, each presented in the magazine's inimitable style. Now, the best of those projects, including step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs, have been collected into...
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