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"An indispensable guide for introverts and extroverts alike."- Inc. Every interaction is a performance, and much of our…

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By one of the world’s foremost psychologists, a groundbreaking and award-winning study updated for the 20th anniversary with…

Embracing the web of multiculturalism that has become a fact of contemporary life from New York to New Delhi, Eco argues…

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"An indispensable resource for women of all ages, this is a guide to help us better connect to ourselves, to value…

At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Jaynes's controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back…

A sweeping and surprising new understanding of extreme poverty in America from the authors of the acclaimed $2.00 a Day:…

The Call of Stories presents a study of how listening to stories promotes learning and self-discovery. Kniha 9780395528150…

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Witness to the international and domestic chaos of the first half of the twentieth century, Anna Akhmatova (1888-1966)…

With the grace and precision that have won her legions of admirers, Oliver talks of turtle eggs and house building, of her…

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"A must read for anyone looking to take his performance to the next level, be it in athletics or in life."--Dean Karnazes,…

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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Winner of the James Michener/Copernicus Society Fellowship Prize Lambda Literary…

A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawa's classic work on semantics. He discusses the role of language, its many…

A collection of essays on life and literature, from one of the most iconic authors and astute critics in contemporary…

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"Although this book has a scientific basis, it was written in a manner that is easily understandable for laypersons.…

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With a new Introduction Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, this stunning debut collection unerring charts the…

Two defense experts explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where the most important battles are now only…

Vividly written by "the bard of birding" and beautifully illustrated by acclaimed bird artist Sibley, "The Wind Masters"…

Required reading for the hip generation, this one-volume edition contains two novels and a collection of poetry. The comic…

How Doctors Think is a window into the mind of the physician and an insightful examination of the all-important relationship…

Essays on Karl Jaspers, Rosa Luxemburg, Pope John XXIII, Isak Dinesen, Bertolt Brecht, Randall Jarrell, and others whose…

Updated for the 1990s, the award-winning book that stands as the definitive critique of competition. Kohn says that contrary…

In Becoming Human, noted anthropologist and renaissance man Ian Tattersall explores what makes us uniquely human, the…

In a remarkable display of originality and discerning historical analysis, Rites of Spring describes the origins, the…

Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Sears captures all of the drama of Chancellorsville, Lee's strategic masterpiece--from…

From the joy and anguish of her own experience, Sexton fashioned poems that told truths about the inner lives of men and…

The Book of Nightmares, a long visionary poem in ten parts comprised of seven strophes each, was first published in 1971 and…

This international bestseller about generations of men who go to sea and the women and children they leave behind is a…

This remarkable collection provides a personal look at Rogers' youth, marriage, and aging, and also addresses personal…

From writer/director Cazzie David comes a series of acerbic, darkly funny essays about anxiety, social media, misanthropy,…

Jonathan Lopez recasts an anti-fascist folk hero as a Talented Mr. Ripley armed with a paintbrush in a new biography of a…

In this novelistic romp that is by turns hilarious and brilliant, John Barth spoofs his own place in the pantheon of…

Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how…

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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - SHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2018 LIONEL GELBER PRIZE - NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR…

Here is Gorey, doing what Gorey does best--and what only Gorey can do: droll, cracked Victorian pen-and-ink takeoffs on…

From Atlantis to Xanadu, this guidebook to imaginary lands is revised and updated, and includes information on literary…