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Get thousands of facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.
The World Almanac® and Book of Facts is America's top-selling reference book of all time, with more than 82 million copies sold. Since 1868, this compendium of information has been the authoritative source for all your entertainment, reference, and learning needs. The 2017 edition of The World Almanac® reviews the events of 2016 and will be your go-to source for questions...
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In a world filled with inspirational know-it-alls and quotable blowhards, only one figure is indifferent enough to tell the cranky truth: Grumpy Cat. Following the success of her New York Times bestselling debut, everyone's favorite disgruntled feline is back with this demotivational guide to everyday life, love, friendship, and more. Featuring many new photos of Grumpy Cat's famous frown and packed with uninspiring observations, The Grumpy Guide...
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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of The New Republic, an extraordinary anthology of essays culled from the archives of the acclaimed and influential magazine
Founded by Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann in 1914 to give voice to the growing progressive movement, The New Republic has charted and shaped the state of American liberalism, publishing many of the twentieth century's most important thinkers.
Insurrections of the Mind is an intellectual...
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A winner of the World Federation of Roses Literary Award, this work brings together experts from around the world to inform gardeners about developments in the new-irresistible yet long overdue-trend toward creating environmentally friendly yet enduring rose gardens, with "sustainability" as the key.
The Queen of Flowers, the rose-by Presidential declaration America's National Floral Emblem-was initially left behind as "green consciousness" and the...
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The Bible has a lot to say about Christ's return-it is mentioned more than three hundred times throughout the New Testament. We often downplay this doctrine because the precise details are debated. However, these passages are in Scripture to build our hope and joy in the here and now. This compilation of expository messages from eight leading Bible teachers, including Tim Keller, John Piper, and D. A. Carson, explores the theme of redemption from...
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Desde distintos puntos de vista y sensibilidades, Constituir ahonda en la relación entre el poder constituyente de la ciudadanía y la articulación de un principio regulador sobre el que se instituye la vida cívica. A modo de tríptico, este libro propone una revisión histórico-conceptual de la constitución política, que abarca desde los orígenes históricos y conceptuales en los cuales Constitución y democracia han estado imbricadas. En...
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The DASH diet has been named by U.S. News & World Report year after year as its #1 choice in Best Diets Overall, Best Diets for Healthy Eating, and Best Diabetes Diets. THE DASH DIET COOKBOOK author, best-selling health and nutrition writer John Chatham, provides a straightforward approach to losing weight, reducing hypertension, and reducing your risk for heart disease with the DASH diet. With more than 75 delicious recipes, The DASH Diet Cookbook...
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Discover the ancient wisdom and historical influence of a cornerstone of Judaism. The Wisdom of the Talmud presents a thorough history and overview of the Talmud, the rabbinical commentary on the Torah that was developed in the Jewish academies of Palestine and Babylonia. From the close of the Biblical canon to the end of the fifth century, Jewish scholars studied the scripture and worked to develop - and debate - supplementary understandings of the...
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The speeches collected in this volume-one or more for each of the forty-six elected American presidents-are historical documents. The subjects that they address, however, are perennial themes that define our democracy and that recur in various forms with each new administration's legislation: state laws versus federal laws, the guarantee of the individual citizen's right to vote in free and fair elections, the separation of church and state, the role...
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Austerity, a response to the aftermath of the financial crisis, continues to devastate contemporary Britain.
In The Violence of Austerity, Vickie Cooper and David Whyte bring together the voices of campaigners and academics including Danny Dorling, Mary O'Hara and Rizwaan Sabir to show that rather than stimulating economic growth, austerity policies have led to a dismantling of the social systems that operated as a buffer against economic hardship,...
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Sarah Roger (Editor)
Sarah Roger est professeure associée d'études anglaises et théâtrales à l'Université de Guelph et gestionnaire de projet pour LINCS. Elle détient un doctorat de l'Université d'Oxford et est l'auteure de Borges and Kafka (OUP, 2017).
Paul Barrett (Editor)
Paul Barrett est professeur adjoint d'études anglaises et théâtrales à l'Université de Guelph. Il détient un doctorat de l'Université Queen's et est l'auteur...
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Read along with Disney! In this retelling of the sequel to Disney's hit Planes, world famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again. So he shifts gears and joins forces with a courageous air attack team to battle massive wildfires in a national park. Follow along with the word-for-word narration as Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.
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"The World's Greatest Book (Science)" explores into the peak of scientific ideas. From Darwin's "The Origin of Species" to Galileo's "Dialogues on the System of the World," explore the fundamental texts that have affected our understanding of nature and the world. This carefully curated collection takes you on a fascinating journey through decades of great discoveries, showcasing the wonders of biology, chemistry, and physics. In this vital anthology...
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The 1960s have reemerged in scholarly and popular culture as a protean moment of cultural revolution and social transformation. In this volume socialist societies in the Second World (the Soviet Union, East European countries, and Cuba) are the springboard for exploring global interconnections and cultural cross-pollination between communist and capitalist countries and within the communist world. Themes explored include flows of people and media;...
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A collection of papers discussing Los Angeles's role in avant-garde, experimental, and minority filmmaking.
Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, 1945-1980 is a groundbreaking anthology that features papers from a conference and series of film screenings on postwar avant-garde filmmaking in Los Angeles sponsored by Filmforum, the Getty Foundation, and the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, together...
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Lose weight and build muscle more efficiently than ever before by adopting a paleo diet for athletes. PALEO DIET FOR ATHLETES is the ultimate guide for adopting the Paleo diet to maximize your workout and transform the way you exercise. A paleo diet for athletes will help you lose weight, build muscle, and boost stamina with easy-to-prepare, delicious recipes that are low carb, high protein, and full of nutritious, unprocessed ingredients. Paleo is...
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Read along with Disney! Sofia is excitedly awaiting the arrival of a visitor at the castle: a beautiful baby unicorn named Pearl. Sofia and her step-siblings want to play with their special guest, but Pearl ruins their games and makes a mess. Follow along with the word for word narration as Sofia tries to find an activity they can all enjoy together.
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• By a talent and highly acclaimed illustrator, The Lion and the Bird is every bit as unusual, lovely, and powerful as Little Bird and should be represented.
• The high production values of the book, along with the quality of the images and storytelling, as well as the author's previous books should lead buyers to take a chance on this title.
• Not to represent this book would be to miss out on a major book of the spring season.
• This...
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This anthology collects some of the most significant writings on politics and political science from some of history's greatest minds. In Classics in Political Science, editor Joseph S. Roucek guides readers through the ages of political thought and theory with arguments and essays by such groundbreaking theorists as Thomas Hobbes, Nicolai Lenin, Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and many others. The selections range from ancient philosophers and...