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An Incomplete Education
3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
Written by Judy Jones and William Wilson
Format: Hardcover, 720 pages
On Sale: April 25, 2006
Price: $35.00
When it was originally published in 1987, An Incomplete Education became a surprise bestseller. Now this instant classic has been completely updated, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all... Read more >
3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
Written by Judy Jones and William Wilson
Format: Hardcover, 720 pages
On Sale: April 25, 2006
Price: $35.00
When it was originally published in 1987, An Incomplete Education became a surprise bestseller. Now this instant classic has been completely updated, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all... Read more >
The Science Book
Everything You Need to Know About the World and How It Works
Written by National Geographic
Foreword by Marshall Brain
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $35.00
A delight for the casual reader, yet so complete and wide-ranging that science buffs and students will welcome it, The Science Book encapsulates centuries of scientific thought in one richly illustrated volume. Natural phenomena, revolutionary inventions, and the most up-to-date investigations are explained in detailed text, and 2,000 vivid illustrations—including 3-D... Read more >
Everything You Need to Know About the World and How It Works
Written by National Geographic
Foreword by Marshall Brain
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $35.00
A delight for the casual reader, yet so complete and wide-ranging that science buffs and students will welcome it, The Science Book encapsulates centuries of scientific thought in one richly illustrated volume. Natural phenomena, revolutionary inventions, and the most up-to-date investigations are explained in detailed text, and 2,000 vivid illustrations—including 3-D... Read more >
The Pill Book (13th Edition)
Written by Harold M. Silverman
Format: Paperback, 1296 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $7.50
For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor... Read more >
Written by Harold M. Silverman
Format: Paperback, 1296 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $7.50
For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans
Written by Ann Coulter
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $13.95
“Uttering lines that send liberals into paroxysms of rage, otherwise known as ‘citing facts,’ is the spice of life. When I see the hot spittle flying from their mouths and the veins bulging and pulsing above their eyes, well, that’s when I feel truly alive.”
So begins If Democrats Had Any Brains... Read more >
Written by Ann Coulter
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $13.95
“Uttering lines that send liberals into paroxysms of rage, otherwise known as ‘citing facts,’ is the spice of life. When I see the hot spittle flying from their mouths and the veins bulging and pulsing above their eyes, well, that’s when I feel truly alive.”
So begins If Democrats Had Any Brains... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audiobook download,
abridged audio CD,
eBook,
hardcover and in
large print.
1000 Events That Shaped the World
Written by National Geographic
Foreword by Jared Diamond
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $40.00
A fascinating sweep of global developments, this fact-filled book delivers what National Geographic has introduced into households for more than a century: The world and all that is in it. A thousand concise nuggets of text, each focused on one event and numbered chronologically, walk readers through time —from the first... Read more >
Written by National Geographic
Foreword by Jared Diamond
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $40.00
A fascinating sweep of global developments, this fact-filled book delivers what National Geographic has introduced into households for more than a century: The world and all that is in it. A thousand concise nuggets of text, each focused on one event and numbered chronologically, walk readers through time —from the first... Read more >
The Art of Civilized Conversation
A Guide to Expressing Yourself With Style and Grace
Written by Margaret Shepherd
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $16.00
In our fast-paced, electronic society, the most basic social interaction—talking face-to-face—can be a challenge for even the most educated and self-assured individuals. And yet making conversation is a highly practical skill: those who do it well shine at networking parties, interviews, and business lunches. Good conversation also opens doors to a... Read more >
A Guide to Expressing Yourself With Style and Grace
Written by Margaret Shepherd
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $16.00
In our fast-paced, electronic society, the most basic social interaction—talking face-to-face—can be a challenge for even the most educated and self-assured individuals. And yet making conversation is a highly practical skill: those who do it well shine at networking parties, interviews, and business lunches. Good conversation also opens doors to a... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Bird by Bird
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Written by Anne Lamott
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1995
Price: $14.95
"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded... Read more >
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Written by Anne Lamott
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1995
Price: $14.95
"Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he'd had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Book of Animal Ignorance
Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
Written by John Mitchinson and John Lloyd
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $19.95
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-filled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal... Read more >
Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
Written by John Mitchinson and John Lloyd
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $19.95
Fast on the heels of the New York Times bestseller The Book of General Ignorance comes The Book of Animal Ignorance, a fun, fact-filled bestiary that is sure to delight animal lovers everywhere. Arranged alphabetically from aardvark to worm, here are one hundred of the most interesting members of the animal... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Art of the Handwritten Note
A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication
Written by Margaret Shepherd
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2002
Price: $16.00
When you receive the daily mail do you jump to open the handwritten envelopes first because you can’t wait to see who has written and why? Or do you hold those letters aside to savor and enjoy after you are done sorting your bills and tossing the junk mail? Whatever your... Read more >
A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication
Written by Margaret Shepherd
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2002
Price: $16.00
When you receive the daily mail do you jump to open the handwritten envelopes first because you can’t wait to see who has written and why? Or do you hold those letters aside to savor and enjoy after you are done sorting your bills and tossing the junk mail? Whatever your... Read more >
Guinness World Records 2008
Edited by Craig Glenday
Format: Paperback, 640 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $7.50
A double back-spin on a motorcycle...ane elephant with a wooden leg...an apple the size of your head...it's just another year at the Guinness World Records!
It’s another year of amazing record breakers from Guinness World Records™ 2008. Now the world’s most popular book offers more diversity than ever, from epic endeavors in... Read more >
Edited by Craig Glenday
Format: Paperback, 640 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $7.50
A double back-spin on a motorcycle...ane elephant with a wooden leg...an apple the size of your head...it's just another year at the Guinness World Records!
It’s another year of amazing record breakers from Guinness World Records™ 2008. Now the world’s most popular book offers more diversity than ever, from epic endeavors in... Read more >
