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  • Rabble-Rouser for Peace

    The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu

    by John Allen ...
    South African journalist John Allen movingly captures Desmond Tutu’s life in a commanding story that sheds light on the struggles and triumphs leading up to Tutu’s Nobel Prize for his leadership in the resistance against apartheid in South Africa.To be a rabble-rouser for peace may seem to be a contradiction in terms. And yet it is the perfect description for Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate and ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Innumeracy

    Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

    by John Allen Paulos ...
    This New York Times bestseller shows how understanding probability and statistics can change your life: "Brief, witty, and full of practical applications." — Time MagazineWhy do even well-educated people understand so little about mathematics? And what are the costs of our innumeracy? John Allen Paulos argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large numbers and the probabilities ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Tenkara - Ancient and Modern

    Tenkara, #2

    by John Allen ...
    Series Book 2 - Tenkara
    Tenkara fishing can be seen as a streamlined counterpart to western fly-fishing. The equipment is designed to direct focus to the actual fishing and catching of the fish, not to cause a major preoccupation with the equipment. Only a rod, Tenkara line and fly are necessary for Tenkara fishing (no reel is used).The appeal of Tenkara is its elegant simplicity with the advantages of using the long ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Irreligion

    A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up

    by John Allen Paulos ...
    A lifelong unbeliever finds no reason to change his mind: "A good-natured primer for infidels" from the bestselling author of Innumeracy ( Kirkus Reviews).Are there any logical reasons to believe in God? Mathematician and bestselling author John Allen Paulos thinks not. In Irreligion he presents the case for his own worldview, organizing his book into twelve chapters that refute the twelve ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Simple Strategies

    A Model-Based Guide to Solving Complex Problems

    by John Allen ...
    THE PATH TO A REAL SOLUTION STARTS HERE.When machines fail, production stops, and the pressure to find a solution is intense. Simple Strategies is your key to solving even themost complex technical problems - quickly, effectively, and with confidence.Developed over 30 years of consulting with top manufacturing companies worldwide, John Allen shares his unique, strategic approach to problem-solving ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Freshwater Fishing baits - Explained

    by John Allen ...
    If you are a course angler or wanting to take up the sport, the bait you use and how you use it is very important. Bait selection is probably the one thing most new anglers struggle with, and the wrong bait can mean you will not catch a fish when others are. In this book I explain the course baits, their use, what fish they are good for; as well as some tips and tricks to get the most out of your ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market

    by John Allen Paulos ...
    Can a renowned mathematician successfully outwit the stock market? Not when his biggest investment is WorldCom. In A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market , best-selling author John Allen Paulos employs his trademark stories, vignettes, paradoxes, and puzzles to address every thinking reader's curiosity about the market -- Is it efficient? Is it random? Is there anything to technical analysis, ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • Opus Dei

    An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church

    by John L. Allen Jr. ...
    The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church.Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often labeled as conservative who seek personal ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Future Church

    How Ten Trends are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church

    by John L. Allen Jr. ...
    One of the world’s foremost religion journalists offers an unexpected and provocative look at where the Catholic Church is headed*—and what the changes will mean for all of us.*What will the Catholic Church be like in 100 years? Will there be a woman pope? Will dioceses throughout the United States and the rest of the world go bankrupt from years of scandal? In THE FUTURE CHURCH, John L. Allen ... Read more

    Was $6.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

  • Dark Christmas Collection: 30+ Supernatural Thrillers, Mysteries & Ghost Stories

    Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories, Mysteries, and Gothic Holiday Thrills

    by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George MacDonald, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Thomas Hardy, John Kendrick Bangs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Saki, Fergus Hume, William Douglas O'Connor, Florence Marryat, Catherine Crowe, James Bowker, J. M. Barrie, E. F. Benson, Jerome K. Jerome, M. R. James, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Frank R. Stockton, Louisa M. Alcott, Leonard Kip, Lucie E. Jackson, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis ...
    Dark Christmas Collection gathers more than thirty supernatural thrillers, mysteries, and ghost stories in which the season of hospitality, memory, and domestic ritual becomes a threshold to the uncanny. Moving between Gothic terror, detective fiction, psychological suspense, comic fantasy, and the fireside tale, the volume situates Christmas within a rich nineteenth- and early twentieth-century ... Read more

    Was $1.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tenkara Fishing in Dorset

    Tenkara, #1

    by John Allen ...
    Series Book 1 - Tenkara
    Tenkara fishing can be seen as a streamlined counterpart to western fly-fishing. The equipment is designed to direct focus to the actual fishing and catching of the fish, not to cause a major preoccupation with the equipment. Only a rod, tenkara line and fly are necessary for tenkara fishing (no reel is used).The appeal of tenkara is its elegant simplicity. There are also other advantages of using ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hiking Oregon's Geology

    by John Allen, Ellen Bishop ...
    * 90 hikes, many off the beaten path* Appendices list hikes by rock age, collectible minerals or fossils present, and more; plus a new illustrated section on rock identificationVisit tropical islands sequestered in the Wallowa Mountains, ancient volcanoes in the depths of Hells Canyon, and Cascade valleys carved by glaciers towering far above your head. All it takes is a little imagination (yours) ... Read more

    $14.39 USD