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A History of Weapons

Crossbows, Caltrops, Catapults & Lots of Other Things that Can Seriously Mess You Up

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"[A] menacingly illustrated book . . . nerdily gushes over the design and use of 130+ historical instruments of combat." — ThrillistOne day a prehistoric guy picked up a rock and threw it at something. And the history of weapons began. Comedy writer and weapon nerd John O'Bryan relays the freaky highlights of man's centuries-old obsession with weaponry. He hilariously explains the mace, the ... Read more

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"[A] menacingly illustrated book . . . nerdily gushes over the design and use of 130+ historical instruments of combat." — ThrillistOne day a prehistoric guy picked up a rock and threw it at something. And the history of weapons began. Comedy writer and weapon nerd John O'Bryan relays the freaky highlights of man's centuries-old obsession with weaponry. He hilariously explains the mace, the
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Beasts of the Four Nations: Creatures from Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra

by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Nickelodeon, John O'Bryan ...

Discover the creatures of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra with this in-depth exploration of the Four Nations’ animal inhabitants!Part of what everyone loves about the Four Nations is all the strange and wonderful (and sometimes scary!) creatures that inhabit them! From the Air Nomads’ flying bison, to Kyoshi Island’s elephant koi, to the Earth Kingdom’s singing groundhogs and ... Read more

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Discover the creatures of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra with this in-depth exploration of the Four Nations’ animal inhabitants!Part of what everyone loves about the Four Nations is all the strange and wonderful (and sometimes scary!) creatures that inhabit them! From the Air Nomads’ flying bison, to Kyoshi Island’s elephant koi, to the Earth Kingdom’s singing groundhogs and
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Machines of Loving Grace

The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots

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Robots are poised to transform today's society as completely as the Internet did twenty years ago. Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times science writer John Markoff argues that we must decide to design ourselves into our future, or risk being excluded from it altogether.In the past decade, Google introduced us to driverless cars; Apple debuted Siri, a personal assistant that we keep in our pockets ... Read more

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Robots are poised to transform today's society as completely as the Internet did twenty years ago. Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times science writer John Markoff argues that we must decide to design ourselves into our future, or risk being excluded from it altogether.In the past decade, Google introduced us to driverless cars; Apple debuted Siri, a personal assistant that we keep in our pockets
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Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said

Wit and Wisdom from America's Finest

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The official tie-in book to the wildly popular Facebook page, featuring brand-new crazy, off-the-wall, outrageously funny, and downright "awesome" pearls of wisdom from real-life drill sergeants and instructors from all branches of the military.Sweat dries. Blood clots. Bones heal. Suck it up, buttercup.After his deployment in Afghanistan, Dan Caddy began swapping great drill sergeant stories by e ... Read more

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The official tie-in book to the wildly popular Facebook page, featuring brand-new crazy, off-the-wall, outrageously funny, and downright "awesome" pearls of wisdom from real-life drill sergeants and instructors from all branches of the military.Sweat dries. Blood clots. Bones heal. Suck it up, buttercup.After his deployment in Afghanistan, Dan Caddy began swapping great drill sergeant stories by e
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An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments

Learn the Lost Art of Making Sense

by Ali Almossawi ...

Series series Bad Arguments
“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.comFrom the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!Have you read (or ... Read more

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“This short book makes you smarter than 99% of the population. . . . The concepts within it will increase your company’s ‘organizational intelligence.’. . . It’s more than just a must-read, it’s a ‘have-to-read-or-you’re-fired’ book.”—Geoffrey James, INC.comFrom the author of An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language, here’s the antidote to fuzzy thinking, with furry animals!Have you read (or
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A Garden of Marvels

How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants

by Ruth Kassinger ...

In the tradition of The Botany of Desire and Wicked Plants, a witty and engaging history of the first botanists interwoven with stories of today's extraordinary plants found in the garden and the lab.In Paradise Under Glass, Ruth Kassinger recounted with grace and humor her journey from brown thumb to green, sharing lessons she learned from building a home conservatory in the wake of a devastating ... Read more

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In the tradition of The Botany of Desire and Wicked Plants, a witty and engaging history of the first botanists interwoven with stories of today's extraordinary plants found in the garden and the lab.In Paradise Under Glass, Ruth Kassinger recounted with grace and humor her journey from brown thumb to green, sharing lessons she learned from building a home conservatory in the wake of a devastating
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Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period

by P. L. Jacob ...

"Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period" by P. L. Jacob offers a detailed exploration of the social practices and attire that defined two significant eras in European history. The book delves into the intricate customs that governed daily life, from courtly behavior to the roles of different social classes. Jacob meticulously describes how clothing ... Read more

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"Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period" by P. L. Jacob offers a detailed exploration of the social practices and attire that defined two significant eras in European history. The book delves into the intricate customs that governed daily life, from courtly behavior to the roles of different social classes. Jacob meticulously describes how clothing
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Fringe-ology

How I Tried to Explain Away the Unexplainable—And Couldn't

by Steve Volk ...

"Fringe-Ologybrings a poet's eye to the frayed edges between the known and unknown, beliefand skepticism. . . . A dive into the paranormal even a hardcore skeptic like myselfcan enjoy." —Mat Johnson, author of PymTakea strange and unsettling trip into the heart of the paranormal universe asjournalist Steve Volk tries to answer some of the most fundamental questions atthe heart of human existence. ... Read more

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"Fringe-Ologybrings a poet's eye to the frayed edges between the known and unknown, beliefand skepticism. . . . A dive into the paranormal even a hardcore skeptic like myselfcan enjoy." —Mat Johnson, author of PymTakea strange and unsettling trip into the heart of the paranormal universe asjournalist Steve Volk tries to answer some of the most fundamental questions atthe heart of human existence.
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Secret Lives of the First Ladies

by Cormac O'Brien ...

Series series Secret Lives
Whether she’s a leading lady, loyal spouse, or lightning rod for scandal, the First Lady of the United States has always been in the spotlight—and in 2017 that was truer than ever. This revised and expanded edition from Quirk’s best-selling Secret Lives series features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the women of the White House, from Martha Washington to Melania Trump, it comes complete ... Read more

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Whether she’s a leading lady, loyal spouse, or lightning rod for scandal, the First Lady of the United States has always been in the spotlight—and in 2017 that was truer than ever. This revised and expanded edition from Quirk’s best-selling Secret Lives series features outrageous and uncensored profiles of the women of the White House, from Martha Washington to Melania Trump, it comes complete
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Don't Know Much About® Anything

Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!

by Kenneth C. Davis ...

Series Book 15 - Don't Know Much About Series

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An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language

Learn to Hear What's Left Unsaid

by Ali Almossawi ...

Series series Bad Arguments
**“This is a book for every thinking person, the perfect antidote to today’s culture wars.”—Hope JahrenThe creators of An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments return with this desperately timely guide to how words can trick us. Learn to “hear” hidden bias, slant, and spin—from an irresistible cast of woodland creatures!**Public discourse? More like public discord. The battle cries of our culture wars ... Read more

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**“This is a book for every thinking person, the perfect antidote to today’s culture wars.”—Hope JahrenThe creators of An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments return with this desperately timely guide to how words can trick us. Learn to “hear” hidden bias, slant, and spin—from an irresistible cast of woodland creatures!**Public discourse? More like public discord. The battle cries of our culture wars
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Periodic Tales

A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc

by Hugh Aldersey-Williams ...

"Fascinating and beautiful . . . if only chemistry had been like this at school." —Matt Ridley, New York Times–bestselling author of Genome, in Prospect magazineLike the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain ... Read more

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"Fascinating and beautiful . . . if only chemistry had been like this at school." —Matt Ridley, New York Times–bestselling author of Genome, in Prospect magazineLike the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain
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