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  • John Basilone & Other Soldiers: A Collection of Military Heroes

    by Richard Scott Marcus ...
    A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN SOLDIER MILITARY HEROICSJOHN BASILONEWar brings out the best and the worst in people. With the United States participating in countless wars over the years, there have been quite a few exceptional soldiers who have been able to shine during combat, having done their due diligence to protect their country and fellow troop members. Giovanni "John" Basilone was a war hero ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tarab

    Music, Ecstasy, Emotion, and Performance

    Edited by Michael Frishkopf, Scott Marcus, Dwight Reynolds ...
    In Arab culture, at the ineffable point where music meets emotion, lies ṭarab. Often glossed as the ecstasy experienced and expressed when performing or listening to singing, instrumental works, and recitations of poetry, ṭarab is both a practice and an orienting concept central to musical aesthetics and spirituality characteristic of Middle Eastern cultures.Gathering fifteen essays by scholars of ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

    The Middle East

    Edited by Virginia Danielson, Dwight Reynolds, Scott Marcus ...
    Series series Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
    Expert writers present the major traditions of North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, together with personal accounts of performers, composers, teachers, and ceremonies. A special feature of this volume is the inclusion of dozens of brief snap-shot essays that offer "lifestories" of typical musicmakers and their art, as well as first-person descriptions of specific music performances and ... Read more

    $735.00 USD

  • The Other Classical Musics

    Fifteen Great Traditions

    by Michael Church, Scott DeVeaux, Ivan Hewett, Dwight Reynolds, Scott Marcus, Robert Labaree, Ameneh Youssefzadeh, Will Sumits, Terry E. Miller, Neil Sorrell0, David Hughes1, Frank Kouwenhoven2, Richard Widdess3, Jonathan Katz4, Roderic Knight5 ...
    Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award for Creative Communication 2015There is a treasure trove of underappreciated music out there; this book will convince many to explore it. The EconomistWhatis classical music? This book answers the question in a manner never before attempted, by presenting the history of fifteen parallel traditions, of which Western classical music is just one. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women

    by Andrew M. Greeley ...
    An examination of the parables of Jesus and what they say about who He was and what He believed."This book illustrates why [Greeley] is so popular. He takes the familiar—in this case, the parables of Jesus—and infuses it with new life and meaning. He leaves behind the dour, solemn proclamations of the church fathers and reminds us that "Jesus delights in surprising those he loves." In fact, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Curious English Words and Phrases

    The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use

    by Max Cryer ...
    Have you ever wondered where terms like ‘end of your tether’, ‘gets my goat’ or ‘letting ones hair down’ come from? Or why we call some people ‘geezers’, ‘sugar daddies’ or ‘lounge lizards’? Or where the words ‘eavesdropping’, ‘nickname’ and ‘D-Day’ come from? They are just a few of the many words and phrases that language expert Max Cryer examines in this fact-filled and fun new book. Max ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Concept

    by Bo Bennett ...
    Maybe you were born to Christian parents and raised as a Christian. Or maybe you are just a part of a Christian nation. You might have attended church regularly, or maybe just on special occasions. If asked, you say that you believe in God, but you really never thought about what that means exactly. You are a well-educated person who accepts the idea of Biblical miracles, but only the more ... Read more

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  • Being Logical

    A Guide to Good Thinking

    by D.Q. McInerny ...
    An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professorLogic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • The Art of Always Being Right

    The 38 Subtle Ways of Persuation

    by A. C. Grayling ...
    'Beware who you give this book to.' Financial Times 'I recommend that you keep this delightful essay at your side.' Observer 'Dryly witty essay' Alain de Botton, Sunday Telegraph We all sit through meetings with that one person who seems to be able to persuade everyone. What is their secret? Are they more gifted than we are? Or is it just that they are very skilled in the art of persuation? That ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Biology of Desire

    Why Addiction Is Not a Disease

    by Marc Lewis, PhD ...
    A renowned neuroscientist provides an “unorthodox but enlightening” (Wall Street Journal) narrative of how addiction happens in the brain, and what we can do to overcome itThrough the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist—and former addict himself—explains why the disease model of addiction is wrong and how it obstructs the path to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Is That a Fact?

    Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life

    by Joe Schwarcz ...
    The bestselling "quackbuster" and "tireless tub-thumper against pseudoscience" fishes for the facts in a flood of misinformation ( Maclean's).Eat this and live to 100. Don't, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what's best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling ... Read more

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  • How We Got to Now

    Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

    by Steven Johnson ...
    From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Extra Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their ... Read more

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