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Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich Publisher Comments A sharp-witted knockdown of America's love affair with positive thinking and an urgent call for a new commitment to realism. Americans are a positive people — cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat: this is our reputation as well as our self-image... (read more) Your price: $23.00 New - Hardcover 
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann Staff Pick Charles C. Mann has pulled off an impressive feat ... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry by Bryan Sykes Publisher Comments One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language by Arika Okrent Publisher Comments Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon, which was nothing more than a television show’... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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One River by Wade Davis Publisher Comments In the 1940s, biologist Richard Evans Schultes uncovered many of the secrets of the rain forest, relying not only on his own prodigious investigations, but on the wisdom passed down by local tribes. Thirty years later his student, Wade Davis, followed in... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves by Adam Hochschild Publisher Comments Like the author's classic "King Leopold's Ghost," this new work abounds in atmosphere, high drama, and nuanced portraits of epic antislavery crusaders, heroes, and villains in Britain.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey Into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism by Daniel Pinchbeck Publisher Comments A dazzling work of personal travelogue and cultural criticism that ranges from the primitive to the postmodern in a quest for the promise and meaning of the psychedelic experience. While psychedelics of all sorts are demonized in America today, the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Uncertain Encounters: Indian and Whites at Peace and War in Southern Oregon, 1820's-1860's by Nathan Douthit Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-241) and index.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Sense for the Other: The Timeliness and Relevance of Anthropology (Mestizo Spaces/Espaces Metisses) by Marc Auge Publisher Comments This book outlines a radical approach to anthropology that focuses on negotiating the social meanings we and others use in making sense of the world.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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