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by Kate Fox  Publisher Comments In Watching the English anthropologist Kate Fox takes a revealing look at the quirks and habits of the English people. From the most famous national traits through to the most bizarre reflex reactions, she holds a mirror up to the English national... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Kobena Mercer Synopsis This volume - investigating the work of a particular photographer, in this case, James VanDerZee - comprises a 4000-word essay by an expert in the field, 55 photographs presented chronologically, each with a commentary, and a biography of the featured... (read more) Your Price $11.50 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Milan Kundera Synopsis A novel, divided into seven parts and exploring immortality. This is the author's seventh novel. His previous works include "The Joke", "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". He has written one play, "Jacques and... (read more) Your Price $17.50 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Terry Deary  Synopsis The day Queen Mary Tudor - or "Bloody Mary", as she's called, because she has anyone who doesn't go to church burned - came to town was the most terrifying day of young Meg's life. Everyone wants to impress her Majesty, and what better way to show their... (read more) Your Price $10.50 (New - Trade Paper) check for other copies 
by John Pile Publisher Comments Now in its second edition, A History of Interior Design delivers the inside story on 6,000 years of personal and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, the... (read more) Your Price $78.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Spencer Johnson Synopsis Cheese is a metaphor for what you want in life - be it a good job, a loving relationship, money or possessions. And the maze is where you look for what you want - your organization, family or community. This book shows how to anticipate change, adapt... (read more) Your Price $11.50 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Michael J. Quinn  Publisher Comments Addresses the needs of students and professionals who want to learn how to design, analyse, implement and benchmark parallel programs in C using MPI and/or OpenMP. ...(read more) Your price $74.50 (New - Mass Market) check for other copies 
by J. K. Rowling 
Powells.com Staff Pick If you haven't been reading the Harry Potter series, do tell, what are you waiting for? These are some of the best books I have read in years. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry is starting to grow up, and, among other discoveries, this... (read more) Your Price $15.50 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Bruno Bettelheim Synopsis Helps adults become aware of the importance of fairy tales. By revealing the content of such stories he shows how children may make use of them to cope with their emotions, whether they be feelings of smallness and helplessness or the anxieties the child... (read more) Your Price $21.50 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
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Saturday May 10, 2008
Synopsis Rodney Dale's collection of proverbs, old saws and gnomic utterances provides a rich mine of affirming wisdom for all occasions. Gathered from all over the world and classified by key words, this should be a prerequisite for the sophisticated bathroom.... (read more) Your Price $11.50 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies
by Henry Yule Synopsis "Hobson-Jobson" is shorthand for the assimilation of foreign words to the sound pattern of the adopting language. This dictionary, compiled in the late-19th century, looks at Indian words that have been assimilated into the English language, such as... (read more) Your Price $8.00 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
Publisher Comments Yoga’s moved out of the studio and into the trailer park, ’cause tractor pulls are powerful hard on a body’s body. This affectionate collection features down-home poses and chants that are just as good as bear-fat liniment for getting... (read more) Your Price $13.50 (New - Cards) check for used and sale copies
by Dieter Graf Publisher Comments A travellers language kit, featuring pictures that can be pointed to instead of foreign phrases.... (read more) Your Price $8.50 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Sven A. Kirsten Publisher Comments Sexy savage: Excavating Tiki's finest offerings TASCHEN's Book of Tiki provided the blueprint for the re-appreciation and revival of Tiki style. Almost completely wiped from the consciousness of Americans until recently, Sven Kirsten's tome put Tiki on... (read more) Your Price $49.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Wendy Hobson Publisher Comments Vegetables on the barbecue are no longer just for vegetarians - meat-eaters too are showing a new interest in vegetable recipes. Includes imaginative and delicious recipes from all over the world in a large format, for easy reference. Reissue.... (read more) Your Price $10.00 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
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