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Defining Moments in Books: The Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events That Shook the Literary World by Lucy Daniel Publisher Comments Written and selected by a range of international writers, academics, and critics, heres an instantly accessible and intelligent look at literary history and criticism over the past century. From key novels to memorable protagonists, admired authors to... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Bartlett's Words to Live by: Advice and Inspiration for Everyday Life by John Bartlett Publisher Comments For 150 years people have looked to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for wisdom, inspiration, and pure fun. Here now is an elegant new collection of the best advice ever given, inspiring words from the world's wisest men and women. There is no cure for... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson Publisher Comments With Who Moved My Cheese? Dr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change--an issue that makes all of us nervous and uncomfortable. Most people are fearful of change because they don't believe they have any... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! Enter If You Dare! by Ripleys Publisher Comments A compendium of incredible bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features, this year’s book also offers access to a fully-integrated website featuring astounding clips, and two 8-page pull out gatefold sections, one featuring vampires.... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Amazing Book of Useless Information (Holiday Edition): More Things You Didn't Need to Know But Are about to Find Out by Noel Botham Publisher Comments This collection of amazingly pointless-yet fascinating-facts will answer questions readers never even knew they had.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Second Reading: Notable Neglected Books Revisited by Jonathan Yardley Publisher Comments This collection of reviews and re-evaluations by Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Jonathan Yardley considers lesser-known works from renowned authors and underappreciated talents, and offers fresh takes on old favorites. Yardley's reviews of sixty... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $11.20 Sale - Trade Paper
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Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay by Adair Lara Publisher Comments The material is right there in front of you. You’ve known yourself for, well, a lifetime—and you finally feel ready to share your story with the world. Yet when it actually comes time to put pen to paper, you find that you’re stumped. &#... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John Mcwhorter Publisher Comments A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say aI am reading a cataloga instead of aI read a cataloga? Why do we say adoa at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers) by Mla Publisher Comments The seventh edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to research and writing in the online environment. It provides an authoritative update of MLA documentation style for use in student writing, including simplified guidelines for citing works... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Nitty-Gritty Grammar: A Not-So-Serious Guide to Clear Communication by Edith Fine Publisher Comments With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style and usage.... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Anti-War Quote Book Publisher Comments For more than four thousand years, the world’s most influential philosophers, educators, politicians, scientists, artists, clergy, and soldiers have argued against war. • There never was a good war or a... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $2.98 Sale - Miscellaneous
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The Darwin Awards Countdown to Extinction by Wendy Northcutt Publisher Comments The newest installment of the human race's most andquot;devastatinglyandquot; popular humor series. The Darwin Awards are more than just a brand. They're a pop culture phenomenon. With six books and a website that draws in more than a million unique... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots by William Wallace Cook Publisher Comments A classic how-to manual, William Wallace Cooks Plotto is one writers personal method, painstakingly diagrammed for the benefit of others. The theory itself may be simple — "Purpose opposed by Obstacle yields Conflict" — but Cook takes his... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.47 Sale - Hardcover
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The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick Publisher Comments Anyone who thinks a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit card bill-or imagines that Ohm's Law dictates how long to meditate-or believes that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car-needs The Cartoon Guide to Physics. This handy... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke Publisher Comments From 1903 to 1908 Rilke wrote a series of remarkable responses to a young would-be poet, on poetry and on surviving as a sensitive observer in a harsh world. Accompanying the letters is a chronicle of Rilke's life showing what he was experiencing in his... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Best American Sports Writing (Best American Sports Writing) by Jane Leavy Publisher Comments The Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan Staff Pick Michael Pollan may be incapable of uninteresting writing. Discerning and lucid, his works tend to provoke the reader to engage themselves (at least in thought, if not deed) well beyond the final page. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education is Pollan's... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary by Websters Publisher Comments New edition! Created especially for crossword puzzle lovers. 350,000 answer words, including 50,000 new entries. Organized alphabetically and by number of letters. Newly formatted for greater legibility and ease of use, with comprehensive coverage of... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $1.98 Sale - Mass Market
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The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully (Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write) by Arielle Eckstut Publisher Comments The best, most comprehensive book for writers is now completely revised and updated to address ongoing changes in publishing. Published in 2005 as Putting Your Passion Into Print, this is the book that"s been praised by both industry professionals... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Writing about the World (with Infotrac) by Susan Mcleod Publisher Comments Ideal for your freshman composition or freshman seminar course, WRITING ABOUT THE WORLD is a thematically-arranged reader that focuses on the social sciences, sciences, and the humanities.... (read more) List Price $105.95 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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