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1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson and James Harkin
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Did you know? • Cows moo in regional accents. • The international dialing code for Russia is 007. • The water in the mouth of a blue whale weighs more than its body. • Pants are responsible for twice as many accidents as chain saws. • Saddam... (read more)

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Vietnam War Almanac: An In-Depth Guide to the Most Controversial Conflict in American History
Vietnam War Almanac: An In-Depth Guide to the Most Controversial Conflict in American History
by James H. Willbanks
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With more than 58,000 casualties and 300,000 wounded, at a cost of more than $130 billion, the Vietnam War became one of the most divisive conflicts in American history. The scars left by the war can still be felt today, making it crucial that we have... (read more)

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Miss Manners Minds Your Business
Miss Manners Minds Your Business
by Judith Martin
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What do your colleagues, overlords, underlings, clients, and customers have in common? Not knowing how much they annoy you. Not to mention how much you may be annoying them. The route from cubicle to corner office is strewn with etiquette landmines. And... (read more)

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The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published
The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published
by David Skinner
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Created by the most respected American publisher of dictionaries and supervised by editor Philip Gove, Webster's Third broke with tradition, adding thousands of new words and eliminating "artificial notions of correctness," basing proper... (read more)

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Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, & Other Typographical Marks
Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, & Other Typographical Marks
by Keith Houston
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A charming and indispensable tour of two thousand years of the written word, Shady Characters weaves a fascinating trail across the parallel histories of language and typography. Whether investigating the asterisk (*) and dagger (... (read more)

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The Almanac of American Politics (Almanac of American Politics)
The Almanac of American Politics (Almanac of American Politics)
by Michael Barone
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The Almanac of American Politics is the gold standard—the book that everyone involved, invested, or interested in American politics must have on their reference shelf. Continuing the tradition of accurate and up-to-date information, the 2014... (read more)

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The Woman Reader
The Woman Reader
by Belinda Jack
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“Jacks excellent history begins from a position of anxiety, which she argues is caused by womens access to the written word. What do women read and what happens to them, and the world, when they do?”—Lesley McDowell, Independent on... (read more)

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Finding Your Roots: Easy-To-Do Genealogy and Family History
Finding Your Roots: Easy-To-Do Genealogy and Family History
by Janice Schultz
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A librarian and authority on genealogical research offers advice and encouragement to those who are eager to uncover their family history in this guidebook. Getting started, research techniques, interviewing tips, and effective use of the library and... (read more)

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Writing Children's Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion
Writing Children's Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion
by Yvonne Coppard
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Full of both inspirational and practical advice, Writing Children's Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing for some of the most difficult and demanding readers of all: children and young people.Part 1 explores the... (read more)

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CLEP Core Exams W/ Online Practice Tests, 8th Ed. (CLEP Test Preparation)
CLEP Core Exams W/ Online Practice Tests, 8th Ed. (CLEP Test Preparation)
by Dominic Marullo
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CLEP* (College-Level Examination Program) Core Exams Covers the 6 CLEP Core Exams: College Composition, College Composition Modular, College Mathematics, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences & History Pass the CLEP and Get the College... (read more)

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Words of Life: Celebrating 50 Years of the Hesburgh Library's Message, Mural, and Meaning
Words of Life: Celebrating 50 Years of the Hesburgh Library's Message, Mural, and Meaning
by Bill Schmitt
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This book celebrates the University of Notre Dame's Hesburgh Library and its fifty years as a place of evolving service, powerful symbolism, and collaboration. It tells the history of the Library in terms of its meaning to all those who designed it... (read more)

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The Ultimate Quotable Einstein (New in Paperback)
The Ultimate Quotable Einstein (New in Paperback)
by Albert Einstein
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This is the definitive edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide and been translated into twenty-five languages. The Ultimate Quotable Einstein features roughly 1,600 quotes in all.... (read more)

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The Confident Writing Teacher: Cultivating Meaningful Writing in Middle School
The Confident Writing Teacher: Cultivating Meaningful Writing in Middle School
by Shelley Barker
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"If you are currently a member of the teaching profession, it is very likely that you were never taught to write. Shocked? Think about it. Certainly, we wrote, but what did writing instruction look like when you were a kid? Do you remember receiving any?... (read more)

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The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More
The Illustrated Dictionary of Snark: A Snide, Sarcastic Guide to Verbal Sparring, Comebacks, Irony, Insults, and Much More
by Lawrence Dorfman
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What do Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, H. L. Mencken, Oscar Wilde, Robert Benchley, George Bernard Shaw, Jules Feiffer, Bill Hicks, Bill Maher, Phyllis Diller, Édith Piaf, W. C. Fields, Mark Twain, Voltaire, Charles Bukowski, and countless others have in... (read more)

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24 Karat Etiquette: Golden Rules from the World's Most Glamorous Zip Code
24 Karat Etiquette: Golden Rules from the World's Most Glamorous Zip Code
by Lisa Gache
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In Beverly Hills, fame and wealth can buy everything—except class, grace, and sophistication. In 24 Karat Etiquette, Lisa Gaché offers a behind-the-scenes look at Beverly Hills residents’ unique social dilemmas through the eyes of an... (read more)

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10 Things You Might Not Know about Nearly Everything: A Collection of Fascinating Historical, Scientific and Cultural Facts about People, Places and T
10 Things You Might Not Know about Nearly Everything: A Collection of Fascinating Historical, Scientific and Cultural Facts about People, Places and T
by Mark Jacob
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For years, the Chicago Tribune's popular weekly feature column "10 Things You Might Not Know” has been informing and entertaining readers on a diverse range of fascinating subjects. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything is a... (read more)

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AP Environmental Science All Access (Advanced Placement (AP) All Access)
AP Environmental Science All Access (Advanced Placement (AP) All Access)
by Rea
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AP* Environmental Science All Access™ Anytime, Anywhere Access to AP Prep Make the most of your time with a new kind of study system built around you. You need a high score on the AP Environmental Science exam to get the college credit or... (read more)

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Horologicon
Horologicon
by Mark Forsyth
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Do you wake up feeling rough? Then youre philogrobolized. Find yourself pretending to work? Thats fudgelling. And this could lead to rizzling, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just dont... (read more)

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Think Like a Publisher: 33 Essential Tips to Write, Promote, & Sell Your Book
Think Like a Publisher: 33 Essential Tips to Write, Promote, & Sell Your Book
by Randy Davila
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The publishing world has changed! An explosion in printed books, E-books, and self-publishing has contributed to more new titles coming to market than ever before. With so much happening, how does a new author stand out from the crowd? Not to mention... (read more)

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Master the Basics: English (Master the Basics)
Master the Basics: English (Master the Basics)
by Jean Yates, Ph.d.
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Written primarily to help students of English as a Second Language improve their fluency and do well on standardized tests such as the TOEFL and IELTS, the new edition of Master the Basics: English-- Covers fundamentals of English grammarReviews parts of... (read more)

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