• Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place)

    In this New York Times bestseller, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers—“fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1501121472
    • ASIN: 1501121472
    • ISBN: 1501121472
    • Brand: Tim Marshall
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

  • China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy)

    From the bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians (Now a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE) comes a deliciously fun story of family, fortune, and fame in Mainland China. Book Two of the Crazy Rich Asians TrilogyIt’s the eve of Rachel Chu’s wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiancé willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won’t be there to walk her down the aisle.  Then a chance... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0804172064
    • ASIN: 0804172064
    • ISBN: 0804172064
    • Brand: Kwan Kevin
    • Manufacturer: Anchor

  • The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health

    The revised and expanded edition of the bestseller that changed millions of livesThe science is clear. The results are unmistakable.You can dramatically reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes just by changing your diet.More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and his team at Cornell, in partnership with teams in China and England, embarked upon the China Study, the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. What they found when combined with findings in Colin’s laboratory, opened their e... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1941631568
    • ASIN: 1941631568
    • ISBN: 1941631568
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: BenBella Books

  • Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

    "Fascinating.... Lays a foundation for understanding human history."―Bill Gates In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food production advanced beyond the hunter-gatherer stage, and then developed religion --as well as nasty germs and potent weapons of war --and adventured on sea and land to conquer and decimate preliterate cultures. A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Gun... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0393354326
    • ASIN: 0393354326
    • ISBN: 0393354326
    • Brand: NORTON
    • Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

  • The Three-Body Problem

    "Wildly imaginative, really interesting." ―President Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogyThe Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience the Hugo Award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin.Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome t... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0765382032
    • ASIN: 0765382032
    • ISBN: 9780765382030
    • Brand: TOR
    • Manufacturer: Tor Books

  • Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)

    It’s the revolutionary world history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.     Everything You Need to Ace World History . . . kicks off with the Paleolithic Era and transports the reader to ancient civilizations—from Africa and beyond; the middle ages across the world; the Renaissance; the age of exploration and colonialism, revolutions, and the modern world and the wars and movements that shaped it. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. There are five b... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0761160949
    • ASIN: 0761160949
    • ISBN: 0761160949
    • Brand: Workman Publishing Company
    • Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

  • How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease

    From the physician behind the wildly popular NutritionFacts website, How Not to Die reveals the groundbreaking scientific evidence behind the only diet that can prevent and reverse many of the causes of disease-related death.The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. In How Not to Die, Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of NutritionFacts.org, examines the fifteen top causes of premature death in America-heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B00Y7USB14
    • ASIN: B00Y7USB14
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Flatiron Books

  • The Cat in the Hat


    • ASIN: 039480001X
    • UPC: 000394800019
    • ASIN: 039480001X
    • ISBN: 039480001X
    • Brand: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
    • Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers

  • Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

    Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios).Now a #1 international bestseller, BILLION DOLLAR WHALE is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history.In 2009, a chubby, mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business name... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B079WVJZCH
    • ASIN: B079WVJZCH
    • Manufacturer: Hachette Books

  • The Way Things Work Now

    A New York Times Bestseller Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientifi... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0544824385
    • ASIN: 0544824385
    • ISBN: 0544824385
    • Brand: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
    • Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

    The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0609809644
    • ASIN: 0609809644
    • ISBN: 0609809644
    • Brand: Broadway Books
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

  • Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

    Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence? Daro... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0307719227
    • ASIN: 0307719227
    • ISBN: 0307719227
    • Brand: Touch Crown
    • Manufacturer: Currency

  • Hundred-Year Marathon

    One of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.For more than forty years, the United States has played an indispensable role helping the Chinese government build a booming economy, develop its scientific and military capabilities, and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that China's rise will bring us cooperation, diplomacy, and free trade. But what if the "China Dream" is to replace us, just as America replaced the Br... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1250081343
    • ASIN: 1250081343
    • ISBN: 1250081343
    • Brand: Saint Martin s Press Inc
    • Manufacturer: Griffin

  • The Starch Solution: Eat the Foods You Love, Regain Your Health, and Lose the Weight for Good!

    Pick up that bread! This doctor-approved method lets you keep the carbs and lose the pounds! Fear of the almighty carb has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades—from Atkins to Dukan—even the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. But the truth is, carbs are not the enemy!Bestselling author John A. McDougall and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, prove that a starch-rich diet can actually help you lose weight, prevent a variety of ills, and even cure common diseases. By fueling your body primarily with carbohydrates rather than... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1623360277
    • ASIN: 1623360277
    • ISBN: 9781623360276
    • Brand: Rodale Books
    • Manufacturer: Rodale Books

  • The China Study Cookbook: Revised and Expanded Edition with Over 175 Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes

    Indulge in the revised and expanded edition of the bestselling China Study Cookbook—with more than 175 mouthwatering recipes and stunning all-new photography With 2 million copies sold, The China Study has been hailed as one of the most important health and nutrition books ever published. It reveals that a whole foods, plant-based diet is the best way to stop widespread growth of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. This new edition of the bestselling China Study Cookbook puts the groundbreaking scientific findings of The China Study on your plate. Written by LeAnne Campbell, daught... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 194464895X
    • ASIN: 194464895X
    • ISBN: 194464895X
    • Manufacturer: BenBella Books

  • 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)

    Lively and information-packed, this book is literally bursting its covers with fascinating, fun-tastic facts on super, sensational topics that kids love. A visual feast of colorful photographs surrounded by swirling, tipping, expanding, and climbing bits

    • UPC: 19797740
    • Rating: 4.375

  • Weird But True Human Body : 300 Outrageous Facts about Your Awesome Anatomy

    Interesting and little known facts about the human body intended for kids.

    • UPC: 55132386

  • 5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!) 2 (Hardcover)

    Lively and information-packed, this book is literally bursting its covers with fascinating, fun-tastic facts on super, sensational topics that kids love. A visual feast of colorful photographs surrounded by swirling, tipping, expanding, and climbing bits

    • UPC: 33647697
    • Rating: 5.0

  • 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 3

    More fun than a barrel of monkeys and more interesting than reality TV-- this brain candy-filled book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: royalty, gravity, bioluminescence, sloths, wildfires, bubblegum, cars, breakfast,

    • UPC: 49743393
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The Story of Titanic for Children : Astonishing Little-Known Facts and Details about the Most Famous Ship in the World

    More than a century after it crashed into an iceberg, the Titanic remains as compelling as ever. Now children can explore its beautiful sundecks, marvel at the luxurious design, and relive the tragic sinking of

    • UPC: 682061113

  • 1,000 Facts About Insects

    "From butterflies and honey bees to cockroaches and katydids, discover all you have ever wanted to know about these amazing animals. Discover which insects are the most common; which have the most painful sting; and

    • UPC: 56197249

  • Game On! 2018 : All the Best Games: Awesome Facts and Coolest Secrets

    "Amazing facts, cool secrets, all the hottest

    • UPC: 55599843

  • Weird But True Food : 300 Bite-size Facts About Incredible Edibles

    A latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series serves up tons more zany fun, focusing totally on the subject of food!

    • UPC: 40568586

  • 1111 Amazing Facts about Animals

    Did you know that in medieval times dogs were known to have accompanied their masters into battle wearing suits of armour? Or that cows from different regions moo in different accents? Were you aware that

    • UPC: 53606254

  • The Bare Facts : 39 Questions Your Parents Hope You Never Ask About Sex

    "Includes group discussion questions and access to online teaching outlines"--P. [4] of

    • UPC: 15785175
    • Rating: 3.5

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