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London's Statues and Monuments

by Peter Matthews

The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the great people of history. From the monumental Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren's Great...

Classic Video Games: The Golden Age 1971-1984

by Brian Eddy

In the early 1970s, video arcade games sprung to life with the advent of Pong and other coin-operated games. Within just a few short years, if you had a quarter, you could go to the video arcade and play Space...

Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

by Lisa Cron

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element.

  Imagine knowing what the brain craves...

Word Spy: The Word Lover's Guide to Modern Culture

by Paul McFedries

Language wears many hats, but its most important job is to help us name or describe what's in the world. Words define us, our actions, even our existence. And just when you think that you have all the words...

When Words Matter Most: Thoughtful Words and Deeds to Express Just the Right Thing at Just the Right Tim e

by Robyn Freedman Spizman

This book explores the art of finding the right words and actions at the right time--an invaluable handbook for expressing compassion, kindness, caring, and congratulations to friends and family, neighbors and...

Teaching About Race Relations

by Lawrence Stenhouse, Gajendra Verma & Robert Wild

This is the report of two linked research projects: the SSRC Project on Problems and Effects of Teaching about Race Relations, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Project on Teaching About Race Relations...

The Military Advantage, 2012 Edition: The Military.com Guide to Military and Veteran's Benefits

by Terry Howell

THE MILITARY ADVANTAGE, 2012 EDITION is the most up-to-date annual guide to military benefits for active duty service members, veterans, military retirees, and family members. These valuable benefits include...

Fiction Writer's Workshop

by Josip Novakovich

Master the Elements of the Writing Workshop

The great paradox of the writing life is that to be a good writer, you must be both interested in the world around you and comfortable working in solitude for hours...

The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live with Disabilities, Chronic Pain, and Illness

by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg & Fran Odette

The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability is the first complete sex guide for people who live with disabilities, pain, illness, or chronic conditions. Useful for absolutely everyone, regardless of age, gender,...

The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame

by Peter Dreier

A hundred years ago, any soapbox orator who called for women’s suffrage, laws protecting the environment, an end to lynching, or a federal minimum wage was considered a utopian dreamer or a dangerous socialist....

Etiquette Guide to Japan: Know the rules that make the difference!

by Boye Lafayette Lafayette De De Mente

Minding your manners is an acquired skill, but what serves you well elsewhere could trip you up in Japan. Save yourself possible embarrassment with Etiquette Guide to Japan. An inside look at Japanese social...

Thrifty: Living the Frugal Life with Style

by Marjorie Harris

Best-selling author Marjorie Harris offers a timely and entertaining guide to living the richly frugal life. From tips on how to haggle to becoming a frugal fashionista, maintaining your home on a budget, and...

Almanac of World War I

by David F. Burg & L. Edward Purcell

" Provides a day-by-day account of the action on all fronts and of the events surrounding the conflict, from the guns of August 1914 to the November 1918 Armistice and its troubled aftermath. Daily entries,...

Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections: An Author and Title Index to Plays Appearing in Collections Published since 1900

by Denise L. Montgomery

Representing the largest expansion between editions, this updated volume of Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections is the standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies...

Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy

by Juhana Lemetti

The Historical Dictionary of Hobbes's Philosophy offers a comprehensive guide to the many facets of Hobbes's work. Through its chronology, introductory essay, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary...

Historical Dictionary of the Philippines

by Artemio R. Guillermo

The Historical Dictionary of the Philippines, Third Edition contains a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries.

Historical Dictionary of Byzantium

by John H. Rosser

In this revised and updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Byzantium, author John H. Rosser introduces both the general reader and the researcher to the history of the Byzantine Empire. This...

Historical Dictionary of Haiti

by Michael R. Hall

The Historical Dictionary of Haiti covers the history of Haiti starting in 1492 with the initial discovery of the island Haiti shares with the Dominican Republic to the present day. The dictionary itself contains...

The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide: Field-Tested Strategies for Staying Smart, Sane, and Connected When You're Raising Kids at Home

by Melissa Stanton

Melissa Stanton’s The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide is an all-encompassing, truth-telling how-to book that addresses the many practical and psychological issues facing stay-at-home moms today.

How do you create...

How to Shop for Free: Shopping Secrets for Smart Women Who Love to Get Something for Nothing

by Kathy Spencer & Samantha Rose

For fashionistas and carpool moms alike: a veteran super-shopper’s secrets for finding insider deals and working the coupons and promotions to get much of their shopping lists for free