Tokyo Vice
An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Written by Jake Adelstein
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $11.99
A riveting true-life tale of newspaper noir and Japanese organized crime from an American investigative journalist.
Jake Adelstein is the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police Press Club, where for twelve years he covered the dark side of Japan: extortion, murder, human trafficking, fiscal...
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The Spell of the Sensuous
Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
Written by David Abram
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: February 25, 1997
Price: $16.00
David Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence of human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which--even...
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Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes
Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
Written by Daniel L. Everett
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $16.00
A riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Daniel Everett while he lived with the Pirahã, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians in central Brazil. Daniel Everett arrived among the Pirahã with his wife and three young children hoping to convert the tribe to Christianity. Everett quickly became...
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How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare
Written by Ken Ludwig
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: June 11, 2013
Price: $12.99
A foolproof, enormously fun method of teaching your children the classic works of William Shakespeare William Shakespeare’s plays are among the great bedrocks of Western civilization and contain the finest writing of the past 450 years. Many of the best novels, plays, poetry, and films in the English language produced since Shakespeare’s death in...
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Word Smart
Written by Princeton Review
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 7, 2001
Price: $14.99
The words people use say a lot about them. Some words say that they are smart, persuasive, and informed. Others say that they don't know what they're talking about. Knowing which words to use and how to use them are keys to getting the most from one's mind and to communicating...
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Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
Written by Natalie Goldberg
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2010
Price: $18.95
With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer’s craft: on writing from “first thoughts” (keep your hand moving, don’t cross out, just get it on...
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Fifth Grade Writing Success (Sylvan Workbooks)
Written by Sylvan Learning
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $12.99
Good writing skills are essential not only for fifth-grade academic success, but also for lifelong achievement. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it!
WRITING NONFICTIONExercises on choosing a topic...
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