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Wired for Story
Wired for Story
Written by Lisa Cron
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781607742456
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Wired for Story
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
Written by Lisa Cron


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $14.99

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 from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals... Read more >
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Written by Brian Greene
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307428530
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
Written by Brian Greene


Format: eBook, 592 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.99

From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists and author the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way.

Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most... Read more >
Animal Wise
Animal Wise
Written by Virginia Morell
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307461445
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Animal Wise
The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
Written by Virginia Morell


Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2013
Price: $26.00

Noted science writer Virginia Morell explores the frontiers of research on animal cognition and emotion, offering a surprising and moving exploration into the hearts and minds of wild and domesticated animals.
 
   Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a fish? Or a parrot, dolphin, or elephant?  Do they experience... Read more >
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell
Written by Stephen Hawking
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780553802023
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The Universe in a Nutshell

Written by Stephen Hawking


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2001
Price: $35.00

Stephen Hawking’s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical physicist to readers all over the world.

Now, in a major publishing event, Hawking returns with a lavishly illustrated sequel that unravels the mysteries of the major breakthroughs that have occurred in the years... Read more >
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The Alchemy of Air
The Alchemy of Air
Written by Thomas Hager
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307351791
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The Alchemy of Air
A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
Written by Thomas Hager


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $15.00

Tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives–including your own.

At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’s scientists to find a solution.

This is the story of the... Read more >
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The Joy of Living
The Joy of Living
Written by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Eric Swanson, Foreword by Daniel Goleman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307347312
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The Joy of Living
Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
Written by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Eric Swanson
Foreword by Daniel Goleman


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $15.00

An illuminating perspective on the science of meditation—and a handbook for transforming our minds, bodies, and lives

In The Joy of Living, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche—the “happiest man in the world”—invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets to finding joy and contentment in the everyday. Using the basic... Read more >
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The Wave
The Wave
Written by Susan Casey
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767928854
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The Wave
In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
Written by Susan Casey


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: May 31, 2011
Price: $15.95

A New York Times Notable Book
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

In her astonishing new book Susan Casey captures colossal, ship-swallowing waves, and the surfers and scientists who seek them out.
 
For legendary surfer Laird Hamilton, hundred foot waves represent the ultimate challenge. As Susan Casey travels...

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The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book
The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book
Written by John M. Collins
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781607743880
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The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book
Featuring the World Record-Breaking Design, with Tear-Out Planes to Fold and Fly
Written by John M. Collins


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $16.99

A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes.

Will YOU be the next to break the WORLD RECORD?

Anything is possible with The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, the newest collection of designs and theories of... Read more >
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Fingerprints of the Gods
Fingerprints of the Gods
Written by Graham Hancock
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307829054
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Fingerprints of the Gods
The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
Written by Graham Hancock


Format: eBook, 592 pages
On Sale: September 19, 2012
Price: $14.99

The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts. Read more >
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A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307885159
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A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition

Written by Bill Bryson


Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $28.00

This new edition of the acclaimed bestseller is lavishly illustrated to convey, in pictures as in words, Bill Bryson’s exciting, informative journey into the world of science.

In A Short History of Nearly Everything, beloved author Bill Bryson confronts his greatest challenge yet: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we... Read more >
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