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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Parenting

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Parenting

by David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven

Danger! It lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to know FAST-from detecting a bomb to delivering a baby in the back of a cab. Providing... (more)

The Tao of Pooh

by Benjamin Hoff

One of the world's great Taoist masters isn't Chinese, or a venerable philosopher, but is in fact none other than A. A. Milne's effortlessly calm, still, reflective bear Winnie-the-Pooh. While Eeyore frets and Piglet hesitates and Rabbit calculates and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is. And that's the clue to the secret wisdom of the Taoists.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...And It's All Small Stuff: Simple Things To Keep The Little Things From Taking Over Your Life

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...And It's All Small Stuff: Simple Things To Keep The Little Things From Taking Over Your Life

by Richard Carlson

Braille edition of the popular bestseller. "Let go of the idea that gentle, relaxed people can't be super-achievers," advises Dr. Richard Carlson in his widely popular self-help book, DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. In 100 chapters--each only a few pages long--Dr. Carlson shares his ideas for living a calmer, richer life. This book has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 38 weeks and is No. 3 on USA... (more)

River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze

by Peter Hessler

A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking... (more)

Three Treatises

by Martin Luther

Chronicles of Wasted Time

by Malcolm Muggeridge

Back in print for the first time since Muggeridge's death in 1990, both published volumes of his acclaimed biography-The Green Stick and The Infernal Grove, plus the previously unpublished start to an unfinished third volume entitled The Right Eye-all brought together in one unabridged volume. "There is not a flat page in this mingling of anecdote, comment and self-criticism. . . . An international throng of... (more)

A RETURN TO MODESTY: Discovering the Lost Virtue

A RETURN TO MODESTY: Discovering the Lost Virtue

by Wendy Shalit

Where once a young woman had to be ashamed of her sexual experience, today she is ashamed of her sexual inexperience. Where not long ago an unmarried woman was ashamed to give public evidence of sexual desire by living with someone, today she must be ashamed to give evidence of romantic desire. From sex education in grade school to coed bathrooms in college, today's young woman is being pressured relentlessly to... (more)

Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem

Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem

by Gloria Steinem

The well-know women's rights activist and feminist connects the external revolution to an internal revolution of spirit and consciousness, offering readers parables from the lives of figures as diverse as Mahatma Gandhi and Julie Andrews. Reprint. 150,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

The State of the World Atlas: Unique Visual Survey Global polit econ Social Trends New rev 5TH Edition (State of the World Atlas)

The State of the World Atlas: Unique Visual Survey Global polit econ Social Trends New rev 5TH Edition (State of the World Atlas)

by Michael Kidron

This widely acclaimed atlas provides a unique view of current affairs by translating key political, economic, and social indicators into 50 full-color maps and graphics. From world trade to personal wealth, from AIDS to arms, it reveals international trends and differences in an easily understandable form.

Mountain People

by Colin M. Turnbull

A History of the WorldHugh Thomas

A History of the World

by Hugh Thomas

City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society Series)

City of Dreadful Delight: Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London (Women in Culture and Society Series)

by Judith R. Walkowitz

From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how these narratives reveal the complex dramas of power, politics, and sexuality that were being played out in late nineteenth-century Britain, and how they influenced the language of... (more)

The Rise and Fall of a Man of Letters: English Literary Life since 1800.John Gross

The Rise and Fall of a Man of Letters: English Literary Life since 1800.

by John Gross

Running Press Cyclopedia: The Ultimate Visual Reference Tool (Running Press Cyclopedia: The Portable Visual Encyclopedia)

Running Press Cyclopedia: The Ultimate Visual Reference Tool (Running Press Cyclopedia: The Portable Visual Encyclopedia)

by The Diagram Group

The Running Press Cyclopedia is a marvelous, global compendium of information packaged in an exciting and extensive reference book. This completely updated edition is not only slightly larger than the original, but it also contains the equivalent of 32 pages of brand new material, including brand new illustrations. The additional material covers the post 9-11 world, especially new developments in world and... (more)

The peoples of MalaysiaFay-Cooper Cole

The peoples of Malaysia

by Fay-Cooper Cole

End of Empire

by Brian Lapping

Mountain of Fame

by John E. Wills

Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, John Wills displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. This unique introduction to Chinese history and culture uses more than twenty exemplary lives, including those of statesmen, philosophers, poets, and rulers, to provide the focus for accounts of key historical... (more)

Domers: A Year at Notre Dame

by Kevin Coyne

Journalist Kevin Coyle spent a year at Notre Dame, from freshman orientation to graduation. He attended classes, masses, pep rallies, parties, faculty meetings and trustee meetings. He hung out with virtually every group of students on campus, from pre-meds to football players. Coyle emerges with a rich and complex portrait of a univeristy unlike any other in America.

College: The Undergraduate Experience in America (The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching)Ernest L. Boyer

College: The Undergraduate Experience in America (The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching)

by Ernest L. Boyer

In 1983 Boyer and his research team produced High School , a major analysis of American secondary education, funded by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This companion volume identifies strengths and suggests improvements in the undergraduate experience. This readable study was constructed after on-site interviews at 29 colleges and universities. Additional information was garnered from... (more)

Up the Infinite Corridor: Mit and the Technical Imagination (William Patrick Book)

Up the Infinite Corridor: Mit and the Technical Imagination (William Patrick Book)

by Fred Hapgood

An inside look at the engineering profession discusses the current research projects and the nerd culture of MIT, allowing readers to admire and appreciate the pioneering work of these all-too-often ridiculed scientists.

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