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  • 100 Hieroglyphs

    Think Like an Egyptian

    by Barry Kemp ...
    "Written by the greatest living Egyptologist, this wonderful, fun, and short book will take you inside the heads of the ancient Egyptians."—Sarah Parcak, National GeographicEgyptian culture is divided from us by several millennia, a lost people and a dead language. We can discover much about this fascinating civilization from its physical remains, but perhaps the greatest insights into the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How To Read The Egyptian Book Of The Dead

    by Barry Kemp ...
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    The Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful and inescapable that controlling one's destiny within it was a constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and illness,and after death were faced for eternity in the Otherworld, along with the divine gods who controlled the universe. The Book of the Dead empowered the reader to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Forget That!

    22 Lessons You Must Unlearn to Succeed

    Follow the guidance of motivational expert Dr. Roger Flax, author of No Stopping You!, and learn to be your best self.What if you were told that many of the common principles you’ve held onto since childhood are actually holding you back in your career and life? From simple adages we learned in grade school—“don’t talk to strangers,” “save it for a rainy day”—to well-intentioned ideas you learned ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Right People

    The Social Establishment in America

    An enlightening and entertaining inside look at the lifestyles of America's extremely wealthy from the bestselling author of "Our Crowd"It's no secret that the rich are different from the rest of us. But the rich, as author Stephen Birmingham so insightfully points out, are also different from the very rich. There's Society, and then there's Real Society, and it takes multiple generations for ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Measure of Intelligence

    One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test

    In a quest to advocate for her daughter, Pepper Stetler uncovers the dark history of the IQ test, leading her to question what exactly we are measuring when we measure intelligence.When Pepper Stetler learned that her daughter, Louisa, who has Down Syndrome, would be required to take periodic IQ tests to secure support in school, she asked a simple question: Why? The hunt for an answer set Stetler ... Read more

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  • The Wolves of Paris

    A Novel

    The award-winning author of The Way of the Gladiator brings to life medieval Paris and the wolves who held it hostage, in this novel based on real events.Praised as "nature writing at its best," The Wolves of Paris takes readers to fifteenth-century France, a country so decimated by the Hundred Years' War that its people became prey for marauding wolf packs ( Hartford Courant). With France split ... Read more

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  • The Zong

    A Massacre, the Law & the End of Slavery

    by James Walvin ...
    "A lucid, fluent and fascinating account of the Zong. The book details the horror of the mass killing of enslaved Africans on board the ship in 1781."—Gad Heuman, co-editor of The Routledge History of SlaveryOn November 29, 1781, Captain Collingwood of the British ship Zong commanded his crew to throw overboard one-third of his cargo: a shipment of Africans bound for slavery in America. The ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival

    A Guide to Shelter, Water, Fire, Food, Navigation, and Survival Kits

    by Jason Knight ...
    Wondering how to stay alive and safe in the outdoors?The Essential Skills of Wilderness Survival is a systematic approach to wilderness survival designed to increase your confidence in the outdoors and teach you exactly what to do, and in what order, if you find yourself in a survival situation.You will learn how to:build shelter from natural materials that keep you warm and protected from the ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Delusions of Crowds

    Why People Go Mad in Groups

    This "disturbing yet fascinating" exploration of mass mania through the ages explains the biological and psychological roots of irrationality ( Kirkus Reviews).From time immemorial, contagious narratives have spread through susceptible groups—with enormous, often disastrous, consequences. Inspired by Charles Mackay's nineteenth-century classic Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American History Through a Whiskey Glass

    How Distilled Spirits, Domestic Cuisine, and Popular Music Helped Shape a Nation

    Experience American history like never before with this unique, informative, and fun guide for history buffs, whiskey enthusiasts, folks who like to cook at home, and fans of popular music.American History Through a Whiskey Glass presents a unique perspective on American history. It describes how bourbon and rye whiskey played a role in the most important events in American history, including the ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

  • Year-Round Edible Gardening

    Growing Vegetables and Herbs, Inside or Outside, in Every Season

    Want to get home-grown spices in the middle of winter? Eat fresh vegetables in the spring? Sow in the summer to harvest in the fall?Lena Israelsson's book, Year-Round Edible Gardening, is a practical guide for those who want to extend their growing season. And double, perhaps triple, their harvest. Growing year-round is possible, and this book can teach you the best methods to do it the right way ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • How to Survive in Ancient Egypt

    What would it be like if you were transported back to Thebes, 1360 BCE? This time-traveler's guide is a fascinating way to find out . . .Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Egypt and you had to start a new life there. What would you see? How would the people around you think and believe? How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where would you go to have ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus