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  • Plotto: The Master Book of All Plots

    by William Cook ...
    A classic how-to manual, William Wallace Cook's Plotto is one writer's personal theory--"Purpose, opposed by Obstacle, yields Conflict"--painstakingly diagrammed through hundreds of situations and scenariosA classic how-to manual, William Wallace Cook’s Plotto is one writer’s personal method, painstakingly diagrammed for the benefit of others. The theory itself may be simple—“Purpose, opposed by ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Dominion

    The Railway and the Rise of Canada

    by Stephen Bown ...
    A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nationIn The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.In the late ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • Just Mercy

    A Story of Justice and Redemption

    **#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $2.99 USD

  • How Math Explains the World

    A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repair to Modern Physics

    “Explores the application of math to problem solving in the everyday. . . . [W]ill appeal to both casual and serious fans of math or physics.” —Publishers WeeklyIn How Math Explains the World, mathematician Stein reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical investigations and discoveries have led to bigger, more world-shaking insights into the nature of our world. In the four main sections of the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reading the Constitution

    Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

    A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.The relatively new judicial philosophy of textualism dominates the Supreme Court. Textualists claim that the right way to interpret the Constitution and ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Legally Stoned:

    14 Mind-Altering Substances You Can Obtain and Use Without Breaking the Law

    This practical guide to psychoactive drugs reveals fourteen legal and accessible paths on your journey to altered consciousness.Getting high in one form or another has been a part of human life for thousands of years. And while the US government stands in the way of this basic right, there are ways around the restrictions. With each of the fourteen psychoactive substances detailed in this book, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Driven to Distraction (Revised)

    Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

    Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. Now the bestselling book is revised and updated with current medical information for a new generation searching for answers.Through vivid stories and case histories of patients—both adults and children—Hallowell and Ratey explore the varied forms ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Mord Am Morgen

    by André Klein ...
    Series series Baumgartner und Momsen
    This is the first episode of the popular Baumgartner & Momsen mystery series for German learners.In an abandoned house at the outskirts of a small town, an unidentified body has been found. Can you help Kommissar Harald Baumgartner and his colleague Katharina Momsen solve this case and improve your vocabulary along the way?----Dies ist die erste Episode der beliebten Baumgartner & Momsen Krimi ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Faith of a Writer

    Life, Craft, Art

    A tribute to the brilliant craftsmanship of one of our most distinguished writers, providing valuable insight into her inspiration and her methodJoyce Carol Oates is widely regarded as one of America's greatest contemporary literary figures. Having written in a number of genres -- prose, poetry, personal and critical essays, as well as plays -- she is an artist ideally suited to answer essential ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love: Discussion Prompts

    by bestof.me ...
    Readers of Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love****seeking engagement for all reading groups can gain further insight with this essential resource as a guide to aid your discussions.Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine writes the bestselling book on the science of love.In his book Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment‎, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • NEBOSH IGC

    International General Certificate In Occupational Health and Safety

    by Subhash Kumar ...
    This is a book in regards to Health and Safety Management, designed with the syllabus of NEBOSH IGC Qualification.NEBOSH IGC, International General Certificate 2018 (IG1, IG2) June 2020 is one of the leading and most recommended international qualification and certification courses in 'Occupational Health and Safety' globally and is recommended by most organizations. The syllabus and content of ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Errores Longi Ulixis, Pars I

    A Latin Novella

    Series Book 2 - Fabulae Epicae
    After ten years of war the Greeks have finally conquered Troy and are ready to sail home. Their actions following the victory, however, have angered Neptune and Minerva. And Odysseus (Ulysses), Eurylochus, and Elpenor are about to learn that angry gods and goddesses can turn a brief cruise across the Mediterranean into a long adventure as they wander through unknown lands filled with strange fruit ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Camilla

    A Latin Novella, 2nd ed.

    by Rachel Ash ...
    Camilla runs with the nymphs and hunts better than most men. She is nearly invincible in the battlefield, and it seems she cannot miss with either arrow or spear. Raised in the woods by her father, only her great beauty sets her apart from the men she fights beside.Camilla’s fate, like her father’s, is bound in the quest for glory. She can remain home, companion to the goddess Diana, or seek to ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Bellum Troianum

    A Latin Novella

    Series Book 1 - Fabulae Epicae
    The gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus are enjoying themselves at a party when, suddenly, an apple addressed “to the most beautiful” appears in their midst. The ensuing fight for the apple between Juno, Minerva, and Venus soon spills over to earth and pulls Paris, Helen, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Hector, and Achilles into ten years of war between Greece and Troy.Based on the accounts of the Trojan War ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Pirate Killers

    The Royal Navy and the African Pirates

    One hundred and fifty years ago the Royal Navy fought a daring campaign against ruthless pirates and won, killing The King of the Pirates, Bartholomew Roberts off the coast of Africa and capturing his fleet. Scores of his men were executed by the Admiralty Court. On the Barbary Coast of North Africa pirates preyed on shipping in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic as they had done for centuries and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Aviators

    Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight

    by Winston Groom ...
    Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Workbook on Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma by Pete Walker | Discussions Made Easy

    Workbook on Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma by Pete Walker | Discussions Made Easy**Please Note: This is an unofficial companion guide mean to enhance your appreciation of Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma by Pete Walker and does not contain any text of the original book ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dirty German

    Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"

    Series series Dirty Everyday Slang
    Learn slang words, modern phrases, and curses they never taught you in German class with this handy and hilariously improper English-German phrasebook.You already know enough German to get by, but you want to be able to tell those inside jokes, greet your friends in a laid-back manner, and casually pick someone up at a bar. From “What’s up?” to “Wanna go home with me?” Dirty German will teach you ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grammar Girl's Punctuation 911

    Your Guide to Writing it Right

    Series series Quick & Dirty Tips
    Previously published as part of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing.Online sensation Grammar Girl makes punctuation fun and easy in Grammar Girl's Punctuation 911.Mignon Fogarty, a.k.a. Grammar Girl, is determined to wipe out bad punctuation—but she's also determined to make the process as painless as possible. A couple of years ago, she created a weekly podcast to tackle some ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Assistant Coach's Guide to Coaching

    Coaching Mastery

    by Scott Rosberg ...
    Series series Coaching Mastery
    Assistant coaches are the unsung heroes of any team. All too often, their impact and importance go unnoticed. While head coaches receive the majority of the attention, assistant coaches are right there—side by side with their head coaches—helping to guide their teams to the success they seek. Most head coaches fully understand how fortunate they are to have great assistants on their staffs. They ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Tropoholic's Guide to Internal Romance Tropes

    by Cindy Dees ...
    Series Book 1 - The Tropoholic's Guides
    NYT and USAT bestselling author and screenwriter, Cindy Dees, brings her formidable skills as a master storyteller and master writing teacher to this encyclopedic series analyzing the major tropes used in modern commercial fiction. In this volume, Cindy explores 33 iconic internal romance tropes, the stories of personal affliction, wounds, fears, and personality traits that form obstacles to love ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Civil War Blockade Running on the Texas Coast

    Series series Civil War Series
    In the last months of the American Civil War, the upper Texas coast became a hive of blockade running. Though Texas was often considered an isolated backwater in the conflict, the Union's pervasive and systematic seizure of Southern ports left Galveston as one of the only strongholds of foreign imports in the anemic supply chain to embattled Confederate forces. Long, fast steamships ran in and out ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Summary Guide: The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: By Dr. Bessel van der Kolk | The Mindset Warrior Summary Guide

    ( PTSD, Mental Health, Stress, Trauma Healing, Intervention )

    Series series PTSD, Mental Health, Stress, Trauma Healing, Intervention
    An Easy to Digest Summary Guide...★☆BONUS MATERIAL AVAILABLE INSIDE★☆The Mindset Warrior Summary Guides, provides you with a unique summarized version of the core information contained in the full book, and the essentials you need in order to fully comprehend and apply.Maybe you've read the original book but would like a reminder of the information? ✅ Maybe you haven't read the book, but want a ... Read more

    $2.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The One-Year Novelist

    A Week-By-Week Guide To Writing Your Novel In One Year

    by L. M. Lilly ...
    Series series Writing As A Second Career
    Writing and finishing a novel can feel overwhelming.If you're like most writers, you need to fit writing around other responsibilities and goals.Maybe you're working at a separate job or profession, raising a family, or pursuing a degree (or all of the above).But there's good news.No matter what else is happening in your life, you can write a novel in a year.The One-Year Novelist walks you through ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus