Barliona: a virtual world jam-packed with monsters, battles-and, predictably, players. Millions of them come to Barliona, looking forward to the things they can't get in real life: elves and...
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Author: Mahanenko, VasilySummary:Genre: Science fiction
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Author: Review, Harvard BusinessSummary:
MEET YOUR GOALS-ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. How do you rein in the scope of your project when you've got a group of demanding stakeholders breathing down your neck? And map out a schedule everyone...
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Author: Chavis, Bryan M.Summary:
Now updated for today's bullish real estate market, Buy It, Rent It, Profit! is the go-to, classic entrepreneurial guide for landlords and real estate investors who want to buy and manage rental...
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Author: Golden, DanielSummary:
Grounded in extensive research and reporting, Spy Schools reveals how academia has emerged as a frontline in the global spy game. In a knowledge-based economy, universities are repositories of...
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Author: Bogost, IanSummary:
Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong' In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian...
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Author: Lo, Andrew W.Summary:
Half of all Americans have money in the stock market, yet economists can't agree on whether investors and markets are rational and efficient, as modern financial theory assumes, or irrational and...
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Author: Kucharski, AdamSummary:
From roulette tables to racetracks, provides a look at how scientists and mathematicians throughout the years have tried to figure out how to beat the house while gambling.
Genre: Math and science, Puzzles and games -
Author: Offutt, ChrisSummary:
When Andrew Offutt died, his son, Chris, inherited a desk, a rifle, and eighteen hundred pounds of pornographic fiction. Andrew had been considered the "king of twentieth-century smut," with a...
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Author: Holmes, BobSummary:
Can you describe how the flavor of halibut differs from red snapper? How Brie differs from cheddar? For most of us, unfortunately, the answer is: badly. Flavor remains a vague, undeveloped concept...
Genre: Food and drink, Math and science -
Author: Jones, Stephen GrahamSummary:
He was born an outsider and lives in the shadows with his aunt Libby and uncle Darren, folk who make their way in a society that does not understand or want them. They are mongrels, mixed blood,...
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Author: Hutton, Paul AndrewSummary:
They called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides--the Apaches and the white invaders-blamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved...
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Author: Furr, NathanSummary:
Have you ever come up with an idea for a new product or service but didn't take any action because you thought it would be too risky? Or at work, have you had what you thought could be a big idea...
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Author: Dale, James M.Summary:
It takes drive, persistence, and plenty of stamina to practice cardiology at the highest level. The competition for training fellowship spots is intense. Hundreds of applicants from all over the...
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Author: Muhl, MelanieSummary:
Outsmart Your Impulses and Eat Better A Belgian chocolate cake topped with a velvety homemade mousse catches your eye on the menu. The next thing you know, you've ordered it-despite the hefty...
Genre: Food and drink, Psychology -
Author: Herron, MickSummary:
Sixteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho Crime authors! Featuring short crime fiction by: Helene Tursten, Mick Herron, Martin Limon, Timothy Hallinan, Mette Ivie...