Professor Susan A. Johnstone of the George Washington University applied an archaeological perspective to the bigger myths and mysteries in world history, using the scientific method to suggest the most likely scenarios for interpreting...
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Author:Johnston, Susan A.Summary: - Author:Gutman, Dan.Summary:
Did you know that Muhammad Ali was so terrified of flying on planes that he would bring a parachute? Or that he won the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Bet you didn't know that he had an official sweat-taster to determine how salty...
- Author:Hawthorne, Nan.Summary:
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Author:Grahame-Smith, SethSummary:Seth Grahame-Smith's handy guide to surviving scary movies might just get you through the night. But it might also be the last book you ever read.
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Author:Swain, FrankSummary:The search for the means to control the bodies and minds of our fellow humans has been underway for millennia, from the sleep-inducing honeycombs that felled Pompey's army to the famous voodoo potions of Haiti. But recently, science has...
- Author:McCain, JohnSummary:
McCain pays tribute to men and women who were important examples of composure, wisdom, and intellect in the face of tough decisions, in a volume that cites the examples of such figures as Henry Ford, Branch Rickey, and Ellen Johnson-...
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Author:O'Brien, Christopher MarkSummary:Fermenting Revolution delivers an empowering message about how individuals can change the world through the simple act of having a beer. It is also the first book to view all of the important trends in human history as fundamentally...
- Author:Fraser, JudySummary:
A collection of stories from Mormon church history.
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Author:Harris, MarvinSummary:"One of America's leading anthropologists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do"--Cover.
- Cats with character : writers' cats, cats in literature, cats in power and other interesting kittiesAuthor:Summary:
"Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons." -Robertson Davies. So many of our greatest authors have had cats that it seems a cat is next to the pen in importance...
- Author:Paquin, MarcelSummary:
Vivre dans l'esprit de ce dont nous voulons faire l'expérience dans la réalité de notre vie, voilà le véritable secret de la création, puisque rien ne peut s'exprimer qui n'ait d'abord été imprimé. A l...
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Author:Witcher, Eric R.Summary:Barr’d Islands: From English Roots is a history of early English settlement in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, with a focus on Barr’d Islands, a small fishing community on Fogo Island.
Explore the day-to-day lives of a...
- Author:Platt, Richard, Hooper, WalterSummary:
Richard Pratt takes up where the legendary Narnia author's Screwtape Letters left off. In this gripping work, senior devil Slashreap corresponds with his protégé Scardagger. As Satan's underlings exchange dark musings, light is shed on...
- Author:Morton, KatiSummary:
Licensed marriage and family therapist and YouTube personality Kati Morton answers the most commonly asked questions about mental health, including when to get help and where to find it.
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Author:Tait, MalcolmSummary:Crocodiles lure unsuspecting, sympathetic victims towards them by crying. Hedgehogs steal apples by collecting them on their spikes. The chronicle of natural history is absolutely littered with mistaken notions like these, some...
- Author:Ryan, JaniceSummary:
Animals have extraordinary minds capable of exceptional acts of perception, generosity, bravery and kindness. Their connection with humankind gives us a glimpse into their world and their desire to share it with us. Here is a collection...
- Author:Gutman, Dan.Summary:
Did you know that Albert Einstein was a high-school dropout and that he failed his physics class when he finally made it to college? Or that when he died, his brain and eyeballs were removed from his body? Have you ever wondered why his...
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Author:Fawcett, BillSummary:Bill Fawcett offers a compendium of 101 all-new mammoth mistakes--from the ill-fated rule of Emperor Darius III to the equally ill-fated search for WMDs in Iraq--that will, unfortunately, never be forgotten by history.
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