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Victorian Parlour Games: A Modern Host's Guide to Classic Fun for Everyone - Hardcover

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by Chronicle Chronicle Books (Author), Ned Wolfe (Author)Bring a piece of history into your game night with this collection of fun and playable Victorian-era party games. Victorian Parlour Games is a beautifully designed and compact hardcover volume full of the classic, often silly, games played in the late 19th century. The Victorians loved fun and played hundreds and hundreds of party games. This endlessly delightful party games book collects some of the very best for your reference and pl...

Kinky History: A Rollicking Journey Through Our Sexual Past, Present, and Future - Hardcover

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by Esm? Louise James (Author)A provocative journey through human sexual history, packed with fun factoids and forgotten stories, from the historian and storyteller behind Kinky History, @esme.louisee on TikTok Contrary to popular belief, our predecessors had all sorts of obscene hobbies long before Christian Grey hit the scene. In this enlightening romp, learn about the first instances of homosexuality on record from the ancient world and the diverse history of nonbinary gender; encounter a t...

The Norse Myths: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes Vividly Retold - Paperback

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by Tom Birkett (Author)The great Norse Myths are among the most dramatic and unforgettable stories in all human history. These fascinating, fantastical tales have inspired centuries of art, culture and literature, including the storytelling of Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, Wagner's Ring Cycle and Marvel Comics. The Norse Myths takes us on a thrilling journey through the Norse cosmos, from the creation of the world to Ragnarok, the final world-destroying conflict...

Obras escogidas de Augustín de Hipona, Tomo 1: La verdadera religión. La utilidad de creer. El Enquiridion - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Alfonso Ropero (Author)Agustín de Hipona es un fenómeno único en la historia de la filosofia y la teologia.En este Tomo I incluye tres obras fundamentales de su producción literaria: La verdadera religión, en la que plantea la búsqueda de la verdad trascende; La utilidad de creer, donde explica el asentimiento personal a la fe; y El Enquiridion: tratado de la fe, la esperanza y la caridad, que cubre los aspectos dogmáticos y morales de esa fe revelada. Admirado...

Frédéric Chaubin. Cccp. Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed. 45th Ed. - Hardcover

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by Frédéric Chaubin (Author)Elected the architectural book of the year by the International Artbook and Film Festival in Perpignan, France, Frédéric Chaubin's Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed explores 90 buildings in 14 former Soviet Republics. Each of these structures expresses what Chaubin considers the fourth age of Soviet architecture, an unknown burgeoning that took place from 1970 until 1990. Contrary to the 1920s and 1950s, no "school" or main trend emerges here. These buil...

Nkjv, Personal Size Reference Bible, Sovereign Collection, Leathersoft, Brown, Red Letter, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)This elegant Bible edition honors the beauty and richness of the New King James Version in a convenient portable size with essential study tools and traditional red-letter text for the Words of Christ.The New King James Version in the Sovereign Collection reflects the legacy and majesty of the King James Version Bible produced more than 400 years ago, but in language updated for today. This beautiful Bible, which contains design flourishes that pay tribute to the Bibl...

Meanwhile Back on Earth . . .: Finding Our Place Through Time and Space - Hardcover

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by Oliver Jeffers (Author)A spectacular new picture book from the creator of international bestsellers Here We Are and What We'll Build that will give readers perspective on our place in space. A father takes his two children on a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure into space and invites them to look back at Earth and the conflicts that have taken place since the beginning of time. This becomes a brief history of the world and a guide to the universe, told with Oliver Jeffers's inimitable ...

Obras Escogidas Tertuli SC: Apología contra gentiles. Exhortación a los Mártires. Virtud de la Paciencia. La oración cristiana. La respuesta a los Jud - Paperback

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by Alfonso Ropero (Author)El presente volumen presenta las cuatro obras que se consideran básicas en su producción literaria: Apología contra los gentiles en la que defiende la fe cristiana contra las calumnias de los paganos que acusaban a los creyentes de la Iglesia Primitiva de rendir «culto a un asno . Exhortación a los mártires, un mensaje de consuelo a los presos destinados a morir en el circo romano, y que contiene una de sus frases más famosas: «La sangre de los mártires es la semill...

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by Rainer Zerbst (Author)Antoni Gaudí merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a unique Modernista aesthetic that put Barcelona on the global architecture map. With brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaudí himself, as well as an extensive appendix of all his works including furniture and unfinished projects, this book takes us through the... Number of Pages: 512 Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: July 06, 2020

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by Samuel Pagán (Author)En Historia de Israel Bíblico Samuel Pagán comparte su profundo conocimiento del campo, y ofrece un excelente análisis y presentación de la historia del pueblo de Israel en el período Bíblico. Pagán logra comunicar su contenido de forma clara al público lector. Esta magnífica obra de pertenencia teológica es de gran valor histórico tanto para entornos educativos como para comunidades de Fe. Incluye: Amplia introducción. Narraciones históricas y teológicas. Mapas, ilu...

William Blake. Dante's 'Divine Comedy'. the Complete Drawings - Hardcover

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by Maria Antonietta Terzoli (Author), Sebastian Schütze (Author)Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), is widely considered the greatest work ever composed in the Italian language. The epic poem describes Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, representing, on a deeper level, the soul's path towards salvation. In the last few years of his life, Romantic poet and artist William Blake (17...

God's Soldiers - Roman Catholicism and Freemasonry - Paperback

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by Michael R. Poll (Introduction by), Dudley Wright (Author)Some say that the only force powerful enough to destroy the Knights Templar was the Roman Catholic Church. Alarmed by the persistent reports that Freemasonry was the rebirth of the Templars, the Church took deadly aim at this seemingly innocent organization. Noted Masonic scholar Dudley Wright recounts the events of the Church's history of attacks and persecution of Freemasonry. It is a story that must be read. Included in this revis...

Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders - Hardcover

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by L. David Marquet (Author), Stephen R. Covey (Foreword by)"One of the 12 best business books of all time.... Timeless principles of empowering leadership." - USA Today "The best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution." --FORTUNE Since Turn the Ship Around! was published in 2013, hundreds of thousands of readers have been inspired by former Navy captain David Marquet's true story. Many have applied his insights to their own organizations, ...

Obras Escogidas de Augustín de Hipona, Tomo 3: La Ciudad de Dios 3 - Paperback

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by Alfonso Ropero (Author)El valor trascendente de La Ciudad de Dios parte de que es la única obra que analiza la problemática de las relaciones entre el cristianismo y la sociedad secular; y plantea una nueva forma de sociedad civil basada en impulsar los valores de la humanidad en virtud de vivir conforme a la doctrina cristiana. Un tema de la más absoluta actualidad. El editor Alfonso Ropero con su amplia experiencia en el ramo de la filosofía hace un trabajo excelente en la recopilación d...

History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery - Paperback

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by Chris Schweizer (Author)Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, investigate one of America's oldest and most intriguing mysteries. Over a hundred years before the pilgrims, the very first English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island. But without warning, these colonists abandoned their new home and disappeared without a trace. What happened to the colonists? To figure it out, we'll need to investigate how these missing settlers got to Roanoke in the first place, and w...

National Geographic Kids United States Atlas 7th Edition - Paperback

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by National Geographic (Author)Discover and explore the U.S.A. in the fully updated seventh edition of this award-winning atlas, created especially for kids by the world-renowned National Geographic cartographers. Celebrate America's grandeur and diversity with more than 75 National Geographic maps, more than 350 color images, 50-plus attention-grabbing graphics, and more. Each state has its own detailed, easy-to-read map plus a brief essay, facts at a glance about population, state capital, ...

She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History - Hardcover

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by Chelsea Clinton (Author), Alexandra Boiger (Illustrator)The companion to Chelsea Clinton & Alexandra Boiger's #1 New York Times bestseller, She Persisted. Perfect for tiny activists, mini feminists and little kids who are ready to take on the world. Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been told their dreams didn't matter. They've spoken out, risen up and fought for what's right, even when they've been told to be quiet. Whether in science, the arts, sports or...

The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to Eastern Christianity - Paperback

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by Timothy Ware (Author)The readable, deeply authoritative and bestselling book on the Orthodox Church, in a fully updated and revised Third Edition.'Orthodoxy claims to be universal . . .' Since its first publication fifty years ago, Timothy Ware's book has become established throughout the English-speaking world as the standard introduction to the Orthodox Church. Orthodoxy continues to be a subject of enormous interest among western Christians, and the author believes that an understandin...

Introduction to Classical Chinese - Paperback

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by Kai Vogelsang (Author)This textbook provides a comprehensive scholarly introduction to Classical Chinese and its texts. Classical Chinese is the language of Confucius and Mencius and their contemporaries, who wrote the seminal texts of Chinese philosophy more than 2,000 years ago. Although it was used as a living language for only a relatively short time, it was the foundation of Chinese education throughout the Imperial age, and formed the basis of a literary tradition that continues to t...

Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1) - Hardcover

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by Yuval Noah Harari (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA hardcover edition of the first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's smash #1 New York Times and international bestseller recommended by President Barack Obama and Bill Gates, with gorgeous full-color illustrations and concise, easy to comprehend text for readers of all ages.One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one--homo sapiens. What happened ...

A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent - Hardcover

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by Anne Rockwell (Author), Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette--an enslaved person who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. After his resounding defeat at the battle of Yorktown, British general Charles Cornwallis made a point of touring the American camp, looking for the reason behind his loss. What he didn't expect to see was James, an escaped enslaved person who had served as a guide to t...

Horology: An Illustrated Primer on the History, Philosophy, and Science of Time, with an Overview of the Wristwatch and the Watch Industry - Hardcover

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by Barry B. Kaplan (Author)Horology is a thorough introduction to the world of time and watchmaking. Brimming with more than 150 detailed and full-color images, illustrations, charts, and technical drawings, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in the art of watchmaking and watch design. It includes the requisite exploration and presentation of the rarest, most-coveted, and classic watch designs and styles, including Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, Breitling and ma...

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa - Paperback

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by Jason Stearns (Author)A "tremendous," "intrepid" history of the devastating war in the heart of Africa's Congo, with first-hand accounts of the continent's worst conflict in modern times. At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal war in which millions have died. In Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, renowned political activist and researcher Jason K. Stearns has written a compelling...

The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York - Paperback

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by Deborah Blum (Author)Equal parts true crime, twentieth-century history, and science thriller, The Poisoner's Handbook is "a vicious, page-turning story that reads more like Raymond Chandler than Madame Curie." --The New York Observer "The Poisoner's Handbook breathes deadly life into the Roaring Twenties." --Financial Times "Reads like science fiction, complete with suspense, mystery and foolhardy guys in lab coats tipping test tubes of mysterious chemicals into their own mouths." --NPR: W...

Pope Peter: Defending the Chur - Paperback

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by Joe Heschmeyer (Author)Front JacketThe papacy is no stranger to controversy. In many ways it's Catholicism's defining doctrine--but also its most divisive. From medieval pontiffs who acted like princes to a modern pope whose every casual statement sets off a social-media firestorm, there has been plenty for non-Catholics to criticize and for the faithful to feel anxious about. We profess that Jesus made St. Peter the visible head of his Church on earth and that his successors throughout ...

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by Joan Didion (Author)Miami is not just a portrait of a city, but a masterly study of immigration and exile, passion, hypocrisy, and political violence, from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean. It is where Fidel Castro raised money to overthrow Batista and where two generations of Castro's enemies have raised armies to overthrow him, so far without success. It is where the bitter opera of Cuban exile intersects with the cyni...

The Catholic Church Through the Ages, Second Edition: A History - Paperback

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by John Vidmar (Author)The Catholic Church through the Ages, now in its second edition, is a one-volume survey of the history of the Catholic Church from its beginning until (and including) the pontificate of Pope Francis. The book explains the Church's progress by using Christopher Dawson's division of the Church's history into six distinct "ages," or 350-400 year periods of time, each cycle beginning with great enthusiasm and advancement and ending in decline and loss. Writing with the expe...

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by Gail Herman (Author), Who Hq (Author), Jerry Hoare (Illustrator)A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event--the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide on a scale never before seen, with as many as twelve million people killed in Nazi death camps--six million of them Jews. Gail Herman traces the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, whose rabid anti-Semitism led first to humiliating anti-Jewish laws, then to ghettos all over Eastern Europe, and ultimately to the Final S...

7 Seconds to Die: A Military Analysis of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and the Future of Warfighting - Paperback

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by John F. Antal (Author), Alexander Kott (Foreword by)The first full analysis of the second Nagorno-Karabakh War--the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems.The Second Nagorno-Karabakh war--fought between Armenia and Azerbaijan between September 24 and November 10, 2020--was the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems.This 44-day war resulted in a decisive military victory for Azerbaijan. Armenia was outfought, outnumbered, and outspent and lost even though the...

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by Mjr Dick Winters W/Col Cole C. Kingseed (Author)Winters' memoir, based on his wartime diary, includes the untold stories of his comrades--the Band of Brothers who suffered 150 percent casualties while liberating Europe. Number of Pages: 540 Dimensions: 1.15 x 8.42 x 5.68 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: May 06, 2008 Large Print: Yes

Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary - Paperback

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by Daniel E. Moerman (Author)In Native American Medicinal Plants, anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information--adapted from the same research used to create the monumental Native American Ethnobotany--includes 82 categories of medicinal uses, ranging from analgesics, contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, hypotensive medicines, sedatives, and toothache remedies. Native American Medicinal Plants includes exten...

Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey - Hardcover

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by Fred Minnick (Author), Sean Brock (Foreword by)Once and for all, America learns the likely inventor of its beloved bourbon.Bourbon is not just alcohol--this amber-colored drink is deeply ingrained in American culture and tangled in American history. From the early days of raw corn liquor to the myriad distilleries that have proliferated around the country today, bourbon has come to symbolize America. In Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey, award-winning spirits aut...