The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
By: Katie Derham
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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1. Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
By: Alain de Botton
3.47
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
What if religions are neither all true or all nonsense? The boring debate between fundamentalist be… read more
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2. Nordicana: 100 Icons of Nordic Cool & Scandi Style
By: None
3.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A celebration of all things Nordicana delivered in a stylish and fun package. You've watched every … read more
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3. In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash
By: Jean Shepherd
3.45
Format: 105 pages, Paperback
A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana, reissued in a strikingly design… read more
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4. Reality is Not What it Seems
By: Carlo Rovelli
3.17
Format: 120 pages,
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5. Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds
By: John Powell
3.55
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
A delightful journey through the psychology and science of music, WHY YOU LOVE MUSIC is the perfect… read more
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6. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
7. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021
By: Peter Baker
4.46
Format: 725 pages, Kindle Edition
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency ye… read more
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8. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
By: Heather Cox Richardson
4.42
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more
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9. A Book of Days
By: Patti Smith
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winnin… read more
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10. Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine
By: Robert H. Lustig
4.28
Format: 416 pages, ebook
An urgent manifesto and strategy to cure both us and the planet.Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric neur… read more
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11. Celestial Bodies
By: Jokha Alharthi
3.41
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbre… read more
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"Laughter looks so disgusting sometimes."-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
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"Não tinhas a mínima noção do que é o amor, Mayya? Não sentiste nada do que eu passei enquanto andava à volta da tua casa como um peregrino em volta da Caaba, uma, duas, sete vezes? Como pôde a casa t…"-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
12. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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13. Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
By: Natalie Haynes
4.05
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Natalie Haynes returns to the world of ancient Greek myth in thi… read more
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"According to Hesiod's Theogony , Rhea gives birth to the following children in this order: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. Kronos swallows each of the first five deities, and Rhea i…"-Natalie Haynes, Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth
14. Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
By: Steven Levitsky
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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15. The Psychology of Stupidity
By: Jean-François Marmion
3.20
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Stupidity is all around us. But in order to vanquish it, we must first understand it. In The Psycho… read more
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"Fighting stupidity tends to reinforce it."-Jean-François Marmion, The Psychology of Stupidity
16. The Classical Music Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas)
By: Katie Derham
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
This original, graphic-led book explores and explains the key ideas underpinning the world's greate… read more
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- history
- classical music
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- reference
- education
17. My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
By: Amy Kenny
4.20
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Much of the church has forgotten that we worship a disabled God whose wounds survived resurrection,… read more
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18. The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
By: Andrew Leland
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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19. Mozart: The Reign of Love
By: Jan Swafford
4.33
Format: 832 pages, ebook
From the acclaimed composer and biographer Jan Swafford comes the definitive biography of one of th… read more
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20. Great Masters: Stravinsky His Life and Music
By: Robert Greenberg
4.42
Format: None pages, Audio Cassette
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21. Great Masters: Haydn - His Life and Music
By: Robert Greenberg
4.41
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Almost from the moment it was first set to paper, the music of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - tec… read more
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