Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: Stuart A. Vyse
3.57
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a b…
Want to Read $ 6.99"Being superstitious is not the kind of thing people brag about, but if you look around, there is quite a bit of it out there."-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"Being superstitious is not the kind of thing people brag about, but if you look around, there is quite a bit of it out there."-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"The concept of superstition has been with us for millennia, and yet today it has no agreed-upon meaning. . . . If it carries a single enduring connotation, it is one of disapproval."-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"The concept of superstition has been with us for millennia, and yet today it has no agreed-upon meaning. . . . If it carries a single enduring connotation, it is one of disapproval."-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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1. Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth (Princeton Science Library)
By: Andrew H. Knoll
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Australopithecines, dinosaurs, trilobites--such fossils conjure up images of lost worlds filled wit… read more
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2. I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections
By: Nora Ephron
3.80
Format: 137 pages, Hardcover
Here is the beloved, bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck at her funniest, wisest, and be… read more
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3. Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction
By: Thomas Dixon
3.87
Format: 237 pages, Paperback
The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: emotions run high, fuelled by pol… read more
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4. Hojas de dedalera
By: Victoria Álvarez
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
Londres, 1888. Desde nina Annabel Lovelace se ha visto obligada a vivir con su tio, guarda del Ceme… read more
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5. Aesop's Fables
By: Aesop , Laura Harris , Laura Gibbs
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
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6. The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
By: Carlo Ginzburg , John Tedeschi , Anne Tedeschi
3.57
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
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7. The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.93
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London… read more
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8. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
By: Peter C. Brown , Henry L. Roediger III , Mark A. McDaniel
4.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we … read more
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9. Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash
By: Edward Humes
3.44
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist takes readers on a surprising tour of America's biggest export,… read more
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10. Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
By: Roger L. Martin , A.G. Lafley
4.54
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
Are you just playing--or playing to win? Strategy is not complex. But it ishard. It's hard because … read more
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11. Los de la ETA han asesinado a tu hijo
By: None , None
3.00
Format: 282 pages,
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12. The Man Who Knew Too Much
By: G.K. Chesterton
3.60
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
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13. Plato's Republic
By: Simon Blackburn
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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14. Populism: A Very Short Introduction
By: Cas Mudde , None
3.75
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
Populism is a central concept in the current media debates about politics and elections. However, l… read more
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15. Spear
By: Nicola Griffith
4.08
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
The girl knows she has a destiny before she even knows her name. She grows up in the wild, in a cav… read more
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16. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
By: Neil Bradbury
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more
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"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
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17. A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
By: Henry Gee
4.05
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place―in constant chemical flux, covered with chu… read more
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18. Sisters
By: Daisy Johnson
3.48
Format: 210 pages, Paperback
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19. Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
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4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
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20. Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster
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4.18
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21. Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
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4.36
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4.21
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23. How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
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3.69
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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"One of its (civilisations) most powerful weapons has always been 'barbarity': 'we' know that 'we' are civilised by contrasting ourselves with those we deem to be uncivilised, with those who do not -o…"-Mary Beard, How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization
24. The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
By: Peter Wohlleben
3.74
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES A powerful return to the… read more
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"The ancient tie that binds us to nature is not and never has been severed. We have just ignored it for a while."-Peter Wohlleben, The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
25. The Practicing Stoic
By: Ward Farnsworth
4.35
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings … read more
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"If you would attain real freedom, you must be the slave of philosophy. Epicurus, quoted in Seneca, Epistles 8.7"-Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic
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26. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
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3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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27. AI Ethics
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28. The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings
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4.14
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30. Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: Stuart A. Vyse
3.57
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a b… read more
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"Being superstitious is not the kind of thing people brag about, but if you look around, there is quite a bit of it out there."-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"The concept of superstition has been with us for millennia, and yet today it has no agreed-upon meaning. . . . If it carries a single enduring connotation, it is one of disapproval."-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"The concept of superstition began as the Greek word deisdaimonia (δεισιδαιμονία), which in the 4th century BCE had the positive meaning 'scrupulous in religious matters'; but a century later it had a…"-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"The origin of the concept [of superstition] is found in ancient Greece, at least as far back as the 4th century BCE, and for the next 2,000 years superstition stood in contrast to the religious pract…"-Stuart A. Vyse, Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
31. Atrapados por la lengua: 50 casos resueltos por la Lingüística Forense
By: Sheila Queralt Estévez
3.42
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Bienvenidos a la parte oscura de la lengua. Este libro de Sheila Queralt no es una creación artísti… read more
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