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Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxfo
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Simon Winchester
The fascinating true story about the relationship between the man who compiled the first Oxford English Dictionary and his major collaborator, an imprisoned murderer. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
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Simon Wiesenthal, Harry James Cargas (Editor), Bonny V Fetterman (Editor)
Can evil be forgiven? The famed Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal asked this question of people from many walks of life--including authors, political leaders, and scholars--and collected their responses in this book.
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Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
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David Simon
More and more companies and individuals are realising that to compete effectively abroad, they need to address the problems of spoken and written language/culture barriers. The existence of such problems is an indication of market opportunities - or threats. There has also been a proliferation of providers promising to meet the language-training ...
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Essential Biology with Physiology
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Neil A Campbell, Jane B Reece, Eric J Simon
This brief text consistently relates core course material to students' lives, clarifies the process of science and demonstrates how the theme of evolution integrates all of biology. Hailed for its clear writing, scientific accuracy, and real-world examples, Essential Biology with Physiology is a brief non-majors biology text that focuses on the ...
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The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury: Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud
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Janet Schulman (Editor), Simon Boughton (Editor)
From "Amelia Bedelia" by Peggy Parrish and H.A. Rey's "Curious George" to "The Story of Babar" by Jean de Brunhoff and Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are", this wonderful collection features more than 40 of the 20th century's most memorable children's books by 57 celebrated authors and illustrators. Color illustrations.
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Jupiter's Travels
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Ted Simon (Introduction by)
In the late '70s, Ted Simon rode 63,000 miles over four years through fifty-four countries in a journey that took him around the world. Through breakdowns, prison, war, revolutions, disasters and a Californian commune, he travelled into the depths of fear and reached the heights of euphoria. He met astonishing people and was treated as a spy, a ...
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Biology: Concepts & Connections with Student CD-ROM
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Jane B Reece, Martha R Taylor, Eric J Simon
Biology: Concepts & Connections, Fifth Edition invites students into the world of biology with a new revision of this best-selling text. It is known for scientific accuracy and currency; a modular presentation that helps students to focus on the main concepts; and art that teaches better than any other book. The fifth edition builds upon this ...
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Biology: Concepts and Connections
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Neil Campbell
This #1 best-selling text in introductory biology combines the guiding principles of scientific accuracy, currency, and the power of text-art integration for teaching and learning biology. Biology: Concepts & Connections, Sixth Edition continues to be the most accurate, current, and pedagogically effective non-majors text on the market. This ...
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Simon Winchester
Begun in 1857, the Oxford English Dictionary (fondly known as the O.E.D.) was not completed until the 1920s. Since then, it has been considered the definitive source for the meaning and, more importantly, the etymology of every English word ever recorded. Simon Winchester's entertaining account of its history begins with a look at the English ...
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Our Solar System
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Seymour Simon
Explore our neighbors in space with this fascinating book containing over 50 dramatic full-color photos and an easy-to-read text. Simon takes readers on a sweeping tour of the planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets that travel around the sun. A 1992 ALA Notable Book.
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The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
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Simon Winchester
In sumptuous and illuminating detail, the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China.
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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
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Simon Singh
Compelling, dramatic, and entirely accessible, "Fermat's Enigma" is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery, and one that will forever change the reader's feelings about mathematics. Simon Singh co-produced an award-winning documentary film on Fermat's Last Theorem that aired on PBS's "Nova" series. 21 illustrations.
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When the Eagle Hunts
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Simon Scarrow
This third volume in the Roman saga about Macro the centurion begins in 44 A.D. Macro is again fighting Caratacus, the barbarian British chieftain and the terrifying cult of Druids who support him. When the Druids kidnap the family of a Roman general, Macro--along with Boudica--effect a rescue, and fall in love in the process.
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In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People
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George K Simon, Jr., Ph.D.
The vignettes contained in this book are based upon clinical cases and first-hand accounts of actual occurrences and circumstances. However, the names, professions, locations, and other biographical data used in the vignettes have been altered in order to preserve anonymity and privacy to the greatest degree possible without distorting the ...
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Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution
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Simon Schama
Tens of thousands of blacks in America at the start of the Revolutionary War escaped from farms, plantations, and cities to reach the British who offered the promise of emancipation in return for military service. Schama follows their odyssey through the war and into inhospitable Nova Scotia where thousands were betrayed.
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Mathematics for Economists
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Carl P. Simon, Lawrence Blume
This is a textbook for upper-level economics students who need to study mathematics. The authors present the concepts by applying them closely to the economics students will need to study. Diagrams and a range of exercises reinforce what students have learned in each chapter.
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The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew
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Ethelyn Simon, Linda Motzkin, Irene Resnikoff
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Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
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Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert (Illustrator), Simon Bisley (Illustrator)
Spotlighting the tale Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Gaiman joins artists Kubert and Williams for a story that shines a new light on the Batman mythos.
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The Eagles Conquest
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Simon Scarrow
This sequel to UNDER THE EAGLE continues the focus on a Roman centurion named Macro, who has risen from the lowest echelons of the army to a position of prominence. His challenge in this novel is to oversee the conquest of the British warlord Caratacus and his men, who vastly outnumber the Romans.
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Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice
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Robert K Stoelting
The thoroughly updated Third Edition of this acclaimed reference covers all aspects of pharmacology and physiology that are relevant to perioperative anesthetic management of patients. Tailored specifically to anesthesiologists' needs, the book provides the current information on drugs and organ functions that is essential for clinical decision ...
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The Eagle's Prey
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Simon Scarrow
"The mighty Roman army faces Britain's de?ant tribes in this epic fifth novel of Simon Scarrow's acclaimed series "It is late summer a.d. 44 and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troops' commander, General Plautius, is under considerable pressure from the emperor to crush the ...
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Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
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Simon Sebag Montefiore
This intimate biography of Joseph Stalin is also a group portrait of Stalin and those around him during his 30-year rule of the Soviet Union--including Beria, Molotov, Stalin's wife, Nadya, and others in his court. It is thick with details of everyday life, and it is this detail that demythologizes the Soviet dictator, and which reveals his ...
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A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
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Simon Winchester
The San Andreas fault runs along the coast of California. In April, 1906, it cracked, resulting in the devastating earthquake, measuring 8.25 on the Richter scale, that leveled much of San Francisco; this was followed by fires that raged through the city for days. All told, the loss of life was estimated in the thousands, and many thousands more ...
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The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death
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Gary E Schwartz, William L Simon, Dr. Deepak Chopra (Foreword by)
A professor and his band of experts probe into the possibility of an afterlife and come away with evidence and awe.
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Halo Graphic Novel
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Lee Hammock, Jay Faerber, Simon Bisley (Illustrator)
Marvel and Bungie team up to create "The Halo Graphic Novel HC" based on the best-selling video game. The graphic novel brings the Halo universe to life for the first time in the sequential art medium in a 128-page, full color, high quality, jacketed, hardcover graphic novel. Stories include: "Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor" by Simon Bisley ...
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