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"The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers" is a 1926 book by Will Durant, in which he profiles several prominent Western philosophers and their ideas, beginning with Socrates and Plato and on through Friedrich Nietzsche. Durant attempts to show the interconnection of their ideas and how one philosopher's ideas informed the next. There are nine chapters each focused on one philosopher, and two more chapters each...
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From the author of funny classics like "How to Tell Your Friends from the Apes" and "The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody." Here in "How to Be a Hermit" are humorous essays and stories discussing house cleaning, cooking, sardines, spinach, clams, lettuce, cabbage, beans, coffee, budgets, entertaining, and the holidays. Will Cuppy (1884-1949) wrote extensively on his life as a hermit, the natural world, and just about anything else that proved...
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Author Will Millard and illustrator Rachel Qiuqi's In the Tide Pool: A Magic Flaps Book is an interactive first introduction to sea stars, anemone, and other ocean life features double-layer lift-the-flaps for fun and surprises.
Explore life in a tide pool with five interactive nature stories. Each simple "story" is set across a double-page spread and is revealed through double-layer lift-the-flaps. Watch an anemone hide from a seagull, a hermit...
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Based on a true story, Gentle with Gertie follows the heartwarming tale of a new baby entering a household with an older dog. Ash, age 4, narrates his journey from a "beginner dog-petter" to an expert dog-lover. Along the way, Ash learns important lessons through kindness, patience, and practice.
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The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War and were involved in almost continuous combat. From the sweeping tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy and the last great offensive in the Ardennes, forever immortalized in history as the Battle of the Bulge, these men and their tanks made history.
The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
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Otto and Leni thought they were safe: They escaped, barely, from war-torn Europe and are living as refugees in England. But now, the Crown has recruited them: Great Britian wants them to go back. As spies!
Dropped behind enemy lines, they embark on a top-secret operation. Code name: Wolfsangel. Their mission? Capture the one person who can defeat the ultimate evil of Nazism! Der Fuhrer has destroyed Otto's and Leni's families, but what if the tables...
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Where does creativity come from? The answer is unique for each of us-our True North-and this book will help you find yours.
As artificial intelligence gains an increasing foothold in our work and our lives, the need to find and maintain our uniquely human creativity is growing more urgent. This guide will ensure that you stay on course as you navigate through the complexity of modern times. It will help you open new pathways to creativity and equip...
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For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and money. In bestselling author Will Storr radically turns this thinking on its head by arguing that it is our irrepressible craving for that ultimately defines who we are. From the era of the hunter-gatherer to today, when we exist as workers in the globalised economy and citizens of online worlds, the need for status has always been wired into us. A wealth...
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Nach der grauenvollen Attacke auf den Ort Lindisfarne müssen Jamie und Larissa mit ihrem Schmerz zurechtkommen: Während Jamie den Tod seines Freundes Frankenstein betrauert, hadert Larissa mehr denn je mit ihrem Vampirdasein. Doch ihnen
bleibt kaum Zeit zum Ausruhen: Denn die Asche von Dracula ist wieder in Feindeshand. Die Vampire rotten sich zusammen. Und das Department hat nur 91 Tage Zeit, um den mächtigsten Vampir der Welt zu finden und zu...
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The Wisdom of the Ancients: Timeless Lessons From Ancient Philosophers
Introducing "The Wisdom of the Ancients: Timeless Lessons From Ancient Philosophers." Delve into the minds of the greatest philosophers of antiquity, and discover how their teachings continue to influence us today:
️ Timeless Wisdom: Traverse the teachings of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and other legendary figures, whose insights into ethics, politics, and human nature...
11) After Antarctica
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After Antarctica follows polar explorer Will Steger's journey as an eyewitness to the greatest changes to the polar regions of our planet.
16) The Yellow Pinto
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The Yellow Pinto straddles the line between memoir/narrative and transgressive fiction by combining themes of identity, addiction, and complicated familial relationships.
Written in a unique, unconventional, pulse raising style, B.WalterWill uses essay and storytelling in an inventive fashion. He intertwines stories within stories to detail his personal struggle with gambling addiction - a hidden addiction not well understood. B.WalterWill explores...
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There Is No Place For A Dandy On A Pirate Ship.Nat should be doing what dandies do best: creating fashion, trading information, working on the edges of high society to further their own aims, and flirting with scandal. Instead, they're in the bowels of a ship, captured by pirates intent on ransoming them back to their family as soon as they find out to which family they should send the letter.Unfortunately for all involved, Nat knows one thing the...