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Lord Layton pocket calendar

Dav Pilkey

Attack of the Talking Toilets

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Mike Thaler

The Teacher from the Black Lagoon

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Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff

San Francisco 2007

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Jay Hambidge

Originally published as a series of lessons in Hambidge's magazine, The Diagonal, this engrossing book explains all the basic principles of dynamic symmetry. Part I covers fundamental rectangles while Part II explains compound rectangles, many of which were taken from or suggested by the analysis of Greek art objects. 118 illustrations.

Elements of Dynamic Symmetry

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Jack Kerouac

A collection of poems by beat generation author Jack Kerouac, written between 1954 and 1965 about Mexico, Tangier, Berkeley, the Bowery, God, drugs, and other topics.

Pomes All Sizes

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R. L. Stine

"Originally published as Goosebumps Series 2000 #21: The haunted car"--Title page verso.

The Haunted Car

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Charles Darwin

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Darwins Four Great Books

Collects Darwin's four seminal works in a slipcase, introduced and edited by a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard professor, and includes an index that links Darwinian evolutionary concepts to contemporary biological beliefs.

From So Simple a Beginning

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Onward

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Have a new kid by Friday

John M. Shanahan

You don't have to be a genius to sound like one. Here's a collection of the most profound and provocative wit and wisdom in the English language in two lines or less. Edited by entrepreneur John M. Shanahan, who created the wildly successful Hooked on Phonics program, this wonderful book presents the best that has been thought and said on every imaginable topic. Classified by such themes as "Truth, Lies, and Deception," "Men, Women, and Relationships," and "Passions, Virtues, and Vices," these quotes contain timeless messages for all humankind. Oscar Wilde: "A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position." Charles de Gaulle: "The cemetery is filled with indispensable men." Abraham Lincoln: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." Sophocles: "Men of ill judgment oft ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it." Perfect for anyone who has ever been left speechless, this book will make you as glib as Oscar Wilde, as profound as Winston Churchill, and as wise as Aesop. Inspirational, entertaining, and thought-provoking, this is one collection that no library or bookshelf should be without.

The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time (in Two Lines or Less)

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Theodore Schick

Lewis Vaughn

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Critical Thinking for a New Age

Teaches readers how to tell good science from bad science. Covers an enormous range of bogus sciences and extraordinary claims. Stresses principles that help you critically evaluate outlandish claims -- and tells you why these principles are so important. Includes: explanations of 34 principles of knowledge, reasoning, and evidence that you can use to enhance your problem solving skills and sharpen your judgment; discussions of over 50 paranormal, supernatural, or mysterious phenomena; details of a step-by-step procedure for evaluating any extraordinary claim; and a detailed discussion of the characteristics, methodology, and limitations of science. Illustrated.

How to Think about Weird Things

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James A. Haught

Famous People with the Courage to Doubt

A lively collection of biographical sketches and quotations demonstrating a long tradition of intelligent, questioning people who doubted or rejected the supernatural. A few of the great thinkers included are Isaac Asimov, W.E.B. DuBois, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, John Stuart Mill, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and many others. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

2000 Years of Disbelief

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Richard Wright

This Other World

"As good a haiku poet as this country has ever produced."--Seattle Weekly Like all great writers, Richard Wright never failed to create works of breathtaking originality, depth, and beauty. WithNative Sonhe gave us Bigger Thomas, still one of the most provocative and controversial characters in fiction. WithBlack Boyhe offered a candid and searing depiction of racism and poverty in America. And now, forty years after his death, he has bestowed us with one of the finest collections of haiku in American literature. Wright became enamored of haiku at the end of his life, and in this strict, seventeen-syllable form he discovered another way of looking at the world. He rendered images of nature and humanity that raised questions and revealed strikingly fresh perspectives. The publication of this collection is not only one of the greatest posthumous triumphs of American letters but also a final testament to the noble spirit and enduring artistry of Richard Wright.

Haiku

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Carl Sagan

Ann Druyan

Science As a Candle in the Dark

A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace “A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”—Los Angeles Times How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions. Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms. Praise for The Demon-Haunted World “Powerful . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing.”—The Washington Post Book World “Compelling.”—USA Today “A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference. . . . A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity.”—The Sciences “Passionate.”—San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle

The Demon-Haunted World

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Hass

American readers have been fascinated, since their exposure to Japanese culture late in the nineteenth century, with the brief Japanese poem called the hokku or haiku. The seventeen-syllable form is rooted in a Japanese tradition of close observation of nature, of making poetry from subtle suggestion. Infused by its great practitioners with the spirit of Zen Buddhism, the haiku has served as an example of the power of direct observation to the first generation of American modernist poets like Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams and also as an example of spontaneity and Zen alertness to the new poets of the 1950's. This definite collection brings together in fresh translations by an American poet the essential poems of the three greatest masters: Matsuo Basho in the seventeenth century; Yosa Buson in the eighteenth century; and Kobayashi Issa in the early nineteenth century. Robert Haas has written a lively and informed introduction, provided brief examples by each poet of their work in the halibun, or poetic prose form, and included informal notes to the poems. This is a useful and inspiring addition to The Essential Poets series.

Courtney Herrera

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