Dorothea Austin

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

1200 Names-Their Meanings, Origin, and Significance

A gold mine of ideas for the prospective mother.

The Name Book

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Hattie Ellis

Debi Treloar

Has a couple marks but still in great condition.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Arizona

A Passion for Tea

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Trevor Homer

New York

Discover the Amazing Origins of the Clothes We Wear, the Food We Eat, the People We Know, the Languages We Speak, and the Things We Use

Everything—from the mundane (the pencil) to the catastrophic (the atom bomb)—has an origin, but often it’s not what we expect. A few things you may not have known: • Gandhi was married at age thirteen! • Chinese fortune cookies are an American invention and were not eaten in China until the 1990s when they were advertised as “Genuine American Fortune Cookies.” • Bayer lost the trademark for aspirin (which they had held since 1897) as part of the reparations Germany was forced to pay after World War I. • The original idea for the electric chair came from an American dentist. For aspiring mindblowers and wanna-be know-it-alls, The Book of Origins is a treasure trove of trivia and fascinating facts guaranteed to entertain and enlighten.

The Book of Origins

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Meave Leakey

Samira Leakey

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

California

My Lifelong Search for the Past

Meave Leakey's thrilling, high-stakes memoir--written with her daughter Samira--encapsulates her distinguished life and career on the front lines of the hunt for our human origins, a quest made all the more notable by her stature as a woman in a highly competitive, male-dominated field.

The Sediments of Time

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Olof Wahlund

Rosalind Fischell

Very light shelf wear on jacket. Mostly at the edges. Pages in great shape. Sharp colors. Crisp and clean. No dog ears or scribbles. Please see photos for reference.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Ohio

Origins Western Influences

Blue and White China

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Library discard #paperback #salafi #Muslim #origins #Islam #religion #memoir 

New Jersey

The Salafi movement invests supreme Islamic authority in the precedents of the Salaf, the first three generations of Muslims, who represent a "Golden Age" from which all subsequent eras can only decline. InWhy I Am a Salafi, Michael Muhammad Knight confronts the problem of origins, questioning the possibility of accessing pure Islam through its canonical texts.

Why I Am a Salafi is also a confrontation of Knight's own origins as a Muslim. Reconsidering Salafism, Knight explores the historical processes that informed Islam as he once knew it, having converted to a Salafi vision of Islam in 1994. In the decades since, he has drifted away from Salafism in favor of an alternative Islam that celebrates the freaks, misfits, and heretical innovators. What happens to Islam when everything's up for grabs, and can an anything-goes Islam allow space for reputedlyintolerant Salafism?

InWhy I Am a Salafi, Knight explores not only Salafism's valorization of the origins, but takes the Salafi project further than its advocates are willing to go, and reflects upon the consequences of surrendering the origins forever.


Why I Am a Salafi

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Jill Lepore

Light shelf wear on the jacket. Subtle. Lots of underlined passages and side note scribbles. Does not obscure writing. Pages in good shape with low mileage. No dog ears. Please see photos for reference.

King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity 

The Name of War

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New little box with 45 illustrated reference cards featuring color photos, origins, lore, uses, histories, mythology, wine and culinary pairings. 

Spice

Thaddeus F. Tuleja

Louisiana

The amazing stories behind almost 300 popular customs and rituals in our culture.

Curious Customs

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#paperback #religion #symbolism #numinal #belief #Enlightenment #culture #origins #phenomenology #mythology #theology #tradition #language #behavior
Handling wear, otherwise in almost new condition. Questions?? Just ask. Thanks 


Arkansas

Ways of Understanding Religion 

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Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins #2

Tracey West

Got water on it, all pages are still good with no stains or rips, no pages stuck together! Still perfect for reading!

Michigan

A Starter Handbook

A handbook with poster based on the newest LEGO(R) theme.A new, exciting LEGO(R) theme coming in 2013. It's unlike anything ever created before! This full-color handbook includes a poster as well as information about this incredible, adventure-filled world.

Origins

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Marvel Action: Origins #4

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Marvel Action: Origins #1

#paperback #indigenous #native-american #american-indian #stories #folktales #origins #bruchac

American Indian History, Culture, and Values Through Storytelling

An illuminating look at Native origins and lifeways, a treasure for all who value Native wisdom and the stories that keep it alive.

Our Stories Remember

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Steve Blake

Scott Lloyd

Virginia

History

The Definitive Account of the Origins of Arthur

The author plumbs the Arthurian legends for evidence of the real King Arthur, casting his glance back to sixth-century Britain--an era of chaos and war that was much more primitive than even the medieval Arthurian legends depicted.

Pendragon

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Yellowed pages in 1985 copyright. Informative.

English

The Dictionary of Cliches

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Evan Morris

Massachusetts

The Word Detective

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Andrea Hopkins

A fascinating exploration of the history of knights and how they have been portrayed in literature and art.

A Chronicle History of Knights

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Michael P. Ghiglieri

Mild wear to dust jacket, 3” tear to back cover and some mild wear to edges of pages 

Tracing the Origins of Violence

A riveting look at the scientific roots of male violence.

The Dark Side of Man

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#paperback #nonfiction #history #objects #emilyprokop #podcast #science #origins #shortstories #gift 

Pennsylvania

DISCOVER THE SURPRISING HISTORY OF ORDINARY THINGS

"Emily magically weaves a vibrant history of simple everyday objects we often take for granted. The Story Behind will surprise and delight..." ─Deana Marie, Creator & Host of the Twisted Philly podcast


#1 Best Seller in Trivia & Fun Facts, Art History, Design History & Criticism, Reference, Decorative Arts & Design, and History of Technology

Learn the fascinating history and trivia you never knew about things we use daily, from the host of The Story Behind podcast.


Everyday objects and major events in history. Every single thing that surrounds us has a story behind it. Many of us learn the history of humans and the major inventions that shaped our world. But what you may not have learned is the history of objects we surround ourselves with every day. You might not even know how the major events in history (World Wars, ancient civilizations, revolutions, etc.) influenced the inventions of things we use today.


The history and science behind the ordinary. From the creator of The Story Behind podcast comes one of the coolest coffee table books ever written. The Story Behind provides insight into everyday objects we don't think much about as we use them. Topics covered in Emily's podcast are examined in more detail along with new fascinating topics. Learn how lollipops got started in Ancient Egypt, how podcasts were invented, and why Comic Sans was created. Learn the torture device origins of certain exercise equipment and the espionage beginnings of certain musical instruments. Ordinary things from science to art, food to sports, customs to fashion, and more are explored.


Inside:

 * Learn obscure history and fun facts and change the way you see the world
 * Discover how major historic events still affect us today
 * Become a formidable trivia master

If you have enjoyed books such as Now I Know, What If?, Ever Wonder Why?, The Greatest Stories Never Told, or Atlas Obscura; you will be entertained by The Story Behind.

The Story Behind : The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects

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Donald Goldsmith

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Florida

Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

An exploration of new theories about the formation and evolution of the universe traces the big bang, through the first three billion years on Earth, to today's search for life on other planets, in a volume that covers such topics as dark energy, life on Mars, and current mysteries about space and time. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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This book is an excellent condition. It could be listed in like new condition. #devotional #creation #christianworldview #christian #origins 

Wisconsin

A closer look at the evidence

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Six stories in one collection. Full color illustrations with over 140 pages. There's slight wear on the cover.

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Dorothea Austin

The Name Book

Hattie Ellis; Debi Treloar

A Passion for Tea

Trevor Homer

The Book of Origins

Meave Leakey; Samira Leakey

The Sediments of Time

Olof Wahlund; Rosalind Fischell

Blue and White China

Michael Muhammad Knight

Why I Am a Salafi

Jill Lepore

The Name of War

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Thaddeus F. Tuleja

Curious Customs

Walter Capps

Ways of Understanding Religion

Matthew Mercer

Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins #2

Tracey West

Origins

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Marvel Action: Origins #1

Joseph Bruchac; Joseph Bruchac

Our Stories Remember

Steve Blake; Scott Lloyd

Pendragon

James Rogers

The Dictionary of Cliches

Evan Morris

The Word Detective

Andrea Hopkins

A Chronicle History of Knights

Michael P. Ghiglieri

The Dark Side of Man

Emily Prokop

The Story Behind : The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects

Donald Goldsmith; Neil deGrasse Tyson

Origins

Richard and Tina Kleiss

A closer look at the evidence

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