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The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,885 ratings — published 2016
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The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 5,174 ratings — published 2011
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Roget's International Thesaurus Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 1,009 ratings — published 1911
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Dream Dictionary: An A to Z Guide to Understanding Your Unconscious Mind Dream Dictionary: An A to Z Guide to Understanding Your Unconscious Mind (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 321 ratings — published 1990
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The Official Highway Code The Official Highway Code (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 1,626 ratings — published 1931
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The Chicago Manual of Style The Chicago Manual of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 6,186 ratings — published 1906
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 359,683 ratings — published 180
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Second Edition, Kindle Edition Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Second Edition, Kindle Edition (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 183 ratings — published 1976
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The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The Mythology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,328 ratings — published 2018
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The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 484 ratings — published 2017
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The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,401 ratings — published 2014
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The Religions Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The Religions Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,409 ratings — published 2013
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The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,536 ratings — published 2010
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The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 5,923 ratings — published 2010
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association(r)
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avg rating 3.83 — 7,018 ratings — published 1952
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The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,088 ratings — published 1946
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 102,781 ratings — published 1999
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 20,248 ratings — published 1961
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Schott's Almanac 2007 Schott's Almanac 2007 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 286 ratings — published 2005
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SAS Tracking & Navigation Handbook SAS Tracking & Navigation Handbook (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 22 ratings — published
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Collins Gem Latin Dictionary (Collins Gem) Collins Gem Latin Dictionary (Collins Gem)
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avg rating 3.76 — 55 ratings — published 1957
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Bulgarian (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks) Bulgarian (Lonely Planet Phrasebooks)
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avg rating 3.62 — 8 ratings — published 2008
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The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 281 ratings — published 1987
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Willing Warriors: A New History of the Education Culture Wars Willing Warriors: A New History of the Education Culture Wars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published
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The Radical Spanish Empire: How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World The Radical Spanish Empire: How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2026
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Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 618 ratings — published 2025
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The Writer's Diet The Writer's Diet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 366 ratings — published 2007
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Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 41 ratings — published 2006
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Revise: The Scholar-Writer’s Essential Guide to Tweaking, Editing, and Perfecting Your Manuscript Revise: The Scholar-Writer’s Essential Guide to Tweaking, Editing, and Perfecting Your Manuscript (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 18 ratings — published
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Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave Global Governance Under Fire: How International Organizations Resist the Populist Wave (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published
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Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy’s Greatest Pessimist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 26 ratings — published
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Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published
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Leo Strauss: Man of Peace Leo Strauss: Man of Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published 2014
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The Infinite Alphabet: And the Laws of Knowledge The Infinite Alphabet: And the Laws of Knowledge (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.26 — 35 ratings — published
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Against Symbolic Liberalism: A Plea for Dialogical Sociology Against Symbolic Liberalism: A Plea for Dialogical Sociology (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 23 ratings — published 2026
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 112,145 ratings — published 1994
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Conservatism, Past and Present Conservatism, Past and Present (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
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Ascent to the Good: The Reading Order of Plato’s Dialogues from Symposium to Republic Ascent to the Good: The Reading Order of Plato’s Dialogues from Symposium to Republic (Kindle Edition)
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Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide That Threatens Democracy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.29 — 49 ratings — published
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The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit (Audio CD)
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avg rating 3.91 — 87,485 ratings — published 2017
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Mexico: A 500-Year History Mexico: A 500-Year History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 185 ratings — published 2025
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The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 192 ratings — published
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Mastermind Groups for Editors Mastermind Groups for Editors (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Epistemic Ecology Epistemic Ecology (Paperback)
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Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
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Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 189) Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World, 189)
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avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published
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