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30-Second Maths: The 50 Most M...From Rubik`s cubes to Godel`s incompleteness theorem, everything mathematical ... From Rubik`s cubes to Godel`s incompleteness theorem, everything mathematical explained, with colour illustrations, in half a minute. Maths is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. So how can you avoid being the only dinner guest who has no idea who... more
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30-Second Psychology: The 50 M...The key ideas in Psychology explained, with colour illustrations, in half a mi... The key ideas in Psychology explained, with colour illustrations, in half a minute. Pavlov`s Dogs, Psychoanalysis, Milgram`s Obedience Study, and Beck`s Cognitive Therapy? Sure, you know what they all mean. That is, you`ve certainly heard of them. But... more
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30-Second Astronomy: The 50 Mo...How hot is Venus? Can you distinguish between a pulsar and a quasar? Is there ... How hot is Venus? Can you distinguish between a pulsar and a quasar? Is there a universe or a multiverse? Where do we fit into the infinitely grand scheme of things? How do we map the Cosmic Microwave Background? Most tantalizing of all: Is there... more
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30-second Quantum Theory: The ...The bestselling 30-Second...series takes a revolutionary approach to learning ... The bestselling 30-Second...series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Each idea, no... more
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30-Second Twentieth Century: T...You probably know, or think you know, quite a bit about what happened in the 2... You probably know, or think you know, quite a bit about what happened in the 20th century - chances are, if you`re reading this, you lived through at least some of it - and you may have referenced the Cuban Missile Crisis, the double helix, or the Wall... more
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30 Second Quantum TheoryThe bestselling 30-Second... series takes a revolutionary approach to learning... The bestselling 30-Second... series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand.Each title selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Each idea, no... more
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The English Heritage Guide to ...Blue plaques, bearing names both familiar and intriguing, can be found all acr... Blue plaques, bearing names both familiar and intriguing, can be found all across the capital. From BOB MARLEY to ALAN TURING, VIRGINIA WOOLF to VINCENT VAN GOGH, MAHATMA GANDHI to EMMELINE PANKHURST, the plaques celebrate an incredible range of... more
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Behind the Bar: 50 Cocktail Re...Today`s traveller is always on the move. Their trips are frequent, they think ... Today`s traveller is always on the move. Their trips are frequent, they think globally, and they treat hotel lobbies and bars as social spaces, conducting meetings or hunkering down, for hours at a time, with their laptops. Drinking is part of these... more
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50 Most Influential BritonsPeter Pugh presents his selection of – not the best, fastest, most successful ... Peter Pugh presents his selection of – not the best, fastest, most successful or richest – but the 50 most influential British men and women of the modern world – for good or ill. Pugh discusses and ranks the influence of scientists and inventors such... more
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The World`s Great Railway Jour...A portrait in words and photographs of over 50 of the world`s most exciting, u... A portrait in words and photographs of over 50 of the world`s most exciting, unusual and exotic railway journeys, including North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Each journey is accompanied by a route map and is described in terms of the... more
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Sailing Around Britain - A Wee...Kim Sturgess was a weekend sailor: he enjoyed club racing and several brief sa... Kim Sturgess was a weekend sailor: he enjoyed club racing and several brief sailing holidays, but had never attempted a substantial expedition. Reaching the age of fifty focused the mind and he decided to sail around Britain. While many cruising... more
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The Laser Campaign Manual - Se...OUT IN MARCH 2020Product Description The Olympic Gold Medallist explains how t... OUT IN MARCH 2020Product Description The Olympic Gold Medallist explains how to win in this, the most competitive class. Beautifully illustrated with colour photo sequences of Ainslie in action. An online video including footage of him demonstrating... more
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Tai-Pan: The Second Novel of t...Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan i... Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator... more
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O My America!: Second Acts in ...After reckoning with the ends of the earth in acclaimed books such as `Terra I... After reckoning with the ends of the earth in acclaimed books such as `Terra Incognita` and `The Magnetic North`, Sara Wheeler rediscovered America thirty-five years after her first Greyhound trip across the country. She returns in turbulent midlife to... more
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Rick Steves Pocket Prague (Sec...Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colourful, ... Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colourful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Prague:City walks and tours: Five detailed self-guided walks, including a walk from the Old Town Square to the... more
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Rick Steves Pocket Munich & Sa...Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, c... Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves! This colorful, compact guidebook is perfect for spending a week or less in Munich and Salzburg: City walks and tours: Five detailed self-guided walks including a Munich city walk,... more
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Ma Bole`s Second LifeA Confederacy of Dunces-esque family story written by one of China`s most belo... A Confederacy of Dunces-esque family story written by one of China`s most beloved women writers. Ma Bole follows the eponymous cowardly layabout as he escapes his unhappy family life by going on the run to avoid the coming Japanese invasion. A... more
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NOAA Chart 11554 - Intracoasta...NOAA maintains the nautical charts and publications for U.S. coasts and the Gr... NOAA maintains the nautical charts and publications for U.S. coasts and the Great Lakes. Over a thousand charts cover 95,000 miles of shoreline and 3.4 million square nautical miles of waters.Printed on demand using the most up to date NOAA data and... more
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NOAA Chart 11553 - Intracoasta...NOAA maintains the nautical charts and publications for U.S. coasts and the Gr... NOAA maintains the nautical charts and publications for U.S. coasts and the Great Lakes. Over a thousand charts cover 95,000 miles of shoreline and 3.4 million square nautical miles of waters.Printed on demand using the most up to date NOAA data and... more
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The Bureau of Second ChancesShortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.Is going back the ... Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award.Is going back the only way to start again?After more than thirty years in London, recently-widowed Thomas Imbalil returns to India. He spends his first months in uncluttered isolation in his... more
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