Move beyond conventional thinking about autism. . . . ? After years of treating patients and analyzing scientific data, prominent Harvard researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herbert offers a revolutio
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The birth of the modern as seen through sixty stunning early works by three of the greatest artists of all time. This splendid catalog brings together the early works of Picasso, Miro, and Dali, the e
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Jensen's furthest-reaching book yet, Dreams challenges the "destructive nihilism" of writers like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris who believe that there is no reality outside what can be measured using
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A vast collection of colorful, vivid, and picturesque patterns. This book presents remarkable graphic designs using impressive contemporary patterns: flowers, plants, geometric shapes, waves, dots and
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From the beloved bestselling author of Home Safe and The Year of Pleasures, comes a wonderful new novel about women and men reconnecting with one another—and themselves—at their fortieth high school r
In City of Widows, Haifa Zangana tells the story of her country, from the early twentieth century through the US-UK invasion and the current occupation. She brings to light a sense of Iraq as a societ
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On an early spring night in 1991, Sophie and Crow, flushed with anticipation, slip away from a rowdy high school party and sneak off into the woods. Tonight, for the first time, they will make love. A
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When Wallace and Gromit go on a seaside holiday, Wallace tries to save an ailing pier by using his technical skills to stage a talent contest, but he must win back the pier's customers from the glitzy
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Presents an anthology of popular, unpretentious poems by English authors from early times to the beginning of the twentieth century, including previously censored poems.
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