Monopoly: The World's Most Famous Game--And How It Got That Way, Paperback - Philip E. Orbanes

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For curious readers and aspiring writers, a guide to what makes a sentence sing.

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Max Gunther's classic study of the super rich - now back in a new edition. The Very, Very Rich and How They Got That Way provides revealing insight...

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Publisher: Mortons Media GroupAuthor(s): Brian SharpeNumber of pages: 162Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 172 x 247 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

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We share our planet with some truly bizarre and flamboyant creatures, from Panther Chameleon to Nudibranchto, who can seem rather ridiculous. The W...

Reducere. 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List This close look at Wonder Woman's history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman w...

A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mistresses of Cliveden, an enthralling, sumptuous and surprising history of the Rothschild womenPub...

Since its original publication, Expert Political Judgment by New York Times bestselling author Philip Tetlock has established itself as a contempor...

DescriptionThe only high-quality yet affordable edition available of the classic alchemical manuscript Splendor Solis, described as "the most magni...

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``Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.`` --Time Barbie and Ruth by Ruth Gerber is...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Alan TurnbullIllustration(s): 57 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimen...

A richly informed guide to one of the world's greatest sporting events.

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Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In 1831, a 26-year old French foreign service offic...

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A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris.Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressAuthor(s): James (Author)...

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June 23, 1993. A Princeton mathematician announces that he has unlocked, after thousands of unsuccessful attempts by others, the greatest mathemati...

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