The Week. A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are, Hardback - David M Henkin

An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we livePublisher: Yale University Pr...

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An "exciting and engaging" investigation (Jonah Berger) of the secret, tangled emotional relationships people have with things-drawing on cutting-e...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA soul-searching meditation on the foundations that shape us, Like Streams to the Ocean is an essential guide for the ...

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What really makes us who we are? This book shows that our identity does not lie in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our ...

From birth to adulthood, Blueprint tells you what you need to know about how you become who you are, weaving together cutting edge research, everyd...

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Featuring 19 different characters from Roman times, as well as an introduction to the Roman world, a map of the empire and a timeline of key events...

Publisher: Guilford PublicationsAuthor(s): Roy F. BaumeisterNumber of pages: 420Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 236 x 35Cover type: Hardbac...

A visual exploration of chemistry, The Stardust That Made Us is the third stunning STEM title from Colin Stuart and Ximo Abadia, following the succ...

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As a new picture of human history and ancestry emerges from the revolution in the study of ancient DNA, lab leader David Reich prises apart the evi...

Featuring 19 different characters from Ancient Egyptian times, as well as an introduction to the Ancient Egyptian world, a key to decoding hierogly...

Publisher: Hodder EducationAuthor(s): Emily HibbsNumber of pages: 56Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 172 x 242 x 12Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): William von HippelNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 202 x 22Cover type:...

In Uganda, East Africa, a region long controlled by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, leaders of Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim communities o...

Whether adventure, comedy, action, or fantasy, the films of the 80s (late 70s and early 90s included) are simply magical. It doesn't matter if some...

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The Howard University protests from the perspective and worldview of its participants We Are Worth Fighting For is the first history of the 1989 Ho...

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DescriptionHow our understanding of calculus has evolved over more than three centuries, how this has shaped the way it is taught in the classroom,...

Publisher: CatapultAuthor(s): Taylor HarrisNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 237 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farm...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Joshua M. MyersNumber of pages: 288Collection: Black PowerPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 22...

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Featuring 19 different characters from Roman times, as well as an introduction to the Roman world, a map of the empire and a timeline of key events...

1992 to 2022 was a period like no other for West Ham United. The Games That Made Us is the story of an unforgettable time in West Ham's history tol...

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Featuring 19 different characters from Ancient Egyptian times, as well as an introduction to the Ancient Egyptian world, a key to decoding hierogly...

Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways.

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Reducere. What day is it? The Days of the Week give us clues Days and weeks are Patterns of Time that help us know what will happen today and tomorrow.

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