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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
by Nancy Kress • 2005
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4.05
2k+ ratings
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The Joy of Search
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3.55
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The Joy of Search
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3.55
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The Book of Massage
by Lucinda Lidell • 1984
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3.86
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The Book of Massage
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292 ratings
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Product Management For Dummies
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4.32
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How Rude!
by Alex J. Packer • 1997
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How Rude!
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by Alex J. Packer 1997 808 pages
4.15
240 ratings
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The Well-Educated Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer • 2003
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The Well-Educated Mind
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4.00
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by Richard Wiswall • 2009
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4.08
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157 ratings
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by Arielle Schwartz • 2020
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A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD
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4.23
416 ratings
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Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran • 1999
3.86
500+
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Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran 1999
3.86
500+ ratings
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The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
by Eileen Kennedy-Moore • 2003
Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends
3.90
187
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The Unwritten Rules of Friendship
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by Eileen Kennedy-Moore 2003 355 pages
3.90
187 ratings
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Friendship
Education
Super Structure
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The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story
4.40
500+
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by James Scott Bell 2015 118 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
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4.30
291
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4.30
291 ratings
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Greek Mythology
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4.24
3k+
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Greek Mythology
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4.24
3k+ ratings
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Type Talk
by Otto Kroeger • 1988
The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work
4.04
1k+
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Type Talk
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by Otto Kroeger 1988 306 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
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Play Poker Like the Pros
by Phil Hellmuth • 2003
3.02
500+
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3.02
500+ ratings
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4.02
1k+
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Women & The Weight Loss Tamasha
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4.02
1k+ ratings
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Spartan Warrior Workout
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3.85
142
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Spartan Warrior Workout
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by Dave Randolph 2010 128 pages
3.85
142 ratings
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by Don Richard Riso • 1987
Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
4.17
3k+
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Personality Types
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by Don Richard Riso 1987 544 pages
4.17
3k+ ratings
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Pocket Prayers
by Max Lucado • 2014
4.53
1k+
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by Max Lucado 2014 64 pages
4.53
1k+ ratings
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3.73
195
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3.73
195 ratings
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by Gertrud Hirschi • 2000
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500+
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500+ ratings
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4.60
52k+
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52k+ ratings
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The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
by Tristan Gooley • 2014
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3.77
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Marathon, All-New 4th Edition
by Hal Higdon • 2011
The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons
4.04
4k+
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4.04
4k+ ratings
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Introducción a la biología celular
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3.96
500+
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500+ ratings
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50 Politics Classics
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2015
Freedom Equality Power: Mind-Changing, World-Changing Ideas from Fifty Landmark Books
3.99
297
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3.99
297 ratings
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Use Both Sides of Your Brain
by Tony Buzan • 1976
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3.88
375
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by Tony Buzan 1976 160 pages
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The Art of SQL
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170
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170 ratings
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Machine Learning for Dummies
by John Paul Mueller • 2016
3.53
139
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by John Paul Mueller 2016 410 pages
3.53
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4.20
312
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4.20
312 ratings
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What Your Clutter Is Trying to Tell You
by Kerri L. Richardson • 2017
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1k+
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by Kerri L. Richardson 2017 108 pages
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by Karen Frazier • 2017
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Criminology For Dummies
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3.89
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3.89
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What the Face Reveals
by Paul Ekman • 1998
Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System
4.19
238
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What the Face Reveals
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Word Painting
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4.13
500+
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Ready to Run
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Ready to Run
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How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2014
4.24
2k+
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4.02
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Linux for Beginners
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339
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4.02
339 ratings
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The Edifice Complex
by Deyan Sudjic • 2006
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The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep
by Harvey Karp • 2012
Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years
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The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep
Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years
by Harvey Karp 2012 384 pages
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The Sociology Book
by Sam Atkinson • 2015
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4.02
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An Introduction to Magical Herbalism and Spells
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Herb Magic
An Introduction to Magical Herbalism and Spells
by Patti Wigington 2020 260 pages
4.27
243 ratings
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The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School
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4.20
2k+ ratings
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386 ratings
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3.95
363 ratings
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Street-Fighting Mathematics
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236 ratings
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