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Book Cover for: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, Ed Yong

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

Ed Yong
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"Mind-broadening… a journey to alternative realities as extraordinary as any you’ll find in science fiction." - An Immense World by @edyong209, @thetimes Book of the Week Ed's phenomenal book publishes today. Here's a sneak peek of the wonders he uncovers... https://t.co/OlxhQyXedK

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth, Rachel Maddow

Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

Rachel Maddow
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Best Audible books to download in 2020? We spy Rachel @maddow's #BLOWOUT on the list 🧐 🇺🇸 👀 https://t.co/qTXGdzNlcc

Paperback, 2021

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality, Oded Galor

The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality

Oded Galor
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Listen to the fascinating @GalorOded, author of THE JOURNEY OF HUMANITY, talk us through the history of inequality on this week’s episode of Bridges to the Future https://t.co/tEMJT39iGR

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Book Cover for: 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir, Ai Weiwei

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir

Ai Weiwei
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Read the latest interview with ⁦@aiww⁩ here. 1000 YEARS OF JOYS AND SORROWS is out now by ⁦@vintagebooks. https://t.co/0Hqo7sTvYE

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey, Jonathan Meiburg

A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey

Jonathan Meiburg
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On 22nd April, we publish A Most Remarkable Creature by @JonathanMeiburg, 'a lavishly talented nature writer... [and] a master of descriptive nuance' @WSJ Find out more 👇👉https://bit.ly/3wAcbYT https://on.wsj.com/3fPnR3X

Paperback, 2022

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, Jody Rosen

Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle

Jody Rosen
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'Love for two-wheeled transport runs through every sentence in the book' - Two Wheels Good by @jodyrosen is out now! Read the review here: https://t.co/aXB7g7e2Ol

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: India's Saudi Policy: Bridge to the Future, P. R. Kumaraswamy

India's Saudi Policy: Bridge to the Future

P. R. Kumaraswamy
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Listen to the fascinating @GalorOded, author of THE JOURNEY OF HUMANITY, talk us through the history of inequality on this week’s episode of Bridges to the Future https://t.co/tEMJT39iGR

Paperback, 2018

$54.99$29.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus, David Quammen

Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus

David Quammen
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Wonderful to see David Quammen's incisive, fascinating BREATHLESS be shortlisted for the National Book Awards! @DavidQuammen @nationalbook #NBAwards https://t.co/KtNXckif3u

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World, Gideon Rachman

The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy Around the World

Gideon Rachman
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Congrats to @gideonrachman for co-hosting this timely event. His book The Age of the Strongman, offering a bold new paradigm for understanding our world, is on shelves now. https://twitter.com/TheOrwellPrize/status/1519985500345487360

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us about the Good Life, Kristen R. Ghodsee

Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us about the Good Life

Kristen R. Ghodsee
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'History is made by the dreamers ... A must-read' @ThomasPiketty Today we're publishing EVERYDAY UTOPIA by Kristen Ghodsee, and we can't wait for you all to read this fiercely feminist, brilliantly argued and passionately revolutionary book 💪 https://t.co/2PxZOQ3pR3

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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