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Book Cover for: You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Powers of Persuasion, and Why It Matters, Vanessa Bohns

You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Powers of Persuasion, and Why It Matters

Vanessa Bohns
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@profbohns is the author of “You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters.” https://t.co/6x4F36qwSl

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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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From echolocation to spectacular smelling skills, animals can have super hero abilities! Let's listen back to our #podcast with @edyong209 about his book, “An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.” Listen here! https://t.co/SSj01aLBFH

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: How Fast Did T. Rex Run?: Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science, David Hone

How Fast Did T. Rex Run?: Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science

David Hone
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Why did T. Rex have tiny arms? 🦖 @krysboydthink and paleontologist @Dave_Hone explore this and other dinosaur mysteries in our #NewPodcast! His book is “How Fast Did T. Rex Run? Unsolved Questions from the Frontiers of Dinosaur Science.” Listen here! https://t.co/bFG9ykOrAu https://t.co/mbzNKWhFeh

Paperback, 2024

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Wine-Dark Sea Within: A Turbulent History of Blood, Dhun Sethna

The Wine-Dark Sea Within: A Turbulent History of Blood

Dhun Sethna
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Why did blood mystify doctors for centuries?🩸 Listen to our #podcast with Dr. Dhun Sethna about how our knowledge of blood circulation and the heart shaped today’s medicine. And check out his book, "The Wine-Dark Sea Within," from @BasicBooks. https://t.co/7C6JZdHIJI

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work, Bill Burnett

Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work

Bill Burnett
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His latest book, co-written with Dave Evans, is called “Designing Your New Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work.” https://t.co/NERbztvSqk

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Book Cover for: Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family, Madhushree Ghosh

Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family

Madhushree Ghosh
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Today on Think: 📻 Noon CT: @MBTS professor @ThomasSKidd discusses the legendary hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson. 1 p.m. CT: @WriteMadhushree shares her book, “Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family.” Listen on 90.1 FM in NTX or online: https://t.co/grqel9UMQU

Paperback, 2022

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Less, Andrew Sean Greer

Less

Andrew Sean Greer
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Novelist Andrew Sean Greer is a hopeful romantic. He joins @krysboydthink to talk about the sequel to his satirical, gay fiction novel, “Less,” which won him a Pulitzer Prize. Plus, Greer talks about his creative writing process. Listen here! https://t.co/hOBd5wsoQE

Paperback, 2018

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: No Filter and Other Lies, Crystal Maldonado

No Filter and Other Lies

Crystal Maldonado
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If you love YA books or have a mild(ish?) Instagram obsession, this #podcast is for you! 🎧 @courtneylc82 chats with @crystalwrote about her new book, "No Filter and Other Lies.” It's about Kat Sanchez, a teen who's living a lie on Instagram. Listen now! https://t.co/O90YwzKYhC

Paperback, 2023

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening, Ari Shapiro

The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening

Ari Shapiro
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📢 THIS FRIDAY: 📢 Join us for a live conversation in Dallas with NPR's @arishapiro and @keratx's @krysboydthink! They'll discuss his new memoir, "The Best Strangers in the World." You'll even get a signed copy of the book with your ticket. https://t.co/mo5bDxJWbs

Paperback, 2024

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Teaching Black History to White People, Leonard N. Moore

Teaching Black History to White People

Leonard N. Moore
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Moore's new book is called "Teaching Black History to White People.” https://t.co/bLReDJ15yJ

Hardcover, 2021

$105.00$80.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)