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Book Cover for: The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense, Edward White

The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense

Edward White
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

Edward White's @EdgarAwards winning biography, THE TWELVE LIVES OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK, is a "provocative new way of thinking about biography.…The radial structure vibrates, like Hitchcock’s best films, with intuition and mystery." (New York Times) https://t.co/vvUdYYhJcF https://t.co/umwxzIgwze

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Breathing Lessons: A Doctor's Guide to Lung Health, Meilan K. Han

Breathing Lessons: A Doctor's Guide to Lung Health

Meilan K. Han
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

A new interview with @meilan_han, author of BREATHING LESSONS, an authoritative, accessible guide to how our lungs work and how to protect them. https://t.co/R2fvb7qr3w https://t.co/Q6LjDAezL2

Paperback, 2023

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, Michelle Nijhuis

Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction

Michelle Nijhuis
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

Check out @SmithsonianMag's list of the Ten Best #Science Books of 2021.📚 We're thrilled to see four Norton titles included: 📕BELOVED BEASTS by @nijhuism 📗FUZZ by @mary_roach 📘THE JOY OF SWEAT by @saraheverts 📙THE PREMONITION by Michael Lewis. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science/the-ten-best-science-books-of-2021-180979173/

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why: Essays, Alexandra Petri

Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why: Essays

Alexandra Petri
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

Congrats to @petridishes! NOTHING IS WRONG AND HERE IS WHY is a semi-finalist for the 2021 Thurber Prize for American Humor. https://wwnorton.com/books/nothing-is-wrong-and-here-is-why https://twitter.com/ThurberHouse/status/1490834006711091204

Hardcover, 2020

$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: American Comics: A History, Jeremy Dauber

American Comics: A History

Jeremy Dauber
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Neil Gaiman recommends @JeremyDauber's sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their hold on the American imagination. AMERICAN COMICS is available wherever you get your books. https://wwnorton.com/books/American-Comics https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1497025448538435585

Paperback, 2022

$22.50$11.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death, Nick Lane

Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death

Nick Lane
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

"Understanding the Krebs cycle is worth it because it helps you better understand what it means to be alive." James Somers wrote about metabolism and reading Nick Lane's new book TRANSFORMER. https://t.co/1AaeDrYgEK https://t.co/nsPG6rchfc

Paperback, 2023

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age, Danielle Keats Citron

The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age

Danielle Keats Citron
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

.@daniellecitron's new book THE FIGHT FOR PRIVACY is the essential road map for understanding—and defending—your right to privacy in the twenty-first century. In stores now. https://t.co/IMIp44UJ8W https://t.co/GR1qhzMfQc

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters, Marlene Zuk

Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters

Marlene Zuk
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

Read the Smithsonian Magazine excerpt from Marlene Zuk's new book that explores animal behavior in all its glorious complexity. DANCING COCKATOOS AND THE DEAD MAN TEST. In stores now. https://t.co/AA75sQha9q https://t.co/MqibhSYHhj

Paperback, 2023

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Best Barbarian: Poems, Roger Reeves

Best Barbarian: Poems

Roger Reeves
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

Congrats once again to Roger Reeves! His second volume of poetry, BEST BARBARIAN, winner of the 2023 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, is now also honored as the winner of the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize! https://t.co/GzPy3FfmIL https://t.co/7UFWeQVH0m

Paperback, 2023

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands, Kelly Lytle Hernández

Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

Kelly Lytle Hernández
W. W. Norton & CompanyW. W. Norton & Company

"BAD MEXICANS is an exemplary work of history, shining a light on a group of people whose courage and determination transformed a continent. It's a fascinating book by an author of immense intelligence and remarkable talent." https://wwnorton.com/books/bad-mexicans https://www.startribune.com/review-bad-mexicans-by-kelly-lytle-hernandez/600172959/

Paperback, 2023

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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