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Book Cover for: More: We Am... Experidigmers: Groups Living Up Volume 6, Mark Grace

More: We Am... Experidigmers: Groups Living Up Volume 6

Mark Grace
Winston-Salem JournalWinston-Salem Journal

Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Chloe Grace Moretz, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Dern, Mark Spitz, Roberta Flack, Stephanie Beatriz, Uzo Aduba and more. https://t.co/B4iRXSuJjs

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Book Cover for: Skeptic: Viewing the World with a Rational Eye, Michael Shermer

Skeptic: Viewing the World with a Rational Eye

Michael Shermer
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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, we are joined by Michael Shermer from Skeptic Magazine to discuss the rise of conspiracy theories in America. https://t.co/qSy66HaLHc

Hardcover, 2017

$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plan, U S Fish & Wildlife Service

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plan

U S Fish & Wildlife Service
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Five American red wolves were born last month at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge near the Outer Banks in an ongoing effort to bring back a species declared extinct https://t.co/if1CSmYlbA

Paperback, 2015

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Apples Never Fall, Liane Moriarty

Apples Never Fall

Liane Moriarty
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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Apples Never Fall.” Liane Moriarty. Holt https://journalnow.com/entertainment/books/bestsellers-list-for-this-week/article_7ad43fa8-2227-11ec-a451-33a03fa7fb1c.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=undefined_JournalNow

Paperback, 2022

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Michael: And the Sword of Ages, Richard J. Williams

Michael: And the Sword of Ages

Richard J. Williams
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Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today including Lance Henriksen, John Rhys-Davies, Michael Palin, Richard E. Grant, Brian Williams, Raheem DeVaughn, Santiago Cabrera, Vincent Kartheiser and Danielle https://t.co/LpRkXDkX8D

Hardcover, 2013

$24.99Member price:$23.74 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Mourning Bride: A Tragedy (1703), William Congreve

The Mourning Bride: A Tragedy (1703)

William Congreve
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In the 1697 poem “The Mourning Bride,” British poet William Congreve wrote “music hath charms to sooth a savage breast…but sometimes it will make you put the pedal to the https://t.co/V85aCWPjm8

Hardcover, 2010

$35.95Member price:$32.35 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Gender Queer: A Memoir, Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe
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The American Library Association announced that Maia Kobabe's graphic memoir "Gender Queer" was the most "challenged" book of 2022, the second consecutive year it has topped the list. https://t.co/kM10hq2LJT

Paperback, 2019

$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: 101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: The Essential Recipes, Techniques and Ingredients of Thailand, Jet Tila

101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: The Essential Recipes, Techniques and Ingredients of Thailand

Jet Tila
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Jet Tila opens up the seemingly mysterious world of Thai cooking in his latest book “101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die” (Page Street Publishing, $22). https://t.co/nXZ523HxuP

Paperback, 2022

$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie

The Satanic Verses

Salman Rushdie
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In 1989, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses,” a novel condemned as blasphemous, and more events that happened on this day https://t.co/oRMfmjgNx3

Paperback, 2008

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood
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"The Handmaid's Tale" has never been burned, as far as author Margaret Atwood knows, but has often been subjected to bans or attempted bans. https://journalnow.com/entertainment/books/a-burn-proof-edition-of-the-handmaids-tale-is-up-for-auction/article_f3961ae8-e3d4-56c4-ba65-fdfd72d2f020.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_JournalNow

Paperback, 1998

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book