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  • A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

    The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

    National Book Critics Circle Award—2017 Nonfiction Finalist"Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."— The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Komunikasi Pemasaran Radio

    by Bella Rista ...
    Di era media informasi yang semakin canggih, masyarakat tentunya sangat membutuhkan informasi yang cepat dan aktual. Walaupun media informasi semakin berkembang tetapi radio masih disukai banyak orang. Oleh sebab itu, untuk bertahan di tengah teknologi informasi yang pesat, radio siaran perlu memilih komunikasi pemasaran yang baik untuk mempertahankan pendengar dan merebut pangsa pasar. Salah satu ... Read more

    $5.01 USD

  • Monsters in the Archives

    My Year of Fear with Stephen King

    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A fascinating, first-of-its-kind exploration of Stephen King and his most iconic early books, based on groundbreaking research and interviews with King—all conducted by the first scholar to be given extended access to his private archives“A treat for fans of Stephen King.”—Paul Tremblay“A master class in craft—and a peek behind the curtain.”—Stephen Graham Jones ... Read more

    Was $12.59 USD Now $2.33 USD

  • Full Voice

    The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence

    Discover how to harness the full power of your voice to become a more effective and flexible communicator with this practical guide.Your voice says a lot about you. Based on the tone and expression of your voice alone, your listeners may make up their minds about you before they even process the meaning of your words. And if what you say is at odds with how you say it, they can miss your message ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Great American Railroad War

    How Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris Took On the Notorious Central Pacific Railroad

    How two of America's greatest authors took on the Central Railroad monopolyThe notorious Central Pacific Railroad riveted the attention of two great American writers: Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris. In The Great American Railroad War, Dennis Drabelle tells a classic story of corporate greed vs. the power of the pen. The Central Pacific Railroad accepted US Government loans; but, when the loans ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • 當女孩成為貨幣:一位社會學家的全球超富階級社交圈臥底報告,揭開以性別、財富與階級不平等打造的派對勞動產業赤裸真相

    Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit

    Translated by 柯昀青 ...
    Series series 臉譜書房
    ◆獲亞馬遜書店編輯精選「最佳非文學選書」◆◆一本全球超富階級VIP派對圈的民族誌研究◆沈秀華/國立清華大學社會學研究所副教授周芷萱/女性主義者房慧真/作家張子午/《報導者》副總編輯兼採訪主任張婉昀/床邊圖書館館長陳明莉/世新大學性別研究所教授陳美華/國立中山大學社會系特聘教授兼社科院院長筠 筠/臺北市娛樂公關經紀職業工會理事長趙又萱Abby CH./作家、編輯——齊聲推薦妳以為自己免費得到了什麼,其實是在廉價販賣妳最珍貴的東西……跟著社會學家臥底美女、美酒組成的「美妙」夜生活圈看富人豪宴與奢華派對中,勞動交換、性別權力與金錢的綿密關係如何建構出全球超富階級複雜而隱微的社交潛規則又怎麼讓女性在其中被層層剝削而不自知,甚至樂於如此?單瓶一千七百美元的高級香檳,瓶身貼著閃亮煙火棒接續上桌……<p... ... Read more

    $10.65 USD

  • Steering The Craft

    A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

    From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft.Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of writing.Le ... Read more

    $11.29 USD

  • 普通人不會揹著機關槍:一位父親、丈夫、前和平主義者對戰爭的思考

    Ordinary people don't carry machine guns : thoughts on war

    Translated by 區立遠 ...
    Series series 不分類
    ★★★★已授權美、英、法、荷、西、韓等9國版權★★★★★★★★四度入圍BBC年度好書獎作家 阿爾特姆.查派★★★★★★★★Goodread好評4.46顆星★★★★▂▃▄ 當戰爭降臨,你該當個軍人,還是父親? ▄▃▂在那個時刻,人還能只是個「普通人」嗎?什麼是普通人?阿爾特姆.查派一直都是個和平主義者,甚至曾和朋友開玩笑,說他想好了如果戰爭爆發要沿哪個路線逃出邊境。但是當這一天真正到來,他做出了相反的選擇,自願入伍參軍。他以此書寫下做出選擇的難與不難,寫下沒能待在妻兒身邊的歉疚與不捨,寫下戰爭的現實如何挑戰他原先所有的信仰──身為一個反戰的左派知識分子、甚至是女性主義者的信仰。他紀錄從軍後遇到的一個個善良的人,那些想像中暴戾憤怒、實際卻極為溫柔的士兵,寫下什麼是真正的犧牲,什麼是雖生猶死,什麼是從殘酷戰爭才能看出的偽善和荒謬……等種種對戰爭本質與人的存在的思考。這是一部深具思想性、理性 ... Read more

    $7.54 USD

  • The People's Constitution

    200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union

    The 233-year story of how the American people have made an imperfect constitution—the product of compromises and an artifact of its time—more democratic."A rigorous yet accessible history of how the U.S. Constitution has been made 'more democratic, more inclusive, and more responsive to the needs of a changing country' through its amendments. . . . Incisive character profiles, brisk historical ... Read more

    Was $12.99 USD Now $1.99 USD

  • She Comes First

    The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman

    by Ian Kerner ...
    Series Book 3 - Kerner
    "She Comes First is quite simply the best guide to oral sex out there." —AskMen.comThe essential guidebook to oral sex, She Comes First offers a radical new philosophy for pleasuring womenAs women everywhere will attest, men are "ill-cliterate." But in the pages of this must-read sex guide, the mystery of female satisfaction is solved, and the tongue is proven mightier than the sword. According to ... Read more

    $12.19 USD

  • The Importance of Being Little

    What Young Children Really Need from Grownups

    **“Christakis . . . expertly weaves academic research, personal experience and anecdotal evidence into her book . . . a bracing and convincing case that early education has reached a point of crisis . . . her book is a rare thing: a serious work of research that also happens to be well-written and personal . . . engaging and important.”--Washington Post"What kids need from grown-ups (but aren't ... Read more

    $8.19 USD

  • 人性的弱點:暢銷不墜的成功學經典,向卡內基學習交心溝通術與好感度人際學

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Translated by 韓文橋 ...
    Series series 人際關係
    *世界出版史上僅次於《聖經》的長銷經典,出版逾80年,暢銷超過1500萬冊!*社交心理、人際溝通與成功學的必讀聖經!*股神巴菲特從二十歲起就奉為人生圭臬的案頭書!「想說服別人,要先激發對方的渴望,了解對方的需求。能做到這一點,就能左右逢源。」――戴爾.卡內基被譽為二十世紀最偉大心靈導師和成功學大師的卡內基,在一九一二年發揮自身的銷售與演講長才,創立了獨有的卡內基訓練課程,在美國各地大受歡迎。卡內基認為,能夠被人喜歡,而且也喜歡別人才叫「成功」。也就是說,成功的第一要素是要懂得如何建立好人際關係。人與人之間若要有效溝通,必須了解「人性的弱點」,了解人們都渴望受重視的天性,進而能真心讚美他人。本書囊括卡內基教學二十多年來的精華,詳細說明如何與人相處的哲學和技巧,並輔以諸多真實的故事與例子加以印證,包含三大人際關係技巧、六種受歡迎的方法、十二條獲得認同的法則,以及說服人的九種訣竅。他筆... ... Read more

    $7.10 USD

  • 人慈:橫跨二十萬年的人性旅程,用更好的視角看待自己

    Humankind: A Hopeful History

    Translated by 唐澄暐 ...
    Series series Next
    「本書刷新了我對人性的長久信念。」——《人類大歷史》作者**97%**的人認為,人性自私又貪婪,但當危機來襲,我們展現的是人類最好的本質。★**《衛報》:本書無疑是今年的《人類大歷史》。**★ 榮獲《華盛頓郵報》年度50大非小說類好書;2021年安德魯卡內基獎章提名。★ 最年輕的思想家《改變每個人的3個狂熱夢想》作者最新巨著。★ 版權售出46國,上市首週空降各大暢銷榜冠軍。</p... ... Read more

    $13.31 USD

  • 3000 Writing & Plot Prompts A-C

    Supercharge Your Creativity & Remove Writer’s Block Forever!

    by K.J. Heritage ...
    Series Book 2 - Writing Craft Essentials
    Want to break writer’s block forever? This jam-packed writing & plot prompt guide is all that you need. It is a tailored reference tool designed to get you creatively inspired, unblocked, and ready to write.Take control of writer’s block and never suffer from it again.You will also learn a simple method for creating your own prompts, so you can build an endless personal bank of ideas for drafting ... Read more

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  • Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure

    Top Gear, Grand Tour and Twenty Years of Magic and Mayhem

    by Andy Wilman ...
    Lift the bonnet on 20 years of magic and mayhem on Top Gear and The Grand Tour - from the mysterious man behind the camera . . .The perfect gift for fans of fast cars, big laughs and full-throttle TV adventures!--Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into celebratory Friday nights.It made household names of presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May, their unique chemistry and bud... ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Estrategias de Comunicación Lingüística

    La guía de contenidos para el curso CFI (Cursos de Formación Integral) para el curso de Estrategias de Comunicación Lingüística, es producto de la evaluación rigurosa del programa y del texto vigente hasta el 2020, que contó con la asesoría de expertos en cada área, quienes tomaron en cuenta las necesidades lingüísticas y el desarrollo de competencias necesarias, que tienen en común todas las ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Five Bullets

    The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation

    **"Read this book to understand human nature." (Preet Bharara) • "An amazing story, well told.” (Anderson Cooper) • "A masterful telling." (Dahlia Lithwick)From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . . exposing the fault lines of a nation**On a dirty New York subway car on ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Story

    Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting

    by Robert McKee ...
    Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series ... Read more

    $27.79 USD

  • How To Be Right

    … in a world gone wrong

    by James O'Brien ...
    The voice of reason in a world that won’t shut up.The Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the Parliamentary Book AwardsEvery day, James O’Brien listens to people blaming hard-working immigrants for stealing their jobs while scrounging benefits, and pointing their fingers at the EU and feminists for destroying Britain. But what makes James’s daily LBC show such essential listening – and has made James ... Read more

    $4.95 USD

  • The Elements of Skill

    A Conscious Approach to Learning

    Why do so many beginners, both children and adults, fail to master chosen skills? The Elements of Skill was inspired by—and addresses—that question with a program based on proven techniques. The book, written by a renowned practitioner of the Alexander Technique, outlines an educational system that makes the process of learning a performance or athletic skill more conscious, and therefore more ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Spellbinding Sentences

    A Writer's Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers

    by Barbara Baig ...
    Elevate Your Writing From So-So To Spectacular!Great writing requires more than an original idea, compelling characters, or a scintillating plot. An author needs all of these to be successful, but writing--and writing well--also demands an entirely different skill set.Spellbinding Sentences arms you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language. In this book, you'll learn the ... Read more

    $13.49 USD

  • Think, Write, Edit, Romance

    The Romance Writer's Journey from Blank Page to Finished Novel

    by KJ Charles ...
    **A practical craft guide for romance writers from KJ Charles, former editor and author of over 30 novels—including The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen—focused on writing, revising, polishing, and publishing emotionally satisfying romance novels.Think, Write, Edit, Romance is a smart, practical, and deeply reassuring guide to writing romance novels from one of the genre’s most respected voices ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • 一本掌握 7000 英文單字

    by 黃琪惠 ...
    單字不是萬能,沒單字卻萬萬不能!讓中英文雙語對照MP3,帶你移動中也能隨時記憶7000單字,一本掌握、完勝各大考試,跨越500大企業門檻!「背單字」幾乎是全民運動,勢在必行,而且只能靠自己 !如何能夠貫徹到底、有效率,除了毅力,你還需要的是「好方法」以及「好工具」。非買不可《一本掌握 7000 英文單字》的五大特色:1.最適學習單元──全書沒有繁複的單元以及複雜的版面設計,只提供最必要的音標、詞性、例句以及同反義字單元,分成六個Level,逐步提升難度;另外,舒適清晰的版面設計,讓你更能專注學習單字,唸再久都不累。2.邊讀例句邊記憶生字──超過7000組的生活化例句,習慣英文變成生活的一部分後,即能靈活運用單字、有效累積單字量;同時,閱讀文章也能得心應手、融會貫通,考試更輕鬆。3.用最自然的方式:</strong... ... Read more

    Was $10.52 USD Now $3.14 USD

  • How Language Works

    How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die

    by David Crystal ...
    Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language.In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday life that we take it for granted. But as David Crystal makes clear in this work of unprecedented scope, language is ... Read more

    $5.29 USD