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AI is changing the game, but can it replace writing as we know it?
In MORE THAN WORDS, veteran writing teacher John Warner shows why writing will always be more than just words on a page, and why human creativity is inimitable and irreplaceable.
"This lucid and compelling book” (@bcmerchant, author of Blood in the Machine) is newly updated with practical resources for teachers and students. This is the essential book for anyone writing in the age of AI.
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The new paperback edition of ROT by Padraic X. Scanlan is out today. This gripping and revelatory history of the Irish Famine uncovers the disaster’s roots in Britains deep imperial faith in markets, commerce, and capitalism.
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In the modern classic WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING, eminent philosopher Leszek Kołakowski guides us through the history of Western philosophy.
Available in paperback 10/27.
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Happy spooky season! From witchcraft to ghosts to true crime, there’s something for every reader to enjoy this October. 🎃🪦
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The book that @nytimes calls “illuminating” and @scifri (NPR) deems “just extraordinary” is now updated with a new preface.
THE BOOK OF WHY by @yudapearl and Dana Mackenzie provides a fresh argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence.
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Can hormonal changes affect how ADHD shows up?
Amanda Perry, author of BRAIN FIRST BUSINESS, explains how perimenopause can bring new or intensified ADHD symptoms for many women. Out October 27, BRAIN FIRST BUSINESS is a practical guide to helping ADHD entrepreneurs harness their unique brains to build thriving businesses.
🍇 Test your wine knowledge!
Do you know where the world's oldest winery is located or why women were forbidden to drink wine in Ancient Greece and Rome?
Take a few sips from @ProfKBurk's WINE, a global history. It's the perfect gift for history buffs and oenophiles.
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Translated and annotated by renowned scholar Robin Waterfield, this definitive translation of AESOP'S FABLES is now available in paperback, featuring a stunning new cover. 🦊🌿
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The extraordinary account of @vkaramurza's career, persecution, and resistance as Vladimir Putin transformed Russia from a flawed democracy to a full-fledged dictatorship.
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Happy publication day to LEVEL UP!
“A compelling roadmap for building organizations where collaboration flourishes and performance follows.” —Kyle McDowell, author of Begin with WE
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Thoroughly enjoyed talking to CBC about “The First Ghetto” alongside the other @CundillPrize finalists - do have a listen!
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📖 Out today in paperback: Adam Smyth's THE BOOK-MAKERS, a five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them.
“Almost every page—almost every paragraph—fizzes with facts, allusions, speculations, tidbits of etymology and gems of historical interest.” —Wall Street Journal
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In 1527, a Spanish expedition set out to colonize Florida. But the mission quickly descended into a desperate fight for survival.
A LAND SO STRANGE by Andrés Reséndez tells the true story of their survival and the world they encountered along the way.
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Publishers Weekly praises THE GREAT ATOM DEBATE:
"Halpern... delivers a solid account of two Austrian physicists who famously debated the existence of atoms in the late 19th century. [I]ntriguing intellectual history... [and] an accessible look at a critical scientific era."
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The authoritative global history of the world’s best-known and most influential book is now available in paperback!
Breathtakingly global in scope, THE BIBLE tells the story of this sacred book through the stories of its many and diverse human encounters, revealing not a static text but a living, dynamic cultural force.
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In LETTERS TO A YOUNG THERAPIST, psychologist Mary Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their lives.
Enjoy some pockets of wisdom from the updated edition of this powerfully engaging guide to living a healthy life, available now.
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THE BOOKSHOP by Andrew Pettegree tells the complete global history of the rise and transformation of bookstores, from medieval book merchants to today's neighborhood indies.
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Check out Stuart Firestein's, author of IT COULD BE OTHERWISE, recent interview with Blue Continuum to learn more about science in the age of uncertainty.
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