Robert R. Compton

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

Replaces Compton's Manual of Field Geology (1962). A guide to advances in the increasingly broad and interpretive discipline of formation mapping theory. Thorough, yet compact enough for use in the field, it consists of brief descriptions of textures and structures useful in interpreting depositional environments, kinds of volcanic activity, and plutonic events and conditions. Included are procedures often reserved for the laboratory or office: staining rocks, correcting orientations of current indicators, constructing profile sections of folds, measuring strains, making photogeologic interpretations, and more. Covers pre-field considerations, methods of observation and measurement, recognition of key geologic features, and preparation of a report. Illustrated with composite drawings. Fourteen appendixes provide systemized data and procedures.

Geology in the Field

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Lisa Kröger

Melanie R. Anderson

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Women's History of the Occult

_x200B__x200B_A celebration of magical women and nonbinary people in American history, from Salem to WitchTok.

Meet the mystical women and nonbinary people from US history who found strength through the supernatural-and those who are still forging the way today. From the celebrity spirit mediums of the nineteenth century to contemporary activist witches hexing the patriarchy, these icons have long used magic and mysticism to seize the power they're so often denied.

Organized around different approaches women in particular have taken to the occult over the decades-using the supernatural for political gain, seeking fame and fortune as spiritual practitioners, embracing their witchy identities, and more-this book shines a light on underappreciated magical pioneers, including-

_x2726_ Dion Fortune, who tried to marshal a magical army against Adolf Hitler
_x2726_ Bri Luna, the Hoodwitch, social media star and serious magical practitioner
_x2726_ Joan Quigley, personal psychic to Nancy Reagan
_x2726_ Marie Laveau, voodoo queen of New Orleans
_x2726_ Elvira, queer goth sex symbol who defied the Satanic Panic
_x2726_ And many more!

Toil and Trouble

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Dr. Seuss

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories

A compilation of five works of Dr. Seuss, including "Bartholomew and the Oobleck," "If I Ran the Zoo," "The Sneetches and Other Stories," "Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book," and "Horton Hears a Who!"

A Hatful of Seuss

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Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Science

Natural Resource Conservation

Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment 

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Earth

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

An Introduction to the Study of Public Policy

How to Grade US Coins

Mass Communication Theory

The Policy puzzle

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Theories on the Scrap Heap

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Scientist and the Cinema

Mad Bad and Dangerous

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The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevada Del Ruiz

No Apparent Danger

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Neil S. Berman

Ron Guth

The perfect resource for coin collectors of all ages!

Can't make heads or tails out of coin collecting? You need Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, the treasure trove on information on numismatics. This hands-on guide escorts you through the world's oldest hobby, helping you decide which type of coins you want to collect, keep your collection in mint condition, buy and sell coins on the Internet, find interesting coin shows to attend, and assemble and diversify a great collection.

The purpose of this fun, easy-to-access guide is to turn you into a world-class coin collector in as little time as possible. You'll learn what coins can teach you about history and geography, develop organizational and observational skills, and learn to use analytical tools, all without event thinking about it. And you'll learn the basics about ancient coins, U.S. coins, world coins, and the wild-and-wooly stuff that really gets your numismatic juices flowing. Discover how to:

 * Start your collection correctly
 * Evaluate coins using age, condition, rarity, and more
 * Buy interesting coins without breaking the bank
 * Locate rare and expensive coins
 * Get savvy about avoiding fakes
 * Get the whole family involved in your collection
 * Develop a buying strategy
 * Clean and handle coins safely
 * Keep your collection secure at home and on the road
 * Investigate tokens, medals, and miscellaneous coins
 * Create complete collections of copper, nickel, silver, or gold U.S. coins

When it comes to numismatics, Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition is right on the money!

Coin Collecting for Dummies

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Modern Commemorative Coins

Official photographic grading guide for U S coins

Photograde

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Aristotle Selected Works

The New Humanists - Science at the Edge

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Patricia T. O'Conner

The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English

"Lovers of the language, unite! You have nothing to lose but your niggling worries if you're haunted by whiches, all tensed up, or baffled by whose and who's." "Woe Is I is a survival guide for people who want a clear, simple, elegant introduction to good usage. Charming, amusing, sensible, modern, this book is a gift of clarity and good humor." "Most of us don't know a gerund from a gerbil and don't care, but we like to speak and write as though we did. Grammar is mysterious to each of us in a different way. Some very smart people mess up pronouns, and there are brilliant souls who can't spell. Many people can't tell the difference between it's and its. Others go out of their way to avoid using quotation marks. Whatever your particular boo-boo, Woe Is I can help you fix it without hitting you over the head with a lot of technical jargon. No heavy lifting, no assembly required."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Woe Is I

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Stephen Prothero

What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't

The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy.

 * Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any.
 * Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the answers to all or most of life's basic questions, yet only half of American adults can name even one of the four gospels and most Americans cannot name the first book of the Bible.

Despite this lack of basic knowledge, politicians and pundits continue to root public policy arguments in religious rhetoric whose meanings are missed--or misinterpreted--by the vast majority of Americans.

"We have a major civic problem on our hands," says religion scholar Stephen Prothero. He makes the provocative case that to remedy this problem, we should return to teaching religion in the public schools. Alongside "reading, writing, and arithmetic," religion ought to become the "Fourth R" of American education.

Many believe that America's descent into religious illiteracy was the doing of activist judges and secularists hell-bent on banishing religion from the public square. Prothero reveals that this is a profound misunderstanding. "In one of the great ironies of American religious history," Prothero writes, "it was the nation's most fervent people of faith who steered us down the road to religious illiteracy. Just how that happened is one of the stories this book has to tell."

Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of the world's major religions and the real differences among them. Complete with a dictionary of the key beliefs, characters, and stories of Christianity, Islam, and other religions, Religious Literacy reveals what every American needs to know in order to confront the domestic and foreign challenges facing this country today.

Religious Literacy

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Textbook of Pollen Analysis

Tony Scales

Stanley S. Johnson

Craig M. Ashbrook

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Nature's Marvel in Stone

Presents the story of the Natural Tunnel in Scott County, Virginia. This work includes images and accounts that span from its geological beginnings to its role as a premier state park.

Natural Tunnel

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Brooke Noel Moore

Richard Parker

Philosophy

Evaluating Claims and Arguments in Everyday Life

Critical Thinking

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The Mismeasure of Man

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