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Jess Rachel Sharp
Be inspired to kick off the new year full of joy and positivity with this beloved annual diary, filled with vibrant art from illustrator Jess Sharp.
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Mary Engelbreit
The thirteen new images featured in the Words That Matter 2025 Calendar reflect Mary's creative vision for each word, and will bring delight and warm feelings each month wherever it's…
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Matthew D Matter
How conventional forces can adapt to fully address the problem of IEDs and IED-facilitated asymmetric warfare.
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For fans of romances with dashes of action and comedy, this hit WEBTOON comic with over 1.7 million subscribers follows Davina on her first assignment out of the Elite Nanny…
Julia Vaingurt
Explores the cultivation of weak subjectivity through modes such as gender subversion, queer holy foolishness, intoxication, madness, and writing disorders like graphomania and writer's block. Vaingurt also traces the inheritance…
Jenni Catron
Culture Matters provides a framework for leaders, new and seasoned, to lead through culture by helping leaders define their organization and goals, assess and develop their team members, and to…
Gough Whitlam
On Remembrance Day 1975 the Governor-General of Australia, Sir John Kerr, sacked Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. The Dismissal was the culmination of almost three years of political conflict, as Whitlam's…
Prof Tony Addison, Prof Alan Roe
This book explores a central issue of our time: our materials world is simultaneously both part of the problem (especially fossil fuels) as well as part of its solution (the…
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price
The moving story of an Indigenous woman who beat disadvantage and violence to become one of Australia's most influential political voices.
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was nine months pregnant and due…
Robert P. George, Cornel West
Two leading public intellectuals and dear friends-one progressive, one conservative-explore What is Truth? and Why Does Truth Matter?
In Truth Matters, Cornel West and Robert P. George address a range…
Tess Chakkalakal
A biography of Charles Chesnutt, one of the first American authors to write for both Black and white readers.
In A Matter of Complexion, Tess Chakkalakal gives readers the first…
"This book shows how inheritance is, and has always been, more than the set of legal processes for the distribution of wealth and property upon death. It makes a compelling…
Adrienne Adhami
From the acclaimed author and podcaster of Power Hour comes an actionable guide to making better, more intentional everyday decisions to lead us to the life that we want.
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Mattering Spiritualities brings together an array of international scholars and practitioners to explore spirituality in embodiment through the lens of performance, performative writing, and performance studies.
Katie Taylor
A women's self-help guide to thriving in midlife and beyond
With significant female figures breaking down taboos around menopause and opening up the discussion, women are in a stronger position…
Thema Bryant
A groundbreaking, heart-centered road map for everyone who seeks greater fulfillment in their relationships-with family, friends, romantic partners, and themselves
A groundbreaking, heart-centered road map for everyone who seeks greater…
Jungwon Kim
Virtue That Matters is a groundbreaking exploration of chastity culture in Choson Korea that illustrates the interplay between state-led indoctrination, socio-legal changes, and gender relations. Jungwon Kim includes women's own…
David J. E. Marsh, David Ellis, Viraf M. Mehta
A complete treatment of all aspects of dark matter physics.
This book provides an incisive, self-contained introduction to one of the most intriguing subjects in modern physics, presenting the evidence…
Kerry Brown
Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.
When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded…
Erin Wade
Why Restaurants Matter is a heartfelt plea-told by the unlikeliest of restaurateurs-for the warmth of the hearth, the unifying spirit of hospitality, and the power of public eateries to build…
Kate O'Neill
Harness emerging technologies for business success while putting the human first
In What Matters Next: A Leader's Guide to Making Human-Friendly Tech Decisions in a World That's Moving Too Fast…
Sayeeda Warsi
Sayeeda Warsi once said that Islamophobia has passed the dinner table test. Yet many refuse to even acknowledge it exists. Muslims Don't Matter is an anatomy of a prejudice.
Learning Matters
This handbook presents the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (updated in 2024) as a handy reference copy for early years practitioners whether in training or in practice.
Leonard Cassuto
A guide to writing with the reader in mind
If you want people to read your writing, it has to be readable. In Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, Leonard…
Rodney Benson, Mattias Hesserus, Timothy Neff, Julie Sedel
Does it matter who owns and funds the media? As journalists and management consultants set off in search of new business models, there's a pressing need to understand anew the…
Oliver Keenan
Oliver Keenan brings the medieval philosophy of Thomas Aquinas to life.
Alexander Levine
Why the living world may be the next great frontier of physics
The frontiers of physics can seem impossibly remote-located in the invisible quantum realm or the farthest reaches of…
Jeffrey Abramowitz
Life is a series of choices. And sometimes, those choices lead to consequences of life-changing proportions. For Jeffrey Abramowitz, choices and consequences led to a five-year sentence in a cinder-block…
K. G. Subramanyan
These insightful essays explore how the intersection of artistic and scientific pursuits shapes creative processes.
In this collection of essays by one of India's most celebrated artists, K. G. Subramanyan…
Gordon L. Flett
This book summarizes the psychological research on the concept of mattering in children and adolescents, and outcomes associated with the presence or absence of feelings of being valued by others.
David Toews
Focusing on two concepts that were central to modernism and continue to be important, albeit in different ways, this book explores the nature of the simple and the complex, and…
Paul Mason
Learn all about states of matter with Mo the Monster and his friends in this fun first science book for children aged 5+
Sue Graves
Picture book story which offers a gentle introduction to the importance of conserving water for young children, perfect for supporting PSHE learning
Picture book story which offers a gentle introduction to the concept of not wasting energy for young children, perfect for supporting PSHE learning
David Serero
The work of Serero, through investigations of patterns found in nature, does not envision architecture to create new spaces, but rather as a strategy to unfold together patterns of cultural…
Greta J. Bradman
Whether you want to make better decisions, improve your relationships or find more meaning in your work, harnessing your core values is the key to your future success, contentment and…
LD Deutsch
Time, Myth and Matter by LD Deutsch is a collection of five essays, including revised and expanded versions of her highly esteemed zines published by Sacred Bones Books between 2018-2023…
Marybeth Gasman
With a personal and narrative style, preeminent educational historian Marybeth Gasman presents her research pertaining to HBCUs conducted over her 25-year career. In addition to conducting historical and large-scale qualitative…
Ryan Calejo
The exciting sequel to the middle-grade mind-bending adventure from award-winning author Ryan Calejo, exploring worlds beyond imagination
After wielding time itself to save the Rym, Antares and Magdavellia return to…
Rob Shallenberger, Steve Shallenberger
Regain the balance in your life! Discover the three powerful habits needed to minimize distractions, maximize accomplishments, and find time to do what matters most.
This second edition of a…
Reviel Netz
Megan Volpert
The first critical biography of iconic musician Alanis Morissette, creator of Jagged Little Pill.
