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The Innocent Anthropologist : Notes from a Mud Hut Best Price: $15.95 Suffering is the proper word. Anthropology should be totally, completely fascinating -- it's... | Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence Best Price: $4.59 Continuing his desire to share what he has learned in his journey to greatness, Dr. Carson lays... | My Own Country: A Doctor's Story Best Price: $4.99 This book was highly recommended by a friend/colleague. In fact he generously lent me his copy.... | Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai Best Price: $5.50 I picked up this book hoping it might be something on the order of "Liars Poker" or... | Death Be Not Proud (P.S.) Best Price: $7.89 I was in the Barnes and Noble on Broadway and couldn't find "Death Be Not Proud." I... |
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Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education: A Biographical Introduction (4th Edition) Best Price: $64.00 The book is average for texts of this type. However, Amazon's presentation of the book for... | | | | |