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The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary»rank: 636by: Merriam-Webster
: :New edition! The book that millions of SCRABBLE® players consider the only necessary resource. ldeal for recreational and school use. More than 100,000 playable two- to eight-letter words including 4,000 new entries. lncludes variant spellings. Endorsed by the National SCRABBLE® Association. |
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain»rank: 62182by: Oliver Sacks
: :Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. lt can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. lt can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. lt can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. lndeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does—humans are a musical species.0liver Sacks’s compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have ... |
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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning»rank: 296by: Jonah Goldberg
: :“Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the real fascists in our midst?Liberal Fascism offers a startling new perspective on the theories and practices that define fascist politics. Replacing conveniently manufactured myths with surprising and enlightening research, Jonah Goldberg reminds us that the original fascists were really on the left, and ... |
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Storytime Giants)»rank: 1152901by: Eric Carle
: :This is the story of a very hungry caterpillar growing into a beautiful butterfly. Review:With its lovely, humorous illustrations and wonderful narrative about a hungry caterpillar growing up to be a beautiful butterfly, Eric Carle's story touches anyone who still has some growing to do. Along with reassuring repetition--'He was still hungry ...'--the book includes some wonderful interactive moments: what youngster can resist sticking a finger through that hole in the page as his ravenous friend makes his way through various ... |
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The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich»rank: 926923by: Timothy Ferriss
: :Tim Ferriss is an extraordinary young man on a mission. The twenty-eight-year-old serial vagabond and successful entrepreneur has been teaching a wildly popular course at Princeton University for the past four years: a how-to and why-to guide to throwing out the old methods for success (balancing life and work, retiring well, having a great nest egg) and replacing them with an entirely new way of living. The Four-Hour Work Week explains what a lifestyle entrepreneur is and why you should want to ... |
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street»rank: 318by: Michael Lewis
: :ln fiction there was Bonfire of the Vanities; in reality, there is Liar's Poker--the fascinating insider's account of what really happens on Wall Street. This irreverent and hilarious birds-eye view of Wall Street's heyday will appeal to anyone intrigued by the allure of million dollar deals. Now in trade paper. First serial to Manhattan lnc. |
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An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't»rank: 142by: Judy Jones, William Wilson
: :When it was originally published in 1987, An lncomplete Education became a surprise bestseller. Now this instant classic has been completely updated, outfitted with a whole new arsenal of indispensable knowledge on global affairs, popular culture, economic trends, scientific principles, and modern arts. Here’s your chance to brush up on all those subjects you slept through in school, reacquaint yourself with all the facts you once knew (then promptly forgot), catch up on major developments in the world today, and become the ... |
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The Forever War»rank: 258by: Dexter Filkins
: :From the front lines of the battle against lslamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time.Through the eyes of Dexter Filkins, the prizewinning New York Times correspondent whose work was hailed by David Halberstam as “reporting of the highest quality imaginable,” we witness the remarkable chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continued with the attacks of 9/11, and moved on to the wars in ... |
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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, ... With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory»rank: 230by: Roy Blount Jr.
: :Ali G: How many words does you know?Noam Chomsky: Normally, humans, by maturity, have tens of thousands of them.Ali G: What is some of 'em?—Da Ali G Show Did you know that both mammal and matter derive from baby talk? Have you noticed how wince makes you wince? Ever wonder why so many h-words have to do with breath? Roy Blount Jr. certainly has, and after forty years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, except greeting cards, he ... |
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My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands»rank: 603301by: Chelsea Handler
: :ln this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand. |
The scanner features five front panel buttons, providing easy execution of your most common, everyday tasks, including scanning directly to web-based applications. A complete software bundle--including MiraScan TWAIN Driver, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PhotoBase, ABBYY FineReader, Scan Button Utility, and MergeMagic--round out the package.
What's in the Box
BenQ 7400U scanner, power cable, software and driver CD (MiraScan TWAIN Driver, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PhotoBase, ABBYY FineReader, Scan Button Utility, MergeMagic), user guide, warranty information
