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This book has been read, no damage to cover or inner pages. In like-new condition, spine intact no creases.

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Fred Van Lente is the New York Times-bestselling author of comics as varied as Archer & Armstrong (Harvey Award nominee, Best Series), Taskmaster, MODOK's 11, Amazing Spider-Man, Conan the Avenger, Weird Detective, and Cowboys & Aliens (upon which the 2011 movie was based), as well as the novels Ten Dead Comedians and The Con Artist.

This book has been read, no wear to covers, no markings inner pages. Very minor wear to pages, spine intact, no creases. "The Sheep Brain: A Basic Guide is intended as an elementary introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system. The authors have prepared clear black and white labelled photographs of the sheep brain. There are ventral, lateral views, cross sections, and special dissections. Explanatory text accompanies each photograph." Good Reads Both authors Department of Psychology University of Western Ontario

This book is in as new condition, no wear to covers or dust jacket. No markings inner pages, spine intact no creases. "From the bestselling author of The Break comes a staggering intergenerational saga that explores how connected we are, even when we're no longer together--even when we're forced apart.Cedar has nearly forgotten what her family looks like. Phoenix has nearly forgotten what freedom feels like. And Elsie has nearly given up hope. Nearly.After time spent in foster homes, Cedar goes to live with her estranged father. Although she grapples with the pain of being separated from her mother, Elsie, and sister, Phoenix, she's hoping for a new chapter in her life, only to find herself once again in a strange house surrounded by strangers. From a youth detention centre, Phoenix gives birth to a baby she'll never get to raise and tries to forgive herself for all the harm she's caused (while wondering if she even should). Elsie, struggling with addiction and determined to turn her life around, is… Read More

"Their story comes to us across the centuries — the splendrous immortal saga of a love which begins in a far-away time by the shores of the ancient River Nile. The unbounded passion of the incomparably beautiful Princess Nefrytaten and the tawny-skinned Prince Ameni sweeps across the torrid landscape of Egypt as the two lovers, wrenched asunder by treacherous events, must brave peril, degradation, and intrigue before their twin desires can find release and once more, in a surging tide of full-blooded passion and joy." Good Reads

This book has been read, minor wear to covers, some minor water damage to edges on inner pages, some former library identification on inner pages. No other markings on inner pages. Spine intact but has some damage to inner front cover, no creases.

"This book will be an enormous help, not only to the young natural history enthusiast, but to anyone young or old, who is interested in animals. It provides a rounded survey of animal behaviour and shows how by understanding animals we may perhaps come a little closer to understanding ourselves." Good Reads

"ZdenÄ›k Veselovský (26 August 1928 – 24 November 2006) was one of the most important Czech zoologists of the 20th century, founder of Czech ethology, director of the Prague Zoo (1959-1988) and the president of the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (1971-1975) (renamed in 2000 to World Association of Zoos and Aquariums) He was born in Jaroměř and died in 2006, aged 74, in Prague.[1] In November 2008, he received… Read More

This book is in excellent condition, minor wear to dust jacket, minor wear to edges of covers from normal storage. No markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases. "Bess of Hardwick, also known as Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (c. 1527-1608), was the fourth daughter of a relatively minor gentry family who rose to the highest levels of English nobility through four advantageous marriages to become one of the richest women in English history.Although this romantic tale emphasizes Bess's life with each of her four husbands and the daily challenges of raising a big growing family ― a task that can be compared to running a small kingdom ― it is told against the background of Elizabethan life, a brutal and turbulent period of English history. Plague regularly wiped out entire families, conspiracies and feuds were rife, allegiances made and dissolved at a whim, and royal intimates dispatched summarily to the Tower. In fact, Bess was sent to the Tower twice by Queen Elizabeth with whom Bess… Read More