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Rocks and Gemstones

The Power of Gemstones: *****

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Science

The Ghosts of Evolution: ***+
Dinosaurs Rediscovered: ****+
The Red Canary: ***+
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: ****+
Written in Bone: ****
Extreme Science: MG?: ***+
Unbound: ***+
On the Origin of Species, 6th Edition: ****
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?: ****+
Other Minds: Nonfiction, Animals/Philosophy/Science: ****
Eurekaaargh!: A Spectacular Collection of Inventions That Nearly Worked: ***
How to Build a Dinosaur (with James Gorman): ****
Beyond: Our Future in Space: ****
The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: ****
Vacation Guide to the Solar System (with Jana Grcevich): ***+
It's Not Rocket Science: ****
Animal Wise: ****+
Thing Explainer: YA?: ****
Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: ****
Everything All At Once: ****+
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation: ****+
Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America: ****+
Your Inner Fish: ****+
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart presents Earth (the Book) (et al., editors): *****
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry: ****+
Last Ape Standing: ****
Soonish (with Zach Weinersmith): ****+
Where's My Jetpack?: ***
The Hidden Life of Trees: ****+
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World: ****+
Paleofantasy: ****

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Self-Help, Focus, and Organization

Growing Gills: Nonfiction, Creativity/Self-Help: ****
Mental FOCUS Training Secrets: ***+
The Artist's Way Starter Kit: ****
How to Avoid Making Art (Or Anything Else You Enjoy), illustrations by Elizabeth Cameron: *****
Supplies: A Troubleshooting Guide for Creative Difficulties: ****
The Myth of Multitasking: ***+
How to Master the Art of Procrastination: ***+
Simple But Effective Strategies For Improving Yourself: ***
The Habit Fix: ****
The Motivation Myth (with Jonathan Manske): ***
10% Happier: ****
Ask and It is Given: ****
Clutter Antidote: ****
Unf*ck Your Habitat: *****
Hocus Pocus, You're Focused!: ***+
Why Bother: ***+
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck; The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck series, Book 1: ****
The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life: ****
How to Get A Billion Dollar Idea: **
Beauty Fades, Dumb is Forever: ****
Find Your Passion: ***
Fast Focus: ****

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Survival

A SURVIVAL GUIDE: Living with Dinosaurs in the Jurassic Period; The Survival in the Age of Dinosaurs series, Book 1: ***+
Survival 101: The Essential Guide to Saving Your Own Life in a Disaster: ***+
Bug Out Bag: Build the Best Bug Out Bag and Survival Kit for Any Disaster: ***
The Third Man Factor: ****
Stash Your Swag - 100+ Secret Hiding Places: **
How to Survive Anything: ****
Field Guide to the Apocalypse: ****+
Guts: MG?: *****

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Travel and Geography

The United States of Cryptids: ***+
Cities: ****

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True Stories

Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex (with Thomas Nickerson and Ken Rossignol; edited by Huggins Point editors): **+
Duh!: The Stupid History of the Human Race: ***+
The Perfect Storm: ***
Guts: MG?: *****
This Side of Wild: MG?: ****
The Lost City of the Monkey God: Nonfiction, Cultures/History/True Stories: ****
Mysteries of the Unexplained: ***
Reader's Digest Facts and Fallacies: ***
Lost in Shangri-La: ****

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Warfare and Weaponry

Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight (with John Miles Paddock): *****
Anatomy of a Castle: ***
Knights: ****
Arms and Armor in the Art Institute of Chicago: *****
The Art of War: ***+

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Writing, Grammar, and Language

Never Say You Can't Survive: ****
Write, Writing, Written: **+
Love to Write? Turn $6 Into $1,000s Doing What You Love!: **+
Secrets to Writing Your First eBook and Getting It Online: **+
How to Be a Writer: ***
Write That Book Already! (with Kathi Kamen Goldmark): ****
No Plot? No Problem!: ****
The Art of War for Writers: *****
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them): *****
The Seven Moments in Storytelling that Really Matter: **+
Write This Book: A Do-It-Yourself Mystery; The Secret series, Book 6: MG: ****+
Sometimes the Magic Works: *****
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: ****+
Let's Write a Short Story!: **+
Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words: *****
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy; The Genre Writing series: *****
Writing Tools: ****+
The Painted Word: **+
Write as Fast as you Think: ****
Writing With Power: **+
The Truth about Publishing on Kindle: **+
You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One): ****
Writing Down the Bones: ***+
Who's... (oops!) Whose Grammar Book is This, Anyway?: ****
Ryan Higa's How to Write Good: YA?: ****
100 Websites for Fiction Writers: ****
Reflections: ***+
Tarot for Writers: ***+
Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy ****
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft: ****
Write a F*$%ing Book Already: ****
Bird by Bird: ***+
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (editor): ***+
Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly: MG?: *****
Slow Your Prose: ***+
Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories: ****
The Fire in Fiction: ****
Writing the Breakout Novel: ****
Be Your Own Editor: ****
Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook (with Ellen Porter): MG?: ****
The Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters: *****
Word Watch: ****
How Not to Write a Novel (with Sandra Newman): ***+
The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West; The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life series: ***+
Write Good or Die (editor): ****
Words to Write By: ***+
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: ****
How I Wrote My First Book (with Anne K. Edwards, editors): ***+
Your First Novel (with Laura Whitcomb): ****
Easy E-Book Publishing: **+
The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing (with Laurie R. King): *****
Book Writing Accelerated: *
The Elements of Style (with E. B. White): ****+
Finishing School (with Danelle Morton): ****
The Everything Grammar and Style Book: ***
How I Published My Book And Sold Thousands of Copies: ***
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: ****
Wonderbook: ****+
What's Your Book?: ***+
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?: ***+
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference: *****

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