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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One reason we're wild for cats is that our cats are still wild at heart. On our laps, they're purring lovebugs, but on the prowl, they're fearsome hunters-with territorial instincts to match.The Handbook for a Happy Cat takes us inside the feline mind to decode what our cats really want in life and how they try to tell us. You'll learn:

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Giraldo, Alejandro (illustrator). Neuware - Public discourse More like public discord. The battle cries of our culture wars are rife with 'loaded language'-be it bias, slant, or spin. But listen closely, or you'll miss what Ali Almossawi finds more frightening still: words that erase accountability, history, even identity through what they leave unsaid.Speaking as wise old Mr. Rabbit, Almossawi leads us through a dark forest of rhetoric-aided by Orwell, Baldwin, and a squee-worthy cast of wide-eyed woodland creatures. Here, passive voice can pardon wrongdoers, statistics may be a smokescreen, gaslighting entraps the downtrodden, and irrelevant adjectives cement stereotypes. Emperor Squirrel isn't naked; he has a clothes-free sartorial style. Mouse's roof becomes flattened (Elephant's foot just happens to be there at the time). And when keen-eyed Owl claims a foreign shore, he seems to be overlooking someone . . .Fans of Almossawi's An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments couldn't ask for a better primer on the less logical ways that words can trick us. It takes a long pair of ears to hear what's left unsaid-but when you're a rabbit in a badger world, listening makes all the difference.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether you're a crossword solver, cryptogram fan, Scrabble addict, or Sudoku savant, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book is guaranteed to tease your brain and twist your tongue. Puzzle master Alex Bellos begins in Japan, where we can observe some curious counting:boru niko = two ballstsuna nihon = two ropesuma nito = two horseskami nimai = two sheets of paperashi gohon = five legsringo goko = five applessara gomai = five plateskaba goto = five hipposNow, how do the Japanese say 'nine cucumbers' \*a) kyuri kyuhonb) kyuri kyukoc) kyuri kyuhikid) kyuri kyutoBellos finds the intrigue-and the human element-in a dizzying array of ancient, modern, and even invented tongues, from hieroglyphs to Blissymbolics, Danish to Dothraki. Filled with unusual alphabets, fascinating characters, and intriguing local customs for time-telling, naming children, and more, this is a bravura book of brainteasers and beyond-it's a globe-trotting, time-traveling celebration of language.\*The word endings depend on shape: Flat things end in -mai and spherical things end in -ko. Cucumbers are long things (like ropes and legs), so they end in -hon. The answer is (a)!

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Dunnington, Jack (illustrator). Neuware - No matter how well you think you know North America, the 100 infographic maps in this singular atlas uncover a trove of fresh wonders that make the continent seem like the center of the universe. Did you know that North America is where the first T. rex was found Or that it's where you can visit the world's biggest geode as well as its oldest, tallest, and largest trees-not to mention the world's tallest and steepest roller coasters ! Brimming with fascinating insight (Who is the highest-paid public employee in each state ) and whimsical discovery (Where can you visit the world's largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island ), this book highlights the unexpected contours of geography, history, nature, politics, and culture, revealing new ways to see North America-and the hundreds of millions who call it home.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Easton, Grace; Smith, Jessica (illustrator). Neuware - "For curious children ages 715, Prisoners of Geography has lots to fascinate."The Wall Street JournalThe secret world history written in the mountains, rivers, and seas that shape every country's politics, economy, and international relationsand our own livesis revealed in this illustrated young readers edition of Prisoners of Geography, the million-copy international bestseller. History is a storyand it's impossible to tell the whole tale without understanding the setting. In this eye-opening illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, you'll learn to spot connections between geography and world affairs in ways you never noticed before. - How did the US's rivers help it become a superpower - Why are harsh, coldand swampy Siberia and the Russian Far East two of that country's most prized regions - How come Japan prefers to trade along the coasts instead of across its land - What do the Himalayas have to do with war With colorful maps that capture every continent and region, plus hundreds of illustrations that illuminate how our surroundings shape us, this one-of-a-kind atlas will inspire curious minds of all ages!