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Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond [Box Set] Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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All those who enjoy music richer in energy and daring than intelligence and maturity should add Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond (1964-1969) to their music collection—where it should sit right next to the series’ first volume. The lyrics to songs such as “I Can Hear the Grass Grow” and “14 Hour Technicolour Dream” won’t unlock life’s mysteries, but the reckless abandon with which these songs were written and played will remind anyone how it feels to be young and angst-ridden.

The Kid Stays in the Picture [Paperback] Robert Evans (Author)

$23.37 Prime eligible

From his marriage to Ali McGraw, his cocaine bust, the accusations of murder, the friendships with the likes of Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman, to his legendary court case and bust up with Francis Ford Coppola, this is the tell-all autobiography from Robert Evans, the legendary Hollywood producer (“The Godfather”, “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Chinatown”) who’s lived the Hollywood dream.

Magic Time: Millennium Ballroom Sessions [Box Set] Millennium (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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Magic Time-The Millennium Ballroom Sessions. We’ve combedthe Columbia vaults to present. Magic Time, the most comprehensive set of Ballroom and Millennium material ever assembled: a three CD set with nearly three dizzying hours of music.

Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop [Paperback] Timothy Samara (Author)

$18.89 Prime eligible

For designers working in every medium, layout is arguable the most basic, and most important, element. Effective layout is essential to communication and enables the end user to not only be drawn in with an innovative design but to digest information easily.

Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World. [Hardcover] Bruce Schneier (Author)

$15.88 Prime eligible

Many of us, especially since 9/11, have become personally concerned about issues of security, and this is no surprise. Security is near the top of government and corporate agendas around the globe. Security-related stories appear on the front page everyday. How well though, do any of us truly understand what achieving real security involves? In Beyond Fear, Bruce Schneier invites us to take a critical look at not just the threats to our security, but the ways in which we’re encouraged to think about security by law enforcement agencies, businesses of all shapes and sizes, and our national governments and militaries.

Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four: An Unofficial Guide (The Remarkable Comics Reader) [Kindle Edition] Daniel S. Christensen (Author)

$2.99 Kindle price

Jonathan Hickman’s run on Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four franchise was hailed by critics and fans as the best of his generation. It featured one of the most complicated series of storylines in mainstream comic book history, continually rewarding longtime fans with an astute attention to detail.

This unofficial guide to Hickman’s run contains issue summaries and review notes. It is intended to serve as a companion for readers of both Hickman’s “Fantastic Four” and “FF” titles, helping to sort out the minutia and connect the dots to the title’s past.

Dark Reign: Fantastic Four [Paperback] Jonathan Hickman (Author), Sean Chen (Illustrator)

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Dark Reign strikes Marvel’s first family - in an explosive way! Prepare to be blown away as: H.A.M.M.E.R. agents attack the Baxter Building, Reed changes everything, The Human Torch suffers a horrible loss, and Franklin and Val go shopping! There’s Time Travel, Alternate Realities, Celestials, Eternals, Deviants, and Doombots… and more important than all of that, we find out the answer to the question: What is the Bridge?

Marvel Masterworks: Uncanny X-Men - Volume 6 [Hardcover] Marvel Comics (Author)

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The X-Men return for another milestone Marvel Masterworks of beginnings, endings and maybe even the beginning of the end! Chris Claremont and John Byrne raised a rag-tag group of mutants from a burning ember to an all-out firestorm that topped the world of comics. And they’ll ride out that flame with one of the most influential X-Men stories of all-“Days of Future Past!” Feared, hated and now on the road to extinction, Marvel’s Children of the Atom face a bleak future of mutant concentration camps and a world where heroes are a thing of days gone past.

Nitecore EA4 Pioneer Compact LED 860 Lumen Flashlight by Nitecore

$59.97 Prime eligible

• Maximum output of up to 860 Lumens
• Introducing the World’s Smallest, Lightest and Brightest 4 x AA Searchlight
• Novel ‘Unique Integrated Technology’ offers a more sturdy and lightweight body
• Quality Holster, Lanyard, Spare O-Ring

Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions [Paperback] Gary Klein (Author)

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Anyone who watches the television news has seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second decisions that save lives? Most studies of decision making, based on artificial tasks assigned in laboratory settings, view people as biased and unskilled. Gary Klein is one of the developers of the naturalistic decision making approach, which views people as inherently skilled and experienced.