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The Complete Recovery Room Book
Anthea Hatfield
4.7(120)592 pages · 2014Nurses, anaesthetists, and surgeons who need a comprehensive, science-grounded reference specifically covering the immediate post-operative recovery period and post-anaesthesia care unit practice.
Tense
Encyclopaedia Eorzea ~The World of Final Fantasy XIV~ Volume I
Square Enix
4.9(1.4k)304 pages · 2022Final Fantasy XIV players and dedicated fans of the game who want a canonically authoritative, developer-written reference to Eorzea's history, geography, factions, professions, and creatures.
LeisurelyHopeful
Publication Manual
American Psychological Association
4.8(34k)428 pages · 2019Researchers, students, editors, and academics in the social sciences, natural sciences, nursing, education, business, and related fields who are required to follow APA Style for manuscript preparation, citation formatting, or scholarly publishing.
Cosy
How Space Works: The Facts Visually Explained
DK
4.6(292)224 pages · 2021A curious teen (14+) or adult newcomer who wants an attractive, browseable first reference that answers concrete space questions without assuming any science background.
YAUplifting
A Degree in a Book: Psychology
Dr Alan Porter
4.6(1.7k)256 pages · 2018The psychology-curious reader — someone weighing a degree course, a student in an adjacent field, or a former student wanting a refresher — who wants the field's major subfields and figures (Freud to the Five Factor model) mapped visually in a single sitting.
Cosy
Rare and Unusual Knowledge
Daniel Bulmez
4.6(726)194 pages · 2024Curious readers aged 11 and up — preteens, families looking for shared reading material, or casual adults who enjoy bite-sized facts for conversation — who are newcomers to trivia anthologies rather than veterans of the genre.
Children'sCosyUplifting
The Four Agreements Bookmark
Don Miguel Ruiz
4.8(4k)2010Devotees of The Four Agreements who want a small, gift-ready token of the book's message, or gift-givers pairing an inexpensive add-on with a copy of Ruiz's bestseller.
Uplifting
Murdle
G T Karber
4.5(7.6k)384 pages · 2023Fans of logic-grid puzzles and cozy mysteries who want a structured, self-contained challenge they can dip into daily — especially those already hooked on the Murdle online game and looking for a deeper, book-length investigation.
CosyFunny
The Book of Strange but True Science
Publications International Ltd.
4.7(1.1k)632 pages · 2019Curious adults who love popular science, trivia, and dip-in-and-out browsing — especially anyone shopping for a substantial, conversation-starting gift for a knowledge-hungry reader.
LeisurelyUplifting
Kentucky Bucket List Adventure Guide
Paul Mckee
4.4(199)135 pages · 2021Road-trippers, weekend adventurers, and families planning a Kentucky outing who want a single, organised reference packed with GPS coordinates and per-entry logistics for more than 100 offbeat destinations across the state.
UpliftingLeisurely
WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition
Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake
430 pages · 2015Working WordPress developers and designers who already have foundational web development knowledge and want a practitioner-led, scenario-driven guide to building modular, scalable web applications on the WordPress platform.
Hopeful
Every general reference book, A to Z11 titles
- A Degree in a Book: Psychology · Dr Alan Porter
- Encyclopaedia Eorzea ~The World of Final Fantasy XIV~ Volume I · Square Enix
- How Space Works: The Facts Visually Explained · DK
- Kentucky Bucket List Adventure Guide · Paul Mckee
- Murdle · G T Karber
- Publication Manual · American Psychological Association
- Rare and Unusual Knowledge · Daniel Bulmez
- The Book of Strange but True Science · Publications International Ltd.
- The Complete Recovery Room Book · Anthea Hatfield
- The Four Agreements Bookmark · Don Miguel Ruiz
- WordPress Web Application Development - Second Edition · Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake