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Decoding Maori Cosmology: The Ancient Origins of New Zealand's Indigenous Culture

03 Jan 2025

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Laird Scranton's Decoding Maori Cosmology explores the links between Maori cosmology and other ancient traditions worldwide. Scranton argues that a ma...

Decomposing Figures: Rhetorical Readings in the Romantic Tradition

03 Jan 2025

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This excerpt from Decomposing Figures: Rhetorical Readings in the Romantic Tradition examines how Romantic writers, including Wordsworth, Rousseau, an...

Deep Gossip: New and Selected Poems

02 Jan 2025

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Sidney Wade's Deep Gossip is a collection of new and selected poems, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The book includes poems from several...

Deep Value Investing: Finding Bargain Shares With Big Potential

02 Jan 2025

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Jeroen Bos's "Deep Value Investing" is a guide to a specific value investing strategy focused on identifying undervalued companies with strong balance...

Deer: The Animal Answer Guide

02 Jan 2025

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"Deer: The Animal Answer Guide" is a comprehensive guide to deer biology, ecology, and human interactions. The book covers various deer species worldw...

Defect or Defend: Military Responses to Popular Protests in Authoritarian Asia

02 Jan 2025

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This dissertation examines the role of the military in authoritarian regimes' responses to popular protests, focusing on cases in Asia.  It develops ...

Defending the Community College Equity Agenda

02 Jan 2025

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This Book, Defending the Community College Equity Agenda, examines challenges facing community colleges in promoting student success and equity in hig...

Defending Democracy: Reactions to Extremism in Interwar Europe

02 Jan 2025

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This excerpt from Defending Democracy: Reactions to Extremism in Interwar Europe examines how democratic governments in Czechoslovakia, Finland, and B...

Curriculum Development for Medical Education: A Six-Step Approach

01 Jan 2025

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This Book is the third edition of a text book on curriculum development in medical education.  It presents a six-step model for creating and maintain...

Curt Richter: A Life in the Laboratory

01 Jan 2025

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This book excerpt details the life and scientific contributions of Curt Richter, a prominent psychobiologist at Johns Hopkins University. Richter's re...

Cut These Words into My Stone: Ancient Greek Epitaphs

01 Jan 2025

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Cut These Words Into My Stone: Ancient Greek Epitaphs is a book of newly translated ancient Greek epitaphs, chronologically arranged from 500 BCE to 6...

Cyberformalism: Histories of Linguistic Forms in the Digital Archive

01 Jan 2025

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Daniel Shore's Cyberformalism: Histories of Linguistic Forms in the Digital Archive examines how linguistic forms—patterns of language beyond indivi...

Daily Demonstrators: The Civil Rights Movement in Mennonite Homes and Sanctuaries

31 Dec 2024

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Tobin Miller Shearer's Daily Demonstrators examines the complex relationship between Mennonite communities and the American Civil Rights Movement. The...

Dance Dance Dance

31 Dec 2024

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An assault on the senses, part murder mystery, part metaphysical speculation; a fable for our times as catchy as a rock song blasting from the window ...

Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive

31 Dec 2024

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This Book excerpts a book on parenting, focusing on how parents' past experiences and emotional regulation impact their children's development. Interp...

Accident: A Novel

31 Dec 2024

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The provided Book is an excerpt from Danielle Steel's novel, Accident, focusing on a tragic car accident involving two teenage girls, Allyson and Chlo...

Dante's Epic Journeys

31 Dec 2024

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This is an excerpt from David Thompson's book Dante's Epic Journeys, which explores the relationship between Dante's Commedia and classical epic poetr...

Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human

31 Dec 2024

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Megan Rosenbloom's Dark Archives explores the history of anthropodermic bibliopegy, the practice of binding books in human skin. The book investigates...

Dark Witch: Book One of The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy

31 Dec 2024

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Nora Roberts's Dark Witch is a novel excerpt showcasing the protagonist Sorcha, a powerful Irish witch, and her family. The excerpt details Sorcha's m...

Day Of Deceit Publisher: Free Press; Touchstone ed edition

31 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from a book arguing that President Franklin D. Roosevelt deliberately provoked Japan into attacking Pearl Harbor to bring the ...

Complete English Grammar Rules: Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar

30 Dec 2024

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This Book excerpt comprehensively covers English grammar rules, from the basics of parts of speech and sentence structure to more advanced concepts li...

Congo Diary: The Story of Che Guevara's "Lost" Year in Africa

30 Dec 2024

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Che Guevara's diary entries from his time in the Congo are presented, offering a firsthand account of his experiences supporting Congolese revolutiona...

Crafting State-Nations: India and Other Multinational Democracies

30 Dec 2024

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This book examines the viability of "state-nations"—democracies accommodating multiple cultural identities—versus "nation-states" prioritizing a s...

Crash!: How the Economic Boom and Bust of the 1920s Worked

30 Dec 2024

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Phillip G. Payne's Crash! explores the economic boom and bust of the 1920s, examining the factors that led to the 1929 stock market crash and the subs...

Crazy Rich Asians

30 Dec 2024

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Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians is a novel excerpt showcasing the opulent lifestyles and complex relationships of ultra-wealthy Chinese families in Sin...

Grigori: Brothers of Ash and Fire series, Book 1

29 Dec 2024

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The Book is an excerpt from a fantasy romance novel, "Brothers of Ash and Fire," featuring a centuries-old dragon shifter, Grigori Barinov.  The stor...

Brownings Shorter Poems

29 Dec 2024

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This Book comprises excerpts from an 1899 edition of Robert Browning's shorter poems.  The introduction provides biographical information and comment...

Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts: A Story of the Indian Stock Market

29 Dec 2024

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Santosh Nair's Bulls, Bears and Other Beasts is a memoir detailing his career as a jobber and broker on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The book chro...

Calculus II For Dummies

29 Dec 2024

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This Book is a table of contents and excerpts from Calculus II For Dummies. The book aims to teach calculus II concepts, starting with a review of pre...

Calm Breath, Calm Mind: A Guide to the Healing Power of Breath

29 Dec 2024

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Geshe YongDong Losar's Calm Breath, Calm Mind is a guide to ancient Tibetan breathing practices, exploring the concept of lung (vital energy). The boo...

Calypso

29 Dec 2024

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David Sedaris's Calypso is a collection of essays exploring family dynamics, aging, and mortality. Sedaris recounts anecdotes about his eccentric fami...

The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volumes I and II

28 Dec 2024

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This Book is a collection of excerpts from a critical edition of Baruch Spinoza's works, focusing on textual issues and interpretations. The editors m...

Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary

28 Dec 2024

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This Book comprises excerpts from J.R.R. Tolkien's commentary and translation of Beowulf, offering insights into the poem's composition and textual hi...

Better Than the Movies

28 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from a young adult novel, Better Than the Movies, focusing on the narrator's senior year of high school. The narrative centers...

Between the Living and the Dead

28 Dec 2024

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This scholarly work examines the historical and cultural context of witchcraft and shamanism in early modern Europe, focusing on Hungarian witch trial...

Between the World and Me

27 Dec 2024

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Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me is a letter to his adolescent son exploring the realities of being Black in America. The book uses persona...

Beyond The Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way And Discovered The Entire Universe

27 Dec 2024

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Ethan Siegel's Beyond the Galaxy is a non-technical book explaining the history of humanity's understanding of the Universe. The book traces the evolu...

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction

27 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from the book "Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies," a comprehensive introduction to the technology behind Bitcoin. The ex...

Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do

27 Dec 2024

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Matthew Syed's Black Box Thinking explores how various organizations and individuals respond to failure. Syed contrasts fields like aviation, which sy...

Black Ice: A Thriller

27 Dec 2024

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Brad Thor's Black Ice is a spy thriller following Harvath, a former US operative, as he investigates a Chinese plot to gain influence in the Arctic. T...

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Vintage International)

25 Dec 2024

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Haruki Murakami's Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is a collection of short stories, some previously published and significantly revised, others newly com...

Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World

25 Dec 2024

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Leif Wenar's Blood Oil examines the global consequences of resource-rich countries' dependence on natural resource exports. The book argues that the c...

Book of Numbers: A Novel

25 Dec 2024

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Joshua Cohen's novel, excerpted here, follows a narrator's experiences as he grapples with identity, memory, and the nature of writing. The narrative ...

Born Trump

25 Dec 2024

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Emily Jane Fox's Born Trump is a biography exploring the lives of Donald Trump's children, focusing on their upbringing, relationships, and roles with...

Break Through the Limits of the Brain: Experience Superconscious Awareness, Intuition, Vitality, Creativity, and Fulfilling Divine Joy

25 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Joseph Selbie's Break Through the Limits of the Brain explores the intersection of science and spirituality, arguing that human pote...

Courtrooms and Classrooms: A Legal History of College Access, 1860-1960

24 Dec 2024

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Scott M. Gelber's Courtrooms and Classrooms examines the legal history of college access in the United States from 1860 to 1960. The book analyzes cou...

Covariant Electrodynamics: A Concise Guide

24 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from a textbook on classical electromagnetism, suitable for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students in theoreti...

Coxey's Army: Popular Protest in the Gilded Age

24 Dec 2024

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Benjamin F. Alexander's Coxey's Army: Popular Protest in the Gilded Age is a historical account of Jacob Coxey's 1894 march on Washington, D.C. The bo...

Coxsackie: The Life and Death of Prison Reform

24 Dec 2024

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The provided Book is an excerpt from a book examining the history of Coxsackie, a New York State Vocational Institution for young male offenders.  Th...

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

24 Dec 2024

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John Carreyrou's Bad Blood is a non-fiction book exploring the rise and fall of Theranos, a Silicon Valley blood-testing startup. The book is based on...

Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo

24 Dec 2024

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This Book comprises excerpts from Zora Neale Hurston's Barracoon, focusing on the 1860 illegal voyage of the Clotilda, the last ship to bring enslaved...

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

23 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from the book Atomic Habits, which explores the science of habit formation and change. The author details a four-step framewor...

The Autumn of the Patriarch

23 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from Gabriel García Márquez's novel, Autumn of the Patriarch. It portrays the aging, tyrannical dictator's life, exploring h...

Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence - The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice

23 Dec 2024

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Dr. Daniel Siegel's Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence is a guide to the Wheel of Awareness, a meditation practice. The book blends neuroscie...

Constituting Federal Sovereignty: The European Union in Comparative Context

23 Dec 2024

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This study compares state resistance to federal authority in four voluntary unions: the early United States, the 17th-century Dutch Republic, the 19th...

Constitutional Calculus: The Math of Justice and the Myth of Common Sense

23 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Constitutional Calculus explores the intersection of mathematics and law, specifically examining how mathematical principles can inf...

Constitutional Context: Women and Rights Discourse in Nineteenth-Century America

22 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Kathleen Sullivan's Constitutional Context: Women and Rights Discourse in Nineteenth-Century America examines how legal and politica...

Containing Contagion: The Politics of Disease Outbreaks in Southeast Asia

22 Dec 2024

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This book analyzes Southeast Asia's response to infectious disease outbreaks, focusing on the implementation of the revised International Health Regul...

Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: The Johns Hopkins Guide

22 Dec 2024

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This Book offers an encyclopedic overview of literary and cultural theory, alphabetically profiling key figures, schools, and movements.  It explores...

Contested Paternity: Constructing Families in Modern France

22 Dec 2024

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Rachel G. Fuchs's Contested Paternity: Constructing Families in Modern France examines the legal and social history of paternity in France from the Ol...

As Mulheres do Castelo

21 Dec 2024

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The Book is a series of excerpts from Jessica Shattuck's novel, As mulheres do castelo, exploring the interconnected lives of several women in post-Wo...

The Bodhisattva Path to Unsurpassed Enlightenment: A Complete Translation of the Bodhisattvabhumi

21 Dec 2024

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This Book is a selection from a book on the Bodhisattva path, specifically Ārya Asanga’s Bodhisattvabhūmi. The excerpts explore the Yogācāra sch...

A Storm of Swords

21 Dec 2024

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Several interwoven storylines from A Storm of Swords are presented, focusing on the ongoing War of the Five Kings. Characters' perspectives are explor...

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

21 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Neil deGrasse Tyson's Astrophysics for People in a Hurry provides a concise overview of astrophysics, beginning with the Big Bang an...

A Tale of two Cities

21 Dec 2024

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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel set during the French Revolution. The excerpts provided focus on several interwoven storylines: the reunion...

Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence

20 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Cesarean Section: An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence examines the dramatic rise in cesarean section rates in...

Changing the Face of Engineering: The African American Experience

20 Dec 2024

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This Book, Changing the Face of Engineering, examines the historical and contemporary experiences of African Americans in engineering. It explores cha...

Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man

20 Dec 2024

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Tim Berra's Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man is a biography synthesizing existing information on Darwin's life. The book d...

American Gods: A Novel

20 Dec 2024

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American Gods, by Neil Gaiman, follows Shadow, a recently released convict, who becomes entangled in a world of ancient and modern gods battling for r...

American Royals

20 Dec 2024

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American Royals is a novel exploring the lives of a fictional American royal family. The excerpt focuses on the perspectives of several characters: Pr...

Ancestral Grimoire: Connect with the Wisdom of the Ancestors through Tarot, Oracles, and Magic

20 Dec 2024

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Nancy Hendrickson's Ancestral Grimoire is a guide to connecting with one's magical ancestors using tarot and other divination methods. The book provid...

Clio and the Crown: The Politics of History in Medieval and Early Modern Spain

19 Dec 2024

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Richard L. Kagan's Clio and the Crown examines the political use of history in Spain from the medieval period through the early modern era. The boo...

Closed Captioning: Subtitling, Stenography, and the Digital Convergence of Text with Television

19 Dec 2024

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Gregory J. Downey's Closed Captioning: Subtitling, Stenography, and the Digital Convergence of Text with Television examines the history and geograp...

Coal and Empire: The Birth of Energy Security in Industrial America

19 Dec 2024

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Peter Shulman's Coal and Empire examines the crucial role of coal in shaping 19th-century American foreign policy, national security, and economic e...

Collecting as Modernist Practice

19 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from "Collecting as Modernist Practice.pdf" examines the intersection of art collecting and the modernist movement in the United States d...

Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger

19 Dec 2024

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This biography details the lives of Henry and Emily Folger, a childless couple whose shared passion for Shakespeare led them to amass an unparalleled ...

College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World

19 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Chris Gallagher's College Made Whole argues that higher education needs integration, not unbundling or rebundling. Gallagher c...

Admiring Silence: By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

17 Dec 2024

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Abdulrazak Gurnah's Admiring Silence is a novel exploring themes of identity, colonialism, and immigration. The narrator recounts his experiences a...

Advancing the Witches' Craft

17 Dec 2024

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Marcus F. Griffin's "Advancing the Witches' Craft" is a guide to advanced, eclectic witchcraft, focusing on inner strength development and achieving m...

Afterlives: A Novel

17 Dec 2024

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The provided Book is an excerpt from Abdulrazak Gurnah's novel, Afterlives, showcasing the narrative's opening chapters. The story follows multiple ch...

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)

17 Dec 2024

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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin is presented through numerous excerpts showcasing various plotlines and character interactions. The text fea...

The Mysterious Affair at Styles: The First Hercule Poirot Mystery

16 Dec 2024

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Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a mystery novel, featuring the early adventures of the detective Hercule Poirot. The provided Boo...

The Assault on Reason: Our Information Ecosystem, from the Age of Print to the Era of Trump

16 Dec 2024

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Al Gore's The Assault on Reason critiques the Bush administration's policies and the decline of reasoned discourse in American politics. Gore argue...

After the Quake

16 Dec 2024

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The provided Book is a table of contents and excerpts from Haruki Murakami's short story collection, After the Quake. The excerpts showcase Murakami's...

Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life

16 Dec 2024

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This Book presents excerpts from a book showcasing Roald Dahl's short stories, highlighting his prolific career and popularity. The excerpt includes s...

Prof: Alan Turing Decoded

16 Dec 2024

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This biography of Alan Turing explores his life from his ancestry and upbringing through his groundbreaking work in mathematics, codebreaking during W...

Alan Turing: The Enigma, The Centenary Edition

16 Dec 2024

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This Book is a collection of excerpts from Andrew Hodges' biography of Alan Turing, focusing on Turing's life and work. The excerpts explore Turing's ...

After Dark

16 Dec 2024

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Haruki Murakami's After Dark is a novel centered around a night in Tokyo, following the interconnected lives of various characters. The story unfol...

Activate Your Brain: How Understanding Your Brain Can Improve Your Work - and Your Life

16 Dec 2024

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This Book comprises excerpts from Scott Halford's book, "Activate Your Brain," along with endorsements from various authors and experts. The book focu...

Alchemical Psychology: Old Recipes for Living in a New World

16 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from Thom F. Cavalli's Alchemical Psychology, exploring the parallels between alchemical processes and the psychological journ...

Aleph

16 Dec 2024

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Paulo Coelho's Aleph is a novel exploring the protagonist Paulo's spiritual journey and his encounters with the Aleph, a mystical point containing a...

All We Ever Wanted: A Novel

15 Dec 2024

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The provided Book is an excerpt from Emily Giffin's novel, All We Ever Wanted. It features snippets of the narrative, showcasing the characters' lives...

All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel

15 Dec 2024

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All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque based on his experiences as a German soldier during World War I. The excerpts prov...

All That Is Solid Melts into Air

15 Dec 2024

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Marshall Berman's All That Is Solid Melts Into Air explores the multifaceted experience of modernity across various historical periods and geographi...

Allah Loves

15 Dec 2024

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This Book is a collection of excerpts from Omar Suleiman's book, "Allah Loves," which explores various qualities and actions that are beloved to God i...

Combating Proliferation: Strategic Intelligence and Security Policy

15 Dec 2024

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The provided Book "Combating Proliferation: Strategic Intelligence and Security Policy" authored by Jason D. Ellis and Geoffrey D. Kiefer. The book an...

Comic Democracies: From Ancient Athens to the American Republic

15 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from "Comic Democracies" explores the historical relationship between comedy and democracy, arguing that ancient comedic techniques offer...

Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care

15 Dec 2024

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This Book explores the complex and often contentious issue of involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. It examines the perspectives of patie...

Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy

15 Dec 2024

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This Book excerpts a book arguing against the Common Core State Standards and similar national education standards in the United States. The author co...

Communities of Learned Experience: Epistolary Medicine in the Renaissance

15 Dec 2024

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This Book, based on a Johns Hopkins University lecture series, examines Renaissance medical correspondence networks. It analyzes the published letter ...