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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
08 Dec 2024
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The excerpt from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a compilation of passages that depict the buildup to and the events of the Triwizard Tournam...
British Romanticism and the Critique of Political Reason
07 Dec 2024
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Timothy Michael's British Romanticism and the Critique of Political Reason examines how British Romantic writers grappled with the Enlightenment's l...
Bridge across the Bosporus: The Foreign Policy of Turkey
07 Dec 2024
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This excerpt from Ferenc A. Vali's Bridge across the Bosporus: The Foreign Policy of Turkey (1971) analyzes Turkey's foreign policy from the Ottoma...
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
07 Dec 2024
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The provided Book offers excerpts from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, focusing on critical discussions surrounding the novel. One centra...
British Women Poets and the Romantic Writing Community
07 Dec 2024
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This academic Book explores the significant yet often overlooked contributions of British women poets during the Romantic period. It examines how thes...
A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
07 Dec 2024
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The book A False Report, an expanded version of a ProPublica and Marshall Project article. The book details the investigations of multiple rapes commi...
Broken Hearts: The Tangled History of Cardiac Care
07 Dec 2024
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"Broken Hearts—The Tangled History of Cardiac Care" traces the evolution of cardiovascular disease treatment, from early diagnostic uncertainties t...
101 Tips for the Parents of Boys with Autism: The Most Crucial Things You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Doctors, Schools, Taxes, Vaccination
07 Dec 2024
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This Book excerpts a book offering advice for parents of autistic boys. The book provides numerous tips and strategies, ranging from managing dietary ...
Brokers of Public Trust: Notaries in Early Modern Rome
07 Dec 2024
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This excerpt from Laurie Nussdorfer's Brokers of Public Trust: Notaries in Early Modern Rome examines the role of notaries in Roman society from 130...
To Kill a Mockingbird
07 Dec 2024
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The excerpt from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird follows the childhood experiences of Scout Finch, focusing primarily on her first year of school...
No Way Out: Hawks MC Club, Book 4
07 Dec 2024
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The provided Book is comprised of excerpts from a romance novel. The main plot centers on Malinda, a widow whose life is unexpectedly intertwined with...
Brutes in Suits: Male Sensibility in America
07 Dec 2024
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John Pettegrew's Brutes in Suits examines the construction of brutish masculinity in America from 1890–1920. The book analyzes how this hypermas...
Building Coalitions, Making Policy: The Politics of the Clinton, Bush, and Obama Presidencies
07 Dec 2024
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This book analyzes policymaking during the Clinton, Bush, and early Obama presidencies, focusing on the challenges of coalition building. It examines ...
Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships
06 Dec 2024
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This book, Building Healthy Communities through Medical-Religious Partnerships, advocates for collaborations between healthcare systems and religious...
Burdens of War: Creating the United States Veterans Health System
06 Dec 2024
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Jessica Adler's Burdens of War examines the creation of the United States veterans' health system following World War I. The book traces the system...
Bureaucracy and Self-Government: Reconsidering the Role of Public Administration in American Politics
06 Dec 2024
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This book excerpt examines the evolution of American public administration, analyzing its role in the context of democracy and self-government. It con...
Bureaucratic Ambition: Careers, Motives, and the Innovative Administrator
06 Dec 2024
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Manuel Teodoro's Bureaucratic Ambition examines how career ambition and professional norms influence policy innovation within U.S. local government....
Buying into the World of Goods: Early Consumers in Backcountry Virginia
06 Dec 2024
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This excerpt from Buying into the World of Goods examines the life and business of John Hook, a Scottish merchant in eighteenth- and early nineteent...
California Mennonites
06 Dec 2024
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This book explores the history of Mennonite communities in California from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. It examines their migration...
Calming Your Anxious Child: Words to Say and Things to Do
06 Dec 2024
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This book excerpt details a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based approach, the 7-Step TRAINOR Method, for treating childhood anxiety disorders. T...
Campus Sexual Assault: College Women Respond
06 Dec 2024
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This book presents a qualitative study exploring how college women respond to campus sexual assault, focusing on their agency in navigating the afterm...
Cannibal Encounters: Europeans and Island Caribs
06 Dec 2024
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Philip P. Boucher's Cannibal Encounters: Europeans and Island Caribs, 1492-1763 examines the complex interactions between Europeans and Island Carib...
Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition
06 Dec 2024
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This excerpt from Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom discusses the relationship between economic and political freedom. Friedman argues that ...
Capital's Utopia: Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
06 Dec 2024
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Anne E. Mosher's 2004 book, Capital's Utopia: Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, 1855–1916, examines the history of Vandergrift, a planned industrial town...
Captives and Countrymen: Barbary Slavery and the American Public
06 Dec 2024
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This Book analyzing the impact of Barbary captivity on the early American republic. The first part examines how news of Algerian captivity reached the...
A Study of Thinking (Social Science Classics Series)
06 Dec 2024
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Jerome Bruner's "A Study of Thinking" is a 1956 work reprinted in 1986, exploring cognitive processes, particularly categorization and concept atta...
Thousand Splendid Suns
06 Dec 2024
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A Thousand Splendid Suns follows the intertwined lives of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, across three decades of war and societal upheaval. Mar...
Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises
06 Dec 2024
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This book chapter collection focuses on the biology and conservation of North American tortoises. The chapters examine various aspects of tortoise ...
Biomedical Computing: Digitizing Life in the United States
06 Dec 2024
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This book explores the history of biomedical computing in the United States, from the 1940s to the mid-1960s. It examines the challenges and triumphs...
Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families
06 Dec 2024
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This Book is an excerpt from a book about bipolar disorder, offering a comprehensive guide for patients and their families. It details the symptoms, s...
Bipolar Disorder in Later Life
06 Dec 2024
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This Book excerpts a book on bipolar disorder in later life, examining its epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment in older adults. It explores the com...
Black Soundscapes White Stages: The Meaning of Francophone Sound in the Black Atlantic
06 Dec 2024
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This book excerpt explores the intersection of sound, race, gender, and colonialism in Francophone culture, specifically focusing on the French Antill...
Blake's Agitation: Criticism and the Emotions
06 Dec 2024
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This Book explores the complex interplay between emotion and critical judgment in the works of William Blake and within the broader context of Romanti...
Blessed Motherhood, Bitter Fruit: Nelly Roussel and the Politics of Female Pain in Third Republic France
06 Dec 2024
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This Book excerpts a biography of Nelly Roussel, a French feminist and neo-Malthusian activist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The biograph...
Blind Landings: Low-Visibility Operations in American Aviation
06 Dec 2024
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This excerpt from Erik Conway's Blind Landings chronicles the history of low-visibility flight operations in American aviation from 1918 to 1958. Th...
7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin
04 Dec 2024
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The provided Book excerpts come from the book "7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin," a biography that explores the comedian's career t...
Blip, Ping, and Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar
04 Dec 2024
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Mark Denny's Blip, Ping, and Buzz is a non-mathematical exploration of radar and sonar technology. The book examines the signal processing technique...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
04 Dec 2024
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The Book is an excerpt from the seventh chapter of the book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling. The excerpt focuses on Harry's ...
Hiding Out
04 Dec 2024
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"Hiding Out," a work of fiction by Lila Rose, follows Willow's escape from an abusive family situation and subsequent encounter with a motorcycle clu...
Climbing Out by Lila Rose
04 Dec 2024
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The Book excerpts are from a romance novel featuring Deanna, a strong female protagonist, and her relationship with Griz, a biker. The narrative inter...
Twilight
04 Dec 2024
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The excerpt is from the book "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer. It follows the story of Bella Swan, a teenage girl who moves to Forks, Washington and fall...
The Secret's Out
04 Dec 2024
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The provided Book is comprised of excerpts from Lila Rose Hawks' novel, "The Secret's Out," including dedications, acknowledgments, and chapters. The ...
The Hunger Games
04 Dec 2024
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The source is an excerpt from Suzanne Collins' novel The Hunger Games, which tells the story of Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from the impover...
Blood on Steel: Chicago Steelworkers and the Strike of 1937
04 Dec 2024
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The provided Book excerpts from "Blood on Steel" examine the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre during the Little Steel Strike in Chicago. The book analyzes t...
Bloody Murder: The Homicide Tradition in Children's Literature
04 Dec 2024
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Michelle Ann Abate's Bloody Murder: The Homicide Tradition in Children's Literature examines the surprisingly frequent and graphic depiction of homi...
Blue-Collar Hollywood: Liberalism, Democracy, and Working People in American Film
03 Dec 2024
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This excerpt from Blue Collar Hollywood examines how American films from the 1930s to the 1970s depicted working-class life and politics. The author...
Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
03 Dec 2024
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"Bodies in Doubt" explores the history of intersex individuals in America, tracing how medical and legal interpretations of atypical genitalia evolve...
Body and Story: The Ethics and Practice of Theoretical Conflict
03 Dec 2024
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Richard Terdiman's Body and Story examines the conflict between Enlightenment and Postmodern theories of language and materiality. The book analyze...
Born Yesterday: Inexperience and the Early Realist Novel
03 Dec 2024
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Stephanie Insley Hershinow's Born Yesterday: Inexperience and the Early Realist Novel examines how the concept of inexperience functions in 18th-cen...
Born Southern: Childbirth, Motherhood, and Social Networks in the Old South
03 Dec 2024
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V. Lynn Kennedy's Born Southern examines childbirth, motherhood, and social networks in the antebellum South, exploring how ideals of motherhood int...
Brainteaser Physics: Challenging Physics Puzzlers
03 Dec 2024
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The provided Book is excerpted from a physics book containing brainteaser problems. The problems, categorized by difficulty and solution type (qualita...
Breakaway Americas: The Unmanifest Future of the Jacksonian United States
03 Dec 2024
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Thomas Richards Jr.'s Breakaway Americas examines the numerous attempts by Americans to establish independent republics outside the borders of the U...
Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education
03 Dec 2024
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Jon McGee's Breakpoint: The Changing Marketplace for Higher Education examines the challenges facing American higher education. The book analyzes d...
Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids - and How to Break the Trance
03 Dec 2024
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The Book "Glow Kids" by Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D., explores the impact of screen addiction on children. Drawing on case studies and research, Kardaras ...
Breeding Bin Ladens: America, Islam, and the Future of Europe
03 Dec 2024
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Zachary Shore's Breeding Bin Ladens examines the complex relationship between European Muslims and Western societies, particularly the United States...
A Touch of Jen
02 Dec 2024
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Beth Morgan's novel, A Touch of Jen, explores the complex relationship between Remy and Alicia, a couple grappling with their feelings for Jen, Remy'...
A Village Life: Poems
02 Dec 2024
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Louise Glück's A Village Life is a collection of poems exploring themes of nature, mortality, and human relationships. The poems utilize vivid im...
A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novel
02 Dec 2024
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The provided Book is an excerpt from Haruki Murakami's novel, A Wild Sheep Chase. The narrative follows the unnamed protagonist's surreal journey, tri...
A Game of Thrones
02 Dec 2024
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A Game of Thrones is a fantasy novel excerpt detailing interwoven storylines across various characters and locations. The Starks of Winterfell are ...
A Training Guide on Essential Protection Skills for Children with Mild Mental Disability
02 Dec 2024
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This is a 2012 training manual from the Be-Free Program, designed to teach essential protection skills to children with mild mental disabilities. The ...
Abdulrazak Gurnah - Desertion
02 Dec 2024
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Abdulrazak Gurnah's Desertion is a novel exploring themes of colonialism, estrangement, and loss through interwoven narratives. The provided excerp...
Between Crown and Commerce: Marseille and the Early Modern Mediterranean
02 Dec 2024
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Junko Thérèse Takeda's Between Crown and Commerce examines the complex interplay between the French monarchy and the city of Marseille during the ...
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
02 Dec 2024
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This Book excerpts from Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic, exploring the nature of creativity and overcoming fear. It features anecdotes about poet Jack G...
Bioethics in a Liberal Society: The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making
02 Dec 2024
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The Book exploring bioethics within a liberal societal framework. The core argument centers on balancing individual autonomy with the potential for so...
365 Games & Puzzles to Keep Your Mind Sharp
01 Dec 2024
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This Book presents a collection of word puzzles and games of varying difficulty levels, categorized into ten sections of increasing challenge. Each se...
What's Better Than Money
01 Dec 2024
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This Book is from a 1960s crime novel, 1960 - Whats Better Than Money by James Hadley Chase. The narrative follows Jeff Gordon, a pianist in a Los Ang...
The Whiff of Money
01 Dec 2024
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This Book is an excerpt from a James Hadley Chase novel, 1969 - The Whiff of Money, featuring a complex espionage plot. The story revolves around a co...
You're Dead Without Money
01 Dec 2024
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This Book is an excerpt from a James Hadley Chase novel, focusing on a writer, Cameron, who interviews a disreputable informant, Al Barney, in Paradis...
1984 - George-Orwell
01 Dec 2024
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Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is presented through excerpts showcasing the dystopian society's totalitarian control. The text depicts the Party's ma...
Pocket Pediatrics: The Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatrics
01 Dec 2024
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This Book is a handbook of pediatrics, offering a concise overview of various pediatric conditions. It presents diagnostic criteria, risk factors, cli...
A Bewitched Land: Witches and Warlocks of Ireland
01 Dec 2024
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Bob Curran's A Bewitched Land explores the history of witchcraft beliefs and accusations in Ireland. The book examines historical witchcraft trials,...
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)
01 Dec 2024
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The provided Book is an excerpt from George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings, the second book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. It features numerous...
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
01 Dec 2024
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Brigid Kemmerer's A Curse So Dark and Lonely is a fantasy romance novel. The provided Book is a selection of excerpts from the book, showing chapters ...
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire)
01 Dec 2024
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Several interwoven narratives from A Dance with Dragons are presented. One storyline follows Varamyr Sixskins, a skinchanger facing mortality and ...
Scarecrow: Witch Queens: Tales from Oz
01 Dec 2024
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The Book excerpts are from a dark fantasy romance novel, focusing on the intertwined lives and romantic relationships of four witch sisters in the Lan...
Bats of the United States and Canada
28 Nov 2024
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This Book is an updated guide to the bats of the United States and Canada. It details the biology, taxonomy, and conservation status of numerous bat s...
Battling the Elements: Weather and Terrain in the Conduct of War
28 Nov 2024
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This excerpt from Battling the Elements: Weather and Terrain in the Conduct of War examines the significant impact of geography on military operatio...
Bayesian Field Theory
28 Nov 2024
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This Book is a technical treatise on Bayesian field theory, focusing on nonparametric Bayesian approaches and their applications. It extensively explo...
Beaked Whales: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Conservation
28 Nov 2024
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The Book about beaked whales, a family of deep-diving marine mammals. The excerpt provides detailed descriptions of various beaked whale species, incl...
Beasts of the Modern Imagination: Darwin, Nietzsche, Kafka, Ernst, and Lawrence
28 Nov 2024
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This Book comprises excerpts from Margot Norris's Beasts of the Modern Imagination, which analyzes the work of Darwin, Nietzsche, Kafka, Ernst, and La...
10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment
28 Nov 2024
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10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment is a self-help book offering seventy-one mindfulness practices categorized by time ...
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
28 Nov 2024
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Mark Manson's Everything is Fcked explores the complexities of human emotion and its impact on decision-making and societal structures.* The book us...
Lord Of The Flies - Golding, William
28 Nov 2024
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William Golding's Lord of the Flies is presented through excerpts from a Book of the novel. The provided Book offers chapter titles and selections fro...
Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
28 Nov 2024
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The provided Book offers excerpts from Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and related biographical information, exploring the novel's themes and...
Ender's Game (The Ender Quintet)
28 Nov 2024
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Orson Scott Card's essay discusses the genesis of his novel Ender's Game, tracing its inspiration from Asimov's Foundation series and Catton's Ar...
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
27 Nov 2024
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This Book comprises excerpts from Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, including the preface and notes to the first and third editions. Brontë's preface de...
By Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist
27 Nov 2024
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This Book provides excerpts from Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, including a section reflecting on the book's success ten years after publication. Coelh...
Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
27 Nov 2024
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The provided Book comprises excerpts from a 2003 Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. These excerpts inclu...
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)
27 Nov 2024
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This Book is an excerpt from Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, focusing on a family's journey to rescue their father. Meg, along with her brother...
The Princess Bride
27 Nov 2024
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This text is an excerpt from William Goldman's memoir about writing The Princess Bride. It details Goldman's childhood, his relationship with his fa...
The Grapes of Wrath
27 Nov 2024
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The provided Book is an excerpt from John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, focusing on the Joad family's arduous journey to California during the Dust...
Dracula - Bram Stoker
27 Nov 2024
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Bram Stoker's Dracula, published in 1897, is explored through excerpts from a published edition. The provided text offers glimpses into the novel's pl...
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
27 Nov 2024
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This Book comprises excerpts from John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, including the book's copyright information and a biographical sketch of Steinbeck ...
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
27 Nov 2024
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Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 excerpt depicts a dystopian future where firemen ignite rather than extinguish books. The protagonist, Guy Montag, en...
One Hundred Years of Solitude
27 Nov 2024
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This Book comprises excerpts from Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. It details the multigenerational saga of the Buendía fami...
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
27 Nov 2024
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The provided Book is an excerpt from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, including the eForeword and selections from various chapters. The eForeword intr...
Self (Don't) Care: 200 Ways to Enjoy Life Without Giving a F*ck
26 Nov 2024
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This Book, Self Dont Care: 200 Ways to Enjoy Life, offers 200 unconventional suggestions for self-care, ranging from minor acts of rebellion (like ign...
The Internet of Money: A collection of talks by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
26 Nov 2024
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This Book comprises excerpts from a book on Bitcoin, featuring several lectures by Andreas M. Antonopoulos. The lectures explore Bitcoin's technologic...
The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business: Make Great Money. Work the Way You Like. Have the Life You Want
26 Nov 2024
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Elaine Pofeldt's The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business examines the rise of highly profitable, solo-run businesses exceeding $1 million in annual ...
You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth
26 Nov 2024
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Jen Sincero's You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life is a self-help book excerpt focusing on achievi...