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Conceptions of Chinese Democracy: Reading Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo

15 Dec 2024

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This Book examines the conceptions of democracy held by Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo, comparing their ideas to contemporary demo...

Catch, Release

13 Dec 2024

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Catch, Release is a collection of short stories exploring themes of family relationships, loss, and the search for meaning. The narratives interweav...

Concepts of Alzheimer Disease: Biological, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives

13 Dec 2024

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This Book exploring Alzheimer's Disease from biological, clinical, and cultural perspectives. It examines the historical context of Alzheimer's diagno...

Concepts of Simultaneity: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond

13 Dec 2024

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Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond comprehensively examines the evolution of the concept of simultaneity. ...

Condom Nation: The U.S. Government's Sex Education Campaign from World War I to the Internet

13 Dec 2024

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This Book excerpt chronicles the history of the U.S. government's involvement in sex education, from the early 20th century to the late 20th century. ...

Confronting Chronic Pain: A Pain Doctor's Guide to Relief

13 Dec 2024

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Confronting Chronic Pain is a Johns Hopkins Press health book co-authored by a pain medicine specialist and a writer. The book offers a comprehensive...

Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Identify Your Risk, Understand Your Options, Change Your Destiny

13 Dec 2024

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Confronting Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Identify Your Risk, Understand Your Options, Change Your Destiny is a book offering guidance for in...

Consolidating Colleges and Merging Universities: New Strategies for Higher Education Leaders

13 Dec 2024

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This Book examines the consolidation of American higher education, focusing on mergers, closures, and strategic alliances among colleges and universit...

Chasing Shadows: Mathematics, Astronomy, and the Early History of Eclipse Reckoning

12 Dec 2024

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This Book chapter examines the history of eclipse prediction across various ancient cultures, starting with Mesopotamian methods detailed in texts lik...

Caring for Children Who Have Severe Neurological Impairment: A Life with Grace

12 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Caring for Children Who Have Severe Neurological Impairment: A Life with Grace by Julie M. Hauer, M.D., offers guidance on the med...

Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording from Edison to the LP

12 Dec 2024

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Chasing Sound: Technology, Culture, and the Art of Studio Recording is a book exploring the history of sound recording from the acoustic era to the a...

Cheating in College: Why Students Do It and What Educators Can Do about It

12 Dec 2024

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McCabe, Butterfield, and Treviño's Cheating in College examines the prevalence and causes of academic dishonesty in higher education. Their resear...

Brides, Mourners, Bacchae: Women's Rituals in Roman Literature

12 Dec 2024

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This book analyzes how Roman literature portrays women's roles in various rituals, arguing that these depictions, while reflecting some aspects of act...

Chickenizing Farms and Food: How Industrial Meat Production Endangers Workers, Animals, and Consumers

12 Dec 2024

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This Book explores the industrialization of animal agriculture, focusing on poultry production's transformation from small-scale farming to large-scal...

Child Health in America: Making a Difference through Advocacy

11 Dec 2024

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A Book on child health advocacy in America, exploring its history and various approaches. It examines advocacy strategies at the clinical, group, legi...

Children and Childhood in Classical Athens

11 Dec 2024

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Mark Golden's Children and Childhood in Classical Athens is a scholarly book examining ancient Athenian views on children and their place in society. ...

Children's Medicines: What Every Parent, Grandparent, and Teacher Needs to Know

11 Dec 2024

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This Book titled "Children's Medicines," written by a pediatric pharmacist. It provides comprehensive guidance for parents and caregivers on the safe ...

China's Rising Research Universities: A New Era of Global Ambition

11 Dec 2024

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This book uses case studies of four leading Chinese universities—Tsinghua, Peking, Renmin, and Minzu—to examine the impact of globalization and na...

Christian Clergy in American Politics

11 Dec 2024

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This Book examines the political activities of American clergy across various denominations. It explores the factors influencing clergy involvement in...

A Storm of Swords

10 Dec 2024

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A Storm of Swords excerpt offers a multifaceted narrative, weaving together several plotlines. One strand follows a group of Night's Watch deserter...

Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century: A History

10 Dec 2024

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This Book examines the historical development of the concept of "chronic disease" in the 20th century, exploring its evolution from a vaguely defined ...

City Building on the Eastern Frontier: Sorting the New Nineteenth-Century City (Creating the North American Landscape

10 Dec 2024

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Diane Shaw's book, City Building on the Eastern Frontier: Sorting the New Nineteenth-Century City, examines the development of Rochester and Syracus...

Civil-Military Relations and Shared Responsibility: A Four-Nation Study

10 Dec 2024

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This is an excerpt from a book examining civil-military relations and shared responsibility across four nations—the United States, Russia, Germany, ...

Civil War Ironclads: The U.S. Navy and Industrial Mobilization

10 Dec 2024

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This Book analyzes the Union Navy's ironclad shipbuilding program during the Civil War, focusing on the challenges of rapid production and technologic...

A History of Witches and Sorcerers

08 Dec 2024

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Arkon Daraul's A History of Witches and Sorcerers explores the history of magic and witchcraft across 2,500 years. The book examines various figur...

101 Amazing Michael Jackson Facts

08 Dec 2024

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Jack Goldstein's 2012 eBook, 101 Amazing Michael Jackson Facts, presents a collection of trivia about the singer's life. The book is organized into ...

The Lovely Bones

08 Dec 2024

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The provided Book is an excerpt from Alice Sebold's novel, The Lovely Bones, focusing on the aftermath of Susie Salmon's murder. The narrative shifts ...

Hamlet

08 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from Sylvan Barnet's work on Hamlet examines various aspects of the play, including its textual history with analyses of the First Quart...

Bats in Forests: Conservation and Management

08 Dec 2024

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This book chapter on the conservation and management of bats inhabiting North American forests. It synthesizes existing research on bat ecology, focus...

Walkout: (novella) (Hawks MC: Caroline Springs Charter)

08 Dec 2024

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This Book is an excerpt from a romance novel, focusing on the relationship between Dallas, a member of a motorcycle club, and Melissa, a woman entangl...

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

08 Dec 2024

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The provided Book excerpts come from the book "12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos" by Jordan Peterson. The text explores Peterson’s worldview a...

Clandestine Marriage: Botany and Romantic Culture

08 Dec 2024

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This excerpt from "Clandestine Marriage—Botany and Romantic Culture" examines the intersection of botany, taxonomy, and romantic-era culture. The au...

And Then There Were None

08 Dec 2024

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The Book is an excerpt from Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None, specifically from the first two chapters and several later chapters. The...

7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art

08 Dec 2024

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The book, "7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art," explores the symbolism in traditional Hindu calendar art and how it relates to various Hindu beliefs an...

Clientelism, Social Policy, and the Quality of Democracy

08 Dec 2024

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This collection of excerpts examines the persistence of political clientelism in various developing democracies, exploring its impact on social policy...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

08 Dec 2024

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The Book is an excerpt from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, detailing events that unfold in the aftermath of Dumbledore's death. We see the af...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

08 Dec 2024

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The excerpt from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban tells the story of Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts, where he learns about the escape...

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...