Best Books of 2023
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Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management: An Evidence-Based Guide to Performance LeadershipOptimizing staff performance is a key component of achieving outstanding business results. The new edition of Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management is an essential companion for improving employee and organizational performance. From performance pay and giving feedback to managing underperformers, this handbook addresses all...
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Me, You, Us (Family): A Book to Fill Out TogetherA fun and revealing journal to fill out with your whole family This new spinoff edition of the bestselling journal Me, You, Us is specially designed for families to fill out together. Use the prompts to capture funny moments, favorite memories, and personal messages...
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Intentional Disruption: Leadership Lessons in Healthcare, Business, and BeyondLEARN TO HARNESS AN UNCONVENTIONAL TOOL FOR LEADERSHIP SUCCESS. As the president and chief executive officer of Kindred Healthcare LLC, Ben Breier has witnessed massive disruptions to the healthcare industry. Gaining an early understanding of how to survive disruptions on the baseball field proved...
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Soul's TemptationSomeone is stalking Daniel and Ayana--someone who knows their fears, knows their darkest secrets and desires. Someone who wants them dead... Marked for death, Dr. Daniel Bennett must do everything in his power to protect his family. Even if it means trusting the assassin...
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Pathfinder Adventure Path: Doorway to the Red Star (Strength of Thousands 5 of 6) (P2)Soar above a planet of adventure! The trail of a long-vanished ally leads to the other side of a magical portal called the Doorway to the Red Star. The heroes must earn the trust of the portal's guardians then travel through it--to another planet...
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Is AI Good for the Planet?Artificial intelligence (AI) is presented as a solution to the greatest challenges of our time, from global pandemics and chronic diseases to cybersecurity threats and the climate crisis. But AI also contributes to the climate crisis by running on technology that depletes scarce resources...
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Gadamer's Hermeneutics: Between Phenomenology and DialecticIn Gadamer's Hermeneutics Robert J. Dostal provides a comprehensive and critical account of Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutical philosophy, arguing that Gadamer's enterprise is rooted in the thesis that "being that can be understood is language." He defends Gadamer against charges of linguistic idealism and emphasizes...
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Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977The postwar migration of Puerto Rican men and women to Chicago brought thousands of their children into city schools. These children's classroom experience continued the colonial project begun in their homeland, where American ideologies had dominated Puerto Rican education since the island became a...
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The Torqued Man"A damn good read."--Alan FurstA brilliant debut novel, at once teasing literary thriller and a darkly comic blend of history and invention, The Torqued Man is set in wartime Berlin and propelled by two very different but equally mesmerizing voices: a German spy handler...
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Reckless GirlsFrom Rachel Hawkins, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, comes Reckless Girls, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. ONE ISLANDBeautiful, wild, and strange--Meroe...
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Outcasts of the WildwoodThis second novel of a historical fantasy series that reexamines the Robin Hood legend in medieval England. Nick, an orphan raised at Locksley Abbey has made friends with the Wildfolk: the Greenman, Robin Goodfellow, dryads, water sprites, and other paranormal creatures. He often hides...
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Making It Count: Statistics and Statecraft in the Early People's Republic of ChinaA history of how Chinese officials used statistics to define a new society in the early years of the People's Republic of China In 1949, at the end of a long period of wars, one of the biggest challenges facing leaders of the new...
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Black British Lives Matter: A Clarion Call for EqualityThis is more than a book - it's an incitement to change people's perceptions. George Floyd's murder and the resulting protests sparked a truly international movement, and one of the most prominent displays of solidarity with US protestors came from Britain. In the summer...
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X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was BrokenSpymasters. Spycraft. Imprisonment. Escapes. Betrayal. The untold story of Enigma and the men who broke it. Now in paperback. December, 1932 In the bathroom of a Belgian hotel, a French spymaster photographs secret documents - operating instructions of the cipher machine, Enigma. A few...
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Puzzle: Bamboo ForestInspire children to fall in love with the world they live in with Tiny Travelers! Come play and learn with our "Puzzle: Bamboo Forest," as part of our new line of fun, educational products, offering engaging adventure-based learning through interactive physical play experiences. Bring...
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Transitions: A Director's Journey and Motivational HandbookBecoming a director is not just about making a film, webseries, commercial, or music video. The opportunity to direct for television is not a given because you've successfully completed a project in another medium. Turning your passion into your profession requires the ability to...
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Underworld: Imagining the Afterlife in Ancient South Italian Vase PaintingAbundantly illustrated, this essential volume examines depictions of the Underworld in southern Italian vase painting and explores the religious and cultural beliefs behind them. What happens to us when we die? What might the afterlife look like? For the ancient Greeks, the dead lived...
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Is It Unspiritual to Be Depressed?: Loved by God in the Midst of PainWriting from his own experience as a pastor who has struggled with depression, anxiety and O.C.D., Paul Ritchie addresses some of the big questions that Christians with mental illnesses and those around them might ask. Although he deals frankly with the reality of mental...
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Take It BackFrom author Kia Abdullah, Take It Back is a harrowing and twisting courtroom thriller that keeps you guessing until the last page is turned. One victim. Four accused. Who is telling the truth? Zara Kaleel, one of London's brightest legal minds, shattered the expectations...
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Saving Justice: Truth, Transparency, and TrustJames Comey, former FBI Director and New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Loyalty, uses his long career in federal law enforcement to explore issues of justice and fairness in the US justice system. James Comey might best be known as the FBI...
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