Best Books of 2023
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Mystics in Action: Twelve Saints for TodayMystics in Action presents the stories of twelve activist mystics who awaken us to our own calling as mystics, people who encounter God in life-changing ways, and then go out to change the world.Author: Bruce G. EpperlyPublisher: Orbis BooksPublished: 12/16/2020Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize:...
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Otto P. NuddFans of The Tales of Despereaux, Pax, and Crenshaw will delight over this friendship story about a brash raven, a dutiful squirrel, and the human girl that brings them together. The perfect read for animal lovers. Otto P. Nudd: Tthe BEST bird in Ida...
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Breaking the Blockade: The Bahamas During the Civil WarOn April 16, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a blockade of the Confederate coastline. The largely agrarian South did not have the industrial base to succeed in a protracted conflict. What it did have--and what England and other foreign countries wanted--was cotton and tobacco....
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Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of MississippiFor decades after the Second World War, Senator James O. Eastland (1904-1986) was one of the more intransigent leaders of the Deep South's resistance to what he called "the Second Reconstruction." And yet he developed, late in his life, a very real friendship with...
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LeoIn our increasingly turbulent world, many of us are looking to the sky to find guidance in the ancient art of astrology. In Leo, Stella Andromeda will tell you everything you need to know about your astrological life as the lion. Learn how to...
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Mexico City: Architectural GuideMexico City has withstood enormous changes throughout its history. Once the capital of the Aztec Empire, it has continuously evolved over the centuries to become one of the largest megalopolises in the world. The exuberant metropolis of the present day can be seen as...
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Kidz Vol 1These KIDZ are foul mouthed, raising hell and doing battle with the living dead It's been three months since a terrible epidemic turned the population into zombies hungry for fresh meat. Only after devouring almost all of humanity, the undead themselves begin to wither...
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PobbolinaPobbolina is a witch who once loved cooking delicious meals for the children at Pebbleton School, but lately has been feeling tired, unappreciated, and bitter, and Franny Anne is a shy student who just transferred schools and worries that she won't make any friends....
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To My Significant Otter: A Cute Illustrated Book to Give to Your Squeak-HeartYou're just my PUP of tea I WHALEY love you You're one in a CHAMELEON Show your partner how much you love them with this cute illustrated book, packed with punderful phrases and dreamy quotes.Author: SummersdalePublisher: SummersdalePublished: 12/29/2020Pages: 160Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 5.30h x...
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Non-Regression in International Environmental Law: Human Rights Doctrine and the Promises of Comparative International LawThe book analyses the emerging concept of 'non-regression' as a novel legal principle of international environmental law. It traces the development of non-regression in the context of international human rights law and provides an examination of the respective jurisprudence under universal and regional human...
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National and International Anti-Money Laundering Law: Developing the Architecture of Criminal Justice, Regulation and Data ProtectionWhile Anti-Money Laundering instruments are ever increasing in scope and complexity, policymakers have often lost sight of the objectives pursued. As a consequence, legislation is, in many cases, shaped by unrealistic political expectations and inconsistent design. Against this backdrop, this book explains key deficiencies...
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Secret Kindness Agents; An Educator's GuideWith the current political climate, frequency of school shootings, and rising concern for students' mental health, schools are desperate for ideas on how to teach students to be kind. In this book, educators can find guidance on how different education professionals have implemented The...
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Don't Look BackNew York Times bestselling author Christie Craig's thrilling romantic suspense about a by-the-book FBI agent who must trust a risk-taking detective for help tracking down her sister's killers. FBI agent Brie Ryan's latest mission is personal. She's posing as a waitress at the Black...
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Community Eco-Gardens: Landscaping with Native PlantsPart how-to, part personal narrative, this book provides a practical guide for creating native-species ecogardens. It chronicles the author's 20-year journey of environmental awakening. With the help of the greater community, a neglected five-acre condominium landscape is transformed into a stunning range of multi-seasonal...
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Singapore: A Modern HistorySingapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this thematic study...
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Gangs of the El Paso-Juárez Borderland: A HistoryThis thought-provoking book examines gang history in the region encompassing West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Known as the El Paso-Ju rez borderland region, the area contains more than three million people spanning 130 miles from east to west. From the...
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Constructing the Spanish Empire in Havana: State Slavery in Defense and Development, 1762-1835Constructing the Spanish Empire in Havana examines the political economy surrounding the use of enslaved laborers in the capital of Spanish imperial Cuba from 1762 to 1835. In this first book-length exploration of state slavery on the island, Evelyn P. Jennings demonstrates that the...
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The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for DemocracyHow middle-class economic dependence on the state impedes democratization and contributes to authoritarian resilience Conventional wisdom holds that the rising middle classes are a force for democracy. Yet in post-Soviet countries like Russia, where the middle class has grown rapidly, authoritarianism is deepening. Challenging...
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The Politics of Personal Information: Surveillance, Privacy, and Power in West GermanyIn the 1970s and 1980s West Germany was a pioneer in both the use of the new information technologies for population surveillance and the adoption of privacy protection legislation. During this era of cultural change and political polarization, the expansion, bureaucratization, and computerization of...
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The Newport Experience: Sustaining Historic Preservation Into the 21st Century- The Preservation Society of Newport County gives more than 1 million tours to visitors from over 100 countries annually, making it one of the most-visited museums in New England- The Society has welcomed 40 million visitors since its founding in 1945- The 88...
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