Best Books of 2023
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Many-Minded Man: The Odyssey, Psychology, and the Therapy of EpicIn The Many-Minded Man, Joel Christensen explores the content, character, and structure of the Homeric Odyssey through a modern psychological lens, focusing on how the epic both represents the workings of the human mind and provides for its audiences--both ancient and modern--a therapeutic model...
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Broke: Patients Talk about Money with Their DoctorIn this age of shortened office visits, doctors take care of their patients' immediate needs and often elide their own personal histories. But as reflected in Broke, Michael Stein takes the time to listen to the experiences of his patients whose financial challenges complicate...
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The Scholar and the Struggle: Lawrence Reddick's Crusade for Black History and Black PowerLawrence Reddick (1910-1995) was among the most notable African American intellectuals of his generation. The second curator of the Schomburg Library and a University of Chicago PhD, Reddick helped spearhead Carter Woodson's black history movement in the 1930s, guide the Double Victory campaign during...
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How the Streets Were Made: Housing Segregation and Black Life in AmericaIn this book, Yelena Bailey examines the creation of "the streets" not just as a physical, racialized space produced by segregationist policies but also as a sociocultural entity that has influenced our understanding of blackness in America for decades. Drawing from fields such as...
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Seen But Not Seen: Influential Canadians and the First Nations from the 1840s to TodayThroughout the nineteenth and most of the twentieth century, the majority of Canadians argued that European "civilization" must replace Indigenous culture. The ultimate objective was assimilation into the dominant society. Seen but Not Seen explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians...
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Ultimate Date Night: 52 Amazing Dates for Busy CouplesDate night just got a whole lot better Ultimate Date Night is a romantic keepsake devotional offering fifty-two fun and memorable date ideas to draw you closer to each other and God. Features include: - unique date experiences varying in cost, romance, and effort...
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For Better or CursedAdventures in Babysitting meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this funny, action-packed sequel about a coven of witchy babysitters who realize their calling to protect the innocent and save the world from an onslaught of evil. Esme Pearl's life used to be all about...
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Documentary in Dispute: The Original Manuscript of Changing New York by Berenice Abbott and Elizabeth McCauslandThe recreation of a landmark in 1930s documentary photography.The 1939 book Changing New York by Berenice Abbott, with text by Elizabeth McCausland, is a landmark of American documentary photography and the career-defining publication by one of modernism's most prominent photographers. Yet no one has...
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Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to NobodyJewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody studies Jewish American writers' relationships with the idea of world literature. Writers such as Sholem Asch, Jacob Glatstein, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Anna Margolin, Saul Bellow, and Grace Paley all responded to a...
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Mary Engelbreit's Little Book of Love: A Valentine's Day Book for KidsNew York Times bestselling author and artist Mary Engelbreit delivers the perfect giftable package for Valentine's Day--a book of quotes about love What the world needs now...is to read about the joys of love Whether between friends, family, or that special someone, it's never...
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Technology and Global Public HealthPreface: Padmini Murthy, MD MPH, FAMWA, FRSPH, and Amy Ansehl, RN MSNFNP-BC, DNP Part I: Reflections Space and Global HealthCamille Wardrop Alleyne MSc, EdD Universal Health Coverage in Japan: Leveraging Technologies to Ensure Equitable, Affordable, and Quality Health Care for AllSatoshi Ezoe MD, MPH,...
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Giorgione's AmbiguityThe Venetian painter known as Giorgione or "big George" died at a young age in the dreadful plague of 1510, possibly having painted fewer than twenty-five works. But many of these are among the most mysterious and alluring in the history of art. Paintings...
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Life and Culture in Australia and the Pacific RealmFrom countries that are spread across archipelagos to micro-island nations of the Pacific Realm to the continent-country of Australia, the cultures that have emerged from this region are some of the world's most diverse. The many nations and ethnic groups that can be found...
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Life and Culture in East and Southeast AsiaEast and Southeast Asia has long been a powerful player in the world trading system. Whether it's spices like pepper, textiles, rubber, or microprocessors, this region has much to offer the world, including its amazing cultures. Home to many ethnic groups and some of...
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Life and Culture in South AsiaFrom Afghanistan and Pakistan to Nepal and Bangladesh, the region of South Asia is resplendent with vibrant cultures, unlike anywhere else in the world. South Asia is home to bustling cities, tranquil farmland, and some of the world's most ancient recorded history. These diverse...
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Life and Culture in Sub-Saharan AfricaFrom conquering a difficult natural environment to fighting in political power struggles, the peoples of Sub-Saharan Africa have met every obstacle with determination. Comprised of 46 countries, this region is also diverse and bountiful with vibrant cultures. This book features fact-filled text that explores...
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Life and Culture in Southwest Asia and North AfricaSpread between two continents but sharing many of the same geographic challenges, the peoples and cultures of Southwest Asia and North Africa are both similar and different in striking ways. This region, which includes Morocco, Libya, and Egypt, is also known as the Middle...
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Life and Culture in Russia and the Eurasian RepublicsAn expansive region, Russia and the Eurasian Republics take up one-sixth of the land surface on Earth. Spread across two continents and eleven time zones, it is no wonder this region's cultural history is similarly wide and diverse. This book offers readers a unique...
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Life and Culture in EuropeThough Europe does not boast a large land area, it contains some of the most distinct and well-known cultural histories in the world. Throughout the continent's long history, borders between countries have been drawn and redrawn countless times, resulting in a unique record of...
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Life and Culture in the United States and CanadaFrom the Native Americans in the United States and the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis tribes in Canada to modern-day immigrants from all across the globe, the North American continent is home to some of the most diverse peoples and cultures in the world....
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