Best Books of 2023
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The Life of Samuel JohnsonConsidered one of the best written biographies of all-time, The Life of Samuel Johnson gives insight into the glowing mystique of the prominent English writer. By incorporating key elements from his past and personal relationships, James Boswell creates an extensive narrative of the revered...
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Songs of Innocence and Songs of ExperienceA hybrid of Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience that brings poetry, philosophy and spirituality into an all-inclusive text that's both accessible and enlightening. These selections have an easy-to-follow format that allows readers to smoothly transition from one book to the next. Blake's...
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Principles of Human KnowledgeAn exploration and defense of immaterialism, Principles of Human Knowledge, details George Berkley's views on reality and perception. The book offers insight into the theory posited by one of the world's greatest philosophers. Principles of Human Knowledge, is a criticism of English philosopher John...
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The Girl with the Golden EyesBeginning with a visceral description of the society and politics of Paris, The Girl with the Golden Eyes considers the sex life of the upper class by its raw depiction of the underside of Parisian life. Henri de Marsay is a young, rich man...
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The Deserted WomanWhen young Gaston moves to Bayeux, a small province in Normandy, he feels stranded. Though he would rather spend his time in the capital city, Gaston must stay in Bayeux until he recovers from his illness. He feels unsatisfied and bored, until he hears...
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Father GoriotFather Goriot (1835) is a novel by French author Honor de Balzac. An early work in his La Com die humaine sequence, Father Goriot has since become one of Balzac's most critically and commercially successful novels. It contains several characters who appear throughout his...
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Work: A Story of ExperienceAfter the death of her parents, Christie Devon declares her autonomy and desire to pioneer a new option for women--working. As a single woman, Christie wants to maintain her independence and work outside the home. She begins her journey discouraged to find that as...
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Rape of the LockThe Rape of the Lock (1906) is an epic poem by English literary icon Alexander Pope. Known for his caustic wit and satirical outlook as much as he was for his formal expertise, Pope is arguably the most important English poet of the eighteenth...
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The AwakeningFirst appearing in 1899 The Awakening is regarded as work presaging both feminist fiction and literary modernism. The author's clear vision of a woman's internal and external conflicts continue to demand engagement and response from readers. The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier as she recognizes...
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The Return of Hunter S. Thompson: An Untold Story of Nazi HuntingVery simply, it was time to bring back Hunter Thompson. The question was what would he do?I thought he would enjoy coming back as a Nazi hunter. Something he would be good at.A commitment he would gladly make. So I have given him that...
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Hello My Little Poppy Seed: An Expectant Mother's Love PoemHello My Little Poppy Seed is an expectant mother's love poem to her yet-to-be-born baby. Richly and lyrically illustrated, it is a celebration of the awe-inspiring development of a baby, comparing its growth to the size of various fruits. I began writing Hello My...
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Christmas in AustinThis luminous family saga from one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists is a must for fans of Anne Tyler and Jonathan Franzen. When the four Essinger children gather in Austin for Christmas, they all bring their news. Nathan is hoping to become a...
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War for Peace: Genealogies of a Violent Ideal in Western and Islamic ThoughtPeace is a universal ideal, but its political life is a great paradox: peace is the opposite of war, but it also enables war. If peace is the elimination of war, then what does it mean to wage war for the sake of peace?...
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In the Beginning Was the Image: Art and the Reformation BibleThis pioneering study focuses on the decisive contributions of the three leading artists of the Northern Renaissance--Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and Hans Holbein the Younger-- to the printed Bible and to the transformation of ecclesiastical art in the Protestant Reformation. A time...
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Procedure and Substance in International Environmental LawThe interplay between procedure and substance has not been a major point of contention for international environmental lawyers. Arguably, the topic's low profile is due to the mostly uncontroversial nature of the field's distinction between procedural and substantive obligations. Furthermore, the vast majority of...
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Mexico and the Mexicans in the Kaluz Collection- This catalog accompanies the inaugural exhibition of the Kaluz Museum This catalog accompanies the inaugural exhibition of the Kaluz Museum, Mexico and the Mexicans in the Kaluz Collection, as a faithful display of a collector's passion for their cultural and artistic heritage. With...
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The String of Pearls: Tale of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Horror Classic)Sweeney Todd is a barber who murders his customers and turns their remains into meat pies sold at the pie shop of Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime. His barber shop is situated in Fleet Street, London, next to St. Dunstan's church, and is...
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Bonus KissesFree-spirited black sheep, Taz Boran, has worked tirelessly as a nurse bringing efficient medical care to Africa for the past eight years. But when her sister Nicky is told she doesn't have long to live, she immediately flies home to small-town Eminence, Missouri. Unfortunately,...
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Love and Other MoodsLove and Other Moods is a coming-of-age story set in contemporary China, about falling in love, learning to adult, discovering strength and finding one's place in the world. Naomi Kita-Fan uproots her life from New York to China when her fiancé's company transfers him...
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The Keshav Way: An intuitive approach to transform your lifeThe Keshav WayAn intuitive approach to transform your lifeEveryone seeks happiness.Everyone seeks peace.It is easier said than done right?What does it truly take to be happy?How do we even know when we are happy?Across the millennia, the great and weak alike, have thought long...
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