Best Books of 2023
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Speaking of Race: Language, Identity, and Schooling Among African American ChildrenSpeaking of Race explores the linguistic practices of African American children in an after school program in Washington, DC. Drawing on ethnographic research, Jennifer B. Delfino illustrates how students' linguistic practices are often perceived as barriers to learning and achievement and provides an in-depth...
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A Short History of the EtruscansOf all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike their Greek and Latin neighbours, the Etruscans left no textual sources to posterity. The only direct evidence for studying them and for...
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The Buds Are CallingErnie Kippett never recovered from the 2008 financial crisis, so he took his sorry soul back to his little hometown. And hallelujah It was just in time for the state marijuana laws to change. But the commercial production of medical marijuana doesn't come without...
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Baby Animals: Baby Pets; Farm Babies; Forest Babies; Wild AnimalsBaby Animals from My First Home Learning is an exciting, interactive way to keep children engaged during homeschooling and distance learning, and curtail the summer slide! Each carry case includes four activity books about many different kinds of baby animals; filled with drawing and...
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Cold WindBeth Rivers is still in Alaska. The unidentified man who kidnapped her in her home of St. Louis hasn't been found yet, so she's not ready to go back.But as October comes to a close, Benedict is feeling more and more like her new...
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The Night of His BirthMary's baby has arrived, and she can't contain her joy As Joseph sleeps, she examines her newborn's tiny mouth, his wild hair, his little hands. Yet what's most wondrous is that this child is not just Mary's own but a gift that God has...
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Julián Is a MermaidWhile riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Juli n notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Juli n gets home,...
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Total Power: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Kyle MillsWhen Mitch Rapp captures ISIS's top technology expert, he reveals he was on his waay to meet a man who claims to have the ability to bring down America's power grid. Rapp is determined to eliminate this shadowy figure, but the CIA's trap fails.Author:...
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The Dirty SouthIn an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his wife and child, and searching in vain for their killer. Obsessed with avenging his lost family, his life is about to take a shocking...
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A Basket of Deplorables: What I Saw Inside the Clinton White HouseAs seen on Newsmax TV Featured in the New York Post and FoxNews.com A compelling insider's look at a political marriage that tore apart the nation and almost destroyed a presidency--from the woman who saw it all happen. In this brilliantly written behind-the-scenes account,...
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Polish Eyewitnesses to Napoleon's 1812 Campaign: Advance and Retreat in RussiaNapoleon's invasion of Russia cost the lives of hundreds of thousands and changed the course of history. Europe had never seen an army quite like the one gathering in Poland in 1812 - half a million men in brilliant uniforms, plumed shakoes and shimmering...
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Artillery Warfare, 1939-1945It is said that artillery won the Second World War for the Allies - that Soviet guns wore down German forces on the Eastern Front, negating their superior tactics and fighting ability, and that the accuracy and intensity of the British and American artillery...
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Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American RevolutionIn Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution, Sarah L. Swedberg examines how conceptions of mental illness intersected with American society, law, and politics during the early American Republic. Swedberg illustrates how concerns about insanity raised difficult questions about the nature...
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Drugs & Society5 Stars! from Doody's Book Reviews! (of the 13th Edition) "This edition continues to raise the bar for books on drug use and abuse. The presentation of the material is straightforward and comprehensive, but not off putting or complicated." As a long-standing, reliable resource...
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Excel Portable GeniusYour genius-level guide to Excel excellence Excel Portable Genius covers the key features of Microsoft Excel in a concise, fast-paced, portable format that provides the perfect quick and easy-to-follow reference for novices and experienced users alike. Written by seasoned tech expert and trainer Lisa...
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Caring Deeply about Church Planting: Twelve Keys from the Life of JesusNever has the need for church planting been more acute or more necessary. The world around us is beset with problems of every kind--political, social, economic, racial, and moral. The list is endless, and the difficulties are systemic and entrenched. The best minds, institutions,...
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Between Dreams and Realities: Some Milestones in Pakistans HistoryIn the second edition of this book, the author has added new material to an already illuminating record of the milestones and turning points in Pakistan's political history. This book attempts to demonstrate that only a genuine democratic dispensation can ensure its survival as...
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The Oyster: Or, Radial SupplenessThere is something of the seventeenth century methodology present in The Oyster, as multiple disciplines (philosophy, literature, visual art, biology, architecture) converge within the experiences of thinking, eating, and diagramming. The center stage is given to a humble mollusk, which becomes an object, a...
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Utopia: Aperture 241This winter, in the wake of a pandemic, global protest movements, and a dramatic presidential election in the United States, Aperture releases "Utopia," an issue that shows that other ways of living are possible--when the collective will exists. In "Utopia," artists, photographers, and writers...
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Language, Cognition, and Biblical Exegesis: Interpreting MindsWhat role do texts play in religious practice? What is the relationship between these texts and cognition? Are some texts more successful because they are better adapted to our cognitive structures? Why is biblical interpretation necessary, and what is the cognitive process behind it?...
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