Best Books of 2023
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Hermosa Eternidad (the Beautiful 1)In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in...
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Death at a Country Mansion: A Smart British Mystery with a Surprising Twist"First in a new series...this lively cozy has glamour, intrigue, and romance." --Booklist Fans of Agatha Christie won't want to miss this delightful new mystery set in the charming village of Edgemead in Surrey, England, where you'll find the latest styles, the juiciest gossip--and...
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The Jewish Body: A HistoryAn encyclopedic survey of the Jewish body as it has existed and as it has been imagined from biblical times to the present That the human body can be the object not only of biological study but also of historical consideration and cultural criticism...
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A Deadly Edition: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery'Til death do us part could be closer than the bride realizes in Victoria Gilbert's tantalizing fifth Blue Ridge Library mystery. The pursuit to acquire a rare illustrated book turns deadly, and on the eve of her upcoming wedding, library director Amy Webber is...
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Help, I'm Failing as a Mom: The Survival Guide to Raising a Child with a Mood DisorderHelp, I'm Failing as a Mom helps mothers handle their child's mood disorder without feeling like a failure as a parent. Tanya Trevett is a mental health coach, teacher, and certified Reiki and IET(R) Practitioner, as well as the mother of three daughters with...
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Lifeblood of the Parish: Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg, BrooklynA New York City ethnography that explores men's unique approaches to Catholic devotion Every Saturday, and sometimes on weekday evenings, a group of men in old clothes can be found in the basement of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in...
- ¥12,689 JPY
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Arnt Der Bilderschneider: Meister Der Beseelten SkulpturenWho was Meister Arnt of Kalkar and Zwolle?The first monographic exhibition on the founder of a rich carver school on the Lower Rhine takes the visitors into the era of the late Middle Ages. About 50 works by the artist, who worked between about...
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Nancy Drew Clue Book Conundrum Collection (Boxed Set): Pool Party Puzzler; Last Lemonade Standing; A Star Witness; Big Top Flop; Movie Madness; Pets oHelp Nancy and her friends solve mysteries with the first ten interactive Nancy Drew Clue Books, now available in a collectible boxed set Nancy, Bess, and George find mysteries, puzzles, and sabotage around every corner Luckily, these junior sleuths are always up to the...
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Cook the Mountain: The Nature Around YouExplore the hyperlocal approach of acclaimed chef Norbert Niederkofler, from his home in South Tyrol in the Italian Alps to the world and back. Norbert Niederkofler has dedicated his life and work to South Tyrol's culture and cuisine. He translates the beauty and vivid...
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Indigenous Dispossession: Housing and Maya Indebtedness in MexicoFollowing the recent global housing boom, tract housing development became a billion-dollar industry in Mexico. At the national level, neoliberal housing policy has overtaken debates around land reform. For Indigenous peoples, access to affordable housing remains crucial to alleviating poverty. But as palapas, traditional...
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This Is Bioethics: An IntroductionShould editing the human genome be allowed? What are the ethical implications of social restrictions during a pandemic? Is it ethical to use animals in clinical research? Is prioritizing COVID-19 treatment increasing deaths from other causes? Bioethics is a dynamic field of inquiry that...
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Where's My Money?: Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Your Social SecurityRETIRE WITHOUT REGRETS What's the biggest retirement mistake you can make? Not taking full advantage of your Social Security benefits. And it's a mistake that almost every retiree makes. If you're like most people, you would have to be a millionaire to earn as...
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Joni: The AnthologyNearly 50 years' worth of critical efforts to solve Mitchell's mysteries have now been rounded up in Barney Hoskyns's Joni: The Anthology....what comes through most consistently is a possessive impulse, a desire to really know an artist whose fierce privacy has often seemed at...
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Sewing for the Absolute BeginnerStep-by-step instructions and the spiral, hands free format enable you to practise and master each technique more easily. Caroline Smith covers all the equipment and tools, terminology and techniques, and includes a selection of attractive simple projects specially designed for the beginner.Author: Caroline SmithPublisher:...
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One-Dimensional Two-Phase FlowThis newly updated edition presents the basic techniques for analyzing one-dimensional two-phase flow and shows how they can be applied to a wide variety of practical problems. Praised by the Journal of Fluid Mechanics for its "most useful compilation of experimental results," the text...
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Wild Minds: The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of AnimationThe vivid and untold story of the Golden Age of classic animation and the often larger-than-life artists who created some of the most iconic cartoon characters of the twentieth centuryIn 1911, famed cartoonist Winsor McCay debuted one of the first animated cartoons, based on...
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Python Programming and Numerical Methods: A Guide for Engineers and ScientistsPython Programming and Numerical Methods: A Guide for Engineers and Scientists introduces programming tools and numerical methods to engineering and science students, with the goal of helping the students to develop good computational problem-solving techniques through the use of numerical methods and the Python...
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New England Nature: Centuries of Writing on the Wonder and Beauty of the LandSince its founding four hundred years ago, New England has been a vital source of nature writing. Maybe it's the diversity of landscapes huddled so close together or the marriage of nature and culture in a relatively small, six-state region. Maybe it's the regenerative...
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The Monster MASH: A dead funny romantic comedyAncient gods. Modern war. And a star-crossed couple who could use some divine intervention.The day I was drafted into the army of the gods, all I knew about being a MASH surgeon was what I'd learned from Hawkeye Pierce and Hot Lips Houlihan. Now...
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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's CurseA new novel from the author of acclaimed Sherlock Holmes patisches The Albino's Treasure, The Counterfeit Detective and The Improbable Prisoner The last Lord Thorpe, reclusive owner of Thorpe Manor, has died. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are invited to the auction at which...
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