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Better Than the Movies
This Book is an excerpt from a young adult novel, Better Than the Movies, focusing on the narrator's senior year of high school. The narrative center…
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Between the Living and the Dead
This scholarly work examines the historical and cultural context of witchcraft and shamanism in early modern Europe, focusing on Hungarian witch tria…
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Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me is a letter to his adolescent son exploring the realities of being Black in America. The book uses person…
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Beyond The Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way And Discovered The Entire Universe
Ethan Siegel's Beyond the Galaxy is a non-technical book explaining the history of humanity's understanding of the Universe. The book traces the evol…
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Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction
This Book is an excerpt from the book "Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies," a comprehensive introduction to the technology behind Bitcoin. The e…
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Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do
Matthew Syed's Black Box Thinking explores how various organizations and individuals respond to failure. Syed contrasts fields like aviation, which s…
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Black Ice: A Thriller
Brad Thor's Black Ice is a spy thriller following Harvath, a former US operative, as he investigates a Chinese plot to gain influence in the Arctic. …
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Vintage International)
Haruki Murakami's Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is a collection of short stories, some previously published and significantly revised, others newly co…
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Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World
Leif Wenar's Blood Oil examines the global consequences of resource-rich countries' dependence on natural resource exports. The book argues that the …
1Â year, 5Â months ago
Book of Numbers: A Novel
Joshua Cohen's novel, excerpted here, follows a narrator's experiences as he grapples with identity, memory, and the nature of writing. The narrative…
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