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I Would Meet You Anywhere: A Memoir

The tension and fear of wanting to tell one’s story, to be seen, to know and be known are palatable throughout Ito’s stunning, brave, extraordinary book.

Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey To Discover If a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

Their path is not always easy, and some of their conversations are painfully raw, but through it all, their love and respect for each other shine brightly.
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Koreatown Dreaming: Stories & Portraits of Korean Immigrant Life

Recommended for anyone interested in the experiences of Korean Americans. For a more detailed exploration of the topic, consider Koreatown, Los Angeles: Immigration, Race, and the “American Dream” by Shelley Sang-Hee Lee.
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Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation

This book has the ability to tear holes into preexisting ideas readers may have about Egyptian women in the workforce. It also invites them to learn how some women shape their own professional identities. As intensely accessible and personable as Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickeled and Dimed.

The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After

A powerful celebration and examination of LGBTQIA+ nightlife. This book will serve as a significant record of evolving cultural touchstones and queer communities across the country.
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Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America

Though the subject matter is bleak, this book is expertly written. Crime aficionados will enjoy.

Sins of the Shovel: Looting, Murder, and the Evolution of American Archaeology

An intriguing addition to the archaeological history of the American Southwest.

The Manuscripts Club: The People Behind a Thousand Years of Medieval Manuscripts

This book will fly off the shelves. Once readers look inside, they will be hooked. In every respect, this title is a winner.
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Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure

A useful book for those generally interested in psychology, sociology, management, or the philosophy of science.

Eyeliner: A Cultural History

A significant addition to cultural histories of self-expression. Hankir disrupts many deeply held assumptions about beauty, gender, and power.
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Canada Alone: Navigating the Post-American World

Recommended for all political science and global studies collections.
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White House Wild Child: How Alice Roosevelt Broke All the Rules and Won the Heart of America

A highly recommended exploration of Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s life.
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Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl

A nostalgic analysis full of intriguing details. Sure to delight people who grew up with American Girl dolls, but it may be too niche for some readers.
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As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West

A terrific history about wealth and the Western world’s economic practices; a strong addition to economic and social sciences collections.
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Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive Our Appetite for Misinformation

A compelling exploration of the psychological factors behind misinformation and belief.
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Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History

Not a pure history, but its novelistic style may draw a popular audience.
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American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America

A fascinating, eminently readable exploration of Viking presence, both real and imaginary, in the United States.
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The Characters of Creativity: Activate Creativity by Understanding Your Colleagues

Readers interested in organizational dynamics or the overlap between business and creativity will find much to consider. Recommended for libraries with a strong interest in business literature.
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A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New American Nation

With authoritative narrative in each essay, this book won’t make readers love these scoundrels of U.S. history, but they might just learn something new and find some humanity in them.
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Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations

Like Howard Schultz’s Onward or Joe Coulombe’s Becoming Trader Joe, this mix of history, memoir, and business guidance delivers insight on running successful chain restaurants by focusing on customers. Shaich’s account of creating fast-casual dining is the most intriguing.
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November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War II

A kaleidoscope of wartime impressions on four continents and three oceans. Englund has produced a fascinating perspective on one of humanity’s most global conflicts.
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Diagnosis Human: How Unlocking Hidden Relationship Patterns Can Transform and Heal Our Children, Our Partners, Ourselves

Begel and Keith give insight into their own thoughts as therapists, but this book should not be used as an authoritative guide to handling complex psychological issues and is likely to be of limited interest for most readers.
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The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You

Though the subject is widely covered in popular titles like Carol Dweck’s Mindset, Brené Brown’s I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Wasn’t), and Nick Trenton’s Stop Overthinking, Gervais’s ability to intertwine theory with actionable strategies make this a worthy addition to collections. Will appeal to a broad, general readership.
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Chasing the Intact Mind: How the Severely Autistic and Intellectually Disabled Were Excluded from the Debates That Affect Them Most

A valuable and insightful book for readers who want to trace the origins of the intact mind concept and its influence on practices and policies that discriminate against intellectually and developmentally disabled people.

The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir

An engrossing memoir by an extraordinary debut author.
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American Shield: The Immigrant Sergeant Who Defended Democracy

This book by an author who exemplifies patriotism will remind readers of the need to expose those who try to subvert democracy for their own benefit.

The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium

Outstanding in every aspect.
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Learning To Imagine: The Science of Discovering New Possibilities

The best news in this book is that imagination never expires; the key is to cultivate it. For academic libraries where titles about psychology and creativity are popular.
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The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections

Not all ideas are new in this book, but its positive tone and clear writing will appeal to students, parents, and educators.
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On This Day in History Sh!t Went Down

An educational and intriguing (albeit optional) purchase for collections where both history and irreverent humor are popular.

Liberty and Equality

Relevant for many disciplines such as philosophy, political science, sociology, and more. An essential purchase for college and university libraries.
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In the Pines: A Lynching, a Lie, a Reckoning

This book about a lynching shows how whites maintained white supremacy as they resisted desegregation and the expansion of Black voting rights. Recommended for those interested in civil rights and Southern history.

Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

This biography offers a fresh and balanced appraisal of Longstreet’s life and postwar career. Readers interested in American history, the Civil War, and biographies will enjoy this well-written treatment.

Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss

A sweeping, smart manifesto that’s crucial for white feminists to read in order to acknowledge, mitigate, and correct microaggressions and challenge oppressive systems.
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The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the American Community Survey, 10th Ed

This publication should be considered a useful and supplemental guide to the Census Bureau’s website, since it expands on the information found within it.

You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything

A worthy, fun dissection of pop culture that’s full of infographics and data.

The Loneliness Files: A Memoir in Essays

Reflective yet urgent, reverberating with feeling. Dixon beautifully articulates how loneliness is paradoxically a narrative that people experience together, even as they experience it in spaces of isolation, vulnerability, and loss.

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

While some readers might be drawn to this book by Peele’s star power, this is a well-crafted anthology that’s perfect for introducing readers to emerging and established Black authors.
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Gray Areas: How the Way We Work Perpetuates Racism and What We Can Do To Fix It

This title highlights the growing need for more qualitative research covering these exact types of experiences across all marginalized groups within the workforce. Both public and academic libraries will want to consider adding it to their collections.
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Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss

An intriguing, academic analysis of the link between U.S. racial politics and democracy.

The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way

This book arms readers with a sense of vital energy, often lost due to burnout, compassion fatigue, and microaggressions. Audiences curious about navigating the intersection between feminism and daily life, intellectualism, poetry, and activism will love this title.

Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques

A titillating, insightful essay collection. This standout title will attract both fans of literary nonfiction and readers interested in performance or sexuality studies. Those looking for other bold, witty essays may also enjoy Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby.
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The Lost Sons of Omaha: Two Young Men in an American Tragedy

An empathetic, beautifully narrated audio that details a heartbreaking tragedy complicated by social media and a politicized law-enforcement system.

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

This audio will appeal to listeners seeking accessible, engaging nonfiction about a topic that shapes society’s infrastructure and architecture much more than one may think. Recommended for fans of persuasive political writing presented as narrative nonfiction.
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Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race To Go Viral

Ideal for internet-culture aficionados as well as listeners interested in insider peeks at dot-com businesses of the recent past.
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The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America

One of the most thoroughly researched portraits to date of poverty in often forgotten and neglected areas of the United States. Purchase for behavioral and social science collections.
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50 Years of Ms.: The Best of the Pathfinding Magazine That Ignited a Revolution

A timely and thought-provoking collection of feminist essays, which shows how far society has come and how much work is left to do to obtain true gender equality.

Until Our Lungs Give Out: Conversations on Race, Justice, and the Future

All readers stand to learn something from this compelling book.
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A Little Give: The Unsung, Unseen, Undone Work of Women

Especially well-suited for women seeking validation regarding the daily labors of love, or those seeking another source of political writing about the division of labor following Eve Rodsky’s Fair Play. Ideal for libraries that house Benjamin’s first two installments, as well as those where titles regarding women’s rights and injustices are needed.
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Stuff Mom Never Told You: The Feminist Past, Present, and Future

A well-intended title for general, maybe even younger readers, but not a priority purchase.

We Need To Talk About Antisemitism

An essential read for anyone interested in any aspect of antiracism or diversity, equity, and inclusion, or who generally wants to understand the current climate for Jewish people.
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Quiet Street: On American Privilege

Will likely appeal to general readers. It belongs in all social and behavioral sciences collections.

The Elissas: Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia

An intimate, moving narrative peppered with harsh statistics, love, angst, and the author’s own admirable vulnerability.
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Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood

All workers, as well as TV and movie buffs, can appreciate this well-told book of essays about labor in Hollywood.
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Children of the State: Stories of Survival and Hope in the Juvenile Justice System

An affecting listen, recommended for readers of Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy.
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Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains

Hagerty’s illuminating account provides a fascinating and deeply moving glimpse into how anthropologists’ use of forensic methods has changed the ways in which research is conducted in the field.
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Poverty, by America

Although the message may not be welcomed by all, this thought-provoking book delivers. Recommended for all audio collections.
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Live To See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty

For non-academic audiences curious about and empathetic toward the deeply personal consequences of entrenched poverty.
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Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning To Thrive Without Growth

Of interest for libraries that cover city planning, landscape architecture, or urban design. This book would also be at home in libraries where readers are curious about economics, geography, political science, or the environment.
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Waco Rising: David Koresh, the FBI, and the Birth of America’s Modern Militias

A powerful book that challenges listeners to re-examine the events at Waco and the ramifications of willful misunderstanding, posturing, and aggression.

The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration

The audience for Bittle’s important book goes well beyond policy wonks or climate activists, and this gripping audio is the perfect way to enjoy this notable book. Recommend to readers of Dahr Jamail’s The End of Ice or Elizabeth A. Rush’s Rising.

The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America

This groundbreaking and upsetting debut will appeal to listeners interested in social justice, economics, and inequality. Highly recommended.
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Chase’s Calendar of Events 2023: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months

Recommended for all reference collections as a quick aid.

Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It

Highly recommended for all library collections.
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The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

This book is not all doom and gloom. There are gleams of joy throughout, plus essays on art and pleasure. Give to anyone with an interest in disability justice, as well as fans of Alice Wong’s Year of the Tiger.
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Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”

Recommended for readers with an interest in sociology, anthropology, political science, and the historical context of various Latin American migrant experiences.
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Unbroken Chains: The Hidden Role of Human Trafficking in the American Economy

There’s contact information for the Freedom Network USA and lists of specific actions for readers to take if or when they suspect instances of human trafficking. Libraries need this.

Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion

This narrative will stay with readers long after the last page. To gain understanding and achieve true allyship, this is an essential title to read.

Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture

This study belongs in social behavioral sciences collections. Ideal for scholars and general readers interested in this current, relevant, and much debated topic. Readers may want to pair this title with Jill Leovy’s Ghettoside, which examines the critical differences between murder investigations of Black victims vs. white ones.
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Bibi: My Story

Patrons interested in modern Middle Eastern history, the back channels of diplomacy and negotiations, and the life of Israel’s longest-serving prime minister will be riveted by this audio presentation.
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Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army

History buffs who are interested in a comprehensive statistical analysis of the numbers of Jewish soldiers who fought in the Civil War and their personal stories, both factual and legendary, will find much to ponder here.
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Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life

This title will appeal to activists but is also recommended for anyone who values making spaces and life more inclusive. Wong’s memoir, which so effectively highlights the need for accessibility, is an essential audio purchase.
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The Marauders: Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands

Though somewhat haltingly presented by Klineman, Strickland’s argument is easily absorbed. A powerful portrait of one small border town and the humanitarian crises on the frontier.
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Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World

Kwan’s juicy descriptions of food and travel can immerse the casual listener, but there’s also plenty of meat for the socially conscious.
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Butts: A Backstory

This delightful look at the story behind butts will be enjoyed by fans of Mary Roach and Bill Bryson, or anyone seeking an engaging mix of science and hilarity.
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The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters

A fun listen for those interested in cryptozoology and a unique companion for travelers looking for adventures (translation: cryptid festivals), as all states are represented.
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Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis

An eye-opening exposé that encourages action and support for those experiencing substance-use disorder.
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Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family

A gripping and thought-provoking study of adoption, identity, and the challenging ways in which culture, politics, and economics intersect.
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Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma

By turns emotional and measured, this is a valuable meditation on some of the era’s most urgent cultural questions.
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Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English

Highly recommended for collections supporting communications and sociolinguistics.
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The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America

An academic inquiry into the contemporary manufacturing of urban identity, best for advanced students of media and urban development.

Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain

An exceptional discussion of strategies for processing pain with and through the body.
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Ordinary Notes

A resonant collection of stories and reflections.
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Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers

Although the ending is a little too simplistic, this book could spark debate in university classrooms or at dinner tables, where the abundance of celebrities and celebrity podcasts suits U.S. tastes as much as apple pie.

Wanting: Women Writing About Desire

Editors Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters offer a thought-provoking collection that deserves to be talked about by readers. Recommended for discussion groups.
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Who Gets Believed?: When the Truth Isn’t Enough

This is a riveting read that will be of interest to many, from those concerned with the plight of refugees and the biases built into many American institutions to anyone who loves unconventional memoirs and beautiful writing.
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Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered

This is a book for a very patient reader, one willing to accept design as the most fundamental of human activities and good design as the panacea for society’s ills.
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

Grabar offers an intriguing, wide-ranging, readable perspective of the urban American parking scene, its issues, and possible future.

“You Just Need To Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People

This book may not always be easy to digest, but it is powerful, necessary reading.
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Hijab Butch Blues

This book is recommended for all public and academic libraries.
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Poverty, by America

This book will likely interest scholars. Add it to social and behavioral sciences collections.
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The Case for Cancel Culture: How This Democratic Tool Works To Liberate Us All

This is a provocative and important book that enables readers to gain a deep appreciation for the nuanced meaning of cancel culture.
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Who Does That Bitch Think She Is?: Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag

This honest and compassionate depiction of someone who was true to their passions will inspire readers, especially those interested in LGBTQIA+ history.

Redaction

A powerful document of social injustice, BISACed as social science but of crucial interest for arts and poetry collections; pricey but worth it for many libraries.
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The Revolution Will Be Hilarious: Comedy for Social Change and Civic Power

An important addition to support multidisciplinary research in the social sciences and fine arts, with a wide appeal for those interested in the role of activist comedy on emerging social media platforms.
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Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America’s Edge

Readers who enjoyed Tara Westover’s Educated will be drawn to Conover’s book. An excellent addition to any nonfiction collection that provides a glimpse into a little-known community.
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Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia

A powerful examination of clinical data alongside popular culture, this is a theoretical text appropriate for university-level classes on gender and sexuality. It also includes elements that will be of interest to general readers tired of self-help books designed to “fix” brokenness and interested in exploring what it means to find worth in and through trauma.
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Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies

Useful, helpful, and full of relevant examples to illustrate how to improve one’s apology skills.
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Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time

This book is recommended for those interested in social theory, time management, and relationships.
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Cancel Wars: How Universities Can Foster Free Speech, Promote Inclusion, and Renew Democracy

Recommended for all education collections.
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