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"In this play, Margaret Edson has created a work that is as intellectually challenging as it is emotionally immediate. At the start of Wit, Vivian Bearing, Ph. D., a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the brilliantly difficult Holy Sonnets of the metaphysical poet John Donne, has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. Her approach to her illness is not unlike her approach to the study of Donne: aggressively probing and intensely rational. But...
Topics: Cancer in women, Women college teachers, English teachers, Women, Neoplasms, Drama

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777 777

The new annotated Dracula

2008 2008

by Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912

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favorite 25

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l, 613 pages : 27 cm
Topics: Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. Dracula, Dracula, Count...

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731 731

Fun home : a family tragicomic

2006 2006

by Bechdel, Alison, 1960- author

eye 731

favorite 23

comment 0

232 pages : 24 cm
Topics: Bechdel, Alison, 1960- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc, Bechdel, Alison, 1960-,...

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1,076 1.1K

The C programming language

1988 1988

by Kernighan, Brian W

eye 1,076

favorite 48

comment 1

xii, 272 p. ; 25 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topic: C (Computer program language)

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4,887 4.9K

A brief history of time : from the big bang to black holes

1988 1988

by Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018, author

eye 4,887

favorite 100

comment 1

x, 198 pages : 24 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Relativité (physique), Sciences de l'espace, Trous noirs (astronomie), Einführung, Cosmologia,...

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565 565

A sociology of family life : change and diversity in intimate relations

2012 2012

by Chambers, Deborah, 1954-

eye 565

favorite 6

comment 0

viii, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Topics: Wandel, Families -- Economic aspects, Families, Family policy -- Moral and ethical aspects,...

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2,677 2.7K

Leadership and performance beyond expectations

1985 1985

by Bass, Bernard M

eye 2,677

favorite 25

comment 0

xvi, 256 pages : 25 cm
Topics: Leadership, Liderazgo

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854 854

This earth of mankind

1996 1996

by Toer, Pramoedya Ananta, 1925-2006, author

eye 854

favorite 9

comment 0

367 pages ; 20 cm
Topics: Young men -- Indonesia -- Fiction, Young men, Indonesia -- History -- 1798-1942 -- Fiction,...

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260 260

The Vietnam War : a concise international history

2008 2008

by Lawrence, Mark Atwood

eye 260

favorite 8

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viii, 214 p. : 22 cm
Topics: Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States, World politics -- 1945-1989

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488 488

Once were warriors

1990 1990

by Duff, Alan, 1950-

eye 488

favorite 3

comment 0

198 pages ; 22 cm
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand -- Social conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Fiction, Maori (New Zealand people),...

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2,713 2.7K

The setting sun

1968 1968

by Dazai, Osamu, 1909-1948, author

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favorite 99

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xviii, 175 pages ; 21 cm
Topics: Japan -- Fiction, Japan
Source: removedNEL

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3,020 3.0K

Secret knowledge

2001 2001

by Hockney, David.

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favorite 93

comment 1

( 1 reviews )
Topics: Painting -- Technique -- History, Drawing -- Technique -- History, Painting -- Technological...

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3,359 3.4K

Gnomes

1977 1977

by Huygen, Wil; Poortvliet, Rien

eye 3,359

favorite 122

comment 0

Translation of Leven en werken van de kabouter
Topics: Fairies, Gnomes, Elves

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401 401

Mexican lives

1999 1999

by Hellman, Judith Adler

eye 401

favorite 3

comment 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258)
Topics: Mexico -- Economic conditions -- 1994- -- Case studies., Mexico -- Social conditions -- 1970- --...
Source: removedNEL

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482 482

Communion : the female search for love

2002 2002

by hooks, bell, 1952-

eye 482

favorite 16

comment 0

xxi, 244 p. ; 22 cm
Topics: Women -- History, Feminism, Women -- Social conditions, Self-perception in women, Man-woman...

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2,134 2.1K

The Russian Revolution

1991 1991

by Richard Pipes

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favorite 37

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Topics: Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921., Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917.

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653 653

The art of ancient Egypt

1997 1997

by Robins, Gay

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271 pages : 26 cm
Topics: Art 2008, Art, Egyptian, Art, Ancient -- Egypt, Art, Ancient, Kunst, Egypt, Ägypten Altertum,...

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3,633 3.6K

Influence : the psychology of persuasion

1993 1993

by Cialdini, Robert B

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favorite 150

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-309) and index
Topics: Influence (Psychology), Persuasion (Psychology), Compliance, Influence (Psychologie), Persuasion...

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1,787 1.8K

Fifty shades of Grey

2012 2012

by James, E. L

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favorite 16

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514 p. ; 21 cm
Topics: College students -- Fiction, Businessmen -- Fiction, Man-woman relationships -- Fiction, Adultery...

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1,657 1.7K

Modern movements in architecture

1973 1973

by Jencks, Charles

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favorite 40

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432 p. 22 cm
Topic: Architecture, Modern -- 20th century

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2,066 2.1K

People of India

1992 1992

by Singh, K. S., 1935-2006

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favorite 23

comment 0

volumes : 25 cm
Topics: Ethnology -- India, 73.06 ethnography, Ethnology, Ethnic minorities, India

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1,737 1.7K

Call me by your name

2007 2007

by Aciman, André, author

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favorite 51

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248 pages ; 22 cm
Topics: Teenage boys -- Fiction, Gay teenagers -- Fiction, Authors -- Fiction, Authors, Gay teenagers,...

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3,992 4.0K

L' amant

1984 1984

by Duras, Marguerite

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favorite 31

comment 0

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961 961

Homegoing

2016 2016

by Gyasi, Yaa, author

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favorite 24

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305 pages ; 25 cm
Topics: Women -- Ghana -- Fiction, Slavery -- Fiction, African Americans -- History -- Fiction, FICTION --...

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2,399 2.4K

How the García girls lost their accents

1992 1992

by Alvarez, Julia

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Sequel: Yo!
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12

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985 985

The landmark Thucydides : a comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War

1996 1996

by Thucydides

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xxxiii, 713 pages : 25 cm
Topics: Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides. Historiae, 18.43 ancient Greek...

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4,649 4.6K

The antecedents of self-esteem

1967 1967

by Coopersmith, Stanley, 1926-

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favorite 43

comment 2

Bibliographical footnotes
( 2 reviews )
Topic: Self-esteem in children

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2,709 2.7K

The future of nostalgia

2001 2001

by Boym, Svetlana, 1959-2015

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favorite 49

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-389) and index
Topics: Civilization, Modern, Nostalgia, Memory, Nostalgia in literature, Authors, Exiled, National...

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1,577 1.6K

Greek art and archaeology : a new history, c. 2500-c. 150 BCE

2012 2012

by Neer, Richard T

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favorite 38

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400 p. : 28 cm
Topics: Art, Greek, Art, Greek -- Mediterranean Region, Greece -- Antiquities

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1,702 1.7K

The days of abandonment

2005 2005

by Ferrante, Elena, author

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188 pages ; 21 cm
Topics: Depressed persons -- Italy -- Fiction, Housewives -- Italy -- Fiction, FICTION / Contemporary...

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3,396 3.4K

Hollywood Babylon

1975 1975

by Anger, Kenneth

eye 3,396

favorite 118

comment 0

Includes index
Topics: Motion picture actors and actresses, Schandalen, Filmindustrie

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637 637

The personal rule of Charles I

1992 1992

by Sharpe, Kevin

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favorite 18

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xxiii, 983 p. : 24 cm
Topics: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1625-1649
Source: removedNEL

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2,483 2.5K

Policy paradox : the art of political decision making

2012 2012

by Stone, Deborah

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viii, 408 p. : 24 cm
Topics: Policy sciences -- Economic aspects, Political planning -- Economic aspects

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814 814

The pure and the impure

1967 1967

by Colette, 1873-1954

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174 p. ; 21 cm
Topics: Colette, 1873-1954 -- Translations into English, Women -- France -- Social life and customs --...

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3,015 3.0K

The handmaid's tale

1986 1986

by Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

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311 pages ; 24 cm
Topics: Theocracy -- Fiction, Misogyny -- Fiction, Dystopias -- Fiction, Pregnancy -- Social aspects --...

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1,030 1.0K

Jewish American literature : a Norton anthology

2001 2001

by Chametzky, Jules

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favorite 23

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 1171-1206) and index
Topics: American literature, Jews

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2,413 2.4K

Sula.

1974 1974

by Toni Morrison

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Topics: African American women -- Fiction, City and town life -- Fiction, Female friendship -- Fiction,...

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4,474 4.5K

The best American essays of the century

2000 2000

by Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- edt aui; Atwan, Robert. edt

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favorite 71

comment 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. [569]-590)
Topics: American essays, Essays

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1,516 1.5K

Political philosophy : the essential texts

2015 2015

eye 1,516

favorite 52

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xvi, 1127 pages ; 24 cm
Topics: Political science -- Philosophy -- Textbooks, PHILOSOPHY / Political

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2,634 2.6K

The distance between us : a memoir

2012 2012

by Grande, Reyna

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325 p. : 24 cm
Topics: Grande, Reyna -- Childhood and youth, Mexican Americans -- Biography, Immigrants -- United States...

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1,720 1.7K

Beginning syntax

1993 1993

by Thomas, Linda

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x, 209 pages : 24 cm
Topics: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax, Englisch, .., Syntaxe, Generative Syntax, Syntaxis,...

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1,720 1.7K

The destruction of the European Jews

1985 1985

by Hilberg, Raul, 1926-

eye 1,720

favorite 34

comment 1

"Based on the three-volume revised and definitive edition"--P. 4 of cover
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

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2,411 2.4K

Self-efficacy : the exercise of control

1997 1997

by Bandura, Albert, 1925-

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favorite 48

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ix, 604 p. : 24 cm
Topics: Control (Psychology), Self-efficacy

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4,370 4.4K

The autobiography of Malcolm X

1992 1992

by Malcolm X

eye 4,370

favorite 83

comment 0

Topics: X, Malcolm, 1925-1965, Black Muslims -- Biography, African Americans -- Biography

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550 550

The last stand : Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

2010 2010

by Philbrick, Nathaniel

eye 550

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Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876, Sitting Bull, 1831-1890, Little Bighorn, Battle of...

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2,514 2.5K

American Prometheus : the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

2005 2005

by Bird, Kai; Sherwin, Martin J

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favorite 72

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [685]-699) and index
Topics: Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967, Oppenheimer, Julius Robert, Physicists, Atomic bomb, Science,...

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2,996 3.0K

Harvest of empire

2000 2000

by González, Juan; Juan González

eye 2,996

favorite 19

comment 0

Topics: Hispanic Americans -- History, Immigrants -- United States -- History, United States -- Emigration...

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2,653 2.7K

The city shaped : urban patterns and meanings through history

1991 1991

by Kostof, Spiro

eye 2,653

favorite 61

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352 pages : 26 cm
Topics: Cities and towns -- History, Cities and towns -- Growth, Villes -- Croissance, Villes -- Histoire,...

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2,044 2.0K

A man's place

1992 1992

by Ernaux, Annie, 1940-

eye 2,044

favorite 24

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Translation of: La place
Topic: Fathers and daughters

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1,004 1.0K

Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity

1996 1996

by Levi, Primo

eye 1,004

favorite 15

comment 0

187 pages ; 21 cm
Topics: Levi, Primo, Auschwitz (Concentration camp), World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German,...

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2,969 3.0K

Naked lunch

1992 1992

by Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997

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favorite 78

comment 0

Topic: Drug abuse

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3,844 3.8K

Antifragile : things that gain from disorder

2012 2012

by Taleb, Nassim

eye 3,844

favorite 128

comment 0

Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Resilience (Personality trait), PSYCHOLOGY / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General

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1,290 1.3K

Das Parfum : die Geschichte eines Mörders

1985 1985

by Süskind, Patrick, 1949-

eye 1,290

favorite 15

comment 0

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1,144 1.1K

Jimmy Corrigan : the smartest kid on earth

2002 2002

by Ware, Chris, 1967-

eye 1,144

favorite 12

comment 0

1 v. (unpaged) : 17 x 21 cm

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4,585 4.6K

Calculus

2008 2008

by Spivak, Michael

eye 4,585

favorite 109

comment 1

Includes bibliographical references (p. 609-616) and index
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Calculus

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344 344

Jennifer Government : a novel

2003 2003

by Barry, Max, 1973-

eye 344

favorite 8

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In Barry's twisted, hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant American corporations and employees take the last name of the companies they work for. Hot on the trail of John Nike, an executive from the land of Marketing, is an agent Jennifer Government, the consumer watchdog from hell
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Capitalism

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8,568 8.6K

Kafka on the Shore

Jan 18, 2005 01/05

by Murakami Haruki