TITLES
WALDEN TWO
Philosophy
Genre:
B.F. Skinner
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Publisher:
Hackett
A reprint of the 1976 Macmillan edition.
This fictional outline of a modern utopia has been a center of controversy ever since its publication in 1948. Set in the United States, it pictures a society in which human problems are solved by a scientific technology of human conduct.
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ONE BIG FAMILY
Children Non Fiction
Genre:
Santiago Ginnobili. Illustrations by Guido Ferro
Author:
Publisher:
Iamiqué
In exquisite prose, an epistemologist tells us of Charles Darwin’s courage and how he helped us understand who we are and where we come from. How he showed us that the world is more complex, beautiful and interesting than we ever thought. How his ideas encourage us to think in bold and original ways. Guido Ferro’s beautiful, precise illustrations make this a book of wonders.
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I'LL BE STRONG FOR YOU
Literary & General
Genre:
Nasim Marashi
Author:
Publisher:
Nashre Cheshmeh
Resistance against a masculine history.
This award-winning debut novel by Iranian journalist Nasim Marashi follows the lives of three young women in Tehran over the course of two seasons as they pursue their wildly different dreams even as they discover that it may mean breaking with the past and endangering their longstanding friendship.
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WOKE CAPITALISM
Economy & Politics
Genre:
Carl Rhodes
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Publisher:
Bristol U.P. - Policy Press
Carl Rhodes takes us on a lively and fascinating history of woke capitalism – from 1950s corporate social responsibility, through 1980s neoliberalism, tracing it alongside the adoption and mutation of the term ‘woke’ from Black American culture – and brings us right up to current-day debates.
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TWO HUNDRED STORMY DAYS (Duecento Giorni di Tempesta)
Literary & General
Genre:
Simona Moraci
Author:
Publisher:
Marlin
An intriguing love triangle among Sonia, Stefano and Andrea in a Sicilian seaside town in the hands of crime. All three are teachers in a school where the pupils' violent refusal of any rule and discipline dominates.
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EVERYDAY BIOLOGY
Children Non-Fiction
Genre:
Cecilia Di Prinzio, Valeria Edelsztein, iIlustrations by Pablo Picyk
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Publisher:
Iamiqué
A captivating picture book about Biology -a science which is part of our life and the lives of all living things- and which can guide us discover this fascinating discipline.
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A STRANGE AND BRILLIANT LIGHT
Genre:
Eli Lee
Author:
Publisher:
Jo Fletcher Books (Quercus/Hachette)
'A Strange and Brilliant Light' is a riveting, thought-provoking speculative literary novel, it explores the impact of the AI revolution through the eyes of three very different young women – Lal, Janetta and Rose.
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EACH STORY IS A GAME
Biology is part of your life and the lives of all living things… Join Tomi and Sofi on their day of pure biology and discover this fascinating discipline.
Genre:
Giovanna Paesani
Author:
Publisher:
LaMeridiana
A book to use and discover. Each story becomes a game and by playing children learn about themselves and the world.
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ALL SISTERS
Religion
Genre:
E.E. Green, S. Segoloni Ruta, S. Zorzi
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Publisher:
LaMeridiana
All sisters. All brothers. There is richness and Gospel in saying these words. It takes a little more courage, though. Or maybe parrhesia. The parrhesia perspective is argued, drawn, indicated in this book.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Religion
Genre:
Dirk Ansorge
Author:
Publisher:
Fr. Pustet
Dirk Ansorge broadly traces the epochs of the history of theology from late antiquity to the present day and makes central theological statements understandable from their respective historical contexts and concepts.
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BOMBSHELL
Biography & Memoirs
Genre:
Mike Rothmiller, Douglas Thompson
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Publisher:
Ad Lib
It is based on secret police files, the actress’s diary, and interviews including an astonishing confession from actor Peter Lawford - the Kennedys’ brother-in-law who was there on the night she died.
Marilyn, her diary reveals, was enraged that the Kennedys were treating her “like a whore” and was threatening to spill the beans.
Was she killed to silence her and save the country’s political royalty from embarrassment?
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