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1976: Agenda for Tomorrow 1976: Agenda for Tomorrow  Nonfiction
36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of...  Fiction
A Commotion in the Blood A Commotion in the Blood  Nonfiction
A Frog in the Fall (And Later On) A Frog in the Fall (And Later On)  Fiction
A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon  Fiction
AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t,...  Nonfiction
Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for a New Millennium Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for a New Millennium  Nonfiction
And Still I Rise And Still I Rise  Fiction
Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial...  Nonfiction
Beloved Beloved  Fiction
Ben Franklin: An American Life Ben Franklin: An American Life  Nonfiction
Berlin Childhood around 1900 Berlin Childhood around 1900  Nonfiction
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood  Nonfiction
Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity  Nonfiction
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings  Nonfiction
City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771‒1965 City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human...  Nonfiction
Colonization and the Wampanoag Story Colonization and the Wampanoag Story  Nonfiction
Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River, and Black Freedom During the Civil War Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River, and Black Freedom During...  Nonfiction
Coming Back Coming Back  Fiction
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man  Fiction