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Book cover for "We should not be friends".
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Publisher:
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Language:
English
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4 stars
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"From the author of the best-selling and beloved The End of Your Life Book Club-a new book that tracks an improbable and life-changing college friendship over the course of forty years. Author Will Schwalbe describes his friendship with unlikely college-buddy Maxey through marriage, divorce, and career changes up until the present day, noting what makes their bond so special and enduring"--
Book cover for "Talking to strangers".
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Language:
English
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3 stars
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In July 2015, a young black woman named Sandra Bland was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in rural Texas. Minutes later she was arrested and jailed. Three days later, she committed suicide in her cell. What went wrong? Talking to Strangers is all about what happens when we encounter people we don't know, why it often goes awry, and what it says about us. How do we make sense of the unfamiliar? Why are we so bad at judging someone, reading...
Book cover for "We should all be feminists".
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Lexile measure:
940L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics—from the award-winning author of Americanah
"A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." —Medium

In this personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie...
Book cover for "We should hang out sometime".
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Lexile measure:
830L
Language:
English
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From Paralympic ski racer and YouTube star Josh Sundquist, comes an always-funny (and sometimes-awkward) memoir about teenage misadventures.
When I was twenty-five years old, it came to my attention that I had never had a girlfriend. At the time, I was actually under the impression that I was in a relationship, so this bit of news came as something of a shock.
Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down each of...
Book cover for "Where Should We Camp Next?: Budget Camping".
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Publisher:
Sourcebooks Inc
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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**From the #1 bestselling camping guidebook brand Where Should We Camp Next?** The essential planning guidebook for anyone searching for fun, memorable travel destinations-on a budget! The outdoor adventure landscape is vast, exciting, and accessible to everyone! Whether you're searching for a relaxing beach vacation, exciting mountain adventure, or calming forest retreat, Where Should We Camp Next?: Budget Camping will help you find the best destinations,...
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Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
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"From camping and RV industry experts Stephanie and Jeremy Puglisi, WHERE SHOULD WE CAMP NEXT?: BUDGET CAMPING is your guide to planning an amazing, budget-conscious family vacation, featuring 200+ of the best and most interesting campgrounds and outdooraccommodations across the US, along with recommendations for cheap and free activities, restaurants, and more"--
Book cover for "Six Amendments".
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Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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For the first time ever, a retired Supreme Court Justice offers a manifesto on how the Constitution needs to change.
By the time of his retirement in June 2010, John Paul Stevens had become the second longest serving Justice in the history of the Supreme Court. Now he draws upon his more than three decades on the Court, during which he was involved with many of the defining decisions of the modern era, to offer a book like none other. Six...
Book cover for "How to live dangerously".
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Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date:
2009
Language:
English
Book cover for "Six amendments".
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Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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By the time of his retirement in June 2010, John Paul Stevens had become the second longest serving Justice in the history of the Supreme Court. Now he draws upon his more than three decades on the Court, during which he was involved with many of the defining decisions of the modern era, to offer a book like none other. SIX AMENDMENTS is an absolutely unprecedented call to arms, detailing six specific ways in which the Constitution should be amended...
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Lexile measure:
470L
Language:
English
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When Robert's best friend Peter moves away, both are unhappy, but they learn that they can make new friends and still remain best friends.
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"After Duckie's egg rolls into Snaps' nest, they hatch, meet, and their friendship is off to a good start -- until they are told they cannot be friends because crocodiles eat tasty duckies... and Duckie is a duckie! (Nobody ever told her!) Will Snaps defend his new friend... even when he gets hungry himself?"--
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English
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5 stars
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Compelling, moving, and beautifully written, the interlinked stories that make up We Should Never Meet alternate between Saigon before the city's fall in 1975 and present-day "Little Saigon" in Southern California---exploring the reverberations of the Vietnam War in a completely new light. Intersecting the lives of eight characters across three decades and two continents, these stories dramatize the events of Operation Babylift, the U.S.-led evacuation...
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Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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"At the start of their senior year in high school, James (a girl with a boy's name) and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they're no longer friends. James prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the dissolution of her friendship with Kat while, in alternating chapters, Kat thinks about being newly in love and having a future that feels wide open"--
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Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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"From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of how technology will transform the world of work, and what we should do about it. Drawing on almost a decade of research in the field, Susskind argues that machines no longer need to think like us in order to outperform us, as was once widely believed. As a result, more and more tasks that used to be far beyond the capability of computers – from diagnosing illnesses to drafting legal contracts, from...
Book cover for "We Should All Be Mirandas".
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Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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A snarky guide to life inspired by the most underrated character on Sex and the City, from the creators of the Instagram sensation @everyoutfitonSATC When Sex and the City premiered, many were hesitant to identify as the Miranda of their social circle-after all, sarcasm, workaholism, and dubious fashion choices are rarely considered aspirational. However, in the two-plus decades since her television debut, our culture has finally caught up with this...
Book cover for "We Should Get Together".
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We Should Get Together is the handbook for anyone who's ready for better friendships, now. - Have you recently, moved to a new city and are, struggling to make friends? - Do you find yourself constantly making plans with friends that fall through? - Are you more, likely to see your friends' social media posts than their faces? You aren't alone. Millions of adults struggle with an uncomfortable and persistent ache: platonic longing, which is the unfulfilled...
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Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language:
English
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A brilliant and urgent appraisal of one of the most profound conflicts of our time Even before George W. Bush gained reelection by wooing religiously devout "values voters," it was clear that church-state matters in the United States had reached a crisis. With Divided by God, Noah Feldman shows that the crisis is as old as this country-and looks to our nation's past to show how it might be resolved. Today more than ever, ours is a religiously diverse...
Book cover for "We should all be millionaires".
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"We Should All Be Millionaires details a realistic, achievable, step-by-step path to creating the support, confidence, and plan you need to own your success and become the millionaire the world needs you to be."--Amazon.com.
Book cover for "We are (not) friends".
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Publisher:
Two Lions
Pub. Date:
©2019
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 200L
Language:
English
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"Being friends is so much fun. But when a new pal shows up, everything changes...Suddenly three's a crowd..."--Dust jacket front flap.
Book cover for "We can be friends!".
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Publisher:
Cantata Learning
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 380L
Language:
English
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"We may all look and act differently and come from different places, but we all want to feel a sense of belonging. This positive, upbeat song, supported by colorful illustrations, teaches children to celebrate diversity and embrace those who are different"--Publisher's website.