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The self-perception that one is able to assess others in a fair and accurate way is challenged as the authors explore the hidden biases we all carry from a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, gender, race ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, and nationality. This book questions the extent to which our perceptions of social groups -- without our awareness or conscious control -- shape our likes and dislikes...
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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What is to be done with Mary Bennet? She possesses neither the beauty of her eldest sister, Jane, nor the high-spirited wit of second-born Lizzy. Even compared to her frivolous younger siblings, Kitty and Lydia, Mary knows she is lacking in the ways that matter for single, not-so-well-to-do women in nineteenth-century England who must secure their futures through the finding of a husband. As her sisters wed, one by one, Mary pictures herself growing...
6) Amped
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The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Robopocalypse" creates a stunning, near-future world where technology and humanity clash in surprising ways. The result? The perfect summer blockbuster read.
7) Bunnybear
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"Although Bunnybear was born a bear, he feels more like a bunny. He loves to bounce through the forest, wiggle his nose, and munch on strawberries. The other bears don't understand him, and neither do the bunnies. Will Bunnybear ever find a friend who likes him just the way he is?"--
8) Going dark
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"When 19-year-old Josh returns from Rome without his budding influencer girlfriend Amelia, he immediately becomes a suspect in her disappearance, but as college sophomore and hacker Harper attempts to clear his name, she unearths secrets from both Josh and Amelia's past."--Publisher marketing.
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Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"An examination of how the romantic narrative from Pride and Prejudice was born out of Gothic horror, how it influenced pop culture since its publishing, and how it has reinforced harmful cultural concepts of real-life romance"--
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Alpha and Omega series volume 4
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2012.
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English
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"It is said that opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son--and enforcer--of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant Alpha. While Anna, an Omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind. Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they can't afford any bad publicity. Infractions that could have been overlooked in the past must now be punished,...
11) Flawed
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Flawed (Cecelia Ahern) volume 1
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English
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"In a future society where 'flawed' people who have committed crimes are branded with an F, a young girl takes a stand"--
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In this compelling and thought-provoking fantasy set in the world of The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine introduces a spirited heroine who must overcome deeply rooted prejudice-including her own-to heal her broken country.
Peregrine strives to live up to the ideal of her people, the Latki-and to impress her parents: affectionate Lord Tove, who despises only the Bamarre, and stern Lady Klausine. Perry runs...
14) Show me a sign
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"Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, over a hundred years later, many people there--including Mary--are deaf and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. But recent events have delivered winds of change. Mary's brother died, leaving her...
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Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Mrs. Bennet must find husbands for her daughters, but rich Mr. Darcy is rude and Elizabeth Bennet wants to marry for love."--Provided by Publisher.
16) Bondage of Self
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Born breached, alcoholic, drug addicted, and transgendered, the first steps out of my mother's womb were the beginning of a world full of guilt, shame, anxiety, anger, fear, and pride, all of which had to be overcome in order to live a life of serenity. It took fifty-three years to approach these challenges as each step was very painful. However, on the other side of the pain came joy, peace, and happiness. It's a never-ending process but one of great...
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David kicked at rocks and empty soda bottles as he walked home from school. Since his parents' divorce, his mother has enlisted Miss Lee, their elderly Chinese-American neighbor, to keep tabs on him. It's embarrassing, to say the least. Yet when he and Miss Lee discover a common interest in word games, a friendship develops.
Soon David sees that Miss Lee understands him better than Dad, who believes extra-curricular activities exist solely to pad...
18) Odd Mr. Neighbor
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Jumping over cracks, dancing with bees, and watching ants as they drink ice-cold lemonade! With a net over his head, the children wonder why their neighbor is so odd. Come and join the adventure to discover the answers. Are we all a little odd? Maybe, we are all simply different, and that is okay.
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This book compares the many life-altering events of an incarcerated African American man and a white American woman. More than just a discussion of their differences and commonalities, it explores the prejudices that continue to plague many areas of life in the US. Touching upon their individual family dynamics, drug usage and its consequences, the judicial system, early US history, and even adding God into the mix, this work covers a gamut of themes...
20) ColorSTRUCK
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English
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Afam Izuwa didn't expect that taking care of three orphaned children would be easy. And it isn't, especially since one of them is an albino.
Depending on who you ask in this African society, albinos can be a blessing or a curse to a family.
The three siblings are aware of the danger their albino sibling faces. They also know they have no choice, but to entrust their safety to the care of their new uncle and to fully embrace their new life with him....
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