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Sun-tzu

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oregon

The Art of War is composed of only about 6,000 Chinese characters, it is considered by many to be the greatest book on strategy and strategic thinking ever written. . 350F PROFESSIONAL READING LIST.

The Art of War

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Toni Morrison

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

Relates the story of Pecola Breedlove, an eleven-year-old Black girl growing up in an America that values blue-eyed blondes, and the tragedy that results from her longing to be accepted

The Bluest Eye

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W. S. Merwin

Cristina García

Pablo Neruda

Dual-Language Edition

The most popular work by Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet, and the subject of Pablo Larraín's acclaimed feature film Neruda starring Gael García Bernal

A Penguin Classic

When it appeared in 1924, this work launched into the international spotlight a young and unknown poet whose writings would ignite a generation. W. S. Merwin's incomparable translation faces the original Spanish text. Now in a black-spine Classics edition with an introduction by Cristina Garcia, this book stands as an essential collection that continues to inspire lovers and poets around the world.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

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Nikhil Krishnan

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Washington

Philosophy and War at Oxford, 1900-1960

A lively, immersive account of the colorful and brilliant philosophers who roamed the halls of mid-twentieth-century Oxford and taught the world the importance of language “This is Oxford philosophy in the round. The philosophical arguments, the personal lives, the colorful quotes, the elbow patches and buttered crumpets—brilliantly written.”—James Franklin, author of Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia What are the limits of language? How can philosophy be brought closer to everyday life? What is a good human being? These were among the questions that philosophers wrestled with in mid-twentieth-century Britain, a period shadowed by war and the rise of fascism. In response to these events, thinkers such as Philippa Foot (originator of the famous trolley problem), Isaiah Berlin, Iris Murdoch, Elizabeth Anscombe, Gilbert Ryle, and J. L. Austin aspired to a new level of watchfulness and self-awareness about language as a way of keeping philosophy true to everyday experience. A Terribly Serious Adventure traces the friendships and the rivalries, the shared preoccupations and the passionate disagreements of some of Oxford’s most innovative thinkers. Far from being stuck in their ivory towers, the Oxford philosophers lived. They were codebreakers, diplomats, and soldiers in both World Wars, and they often drew on their real-world experience in creating their greatest works, masterpieces of British modernism original in both thought and style. Steeped in the dramatic history of the twentieth century, A Terribly Serious Adventure is an eye-opening look inside the rooms that changed how we think about our world. Shedding light on the lives and intellectual achievements of a large and spirited cast of characters, Cambridge academic Nikhil Krishnan shows us how much we can still learn from the Oxford philosophers. In our fractious, post-truth world, their acute sense of responsibility for their words, their passionate desire to get the little things right, stands as an inspiring example.

A Terribly Serious Adventure

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Wynn Kapit

Lawrence Elson

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Colorado

Science

Why use this coloring book? For more than 35 years, The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the #1 best-selling human anatomy coloring book! A useful tool for anyone with an interest in learning anatomical structures, this concisely written text features precise, extraordinary hand-drawn figures that were crafted especially for easy coloring and interactive study. Organized according to body systems, each of the 162 two-page spreads featured in this book includes an ingenious color-key system where anatomical terminology is linked to detailed illustrations of the structures of the body. When you color to learn with The Anatomy Coloring Book, you make visual associations with key terminology, and assimilate information while engaging in kinesthetic learning. Studying anatomy is made easy and fun! The Fourth Edition features user-friendly two-page spreads with enlarged art, clearer, more concise text descriptions, and new boldface headings that make this classic coloring book accessible to a wider range of learners. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION TO COLORING ORIENTATION TO THE BODY 1. Anatomic Planes & Sections 2. Terms of Position & Direction 3. Systems of the Body (1) 4. Systems of the Body (2) 5. Cavities & Linings CELLS & TISSUES 6. The Generalized Cell 7. Cell Division / Mitosis 8. Tissues: Epithelial 9. Tissues: Fibrous Connective Tissues 10. Tissues: Supporting Connective Tissues 11. Tissues: Muscle 12. Tissues: Skeletal Muscle Microstructure 13. Tissues: Nervous 14. Integration of Tissues INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM 15. The Integument: Epidermis 16. The Integument: Dermis SKELETAL & ARTICULAR SYSTEMS 17. Long Bone Structure 18. Endochondral Ossification 19. Axial / Appendicular Skeleton 20. Classification of Joints 21. Terms of Movements 22. Bones of the Skull (1) 23. Bones of the Skull (2) 24. Temporomandibular Joint 25. Vertebral Column 26. Cervical & Thoracic Vertebrae 27. Lumbar, Sacral, & Coccygeal Vertebrae 28. Bony Thorax 29. Upper Limb: Pectoral Girdle & Humerus 30. Upper Limb: Glenohumeral (Shoulder) Joint 31. Upper Limb: Bones of the Forearm 32. Upper Limb: Elbow & Related Joints 33. Upper Limb: Bones / Joints of the Wrist & Hand 34. Upper Limb: Bones / Joints in Review 35. Lower Limb: Hip Bone, Pelvic Girdle, & Pelvis 36. Lower Limb: Male & Female Pelves 37. Lower Limb: Sacroiliac & Hip Joints 38. Lower Limb: Bones of the Thigh & Leg 39. Lower Limb: Knee Joint 40. Lower Limb: Ankle Joint & Bones of the Foot 41. Lower Limb: Bones & Joints in Review MUSCULAR SYSTEM 42. Introduction to Skeletal Muscle 43. Integration of Muscle Action 44. Head: Muscles of Facial Expression 45. Head: Muscles of Mastication 46. Neck: Anterior & Lateral Muscles 47. Torso: Deep Muscles of the Back & Posterior Neck 48. Torso: Muscles of the Bony Thorax & Posterior Abdominal Wall 49. Torso: Muscles of the Anterior Abdominal Wall & Inguinal Region 50. Torso: Muscles of the Pelvis 51. Torso: Muscles of the Perineum 52. Upper Limb: Muscles of Scapular Stabilization 53. Upper Limb: Muscles of the Musculotendinous Cuff 54. Upper Limb: Movers of the Shoulder Joint 55. Upper Limb: Movers of Elbow & Radioulnar Joints 56. Upper Limb: Movers of Wrist & Hand Joints 57. Upper Limb: Movers of Hand Joints (Intrinsics) 58. Upper Limb: Review of Muscles 59. Lower Limb: Muscles of the Gluteal Region 60. Lower Limb: Muscles of the Posterior Thigh 61. Lower Limb: Muscles of the Medial Thigh 62. Lower Limb: Muscles of the Anterior Thigh 63. Lower Limb: Muscles of the Anterior & Lateral Leg 64. Lower Limb: Muscles of the Posterior Leg 65. Lower Limb: Muscles of the Foot (Intrinsics) 66. Lower Limb: Review of Muscles 67. Functional Overview NERVOUS SYSTEM 68. Organization 69. Functional Classification of Neurons 70. Synapses & Neurotransmitters 71. Neuromuscular Integration CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 72. Development of the Central Nervous System (CNS) 73. Cerebral Hemispheres 74. Tracts / Nuclei of Cerebral Hemispheres 75. Diencephalon 76. Brain Stem / Cerebellum 77. Spinal Cord 78. Ascending Tracts (Pathways) 79. Descending Tracts CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: CAVITIES & COVERINGS 80. Ventricles of the Brain 81. Meninges 82. Circulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 83. Cranial Nerves 84. Spinal Nerves & Nerve Roots 85. Spinal Reflexes 86. Distribution of Spinal Nerves 87. Brachial Plexus & Nerves to the Upper Limb 88. Lumber & Sacral Plexuses: Nerves to the Lower Limb 89. Dermatomes 90. Sensory Receptors AUTONOMIC (VISCERAL) NERVOUS SYSTEM 91. ANS: Sympathetic Division (1) 92. ANS: Sympathetic Division (2) 93. ANS: Parasympathetic Division SPECIAL SENSES 94. Visual System (1) 95. Visual System (2) 96. Visual System (3) 97. Auditory & Vestibular Systems (1) 98. Auditory & Vestibular Systems (2) 99. Taste & Smell CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 100. Blood & Blood Elements 101. Scheme of Blood Circulation 102. Blood Vessels 103. Mediastinum, Walls, & Coverings of the Heart 104. Chambers of the Heart 105. Cardiac Conduction System & the ECG 106. Coronary Arteries & Cardiac Veins 107. Arteries of the Head & Neck 108. Arteries of the Brain 109. Arteries & Veins of the Upper Limb 110. Arteries of the Lower Limb 111. Aorta, Branches, & Related Vessels 112. Arteries to Gastrointestinal Tract & Related Organs 113. Arteries of the Pelvis & Perineum 114. Review of Principal Arteries 115. Veins of the Head & Neck 116. Caval & Azygos Systems 117. Veins of the Lower Limb 118. Hepatic Portal System 119. Review of Principal Veins LYMPHATIC SYSTEM 120. Lymphatic Drainage & Lymphocyte Circulation IMMUNE (LYMPHOID) SYSTEM 121. Introduction 122. Innate & Adaptive Immunity 123. Thymus & Red Marrow 124. Spleen 125. Lymph Node 126. Mucosal Associated Lymphoid Tissue (M.A.L.T.) RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 127. Overview 128. External Nose, Nasal Septum, & Nasal Cavity 129. Paranasal Air Sinuses 130. Pharynx & Larynx 131. Lobes & Pleura of the Lungs 132. Lower Respiratory Tract 133. Mechanism of Respiration DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 134. Overview 135. Oral Cavity & Relations 136. Anatomy of a Tooth 137. Pharynx & Swallowing 138. Peritoneum 139. Esophagus and Stomach 140. Small Intestine 141. Large intestine 142. Liver 143. Biliary System & Pancreas URINARY SYSTEM 144. Urinary Tract 145. Kidneys & Related Retroperitoneal Structures 146. Kidney & Ureter 147. The Nephron 148. Tubular Function & Renal Circulation ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 149. Introduction 150. Pituitary Gland & Hypothalamus 151. Pituitary Gland & Target Organs 152. Thyroid & Parathyroid Glands 153. Adrenal (Suprarenal) Glands 154. Pancreatic Islets REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 155. Male Reproductive System 156. Testis 157. Male Urogenital Structures 158. Female Reproductive System 159. Ovary 160. Uterus, Uterine Tubes, & Vagina 161. Menstrual Cycle 162. Breast (Mammary Gland) BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES APPENDIX A: ANSWER KEYS APPENDIX B: INNERVATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES GLOSSARY INDEX

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Elaine Hsieh Chou

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"Disorientation does what great comedies and satires are supposed to do: make you laugh while forcing you to ponder the uncomfortable implications of every punchline." --The Washington Post

A Taiwanese American woman's coming-of-consciousness ignites eye-opening revelations and chaos on a college campus in this outrageously hilarious and startlingly tender debut novel.

Twenty-nine-year-old PhD student Ingrid Yang is desperate to finish her dissertation on the late canonical poet Xiao-Wen Chou and never read about "Chinese-y" things again. But after years of grueling research, all she has to show for her efforts are junk food addiction and stomach pain. When she accidentally stumbles upon a curious note in the Chou archives one afternoon, she convinces herself it's her ticket out of academic hell.
 
But Ingrid's in much deeper than she thinks. Her clumsy exploits to unravel the note's message lead to an explosive discovery, upending not only her sheltered life within academia but her entire world beyond it. With her trusty friend Eunice Kim by her side and her rival Vivian Vo hot on her tail, together they set off a roller coaster of mishaps and misadventures, from book burnings and OTC drug hallucinations, to hot-button protests and Yellow Peril 2.0 propaganda.
 
In the aftermath, nothing looks the same to Ingrid--including her gentle and doting fiancé, Stephen Greene. When he embarks on a book tour with the super kawaii Japanese author he's translated, doubts and insecurities creep in for the first time... As the events Ingrid instigated keep spiraling, she'll have to confront her sticky relationship to white men and white institutions--and, most of all, herself.
 
For readers of Paul Beatty's The Sellout and Charles Yu's Interior Chinatown, this uproarious and bighearted satire is a blistering send-up of privilege and power in America, and a profound reckoning of individual complicity and unspoken rage. In this electrifying debut novel from a provocative new voice, Elaine Hsieh Chou asks who gets to tell our stories--and how the story changes when we finally tell it ourselves.

Disorientation

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Isabel Allende

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Florida

Here, in an astonishing debut by a gifted storyteller, is the magnificent saga of proud and passionate men and women and the turbulent times through which they suffer and triumph. They are the Truebas. And theirs is a world you will not want to leave, and one you will not forget. Esteban -- The patriarch, a volatile and proud man whose lust for land is legendary and who is haunted by his tyrannical passion for the wife he can never completely possess. Clara -- The matriarch, elusive and mysterious, who foretells family tragedy and shapes the fortunes of the house of the Truebas. Blanca -- Their daughter, soft-spoken yet rebellious, whose shocking love for the son of her father's foreman fuels Esteban's everlasting contempt... even as it produces the grandchild he adores. Alba -- The fruit of Blanca's forbidden love, a luminous bearty, a fiery and willful woman... the family's break with the past and link to the future. "From the Paperback edition.

The House of the Spirits

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Yoko Ogawa

Stephen Snyder

North Carolina

Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her f loorboards, and together they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. Powerful and provocative, The Memory Police is a stunning novel about the trauma of loss. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES * THE WASHINGTON POST * TIME * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * THE GUARDIAN * ESQUIRE * THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS * FINANCIAL TIMES * LIBRARY JOURNAL * THE A.V. CLUB * KIRKUS REVIEWS * LITERARY HUB

The Memory Police

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Alexandra Chang

Kentucky

A wry, tender portrait of a young woman--finally free to decide her own path, but unsure if she knows herself well enough to choose wisely--from a captivating new literary voice The plan is to leave. As for how, when, to where, and even why--she doesn't know yet. So begins a journey for the twenty-four-year-old narrator of Days of Distraction. As a staff writer at a prestigious tech publication, she reports on the achievements of smug Silicon Valley billionaires and start-up bros while her own request for a raise gets bumped from manager to manager. And when her longtime boyfriend, J, decides to move to a quiet upstate New York town for grad school, she sees an excuse to cut and run. Moving is supposed to be a grand gesture of her commitment to J and a way to reshape her sense of self. But in the process, she finds herself facing misgivings about her role in an interracial relationship. Captivated by the stories of her ancestors and other Asian Americans in history, she must confront a question at the core of her identity: What does it mean to exist in a society that does not notice or understand you? Equal parts tender and humorous, and told in spare but powerful prose, Days of Distraction is an offbeat coming-of-adulthood tale, a touching family story, and a razor-sharp appraisal of our times.

Days of Distraction

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Kamila Shamsie

West Virginia

"Ingenious... Builds to one of the most memorable final scenes I've read in a novel this century." --The New York Times WINNER OF THE 2018 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The suspenseful and heartbreaking story of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she's accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. When he resurfaces half a globe away, Isma's worst fears are confirmed. Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives. Son of a powerful political figure, he has his own birthright to live up to--or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz's salvation? Suddenly, two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined, in this searing novel that asks: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love?

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