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Beautiful world, where are you

Rooney, Sally,


Here is the extraordinary, thrilling new novel from Sally Rooney, author of the internationally bestselling Normal People and Conversations with Friends. Beautiful World, Where Are You tells the story of Alice and Eileen, two best friends approaching their thirties, and on very different trajectories. Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Italy with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young, but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?
Date Published:2022

Here is the extraordinary, thrilling new novel from Sally Rooney, author of the internationally bestselling Normal People and Conversations with Friends. Beautiful World, Where Are You tells the story of Alice and Eileen, two best friends approaching their thirties, and on very different trajectories. Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he'd like to travel to Italy with her. In Dublin, her best friend Eileen is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Alice, Felix, Eileen and Simon are still young, but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?

Date Published:2022

Good people : a novel

Sabit, Patmeena.


"A provocative novel about an immigrant family living the American dream -- and the daughter whose death raises questions about just how American they really want to become"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

A day with Yayah

Campbell, Nicola I.


Set in the Nicola Valley, British Columbia, in Canada's westernmost province, a First Nations family goes on an outing to forage for herbs and mushrooms. A grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life and the natural world to her young grandchildren.
Date Published:2017

Sense and sensibility

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.


When the Dashwood family are forced into more modest circumstances, sisters Marianne and Elinor also find themselves suddenly entangled in matters of the heart. Passionate and spirited, young Marianne falls for the charming but unreliable Mr Willoughby. Elinor, by contrast rational and sensible, forms a close bond with Edward Ferrars, but must cope stoically with the news that he is promised to another. Only through their shared experiences of love and loss do both sisters learn that the key to happiness comes from finding the perfect mixture of rationality and feeling.
Date Published:2006

When the Dashwood family are forced into more modest circumstances, sisters Marianne and Elinor also find themselves suddenly entangled in matters of the heart. Passionate and spirited, young Marianne falls for the charming but unreliable Mr Willoughby. Elinor, by contrast rational and sensible, forms a close bond with Edward Ferrars, but must cope stoically with the news that he is promised to another. Only through their shared experiences of love and loss do both sisters learn that the key to happiness comes from finding the perfect mixture of rationality and feeling.

Date Published:2006

Enshittification : why everything suddenly got worse and what to do about it

Doctorow, Cory.


A book explaining the process of "enshittification"--a term coined by Cory Doctorow to describe the inevitable process of digital platforms getting worse and worse for users, with wide-ranging implications-and how to combat it.
Date Published:2025

Man's search for meaning

Frankl, Viktor E. (Viktor Emil), 1905-1997.


Foreword by Harold S. Kushner -- Preface to the 1992 edition -- Experiences in a concentration camp -- Logotherapy in a nutshell -- Postscript 1984: the case for a tragic optimism -- Afterword by William J. Winslade -- Selected letters, speeches, and essays. A prominent Viennese psychiatrist recounts his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp that led to the development of his existentialist approach to psychotherapy.
Date Published:2014

Foreword by Harold S. Kushner -- Preface to the 1992 edition -- Experiences in a concentration camp -- Logotherapy in a nutshell -- Postscript 1984: the case for a tragic optimism -- Afterword by William J. Winslade -- Selected letters, speeches, and essays. A prominent Viennese psychiatrist recounts his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp that led to the development of his existentialist approach to psychotherapy.

Date Published:2014

Everything is tuberculosis : the history and persistence of our deadliest infection

Green, John, 1977-


In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John Green shares the story of a young patient in Sierra Leone to spotlight the global injustice of a curable disease that still kills millions.
Date Published:2025

On wholeness : Anishinaabe pathways to embodiment and collective liberation

Christie-Peters, Quill.


An exploration of the body as a site of settler colonial impact, centring embodied wholeness as a pathway to our collective liberation. Through reflections on childbirth, parenting, creative practice, and expansive responsibility as pathways to wholeness, Anishinaabe visual artist Quill Christie-Peters explores how reconnecting with the body can be an act of resistance and healing. She shows that wholeness--despite pain and displacement--is not just possible but essential for liberation, not only for Indigenous people but for all of us. In poetic and raw storytelling, Quill shares her own experiences of gendered violence and her father's survival of residential school, revealing how colonialism disconnects us from ourselves. Yet, through an Anishinaabe lens, the body is more than just flesh--it extends to ancestors, homelands, spirit relations, and animal kin.
Date Published:2025

An exploration of the body as a site of settler colonial impact, centring embodied wholeness as a pathway to our collective liberation. Through reflections on childbirth, parenting, creative practice, and expansive responsibility as pathways to wholeness, Anishinaabe visual artist Quill Christie-Peters explores how reconnecting with the body can be an act of resistance and healing. She shows that wholeness--despite pain and displacement--is not just possible but essential for liberation, not only for Indigenous people but for all of us. In poetic and raw storytelling, Quill shares her own experiences of gendered violence and her father's survival of residential school, revealing how colonialism disconnects us from ourselves. Yet, through an Anishinaabe lens, the body is more than just flesh--it extends to ancestors, homelands, spirit relations, and animal kin.

Date Published:2025

Becoming kin : an Indigenous call to unforgetting the past and reimagining our future

Krawec, Patty,


Creation : how we got here -- Colonization : the hunger of Big Brother -- Removal : background noise -- Replacement : the vanishing Indian -- Eradication : the vanished Indian -- Interlude: Flood -- The land : our ancestor -- The people : we are related -- Solidarity : becoming kin. We find our way forward by going back. The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast, Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec says, but we can still honor the bonds between us. Settlers dominated and divided, but Indigenous peoples won't just send them all "home." Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Settler colonialism tried to force us into one particular way of living, but the old ways of kinship can help us imagine a different future. Krawec asks, What would it look like to remember that we are all related? How might we become better relatives to the land, to one another, and to Indigenous movements for solidarity? Braiding together historical, scientific, and cultural analysis, Indigenous ways of knowing, and the vivid threads of communal memory, Krawec crafts a stunning, forceful call to "unforget" our history. This remarkable sojourn through Native and settler history, myth, identity, and spirituality helps us retrace our steps and pick up what was lost along the way: chances to honor rather than violate treaties, to see the land as a relative rather than a resource, and to unravel the history we have been taught.
Date Published:2022

Creation : how we got here -- Colonization : the hunger of Big Brother -- Removal : background noise -- Replacement : the vanishing Indian -- Eradication : the vanished Indian -- Interlude: Flood -- The land : our ancestor -- The people : we are related -- Solidarity : becoming kin. We find our way forward by going back. The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast, Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec says, but we can still honor the bonds between us. Settlers dominated and divided, but Indigenous peoples won't just send them all "home." Weaving her own story with the story of her ancestors and with the broader themes of creation, replacement, and disappearance, Krawec helps readers see settler colonialism through the eyes of an Indigenous writer. Settler colonialism tried to force us into one particular way of living, but the old ways of kinship can help us imagine a different future. Krawec asks, What would it look like to remember that we are all related? How might we become better relatives to the land, to one another, and to Indigenous movements for solidarity? Braiding together historical, scientific, and cultural analysis, Indigenous ways of knowing, and the vivid threads of communal memory, Krawec crafts a stunning, forceful call to "unforget" our history. This remarkable sojourn through Native and settler history, myth, identity, and spirituality helps us retrace our steps and pick up what was lost along the way: chances to honor rather than violate treaties, to see the land as a relative rather than a resource, and to unravel the history we have been taught.

Date Published:2022

52 ways to reconcile : how to walk with Indigenous peoples on the path to healing

Robertson, David, 1977-


A guide for non-Indigenous people eager to learn, or Indigenous people eager to do more in our collective effort towards reconciliation, as people, and as a country. As much as non-Indigenous people want to walk the path of reconciliation, they often aren't quite sure what to do, and they're afraid of making mistakes. This book is the answer and the long overdue guide. The idea of this book is simple: 52 small acts of reconciliation to consider, one per week, for an entire year. They're all doable, and they're all meaningful. All 52 steps take readers in the right direction, towards a healthier relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and a time when we are past trauma. By following these steps, we can live in stronger and healthier communities equally, and respectfully, together.
Date Published:2025

A guide for non-Indigenous people eager to learn, or Indigenous people eager to do more in our collective effort towards reconciliation, as people, and as a country. As much as non-Indigenous people want to walk the path of reconciliation, they often aren't quite sure what to do, and they're afraid of making mistakes. This book is the answer and the long overdue guide. The idea of this book is simple: 52 small acts of reconciliation to consider, one per week, for an entire year. They're all doable, and they're all meaningful. All 52 steps take readers in the right direction, towards a healthier relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and a time when we are past trauma. By following these steps, we can live in stronger and healthier communities equally, and respectfully, together.

Date Published:2025

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180,


Previously published as The emperor's handbook : a new translation of the Meditations. Includes index. A translation of Marcus Aurelius's timeless book on character, what it takes to be a good leader, and how to live a fulfilling life. Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the immense wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. He knew the secret of how to live the good life amid trying and often catastrophic circumstances, of how to find happiness and peace when surrounded by misery and turmoil, and how to make the right choices--even if they are more difficult--without regard for self-interest. Offering a vivid and fresh translation of this important piece of ancient literature, Meditations brings Marcus's inspiring words to life and shows his wisdom to be as relevant today as it was in the second century. This book speaks to the soul of anyone who has ever faced adversity or believed in a better day.
Date Published:2023

Previously published as The emperor's handbook : a new translation of the Meditations. Includes index. A translation of Marcus Aurelius's timeless book on character, what it takes to be a good leader, and how to live a fulfilling life. Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the immense wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. He knew the secret of how to live the good life amid trying and often catastrophic circumstances, of how to find happiness and peace when surrounded by misery and turmoil, and how to make the right choices--even if they are more difficult--without regard for self-interest. Offering a vivid and fresh translation of this important piece of ancient literature, Meditations brings Marcus's inspiring words to life and shows his wisdom to be as relevant today as it was in the second century. This book speaks to the soul of anyone who has ever faced adversity or believed in a better day.

Date Published:2023

The scandalous rise of inequality in Canada

Osberg, Lars, 1946-,


There are more billionaires than ever in Canada--and they are capturing an ever-growing share of the country’s wealth. Meanwhile 90% of Canadians are steadily losing ground. In this book, building on his earlier work, Lars Osbert describes how inequality has grown steadily over decades--but is now accelerating in the post-Covid world. He identifies measures that Canada can take so that the country’s wealth is shared more fairly, and the wealth of billionaires can be used to improve the lives of Canada’s 99%.
Date Published:2024

There are more billionaires than ever in Canada--and they are capturing an ever-growing share of the country’s wealth. Meanwhile 90% of Canadians are steadily losing ground. In this book, building on his earlier work, Lars Osbert describes how inequality has grown steadily over decades--but is now accelerating in the post-Covid world. He identifies measures that Canada can take so that the country’s wealth is shared more fairly, and the wealth of billionaires can be used to improve the lives of Canada’s 99%.

Date Published:2024

Fair play : how sports shape the gender debates

Barnes, Katie.


Introduction -- The two genders -- Thirty-seven words -- No bow lesbo -- The runner in South Africa -- It's biology, and we can't change that -- The wrestler -- The runners in Connecticut -- The breakup in women's sports -- The quest to save women's sports -- The case of Lia Thomas -- Why aren't we talking about transgender men? -- The answers to the questions I'm always asked -- The future of policy -- Epilogue: The march toward restriction. For decades women have been playing competitive sports, thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since the passage of that law, the number of women participating in sports and the level of competition in high school and college and professionally has risen dramatically. In "Fair play", the author traces the evolution of women's sports as a pastime and political arena where equality and fairness have been fought over for generations.
Date Published:2023

Introduction -- The two genders -- Thirty-seven words -- No bow lesbo -- The runner in South Africa -- It's biology, and we can't change that -- The wrestler -- The runners in Connecticut -- The breakup in women's sports -- The quest to save women's sports -- The case of Lia Thomas -- Why aren't we talking about transgender men? -- The answers to the questions I'm always asked -- The future of policy -- Epilogue: The march toward restriction. For decades women have been playing competitive sports, thanks in large part to the protective cover of Title IX. Since the passage of that law, the number of women participating in sports and the level of competition in high school and college and professionally has risen dramatically. In "Fair play", the author traces the evolution of women's sports as a pastime and political arena where equality and fairness have been fought over for generations.

Date Published:2023

Erasing history : how fascists rewrite the past to control the future

Stanley, Jason,


Introduction -- How to create an autocracy -- Colonizing the mind -- The nationalist project -- From supremacism to fascism -- Anti-education -- Classical education -- Reclaiming history -- Epilogue. The book warns that rising authoritarian movements undermine democracy by attacking shared history, critical inquiry, and education—tools essential for a society to understand itself and resist manipulation.
Date Published:2026

Introduction -- How to create an autocracy -- Colonizing the mind -- The nationalist project -- From supremacism to fascism -- Anti-education -- Classical education -- Reclaiming history -- Epilogue. The book warns that rising authoritarian movements undermine democracy by attacking shared history, critical inquiry, and education—tools essential for a society to understand itself and resist manipulation.

Date Published:2026

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius, 121-180,


Some copies published: 2003.
Date Published:2002

The Republic

Plato.


This translation of Plato's 'The Republic' is based on the assumption that he intended these dialogues to sound like conversations - although conversations of a philosophical sort.
Date Published:2012

The everyday stoic : simple rules for a good life

Mulligan, William (Founder of The Everyday Stoic),


Follow in the footsteps of the classical tradition of Stoicism and join a growing community of individuals seeking guidance on how to navigate the obstacles of contemporary life. From Marcus Aurelius to Seneca, the Stoics have a long and rich history. Today, William Mulligan, founder of The Everyday Stoic, transforms these principles into a practical guide for overcoming the challenges of modern life and cultivating an unshakeable sense of inner calm, so that you too can live like a stoic. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will reveal the universal truths of Stoicism empowering you to achieve strength and tranquillity no matter what modern life throws your way.
Date Published:2024

Follow in the footsteps of the classical tradition of Stoicism and join a growing community of individuals seeking guidance on how to navigate the obstacles of contemporary life. From Marcus Aurelius to Seneca, the Stoics have a long and rich history. Today, William Mulligan, founder of The Everyday Stoic, transforms these principles into a practical guide for overcoming the challenges of modern life and cultivating an unshakeable sense of inner calm, so that you too can live like a stoic. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will reveal the universal truths of Stoicism empowering you to achieve strength and tranquillity no matter what modern life throws your way.

Date Published:2024

Ecce homo : how one becomes what one is

Nietzsche, Friedrich August, 1795-1833


I am not a man, I am dynamite. Weeks before his final mental breakdown, Nietzsche set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce Homo is the result. A summary of his life's work as a philosopher, with chapter headings including 'Why I Am So Wise' and 'Why I Write Such Good Books', it is part mocking self-judgement and part battle cry, and remains one of the most singular, strange examples of the genre ever written.
Date Published:2025

I am not a man, I am dynamite. Weeks before his final mental breakdown, Nietzsche set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce Homo is the result. A summary of his life's work as a philosopher, with chapter headings including 'Why I Am So Wise' and 'Why I Write Such Good Books', it is part mocking self-judgement and part battle cry, and remains one of the most singular, strange examples of the genre ever written.

Date Published:2025

Losing big : America's reckless bet on sports gambling

Cohen, Jonathan D., 1990-


Introduction -- Chapter One : Game On -- Chapter Two : This is a Great State for Us -- Chapter Three : How the NFL Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Gambling -- Chapter Four : The Devil Is in Your Hand -- Chapter Five : Please Play Responsibly -- Conclusion : How to Make Sports betting safe and sustainable. In Losing Big, historian Jonathan D. Cohen lays out the astonishing emergence of online sports gambling, from sportsbook executives drafting legislation to an addicted gambler confessing their $300,000 losses Inside America's preventable sports-gambling debacle. In 2018, the United States Supreme Court opened the floodgates for states to legalize betting on sports. Eager for revenue, almost forty states have done so. The result is the explosive growth of an industry dominated by companies like FanDuel and DraftKings. One out of every five American adults gambled on sports in 2023, amounting to $121 billion, more than they spent on movies and video games combined. The rise of online sports gambling--the immediacy of betting with your phone, the ability of the companies to target users, the dynamic pricing and offers based on how good or bad of a gambler you are -- has produced a public health crisis marked by addiction and far too many people, particularly young men, gambling more than they can afford to lose. Under intense lobbying from the gaming industry, states have created a system built around profit for sportsbooks, not the well-being of players.
Date Published:2025

Introduction -- Chapter One : Game On -- Chapter Two : This is a Great State for Us -- Chapter Three : How the NFL Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Gambling -- Chapter Four : The Devil Is in Your Hand -- Chapter Five : Please Play Responsibly -- Conclusion : How to Make Sports betting safe and sustainable. In Losing Big, historian Jonathan D. Cohen lays out the astonishing emergence of online sports gambling, from sportsbook executives drafting legislation to an addicted gambler confessing their $300,000 losses Inside America's preventable sports-gambling debacle. In 2018, the United States Supreme Court opened the floodgates for states to legalize betting on sports. Eager for revenue, almost forty states have done so. The result is the explosive growth of an industry dominated by companies like FanDuel and DraftKings. One out of every five American adults gambled on sports in 2023, amounting to $121 billion, more than they spent on movies and video games combined. The rise of online sports gambling--the immediacy of betting with your phone, the ability of the companies to target users, the dynamic pricing and offers based on how good or bad of a gambler you are -- has produced a public health crisis marked by addiction and far too many people, particularly young men, gambling more than they can afford to lose. Under intense lobbying from the gaming industry, states have created a system built around profit for sportsbooks, not the well-being of players.

Date Published:2025

Justice on demand : true crime in the digital streaming era

Horeck, Tanya,


Introduction : My Favorite Murder and the rise of "murderino" culture -- "A film that will rock you to your core" : emotion and affect in Dear Zachary and the true crime documentary -- "Caught on tape" : elevator assault videos, Black celebrity, and the politics of surveillance -- "Tagging" the true crime audience : Netflix trailers for true crime documentaries -- Over her dead body : binge-watching long-form true crime -- Afterword : Feminist true crime. Offers a theoretical rumination on the question asked in countless blogs and opinion pieces of the last decade: Why are we so obsessed with true crime? Author Tanya Horeck takes this question further: Why is true crime thought to be such a good vehicle for the new modes of viewer/listener engagement favored by online streaming and consumption in the twenty-first century?
Date Published:2019

Introduction : My Favorite Murder and the rise of "murderino" culture -- "A film that will rock you to your core" : emotion and affect in Dear Zachary and the true crime documentary -- "Caught on tape" : elevator assault videos, Black celebrity, and the politics of surveillance -- "Tagging" the true crime audience : Netflix trailers for true crime documentaries -- Over her dead body : binge-watching long-form true crime -- Afterword : Feminist true crime. Offers a theoretical rumination on the question asked in countless blogs and opinion pieces of the last decade: Why are we so obsessed with true crime? Author Tanya Horeck takes this question further: Why is true crime thought to be such a good vehicle for the new modes of viewer/listener engagement favored by online streaming and consumption in the twenty-first century?

Date Published:2019