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August 8, 2023

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 8, 2023. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2023.

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Crushed

by Jeana Jorgensen

David E. Linton’s informative and insightful text covers the origins and complications of US student debt. Starting with a history of higher education in the US, this book utilizes careful evidence to illustrate how and why student... Read More

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The Art of Love and Lies

by Karen Rigby

An artist and inspector are on a mission to recover a stolen painting in Rebecca Anderson’s Victorian romance novel "The Art of Love and Lies". Rosanna is a masterful forger—though she prefers calling her paintings reproductions.... Read More

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Cosmonaut

by Erika Harlitz Kern

The symbolism of the Soviet space program is examined in Cathleen S. Lewis’s cultural history "Cosmonaut". On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to enter space. Though brief, Gagarin’s venture outside of... Read More

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Prophet

by Eileen Gonzalez

Weaponized nostalgia endangers the world and forces a reckoning between old friends in Sin Blaché and Helen MacDonald’s novel "Prophet". An American-style diner, a bouquet of flowers, and a board game are among the objects that... Read More

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Forever Finite

by Matt Benzing

"Forever Finite" is a thorough philosophical exercise that muses through concepts of finitude and infinity. Kip K. Sewell’s exhaustive philosophical text "Forever Finite" explores concepts of infinity with a critical eye. Tackling the... Read More

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Brain On!

by Aleena Ortiz

"Brain On!" is an encouraging self-help text filled with methods for cultivating emotional intelligence in the office. Deb Smolensky’s "Brain On!" is a self-help guide that emphasizes personal growth and individual mental wellness in... Read More