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Spiritus mundi : essays on literature, myth, and society

Frye, Northrop, 1912-1991.

Publication Date

2006

Format:

Book

Call Number

809 FRY

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SD_ILS:387904

Haida dictionary

Lawrence, Erma

Publication Date

1977

Format:

Book

Call Number

497.2 HAI

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SD_ILS:95728

Bodies of art, bodies of labour

Beaton, Kate, 1983- author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

Call Number

305.562097 BEA

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SD_ILS:802311

To save and to destroy : writing as an other

Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971- author.

Publication Date

2025

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Book

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813.6 NGU

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SD_ILS:804682

No judgment : essays

Oyler, Lauren, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Book

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814.6 OYL

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SD_ILS:704645

Is your work worth it? : how to think about meaningful work

Michaelson, Christopher Wong, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Book

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331.01 MIC

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SD_ILS:718198

Generative AI in practice : 100+ amazing ways generative artificial intelligence is changing business and society

Marr, Bernard, author.

Publication Date

2024

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Book

Call Number

658.0563 MAR

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SD_ILS:725176

Bizarre mais vrai! Les requins : 300 faits complètement marteaux

Groupe Syntagme Inc., translator.

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2024

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Book

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597.3 BIZ

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SD_ILS:712658

The playbook : a story of theater, democracy, and the making of a culture war

Shapiro, James, 1955- author.

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2024

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792.0973 SHA

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SD_ILS:718223

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Can't get enough cat stuff : fun facts, awesome info, cool games, silly jokes, and more!

Grunbaum, Mara, author.

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2024

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Book

Call Number

636.8 GRU

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SD_ILS:703930

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5,000 awesome facts (about everything!) : updated and expanded!

National Geographic Society (U.S.), issuing body.

Publication Date

2024

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Call Number

031.02 FIV

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SD_ILS:728472

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Weird but true! World 2025 : incredible facts, awesome photos, and weird wonders-- for this year and beyond!

National Geographic Society (U.S.), editor.

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2024

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031.02 WEI 2025

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