Academic

1. The formal definition is that text should consist of arguments and debate, rather than simply present factual knowledge. Non-fiction studies, arguments, views.

2. Many books (mainly fiction) with a school setting have this tag.



See also:
* education
* high school
* school stories
...more

New Releases Tagged "Academic"

Katabasis
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Endless Anger (Monsters Within, #1)
Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
Endless Anger (Monsters Within, #1)
The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues
Vida contemplativa: Elogio de la inactividad
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Culture Creep: Notes on the Pop Apocalypse
The Japanese Myths: A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits
The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence
How the World Made the West: A 4,000 Year History
Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence
The Great Gatsby
Orientalism
To Kill a Mockingbird
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
Romeo and Juliet
The Communist Manifesto
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
The Prince
Macbeth
Animal Farm
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
1984
The Odyssey
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
The Fractal Geometry of Nature by Benoît B. MandelbrotThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. KuhnMolecular Cloning by Joseph SambrookDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-... by American Psychiatric Publis...
Heavily Cited
100 books — 3 voters
Yes Please by Amy PoehlerAs You Wish by Cary ElwesCan't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz ChastThe Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill LeporeThe Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2014
198 books — 16 voters

Beyond the Frame by Angela Y. DavisWomen, Race & Class by Angela Y. DavisSight Unseen by Martin A. BergerWoman's Legacy by Bettina ApthekerMexicans in California by Ramón A. Gutiérrez
Race, Women, Culture - UCSC
18 books — 1 voter


Manuel Corazzari
The greatest teachers don’t just teach lessons—they inspire dreams, plant hope, and cultivate character.
Manuel Corazzari

I'll go all out, ace every test No doubt, outdo all the rest Don't pout or settle for second best So I won't stop, and won't lose my cool Don't flop 'cause Harvard's no fool And who'll love me If I'm not the top of my school ...more
Katherine Lynn-Rose

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