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- The principal Upaniṣads, edited with introduction, text, translation, and notes by S. Radhakrishnan
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- Michelangelo, 1475-1564, the complete paintings, sculptures, architecture, Frank Zöllner, Christof Thoenes ; translation, Karen Williams
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- Harry Potter and history, edited by Nancy Reagin
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- Spielberg., HBO Documentary Films presents a Pentimento production ; produced by Emma Pildes, Jessica Levin ; produced & directed by Susan Lacy, Widescreen
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- The age of the crisis of man, thought and fiction in America, 1933-1973, Mark Greif
- Uncommon people, the rise and fall of the rock stars, David Hepworth
- The DC comics encyclopedia, the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe, text by Alan Cowsill, Alex Irvine, Steve Korte, Matt Manning, Stephen (Win) Wiacek, Sven Wilson ; additional text by Scott Beatty, Robert Greenberger, Phil Jiminez, Nick Jones, Dan Wallace
- Meet me in Atlantis, my obsessive quest to find the sunken city, Mark Adams
- Feel free, essays, Zadie Smith
- The written world, the power of stories to shape people, history, civilization, Martin Puchner
- The roots of rap, 16 bars on the 4 pillars of hip-hop, by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison Jr
- Native Americans in the movies, portrayals from silent films to the present, Michael Hilger
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- Why I like this story, edited by Jackson R. Bryer
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- Yu Hua ping zhuan, Hong Zhigang zhu
- Astral weeks, a secret history of 1968, Ryan H. Walsh
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- Wonder Woman, the war years 1941-1945, by Roy Thomas
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- Wild things, the joy of reading children's literature as an adult, Bruce Handy
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- A history of children's books in 100 books, Roderick Cave and Sara Ayad
- Late essays, 2006-2017, J. M. Coetzee
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- Andrea del Sarto, the Renaissance workshop in action, Julian Brooks with Denise Allen and Xavier F. Salomon ; with essays by Alessandro Cecchi, Dominique Cordellier, Marzia Faietti, Yvonne Szafran and Sue Ann Chui, Sanne Wellen, and a contribution by Marcia Steele
- American epic., a production of BBC Arena, Lo-Max Films Ltd., Wildwood Enterprises, and Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET ; directed by Bernard MacMahon ; story by Bernard MacMahon & Allison McGourty & Duke Erikson ; telescript by William Morgan ; produced by Allison McGourty, Bernard MacMahon, Duke Erikson ; producer, Bill Holderman ; producer, Adam Block, Widescreen
- Was the Cat in the Hat black?, the hidden racism of children's literature, and the need for diverse books, Philip Nel
- What is rock and roll?, by Jim O'Connor ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland
- Thug notes, a street-smart guide to classic literature, Sparky Sweets, PhD