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"

I Could Give You the Moon
Vida contemplativa: Elogio de la inactividad
Mania (Kings of Grove Academy #1)
Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class
A Short History of Trans Misogyny
Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About It
More Than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI
Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia
How to Talk to a Science Denier: Conversations with Flat Earthers, Climate Deniers, and Others Who Defy Reason
Raving
Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn
Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of War
The Great Gatsby
Orientalism
The Communist Manifesto
To Kill a Mockingbird
Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity
Romeo and Juliet
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
The Prince
Macbeth
Animal Farm
1984
The Odyssey
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
The Republic
The Death of Santini by Pat ConroyRelish by Lucy KnisleyThe World According to Bob by James BowenThe Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan BordoFive Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2013
181 books — 18 voters
Punk, Fanzines and DIY Cultures in a Global World by Paula Guerra3-D Cinema and Trauma by Dor FadlonWeird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siecle by Emily AlderAmerican Women's Regionalist Fiction by Monika ElbertPoe, “The House of Usher,” and the American Gothic by Dennis R. Perry
Palgrave MacMillan
79 books — 2 voters

How to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarHow to Hack Back Your Mind by Ramzi NajjarLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi Najjar
Informative Inspiring and Inimitable
174 books — 165 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Skloot RebeccaThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderHow I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike    BrownThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2010
57 books — 14 voters


She never knew how Hard it could truly get until She was drowning, just Beneath the surface, Unable to catch even a Breath of air as she Strangled herself, encumbering Herself with Meaningless tasks and studies, burdening Herself with Meaningless thoughts and duties, No matter how much her heart Willed her to rest, Her brain told her to Keep going, and, inevitably, She broke
-L.S.

Philip Pullman
It does not make sense. It cannot exist. It's impossible, and if it isn't impossible, it's irrelevant, and if it isn't either of those things, it's embarrassing. ...more
Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife

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