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
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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 CoelhoLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Informative Inspiring and Inimitable
136 books — 222 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeThe Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene HanffRadical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers by Tom Wolfe
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 1970s
157 books — 12 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

Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Holocaust Industry by Norman G. FinkelsteinThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead
Non-Fiction Published in Decade: 2000s
169 books — 23 voters
Relish by Lucy KnisleyThe Death of Santini by Pat ConroyThe World According to Bob by James BowenThe Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan BordoHyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2013
177 books — 14 voters


Robert Fanney
A genius is someone who takes a complex thing and makes it look simple. An academic does the opposite.
Robert Fanney

Prof. George Wiafe said, Lailah, wherever you are make the best out of that place.
Lailah Gifty Akita

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