Open textbooks

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7.13: Hill, Sean. "Distance Between Desires" from Dangerous Goods (2013)

Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC 4.0

88 Open Essays - A Reader for Students of Composition & Rhetoric

Sarah Wangler & Tina Ulrich

LibreTexts · CC BY-SA

9: August Wilson (1945-2005)

LibreTexts · CC BY-SA

A Beginner’s Guide to Storytelling: How to Craft Compelling Narratives

James Thibeault

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB

Serhat Beyenir

LibreTexts · CC BY 4.0

A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB

Serhat Beyenir

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A Byte of Python

Swaroop C H

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A Career in Sociology

Vera Kennedy

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A Casebook for Comparative Politics

Mark L. Johnson - Author / Angela Pashayan - Author / Daniel I. Pedreira - Author / Matthew Schuster - Author / John…

Open Textbook Library · Attribution-NonCommercial

A Child in Context

Alice Hale

LibreTexts · Several licences (each page states its own)

A Christmas Carol

Timothy Krause

LibreTexts · CC BY

A Christmas Carol

Timothy Krause

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A Cognitive Perspective on Emotion

Mark Pettinelli

LibreTexts · CC BY 4.0

A Compact Anthology of Multiethnic American Literature: Student Edition

Jennie Snow

LibreTexts · CC BY-SA

A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra

Victor Shoup

Open Textbook Library · Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

A Concise Introduction to Logic

Craig DeLancey

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

A Concise Introduction to Logic

Craig DeLancey

Open Textbook Library · Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

A Contemporary Approach to Research and Statistics in Psychology

Klaire Somoray

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC 4.0

A Contemporary Approach to Research and Statistics in Psychology

Klaire Somoray

Open Textbook Library · Attribution-NonCommercial

A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics

Stephen Davies

LibreTexts · CC BY-SA 4.0

A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics - version 2.2

Stephen Davies

Open Textbook Library · Attribution-ShareAlike

A CURE for everyone: A guide to implementing Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences

Jonathan J.-M. Calède

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC 4.0

A Dam Good Argument

Liz Delf, Rob Drummond, and Kristy Kelly

LibreTexts · CC BY 4.0

A Dam Good Argument - 1st Edition

Liz Delf - Author / Rob Drummond - Author / Kristy Kelly

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A Developmental Systems Guide for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Practitioners

Sean E. Snyder

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A Different Road To College - A Guide For Transitioning To College For Non-traditional Students

Alise Lamoreaux

LibreTexts · CC BY 4.0

A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning Non-Traditional Students

Alise Lamoreaux

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A Diverse Approach to Understanding Language Development in Children

Juhelia Thompson

LibreTexts · CC BY 4.0

A First Course in Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers

Russell Herman

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

A First Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Louis Scharf

LibreTexts · CC BY 3.0

A First Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Louis Scharf

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A First Course in Linear Algebra

Ken Kuttler

LibreTexts · CC BY 4.0

A First Course in Linear Algebra

Ken Kuttler

LibreTexts · CC BY 4.0

A First Course in Linear Algebra

Robert A. Beezer

Open Textbook Library · Free Documentation License (GNU)

A First Course in Linear Algebra - 10th Edition-2023-B-D

Ken Kuttler

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A First Journey Through Linear Algebra

LibreTexts · licence not stated

A Foundation Course in Reading German

Howard Martin revised by Alan Ng

LibreTexts · CC BY-NC-SA

A Foundation Course in Reading German

Howard Martin - Author / Alan Ng

Open Textbook Library · Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Mathematics

Joseph E. Fields

Open Textbook Library · Free Documentation License (GNU)

A grammar of Komnzo

Christian Döhler

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A grammar of Mauwake

Liisa Berghäll

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A grammar of Moloko

Dianne Friesen

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A grammar of Palula

Henrik Liljegren

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A grammar of Papuan Malay

Angela Kluge

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A grammar of Pite Saami

Joshua Wilbur

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A grammar of Rapa Nui

Paulus Kieviet

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A grammar of Yakkha

Diana Schackow

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