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How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too
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How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too is for every mother who's ever wondered if it's possible to pursue her own passions while investing in her family and managing a home.
It's not easy, and there will be plenty of challenges and sacrifices along the way, but if you're willing to work hard, you can have the best of both worlds!
In How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too, Mandi Ehman shares her personal story of pursuing her passion while balancing a busy household, caring for four young daughters and homeschooling.
But more than her story, she also shares practical tips to help you maximize your time and energy so you really can have the best of both worlds.
It's a handbook to give you the tools to juggle your many responsibilities and to do it with intentionality rather than living under the burden of mommy guilt.
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Midnight Dynasty (The House of Crimson & Clover #3)
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The Deschanel Curse, dormant for a decade, has returned with a vengeance.
Seers across the family are coming together, hopeful the Deschanel Magi Collective can solve this malediction that has plagued the family for nearly two centuries.
But how do you combat the blood oath of a grieving mother?
As the body count rises, it becomes apparent that strength, love, and ancient power provide no protection from destiny's cruel hand.
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How to Make a Wave
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2009 Calgary Library Foundation Literary Awards: Best Child or Teen Book finalist
Delia keeps people away - she thinks she's ugly, she thinks her family is weird; her mom took off and went to India when Delia was a little girl. Delia keeps her distance from others though she has a good friend in Aunt Shirley who helps her to realize that all people have hurts and problems. Through her conversations with Shirley and her explorations in art class, Delia uncovers memories of a car accident, which lead her to discover a hurtful secret at the centre of her family.
Shirley is compassionate and honest, though she doesn't allow Delia to wallow in self-pity and anger. She shares with Delia her own hurts and disappointments and so does the art teacher, Ms. Murti. Delia discovers that she's been self-absorbed and has built walls to separate herself from others.
Gradually, she is able to accept truth, and to be honest about her pain. She is able to consider that life is full of terrible beautiful aching mystery and that sometimes a coincidence is more than coincidence, it may have to do with something greater, with the alignment of universal forces - with the making of a wave.
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The Clock Of Life
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2014 Kindle Book Review Awards, Literary Fiction
Writer's Digest Self Published e-Book Awards, 2nd place for Fiction
2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist, General Fiction
2013 Readers Favorite Book Awards, Finalist
Awesome Indies AIA Recipient
BRAG, Book Readers Appreciation Group, Honoree
In the small town of Hadlee, Mississippi, during the 1980's, Jason Lee Rainey struggles to find his way amongst the old, steadfast Southern attitudes about race, while his friendship with a black boy, Samson Johnson, deepens. By way of stories from others, Jason Lee learns about his larger-than-life father, who was killed in Vietnam. He longs to become that sort of man, but doesn't believe he has it in him. In The Clock Of Life he learns lessons from the past, and the realities of inequality. He flourishes with the bond of friendship; endures the pain of senseless death; finds the courage to stand up for what he believes is right; and comes to realize he is his father's son. This story explores how two unsettling chapters in American history, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, affect the fate of a family, a town, and two boyhood friends.
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The Bridge
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The New York Times bestselling author of Learning and Leavingshares a heartwarming Christmas story about a devastating flood, lost love, and the beauty of enduring friendships.
Molly Allen lives alone in Portland, but her heart is back in Franklin, Tennessee, where five years ago she walked away from a man she cannot forget, a rare sort of love she hasn't found since.
Ryan Kelly lives in Franklin and spends plenty of time at The Bridge--the oldest bookstore in historic downtown Franklin--remembering the long hours he and Kelly once spent there.
Now, Ryan and Molly's favorite bookstore is in trouble. For thirty years, Charlie and Donna Barton have run The Bridge, providing the people of middle Tennessee with coffee, conversation, and shelves of good books--even through dismal book sales and the rise of eBooks. Then in May a flood tore through Franklin and destroyed nearly every book in the store. By Christmastime, the bank threatens to pull the lease on The Bridge and is about to take the Bartons' house as well. Despondent, Charlie considers ending his life. And in the face of tragedy, miracles begin to unfold.
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The Darcy Code
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England, 1803. The war against Napoleon is afoot, Mr Darcy is head of British intelligence, and his young and brilliant agents are fighting their own, clandestine war against the threat of invasion and enemy infiltration. Danger is everywhere, even in the ballrooms of glittering London.
Longing for love, Lord Gosforth's daughter, Anna, learns there's more to life than frivolity and flirting as she dances her way through the London season. Caught up in intrigue and adventure with Mr Darcy's brilliant young intelligence officers, she must thwart the dastardly plans of one of Napoleon's most dangerous agents and find true love.
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Soulja's Story 2: Blood Money
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The saga continues, but this time Soulja has the money and power. He's finally living the lavish life he has always dreamed of while hustling in the streets of Gary, Indiana. But was the price paid worth the wealth accumulated. While the kidnapping, robbery, and murder of Slick, a local drug dealer, brought Soulja keys of uncut drugs, it also brought him heat he never dreamed of and consequences that lead to more kidnappings, wars, and murders. With warrants for his arrest by the Feds and a bounty on his head by the cartel, Soulja has to maneuver smartly to move all the product he has, so he brought in new members after losing old ones. So will Soulja be the last man standing, or will the Feds or the cartel track him down?
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Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
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Discover the magic of ancient Egypt in this comprehensive text.
Ancient EgyptianBook of the Deadis a compendium of classic texts by one of the greatest translators and historians of ancient Egypt, as well as one of the most renowned Egyptologists of all time, E.A. Wallis Budge.
In Part I, using plain, simple, easy-to-understand language, Budge delves into the history, instructions, motifs, themes, spells, incantations, and charms written for the dead that ancient Egyptians would need to employ to pass from this world into the next.
Throughout centuries, these "books of the dead man" were often found buried alongside mummies and inside tombs, which locals and grave robbers would collect.
In Part II, Budge's classic translation of the Book of the Deadfrom the Papyrus of Ani(and others) is presented in its original format and contains the prayers, incantations, and ancient text used to help guide the dead during their journey.
Finally, in Part III, a list of Egyptian deities is provided. Illustrated throughout with great care, including photos, fine art, and other illustrations, this edition will bring the historic afterlife guide back to life.
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Battle Angel Alita - Last Order : Angel of Protest, Vol. 04
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- An ongoing manga series in Japan -- U.S. release almost simultaneous to Japan!
- Known as Gunnm (Gun Dream) in Japan, originally serialized in Japan's monthly manga magazine Ultra Jump since December 2000.
- Battle Angel Alita anime currently available from ADV in the U.S.
- From the creator of Ashen Victor and Aqua Knight manga series, both available from VIZ.
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Witch Dust
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For Sandra, daughter of illusionists, Adam and Ophelia, life's never been run of the mill! But when Adam's wandering eye lights on yet another conquest, it proves a chorus girl too far, and Sandra's caught in the reverberations of her parents acrimonious parting. Coerced into restoring her depressed Mother to the bosom of a family Sandra never knew existed, she's sucked into a situation that even for her is unnerving.
From being without a single relative, she suddenly acquires several she'd rather do without, and learns a few home truths she'd prefer not to know. Ophelia, it appears, has not been entirely honest about any number of things. There's no doubt in Sandra's mind, the sooner she puts as much distance as possible between herself, her newly discovered nearest and dearest, their peculiar tendencies and their failing hotel business, the happier she's going to be.
Dire straits call for desperate measures and Sandra reluctantly rises to the occasion. A hanged housemaid, a fly-on-the-wall documentary, The Psychic Society and a quasi co-operative journalist all handled correctly should, she reckons, get the family business up and running, which will allow her to do the same - as fast as she can, and in the opposite direction. Things unfortunately move swiftly from bad to farce and then get a hell of a lot darker. One moment Sandra's struggling to save the family's income, the next, she's battling to save their lives.
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A Suitable Boy
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Set in post-colonial India in the early 1950s, this culturally rich and colorfully textured family saga is an epic novel destined to become a literary classic."Surrender to this strange, beguiling world and be swept away on the wings of story....It is difficult to imagine that many contemporary writers could give us a novel that provides so much deep satisfaction." "--Washington Post Book World"
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Elevated: Elevated Series Book 1
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Rose doesn't want to be an Elevated. She refuses to have her power unlocked on Elevation Day, unlike her other classmates. The irreversible treatment reveals powers that range from a benefit or a nuisance. For her father, it transformed him into an Unsound, forcing him to a life of exile.
Her hand is forced after a chance encounter with a previously undiscovered power activates her ability. Living as an Undocumented Elevated, Rose needs the help of others who hide under the government's radar to learn to control her unwanted power. Among them, she unravels secrets about the treatment, the powers, and what happened to her father. Fed up with lies, Rose wants nothing more than to learn the whole truth--even if it means accepting her fate as an Elevated.
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Fury
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Even before it was published, Salman Rushdie's novel Furywas the subject of controversy. Holland's literary community was livid that a novel written by a non-Dutch writer was funded by their government. Rushdie watchers will spend column inches playing "spot the unmistakable biographical references": the main character Malik Solanka is a 55-year-old Indian professor; he later comes to live in England and flees to New York, leaving his wife and young son; in America, he falls for the beautiful Neela, clearly modelled on Rushdie's partner. However, tempting as it may be to focus on the circumstances of a book, rather than the text alone, ultimately it is the prose that must speak for itself. The Furyof the title refers both to the mid-life rage of the protagonist, who finds himself standing over his sleeping wife and son armed with a kitchen knife, and the mythological furies who tore to pieces those men whom the gods had judged. As in his previous novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet, he explores the relationship of the artist to his creation and to his audience. Solanka--Cambridge philosopher, doll-maker and possible serial killer--is the unlikely and unwilling creator of a pop-culture phenomenon that comes to represent everything he despises about modern cultural malaise. He is a part-creator of a culture he hardly understands--an anachronism. The novelist's prose reflects this alienation, but unfortunately with few insights or pleasures for the reader used to his contemporary mythological lyricism. Rushdie's pop references check-list the late 20th-century US from Clinton to OJ to the World Wide Web, and this, combined with their built-in obsolescence, renders Solanka/Rushdie's narrative strained. The urban culture of New York and Webspeak provide rich seams of traditional and new vocabularies and grammar for this most magpie-like of playful language lovers to line his literary nest with. However, in so doing, he cuts himself off from the emotional intensity and drive, combined with layered cultural complexity, that has distinguished his work, the most celebrated being Midnight's Children. Rushdie at his best is an intriguing writer; ultimately, it may be easier to extract him from the media circus that surrounds him than from the comparisons with his own compelling body of work. --Fiona Buckland
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The Making Of Victorian Sexual Attitudes
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How were Victorian sexual attitudes formed? Michael Mason's lively and provocative study takes into account the relative contributions of evangelical religion and radical-secular ideals to the period's dominant sexual culture, and argues that to be Victorian' about sex was in fact to be progressive, optimistic, emancipated--and hence modern. The prequel to this book, The Making of Victorian Sexuality, presented a detailed analysis of Victorian sexual behaviour. In this sequel, Michael Mason analyses the ideological context of the sexual moralism of nineteenth-century England.
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Fred Archer His Life And Times
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The biography of Victorian jockey, Fred Archer, his life and times.
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Sunny Side Up — The 21st century hits a Spanish village
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Nostalgic, witty, insightful, Sunny Side Up is an entertaining documentary which takes the reader behind the white walls of Spain and is a lament for a lost Eden. It vividly depicts a near-mediaeval way of life doomed to disappear as the maelstrom of progress hits a small village in Andalusia. Tourism and unprecedented prosperity herald new horizons as they undermine old values. A thought-provoking read.
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The Essential Superman Encyclopedia
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NO X-RAY VISION? NO PROBLEM! LOOK WITHIN THE GUIDE THAT REVEALS ALL ABOUT THE WORLD'S GREATEST SUPER HERO!
His incredible powers are legendary, his famous red-and-blue costume is unmistakable, and the S-shield emblazoned across his chest is iconic. Born Kal-El on the doomed planet Krypton, rocketed to Earth, and raised by the kindly Kents, he was destined to battle evil as Superman, the Man of Steel. Here's your guide to absolutely everything about the high-flying hero who's been thrilling comics fans for more than seventy years--an amazing A-to-Z compendium that spans the spectrum of all things Superman, including
* Superman's debut in the now legendary Action Comics #1
* biographies of all the classic Superman characters: Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jor-El and Lara, Jonathan and Martha Kent, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, and the supporting ladies in Superman/Clark Kent's life--including Supergirl, Lana Lang, and Lori Lemaris; plus Superboy, Krypto the Super-Dog, and the Man of Steel's many diabolical archenemies, from Brainiac and Doomsday to Darkseid, Bizarro, and the mischievous Mr. Mxyzptlk
* Superman's membership in the Justice League of America alongside the likes of Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and the Flash; his early adventures as Superboy; his numerous incarnations across the multiverse of worlds; and the stunning "Death of Superman" storyline that rocked the comics world
* classic black-and-white comic book artwork throughout, two sixteen-page full-color sections, and an original cover painting by DC fan favorite Ryan Sook
Co-written by Robert Greenberger, author of The Essential Batman Encyclopedia, and veteran Superman comics and TV scripter Martin Pasko, with an Introduction by award-winning Superman scribe Geoff Johns, this fact-packed vault of a volume will be the go-to guide to the celebrated Man of Tomorrow for ages to come.
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All Over Creation
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A warm and witty saga about agribusiness, environmental activism, and community--from the celebrated author of My Year of Meats and A Tale for the Time Being
Yumi Fuller hasn't set foot in her hometown of Liberty Falls, Idaho--heart of the potato-farming industry--since she ran away at age fifteen. Twenty-five years later, the prodigal daughter returns to confront her dying parents, her best friend, and her conflicted past, and finds herself caught up in an altogether new drama. The post-millennial farming community has been invaded by Agribusiness forces at war with a posse of activists, the Seeds of Resistance, who travel the country in a camping car, "The Spudnick," biofueled by pilfered McDonald's french-fry oil. Following her widely hailed, award-winning debut novel, My Year of Meats, Ruth Ozeki returns here to deliver a quirky cast of characters and a wickedly humorous appreciation of the foibles of corporate life, globalization, political resistance, youth culture, and aging baby boomers. All Over Creation tells a celebratory tale of the beauty of seeds, roots, and growth--and the capacity for renewal that resides within us all.
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Pop Goes the Weasel (Helen Grace,#2)
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A man's body is found in an empty house.
A gruesome memento of his murder is sent to his wife and children.
He is the first victim, and Detective Helen Grace knows he will not be the last. But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night?
The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives.
Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is--or what is waiting for her at the end of the chase...
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No Dribbling the Squid: Octopush, Shin Kicking, Elephant Polo, and Other Oddball Sports
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In No Dribbling the Squid, armchair athletes--and anyone who enjoys tales of the strange and unusual--get a front-row seat at some of the world's most mind-blowing feats of strength, endurance, and eccentricity.
Here are profiles of more than 70 fringe, far-fetched, and frightening sports, all featured in up-close-and-personal photos. With everything from wayward warfare (Japanese mudflinging, team snowball fighting, professional shin kicking) to displaced races (swamp soccer, outhouse racing, underwater cycling, or elephant polo), to toe- and finger-wrestling, chess boxing, extreme mountain unicycling, spitting and hurling contests, city-wide brawls, and recess games gone grown-up, there's something here to tickle any competitor's freaky streak.
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The Reunited (The FBI Psychics, #3)
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From the national bestselling author of The Departed comes an all new novel of danger, intrigue, and a love stronger than death...
AN ETERNAL DESIRE
With his strong psychic ability, FBI Agent Joss Crawford longs for the woman he loved in a past life. But after years of searching, a new case is drawing him into the last place he'd ever want to find her: an underground slave ring. Going undercover to infiltrate the network, he meets Drucella Chapman--the mastermind's fiancee. Joss has every reason to believe she's evil. So why is he irresistibly drawn to her?
A DANGEROUS GAME
Drucella has made it her personal mission to bring the slave ring down. But the sadistic ring leader is even more careful than he is cruel. In order to gain information, Dru has had to get close to the very man she wishes to kill, psychically reading his memories bit by bit. she'd do anything to finish the job, but agreeing to marry him may have been a step too far--even for her.
A FATEFUL ENCOUNTER
Though Joss and Dru are both undercover, nothing can disguise the sense of deja vu they experience when they meet. Neither can afford to be distracted from the mission at hand, but perhaps their reunion is exactly what this mission needs...
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Fang (Maximum Ride, #6)
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FANG WILL BE THE FIRST TO DIE.
Maximum Ride is used to living desperately on the run from evil forces sabotaging her quest to save the world--but nothing has ever come as close to destroying her as this horrifying prophetic message. Fang is Max's best friend, her soul mate, her partner in the leadership of her flock of winged children. A life without Fang is a life unimaginable.
BUT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER...
When a newly created winged boy, the magnificent Dylan, is introduced into the flock, their world is upended yet again. Raised in a lab like the others, Dylan exists for only one reason: he was designed to be Max's perfect other half.
TO REPLACE FANG.
Thus unfolds a battle of perfection versus passion that terrifies, twists, and turns . . . and meanwhile, THE APOCALYPSE IS COMING.
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Isaac Asimov's Caliban
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The First Law: a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm...
When an experiment with a new type of mechanical brain goes awry, Caliban is created - a robot with no knowledge of humanity ... a robot without the Three Laws. Unleashed upon the far-future, Caliban is alternately labelled a killer, an aberration, a martyr, a pioneer. A fugitive in a cruel world, he is hunted by people on both sides of the law. And as he follows his own survival instincts, his fate is to alter the destiny of all humanity...
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The Art of Moana
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The Art of Moanais the latest title in our exceptional series showcasing artwork from the creation of Walt Disney Animations' latest releases. Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world ventured across the Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped--and no one today knows why. From Walt Disney Animation Studios, Moanais a CG-animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors' unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui and together they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed adventure, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds. The stunning artwork in this behind-the-scenes book includes character designs, storyboards, colorscripts, and much more.
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Legendary Star-Lord, Vol. 1: Face It, I Rule
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Exploding from the pages of Guardians of the Galaxy!
Peter Quill battles the Badoon, saves an orphanage, and still finds time to flirt with the X-Men's Kitty Pryde--all in a day's work for the legendary Star-Lord! But when Peter is captured by a bounty hunter with a strange connection to his past, can the two make amends before he's fed to a giant alien? A Badoon death sentence isn't exactly Peter's idea of a good time--luckily, he's got an ace up his sleeve. But Star-Lord soon encounters the all-powerful Titan responsible for so much mayhem in his life: Thanos! It's the battle to end all battles! Unless Star-Lord somehow survives--and if he does, the vicious Mister Knife and the ancient cosmic artifact known as the Black Vortex are waiting!
Collecting: Legendary Star-Lord1-5
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Ubik
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Ubik (/'ju:bk/ EW-bik) is a 1969 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It is one of Dick's most acclaimed novels. It was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest novels since 1923. In his review for Time, critic Lev Grossman described it as "a deeply unsettling existential horror story, a nightmare you'll never be sure you've woken up from."
The novel takes place in the "North American Confederation" of 1992, where civilians regularly travel to the Moon, and psi phenomena are common. The novel's protagonist, Joe Chip, is a debt-ridden technician for Glen Runciter's "prudence organization", which employs people with the ability to block psychic powers (like an anti-telepath, preventing a telepath from reading a mind) to help enforce privacy. Runciter runs the company with the assistance of his deceased wife Ella, who is kept in a state of "half-life", a form of cryonic suspension that gives the deceased limited consciousness and the ability to communicate.
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Lost Wings
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When Richard Eastman, a down-and-out veteran of the Gulf War, defends an injured woman with strange injuries on her shoulder blades, he finds himself battling an unexpected enemy -- the devil. Hellish minions cut off the wings of the woman -- the angel Avesta. But if she's an angel, where is God and why won't he help? With little to go on but his wits and experience (and what he can remember from Catholic school), Richard takes on a new mission: save the angel or die trying. But to do that, he must descend into Hell, confront the demons and the damned who exist there -- as well as those from his own life -- and ultimately fight Lucifer. He knows he can't accomplish his mission alone, but who can he trust in Hell? Yet, if Richard fails, Lucifer will breed a new race of beings with the stolen angel. If that happens, all hell could break loose.
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Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
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A Caldecott medalist and a Newbery Honor-winning poet celebrate the beauty and value of spirals.What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over againbut also celebrate the beauty and usefulness of this fascinating shape.
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The Caucasus: An Introduction
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In this fascinating book, noted journalist Thomas de Waal--author of the highly acclaimed Black Garden--makes the case that while the Caucasus is often treated as a sub-plot in the history of Russia, or as a mere gateway to Asia, the five-day war in Georgia, which flared into a major international crisis in 2008, proves that this is still a combustible region, whose inner dynamics and history deserve a much more complex appreciation from the wider world.
In The Caucasus, de Waal provides this richer, deeper, and much-needed appreciation, one that reveals that the South Caucasus--Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, and their many smaller regions, enclaves, and breakaway entities--is a fascinating and distinct world unto itself. Providing both historical background and an insightful analysis of the period after 1991, de Waal sheds light on how the region has been scarred by the tumultuous scramble for independence and the three major conflicts that broke out with the end of the Soviet Union--Nagorny Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. The book examines the region as a major energy producer and exporter; offers a compelling account of the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the rise of Mikheil Saakashvili, and the August 2008 war; and considers the failure of the South Caucasus, thus far, to become a single viable region. In addition, the book features a dozen or so "boxes" which provide brief snapshots of such fascinating side topics as the Kurds, Turkish-Armenian rapprochement, the promotion of the region as the "Soviet Florida," and the most famous of all Georgians, Stalin.
The Caucasusdelivers a vibrantly written and timely account of this turbulent region, one that will prove indispensable for all concerned with world politics. It is, as well, a stimulating read for armchair travelers and for anyone curious about far-flung corners of the world.
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Counterinsurgency
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David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare, a ground-breaking theorist whose ideas "are revolutionizing military thinking throughout the west" (Washington Post). Indeed, his vision of modern warfare powerfully influenced the United States' decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the Surge," now recognized as a dramatic success. In Counterinsurgency, Kilcullen brings together his most salient writings on this vitally important topic. Here is a picture of modern warfare by someone who has had his boots on the ground in some of today's worst trouble spots-including Iraq and Afghanistan-and who has been studying counterinsurgency since 1985. Filled with down-to-earth, common-sense insights, this book is the definitive account of counterinsurgency, indispensable for all those interested in making sense of our world in an age of terror.
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Dust to Dust
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Sorry.The single word is written on a mirror. In front of it hangs a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic?
Either way, it wasn't murder. At least not according to the powers that be. But veteran homicide detective Sam Kovac and his wisecracking, ambitious partner, Nikki Liska, think differently. Together they begin to dig at the too-neat edges of the young cop's death, uncovering one motive--and one suspect--after another. The cloud of suspicion falls not only on the city's elite, but over the very heart of the police department. Someone wants the case closed--quickly and forever. But even with their careers and their lives on the line, neither Kovac nor Liska will give up. As they unearth a connection between a two-month-old murder case and one that has been closed for twenty years, they find themselves chasing a killer who will stop at nothing to keep a dark and shattering secret.
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Romancing Rudy Raindear
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Rudy Christopher Raindear opened his eyes in the early morning gloom and glanced at the dark-haired girl asleep on the green sofa across from him.
He figured he was dreaming so he rolled over, punched down his uncooperative pillow, pulled the thin blanket up over his shoulders, closed his eyes and let out a heavy sigh. The sigh triggered the mild headache he'd been nursing for most of the night into a thunderous pounding which reverberated down his spine.
The pounding caused his stomach to pitch several times which made him bolt upright banging his about-to-explode head on the low, slanted ceiling. This in turn reminded him that he wasn't at home in his ultra-modern apartment in New York City, but in his grandfather's partially converted attic in North Pole, Maine, the Christmas Capital of the World.
The now dying Christmas Capital of the World. The town Rudy and his parents had happily abandoned as soon as he'd graduated from high school.
To read the whole story of Christmas Maine, be sure and download Kissing Kris Kringle by Erin Quinn and Naughty St. Nick by Calista Fox.
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Martin Van Buren: Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican Ideology
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In 1828, Martin Van Buren discontinued his profession as a lawyer to become a full-time politician, yet his formative years as an attorney provided the critical ideological basis for his presidency. Mushkat and Rayback offer the first historical investigation of the nature, scope, and significance of Van Buren's legal practice as they trace the development of his republican ideology.
Rather than a static set of immutable values and imperatives, Van Buren's ideology was a malleable body of thought. Dynamic and evolving, it exemplified the complexities of republicanism itself. As a teenager, Van Buren absorbed Jefforson and Madison's eighteenth-century classical republicanism. Later, the principles of classical republicanism provided guides during his first years as a practicing lawyer. As his legal and political careers developed, Van Buren adapted his ideas to new conditions, accepting key components of liberal republicanism.
Van Buren's rise to prominence mirrors the relevance of law to politics. As a New York attorney, Van Buren worked with legal issues in the nation's most important state during the early nineteenth century. His key contributions were Americanization of the common law and modernization of contract law. His experience also helped shape his perspectives on such matters as the allocation and use of power, judicial activism and legislative supremacy, and property and gender rights.
Consulting a wide range of original legal sources not previously used by historians, Mushkat and Rayback offer a fresh and intriguing biographical approach to an American president that challenges traditional perceptions and adds new insight into Van Buren's place in American political and legal history.
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Ransom River
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Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. It's a place she vowed never to visit again after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to disturb the town's peaceful facade.
Brilliant yet guarded, Rory has always felt like an outsider. She retreated into herself when both her career aspirations and her love affair with a childhood friend, undercover cop Seth Colder, were destroyed in a tragic accident.
While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory's return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. But in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes that exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and bringing the truth to light just might destroy her.
Departing from her popular series novels, Meg Gardiner has gone deeper than ever into the utterly convincing lives and compelling pasts of her characters. Ransom Riveris an intimate, atmospheric thriller with a dark mystery at its heart--one that will keep listeners breathless until the very end.
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The Folklore Of Sussex
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Focusing on Sussex County in southeast England, this book examines the folklore of the area, such as the seasonal customs, traditions, rituals, and taboos.
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Syria's Seduction: The Complete Bundle
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Syria is a shy Oklahoma girl whose explosive meeting with a boudoir photographer becomes a seduction that will open her eyes to both the beauty within her and an art form that will become her new passion.
In this series, her work in her boudoir studio brings a host of fun and intriguing clients:
--A sexy Santa Claus who turns out to be a stripper
--A contortionist who performs in pirate-themed sex shows
--A Japanese Bondage expert who invites Syria to participate in a demonstration
--A billionaire who offers Syria a position as his personal escort and exhibitionist for half a million dollars
Even as Syria experiences new lifestyles and partners, she works to maintain her on again, off again relationship with her Santa stripper, who despite his distance and his occupation, has begun to steal her heart.
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Perfectly Flawed (Sexy & Dangerous #3)
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Sean Reid falls for blond beauty, Adrianna. He is determined to protect her, at all costs.
Adrianna Brooks thought when she graduated and moved away from home that life would change. And it did. But not in the way she expected. Can Sean help her escape the vicious oppressors she left behind? Can she trust him?
"Looking into Sean's deep brown eyes was like falling. It was the sensation of falling into the warmth of a man. A warmth Adrianna was unfamiliar with. She wanted to drown in it, make him put his arms around her and never let her go. It was safe, secure, and something else. Something vivid, if intangible."
A powerful romance that will steal your heart!
This sensual romance (Sexy & Dangerous Book 3) can be read as a standalone novel, but you will want to read all 4 books in the series. Sean Reid, the swoon-worthy Irish hero Adrianna falls deeply in love with, will do anything to keep her safe. Will she tell him the truth? Or keep her secrets?
Sexy & Dangerous 4 Book Series:
Four sexy & dangerous men, four unforgettable romances.
Each sexy alpha male meets the woman that is perfect for him, but flawed in her own way. In each of these steamy love stories, the hero risks all to save the woman he loves in an angst-filled romance you won't be able to put down.
You'll want to read all 4 alpha male romance novels!
Perfectly Shattered (Bradan)
Perfectly Ruined (Nic)
Perfectly Flawed (Sean)
Perfectly Broken (Tomas)
(This series was previously titled: Perfect Imperfection)
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2 Days Later
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Nate Beckett doesn't expect much from life, and he definitely doesn't believe in New Year's celebrations or resolutions. A happy New Year? Not likely. As the manager of McGee's bar, the best he can hope for is a drama-free night. One glance at the sexy young man on the dance floor and that hope is long gone. Once again, his young neighbor Justin is back to tempt and torment him. Despite the undeniable attraction, Nate knows he's too old and jaded for someone like him, so the time has come to reject Justin. It's for his own good!
Justin may be young and inexperienced, but he knows what he needs. His New Year's resolution--to tempt and win Nate over. One lame seduction attempt later, and he's on his way home in a cab. Alone. But later that night, Justin wakes up battered and bruised on Nate's doorstep, and Nate insists that Justin stay with him. The big, beautiful man's protective and caring instincts are definitely kicking in.
Maybe, just maybe, there's a chance for a happy New Year after all!
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Harry Potter: The Complete Collection
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All seven eBooks in the multi-award winning, internationally bestselling Harry Potter series, available as one download with stunning cover art by Olly Moss. Enjoy the stories that have captured the imagination of millions worldwide.
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Edge of the Wilderness (Dakota Moons, #2)
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After surviving the harrowing Dakota Sioux uprising of 1862, Genevieve La Croix marries Simon and moves with him to minister to the Indians held in prison camp. They follow the Sioux to the Crow Creek Reservation, a place where the Indians suffered greatly. Trying to make angry settlers understand that not all Indians are alike and that many Sioux risked their lives to save whites from the rebels, Genevieve searches for a way to bring reconciliation to the frontier. Though Genevieve believes Daniel Two Stars is dead, he has survived the battles and now fights his own private war as a scout for the military. What will happen when Genevieve and Daniel meet again? " Edge of the Wilderness " is a moving story of faith, forgiveness, and the courage to build a new life in spite of loss and sorrow.
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The Stinky Sneakers Mystery (Cul-de-sac Kids, #7)
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Jason Birchall's been bragging all week about his science fair project--alfalfa sprouts growing in a carpet square! But on the morning of the fair, Jason's super sprouts are missing. Will Miss Hershey give him a big, fat zero? And why does Eric Hagel look so sneaky?Then, during P.E., globs of rotten-smelling cheese show up in the Cul-de-sac Kids' sneakers. Who would make such a stink? And why?
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No Good Deed
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Ellie Hudson is the front-runner on the road to gold for the U.S. Olympic archery team. All she has to do is qualify at the trials in jolly old England. When Ellie makes some kind of crazy wrong turn in the caverns under Nottingham Castle--yes, that Nottingham--she ends up in medieval England.
Ellie doesn't care how she got to the Middle Ages; she just wants to go home before she gets the plague. But people are suffering in Nottingham, and Ellie has the skills to make it better. What's an ace archer to do while she's stuck in Sherwood Forest but make like Robin Hood?
Pulled into a past life as an outlaw, Ellie feels her present fading away next to daring do-gooding and a devilishly handsome knight. Only, Ellie is on the brink of rewriting history, and when she picks up her bow and arrow, her next shot could save her past--or doom civilization's future.
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Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket
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Eddie Socket left a small town in deepest New Jersey, suffocating and eccentric parents, a name (Wally Jeffers), the gay-baiting years of high school, and the secluded unreality of college and headed for the city of Big Dreams: Manhattan. In his Lambda Literary Award-winning debut novel, John Weir reveals how the heady promise of one decade was challenged by the unimaginable grief of the next, and how that earlier promise was preserved by bravery, compassion, and the healing power of humor.
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Appearances and Other Stories
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In this debut collection, Krasne wields insightful irony and cathartic black humor to illuminate her themes of loss, yearning and survival, bringing to it a biting female perspective. An adept stylist with an ear for dialogue and an eye for personal foibles, Krasne cleverly captures the distinct voices of her characters as they strive to negotiate the subtle and not-so-subtle minefields of family obligation and personal conflict. She has a knack for getting inside her characters' heads as they strive to keep up appearances. Readers will most surely recognize themselves, their friends and family members in all of these beautifully rendered stories.
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All Hallows' Eve
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A Midnight Seduction by Michelle M. Pillow:
After her mother's death three years ago, Audrey Hayes is mildly content to run the greenhouse left to her. She has a good life, though she is alone. Then, on All Hallows' Eve, a man walks into the store looking for her mother, Clara. Porter is a full blooded lycan sent to collect Clara and bring her back to the Dark Realm to be with Audrey's vampire father so they may conceive a child by midnight in fulfillment of the elfin prophecy, or both their worlds will be lost to demons forever. Instead, he discovers Clara is dead and must he take her daughter instead -a woman who has no clue she's even of supernatural descent. Getting Audrey to the realm is the easy part, it's convincing her to join him in fulfilling the prophecy that proves to be a challenge.
Fate of the Heart by Mandy M. Roth:
Blinded by love. Two hundred and fifty years ago, master vampire, Jean-Pierre Dubois returned from a night of feeding to find his new bride dead. Unable to accept that his love would be forever lost to him, he sought guidance from the seers. They warned him not to tempt fate, not to change the course of a natural death, but he did not listen. Now, after all these decades, she has finally returned to him, yet all is not as it appears to be. Hanging on to hope. Elise Marie Wiseman can't get a moments peace in her small town. Having been born with a weak heart, it's all she can do to convince the people who care about her to let her out of the house for a few moments. She can understand their concerns, because she's aware of how fast her heart is giving out on her. Determined to enjoy her last days on this Earth, she sets out to attend the All Hallows' Eve party to end all parties - Dubois Manor's costume party. When she meets the charming French stranger, she's sure that they've met somewhere before. Drawn to him in the most carnal of ways, Elise finds herself submerged in a world of sex, blood, and immortality.
Rating: Contains GRAPHIC violence, explicit sex scenes, strong language, and is not for the faint of heart.
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The Price of Spring (Long Price Quartet, #4)
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Fifteen years have passed since the devastating war between the Galt Empire and the cities of the Khaiem in which the Khaiem's poets and their magical power known as "andat" were destroyed, leaving the women of the Khaiem and the men of Galt infertile.
The emperor of the Khaiem tries to form a marriage alliance between his son and the daughter of a Galtic lord, hoping the Khaiem men and Galtic women will produce a new generation to help create a peaceful future.
But Maati, a poet who has been in hiding for years, driven by guilt over his part in the disastrous end of the war, defies tradition and begins training female poets. With Eiah, the emperor's daughter, helping him, he intends to create andat, to restore the world as it was before the war.
Vanjit, a woman haunted by her family's death in the war, creates a new andat. But hope turns to ashes as her creation unleashes a power that cripples all she touches.
As the prospect of peace dims under the lash of Vanjit's creation, Maati and Eiah try to end her reign of terror. But time is running out for both the Galts and the Khaiem.
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One Quarter of the Orford String Quartet
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One Quarter of the Orford String Quartet: MARCEL SAINT-CYR recounts the life and times of the founding cellist of Canada's famed string quartet. From his traditional French-Canadian background through to the foundation and blossoming of the Quartet on the international scene, attention is paid to both personal anecdotes and historical authenticity. The volume continues with an overview of Saint-Cyr's original post-Orford contributions: the rediscovery of the String Baryton, new ensembles and the creation of LeatherMutes.com. Based upon personal interviews, private archival material and rich visual documentation, the biography bears a unique witness to an outstanding Canadian musical figure.
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Ghazal Bahana Karun / غزل بہانہ کروں
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A collection of ghazals by Ahmad Faraz, one of the modern masters of the Urdu lyric.
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Therianthrope: An New Kind of Curse
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Lily is a human adopted by a family of werewolves. Her father, the alpha, asks her to help the legendary James Lacrosse investigate the death of two of the pack's teens and the attempted kidnapping of another. James Lacrosse is famous for is bad ass attitude and his monstrous shift. When he was thirteen he was kidnapped and missing for two years. He doesn't remember much of what happened during those two years but he thinks the deaths and the kidnapping are linked to what happened to him when he was taken. Can they figure out who is behind this before someone else suffers James's curse...a curse Lily finds herseld in danger of suffering if not worse....
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Lenobia's Vow (House of Night Novellas, #2)
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The second in the enthralling new mini-series of novellas from the #1 bestselling authors of the House of Night, Lenobia's Vow tells the gripping story behind the House of Night's enigmatic riding instructor - and one of Zoey's closest allies against evil
The House of Night is an international publishing sensation; with almost 12 million books in print, and an incredible 120 weeks on the New York Timesbestseller list, the series has taken the world by storm. Now, the excitement continues as the Cast mother-daughter duo shares the back stories of a few of the House of Night's most important - and mysterious - characters. The second of the House of Night Novellas brings us Lenobia, the strong, beautiful horseback riding instructor, who guides Zoey through some of her darkest hours, and has a dark secret buried in her own past...
In a small southern town at the turn of the century, young Lenobia is developing into a beautiful young woman with ideas of her own. But when she is Marked as a fledgling vampyre, her world turns upside down, and she is drawn to the musical streets of New Orleans. There, she learns of the city's dark underbelly, ruled by powerful black magic. As Lenobia experiences her first love - and loss - and discovers a passion for horses to sustain her, she must come face-to-face with Darkness itself. And she may not escape without scars.
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Difficult Women
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The women in these stories live lives of privilege and of poverty, are in marriages both loving and haunted by past crimes or emotional blackmail. A pair of sisters, grown now, have been inseparable ever since they were abducted together as children, and must negotiate the elder sister's marriage. A woman married to a twin pretends not to realize when her husband and his brother impersonate each other. A stripper putting herself through college fends off the advances of an overzealous customer. A black engineer moves to Upper Michigan for a job and faces the malign curiosity of her colleagues and the difficulty of leaving her past behind. From a girls' fight club to a wealthy subdivision in Florida where neighbors conform, compete, and spy on each other, Gay delivers a wry, beautiful, haunting vision of modern America.
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Thou Shalt 'Get Kings
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The three Weird Sisters met Macbeth and Banquo on the heath and pronounced their fatal prophecies that lead to the death of King Duncan. Afterward, seeing foes where he once saw friends, Macbeth called his henchmen and ordered the murder of Banquo and his son Fleance. The assassins failed in their mission, and the boy escaped their clutches. But what happened to Fleance and who were the kings the weird sisters referred to? As the Elizabethans apparently knew, Banquo was the ancestor of the Royal Stewart line, so no further explanation was necessary. However, Fleance's flight was only the beginning of a series of events that take you through the battle of Dunsinane, William the Conqueror's Normandy, the Battle of Hastings, and ultimately to Malcolm III's Scotland, where Fleance's descendant Walter became the first Steward of Scotland.
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My Mother, My Self
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Nancy Friday shows that the key to a woman's character lies in her relationship with her mother - that first binding relationship which becomes the model for so much of women's adult relationships with men, and whose fetters constrain her sexuality, independence and very selfhood.
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بلندیهای بادگیر
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Emily Bronte's only novel, a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence, the Penguin Classics edition of Wuthering Heights is the definitive edition of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor. Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before; of the intense relationship between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw; and how Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.
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Little Miss Muffet
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Board book edition of the classic nursery rhyme.
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Big Game (The V V Inn, #3)
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In this much-anticipated third installment of the V V Inn series, our sexy couple journeys to Argentina, bringing half their seethe along for the ride.
Vivian and Rafe venture into the Seat of Darkness, the Tribunal's base, to uncover who's plotting against them and why. From a cold, windy island off the southern Argentine coast, to the decadence of Buenos Aires, the group has plenty to keep their attention--seductive twins, deadly games, and a bunch of bloodsucking fiends who hate our much-loved, despotic innkeeper enough to see her dead.
Asa and Jon remain in Alaska, to manage the famous inn as it opens doors to a new type of guest. Visiting werewolves go on their first exploration of the property, looking for big game--hormones run high and shots ring out across the tundra. Soon, the hunters become the hunted and the peaceful getaway resembles a battleground.
How many will survive the next five days and will they ever be the same again?
Warning: This book contains very explicit sex scenes and is not intended for readers under 18.
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Every Mother's Son: As the Liverpool Blitz rages, war touches every family…
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Lyn Andrew's warm-hearted novel of Liverpool during the Blitz is not to be missed by readers of Dilly Court and Kate Thompson.
Molly and Bernie have been friends forever. As young girls they left Ireland seeking new beginnings in Liverpool. Now they are marrying their sweethearts and looking forward to enjoying the lives they've worked so hard to build. But as the Liverpool Blitz begins, it seems as if their dreams are about to be destroyed.
Night after night, horrific bombing tears the city apart. As wives and mothers, both women know that they could face great tragedy. But they also know that their friendship, and their love for their husbands and sons, will give them the strength to find the happiness they deserve...
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Edge of Heaven
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Her only hope is to reach for heaven--and hang on to hell. Lily's psychic "gift" for hearing the dead and helping them pass over into the afterlife has left her friendless and broken, teetering on the edge of sanity. Not much of a challenge for Sammael, a demon who's been sent to seduce her soul for hell. But something stands between Sam and his prize. Micah, the guardian angel whose constant support keeps Lily sane. Yet Sam senses that Micah's feelings for his charge are less than angelic. Excellent. It'll be his pleasure to tempt them both into pure sin. As Lily succumbs to unearthly pleasure, she finds herself caught between the demon who sets her on fire and the angel who lifts her to unimagined heights of ecstasy. It's a choice she can't bring herself to make. Then a serial killer with preternatural abilities makes Lily his next target. Danger mounts as he repeatedly outfoxes even heaven and hell. To protect her, an angel must fall, a demon must be redeemed--and Lily must travel to hell and back for the men she loves. Warning: Contains steamy sex, bondage, voyeurism, and a menage a trois between a tormented angel, a devilishly sexy demon and a woman who can't choose between them. And why should she?
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Yetzirah: The Pocket Worlds - The Butterfly
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Yetzirah is a world where pocket wizards control pockets of reality. Where anything you want is possible and only people who know pain can visit. But what happens to the magic of Yetzirah when the rules of our world begin to intrude?
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The Undaunted Life: How to Succeed No Matter What
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Don't let the outside world determine your destiny. Take control now with proven success strategies to become richer, smarter, healthier and happier in spite of it all. Here is a fresh, bold guide for your ultimate quest - to bravely and freely live your best life on your own terms starting right now. You will discover how to: * Vanquish procrastination * Purge self-limiting beliefs, thoughts and emotions * Eliminate financial self-sabotage * Save yourself from worry, stress and pre-mature aging *Boost energy, well being, personal and professional power * Show resiliency during tough times * Shield yourself against energy drainers and time wasters * Unlock and nurture your natural talents, strengths and abilities *Get Referral Rich with better, stronger, deeper relationships * Achieve focus and gain insights to work smarter and live better * Experience joy, meaning, purpose and passion in your life * Become unstoppable * And much more
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Bearing Witness: The Lives of War Correspondents and Photojournalists
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Through the eyes and voices of war correspondents and photojournalists, this is an insight into the world of war, disease, and famine.
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Pandemonium
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In 1951, Doris and her little girl, Cora, entered one of America s most prestigious facilities for the treatment of Tuberculosis, The Waverly Hills Sanatorium. The events that befell them shortly thereafter, both of a supernatural and criminal nature, were some of the most sordid of the time. Written by prolific author and frequent Humanoids contributor Christophe Bec ("Sanctum"), and drawn by acclaimed artist Stefano Raffaele ("Loving Dead")."
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Kindred Spirits (Restless Spirits, #2)
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When crime reporter Derek Brandt paints ghost whisperer Christine Wilson as a charlatan on the nightly news, her sister Ron, an actual ghost, is incensed. Defying her sister's wishes, Ron takes it upon herself to haunt the skeptical journalist and turn him into a true believer. But Ron gets more than she bargained for when she discovers Derek is already haunted - by the ghost of his murdered brother, Jimmy.
After spending years watching over his kid brother with no way to communicate, Jimmy is ready to do whatever it takes to get through to him so he can move on to his final rest. Ron is happy to help, but they need Chris in order to relay Jimmy's message to Derek. Only problem is, despite all evidence to the contrary Derek is still convinced Chris is a fraud. And after what he did to her reputation, Chris isn't exactly filled with warm feelings for Derek, either.
Can the Wilson sisters help Jimmy break down Derek's resistance and accept that his brother is still present and in need of help? And can Chris and Derek put aside their mutual distrust for Jimmy's sake? If they do, they just might find that enemies can turn out to be kindred spirits.
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The Color Line
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Dating a White man was never an option for Lacie Adams - until she meets her new boss, Anthony (Tony) Douglas. Determined to ignore her attraction for him, she starts to date Joseph Taylor who is a potential client and ironically a good friend of Tony's. Is she dating Joe because of his color or because of her fear of being in an interracial relationship with Tony? There has always been that invisible line that blacks and whites have been reluctant to cross because of fear and the reaction from family, friends, and the society. The question is: Will Lacie have the courage to cross The Color Line?
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Batman The King Of Crazy
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A beginning readers board book of Batman versus the Joker.
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Telzey Amberdon
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Telzey Amberdon was only in her teens when she discovered that she was a telepath. Not only a telepath, but a xenotelepath, able to communicate mentally not just with humans, but with alien intelligences. And she turned out to be one of the most powerful telepaths in the history of the galactic civilization called the Hub.
First she had to deal with an alien race that humans hadn't realized were intelligent, and who were about to eliminate those troublesome humans who thought they were colonizing an uninhabited world. Then, she had to fend off the secret psi agents of the Psychological Corps who took a dim view of any telepath, let alone one with Telzey's powers, operating outside of their control. Next, she stumbled across a telepathic serial killer, who used an unstoppable predator, under his mental control, to hunt and kill his victims and Telzey was to be the catch of the day.
It was fortunate for the human race that she survived, since she next found herself in the middle of a secret war between two hidden races of genetically engineered humans. They called it the "Lion Game," and they made the mistake of thinking that in this clash of predators, Telzey was just a harmless kitten. But when the dust settled, Telzey would be the only one purring....
Contents:
Telzey. Novice ; Undercurrents ; Poltergeist ; Goblin night ; Sleep no more ;
Lion game --
Blood of Nalakia --
Star hyacinths.
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Action Stories Hollywood Overlooked...for Now!
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Three Dramatic Action Screenplays-Three Entertaining Thrill Rides! There are good reasons why compelling action stories are popular. They give us the catharsis of adrenaline-pumping risk and danger, the rush of edge-of-your seat suspense, and a welcome escape from the sameness of everyday life. These three stories provide all that and more-and even better, they're given to you in the wonderfully readable format of screenplays. As you read, you have the chance to be the director as well as the audience-and you'll appreciate the format, easy on the eyes compared to prose fiction. Visions in the Tunnel exposes the dead-end life of an aging civil engineer, Calvin Sweatt, whose life is changed by a yoga studio that isn't what it seems. As he faces adventures he couldn't have imagined, he has to decide what his values really are...and whether he's going to live by them. Under the Double Eagle introduces you to the fascinating and dangerous world of the rare coin trade, focusing on a coveted 1933 solid gold Double Eagle coin...a coin that should have been destroyed when President Roosevelt took America off the gold standard. Entrepreneur Leon Hambright and his sexy girlfriend April chase the coin right into the net of Marc Pinion, owner of a chain of shady Asian massage parlors, who will stop at nothing to get what he wants-will Leon and April also sacrifice the people they love to get the fabulous coin, or will they challenge Marc on his own territory? Crimson in the Cowee introduces Ashwin Kingfisher, a young Cherokee man who is at odds with his heritage. Although he is a physicist, he is working temporarily at a tourist campground and ruby mine. Fate has a few surprises in store for Ashwin, including his growing interest in Riley, the daughter of the campground owners. But an even bigger surprise comes in the form of Baxter Earl, the ruthless owner of the adjacent property. To survive Baxter's game, Ashwin must learn more about himself-and he finds
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Annie Says I Do (The Wedding Belles #1)
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SINGLE GUY'S PROPOSAL
When Matt Powell asked Annie Martin to help him get back into the "singles scene," she figured he needed some advice about women. But Matt's suggestion that they share a few practice dates threw Annie for a loop, Could she really "date" her best friend?
SINGLE GAL'S REPLY
The answer was a resounding yes! Matt was sexier -- and a better kisser -- than Annie could have imagined. Suddenly, marriage-shy Annie was considering saying "I do." But first she'd have to convince her reluctant would-be groom to do the same....
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The Transparency of Evil: Essays on Extreme Phenomena
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Sex, technology, politics, and disease in Western culture after the 'orgy' of the 1960s.
Postmodern sociologist-prophet Jean Baudrillard examines the legacy of the 1960's, the "orgy" that, he argues, gave birth to our age of dizzying simulation, reproduction, eclecticism, and prosthesis. Explaining how sexual liberation confused the categories of man and woman, artistic innovation conjured a "transaesthetic realm of indifference," and political revolution perpetuated a diorama world of political forms, Baudrillard uncovers a culture of empty rights that forces us to come to terms with a dramatic new perspective on Evil and conduct a fundamental reassessment of otherness. Working through these contemporary riddles, The Transparency of Eviltransforms the way we understand the jumble of our daily lives -- from the gyrations of the stock market to those of Michael Jackson.
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And So it Began (Delaney #1)
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An explosive crime thriller form a best-selling author PI Vincent Delaney thought he was done with the NOPD until a string of seemingly unrelated child murders brings an unexpected invitation from the FBI, and his old boss.
A serial killer is roaming the South, preying on children appearing in pageants, and the police want him to go undercover using his own family. Accepting would mean lying to people he loves and maybe even putting them in harm's way.
In Baton Rouge, a violent criminal has escaped and is seeking revenge for the brother Delaney shot dead. But Delaney isn't going anywhere. He has unfinished business.
Meanwhile, north of the French Quarter, shopkeepers are being extorted and ask for Delaney's help. Extortion is a matter for the police.
But what do you do when those responsible are the police? Delaney has his work cut out and he'll be lucky if he makes it out of this alive...
Owen Mullen is a The Mcllvanney Prize long listed Novelist and the best-selling author of The Charlie Cameron Series
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Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
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"Behind every image, something has disappeared. And that is the source of its fascination," writes French theorist Jean Baudrillard in Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?In this, one of the last texts written before his death in March 2007, Baudrillard meditates poignantly on the question of disappearance. Throughout, he weaves an intricate set of variations on his theme, ranging from the potential disappearance of humanity as a result of the fulfillment of its goal of world mastery to the vanishing of reality due to the continual transmutation of the real into the virtual. Along the way, he takes in the more conventional question of the philosophical "subject," whose disappearance has, in his view, been caused by a "pulverization of consciousness into all the interstices of reality."
Interspersed throughout the text are 15 photographs by Alain Willaume that help illustrate Baudrillard's argument. Baudrillard insists that with disappearance, strange things happen--some things that were eliminated or repressed may return in destructive viral forms--yet at the same time, he reminds us that disappearance has a positive aspect, as a "vital dimension" of the existence of things.
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Bug Shots: The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly
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Bugs bite, drink blood, and rob food from gardens and fields. They can even kill plants, animals, and, occasionally, people. Is bugging a crime? Alexandra Siy compiles "rap sheets" on several of the major categories of bugs and takes a very close look at some of the types of insects in an engaging text. The fascinating photo micrographs magnify insect parts from 10 to 300,000 times their actual sizes. this kid-friendly approach, coupled with meticulous research and lively writing, turns learning about insects into an intriguing experience.
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Blade in the Water (Cherringham, #11)
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Cosy crime series. Episode 11 of 12:
It's just days before the Cherringham Regatta - an annual event that draws luxury yachts from across the country, as well as the local boat crowd, all looking to party on the river. But it's no party when boats are vandalized, and a wealthy executive turns up missing, with his blood on the deck. As the Regatta date looms, Jack and Sarah discover that what's happening on the water looks less like vandalism and more like murder...
-- Cherringham is serial novel a la Charles Dickens, with a new mystery thriller released each month. Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, the detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Thrilling and deadly - but with a spot of tea - it's like Rosamunde Pilcher meets Inspector Barnaby. Each of the 12 self-contained episodes is a quick read for the morning commute, while waiting for the doctor, or when curling up with a hot cuppa.
-- For fans of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, Lilian Jackson Braun's The Cat Who series, Caroline Graham's Midsomer Murders, and the American TV series Murder She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury.
-- Co-authors Neil Richards(based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), are known for their script work on major computer games. The Cherringham crime series is their first fictional transatlantic collaboration.
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Kat Scratched
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It's tough being a cat in a dog eat dog world. Something that Katrina Walker learned the hard way being a were-cat raised by a pack of werewolves. And after her taboo love affair with the future Alpha is discovered, Kat has no choice but to leave the only home and man she's ever loved behind for good. Or so she thought...
Seven years later Kat is forced to return to pack lands and the man she left behind. But Jason Benson has changed, and so has she. Will she find her way back into the arms of her first love, or will James, the mysterious were-cat wriggle his way into her heart?
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Goodnight Tweetheart
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New York Timesbestselling author Teresa Medeiros absolutely dazzles in this quick-witted, laugh-out-loud funny, and highly moving love story that will set readers' hearts atwitter.
Abigail Donovan has a lot of stuff she should be doing. Namely writing her next novel. A bestselling author who is still recovering from a near Pulitzer Prize win and the heady success that follows Oprah'stamp of approval, she is stuck at Chapter Five and losing confidence daily. But when her publicist signs her up for a Twitter account, she's intrigued. What's all the fuss?
Taken under the wing of one of her Twitter followers, "MarkBaynard", a quick witted, quick-typing professor on sabbatical, Abby finds it easy to put words out into the world 140 characters at a time. And once she gets a handle on tweets, retweets, direct messages, hashtags, and trends, she starts to feel unblocked in writing and in life. After all, why should she be spending hours in her apartment staring at her TweetDeck and fretting about her stalled career when Mark is out there traveling the world and living?Or is he?
Told almost entirely in tweets and DMs, Goodnight Tweetheartis a truly modern take on a classic tale of love and loss, a Griffin and Sabinefor the Twitter generation.
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Sex, Love, and Dharma: Finding Love Without Losing Your Way
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Will I ever be happy in love?
In Sex, Love, and Dharma, Arthur Jeon answers these and other common questions like "Why do I always fall for the wrong person?" "How can I stop sabotaging my relationships?" and "What's the secret to a passionate sex life?" with compassion, humor, and honesty. Drawing on the teachings of the dharma, Jeon provides a fresh way of looking at relationships that doesn't rely on someday finding "the one." Instead, we learn to embrace the opportunities to love in the here and now, no matter what the circumstances.
Applying the timeless wisdom of the dharma to the joy, challenges, and heartache of contemporary romance, Sex, Love, and Dharmaoffers a better way to be in love and will help you achieve the true love you always imagined was possible.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Circle of Stones: Woman's Journey to Herself
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Long ago before the patriarchal period, in many places on Earth, the Goddess was worshipped. Circle of Stones draws us into a meditative experience of the lost Feminine and creates a space for us to consider our present lives from the eyes of women's ancient culture and ritual. Incorporating the most ancient symbol of spirituality-the circle of stones-Duerk weaves stories, dreams, and visions of women to lead each reader into a personal yet archetypal journey, posing the reflective question, "How might your life have been different if . . ."
Complete with reading group guide.
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El Principito
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Edition from Chile
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On Sacred Ground a Demon Walks
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"On Sacred Ground a Demon Walks"is the true life story one family's encounter with the demonic-in fact, the second highest ranking demon under Lucifer. It all began when Jennifer Arnold and her husband, Victor, bought an acre of land eleven years ago that overlooked the largest lake in their area. They happily built what they believed to be their dream home on their new property. The land they purchased, however, was marked in the county records as Native American land owned by the Seminoles-and so the story begins
.She collected over 500 class A electronic voice phenomena (EVPs) as she investigated the strange voices and unexplained happenings that were taking place in and around her home. As things progressed, family and friends also found themselves under attack from the demonic forces. Finally, they were forced out of their dream home by the demon. But how could this happen, and why did these forces target this family?
On Sacred Ground a Demon Walks is the story of a family disrupted by negative forces greater than them-selves and their struggle to find a positive balance in their lives.
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Tales of a Texas Boy
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How do you handle a crazy jackass? Eddie knows. If you asked Eddie, he'd tell you pigs can fly and show you where to find real mammoth bones. Take his word for it when he tells you always to bet on the bear. These are things he learned while dreaming of becoming a cowboy in West Texas during the Depression. Through Eddie, the hero of "Tales of a Texas Boy," we find that growing up is less about maturity and more about roping your dreams. Hold on tight. It's a bumpy ride.
Narration by Donny Baarns.
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
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Military historian John Keegan's groundbreaking analysis of combat and warfare
The Face of Battleis military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at the "point of maximum danger." Without the myth-making elements of rhetoric and xenophobia, and breaking away from the stylized format of battle descriptions, John Keegan has written what is probably the definitive model for military historians. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three battles representative of three different time periods, he manages to convey what the experience of combat meant for the participants, whether they were facing the arrow cloud at the battle of Agincourt, the musket balls at Waterloo, or the steel rain of the Somme.
"The best military historian of our generation." -Tom Clancy
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Intentions
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First published in 1891 when Wilde was at the top of his form, these essays on art, literature, criticism & society display the flamboyant poseur's wit & learning. A leading spokesman for the English Aesthetic movement, he promoted "art for art's sake" against critics who argued that art must serve moral purposes. In this collection the gifted literary stylist demonstrates not only that the characteristics of art are "distinction, charm, beauty & imaginative power," but also that criticism itself can be raised to an art form possessing these very qualities. The heart of the collection is the two-part essay titled "The Critic as Artist." He goes to lengths to show that the critic is every bit as much an artist as the artist himself, in some cases more so. A good critic is like a virtuoso interpreter: "When Rubinstein plays...he gives us not merely Beethoven, but also himself, & so gives us Beethoven absolutely...made vivid & wonderful to us by a new & intense personality. When a great actor plays Shakespeare we have the same experience." Also included are: "The Decay of Lying," in which he takes to task modern literary realists like Henry James & Emile Zola for their "monstrous worship of facts" & stifling of the imagination; "Pen, Pencil & Poison," a study of art critic & murderer Thomas Griffiths Wainewright; & "The Truth of Masks," on the use of masks, disguises & costume in Shakespeare. For newcomers & those who already know his work, this collection of his criticism offers many delights.
Dedication
The decay of lying
Pen, pencil & poison
The critic as artist
The truth of masks
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Puppy Parenting: Everything You Need to Know About Your Puppy's First Year
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They are rambunctious, don't listen, make a mess,destroy your belongings, and never clean up after themselves. No, not children-puppies!
We may be your baby now, but if you want him to grow up to be your best friend, it's going to take some preparation. From the time he's just a twinkle in your eye to the end of the first year, Puppy Parentinghelps you raise a happy, healthy, well-behaved puppy.
Jan Gteye and Gail Smith -- aka the Dog Divas of Beverly hills -- have been helping to nurture pampered puppies in the 90210 zip code for more than sixteen years and are truly the best puppy caregivers around. Now they've gathered all the information they've learned over the years and written the ultimate guide to bringing your puppy up right.
In Puppy Parenting,Jan and Gail guide you through all the developmental and behavioral stages of your puppy's first year:
Bringing baby home -- 1 to 4 months:getting his shots, learning his language, and dealing with separation anxiety, teething, and grooming
The brat zone-5 to 7 months:sending him to school, deciding whether or not to neuter, keeping him safe, socializing him, and determining the right diet for him
Young adult -- 8 to 12 months:dealing with his teenage months, traveling with him, learning games that are fun to play and will help with his development
Puppy Patentingcontains everything a parent needs to know:
Choosing the right breed for your personality and lifestyle
Finding a reputable breeder or picking the perfect pound pup
Preparing your home for the new arrival: buying everything you need (and nothing you don't), puppyproofing your home, and getting your family ready
Housebreaking: crate, paper, and tether training -- and what to do when mistakes happen
Training techniques: how to get your pup to listen -- and what to do when he doesn't
Keeping puppy healthy -- and when to call a vet
Complete with all the information you need to make it through the first year, Puppy Patentingis every proud puppy parent's bible.
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Fourth of July Creek
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A dark and powerful debut novel set in the hardscrabble American heartlands.
Nominated for the Folio Prize
'If I knew for a certain'ty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life...'
After trying to help Benjamin Pearl, an undernourished, nearly feral eleven-year-old boy living in the Montana wilderness, social worker Pete Snow comes face-to-face with the boy's profoundly disturbed father, Jeremiah. With courage and caution, Pete slowly earns a measure of trust from this paranoid survivalist itching for a final conflict that will signal the coming End Times. But as Pete's own family spins out of control, Jeremiah's activities spark the full-blown interest of the FBI, putting Pete at the centre of a massive manhunt from which no one will emerge unscathed.
In this shattering and iconic novel, Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, community, grace, suspicion and anarchy, brilliantly depicting America's disquieting and violent contradictions. FOURTH OF JULY CREEK is an unforgettable, unflinching debut that marks the arrival of a major literary talent.
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The Genie in the Bottle: 67 All-New Commentaries on the Fascinating Chemistry of Everyday Life
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Looking for a headache cure? Try willow bark. Wondering how that ice cream got its color? Could be from bug juice. Giving us the lowdown on these and other chemical phenomena, The Genie in the Bottlereveals the fun and fascinating secrets collected by popular science writer Dr. Joe Schwarcz.
Blending quirky chemistry with engaging tales from the history of science, Schwarcz offers a different twist on licorice and straight talk on travel to the dark side of the sun, along with the skinny on chocolate research, ginkgo biloba, and blueberries. Find out how spies used secret inks and how acetone changed the course of history. Dr. Joe even solves the mystery of exploding shrimp and, of course, delves into the secret of the genie in the bottle.
Infused with Schwarcz's humor and his fondness for the wonders of magic and science, The Genie in the Bottlecelebrates some of the the most amazing corners of our universe-and our cupboards.
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Faith in the Fog: Believing in What You Cannot See
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Keeping your faith burning bright
when all you want to do is burn out
In Faith in the Fog, bestselling author Jeff Lucas explores the pain and fear that many Christians feel when walking through a spiritual fog, when doubts about faith undermine the joy of belief.
After the Resurrection--when the disciples found themselves on the fog bank of unresolved shame, failure, and confusion--what Jesus did to help them and what he didn't do is both enlightening and inspirational.
Here, you will focus on the person of Jesus and the way he approaches those who are worn out when life is tough. Who Jesus really is--rather than the way we instinctively perceive him emotionally and theologically--is what will make the difference and help clear the fog.
Through a broad approach, Faith in the Fogtackles the feelings of failure, uselessness, and shame, which are often the underlying causes of depression and burnout among Christians.
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Five O'Clock Shadow
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Have love, will travel...
When Jessie Adams, indie-rock DJ, part-time musician, and full-time fool for self-absorbed long-haired rockers, decides to do a favor for a friend, she never imagines said favor will take her from sunny SoCal to Waikiki and back again twice.
When her pal's beach-side music club, The Sea Shack, is threatened by the gentrification of their Bohemian neighborhood, Jessie figures throwing her hat in the City Council race might be a way to save the place. What she doesn't count on is somebody who wants the candidates out of the way or literally running into Chuck Jackson, one tall, cool, and infuriating detective. After all, Jessie just met the guy, and he's already staking his claim by vowing to protect her at all costs, not that she minds him guarding her body. In fact, she just might like that part of having him around a little too much. But when danger strikes, Jessie will have to figure out fast whether her undercover lover is playing around or playing for keeps.
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All Murders Final! (Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery #3)
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Her Next Sale
When Sarah Winston started the virtual garage sale, it seemed like a keystroke of genius and the next logical step in her business. No more collapsing card tables and rainy-day washouts. But what began as a fun way to run garage sales during the long New England winter has become a nightmare of managing people and putting out fires. Online, she can avoid the crowds--but not the crazies.
May Be Her Last
She certainly never bargained on dealing with frightening threats. And when a client is murdered, it's time for Sarah to swallow her pride and seek the help of her ex--C.J. Hooker, chief of police. Forging a tense alliance, they search--online and off--for the killer. But solving this crime before someone else gets tagged seems virtually impossible...
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FIYAH Literary Magazine, Issue 3: Sundown Towns
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CONTENTS:
THE LAST EXORCIST // Danny Lore
In this story of politics and poltergeists, white Americans make deals with devils to wage war on their black neighbors. Naheem, the last great exorcist, intends to end this war...once and for all.
TOWARD THE SUN // Sydnee Thompson
Julius is running from his past, and Maya is running from her secrets. If either one of them wants to escape their demons--and their planet's deadly sun--they'll have to pay in blood.
THE BREEZE IN THE BOUGHS // Jennifer Marie Brissett
In this parody of a classic tale, Squirrel and his friends are forced to welcome a new neighbor to their happy yard. But when the new arrival proves to be less than neighborly, Squirrel fears that his peaceful life in the bough is over.
CRACKS // Xen
Asad walks the night for the sake of those who can't, closing rifts that could swallow up his world. But when he sees himself inside one of the rifts, Asad is forced to make a choice that might change his life forever.
SANDSCRIPT // Mame Bougouma Diene
REMOTE WITNESS // Uche Ogbuji
I WILL COME TO YOU; I WILL REMOVE YOUR LAMPSTAND FROM ITS PLACE // Rodney Wilder
INDIE SPOTLIGHT : CONSTANT TOWER // Carole McDonnell
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Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
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Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his often mind-boggling theories, but he also shares with us some of the often surprising triumphs and disappointments that have shaped his life as a scientist. Fascinating from first to last--this is a book that has already prompted the attention and admiration of some of the most prominent scientists and mathematicians.
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I Have a Friend: Keiko Narahashi
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Through gentle, poetic text and outstanding watercolor paintings, children will discover that special friend each one of us has--our shadow--who keeps our dreams "secret and safe". Full-color illustrations.
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The Passage
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Recounts the inhuman conditions endured by a group of Irish emigrants during the ocean crossing to Canada to escape the famine in 1847.
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The People's House
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Can someone heist the majority of the House of Representatives with no one noticing? That's the electoral coup that turns America upside down in THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE...
...Until one man notices.
Political reporter Jack Sharpe is logging time at the tail end of a disappointing career -- jaded about politics and stung by personal hard knocks. But after an odd election result in the Ohio Congressional district he covers, Sharpe stumbles across irregularities that spur him to dig deeper. The story takes him far beyond his corner of Ohio as he discovers an international plot--one that strikes at the heart of American democracy by taking advantage of weaknesses in today's political architecture. His reporting leads to a showdown with the philandering Congressman and Presidential contender who knew about the plan but told nobody, and the eccentric but deadly Russian energy baron who masterminded it all. In order to save himself and the country, Sharpe must rekindle his old fire to navigate a treacherous journey through danger, betrayal, and atonement.
About the Author
David Pepper serves as Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, and has been active in Ohio politics for 15 years. He was elected to the Cincinnati City Council and Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, and ran statewide campaigns for Ohio Attorney General and Auditor of State.
David graduated from Yale and Yale Law School. As an attorney, David has practiced law at several large law firms and taught elections law and voting rights.
Prior to law school, David worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, living in Washington D.C. while spending much of his time in St. Petersburg, Russia.
David is married to Alana Pepper, who are the proud parents of Jack, 2.
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Gus and Grandpa
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Gus and Grandpa have a loving, warm relationship.
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The Family at Church
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This book contains practical guidance on two important areas of family life. First, it explains how we should prepare our families for public worship, how we should receive the preached Word, and how we should put that Word into practice. Second, it addresses the subject of prayer meetings, showing the scriptural and historical warrant for them, explaining their purposes, and detailing how to implement them.
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Devil's Garden
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San Francisco, September 1921: Silent-screen comedy star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle is throwing a wild party in his suite at the St. Francis Hotel: girls, jazz, bootleg hooch . . . and a dead actress named Virginia Rappe. The D.A. says it was Arbuckle who killed her ? crushing her under his weight ? and brings him up on manslaughter charges. William Randolph Hearst's newspapers stir up the public and demand a guilty verdict. But what really happened? Why do so many people at the party seem to have stories that conflict? Why is the prosecution hiding witnesses? Why are there body parts missing from the autopsied corpse? Why is Hearst so determined to see Arbuckle convicted? In desperation, Arbuckle's defense team hires a Pinkerton agent to do an investigation of his own and, they hope, discover the truth. The agent's name is Dashiell Hammett, the book's narrator. What he discovers will change American legal history ? and his own life ? forever.
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The Perdido Street Project
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A short story about a city designer arriving at Perdido Street Station after the events of the novel by the same name.
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Twisted (Eternal Guardians, #7)
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Nick-Leader of the half-breeds and the last true hero. He's spent his life fighting a dark pull toward the gods. A pull he now knows is linked to his father Kronos and the Titan's plan to escape from the Underworld.
But Nick's hidden powers are coveted by more than just his father. Imprisoned by Hades, Nick battles every form of torture imaginable as the sadistic god schemes to break him. Only one thing is keeping him sane. One woman who gives him the strength to fight the relentless darkness. She has a dangerous plan of her own, though, and as Nick's powers grow stronger, even she might not be enough to alter his destiny.
As the fate of the world hangs in the balance, Nick's allegiances are tested. And no one knows whether he will choose to fight for good or succumb to the sinister lure of evil. Not even him.
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The Boots My Mother Gave Me
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AMAZON BREAKTHROUGH NOVEL AWARD QUARTER-FINALIST
*Anniversary Edition includes a new cover and a new Epilogue, setting up a sequel for Kat's story*
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk through life in someone else's shoes?
Strong-willed tomboy Harley LeBeau puts you in the boots her mother gave her, as she takes you along her journey of escape from an abusive childhood and the desire to find herself as she comes of age. Made to feel a burden to her father simply by her gender, Harley is determined to prove her worth and independence, leaving the small town she grew up in and the one boy who gave her a soft place to fall, Jeremiah Johnson. Torn between saving herself and abandoning her mother and younger sister, Harley chooses her own life in hopes they will choose theirs, too.
A mature, candid read for everyone. A must for women. The Boots My Mother Gave Me explores the dynamics of abuse and dysfunction, the courage to overcome, the strength in sisterhood, and the ongoing conflict and unconditional love between mothers and daughters.
Climb into Charlene the Chevelle for a fast-paced story about a girl who is tough enough to survive and tender enough to learn to trust in love.
Original Music Soundtrack to The Boots My Mother Gave Me can be streamed at brooklyn-james.com or facebook.com/BrooklynJamesAuthor& purchased on iTunes and Amazon. Or add Brooklyn James to your Pandora & Jango online radio stations.
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Cavour
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Cavour (1810-1861) was perhaps the key figure in the process of Italian unification. As prime minister of Piedmont, he turned this backward and insignificant state into the nucleus of the new Italy, and became the united country's first prime minister in the year of his death, 1861. Here, Harry Hearder sets him and the Risorgimento in the full context of international European power-politics.
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