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"On March 28, 1944, six-year-old Tati, her four-year-old sister Andra, and other members of the family were deported to Auschwitz. Their mother Mira was determined to keep track of her girls. After being tattooed with their inmate numbers, she made them memorize her number and told them to "always remember your name." In keeping this promise to their mother, the sisters were able to be reunited with their parents when WWII ended. An unforgettable...
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Theresa Marafito, daughter of Irish immigrant parents, was born in 1933 in New York City, blind in one eye with partial vision in the other. She was a precocious child, who wanted to appear "normal" to her peers and family, regardless of her disability. Her game, was to be independent, not dependent, and would rarely, ask for help.
At nineteen, she graduated magna cum laude with two master's degrees. Theresa and her husband Jerry, who was also, visually...
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When her husband echoes that lonely question, announcing that he's leaving her for another woman, Sophie Anderson realizes she has no idea what's next. Impulsively renting a guest cottage on Nantucket from her friend Susie Swenson, Sophie rounds up her kids, Jonah and Lacey, and leaves Boston for a quiet family vacation, minus one.
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The bestselling author of All the Shah's Men and The Brothers tells the astonishing story of the man who oversaw the CIA's secret drug and mind-control experiments of the 1950s and '60s.
The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA's master magician and gentle hearted torturer-the agency's 'poisoner in chief.' As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders,...
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The New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels delivers a tale that spans two generations of sisters and secrets, set in the stunning South Carolina Lowcountry.
Eleanor Murray will always remember her childhood on Edisto Island, where her late father, a local shrimper, shared her passion for music. Now her memories of him are all that tempers the guilt she feels over the accident that put her sister in a wheelchair—and...
Eleanor Murray will always remember her childhood on Edisto Island, where her late father, a local shrimper, shared her passion for music. Now her memories of him are all that tempers the guilt she feels over the accident that put her sister in a wheelchair—and...
8) Closure
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Sean McCarthy lives with the guilt of his father's failure to solve a crime.
Years back a child was abducted and as a boy Sean witnessed the abduction.
He always remembered the vehicle.
Now 40 years later he sees it again.
If he cannot unravel the mystery, a heinous crime will go unsolved.
He will never have closure.
9) Holy chow
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"In Holy Chow, the next mystery from bestselling author David Rosenfelt, the beloved characters-both human and canine-of this fan favorite series are back on the case with the author's trademark wit and humor. Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter's calling has always been running the Tara Foundation. The dog rescue organization places hundreds of dogs in new homes every year. It's added up to so many dogs and new owners that Andy can't even do the math....
10) My wish for you
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A mother wishes that her daughter will sing, play, love, stand up for herself, and know that she has all she needs to make her own wishes come true.
12) Pauline
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Jen and Shirley Ann had been best friends in Palm Springs, CA. for more than 31 years. Even after Shirley Ann married and divorced Jen's older brother, they remained friends. Although both owned homes in Palm Springs, Jen later purchased a home in Colorado so she could be near her ailing mother Pauline. Once Jen moved, Shirley Ann made frequent weekend trips to the new home to visit and go hiking. During one of those weekends, Pauline suddenly died...
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Lauren, Jayda, Danielle, and Brenda are finishing their senior year of high school. They seem to have perfect lives, but these girls have more to worry about than finals and college applications.
Lauren has an inextinguishable infatuation with her history teacher, and she will do whatever it takes to get what she wants, even if it means hurting herself, her friends, or someone who truly loves her. As she plans to celebrate her eighteenth birthday,...
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Sabrina Spellman has just made the hardest decision of her life: She's leaving behind her beloved friends at Baxter High. Now it's time for her to find her way among the witches and warlocks at the Academy of Unseen Arts.
Sabrina has always been good at the school thing, but now she has a whole new world to navigate. Her power is growing daily, but it comes with a high price...she must always remember her new allegiances and the cost they have on...
16) Bark vs. snark
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Queenie and Arthur volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Arthur doesn't always remember where he buried his bone, or what he was doing before he started scratching his ear, but he never forgets three important facts: Bacon is delicious, He loves his humans, twins Bro and Harmony, with all his heart, Queenie the cat is out to destroy him. So when Queenie wins first place in a feline beauty contest at the county fair, Arthur expects her to be snootier than ever. (Even though she barely beat out another...
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Your Personal Conversational Survival Kit! Don't be afraid to speak Spanish! Even if you can't always remember extensive vocabulary and complicated grammar, these indispensable phrases and expressions will help you carry on conversations in common situations. Learn these 50 essential phrases and expressions, and they will become your personal conversational survival kit! Features: Greetings and Farewells Introductions and Courtesies General Knowledge...
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Your Personal Conversational Survival Kit! Don't be afraid to speak German! Even if you can't always remember extensive vocabulary and complicated grammar, these indispensable phrases and expressions will help you carry on conversations in common situations. Learn these 50 essential phrases and expressions, and they will become your personal conversational survival kit! Features:
• Greetings and Farewells
• Introductions and Courtesies
• General...
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Your Personal Conversational Survival Kit! Don't be afraid to speak French! Even if you can't always remember extensive vocabulary and complicated grammar, these indispensable phrases and expressions will help you carry on conversations in common situations. Learn these 50 essential phrases and expressions, and they will become your personal conversational survival kit! Features: Greetings and Farewells Introductions and Courtesies General Knowledge...
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Your Personal Conversational Survival Kit! Don't be afraid to speak Czech! Even if you can't always remember extensive vocabulary and complicated grammar, these indispensable phrases and expressions will help you carry on conversations in common situations. Learn these 50 essential phrases and expressions, and they will become your personal conversational survival kit! Features:
• Greetings and Farewells
• Introductions and Courtesies
• General...