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1) The Other Me
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The other me The one that few know The one in which I take refuge, between paper and ink. The one that many shy away from, whose deep, probing gaze digs into you, with verses and silences. Poems for Eight Seasons Two years of words in verse that have accompanied the author and her readers, week after week, in the years 2021 and 2022, published in the Aci Castello Wordpress weekly online magazine in the "UN MARE DI PAROLE" column.
2) The Other Me
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Most college students are in college to learn a skill in a field they like and can use to make money. But some students are deep thinkers with skills that can be monetized already. This is a story about students like that but being exceptionally gifted doesn't mean you are mature enough to handle your own genius.
3) The Other Me
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Architect is diagnosed with a rare eye disease, entering him into a surreal reality in which he sees people's true motives
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Jessica has never liked playing games, but when her twin sister dares her to switch places, she doesn't chicken out. Against her better judgement, Jessica says yes.
She should have said no.
Their stunt has deadly consequences, and Jessica believes the tragedy that unfolds is all her fault. Haunted by the secret of what she did to her sister, Jessica can't face the ghost she sees every time she looks in the mirror.
Daniel tries his best to put Jessica...
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Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat… Mog is everyone's favourite family cat! Come play with her in this bumper board book collection of funny and warm-hearted stories especially for younger readers, now as a full colour ebook! From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat comes this bumper ebook collection filled with four delightful family adventures about a really remarkable cat, perfect for her younger fans!...
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Nobody knew Bernie like I did, and nobody knows about me…
Sheryl Weinstein met Bernie Madoff when she was just shy of forty, and went on to have a twenty-year secret, intimate relationship with the man now known as an evil mastermind, a villain of the greatest proportions.
It was 1988 and Sheryl was facing a huge dilemma. Bernie Madoff was paying her a great deal of attention. She was in the midst of a rocky marriage and feeling vulnerable,...
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This collection of twenty-six dark but often humorous short stories features a pantheon of disturbed and disturbing characters, human and otherwise. Many of the stories are modern takes on classic monsters crafted with twisted plots and Twilight Zone-esque endings. For example, "Wolfman and Janice" is about a werewolf who is doing the best he can under very trying circumstances, especially when confronted with eating his elderly neighbor's cat. There's...
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The Other Side of Me was inspired by the authors recognition of the realities of the ups and downs of life and the pursuit of the heart that so often go unrecognized or ignored. This book is his pursuit of a level of emotional and spiritual integrity through what Is hoped to be an honest self evaluation of what "truly matters". Although my initial inclination was to achieve a sense of order through dividing the book into two sections, 1. Thoughts...
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Fans of Issa Rae and Phoebe Robinson will love this collection of laugh-out-loud funny and insightful essays that explore race, feminism, pop culture, and how society reinforces the message that we are nothing without the perfect body.
By the time Chloé Hilliard was 12, she wore a size 12-both shoe and dress-and stood over six feet tall. Fitting in was never an option. That didn't stop her from trying. Cursed with a 'slow metabolism,' 'baby weight,'...
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In this captivating memoir, Jakob, a Welsh-born Australian, takes readers on a remarkable journey that begins with a troubled youth and a life-changing decision. After running into legal trouble as a teenager, his family sends him off to sea on Scandinavian ships, where Jakob finds himself working out of Brooklyn, New York, joining ships engaged in global trade. It's the era of rock and roll, with an atmosphere of freedom, free-spiritedness, and indulgence....
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In his office In the afterlife Mortimer, the grim reaper king, In his human form sat reading and signing papers. He was Listening to Coldplays' album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" listening to "The Scientist". His idea of chilling out at work.
When in strolled his son the Necromancer.
"How is the Lord of the Dead," asked the son.
"I am not the Lord of anything, Lance," grumbled Mortimer.
Mortimer AKA Blake and Lance, The Necromancer finally tell each...
15) Scuse Me While I Whip This Out: Reflections on Country Singers, Presidents, and Other Troublemakers
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Kinky Friedman is back, and with 'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out he gets it on with all manner of egos. In this collection of twisted takes on life, the Kinkster gives us funny, irreverent, and insightful looks at outsized personalities from people he's known, like Bill Clinton, George W., Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan -- not to mention Joseph Heller and Don Imus -- to people he's known in spirit, such as Moses, Jesus, Jack Ruby, and Hank Williams....
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Have you ever noticed that great CEOs, managers and other people in charge always seem to know exactly what to say in every situation? Author Pamela Straker, with more than 25 years experience as a mental health and management professional, has. And in Let Me Stop You Right There, she outlines various common scenarios for effective communication with office archetypes: "by-any-means-necessary" overachievers, gossips, office invaders, negativity-mongering...
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Dave Barry isn't just funny. His wit cuts right to the core of life's absurdities. In "My Teenage Son's Greatest Goal in Life Is to Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old" and Other Thoughts on Parenting from Dave Barry, Dave shares his hopes, fears, and insights about his own stint as a father. "Most people make babies out to be very complicated, but the truth is they have only three moods: Mood One: Just about to cry. Mood Two: Crying. Mood Three: Just finished...
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2013
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“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they...
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they...
20) Dark Prince
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The flesh is weak... I killed Jules. I didn't know I was doing it; it was some kind of other me, but still -- I did it. Apparently, that's the power that comes with being Prince. I'd give anything to get rid of it. I'd give anything to be a normal guy with a dog and a girlfriend who's still alive. Instead, I have a choice. I either master this power, this magic, or it masters me. Not much of a choice, right? Worse: choosing between a coven of half-cracked...