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A 2-in-1 digital bundle of Melissa Ferguson's novellas, Dashing Through the Snow and Pining for You.
In this cheerful and heartwarming collection, bestselling author Melissa Ferguson offers up the gift of cozy joy in two sweet novellas for the holiday season.
Dashing Through the Snow (also in On the Way to Christmas)
When Willow's boyfriend of seven years dumps her on the eve of a romantic getaway, she decides to take the two-week train trip on...
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A train trip was able to get three different perspectives on the same place and find the possibility of seeing it at different times and thus see its true reality, when chaos corners a place it is very difficult to really see its beauty, time always changes is the dynamics of being, nothing in this life is static and we only see the worst, keop was a fantastic place that power and greed took by force punishing its residents, beating their dreams and...
3) Gravedigger
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Danny - just an ordinary boy, decides one day that he won't be bullied or pushed around anymore. Trouble is, when he fights back, his nemesis winds up dead with a knife in his heart. Sentenced to four years in a juvenile centre, he meets with the leader of a vicious gang and is invited to join them. Saying 'no' is not an option, and he is dragged into the brutal world of a criminal life-style.
A vocation as a hitman ends disastrously when he kills...
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Ever get tired of having the same conversation over and over again, just talking or thinking about what needs to be done instead of getting motivated to act? This book is for anyone who needs a heaping dose of momentum and focus, and who better to dish out such advice than Pierre Bennu, an award-winning filmmaker and artist who's had such conversations countless times. This page-turner is the perfect companion for those times you need a little motivation,...
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Afraid of flying, college professor Hallie Monroe embarks on a train trip from Chicago to Salt Lake City. Only riding the train to avoid flying to a conference for a presentation all but guaranteeing tenure, she attracts the attention of another passenger. This other passenger just so happens to be a mysteriously handsome man traveling with a precocious eight-year-old boy. Accompanying his nephew, not allowed to fly due to a medical condition, businessman...
6) The Real Mr. Big: How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom's Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin
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This true crime memoir is both a "high-speed train trip through the modern cocaine trade" and a story of reform, redemption and family (Gerald Posner, and author of Pharma).
Born in 1960, Jesus Ruiz Henao wanted to be rich like the drug dealers he saw as he grew up in the cocaine-producing region of Colombia's Valle of the Cauca. In 1985, he moved to the quiet London suburb of Hendon, where he and his wife held down mundane cleaning and bus driving...
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Bestselling author and voice of Australian storytelling Tricia Stringer tackles troubled relationships, ageism, and love old and new in this warm, funny, uplifting story of colleagues and unlikely travel companions thrown together on an astonishing (and revealing) train trip across Australia.
Ketty Clift's couture dressmaking business is thriving but the same can't be said for her staff. Lately, cracks have appeared in the team's harmony, testing...
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The heartfelt memoir of Ray Raghunath Cappo, a legendary hardcore punk musician-turned-monk-and pioneer of the straight-edge movement-told with warmth, candor, and humor. Narrated by the author himself.
Ray Cappo was a hardcore punk singer and pioneer of the straight-edge movement living on the Lower East Side of New York City in the '80s, where his band Youth of Today played to packed clubs and touched thousands of people across the globe. But despite...
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HarperCollins
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2020.
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Each of these awesome twelve tales is the perfect length to read aloud and includes full-color illustrations on every page.Readers will love snuggling up to these fun Pete the Cat stories, from Pete helping out the tooth fairy, camping in the woods, hosting a slumber party, and much more!
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"Abby Akerman believes in the Universe. After all, her Midwest high school marching band is about to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City--if that's not proof that magical things can happen, what is? New York also happens to be the setting of her favorite romance novel, making it the perfect place for Abby to finally tell her best friend Kat that she's in love with her (and, um, gay). She's carefully annotated a copy of the...
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"He's Emerald Creek's hottest cowboy--and the one man she shouldn't want On the surface, Egan Donnelly is hometown hero material--top gun, commanding an elite fighter training squadron and ranching royalty. Inside, he feels like a fraud, convinced he's responsible for his best friend's death. At least he won't let himself succumb to the heat between him and Jack's widow, Alana. But now that she's making regular trips to his ranch to care for his dad,...
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Avalon Travel
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2024.
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"Strategic lists and itineraries for every type of journey: Choose from the best cities, road trips, rail excursions, outdoor adventures, and more, with ideas for first-timers, solo travelers, and families. Can't-miss stops throughout Europe: Hike the craggy cliffs of the Amalfi Coast, hit the road in Iceland to see stunning waterfalls and glaciers, and find your new favorite arrondissement in Paris. See the dramatic Scotland scenery from the window...
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Mariner Books
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"Berlin 1945. Following the fall of the Third Reich, drug use-long kept under control by the Nazis' strict anti-drug laws-is rampant throughout the city. Split into four sectors, Berlin's drug policies are being enforced under the individual jurisdictions of each allied power-the Soviet Union, Britain, France, and the US. In the American zone, Arthur J. Giuliani of the nascent Federal Bureau of Narcotics is tasked with learning about the Nazis' anti-drug...
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Arcadia Publishing
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[2021]
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"Getting around in Glacier National Park was quite difficult for early travelers seeking to experience its towering mountains, deep glacial valleys, and extensive lakes. With Glacier's location in the far northwestern corner of Montana, just getting to the park when it was formed in 1910 was a challenge for travelers. To meet this challenge, the Great Northern Railway brought early tourists to this remote location, transporting visitors to its East...