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They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs, but what if a prince shows up . . . When a prince-not the kind who wears a crown-swoops in to rescue me, I kiss him before I even ask his name. I'm sure I've given him the wrong impression, and he'll bolt away like a cat out of a bathtub.Except he keeps showing up.Maybe fairy tales are real.We all know they aren't.
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Even experts get duped from time to time! The stories behind scientific fakes and mistakes, from crop circles to miracle cures and beyond.
Science is an ongoing quest for knowledge filled with discoveries and experiments, trial and error. And occasionally, the errors can be whoppers-especially when hoaxers are involved. Some hoaxes are intended merely as well-intended humorous tricks, while others are serious frauds devised for personal gain of glory...
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In perilous times, facts, expertise, and truth are indispensable. President Trump's flagrant disregard for the truth and his self-aggrandizing exaggerations, specious misstatements, and bald-faced lies have been rigorously documented and debunked since the first day of his presidency by The Washington Post's Fact Checker staff.
Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth is based on the only comprehensive compilation and analysis of the more than 16,000...
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Get the real facts you weren't taught in school and learn how these myths have survived for so long.
Discover the stories behind history's greatest lies and how-and why-the world's biggest whoppers have survived textbooks and lesson plans for years. For instance, did you know the conquistador Hernán Cortés wasn't as bloodthirsty as they say? Neither were the Goths, who were actually the most progressive of the Germanic tribes. Or, that a petty...
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Brandi Best has nothing tying her down. Nothing keeping her in Arizona. No kids, no husband, and her parents passed away years ago. When she finds out a town in Ireland will actually pay her to move there? Why not spend the second half of her life in a gorgeous country by the sea?But things aren't all that they seem.In preparing to move, Brandi discovers some big secrets about herself and her parents. First and foremost, that she's adopted. And then...
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Conspiring with your lover to do away with your husband should be a straightforward task-especially when said husband is entirely fictional… One Very Fake Husband…Natalie "Nate" Reynolds has it all-a thriving career as one of golden-era Hollywood's top costume designers, fantastic (and famous) friends…and a husband she invented years ago in a misguided attempt to land a job. That is, until her new project throws her a curve in the shape of a...
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You're in for a mystery treat this time, with the first Honey West novel. (If you're not familiar with Honey, she debuted in 1957-and created quite a stir as the first woman detective in a field dominated by hardboiled males. See my long intro directly before the book for a complete dossier on Honey.) Plus this issue we have an original tale from Nikki Knight (courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), a great tale by David Dean (courtesy of Acquiring...
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Summer Rigby has been contemplating her life choices lately. Her dad comes from a family of witches, but her mother wants her to take over her family's bar. In a way, it's as important of a legacy as the witchcraft.But is it really what she wants to do?While walking along the beach, Summer is hit with a powerful premonition, one she can't help but act on. Brandi Best must move to Cornellis Island, Summer must take over her mother's bar, and Summer...