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Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She will shower and get dressed. She will have her poetry and yoga lessons after dropping off her son, Timby. She won't swear. She will initiate sex with her husband, Joe. But before she can put her modest plan into action--life happens. Today, it turns out, is the day Timby has decided to fake sick to weasel his way into his mother's company. It's also the day Joe has chosen...
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A warm, incisive new novel about the enduring bonds of marriage and friendship from Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Nest. Flora Mancini has been happily married for more than twenty years. But everything she thought she knew about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with her best friend, Margot, is upended when she stumbles upon an envelope containing her husband's wedding ring, the one he claimed...
4) Hunted
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One man. One day. One way out.
When Danny Shanklin woke up in a strange hotel, he never expected today would be spent running for his life. But the high-powered rifle strapped to his hands and the unknown dead man on the floor say otherwise.
It's only when the sirens start wailing outside that Danny realizes today will be different. Today will be the worst day of his life. He just hopes it's not his last.
Framed and forced to run, Danny sets out...
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A startling play examining the cyclical ravages of racial injustice and violence on two young black men, by an extraordinary voice in American theater.
Moses and Kitch stand around on the corner-talking shit, passing the time, and hoping that maybe today will be different. As they dream of their promised land, a stranger wanders into their space with his own agenda and derails their plans. Emotional and lyrical, Pass Over crafts everyday profanities...
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In the wake of immortality, innocence became prized most highly… and it was preyed upon.
In this world, the lives of four young women who could not be more different are connected by an irresistible gravity that draws them closer and closer, but to annihilation or consummation?
Grace has a loving family, a fiancé, a comfortable life in a close-knit community, and unshakable faith. So why does her life feel incomplete?
Rayne lives in the ruins of...
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Fragile Innocence
In the wake of immortality, innocence became prized most highly… and it was preyed upon.
Four very different young women are connected by a gravity that draws them to each other, but to annihilation or consummation?
Grace has a loving family, fiancé, and unshakable faith. So why does her life feel incomplete? Rayne lives in the remains of a skeletal skyscraper and promises herself that today will be different - today, she'll find...
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Scot Harvath thrillers volume 18
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"In ancient texts, there are stories about men who struck from the shadows, seemingly beyond the reach of death itself. These men were considered part angel, part demon. Their loyalty was to their families, their friends, and their kings. You crossed these men at your peril. And once crossed, there was no crossing back. They were fearless; men of honor who have been known throughout history by different names: Spartan, Viking, Samurai. Today, men...
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"Granny squares are to crochet what pieced squares are to quilting. They originated with pioneer women using up precious scraps of yarn to make blankets for their families, and over the years, many recognized, named patterns have been handed down from one generation to the next. Beyond this treasury of 75 different granny square motifs, Margaret Hubert shows the evolution of the granny square, how it can be used and interpreted in different ways with...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"Chance the Rapper is one of the most famous figures in the world of hip-hop today, and his desire to help people-especially young people-has helped him become a role model for many. His early life, career achievements, and the many ways he makes a difference today are explored through fun and fact-filled main text and a graphic organizer that encourage young people to look for their own ways to help in their communities. Full-color photographs, eye-catching...
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From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the '60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day. The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s--history holds many surprises, and lives are changed...
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The author aims to encourage and inspire a generation of rebels who will dare to stand up to the madness in a just and loving manner. The book offers guidance to help people navigate the many moral issues that plague this generation. Students today are oriented toward action on ethical issues, and Sean will not only help them think biblically about various ethical issues, but he will also offer practical steps to make a positive difference in this...
15) Chances are
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"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Richard Russo--in his first stand-alone novel in a decade--comes a new revelation: a gripping story about the abiding yet complex power of friendship. One beautiful September day, three sixty-six-year old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college circa the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today--Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press...
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This book is not for people who expect to sit on the couch and become an overnight millionaire.
However, if the idea of achieving financial freedom by developing income streams that free up your time sounds like your dream, this book is for you.
With the state of the world right now, achieving financial freedom seems to becoming a far-fetched dream for more and more people. And the sad reality is that most people may never reach financial freedom...
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In Today Everything Is Different Dirk Lange does not fail to deliver the "unexpected" in helping readers gain both a greater understanding of Christian spirituality and a path to it. On this adventure, an adventure of both the mind and heart, the reader will explore the foundational underpinnings of baptism, the impact of prayer in many forms-especially in community-and the insights of giants like Luther and Bonhoeffer. The great beauty of the book,...
18) Queenie
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"'[B]rilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking.'--Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You; Bridget Jones's Diary meets Americanah in this disarmingly honest, boldly political, and truly inclusive novel that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and found something very different in its place. Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into...
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"Two of today's most respected world-changers, leadership expert John C. Maxwell and global development leader Rob Hoskins, share their real-world experiences helping to transform millions of lives, communities, and businesses around the world to show people how to be the change the world needs and help others do the same"--
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As an award-winning author and global business leader, David Livermore applies his social science and cultural intelligence (CQ) expertise to teach others how to thrive in increasingly multicultural workplaces and a globalized world. Now, in this essential book, he shows readers how to leverage the benefits of cultural intelligence for themselves--including improved decision-making, negotiation, networking, and leadership skills--to gain a crucial...