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Kari Leibowitz travelled to the places on earth with the coldest, darkest, longest and most intense winters, expecting to research the season's negative effects on mental health-only to find that inhabitants actually looked forward to it with vigor and enthusiasm. In Earth's most intense winters, Leibowitz discovered the power of the "wintertime mindset"-impactful adaptations that can teach us not just about braving the dark, cold months of the year,...
23) Eleven
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Short stories of suspense by the author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley—“a brilliant collection” with a foreword by Graham Greene (The Sunday Times).
Master of tension Patricia Highsmith is best known for her novels of ever-increasing suspense, but she is equally adept at the short story, where “she is after the quick kill rather than the slow encirclement of...
Master of tension Patricia Highsmith is best known for her novels of ever-increasing suspense, but she is equally adept at the short story, where “she is after the quick kill rather than the slow encirclement of...
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eBooksLib
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When it was all over Mr. Sam came out to the spring-house to say good-by to me before he and Mrs. Sam left. I hated to see him go, after all we had been through together, and I suppose he saw it in my face, for he came over close and stood looking down at me, and smiling. You saved us, Minnie, he said, and I needn't tell you we're grateful; but do you know what I think? he asked, pointing his long forefinger at me.
25) Mouth
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Astra Publishing House
Pub. Date
2024
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"Sometimes surreal, sometimes horrifying, always startling . . . Mouth introduces readers to Puloma Ghosh's unmatched ability to probe the visceral depths of female pain, desire, and grief." —Alice Martin, Shelf Awareness
"A unique set of stories that show the promise of a bold new voice." —Kirkus Reviews
"Ghosh has offered us a masterclass in surrealist short fiction, bound to haunt its readers...
"A unique set of stories that show the promise of a bold new voice." —Kirkus Reviews
"Ghosh has offered us a masterclass in surrealist short fiction, bound to haunt its readers...
26) Cities of Women
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Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2023
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"With a scholar's commitment to accurate detail, and the heart of a lover of beauty, Kathleen B. Jones's engaging and well-crafted parallel story is as colorful and lucid as the illuminated manuscripts at the center of her novel." —Laurel Corona, author of The Mapmaker's Daughter
A deeply affecting dual narrative separated by several centuries, Cities of Women examines the lives of women who dare to challenge the
...28) Slouch
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2024.
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As the tallest girl in the seventh grade, twelve-year-old Stevie receives unwanted attention that weighs on her self-esteem as she navigates family issues and struggles to stand tall on the debate team.
29) Presumed guilty
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2025.
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Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last. But the peace that's taken Rusty so long to find evaporates when Bea's young adult son, Aaron, living under their supervision while on probation for drug possession, disappears. If Aaron doesn't return soon,...
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Two people were murdered--at the exact same time, in the same gruesome manner, bodies covered in the same red poppies...but on opposite sides of the country. With Detective Kara Quinn investigating in Oregon and Special Agent Matt Costa in Virginia, the Mobile Response Team digs deep to uncover more about each victim. What is the link between the two, and why were they targeted? Yet their search unearths more questions than answers--until they meet...
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Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
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Wishes do come true—with some help from Felix and his quirky mentor, Mr. Beewinkle—in this magical adventure brimming with the power of hope.
When ten-year-old Felix drops a penny in the wishing fountain at the center of town, he really doesn't expect his sixteen-year-old sister to suddenly like him again, or to offer to share a cinnamon bun or watch cartoons like they used to. She hasn't even remembered she was supposed to
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Disney Hyperion
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2024
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Disney's New York Times best-selling A Twisted Tale series meets perennial fan-favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas, asking
"What if Sally discovered Christmas Town instead of Jack?"
Sally has mostly loved her creepy hometown of Halloween Town. But lately, she can't help but want something more. In a place full of the frightening, you'd think living in the shadows wouldn't feel so . . . isolating. She knows she could
34) Keep me
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2024.
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"Sylvie Devereaux is the wealthy daughter of affluent artists living in New York City. During a trip with her boyfriend to Scotland, Sylvie sneaks into Barclay Manor to retrieve a photo of a family heirloom. While sneaking around the mansion, she meets broody Scottish billionaire Killian Barclay and runs from the house, dropping her phone in her haste to get away. Weeks later, she's approached by Killian's sister. She has a proposal for Sylvie-to...
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[2024]
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As a dyslexic child who dreamed of becoming famous, Cher was raised in often-chaotic circumstances, surrounded by singers, actors, and a mother who inspired her in spite of their difficult relationship. Cher: The Memoir, Part One follows her extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono and reveals the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart.
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Penguin Random House Audio
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2018
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Tras la desaparición de su padre en circunstancias poco claras, la señorita Mary Morstan empieza a recibir perlas de alguien cuya identidad desconoce y que le ha citado para reunirse con ella. Mary recurre a Sherlock Holmes, quien acepta desentrañar el caso y, junto con Watson, acudir como acompañante de la muchacha a la cita. El encuentro les conduce a Thaddeus Sholto y su hermano, hijos de un amigo del padre de la señorita Morton, quienes les...
38) Haven
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2024.
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"You can't choose your family or your destiny or your legacy. But once upon a time, a woman named Ava St. James had tried to build happiness upon the remains of her broken heart. For better or worse. Decades later, the Bakers are headed for a perfect family vacation. A full month at a house by the lake; the house passed down from a mysterious aunt no one ever talks about. Love and good intentions aside, what begins like a relaxing vacation turns into...
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Camila encuentra un concurso de video que puede ser la manera perfecta para convertirse en una estrella. Para participar, debe hacer un video que explica lo que significa para ella su ciudad, Los ℓngeles. Pero siendo una ciudad tan grande, ¿c̤mo podr̀ Camila decidir de qǔ va a hablar? Mientras Camila trabaja en su video, se da cuenta de lo m̀s especial de su ciudad, lo que la hace sentir en casa.
Camila wants to become a star and participates...
