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A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a poor soldier. To make things worse, the world she's been reborn in has a very low literacy rate and books mostly don't exist. She'd have to pay an enormous amount of money to buy one. Myne resolves herself: If there aren't any books, she'll just...
62) Magnolia Nights
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Plagued by gaps in her childhood memories, Ellie Pringle has spent years in therapy trying to unlock the secrets of her past. But it's the unexpected death of a grandmother she hasn't seen in over three decades that catapults her into a journey of profound discovery. Inheriting a fortune along with an antebellum mansion in Charleston's historic South Battery, Ellie decides to leave behind her life in San Francisco-and a heart-wrenching breakup-to...
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Read the Bible this Thanksgiving...Tales from the Old Testament and history from the Holy Land, starting with creation on November 1st and ending with the promise of restoration on the 30th...because Thanksgiving doesn't begin or end with the turkey.A What IF...S Inspired by Faith and Science book,because the answers can't breathe if we don't askquestions.
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It's day one for newly hired hospice nurse, Amelia Bowden, 26 years old. Anxious and eager to prove herself as competent and caring, she is assigned to Carol Schultz, a sweet elderly woman on palliative care in need of assistance. Yet when Amelia arrives at Carol's home, she can see that Carol is experiencing neglect-and possibly worse-at the hands of Carol's husband, Earl. During her nursing visits, Carol invites Amelia to read her personal diaries...
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Thirty years ago, Savannah's child was taken from her shortly after giving birth. The next day, she ran away to the Pacific Northwest where she's been living ever since. But her circumstances have changed. The tavern where she bartends is closing and her landlord is selling the house she rents. Now seems like the right time to go home to South Carolina, but does she have the courage to face her past? Upon her mother's death, while searching for funeral...
66) Recognition
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Jan Sikora, a widower and former athlete turned judo coach, finds himself navigating the challenges of raising his 16-year-old son, Michal, alone. However, Michal falls short of the ideal son Jan once envisioned, and despite Jan's success as a youth educator, he considers himself a failure as a father. One day she meets Karolina, with who Jan hopes to build a romantic connection. Yet, he is aware of Karolina's love for children, and he fears that...
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Esta es una hermosa obra del autor Juan Rey Lucas , el cual no puedes perdertela . El libro evoca la idea de preservar algo valioso y durarero apesar de la transitoriedad de la vida .El libro explora profundamente la naturaleza efimera de la existencia humana y como poder encontrar un significado y un proposito apesar de ello .En general este hermoso libro sugiere una meditacion sobre la vida y la muerte , la impermanencia y la persistencia . Todo...
68) Girls Aloud
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Once Ellie Gillman waves her husband off on his grand adventure-a cross-country bicycle trip to publicize the perils of climate change-she realizes she's got her own environment to take care of: the environment of her home, her daughters, and her cozy New England town. While Scott Gillman pedals his way to fame and glory, Ellie mops up the messes of day-to-day living. The house has a roof problem. The town has a litter problem. Ellie's boss is a walking,...
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"Breaking Free: From Darkness to Victory"In the heart-wrenching pages of "Breaking Free," journey with me as I unveil the raw and transformative tale of my battle with severe substance addiction. This isn't just a memoir; it's a testament to the indomitable human spirit's capacity for change and redemption.From the depths of despair to the exhilarating peaks of athletic prowess, discover how I transitioned from a life ensnared by drugs, alcohol, and...
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"Esta es la narrativa de una joven intrépida, cuya rebeldía la lleva a liberarse de las restricciones de su mansión, decidida a explorar lo que sus padres siempre le habían negado. En su búsqueda, se encuentra con personajes singulares, con vidas fascinantes aunque inusuales, desentrañando así los misterios que habían permanecido ocultos en su mundo."
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Who would you confide in if the person you most wanted to talk to was dead?Professor Basil Collingwood of Pendywick Place, London, has never disclosed his inner thoughts--or dangerous double life in Victorian Shoreditch--to anyone.At least, not anyone alive.However, he's shared everything with his deceased brother David, within these pages. And Basil needs a confidant more than ever when a brilliant--and infuriating--young mute woman shows up at his...
72) Antonio
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En vísperas del nacimiento de su hijo, un hombre joven decide reconstruir la historia de su malogrado padre, quien murió años atrás asolado por la enfermedad y la pobreza después de un largo proceso de decadencia mental. Para ello recurre a las tres únicas personas vivas que podrían arrojar luz sobre esa biografía, marcada por un oscuro trauma familiar. Juntando las piezas de este rompecabezas de voces, descubrimos poco a poco una suerte de...
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Discover the gripping saga of a family on the brink. For generations, the Sweeneys have been a fortress of love and forgiveness-until now. A crisis erupts, threatening to shatter the very foundation that has always kept them united. At the eye of the storm is sixteen-year-old Annie Bethune and her boyfriend, Cooper. Their youthful dreams for the future spark a family-wide debate that leaves no one on the sidelines. As opinions clash and loyalties...
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A trilogy of the first three 'Paper Dog Bob Stories' in one book.Revisit Bob's adventures in one place or enjoy them all for the very first time. Read more about how...Bob loves his job delivering Stanley's Paper.Bob loves his ball even if Stanley and Virginia don't.Bob loves Craig's socks and so do his animal friends.
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What happens in Vegas, doesn't stay in Vegas, especially if you're a Davenport. It ends up on your front porch with a shotgun aimed at you.
Gina Davenport, Cash's not-so-new wife, shows up out of the blue at the worst time possible, throwing a wrench in the wedding plans for Cash and Lucy. She's ready to get her man back, but she hasn't experienced the craziness of the Davenports before.
Lucy isn't completely on board with marrying Cash. She's stressed,...
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What if the person who knew you best and loved you most forgot your face, and couldn't remember your name? The Promise Memory care is everyone's solution for what to do about Sara, but her husband, Jack, can't bear to live without her. He's committed to saving his marriage, his wife, and their life together from the devastation of Alzheimer's disease. They retired years ago to the house of their dreams and operated it as a Cape Cod bed and breakfast...
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A massive storm hits the Midwest on Christmas Eve. TV meteorologists are calling it "Snowmageddon" and predicting up to two feet of accumulation by dawn on Christmas morning. They warn everyone to be inside and off the roads by noon. In Signal Bend, Missouri, the townspeople scramble to relocate their traditional Christmas Eve festivities indoors, to the compound of the Night Horde MC, and figure out how to retain some of the magic of their shared...
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A tender ghost story by award-winning Prince Edward Island writer Susan Rodgers. How do you mend a family that was already patchwork?
When Catherine's world-travelling son Ryan dies suddenly overseas, she is left reeling. For so long, it was just Ryan and her; now her foundation is ruptured. She's never quite found the stability and comfort she needs from her husband, Jack, and now he's all she has.
Ryan's girlfriend, Kate, stays overseas, away...
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Rozemyne, now both the High Bishop and the archduke's adopted daughter, finds herself lost in a position of power she just isn't used to. Preparing for the Harvest Festival, taking care of new orphans, dealing with the dissatisfaction of a neighboring town-her list of problems just keeps on growing. On top of all that, Ferdinand the High Priest is being as harsh as can be. Still, Rozemyne doesn't give up! Encouraged by meetings with her lower city...
80) Demise
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This is the story of two young men, one white, one black, who grew up in the 1960s, who were best friends-their high school's Salt 'n' Pepper running backs. One went to Vietnam, the other avoided the draft.
Their worlds begin to disintegrate when a freak accident disrupts the peaceful Connecticut town where they have settled. As 50-year-old corporate executives, one loathes his job and finds himself increasingly estranged...
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