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In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of life in their small town in North Carolina. But as the summer of their senior year came to a close, unforeseen events would tear the young couple apart, setting them on radically divergent paths. Now, twenty-five years later, Amanda...
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For more than 25 years, David Sedaris has been carving out a literary space. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but it is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work. In these stories, Sedaris shops for rare taxidermy,...
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Ruby Butterman and her husband, Peanut, cannot have children, but they're given a second chance at a family when eight-year-old orphan Carlie is left in their care. It's a challenge for Carlie to adapt to a new town, a new school, and a new family, and when she gets bullied at school, Ruby and Peanut discover how to step up as parents, and how to make a forever family for their beloved little girl.
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Rick Astley celebrates his extraordinary story with the release of the new career-spanning compilation. The set includes the U.S. number-one singles Never Gonna Give You Up (GOLD) and Together Forever, plus U.S. top ten singles (It Would Take A) Strong Strong Man); She Wants To Dance With Me; Cry For Help.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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[2015]
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The story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after twenty years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they've never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today.
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The Best of Me Poetically is an inspiring book of poems that captures the hearts and minds of those who love to read poems. This book teaches those that have loved and lost that letting go is a process toward healing and that any tragedy can be turned into triumph. My prayer is that someone else may find healing from the poems in this book by just letting go and forgiving after being hurt emotionally or physically. My desire is to inspire, and I hope...
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Get the Summary of David Sedaris's The Best of Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: But if all you expect to find in Sedaris's work is the deft and sharply observed comedy for which he became renowned, you may be surprised to discover that his words bring more warmth than mockery, more fellow-feeling than derision. Nowhere is this clearer than in his writing about his loved ones. In...
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Insights from David Sedaris's The Best of Me. Sample Insights:
1) Nowadays, it's so common to throw hate and negativity at something because the Internet makes it easier.
2) In the past, if you didn't like something someone wrote, you'd have to go through the effort of writing a letter by hand and mailing it to them, while now all you need is an email address or social media account.
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