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Carolina De Robertis
The Invisible Mountain (Vintage Contemporaries)
On the first day of the year 1900, a small town deep in the Uruguayan countryside gathers to witness a miracle—the mysterious reappearance Pajarita, a lost infant who will grow up to begin a lineage of fiercely independent women. Her daughter, Eva, a stubborn beauty intent on becoming a poet, over...
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Stuart Perry
Las Vegas Blackjack Diary
For eight weeks in early 1994 the author played blackjack in Las Vegas for stakes of up to two hands of $200. This book describes what happens at every one of the 269 sessions that he played. Perry describes the cover he used, the heat he received, dealer and player interactions, and the mental and ...
$19.95
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Burrell Speights
Two Neighborhoods in Harlem: Volume 1
"Two Neighborhoods In Harlem " is a memoir. But because of its historical content, it feels like more than a memoir only telling my story. I chose this title because Harlem is where I am from and for marketing purposes too. Given Harlem's high name recognition and given that this is my first book, I...
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Curtis Mekemson
The Bush Devil Ate Sam: And Other Tales of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa
Scruffy soldiers with guns pointed in all directions were scattered around my yard when I returned from teaching. "What's up?" I asked in a shaky voice that was supposed to come out calm. Liberian soldiers were scary. "Your dog ate one of the Superintendent's guinea fowl," the sergeant growled. The...
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Laleh Khadivi
Female Life on Planet Earth: A Novel
By the award-winning author of the acclaimed Kurdish trilogy, a novel about a daughter discovering her mother’s secret past as a violent militant in the Iranian Revolution When Heti’s mother, Ana, dies, she leaves behind a spotless legacy: affectionate parent, modern career woman, and life of ...
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Andrew Ramer
Torah Told Different: Stories for a Pan/Poly/Post-Denominational World
What Dorothy discovered in Oz and Alice discovered in Wonderland you'll discover here: a parallel reality where a third temple rose and fell in antiquity, women were ordained in the fifth century CE, and alternate sages and texts ripple in and out of the ones we know from history. This work of midra...
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Lynn Kurland
The More I See You (de Piaget Family)
A wish upon a star transports the luckless-in-love Jessica Blakely back in time to the thirteenth century. But her desire for a fair and gallant knight yields the fearsome Richard De Galtres. And it will take her tender touch--and stubborn will--to pierce his armor-clad heart... Setting: Medieval En...
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Robert L. Leahy
If Only…: Finding Freedom from Regret
It’s hard to envision a life without some regrets.  You imagine what might have been if you had taken a different path at some key juncture, whether about a past relationship, a missed job opportunity, or choosing where to live. Regret can be immobilizing, filling us with disappointment and shame...
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David Twicken
The Luo Collaterals
First referenced in the Ling Shu and the Su Wen, the Luo Collaterals or Luo Mai, are an integral part of the acupuncture channel system. In this book, Dr. David Twicken provides a comprehensive account of the Luo Mai, including detailed analyses of the classical and contemporary theories and clinica...
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Angela Dalton
Freedom Celebration: A Juneteenth Party: A Story About Black History, Family, and Heritage for Kids (Ages 4-8) (I Can Read Level 3)
Gloria and her relatives celebrate Juneteenth and share the history and significance of this freedom celebration in a Level 3 I Can Read. The Morris family celebrates Juneteenth together every year with a barbeque including red food and drinks. Gloria and Grandma Daisy explain why Juneteenth is cal...
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C. K. Williams
Selected Later Poems: Selected Later Poems
A selection from the last twenty years of C. K. Williams's career, plus new work―proof of his enduring power C. K. Williams's long career has been a catalog of surprises, of inventions and reinventions, of honors. His one constant is a remarkable degree of flexibility, a thrilling ability to sha...
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Hieu Minh Nguyen
Staying Still
Stegner and NEA Fellow Hieu Minh Nguyen’s visionary poetry collection about generational loneliness, desire, and longing The highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning poetry collection Not Here , Hieu Minh Nguyen’s Staying Still centers on the question of how : How do our anxieties...
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Renee Swindle
Francine's Spectacular Crash and Burn: A Novel
Francine Stevenson's chance encounter with a ten-year-old who shows up at her doorstep after her mother's sudden death spirals into an adventure for the ages Francine Stevenson gets more than she bargained for when she rescues ten-year-old Davie from a group of bullies clamoring to snatch his belo...
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Susheel Bibbs
The Art of the Spiritual: Enhancing Performance of the Concert Spiritual
This brief guidebook for classical singers and those (of any culture) who love the Spiritual explains the use of interpretive elements, modes of delivery, colloquial dialect, cultural and historical considerations, and artful variation that can help bring Spirituals to life on the concert stage. Spi...
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Angel Heart
HorŠe Tuuxi, My Name Is Kai! (The Lisjan Series)
HorŠe Tuuxi, My Name Is Kai! is the story of a 7-year-old boy living on his ancestral homeland. Kai introduces young readers to his people, the Lisjan-Ohlone Peoples, First Nations of Huichin or Oakland, California....
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Diana Helmuth
How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner’s Guide to Hiking and Backpacking
National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Instructional Outdoor Adventure Guide Named a Backpacker Magazine "50 Best Hiking Books of All Time" Refreshingly approachable guide for aspiring backpackers and casual hikers of all stripes - Colorful and humorous illustrations throughout - Relatable, ...
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Jasmine Guillory
The Wedding Date Series,6 Books Collection Set,The Wedding Date,The Proposal, The Wedding Party,Royal Holiday,Party of Two,While We Were Dating by
This Wedding Date Series 6 Books Set 1.The Wedding Date 9780399587665 2. The Proposal 9780399587689 3. The Wedding Party 9781984802194 4. Royal Holiday 9780593099049 5. Party of Two 9780593100820 6. While We Were Dating 9780593100851 Publisher Marketing: A groomsman and his last-mi...
$99.99
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Samantha E Power
Bioregional Financing Facilities: Reimagining Finance to Regenerate Our Planet
In the face of a deepening ecological crisis, a new approach to financing regeneration is urgently needed. Bioregional Financing Facilities: Reimagining Finance to Regenerate Our Planet proposes a groundbreaking solution: a network of bioregional institutions designed to empower communities and ch...
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Kate Hobbs
The Warrior's Code: And How I Live It Every Day (A Kid's Guide to Love, Respect, Care, Responsibility, Honor, and Peace)
2022 NAPPA Award winner Kai is a warrior!  And as a warrior, Kai has a code to live by and share with others.  This is the warrior’s code: to be peaceful, to be kind of heart, and to respect all living things. An empowering “code of conduct” book that teaches kids age 4-8 that bravery and...
$14.39
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Jasmine Guillory
The Wedding Date
A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by  New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory—author of the Resse Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick The Proposal . THE USA TOD...
$8.53
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