Blackstone Publishing
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A powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers, from the award-winning writer Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller." On a rainy October night in Kentucky, recently divorced therapist Tallie Clark is on her way home when she spots a man precariously standing on the edge of a bridge. Without a second thought, Tallie pulls over and jumps out of the car into the pouring rain. She convinces the man to join...
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"Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder--a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world, but when her...
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"In 1927, as Natalia Faber travels from Berlin to Prague with her mother, their train is delayed in Saxon Switzerland. In the brief time the train is idle, Natalia learns the truth about her father-who she believed died during her infancy-and meets a remarkable woman named Dr. Magdalena Schaeffer, whose family will become a significant part of her future. Shaken by these events, Natalia arrives at a spa on the shore of Lake H�ev�iz in Hungary....
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"In the tradition of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore's Dilemma, an extraordinary investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store What does it take to run the American supermarket? How do products get to shelves? Who sets the price? And who suffers the consequences of increased convenience end efficiency? In this alarming expos�e, author Benjamin Lorr pulls back the curtain on this highly secretive industry. Combining...
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Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Unabridged.
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1 audio media player (7 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
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"Creative entrepreneur Jason Zook certainly walks the walk of "owning his weird." He's made millions through various unorthodox methods: wearing company T-shirts, auctioning off his last name (twice!), and selling off his future (BuyMyFuture.com). Now he targets this book to other potential "out of the box" thinkers who dream of doing work on their own terms. Consider Jason to be your spirit guide, as Own Your Weird is the permission slip you need...
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"In the West Texas Hockey League. People call him Oak. He's been an enforcer for longer than his hip or shoulder or back have been able to hold together. He is a broken machine of gristle and rage. And he has been away from home for too long. He's called back to Boston by his mother's death. There he confronts a life he failed to live, a daughter he doesn't know, and a body that is quickly breaking down. Still, he can't conceive of a future without...
10) Cloudmaker
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2021.
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"In 1937 Montana, fourteen-year-old Houston "Huck" Finn finds a dead body in a local creek and steals the man's rare Lindbergh flight watch. Huck is an aspiring aviator, working to build his own airplane--a secret he has kept from his God-fearing mother.His cousin, Annelise, arrives from Los Angeles for a long stay with his family, and Huck is initially wary until he learns she has had flight lessons. As his airplane takes shape, and the young cousins...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
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"When Clo's father goes missing, she takes the mysterious items he left behind and journeys across the sea to find him, but is stranded on a strange island and must learn to spin fish into yarn to unravel the secret of all that has happened"--
13) A little hatred
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From New York Times-bestselling author Abercrombie comes the first book in a new blockbuster fantasy trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die.
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"Donna Freitas has lived two lives. In one life, she is a well-published author and respected scholar who has traveled around the country, speaking about Title IX, consent, and sex on college campuses. In the other, she is a victim, a woman who suffered and suffers still because she was stalked by her graduate professor for more than two years. As a doctoral candidate, Freitas loved asking big questions, challenging established theories, and sinking...
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Every innovator started out as a kid--and in some cases, were kids when they began experimenting with ideas to change the world! Kid Innovators tells the stories of a diverse group of trailblazers in fields like technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment. Featuring kid-friendly text and full color illustrations on nearly every page, readers will learn about the exciting discoveries, advancements, and inventions made by Grace...
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Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Unabridged.
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1 audio media player (13 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
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"On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki comes this war-room account from inside the cabinets of the United States and Japan leading to Armageddon on August 6, 1945. Here are the strategy sessions, fierce debates, looming assassinations, and planned invasions that resulted in history's first use of nuclear weapons in combat, and the ensuing chaotic days as Japan struggled to respond to the reality of nuclear war. As...
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Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Unabridged.
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1 audio media player (6 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
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"What's the best that can happen? As the founder of Hello, Fears, a social movement empowering millions to live with courage and tap into their full potential, Michelle Poler lives happily outside her comfort zone. In this inspiring and motivational new book, Michelle is challenging others to say hello to their fears and find meaningful happiness outside the traditional definition of success. With kick-butt attitude and a humorous 'wink,' Michelle...
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Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Unabridged.
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1 audio media player (6 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
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"Veteran science journalist Leonard David explores the moon in all its facets, from ancient myth to future "Moon Village" plans. David offers inside information about how the United States, allies, and competitors, as well as key private corporations like Moon Express and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, plan to reach, inhabit, and even harvest the moon in the decades to come. Spurred on by the Google Lunar XPRIZE -- $30 million for the first to get to the...