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The story of a little girl, Lightning Bug, her friendship with Benny the Bigfoot, and their efforts to cleanup and protect the forest.…
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An empty Coke bottle drops from the sky near Xixo, an African San hunter, but after it causes trouble to the group, he tries to return the bottle to the gods who must have dropped it.…
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Presents a commonsense approach to child-rearing that helps parents understand their preschooler and explains how to prevent misbehavior through non-punitive discipline, and reinforce useful social skills and positive behavior.…
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Murder, She Wrote : Murder In Red
Jessica Fletcher investigates after a routine medical procedure ends in a friend's death.…
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"This epic historical romance tells of fateful love between an indentured Scotsman and a daughter of the 18th century colonial south"--…
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Love And Death Among The Cheetahs
While on their honeymoon in Kenya, Georgie and Darcy O'Mara investigate the suspicious death of Lord Cheriton, an investigation that the English enclave of Happy Valley--of which Lord Cheriton was a member--would like closed as quickly as possible.…
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Compilation inspired by President Kennedy, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr and other leaders' search for peace in the 1960s. A celebration of artists and statesmen seeking a more peaceful world.…
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The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured their ranks compels the remaining to take one final stand in the grand conclusion to twenty-two films.…
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Slothilda : Living The Sloth Life
"... a charming collection of comics about an ambitious little sloth who'd rather just take it easy. With themes related to work, fitness, food, shopping, home life, and pets--this book shows that you're not the only sloth at heart."--Back cover.…
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"Introduces readers to sixty unusual and engaging collective nouns ranging from a flamboyance of flamingos to a mischief of mice. Includes a note about the origin of the collective nouns featured in the book"--…
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La Frontera : El Viaje Con PapÔa = My Journey With Papa
Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They'll need all the resilience and courage they can muster to safely cross the border - la frontera - and to make a home for themselves in a new land.…
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Feed Me With Words : A Journey Through Maasai Culture In Batik Paintings
A collection of past art works arranged in a life span sequence.…
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Tells the story of an ugly old man who has gone unloved for too long, but a change comes over him as he begins more and more relationships with women.…
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"It's 1997, and 14-year-old Juliet has it pretty good. But over the course of the next two years, she rapidly begins to unravel, finding herself in a downward trajectory of mental illness and self-destruction."--…
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The members of a resistance group known as the Companions of Hira must reunite to break through Talisman lines and infiltrate Ashfall, the seat of Rukh, the Black Khan, who is determined to manipulate them all for his own ends.…
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Dr. Herriot lovingly recounts his encounters with all manner of house pets and livestock, as well as their often eccentric owners.…
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Order 66 : A Republic Commando Novel
The final book in the Republic Commando series is set during the pivotal moment when Palpatine issues the fateful Order 66: execute the Jedi.…
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In this sequel to "The gods must be crazy," Xixo the bushman again collides with the so-called civilized world when he embarks on a search for his children, who are accidental stowaways on a poacher's truck.…
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After her parents die in an accident, Okko goes to live with her grandmother who runs a traditional inn in the country, where she learns how to be a gracious host with the help of friendly ghosts visible to only her.…
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Zoey worries about her brother using Old Magick while he is in his world, so she and her friends travel to an alternative version of the House of Night, where dangers take the form of friends and allies are found in strange places.…
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After eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung, a nine-tailed fox surviving in modern-day Seoul by eating the souls of evil men, kills a murderous goblin to save Jihoon, she is forced to choose between her immortal life and his.…
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Kid Start-up : How You Can Be An Entrepreneur
The stars of ABC's Shark tank explain how a kid can discover a great business idea and get it off the ground.…
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When birds spot a tree and decide to land and give their tired wings a break, it is up to the reader to help them find the perfect balance on the tree.…
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After buying one outrageous hat after another in an attempt to keep up with the latest fashions set by his teasing animal friends, Harbet the dog learns that true happiness comes from being yourself.…
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Barkus is a large and very clever dog, and Baby is a cat, and together their adventures make life exciting for seven-year-old Nicky and her family.…
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When his parents pressure him to get a job, Gerald decides to start selling potions, and dreams of becoming rich from the profit.…
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When Gerald is forced to spend a night in the woods during summer camp, he finds an abandoned woodland mansion to camp out in, but first must stand up to the rival villagers who have claimed the mansion.…
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Kristy decides to form a baby-sitters club with her friends, Claudia, Mary Anne, and Stacy, but they run into unexpected problems which threaten to break up the club.…
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Devin, a seventh-grader and co-captain of the soccer team, is worried that her friends' issues will keep them from being "in the zone" while playing.…
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Devin is spotted by an agent who wants her to model athletic wear, and soon she is juggling photo shoots, soccer games and practice, family time, and other activities.…
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A celebration of how colors are for everyone depicts characters engaging in their favorite activities.…
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Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. The Jurassic Jackrabbits From Jupiter
General Jackrabbit and his Robo-Rabbits from Jupiter attempt to take over the world on Ricky Ricotta's birthday.…
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"Maximillian Fly, a roach-human hybrid, helps two young humans escape from the Bartizan's eye, only to find himself a key player in a deadly war between roaches and humans"--…
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A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf.…
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A sixth grader stumbles upon a secret that threatens to turn schoolchildren everywhere into mindless automatons.…
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Presents the continuing adventures of Henry York, who has been living in Kansas with his cousins, where he discovers doorways leading to other worlds and becomes involved in a multi-world struggle between good and evil.…
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The seclusion of the Inn at Gloucester suits former Boston police detective, Bill Robinson. Robinson runs the Inn and doesn't ask any questions, until Mitchell Cline arrives bringing drugs and violence to the peaceful inn.…
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In a kingdom besieged by hunger, sickness, and war, Princess Sophia must do whatever it takes to protect the people she loves, even if it means she has to confront the beasts she thought only lived in her books.…
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In order for Tumble Wilson and Blue Montgomery to fix their ancestors' mistakes and banish the bad luck that has followed them around for all of their lives, they must face Munch, the mysterious golden alligator who cast the curse centuries ago.…
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After receiving a wooden puzzle box at a town festival, twelve-year-old Kallie figures out how to open the box and finds that her fate seems to be connected to a young bone carver from another time.…
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The Pepper Party Picks The Perfect Pet
Annie wants to adopt a Chihuahua named Azzie, but her siblings all want less typical pets.…
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While on a school field trip to the taiga, Gerald discovers a secret trapdoor in an igloo and enters a whole new world of adventure.…
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Mrs. Smith's Spy School For Girls
Twelve-year-old Abigail is shocked to discover her elite boarding school is really a cover for a huge spy ring, and must undergo Spy Training 101 in order to save her mother, who happens to be the spy ring's top agent.…
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When the creator of a new, popular reality game is kidnapped, Abigail Hunter and her friends go on their first official mission for The Center and if they are lucky they might just save the world.…
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While participating in the Challenge at Briar Academy, Abby and friends learn that their nemesis is using Briar as headquarters for planning an attack, and that the Ghost has inside help.…
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Intersection Allies : We Make Room For All
A handy book about intersectionality that depicts the nuances of identity and embraces difference as a source of community.…
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"Follow a little girl as she moves, swings, and grooves her way through her bedtime routine, dancing all the while, until she finally closes her eyes and dances through her dreams"--…
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Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All
Concerned about losing friends during the first week of school, Unicorn upgrades his fabulousness.…
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"A non-fiction picture book about skulls, and all the things they are good for."--…
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The Pigeon Has To Go To School!
The pigeon must go to school, but frets about math, learning the alphabet, heavy backpacks, and what the teacher and other birds will think of him.…
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Based on a true story, two inmates escape an upstate New York prison with the help of a married, female employee who becomes involved with both men.…
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As the Koski siblings strive to rebuild lives and families in an America in flux, they also try to hold fast to the traditions of a home they left behind in Finland.…
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"A semiautobiographical coming-of-age story, framed by the harrowing 1975 Circeo massacre"--…
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"Going Dutch is a hilarious and cutting portrait of modern relationships that finds a gay male graduate student falling for his brilliant female classmate. For fans of The Love affairs of Nathaniel P (with a queer twist)"--…
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"One woman is forced to question everything she knows in this domestic suspense novel from award-winning author Siri Mitchell"--…
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The Gap Dragon had escaped from the Gap and was ravaging across the land. The forget-spell that had covered the Gap was breaking up into small forget-whorls that wandered about, giving amnesia to all they touched. There was trouble on Xanth.…
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The Gardner Heist : The True Story Of The World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft
One museum, two thieves, and the Boston underworld--the story behind the lost Gardner masterpieces worth $500 million and the art detective who swore to get them back.…
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"An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse"--…
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Combat veteran John Puller, now working as an investigator for the Army's Criminal Investigative Division, tries to solve the murder of an Army man and his Pentagon contractor wife in their isolated rural home.…
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Shattered by the death of a trusted friend, the abduction of his beloved son, and the loss of his enchanted sword, Quentin's faith is tested as he confronts his cruelest foe, Nimrood the Necromancer.…
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Stash Knitting : 25 Quick And Easy Projects To Make
"25 simple and stunning knitting projects to make from your yarn stash"--Page 4 cover.…
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Yarn Substitution Made Easy : Matching The Right Yarn To Any Knitting Pattern
A comprehensive guide to learn to evaluate the types of yarns and patterns that are best suited for each other when changing the yarn in knitting patterns.…
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A historical family saga set against Ireland's Great Starvation and the building of Chicago.…
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The lake's depths claim a car and a corpse. Cory and his father begin searching for the truth of this death. Cory's life explodes into a kaleidoscope of clues and puzzles. As he searches for a killer he learns more about the meaning of life, and death.…
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When a pair of young lovers, employees of a prestigious accounting firm, are brutally murdered, mid-twenty-first-century lieutenant Eve Dallas finds the case complicated by the suspicious disappearance of a pregnant woman.…
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Follows four women who speak out when their ill-reputed boss is slated to become CEO, a decision that triggers catastrophic shifts throughout every department of their company.…
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Rachel Klein receives a panicked phone call from a stranger who reveals that both of their children have been kidnapped by an organization that demands that they abduct another child to prevent the murders of their own.…
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A talented baker running a business out of her nursing home reconnects with her master brewer sister at the same time her pregnant granddaughter launches an IPA brewpub.…
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An account based on nearly a decade of reporting examines the sex lives of three American women, exploring the complexity and fragility of female desire.…
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Combat veteran John Puller, now working as an investigator for the Army's Criminal Investigative Division, tries to solve the murder of an Army man and his Pentagon contractor wife in their isolated rural home.…
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A Life's Work : On Becoming A Mother
When there is no longer agreement about what it is to be a woman, what does it mean to be a mother? In this book, Rachel Cusk offers a dark, witty account of a year of motherhood.…
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Newspaper woman Elizabeth Stuart tries to overlook the snobby attitude of the citizens of Still Creek, but circumstances take a turn for the worse when she becomes a murder suspect.…
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The Dance Of Anger : A Woman's Guide To Changing The Patterns Of Intimate Relationships
Based on the author's clinical experience and workshops she has introduced, this guide helps women understand the causes and patterns of their anger while providing specific alternatives for forging more powerful relationships.…
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A memoir chronicling Iliana Regan's journey from foraging on the family farm to running her Michelin-starred restaurant, Elizabeth, in Chicago.…
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When mystery author Charlee Russo arrives at a Portland writers' conference and learns that the adult daughter of the organizer has been kidnapped, she takes over the conference planning while trying to untangle the problematic web of the kidnapping.…
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"Emma Lord is back and better than ever! This time around, the amateur detective partners up with a rookie sleuth to investigate a string of murders in her beloved Alpine, Washington"--…
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Scary Stories 3 : More Tales To Chill Your Bones
Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.…
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A young man tries to meet a challenge given to him that requires that he stays on the couch in his living room until he reaches the level 256 on Pac-Man.…
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The early life of orphaned author and professor J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds companionship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at his school.…
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Follows the adventures of mentally unbalanced scientist Rick and his grandson Morty.…
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A teenage boy, Mike, and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man. The Tall Man keeps a lethal arsenal of awful weapons with him, which makes Mike even more nervous to battle him.…
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Long-time friends Alice and Ben agree to be each other's date for the endless parade of their friends' weddings.…
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2010: The Year We Make Contact
The sequel to "2001: a space odyssey". A joint American-Soviet team is sent to investigate the destruction of the U.S.S. Discovery.…
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Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off.…
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Have You Filled A Bucket Today? : A Guide To Daily Happiness For Kids
Uses the metaphor of a bucket filled with good feelings to show how easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis.…
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After one of journalism professor George Albert Brown's senior students is murdered, the others, determined to find the killer themselves, turn up clues of their own--including a tie to the South African government.…
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"A narrative history of George Remus, who the press called "king of the bootleggers," and a Jazz-Age murder trial"--…
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Tailgating Done Right Cookbook : 150 Recipes For A Winning Game Day
"Includes tips and recipes for a tailgating menu, including which foods to prepare before the game and which ones to make at the game"--…
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Grace Houston, an only child, finds her world torn apart by the death of her father and her mother's remarriage to Kirby Scott, a scheming fortune hunter with his eye on vulnerable and innocent Grace.…
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When Jordan Holloway, Earl of Ashbourne, agrees to keep on eye on his best friend's new sister-in-law, Annie Andrews, he is forced to take her to his country house to prevent her elopement, only to fall in love with her himself.…
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The fifth collaborative novel in the Under Suspicion series by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, takes place at the Met Gala in New York City.…
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The Miseducation Of Henry Cane
"A novel inspired by the hit TV series Younger"--…
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Shrill : Notes From A Loud Woman
Lindy West is ferociously witty and outspoken, tackling topics as varied as pop culture, social justice, and body image. Her empowering work has garnered a coast to coast audience that eagerly awaits her highly anticipated literary debut.…
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When a rescued POW returns home after eight years, a CIA agent begins to believe that the war hero may be a danger to America.…
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Several women decide to form a cheerleading team at their retirement community.…
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A clergyman investigates a series of crimes in the small village of Grantchester.…
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Three desperate people discover that the way out of their current lives is to win a bare knuckle fighting match.…
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Through the eyes of a French journalist, follows the commander of the "Girls of the Sun", a Kurdish female battalion, as they prepare to take back their village from Islamic State terrorists.…
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Years after the murders committed by Charles Mason and his followers, a graduate student begins visiting in prison three female members of his cult to help them realize and confront the horror of their crime.…
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A young couple buy their dream house but the seller turns out to be suspiciously attached to his former property and keeps intruding on their lives.…
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A New York journalist gets hired as a speechwriter for a presidential candidate who, as it turns out, was his babysitter and secret love interest during his teenage years.…
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Sudden Courage : Youth In France Confront The Germans, 1940-1945
Describes the contributions of young adults to the French Resistance, revealing how teen revolutionaries acquired skills ranging from sabotage and patrol evasion to intelligence smuggling and lethal self-defense.…
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