Lydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers, a storyteller celebrated for her emotional acuity, her formal inventiveness, and her ability to capture the mind in overdrive. She...
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Author: Davis, LydiaSummary:Genre: Short stories -
Author: Meltzer, BradSummary:
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, physicist and chemist Marie Curie is the 19th hero in the New York Times bestselling book biography series about heroes. This friendly, fun biography series...
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Author: Regan, PatrickSummary:What does it mean to be cool? The quality has always been hard to define, but easy to identify. James Dean. Miles Davis. They were cool. Joe Montana scrambling in the pocket. Steve McQueen riding...
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Author: Wooten, Victor L.Summary:
Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten's inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today's world. We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of...
Genre: Music, Self-help publications -
Author: McPherson, James M.Summary:
Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government." Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee his states' rights....
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Author: Singer, P. D.Summary:Hedge fund trader Ricky Santeramo has it all: money, looks and fellow trader Jonathan Hogenboom. The two couldn't be more different: Jon is from old money, while Ricky clawed his way out of blue-...
Genre: Romance fiction -
Author: Dorn, L. R.Summary:
Performed docuseries style by a star-studded full cast including Santino Fontana, Shelby Young, Marin Ireland, JD Jackson, Dan Bittner, Vikas Adam, Gabra Zackman, Fred Berman, Darrell Dennis,...
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Author: Klobuchar, AmySummary:A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet...
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Author: Chesterton, G. K.Summary:
"G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Stevenson, NoelleSummary:
Indies Choice Book of the Year * National Book Award Finalist * New York Times Bestseller *New York Times Notable Book * Kirkus Best Book * School Library Journal Best Book * Publishers Weekly...
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Young adult fiction -
Author: Prescott, LaraSummary:
A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice--inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with...
Genre: Historical fiction, Spy fiction -
Author: Ahdieh, ReneeSummary:
Experience Star Wars: A New Hope from a whole new point of view. On May 25, 1977, the world was introduced to Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi,...
Genre: Science fiction, Short stories -
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of Deuteronomy, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
Genre: Religion and spirituality -
Author: Jenkins Reid, TaylorSummary:
A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup. “I devoured Daisy Jones & The Six...
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Author: Hallström, Lars K., Beckie, Mary A., Hvenegaard, Glen T., Mündel, Karsten, Alexander, Donald, Baccar, Kirstine, Barr, Michael, Calder, Moira, Carter, Meredith, Chan, Yolande, Connelly, Sean, Corbett, Jonathan, Davis, Anthony, Dixon, Jeffrey, Douglas, David, Epp, Roger, Green, Kelly, Halseth, Greg, Hamilton, Casey, Houle, Karen, Irvine, Melanie, Jones, Bernie, Keenan, Robert, Koster, Rhonda, Lane, Ryan, Markey, Sean, McMann, Shelly, McMillan, Leslie, Moffitt, Morgan, Morrison, Karen, Mündel, Karsten, Pollett, Craig, Prosper, Kerry, Roseland, Mark, Ryser, Laura, Sanders, Claire, Sumner, Jennifer, Vodden, Kelly, von der Gonna, Marc, Wright, ShayneSummary:Rural communities, often the first indicators of economic downturns, play an important role in planning for development and sustainability. Increasingly, these communities are compelled to...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Social science