In this sharply observed and erotically charged debut collection, Journey Prize-winner Yasuko Thanh immerses us in the lives of people on the knife edge of desire and regret, hungry for change yet still yearning for a place to call home...
Interpersonal relations
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Author:DeAlto, RachelSummary:Flirting comes naturally to some, but others often need a little practice before they feel confident approaching and engaging people they find attractive. Flirt Fearlessly provides a little pick me up, and reminds readers that they have...
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Author:Van Draanen, WendelinSummary:In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
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Author:King, LilySummary:This collection features ten of Lily King's finest short stories--half of them brand new--that explore desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of jolting violence and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs.
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Author:Byrne, BenSummary:A vivid and powerful novel set in post-WWII Japan, Fireflies chronicles the lives of four interweaving characters navigating the war-torn streets of Tokyo during the American occupation. August 1945. Japan has been defeated in the...
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Author:Stein, PeterSummary:Fine Friends is a celebration of all things friendship. Sometimes the very best thing you can do with a fine friend is to share a little "aha" moment . . . a small, knowing smile that says, "I may have toilet paper stuck...
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Author:Schottky-Osterholt, ConnieSummary:Dr. Connie Schottky-Osterholt is one of the leading experts in psychoneurology worldwide. She created the first PhD program for life coaches with the Barron University in Los Angeles where she is teaching the art of life coaching to...
- Author:Allen, JennieSummary:
In a world that's both more connected and more isolating than ever before, we're often tempted to do life alone, whether because we're so busy or because relationships feel risky and hard. But science confirms that...
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Author:Grosso, AlissaSummary:"An engaging, realistic journey into drug addiction and bad decision making. Grosso's Ferocity Summer is a riveting read." —A.S. King, author of the Printz honor book Please Ignore Vera Dietz Would you rather be dead and know it, or...
- Author:Brennan, Sarah ReesSummary:
The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan—inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad. Sixteen...
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A humorous and empathetic manifesto for modern women learning to love the skin they're in. Jordan Sondler encourages women to cultivate a deep and meaningful relationship with themselves, first and foremost. Everyone faces...
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Author:Rosemond, JohnSummary:"The truth is, child rearing is not complicated. Therefore, it is not hard. There will be difficult moments, of course, . . . but if a parent is experiencing the rearing of a child or children as generally difficult — as...
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Author:Vargas, RobertoSummary:We live in a world that needs radical transformation if our children and grandchildren are to live healthy, peace-filled lives. But where to start? In this inspiring new book, activist Roberto Vargas says the answer lies surprisingly...
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Author:Summary:In Fairy Wishes for Friends, artist Becky Kelly illustrates how friends are magical.
- Author:Holmes, LindaSummary:
In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief...
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Author:HORVATH, PollySummary:Eleven-year-old Primrose living in a small fishing village in British Columbia recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
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Author:Danticat, EdwidgeSummary:From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Brother, I'm Dying, a collection of vividly imagined stories about community, family, and love. Rich with hard-won wisdom and humanity, set in locales from Miami and Port-au-...
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Author:Gay, JerrySummary:Images that poignantly depict the human spirit, in all its glory and frailty: This is the specialty of renowned photojournalist Jerry Gay. In Everyone Has a Life to Live, Gay has insightfully captured Americans both young and old, black...
- Author:Holderness, Kim.Summary:
A USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller! Learn how to fight better and end your arguments with your partner feeling closer, more loved, and better understood. We take our cars in for oil changes. We mow our lawns and pull weeds....
- Author:Oswald, YvonneSummary:
Your words have power; learn how to unlock the secrets to changing your language, your thoughts, and your life by clearing your speech of negative keywords and replacing them with high-energy words.
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