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196181) The Women
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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being agood girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and...
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2024
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English
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In Women Money Power, financial journalist Josie Cox tells the compelling story of women's fight for financial freedom, the social and political hurdles that have kept them from equality―and the work that remains to be done.
"A bold, fascinating, and hugely important book . . . Unforgettable."―Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life and The Birth of the Pill
"A necessary...
"A bold, fascinating, and hugely important book . . . Unforgettable."―Jonathan Eig, author of King: A Life and The Birth of the Pill
"A necessary...
196183) Women of good fortune: a novel
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Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"At a high-society Shanghai wedding, the reluctant bride and her two best friends, each with their own personal motives and fed up with the way society treats women, forge a plan to steal all the gift money on the big day"--
196184) Wonka
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2024
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English
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With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers. Credits: Mathew Baynton, Matt Lucas, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Timothee Chalamet, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman. Directors: Paul King. Warner; 883929802456; 1 Disc(s); 117 min; Comedy, Family, Fantasy; PG; 02/27/24
196185) Wonka / Blu-Ray
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers. Credits: Mathew Baynton, Matt Lucas, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Timothee Chalamet, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman. Directors: Paul King. Warner; 883929802456; 1 Disc(s); 117 min; Comedy, Family, Fantasy; PG; 02/27/24
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The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The issue of the future of Social Security, on which millions of Americans depend, produced great political theater at the State of the Union address. That highlighted a bigger problem of financing retirement as baby boomers seek to retire, often with limited resources. Many argue that the solution to the problem is for people to work longer. Teresa Ghilarducci, a noted expert on retirement, argues that the "working longer" idea is wrong, unnecessary,...
196187) A world of love
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Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"All around the world, a variety of animal parents show the unique ways they love their children"--
196188) World Wonder: a story of big dreams, amazing adventures, and the little things that matter most
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Harvest Kids, Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Ever since she was a little girl, Cora has dreamed of designing truly fantastical things, awe-inspiring structures that everyone recognizes as world wonders...and that’s exactly what she does! As Cora ages and her accomplishments and acclaim grow, she returns to her hometown to fulfill her childhood dream—to transform the house on top of the hill into a true world wonder. In the process, Cora learns that living a meaningful life isn’t...
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Hay House
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
What has self-doubt already cost you in your life? WORTHY is how you change that.
Imagine what you’d do, if you FULLY believed in YOU! When you stop doubting your greatness, build unshakable self-worth and embrace who you are, you transform your entire life! WORTHY teaches you how, with simple steps that lead to life-changing results!
“In...
What has self-doubt already cost you in your life? WORTHY is how you change that.
Imagine what you’d do, if you FULLY believed in YOU! When you stop doubting your greatness, build unshakable self-worth and embrace who you are, you transform your entire life! WORTHY teaches you how, with simple steps that lead to life-changing results!
“In...
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Torrey House Press
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"A pulsing novel filled with so much love and tenderness."
—MORGAN TALTY, national bestselling author of Night of the Living Rez
In 1980's Oregon, Smokey is figuring out how to survive childhood with a young mom who is increasingly desperate in her search for love. As their mother's boyfriends come and go, Smokey aches for the comfort and safety their mother can never quite provide. When a dangerous new man moves into...196192) Wrath of the Talon
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Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
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Unabridged
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English
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The sequel to the "bloodthirsty, addictive, and searingly romantic"* debut from Sophie Kim is an unflinching roller coaster ride of action, romance, and intricate fantasy lore. *Quote from Axie Oh, NYT bestselling author Everyone thinks the Reaper of Sunpo—eighteen-year-old assassin Shin Lina—is dead. The only ones who know the truth are her cherished little sister and Haneul Rui, the icily gorgeous Dokkaebi Emperor, who she was sent to kill ......
196193) The Wrong Key
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Clipper Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2024
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Unabridged
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English
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A mother's love. A daughter's life. A race against time. London-based Steph Knight faces the challenge of a lifetime when she's sent to New York to cover for a colleague involved in a tragic car accident. Recently divorced, Steph sees it as an opportunity for a fresh start and to spend time with her teenage daughter, Ellie, a talented musician, before she leaves for university. Soon after arriving, Steph crosses paths with Edward, a corporate lawyer,...
196194) The wrong way home
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2024.
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English
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When twelve-year-old Fern and her mother abruptly leave their isolated, off-the-grid community, Fern wants nothing more than to return, but things get murky as she slowly adjusts to her new life and discovers unsettling truths about her old one.
196195) X'd in the Xeriscape
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Valley Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Riches to rags. ... Some things stay buried. ... Some things don't, ... and it's chaos once again!
Doreen loves gardens, all kinds of them. In the Okanagan, situated at the tip of the desert, water-frugal gardening makes sense. When Doreen sees a lovely xeriscaped garden from a drone video, she's fascinated. When Mack mentions a mystery surrounding the property, she is mesmerized.
Getting the details, however, is
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Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2024
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Unabridged
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English
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Yellowstone Standoff takes listeners deep into the backcountry of a wildly popular national park. When Yellowstone National Park's grizzly bears and gray wolves suddenly and inexplicably go rogue, archaeologist Chuck Bender teams with his old friend, Yellowstone Chief Ranger Lex Hancock, to defend the suspect members of a group scientific expedition. Soon, Chuck finds himself defending the lives of his family as an unforeseen danger threatens in the...
196197) You and the universe
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Stephen Hawking guides readers through some of the biggest questions in the universe"--
196198) You Are a Little Seed
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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For fans of The Wonderful Things You Will Be, this lyrical and giftable picture book expresses how seeds—like children—can blossom despite the odds.
Discover seven different flowers that blossom from seven different kinds of seeds—each resilient in their own way as they take root. This heartfelt story serves as a metaphor for the strength in seeds—and humans—and the beauty and diversity in flowers, or...
Discover seven different flowers that blossom from seven different kinds of seeds—each resilient in their own way as they take root. This heartfelt story serves as a metaphor for the strength in seeds—and humans—and the beauty and diversity in flowers, or...
196199) You are a star, Malala Yousafzai
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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"Make way for Malala Yousafzai! It's Malala like you've never seen her before! Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an activist and trailblazer. The third book in the exciting You Are a Star nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Malala Yousafzai focuses on Malala's lifelong mission to bring educational equality and justice to all - especially young girls.Maithili...
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Milkweed Editions
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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Published in association with the Library of Congress and edited by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, a singular collection of poems reflecting on our relationship to the natural world by fifty of our most celebrated contemporary writers.
For many years, "nature poetry" has evoked images of Romantic poets standing on mountain tops. But our poetic landscape has changed dramatically, and so has our planet.
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