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Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness. At first glance, it’s a store like any other. Sure, it’s a bit odd that the handsome manager has his own fan club. And perhaps the customers are somewhat eccentric. But there’s a warmth about Tenderness that draws you in. The bright lights are always on. The employees know you by name. And the shelves...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
This is the story of Tokyo sales clerk Keiko Furukura. Keiko is an unusual person. She's someone who has never fit in - but when she takes a job at Smile Mart, she finally finds peace and purpose in her daily tasks. But there is also huge pressure on Keiko - to pursue a "real" career, to find a husband - and she feels forced to take desperate action in order to please the people around her. Is there room in this "normal" world for someone as strange...
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Publisher:
Grove Press
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
"Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech...
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Publisher:
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date:
[2025]
Language:
English
Description:
"In this million-copy international bestseller from Korea, the owner of a corner store takes in an unhoused man who does a good deed, a kind soul whose presence will transform the whole neighborhood-a heartwarming tale of community and redemption reminiscent of the bestselling novels of Matt Haig and Gabrielle Zevin"--
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Publisher:
Hogarth
Pub. Date:
[2018]
Language:
English
Description:
"Rendered paraplegic after a traumatic event four years ago, Cameron Harris has been living his new existence alongside his sister Tanya in their battered Biloxi, Mississippi, neighborhood where only half the houses made it through Katrina. One stiflingly hot August afternoon as Cameron sits waiting for Tanya during their daily run to the Biz-E-Bee convenience store, he suddenly and inexplicably rises up and out of his wheelchair. In the aftermath...
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Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"Four very different women-the dishevelled and downtrodden Mrs Wilkins, the sad, sweet-faced Mrs Arbuthnot, the formidable widow Mrs Fisher, and the ravishing socialite Lady Caroline Dester-are drawn to the shores of the Mediterranean that April. As each,in turn, blossoms in the warmth of the Italian spring and finds their spirits stirring, quite unexpected changes occur. The Enchanted April (1922) is a deceptive and timely novel immured in a post-war...
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English
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A virtual sea of cooking possibilities for the 10 most essential fish. A surplus of options with lower saturated fat content than beef or chicken. Bursting with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, seafood is one of the best protein sources you can add to your diet. Yet, most people are intimidated by experimenting outside of their favorite one or two fish cookbook recipes. The Big 10 Fish & Seafood Cookbook will give you the know-how to expand a lackluster...
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Publisher:
Jason Grunspan
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Description:
In the title story, and debut novella from Jason Grunspan, a drifter in 1930 Baltimore finds his options quickly drying up. A failed relationship and a dispute with a local crime syndicate leave him wandering disoriented through the city. When he makes his way down to the harbor port, he's hired aboard an old cargo steamship and soon finds himself at sea, trapped on a ship captained by an imposing and mysterious man. The Captain takes Dent under his...
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Publisher:
Scribl
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
From the depths of despair to the heights of fortune, this is the tale of a journey like no other. I was once a mere goldfish, trapped in a bowl, staring at a rusted, red floor. Now, I command a fortune worth 12 million USD. How did I get here? This book takes you through the wild seas of the stock market, where luck, strategy, and relentless willpower were my only compass. Ever felt like a goldfish in a tank, just going through the motions? That...
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Publisher:
Wiley
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
Traditional retail is becoming increasingly volatile and challenged as a business model. Brick-and-mortar has shifted to online, while online is shifting into pop-up storefronts. Virtual stores in subway platforms and airports are offering new levels of convenience for harried commuters. High Street and Main Street are becoming the stuff of nostalgia. The Big Box is losing ground to new models that attract consumers through their most-trusted assistant-the...
12. Love Stories
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Publisher:
RoseAndStar
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
Description:
Escape for an hour or two in the tender, passionate pages of Love Stories. In her first collection of lesbian romantic short stories, Natalie Vivien offers nine romantic tales of love found and broken hearts mended. Each story features a woman who finds herself altered--and empowered--by love.Cast your cares aside and submerge yourself in these nine, heartstopping journeys of romantic discovery. Love Stories includes these nine short stories:- After...
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Publisher:
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2022]
Language:
English
Description:
"A quiet convenience store at the crossroads between life and death. Its faint glow in the darkness draws in transient souls, pulling them closer to the final purchase they'll ever make. Prepare for shadowy creatures, strange employees, and an air of dread in this delightfully creepy supernatural tale"--
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Publisher:
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Language:
English
Description:
Hino Miharu spends Christmas the same way every year, working alone at a dead-end part-time job at a convenience store. He'd do just about anything to land a full-time gig, but when he runs into a shadowy Santa Claus dressed all in black, he has no idea he's encountered the real deal. Well, almost. While the normal Santa Claus who dresses in red and white oversees Christmas for all the good boys and girls, his dark counterpart is in charge of handling...