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From the New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society
“An ambitious analysis of how the trivial amusements offered by online life have degraded not only our selves but also our politics.” —New...
From the New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society
“An ambitious analysis of how the trivial amusements offered by online life have degraded not only our selves but also our politics.” —New...
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date:
2025
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English
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5 stars
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"We all feel it—the distraction, the loss of focus, the addictive focus on the wrong things for too long. We bump into the zombies on their phones in the street, and sometimes they’re us. We stare in pity at the four people at the table in the restaurant, all on their phones, and then we feel the buzz in our pocket. Something has changed utterly: for most of human history, the boundary between public and private has been clear, at least in theory....
3. Siren's call
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"In the alien catacombs of Rainshadow, there are creatures whose compelling songs lure the unwary to their death. That's why Rafe Coppersmith, hired to clear out the catacombs for exploration, needs a music talent. He knows the perfect one, but she probably doesn't want anything do with him. Ella Morgan had once fallen hard and fast for Rafe, but then he disappeared for months and he's not about to tell her why. Ella, too, has secrets that only her...
6. Siren Call
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BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2016
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English
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William Marshall, emergency medical technician with Mountain EMS, dedicates his life to providing patient care in Banff National Park. A seasoned medic, 'Marsh' responds to highway wrecks, medical calls, and backcountry disasters with compassion for the injured and a heart for the homeless. Struggling with his past and with a desperately understaffed service, Marsh coaches new-hire Miranda Walker through the learning curve of the job. While answering...
7. Siren's Call
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Harlequin
Pub. Date:
2015
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English
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She was irresistible to every man, except one. Lily Borsage is the ultimate siren: gorgeous, aloof and irresistible to all the men in Bayou La Siryna. All of them, that is, until Nashoba Bowman comes back to town. The Native American kid whose innocent first kiss Lily remembers fondly is now all grown-up, hot as an Alabama summer, and immune to Lily's charms. What self-respecting mermaid could resist finding out more? But Nash has a dark history that...
8. Siren Calls
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Jade Frances
Pub. Date:
2022
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English
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A search for answers. A long-held secret. A call to destiny. If you knew your life was about to change for better or possibly a lot worse, would you still go looking for answers? Evangeline is an orphan, with no memory of her life before she wound up in a children's home. Now at 18, she is free in the world, with a burning desire to unravel the mysteries of her past. What she unlocks changes her life forever. The Fates take her out of the only world...
9. Siren's Call
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The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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Troubled by PTSD and struggling to reintegrate into society. ex-Marine Evan Hunter is a haunted man. When a sailing trip ends in disaster, he's stranded in a secret ocean facility called the Dome. And now he's hallucinating. Mermaids don't they? Then his colleagues begin disappearing. Some show up strangely maimed. Trapped deep below the waves, Evan isn't sure who he can trust. That includes the mysterious beauty he's falling in love with. Sariana...
10. The Siren's Call
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Blue Gingham Publishing
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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"Oh little one, the darkness is waiting, oh little one, run from it if you can; come little one, where the light can find " This was a familiar shanty to Manchester born, Trevor Henderson; having grown up being mesmerized by stories of swashbuckling rogues, adventurous pirates and captivating aquatic creatures, he was no stranger to sea shanties. These tales instilled in him a longing for the sea. Upon turning sixteen, he begins hearing whispers in...
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Tom Barry
Pub. Date:
2013
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English
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Reviews:"When The Siren Calls is a sexy, seductive book. There is love, betrayal, infidelity and unexpected twists. There is so much going on, it's like watching a really good movie. It's brilliant." - "Books and Reviews""The thinking woman's Fifty Shades" - "Female First.""A very well-conceived story with interesting characters and a tantalizing pace. I couldn't ask for more than that." - Jennifer Custer, Literary Agent, A.M. Heath" A pacy, racy,...
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Paraview Press
Pub. Date:
2001
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English
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Mediumship dates back to the Greek Oracles and beyond, but millennia later nobody yet knows for certain what transpires when a medium enters a deep trance. Today, the practice of channeling spirit guides through hypnotized mediums is hotly debated. This strange phenomenon is either dismissed as a dubious parlor trick, or regarded as a form of communication between this world and the next. Many view "the guides" as a source of love and wisdom…but...
13. The Siren's Call
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Forced To Serve volume 3
Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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Captured by traders, Zade has forgotten her. How is Gwen supposed to save him when he wants her dead? Book 3 continues this epic space adventure with an unofficial mission of rescuing one of their own. Commander Gwen Jet's Siren mate and his mother have been abducted by black market traders and sold to a planet slated to join the Alliance. It a political mess but the Liberator is not leaving its crew behind. Accepting that Dorian Zade is her mate,...
14. Siren Call
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Prof Croft volume .75
Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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How did Everson Croft end up with a talking cat? For that story, we have to go back to my early years as a wizard. With New York City in the dumps, the red light is back on in Times Square. Vampires, dark fae, and exotic entertainers have set up shop, promising pleasures beyond the wildest imagination. But now male clients are turning up stiff - all over. I'm thinking supernatural predator, even as the clues keep drawing me back to Tabitha: a mysterious...
15. The Siren's Call
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Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2022
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English
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Earth Colony 150, EC150, lies at the limits of the territory of the Earth Confederacy, is a mining colony. Suddenly, shipments of ore cease and communications fell silent. An alien insect predatory life form, with telepathic abilities, has invaded. The race is dubbed the Siren bugs because they lure their prey by telepathic signals far out into space. The signals draw several space freighters to their doom. Admiral Akiyoshi fears that the Siren Queen...
16. The Siren's Call
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Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Make a Wish. Listen to Your Heart. End the Devil's Life… As the crew reach the shores of England, the power of a wish weighs heavy on Dianna's shoulders. What should be a simple task snowballs into an endless pit of questions and second guesses as Dianna's yet to mutter the words that will finally put an end to their formidable journey. Find her mother before Maria Cobham ends her life. The mission is simple, yet so much stands in the way. Including...
20. The Odyssey
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830L
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English
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...