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Bantam
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[2025]
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English
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When renowned anonymous author J. R. Alastor hires former aspiring writer Mila del Angél to host a writing retreat at his private manor off the coast of Maine, she jumps at the chance--particularly since she has an axe to grind with one of the invitees. The guest list? Six thriller authors, all masters of deceit, misdirection, and mayhem. Alastor and Mila have masterminded a week of games, trope-fueled riddles, and maybe a jump scare or two--the...
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"For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by...
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Agatha Christie's first novel, introduces the characters of Hercule Poirot, Chief Inspector Japp and Captain Arthur Hastings. In the midst of World War I, the residents of Styles wake one morning to find Emily Inglethorpe has been fatally poisoned. Captain Hastings, staying with the family, enlists the help of his old friend, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. With the evidence mounting against one member of the family, Poirot uses his technique to...
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970L
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English
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4 stars
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Dr. Jekyll is a kind and generous professional of the highest rank, and yet within him is a malevolent soul who desires the freedom to pursue his most barbarous conceits without consequence. This is not only the story of good and evil but of the hypocrisy through which one denies the other. Dr. Jekyll has developed a chemical potion which allows a separation to occur between the two natures present in everyone. By isolating the dichotomous qualities...
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720L
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English
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Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress -- bailing out of a doomed marriage -- is en route to reconcile with her former lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot...
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James Allen was a British philosophical writer and poet and a pioneer of the self-help movement. At the turn of the 20th century, he was one of the most popular writers on spirituality, his many books comforting millions of readers with their simple, unpretentious wisdom about living a joyful life. "Man is the doer of his own deeds; as such he is the maker of his own character; and as the doer of his deeds and the maker of his character, he is the...
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Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date:
2006
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English
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Fans of Beautiful Disaster will devour Diana Peterfreund’s Ivy League novels—Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country’s most notorious secret society. But in this power-hungry world where new blood is at the mercy of old money, hooking up with the wrong people could be fatal.
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11. The Antichrist
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"Let us not be led astray: they say 'judge not' and yet they condemn to hell whoever stands in their way." The Antichrist by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, was originally published in 1895. In it, Nietzsche expresses his dissatisfaction with modernity, listing his dislike of "lazy peace", "cowardly compromise", "tolerance" and "resignation". Mankind, according to Nietzsche, is corrupt and its highest values are depraved because nihilistic values...
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Miss Ashford Investigates volume 2
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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A gorgeous Greek islandA stranger in a veilAnd a fatal fall from the cliffs… Miss Atalanta Ashford is sightseeing near Venice when a mysterious veiled lady approaches her with the urgent request to look into her daughter's mysterious death on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini. Whilst working as a companion for the eminent Bucardi family, the unfortunate girl took a plunge from the dramatic cliffs during a walk alone. But is all as it seems?...
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Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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Many of us have a complicated relationship with our body. Maybe you've been made to feel ashamed of your body or like it isn't good enough. Maybe your body is riddled with stress, pain, or the effects of trauma. Maybe you think of your body as an accessory to what you believe you really are--your mind. Maybe your experiences with racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, ageism, or sizeism have made you believe your body isn't the right kind of body....
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Miss Ashford Investigates volume 1
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Figure out whodunnit in this exciting new 1930s crime series that whisks you away to the most gorgeous escapist destinations! A beautiful French estateA weddingA murderAnd a novice detective intent on solving her first case! Fresh from teaching at her prestigious Swiss boarding school, Miss Atalanta Ashford suddenly finds herself the most eligible young lady in society when she inherits her grandfather's substantial fortune. But with this fortune,...
15. Fatal Attraction
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Charisma House
Pub. Date:
2012
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English
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What if I told you there is an enemy of your soul, one that you willingly invite into your life on a daily basis? Even though this enemy wants to destroy you, you don't despise it-in fact, you probably go to great lengths to satisfy its desires. This enemy wants to monopolize all of your time, money and attention, and will do anything to take over your life. It is time for you to expose this adversary to the light of God's Word, and make the choice...
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Jacquelin F. Grant
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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All nutrients play their part in the growth, development, repairs and functions of the body. These functions include that of the immune system - how the body responds to foreign substances or particles. Habitually eating the wrong foods will cause the immune system not to work properly. Also with the inability to produce co-enzymes, enzymes and healthy systems chronic diseases set in, hence the need to know how to figure out what is best to eat, or...
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Publisher:
Cheryl Denise Bannerman
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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Indulge in a Double Dose of Mystery and Intrigue! Get ready for a captivating rollercoaster ride as Anna, the queen of amateur sleuths, takes center stage once again, serving up TWO tantalizing murders in her latest cozy mystery adventure. With her trademark wit and candid charm, Anna invites you into a world where danger lurks around every corner. In this 2nd installment, Anna finds herself entangled in a web of deceit that pits her against the enigmatic...
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Publisher:
Dean Street Press
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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"A lot of quiet people are sitting about talking, and one of them suddenly feels there will be murder done. And it was!" The narrator of This Delicate Murder is Penny Mercer, murder-mystery author. She and novelist-husband Vincent are, invited by Lionel Fonders to a shooting-party at Chustable Manor, where the other guests are mostly fellow-writers of various types. But, Penny and Vincent become embroiled in a vexing murder case when their host is...
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Amy Wise
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Not long ago, I was invited to give a keynote address at the conclusion of a company's two-day retreat for several hundred employees and key sales managers. I have a habit of always asking my employer if I'm allowed to show up at the beginning of the day to get a feel for the audience, meet a few individuals, and get a sense of everyone's mood. Unless I have to present top secret or proprietary information, they almost always give me permission. In...
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This second edition expands the provocative analysis of the racist colonial dynamics at play in philanthropy and finance into other sectors and offers practical advice on how anyone can be a healer. The world is out of balance. With increasing frequency, we are presented with the inescapable truth that systemic racism and colonial structures are foundational principles to our economies. The $1 trillion philanthropic industry is one example of a system...