Against Breaking feels like the sort of poetry collection I underline slowly
I do not ask poetry to explain itself to me. I ask it to stay alive on the page. Against Breaking sounds like it might.
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Sisters in Yellow sounds stylish, unsettling, and nicely out of step
I like books that carry a little strangeness without turning theatrical. Sisters in Yellow sounds like it may have exactly that balance.
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The Wind in the Willows Deserves an Elegant Return
A beloved classic in a refreshed format has a particular sort of charm, half memory and half rediscovery.
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The Silver Book Has the Melancholy Confidence of a Literary Novel
Some novels do not plead for attention. They simply arrive with enough poise that curiosity follows them naturally.
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Mr. Darcy Would Have Hated Chaos, But He Would Have Read This Too
Even a gentleman with excellent self-command might appreciate a book that teaches poise under modern disorder.
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I'll be honest: when a business book lands on my desk, my first thought is usually "who is this for and how quickly can I pass it along?" But Roger Sp
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Tell Me Everything Looks Like a Novel That Understands Adult Complication
The best relationship novels do not confuse confession with clarity. They know people can say a great deal and still leave the central thing untouched.
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Miss Austen Knows How to Build Pressure with Restraint
A novel does not need noise to create tension. Sometimes restraint is the whole mechanism.
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The Frozen River Has the Right Kind of Historical Gravity
Some historical fiction works by scale. This kind works by pressure, detail, and a voice steady enough to carry both.
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The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night Sounds Sharper Than Its Title Lets On
A novel can announce charm and still carry a little sting underneath. This one sounds clever enough to manage both.
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The Book of More Delights Makes Room for Attention
Essay collections live or die by the quality of their noticing. This one seems to understand that delight is a discipline, not a mood.
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The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club Has More Spark Than Whimsy
Some historical novels arrive dressed as charm pieces, then quietly prove they have a steadier engine underneath.
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Pentagons and Pentagrams: An Illustrated History
From the iconic Chrysler logo to the art of M.C. Escher to its appearance in many countries’ flags, the five-sided
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Good Soup: 52 Colorful Recipes for Year-Round Comfort (Soups and Stews Cookbook)
Soup was once the preface to a main course. Now, soup has become popular as an entire meal. The fifty-two
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Cyberjutsu: Cybersecurity for the Modern Ninja
In the contemporary, globalized world, the issue of cybersecurity is more important than ever in relation to both peace and
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Yours, Mine & Ours
Yours, Mine, and Ours: Estate Planning for People in Blended or Stepfamilies, written by L. Paul Hood, Jr., is a
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Woman of Interest: A Memoir
There is a children’s book wherein a baby bird searches for his mother in all the wrong places. This book
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The Language of Tattoos: 130 Symbols and What They Mean
The art of tattooing has been in existence for hundreds of years, being an easy way for individuals in all
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Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice: A Thai Comic Cookbook
Noodles, Rice, and Everything Spice is a delightful read for readers of all ages. It takes us on a captivating
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World of Reading: Spidey and His Amazing Friends Super Hero Hiccups
Spiderman, or Spidey, is trying to catch the bad guys but is having some trouble in Spidey and His Amazing
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Storm: Dawn of a Goddess: Marvel
Storm: Dawn of a Goddess follows the story of Ororo, a young woman born with striking white hair and icy
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How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters
If you want to know how magicians' tricks are done, this isn't the book for you. Magicians, after all, don't
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Nancy and Sluggo's Guide to Life
Nancy and Sluggo’s Guide to Life by Ernie Bushmiller is not just any old self-help book. It is a comic
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IMMORTALITY BYTES: Digital Minds Don't Get Hungry
In Immortality Bytes, Daniel Lawrence Abrams takes readers on a wild journey into what is known as “20NF” or twenty-near-future.
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I Did Something Bad
Freelance journalist Khin has just been assigned a celebrity profile for Vogue on actor Tyler Tun. Following him on the
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Mademoiselle Le Sleuth
Mademoiselle le Sleuth is the story you're looking for if you want a fun mystery with quirky characters. I loved
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In this fifth book of the Amgash series, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout returns to the town of Crosby, Maine,
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In the Mad Mountains: Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
For those living underground, or maybe in a mountain range of Antarctica, H.P. Lovecraft has been one of the most
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Brave: (An Old Testament Historical Biblical Fiction about King David's Wives Ahinoam and Abigail) (King David's Brides)
Most people are probably familiar with the Biblical story of King David, or at least the basic elements of it.
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Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein has spent years devoted to the study of the sciences, and he is obsessed with the idea of
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How Do You Look Like You?
How Do You Look Like You is a book that goes into the many reasons that make up humans and
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The Lonely Hearts Trivia Night is a book about five individuals who each have their reason for joining a pub
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Heaven Can Wait and Other stories
I was drawn to this book because of the title, and also to the promise that it would touch on
Continue reading → The Book of (More) Delights: Essays
You do not need to have read poet Ross Gay’s first best-selling collection of delights in order to thoroughly enjoy
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My Chicano Heart
A once-promising writer lives a life of anonymity in a small rural town, only to be found by an unlikely
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Third Wheel by Richard R. Becker
Book Summary: Brady Wilks wished for a new life with a real family in the pre-boomtown years of Las Vegas,
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Out of the Far North by Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn
Book Summary: Tensions are at a breaking point. The Western markets that once relied on Russian gas have turned to
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Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship by Julie Ryan McGue
Book Summary: Belonging Matters supports the adoption community while creating a conversation with those not directly touched by adoption. The
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Just Do Nothing by Joanna Hardis
With Just Do Nothing, Joanna Hardis offers a refreshing perspective on the concept of productivity. Through her engaging narrative and
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Kissing Asphalt by Delicia Niami
Book Summary: Resilience isn’t inherited. It’s a hard-fought skill forged by our ability to pick up the broken pieces of
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Creative Together by Steven Kowalski
Are you ready to embark on a collaborative creative adventure? Look no further than Creative Together by Steven Kowalski. This
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Epicedium – 50 experimental poetic journeys through awakening, alchemy and other worlds by Helene Alexandra Jæger
Book Summary: Exploring the realms of death and dreaming, the occult, the unconscious and the soul, Epicedium is a stream
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Little Echo
Little Echo searches for sounds. Too afraid to speak, she simply echos what she hears: the cacophony of owls and
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Firefighter Flo! (Big Jobs, Bold Women)
Firefighter Flo responds to danger with her teammates to save pets, individuals and buildings in this exciting new work. This
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Will We Always Hold Hands?
Rat asks his friend Bear if they will always hold hands, even when they are really old. Bear responds that
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Midcentury Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from America’s Atomic Age
Midcentury cocktails by Cecelia Tichi is a fun book to have and share. I enjoyed the various chapters and structure
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The Rings of Dialisk
Cole’s life was nothing special. He lived in a small rundown apartment and volunteered at the local homeless shelter. It
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The Kudzu Queen
In Cooper County, North Carolina, a stranger arrives in 1941 with big promises for those who will plant kudzu. Fifteen-year-old
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A Few Bicycles More
Fortune, Bicycle’s Bike, is acting weird. It’s telling her to go the wrong directions, and is blasting music without warning.
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Unseelie (The Unseelie duology, 1)
Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman is an amazing book about two young twins: Iselia and Isolde. These sisters look exactly alike,
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The Poison Season
Leelo is living on a mysterious island known as Endla, an unreachable place surrounded by a poisonous lake. Leelo knows
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Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer was a brash writer who never met a fight he couldn’t instigate. His brilliant work was often sidelined
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Built to Last
Shelby and Cameron starred in a television show together as teenagers years ago, and they were each others’ first loves.
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Up for Grabs
Frida is only eleven, but she and her older brother, Zac, have lived in seven countries. She never feels like
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CarboN The Primitivision by Larry Hodge
Review: Seattle Book Review – 5 stars CarboN: The Primitivision is the premiere art book by Lawrence Armondo Hodge (aka
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Curse of the Werewolves (The Supernatural Society, 2)
Just when everyone thought they were safe, it turns out that there is something else lurking out there. That something
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Music Is in Everything
The family is sure to enjoy time together and observe the world around them by listening closely to how beautiful
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Pack Your Bags, Maggie Diaz
Things are better than ever for Maggie Diaz. She and her friends, Julian and Zoey, are closer than ever, her
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The Bushcraft Essentials Field Guide: The Basics You Need to Pack, Know, and Do to Survive in the Wild
Dave Canterbury teaches wilderness survival courses, so he has the perfect experience to put together an excellent guide for those
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White Hot Hate: A True Story of Domestic Terrorism in America’s Heartland
The men of the Kansas Security Force (KSF) were clamoring for change in the United States. A mass shooting that
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NYPD Red 7 : The Murder Sorority (NYPD Red Series, Book 7)
Marshall Karp is back with another installment of the NYPD Red series. And this time, he’s writing solo without James
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Where’s Waldo?: The Great Speed Search
Where’s Waldo? is a fun look-and-find book where the reader looks around different scenes with lots of different things happening,
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Animal FACTopia!: Follow the Trail of 400 Beastly Facts (FACTopia!, 4)
Animal FACTopia! is the blue book in the FACTopia series of books (all are different colors) that all have over
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In the Land of Elves
In the Land of Elves, everything is just beautiful. It shows what the elves do through the seasons and how
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The Time Travelers
Humans have long been fascinated with time, speed, and sound. Light is measured by brightness (lumens) and sound is measured
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Bees: Honeybees, Bumblebees, and More! (My Wonderful World)
Bees are some of the most valuable of flying insects, although youngsters often simply look at bees as scary, stinging
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Till Dawn
In Till Dawn, what was predicted by NASA scientists as a “beautiful meteor shower” becomes a nightmare for the United
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ABCity: Maze & Seek-n-Find
ABCity is a fun book that is full of pictures of many colorful things to look at that are drawn
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Yuna’s Cardboard Castles
Yuna’s cardboard castles shows her unique art of folding paper and cardboard, but it is so much more. When Yuna
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Hidden Charm (Star Friends)
Star Friends: Hidden Charm is the eighth book in the Star Friends series. Hidden Charm continues after Moonlight Mischief, after
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When Sea Becomes Sky
Bex and her little brother, Davey, love to explore Pelican Island, especially the marsh at The Thumb, but things are
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The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers In the 21st Century and Other Follies (Freak Brothers Follies)
Way back when, somewhere in San Francisco, Freewheelin’ Franklin Freek, Phineas T. Phreak, Fat Freddy Freekowtski, and of course, Fat
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The House of Wolves: Bolder Than Yellowstone or Succession, Patterson and Lupica’s Power-Family Thriller Is Not To Be Missed
The House of Wolves is the newest James Patterson novel which he has cowritten with sports columnist and guru Mike
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World of Extreme Adventures
The World of Extreme Adventures takes us on incredible and dangerous journeys all over the world. Like an expedition in
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Making Friends with Feelings
Making Friends with Feelings by Keith Ruffner, illustrated by Kate Gieyzer, is about three friends—Shiner, Molly, and Buddy. These three
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Stranger Things Omnibus: Afterschool Adventures (Graphic Novel)
Will and his besties are back in three new adventures. In one book, the Mike, Dustin and friends imagine that
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The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise
Story Summary:She is a rebel. Lilla is fighting for the refugees' freedom from oppression. The king, her father, lost touch
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Goodbye Homeboy by Steve Mariotti
Book Summary: One sunny afternoon in 1982, a young businessman experienced a terrifying mugging in New York City that shook
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When We Were Brave by Karla M Jay
Book Summary: In WHEN WE WERE BRAVE, we find a conflicted SS officer, Wilhelm Falk, who risks everything to escape
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Aye-Aye Gets Lucky – Endangered & Misunderstood Book 1 by Terri Tatchell
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #5 Book Summary: Join endangered and misunderstood AYE-AYE on his quest to win back the hearts
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Heart to Beat by Brian Lima MD
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #4 Book Summary: Success is not reserved for the smartest or most talented—it’s earned by those
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Rosa by Barbara de la Cuesta
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #3 Book Summary “There were little sins and big sins, and if you committed too many
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Adjustments: A Novel by Will Willingham
Gift Guide Book Suggestion #1 Book Summary: By turns thoughtful and hilarious (even, inexplicably, both at the same time), this
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Perfect and Forgiven by Zach Maldonado
Book Summary: What do you do when you feel unworthy? How do you find freedom from shame, guilt, and sin?
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Possessed: From Darkness to Light by Cordelia Lee
Book Summary: Cordelia Lee has experienced something few in the Western world have even witnessed: exorcism. Demonic possession brought her
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Humongous (& Cool) Words For Kids by SB Hilarion
Book Summary: After immersing themselves in mantras in I AM Manifesto, young siblings Hao Finley and Sabine Yi Lee are
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Lesath by A. M. Kherbash
Book Summary: Amateur journalist Greg travels to a remote mountain area to investigate rumors of a sinister building only to
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The Misogynist by Steve Jackowski
Book Info: George Gray, San Francisco-based reporter for the New York Sentinel, receives two similar emails an hour apart. One
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Book Summary Tree is a novel about a tree written from a unique point of view: the chief narrator is
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Last Song and Dance by Christopher Woods
Story Summary LAST SONG AND DANCE is an illustrated novel which tells the grim story of Cy Sullivan, failed alcoholic
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The Prize by Geoffrey M. Cooper
Book Summary What does it take to win a Nobel Prize? Deceit, fraud, even murder? Set in the competitive world
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Charmer Boy Gypsy Girl by Victor Harrington
Story Summary: The essence and meaning of transcendent love between two people—the kernel of human existence—is often found in the
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Confessions of an American Doctor by Max Kepler
Book Summary In 2005, I was arrested by agents from both the US Postal Service and the Food and Drug
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Clockwork Strange: Into The Whirlwind by Dale McInnes
Clockwork Strange: Into The Whirlwind by Dale McInnes Story Summary: A North American novel inspired by Karel Zeman's 1955 children's
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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui
Story summary: Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia
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Harold Hardscrabble by G.D. Dess
Story Summary: Harold Hardscrabble, by G. D. Dess, captures the feelings of frustration and helplessness that many of us experience in
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Elmina's Fire by Linda Carleton – Historical Fiction
Historical fiction at it's best! Women of Medieval times had few options, marry, or be a nun. As a troubled
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She Came From Afar by Courtney Lindberg – Book Review
5 Stars From San Francisco Book Review – https://sanfranciscobookreview.com/product/she-came-from-afar/ Each family is different, and this is especially true for families who
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Leadership Reflections: 52 Leadership Practices in the Age of Worry by Dr. Lisa Aldisert – Book Review
Summary: Do you think of yourself as a leader? Leadership starts with a mindset, not a title. Leaders influence. They
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The Hunter: Awakening by Nicholas Arriaza
Story Summary: The Hunter: Awakening, is the first of a series of novels that will explore the nature of good
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Rage and Mercy: Part One by Scott Dresden
Story Summary “This thrilling book delivers a violent tale that is ultimately as surprising as it is gruesome.” Kirkus Review
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Gideon: The Sound and The Glory
Story Summary: Unsung heroes and murderous villains, hidden forever in ancient shadows, now leap to life – blazing onto the
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Gringo By Dan “Tito” Davis
Story Summary: Dan “Tito” Davis comes from a town in South Dakota that's so small everyone knows their neighbor's cat's
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The Uncanny Valley by S.W. Campbell – Interesting Book
Story Summary: We all know a Paul. A person who seems to see stuff that isn’t there. The type the polite
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From the San Francisco Book Review: There’s something about criminal stories that commands our attention. Maybe it’s the chance to
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The Hunger Saint by Olivia Kate Cerrone
Hunger Saint is about Ntoni, a twelve-year-old boy forced to labor in Sicily's sulfur mines to support his family after
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Ever wonder “How to get my book reviewed”? So you've published your book. Its been edited and published, and now
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“Laugh until your sides ache and then laugh some more...Delicious...” – Linda Banche Reviews “It is absorbing. It is intoxicating. It is
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Imagine, if you dare… A soldier stands in the background, far away from the shaded beauty of the stairs directly
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By S.C.Mema (5 Stars) I love this book. The story follows Fitzwilliam and Darcy, cousins and best friends, through their
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Karen V. Wasylowski has done it again with Sons and Daughters, an often hilarious, sometimes soul-wrenching, but always engaging tale
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This story follows Fitzwilliam Darcy and his cousin Colonel Fitwillaim and their family. You see their children grow to young
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