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Among Strange Victims

by Daniel Saldaña París

Published: 2016-06-07

Paperback: 320 pages

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"Brief, brilliantly written, and kissed by a sense of the absurd....like a much lazier, Mexico City version of Dostoevsky's Underground Man."?John Powers, Fresh Air?Daniel Saldaña París knows how to talk about those other tragedies populating daily life: a boring, unwanted marriage; mind...

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Pigment: The Limbs of the Mukuyu Tree

by Renee Topper

Published: 2016-08-27

Paperback: 198 pages

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"You can't kill a ghost." Young American Aliya Scott travels to Tanzania to help children with her condition. There, people without pigment in their skin are called "zeru-zeru," it means "ghost," and they are believed to possess magical powers. When Aliya goes missing, her father sets out ...

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Upside-Down Magic (Upside-Down Magic #1)

by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, Emily Jenkins

Published: 2016-08-30

Paperback: 208 pages

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It's never easy when your magic goes wonky.For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them at the same time -- a dritten.For Elliott, the simple act of conjuring fire from his fingertips turns into a fully frozen failure.For An...

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World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech

by Franklin Foer

Published: 2017-09-12

Hardcover: 272 pages

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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017Franklin Foer reveals the existential threat posed by big tech, and in his brilliant polemic gives us the toolkit to fight their pervasive influence. Over the past few decades there has been a revolution in terms of who controls knowledge...

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Haven: The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America

by Ruth Gruber

Published: 2010-10-19

Paperback: 374 pages

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Award-winning journalist Ruth Gruber’s powerful account of a top-secret mission to rescue one thousand European refugees in the midst of World War II In 1943, nearly one thousand European Jewish refugees from eighteen different countries were chosen by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

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Under the Apple Tree: A World War II Home Front Novel

by Dan Wakefield

Published: 2015-08-10

Paperback: 266 pages

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This edition of a classic, considered by many to be Wakefield's best novel, commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Told through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy, it celebrates the spirit of youth and of small-town courage and dedication to the war effort. From the book: "In the crisp...

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White Fur: A Novel

by Jardine Libaire

Published: 2017-05-30

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Amazon Best Book / Literature FictionBarnes & Noble Discover PickHuffington Post “Great New Books” for Summer 2017Vulture’s 10 Summer Reads Kirkus’s 11 Thrillers for Summer 2017 New York Magazine’s Things to Do June 2017A stunning star-crossed love story set against the glitz a...

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A Sick Life: TLC ’n Me: Stories from On and Off the Stage

by Tionne Watkins

Published: 2017-09-12

Hardcover: 256 pages

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A candid memoir of fame, strength, family, and friendship from the lead singer of TLCAs the lead singer of Grammy-winning supergroup TLC, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins has seen phenomenal fame, success, and critical acclaim. But backstage, she has lived a dual life. In addition to the balanci...

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To Funk and Die in LA (A D Hunter Mystery)

by Nelson George

Published: 2017-09-05

Paperback: 225 pages

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"Ex-bodyguard D Hunter travels from Brooklyn to Los Angeles to investigate the circumstances surrounding his grandfather's murder in the fourth entry in this series by critic and journalist George...read this for its passionate and unresolved argument about the still-beating heart of R&B."...

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The Plot Against Hip Hop: A Novel (A D Hunter Mystery)

by Nelson George

Published: 2011-11-01

Paperback: 220 pages

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"George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world . . . the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel that is wickedly entertaining while being frozen in...