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TRULY MADLY DEEPLY

by Anthony Minghella

Published: 1991-05-20

Paperback: 96 pages

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Nina - successful, bright and funny - lives in a dingy North London flat with bad plumbing and a plague of rats. Her lover Jamie has died and no amount of attention from new men or a fulfilling career can ease the pain of her grief. Then Jamie comes back.

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Turtle Valley

by Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Published: 2008-06-03

Paperback: 304 pages

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My memories are so like that hat full of butterflies, some already deteriorating the moment they are collected, some breathed back to life now and again, for a brief moment, by the scent on a passing wind–the smell of an orange, perhaps, or a whiff of brown-sugar fudge–before drifting ...

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The Last Laugh: The World of Stand-Up Comics

by Phil Berger

Published: 2000-11-14

Kindle Edition: 480 pages

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The Last Laugh is the first and only book to take readers deep into the bizarre universe of the standup comic, from the classic years of Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, and Shecky Greene, to today's comedy superstars. Phil Berger shows how styles and trends in standup have changed over the past fifty years,...

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Broken, Tales of a Titanium Cowgirl

by Michelle R Scully

Published: 2017-08-02

Paperback: 172 pages

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          Broken, Tales of a Titanium Cowgirl  shares the journey of Michelle Scully’s calamitous riding accident and devastating injury.  But, it also provides a panorama of her path of deep personal discovery as she unexpectedly finds herself in a joyful journey of recovery....

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Whirlaway

by Poe Ballantine

Published: 2018-04-03

Paperback: 191 pages

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Eddie Plum, who insists he’s been unjustifiably committed to a California psychiatric hospital, manages to finally escape after fourteen years of incarceration to start his life anew. On the run, he holes up in a sheltered barrio on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean owned by his wealthy bu...

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Polite Lies: On Being a Woman Caught Between Cultures

by Kyoko Mori

Published: 1999-04-06

Paperback: 272 pages

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In this powerful, exquisitely crafted book, Kyoko Mori delves into her dual heritage with a rare honesty that is both graceful and stirring. From her unhappy childhood in Japan, weighted by a troubled family and a constricting culture, to the American Midwest, where she found herself free to speak as...

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The Orchard

by Yochi Brandes

Published: 2018-03-01

Paperback: 382 pages

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Yochi Brandes is one of the top authors in Israel. The Orchard, her eighth book, is considered the most daring and ambitious of her novels. Critics went so far as to call it a cultural phenomenon after it eclipsed the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy on the Israeli bestseller lists. The novel ...

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Burnt Bread and Chutney: Growing Up Between Cultures - A Memoir of an Indian Jewish Childhood (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

by Carmit Delman

Published: 2003-09-30

Paperback: 304 pages

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“From the outside, no matter what the gradations of my mixed heritage, the shadow of Indian brown in my skin caused others to automatically perceive me as Hindu or Muslim. . . . Still, I trekked through life with the spirit of a Jew, fleshed out by the unique challenges and wonders of a ...

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Tico and the Golden Wings (Knopf Children's Paperbacks)

by Leo Lionni

Published: 1975-02-12

Paperback: 32 pages

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A classic fable encouraging generosity and individuality, from four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni.Tico, a little bird born without wings, is one day granted his dearest wish. But the wings he gets are made of gold and his bird friends turn against him. “You think you are better ...

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Tempests and Slaughter (The Numair Chronicles, Book One)

by Tamora Pierce

Published: 2018-02-06

Hardcover: 480 pages

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! This highly anticipated NEW Tortall Legend from TAMORA PIERCE is a must-read for any fantasy lover."Tamora Pierce's books shaped me not only as a young writer but also as a young woman. She is a pillar, an icon, and an inspiration."--SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York...