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The Perfect Nanny: A Novel

by Leila Slimani

Published: 2018-01-09

Kindle Edition: 238 pages

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*One of the 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR of The New York Times Book Review**National Bestseller*“A great novel . . . Incredibly engaging and disturbing . . . You read the entire novel knowing something terrible is coming. In that, Slimani has us in her thrall.” —Roxane Gay, New York ...

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Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places

by Colin Dickey

Published: 2017-10-03

Paperback: 336 pages

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One of NPR's Great Reads of 2016“A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories… absorbing…[and] intellectually intriguing.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAn intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through som...

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The Emerald Circus

by Jane Yolen

Published: 2017-11-14

Paperback: 288 pages

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Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course.A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells...

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Tales from the Purdue Boilermakers Locker Room: A Collection of the Greatest Boilermaker Stories Ever Told (Tales from the Team)

by Douglas Griffiths, Alan Karpick, Tom Schott

Published: 2015-08-04

Hardcover: 240 pages

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The history of Purdue athletics is sometimes funny, sometimes poignant and triumphant, and often pretty amazing?but always uniquely human. Along the way many characters have arisen in over twelve decades of competition and nearly two hundred of these great stories are chronicled in this bo...

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Laughing All the Way to the Mosque: The Misadventures of a Muslim Woman

by Zarqa Nawaz

Published: 2016-05-17

Paperback: 240 pages

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Being a practicing Muslim in the West is sometimes challenging, sometimes rewarding and sometimes downright absurd. How do you explain why Eid never falls on the same date each year; why it is that Halal butchers also sell teapots and alarm clocks; how do you make clear to the plumber that...

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Bitter and Sweet A Family's Journey with Cancer

by Darcy Thiel

Published: 2013-01-28

Paperback: 182 pages

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Bitter and Sweet, A Family's Journey with Cancer is a true story about Tim, Darcy, and their family who lived a typical American life until Tim was suddenly diagnosed with stage IV gallbladder cancer at the early age of 48. It was the most difficult, tender and miraculous five months of their lives....

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Life After Death, On This Side of Heaven

by MA LMHC Darcy Thiel

Published: 2014-11-18

Paperback: 206 pages

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Life After Death, On This Side of Heaven follows the journey of the Thiel-Colvin family as they rebuild their lives after losing their husband and father at an early age. Written with the same spirit as Bitter and Sweet, Ms. Thiel offers a raw and honest account of the path she and her family have taken...

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IRISH FAIRY TALES (Annotated)

by JAMES STEPHENS

Published: 2017-01-30

Kindle Edition: 0 pages

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CONTENTSTHE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILLTHE BOYHOOD OF FIONNTHE BIRTH OF BRANOISI'N'S MOTHERTHE WOOING OF BECFOLATHE LITTLE BRAWL AT ALLENTHE CARL OF THE DRAB COATTHE ENCHANTED CAVE OF CESH CORRANBECUMA OF THE WHITE SKINMONGAN'S FRENZYTHE STORY OF TUAN MAC CAIRILLCHAPTER IFinnian, the Abbott ...

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The Tomb: A Novel of Martha (The Living Water Series)

by Stephanie Landsem

Published: 2015-03-17

Paperback: 352 pages

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In this captivating retelling of a classic biblical story, Jesus shocks the town of Bethany with Lazarus’s resurrection from the dead, leading Martha—a seemingly perfect woman trapped by the secrets of her past—to hope and a new life.Everyone in Bethany admires Martha—the perfect J...

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If the Creek Don't Rise: A Novel (Turtleback School & Library Binding)

by Leah Weiss

Published: 2017-09-12

Library Binding: 305 pages

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..".masterful use of language....Weiss' novel is a great suggestion for fans of the Big Stone Gap books, by Adriana Trigiani, and Mitford series, by Jan Karon."--Booklist, STARRED ReviewHe's gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta LynnSadie Blue has been a wife for fifteen days. ...