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The Young Visiters, or Mr. Salteena's Plan

by Daisy Ashford

Published: 2012-12-18

Paperback: 48 pages

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'The Young Visiters' is the book that started the schoolchild genre subsequently defined by '1066 and All That' and Molesworth's various manuals such as 'Down with Skool' and 'Whizz for Atoms'. As with 'The Young Visiters', the grammar, the language and the authorial viewpoint of those classics contribute...

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Owl Moon

by Jane Yolen

Published: 1987-10-23

Hardcover: 32 pages

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Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird.But there is no answer.Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you d...

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Heaven Adjacent

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Published: 2018-06-19

Paperback: 332 pages

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From New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a bittersweet novel about healing old wounds and finding a new place to call home…Roseanna Chaldecott spent her life as a high-powered lawyer in Manhattan. But when her best friend and law partner dies suddenly, something s...

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The Color of Law: A Novel (Scott Fenney Series Book 1)

by Mark Gimenez

Published: 2006-08-29

Kindle Edition: 432 pages

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In this riveting, unputdownable legal thriller, a partner at a prominent law firm is forced to choose between his enviable lifestyle and doing the right thing.Former college football star Scott Fenney has worked his way to the top of the heap at the Dallas firm of Ford Stevens. But when ...

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The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death

by John Bateson

Published: 2017-08-15

Hardcover: 368 pages

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In the vein of Dr. Judy Melinek’s Working Stiff, an account of the hair-raising and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the job—from high-profile deaths to serial killers, to Golden Gate Bridge suicides.Marin County, Cal...

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Orchestrated Death: #1 Bill Slider (Felony & Mayhem Mysteries)

by Cythia Harrod-Eagles

Published: 2009-07-16

Paperback: 352 pages

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Bill Slider, a middle-aged, straight-arrow London cop, finds his life thrown into passionate disarray by the murder of a mysterious young violinist. The writing is irresistibly clever and heavily laced with the very best puns, many of which work best with an English accent. The character, for instance,...

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Women Will Save the World

by Caroline A. Shearer

Published: 2012-03-08

Kindle Edition: 205 pages

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Leading women across the nation celebrate the feminine nature through stories of collaboration, creativity, intuition, nurturing, strength, trailblazing, and wisdom in "Women Will Save the World.” Inspired by a quote from the Dalai Lama, bestselling author and Absolute Love Publishing Fo...

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Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity

by Iliza Shlesinger

Published: 2017-11-07

Hardcover: 264 pages

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From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on the secret genius of irrational behavior.Have you ever been pissed because you're not pretty enough, and then gotten even more pissed that someone didn't find you as pretty ...

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Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhoods and Fierce Friendships

by Las Comadres Para Las Americas

Published: 2012-09-04

Paperback: 272 pages

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Beloved bestselling Latino authors, including Esmeralda Santiago, Carolina De Robertis, and Luis Alberto Urrea share moving personal stories of the many ways that sisterly bonds have powerfully impacted their lives. Friendships can bring us peace, fill the emotional shortcomings in our rom...

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There's A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

by Louis Sachar

Published: 1988-08-12

Paperback: 224 pages

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The beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover!   “Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.”    That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks figh...