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    Leo Tolstoy's Writings for Young Children
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    Leo Tolstoy's Writings for Young Children

    Discover a hidden masterpiece from one of history's greatest writers-now available in its most complete and accessible form.Leo Tolstoy's Writings for Young Childrenbrings to light Leo Tolstoy's revolutionary contributions to childhood literacy, a...
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    Loud Medicine
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    Loud Medicine

    The music industry as you've never seen it before from the bottom.Music. We all love it. We can't live without it! But what exactly is it? Why is it so awesome? And who are the mysterious figures who create it, perform it and keep us all stocked up with...
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    Unapologetically Ita
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    Unapologetically Ita

    A compelling and enlightening book by our most celebrated journalist, Ita Buttrose. In her eighties she’s as passionate as ever about the many causes important to her, the future of Australia, and living meaningfully to the very end of our lives.Ita...
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  • Big Snake Little Snake
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    Big Snake Little Snake

    Big Snake Little Snake is a cascade of true stories by DBC Pierre, recorded while on his way to make a short film with a parrot in Trinidad, which not only examines the nature of gambling, the love affair between gambler and game and the mindset of...
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  • Hope for the Wrong Thing
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    Hope for the Wrong Thing

    In Walking the Tideline, Caroline Kurtz solo hikes the rugged, beautiful Oregon Coast-an expedition of isolation, adventure, joy, and grief inside the emotional wilderness of finding one's identity after the death of a loved one.In her third memoir,...
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    Nothing Compares to You
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    Nothing Compares to You

    An intimate and evocative celebration of the life and legacy of music and political icon Sinéad O’Connor, featuring writers including Neko Case, Sinéad Gleeson, Rayne Fisher-Quann, Porochista Khakpour, and more.More than thirty years ago, Sinéad O’Connor...
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    Princess Cheyenne
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    Princess Cheyenne

    How did a debutante from LakeForest, Illinois, end up in Boston's notorious "Combat Zone" and become itsmost famous stripper? What led her to convert to Islam and get engaged to CatStevens? And how did she end up traveling and performing with Andy...
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    Sebastian Masuda

    This book is the first biographical account of Sebastian Masuda written in English. Sebastian Masuda is a Japanese creator and artist who is globally known as the king of Japanese 'Kawaii' (cute) subculture which originated in Harajuku.His continuous...
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  • Cheng Lei
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    Cheng Lei

    Journalist Cheng Lei spent more than three gruelling years in a Beijing prison after being wrongly accused of espionage. Harrowing, fierce and often darkly humorous, her memoir is about the power of the human spirit; bravery in the face of cruelty and...
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    In the Best Interests In the Best Interests
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    In the Best Interests

    A story for anyone who's ever asked: what would I risk to do what's right?Papua New Guinea, 1980s, a fascinating and dangerous country. Idealistic, newly arrived teachers, John and Elisa Mendzela, step into a world of rich culture, eager learners-and...
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  • A Cowboy and His Songs A Cowboy and His Songs
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    A Cowboy and His Songs

    Intended for anyone interested in music, folklore, history, and the vanishing cowboy way of life, this book features 29 of the most iconic cowboy songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, each with musical transcriptions plus comprehensive...
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  • An Ohioan's Odyssey An Ohioan's Odyssey
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    An Ohioan's Odyssey

    John J. Kulewicz has lived a full and fascinating life as a lawyer while serving as a civic leader and raising a family in Ohio. In this candid, witty, and informative story of a life in progress, John recounts his most formative experiences, the...
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  • 50 PLUS 50 AND ONE QUOTES 50 PLUS 50 AND ONE QUOTES
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    50 PLUS 50 AND ONE QUOTES

    Emphasizing the profound path to wisdom, come travel with me on this remarkable journey through 50 PLUS 50 AND ONE QUOTES: A TRIBUTE TO COGNITIVE ENGINEERING, meticulously penned over the span of eighteen transformative years of living, learning, and...
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  • Harmony and Light Harmony and Light
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    Harmony and Light

    Life has a unique way of creating opportunities for us to learn profound and transformative lessons. Winston A. Wardlaw's early teenage experience with the debilitating health condition of ulcerative colitis was one of life's ways of doing just that.From...
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  • Thriving While Disabled Thriving While Disabled
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    Thriving While Disabled

    For people with disabilities, the system is BROKEN - but we deserve to THRIVE anyway. This book shows you how to do just that.Thriving While Disabled: Recognizing Bias reveals the structures that support and those that tear down people with disabilities...
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  • The Greatest Korean War Stories EVER The Greatest Korean War Stories EVER
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    The Greatest Korean War Stories EVER

    Follow U.S. Army Private Meyer's wartime memories as he travels you back in time to 1950 to 1952, as an Army infantry soldier on the frontlines of the Korean War, only just turning 17 years old. Be inspired by these true life stories surviving "The...
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  • Isaac Ives Lewis Isaac Ives Lewis
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    Isaac Ives Lewis

    Founding Father of Ketchum and Sun Valley, Idaho, Lewis wrote an autobiography in the late 1800s telling of his life in the era of Westward expansion, mining, banking, ranching on the huge property that became the acclaimed Sun Valley Resort.
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  • The Weird and the Wild The Weird and the Wild
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    The Weird and the Wild

    In their third poetry collection, Rowan explores the contrasting worlds of everyday life and their wildest imaginations. The highs and lows of modern life are represented by day and night, boundaries separating the real from the unreal. Love and loss,...
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  • The Snowfall The Snowfall
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    The Snowfall

    In a startlingly truthful account, Mukunde Gustave "Gus" Mukurarinda shares his personal survival story of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the aftermath, and more. As a boy, Gus survived one of the most tragic and horrific events in...
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  • Anchors in My Sea Anchors in My Sea
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    Anchors in My Sea

    What readers say about Anchors in My Sea ..."A well-written story woven with love, heartbreak, and triumph.""A must read for people who call the rural South home or city folks who love wide open spaces.""Proof that hope heals.""This memoir is full of...
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  • Living a Mostly Ordinary Life Living a Mostly Ordinary Life
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    Living a Mostly Ordinary Life

    The world has been turned upside down by a culture that doesn't know the meaning of normal or ordinary anymore. They are determined to change the natural order and replace it with chaos and confusion.The 2024 election, however, has shown that many crave...
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  • Theater Of The Crime Theater Of The Crime
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    Theater Of The Crime

    A birthday celebration at Seattle's historic Paramount Theater turns tragic when a fire erupts on stage, leaving behind smoldering clues and a magician burnt beyond recognition. When the smoke clears, private detectives Alan Stewart and Vera Deward once...
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  • Digital Assassins III Digital Assassins III
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    Digital Assassins III

    About the BookBefore the cyberterrorism, before the digital assassination, before Danielle Spencer -there was Ruth.In this powerful prequel to the Digital Assassins series, Danielle Spencer takes readers deep into the roots of corruption at the Financial...
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  • My Life As An FBI Special Agent My Life As An FBI Special Agent
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    My Life As An FBI Special Agent

    The True Accounts of Relentless Pursuit of JusticeIn the third installment of the Dark Places series, FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas unravels some of the most chilling and complex cases of his career. From an inside look at the idiosyncrasies of the...
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  • Kannadasan Kannadasan
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    Kannadasan

    This compelling biography transcends the familiar tales of his many songs and literary masterpieces. It delves into the shadows of Kannadasan's life: the poverty that shaped his resilience, the political fire that fueled his pen, and the emotional...
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  • Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up
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    Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up

    Tell Your Story So They Don't Fuck It Up! is about healing, owning your pain, and flipping the script on everything that was meant to break you. It's about facing childhood trauma, betrayal, near-death experiences, domestic abuse, and the...
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  • Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up
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    Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up

    Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up: Journal is about healing, owning your pain, and flipping the script on everything that was meant to break you. It's about facing childhood trauma, betrayal, near-death experiences, domestic abuse, and the...
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  • Have you seen my Huggy Bear Have you seen my Huggy Bear
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    Have you seen my Huggy Bear

    The Spirit Walk: One Man's Journey Through Pain, Purpose, and Redemption" From the humble beginnings of a curious child to a Navy serviceman navigating the seas, James Lee Greeno's life has been a storm of loss, love, trials, and revelations. In this...
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  • I Wish I Could Be I Wish I Could Be
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    I Wish I Could Be

    Step into my world, "I Wish I Could Be." These stories are about my imagination after I was stripped of my life and injured as a young man. My unique perspective, shaped by these experiences, brings a fresh and compelling narrative to each story. Love,...
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  • Zepagain Led By Zeppelin Zepagain Led By Zeppelin
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    Zepagain Led By Zeppelin

    From the emerald shores of Ireland to the dazzling lights of international stages, Swan Montgomery's journey is a rock 'n' roll odyssey that defies the ordinary. As the powerhouse vocalist of Led Zepagain, he transformed a tribute band into a global...
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  • Robert E. Strahorn Robert E. Strahorn
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    Robert E. Strahorn

    Strahorn, Documenter of the West, wrote guides to Wyoming, Idaho, Montana and other states and territories destined for westward expansion of the Union Pacific railroad. His autobiography, the basis of this book, tells about establishing new towns,...
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  • SCARRED, But Not Broken SCARRED, But Not Broken
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    SCARRED, But Not Broken

    Unyielding Mother Battles Society's Stigma & Poverty, Inspiring Daughters to Rise Above Struggles: A Tale of Perseverance, Survival, & Hope SCARRED, But Not Broken is a deeply moving account of resilience, sacrifice, and hope. It unveils the...
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  • Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης
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    Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης

    Μια συγκλονιστική ιστορία που ζωντανεύει τη Σμύρνη, τη Βασίλισσα της Ανατολής, καθώς αναμετράται με την καταστροφή του 1922. Μέσα από τις ζωές των χαρακτήρων και τις φωνές του παρελθόντος, Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης αφηγούνται τον πόνο, την απώλεια...
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  • Thrive Beyond Survival Thrive Beyond Survival
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    Thrive Beyond Survival

    Thrive Beyond Survival: The Next Chapter for Solo Special Needs ParentsPractical guidance, real-life stories, and heartfelt motivation from UK solo carersDiscover how to:Navigate EHCPs, NHS referrals, DLA, Carer's Allowance-and finally feel heardBuild a...
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  • Ramas y Raices Ramas y Raices
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    Ramas y Raices

    In this inaugural anthology, CALMA-the Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors-presents an illuminating collection of poems, short fiction, and essays, offering a compelling slice of Chicano history, one part of our contribution to literatura...
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  • Jakob Hutter Jakob Hutter
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    Jakob Hutter

    This scholarly biography and collection of writings by and about an early leader of the Hutterites, a pacifist communal Anabaptist group, sheds light on a persecuted religious minority during the Reformation. This comprehensive, annotated...
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  • So Far Out That He's in So Far Out That He's in
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    So Far Out That He's in

    For thirty-three years Robert Curley worked as a reporter and photographer for newspapers in Rome, Oneida, and Syracuse, New York. In this colorful memoir he vividly recounts the many remarkable events and personal encounters of his long career and rich...
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  • Sailing to the Reefs Sailing to the Reefs
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    Sailing to the Reefs

    In this, his first book, never before published in the U.S., the famous French sailor, Moitessier, describes his shipwreck on the Chagos atoll in the Indian Oceans, his building of Marie-Therese II, and his leisurely voyage to the West Indies, where he...
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  • The CIA's Black Ops The CIA's Black Ops
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    The CIA's Black Ops

    Since 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency has secretly worked to subvert foreignpowers and even overthrow enemy governments to further United States influence abroad. The vast array of CIA black "ops" (operations)--including covert acts against Saddam...
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  • #butGod | Softcover #butGod | Softcover
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    #butGod | Softcover

    Pastor Jeremy Freeman shares the miraculous story of his son's 10 percent chance of survival after a devastating car accident, the darkness that nearly overtook their family, and the #butGod movement that captured the prayers of believers and brought...
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    Dusty Boots to Boardroom; follow your dreams

    Life is short-so why not follow your dreams?    After years of building separate careers, Catherine and I were drifting apart. The solution? A bold leap into the unknown: a journey deep into the wild heart of Africa. What...
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  • Midsommar Midsommar
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    Midsommar

    Midsommar: Ett Allvarsamt Lustspel I Sex Tablåer... by August Strindberg is a classic Swedish play exploring themes of love, betrayal, and social dynamics. This carefully crafted drama, presented in six scenes, showcases Strindberg's signature style of...
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  • L'homme À Bonne Fortune L'homme À Bonne Fortune
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    L'homme À Bonne Fortune

    L'homme à Bonne Fortune, a five-act prose comedy by Baron, offers a glimpse into the theatrical landscape of 17th-century France. This play showcases Baron's talent for comedic writing, presenting a narrative rich with wit and social commentary...
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  • Les Avadanas Contes Et Apologues Indiens... Les Avadanas Contes Et Apologues Indiens...
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    Les Avadanas Contes Et Apologues Indiens...

    Les Avadanas Contes Et Apologues Indiens... presents a collection of ancient Indian tales and apologues. Authored by Benjamin Duprat, this work delves into the rich tapestry of Buddhist literature, offering readers a glimpse into the moral and spiritual...
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