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Alienation The Hegelian-Marxist idea of alienation fell out of favor after the postmetaphysical rejection of humanism and essentialist views of human nature. Jaeggi draws on the Hegelian philosophical tradition, phenomenological analyses grounded in modern conceptions of agency, and recent... |
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Evidence of Love Mark Stevens On the surface, Carly Irons—gorgeous daughter of famed Hollywood power docs Marlene and Damon Irons—appears to have it all. A Manhattan career girl with a coveted job at publisher Conde Nast, stunning apartment and a wealthy boyfriend Kirk Sarns, she sees nowhere to... |
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Behind Closed Doors Daniella DeChristopher The subtitle for Daniella DeChristopher’s new memoir, Behind Closed Doors, is A Daughter’s Story. Nothing could be more apt. As Daniella looks back on her life, she specifically examines her role as a daughter and how her mother’s actions shaped her entire life. Daniella’s mother had her at an... |
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Heist during the Rio Games Dexter James From a desolate cell located at a remote, state-of-the-art prison facility in Northern Ontario, inmate Brian Beasley plans his escape. Convicted of embezzlement when he masterfully infiltrated a bank's computer system, Beasley and a would-be journalist assigned to... |
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Silver Linings Mrin Nayagam In Silver Linings, Dr Mrin Nayagam takes us on a journey with her patients from all walks of life, who overcome the odds in the face of serious medical conditions or traumatic events. Young Kate, diagnosed with cancer at only seven months old and now in full remission at nearly 10 years of age. Rob... |
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Some Rain Must Fall The fifth book of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s powerful My Struggle series is written with tremendous force and sincerity. As a nineteen-year-old, Karl Ove moves to Bergen and invests all of himself in his writing. But his efforts get the opposite effect — he wants it so much that he gets... |
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The Murder of Sonny Liston Shaun Assael A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing... |
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Clown William Robin Elno When William's father kicks him out of his Kansas home, no one--including William--thinks he'll amount to much. William suffers from an ailment that causes him to twitch uncontrollably. Of course, this is strange behavior to folks on the frontier. Needless to say, it's tough for William to make friends... |
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Lost, Lust and Love Gwyn Cooper Flynn Paul O’Keefe is a respected Neurosurgeon, he has 2 teenage children Anna and Josh whom he adores, he is living in a loveless marriage with an alcoholic but financially independent wife for the sake of his children. Paul for the past year and a half has been having a very sexual secret... |
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How Fast Can You Run Harriet Levin Millan Set across a backdrop of refugee migration that spans Africa, America and Australia, How Fast Can You Run is the inspiring story of Michael Majok Kuch and his journey to find his mother. In 1988, Majok, as a five-year-old boy, fled his burning village in southern Sudan when the North... |
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Solomon the Accountant Edward M. Krauss A Jewish love story. Solomon the Accountant is set in Toledo, Ohio, in the 1950s. Solomon falls in love with the beautiful, newly widowed Molly. He is painfully aware of her recent loss, yet she becomes the focal point of his life. He hopes that someday - regardless of how long... |
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Anonymous Caller Susan Parker Caitlin Rourke is a young, restless reporter who feels like she's going nowhere fast, that is until she gets a fateful phone call from a woman reporting a rape, which propels her into a world of corruption and organized crime. Her car is torched and her dog is poisoned to scare Caitlin off the story. Her... |
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Sky's Amazing Dream Mark Stevens Sky’s Amazing Dream is the story of a fun loving Golden Retriever and his phantasmagorical dream. Sky is a playful dog who thinks that he’s a boy. He is strong and athletic and sometimes just plain silly. He loves to make people happy. He loves to bring joy wherever he goes. He believes in magic and... |
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You'll Do Anything for Him Maureen E. Hosier & Berta Hosier Conger Dearest, What I want most is to feel cared about and loved by you. I've tried everything, but it's not working. What more can I do? I love you so much, but I don't feel like there are two of us in our relationship. When you fell for him, were you so crazy in... |
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The Monk Woman's Daughter Susan Storer Clark "My mother said she was a nun. That may have been a lie." So begins the eye-opening and entertaining tale of Vera St. John’s chaotic upbringing amid the turbulence of 19th-century urban America. Sometimes rollicking and sometimes terrifying, Vera’s story features a... |
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Letters from the Outs Gary Delanoeye First there was Checking in at the Crowbar Hotel and readers were introduced to Harly, Rage, the hookers, and Sammy – characters that make the Crowbar Hotel (a juvenile detention facility) buzz with life, intrigue, pathos, and humor. The "next novel" is here: Letters from the Outs... |
