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Ghost Horse Thomas H. McNeely Set amidst the social tensions of 1970's Houston, Ghost Horse tells the story of eleven-year-old Buddy Turner's shifting alliances within his fragmented family and with two other boys—one Anglo, one Latino—in their quest to make a Super-8 animated movie. As his father's many secrets begin to... |
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America's War for the Greater Middle East From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in action anywhere else. What caused this shift? Bacevich, one of the... |
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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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Dear Dad, I Broke the Cycle Ikeshia Capre Did you grow up without your father? Are you tired of trying to fill an empty void in your life but can’t seem to find the right path to get on? If you’ve answered yes, then Ikeshia Capre’s Dear Dad, I Broke the Cycle: A Grown Woman’s Guide to Getting over an Absentee Father is an... |
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America's Bank A tour de force of historical reportage, America’s Bank illuminates the tumultuous era and remarkable personalities that spurred the unlikely birth of America’s modern central bank, the Federal Reserve. Today, the Fed is the bedrock of the financial landscape, yet the... |
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Price of Gold Mark A. Flagel Ivy Johnson was an American swimmer on track for glory at the 1976 Montreal Olympic games. For years, Ivy and her family sacrificed everything in her pursuit of swimming success, and few doubted victory and lucrative sponsorships were in her future. Halfway across the world, Hannah... |
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Go Where the Bus Goes Lorraine Fletcher Unlike other stories about the 'Big Yellow Bus,' this story is full of substance and whimsical characters that children love. For children that are bus riders, feeling safe is important to them. Mrs. Fletcher's lovable animal characters show children how bus safety and... |
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A Bridge That Hugged Tomorrow Minerva Santerre Journeying through childhood is a memorable one. However, when the past gives glimpses of the future, one questions God, why is this happening? A professor journeys through the reason, looking at the past, present and future, as she examines her... |
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The Antarcticans James Suriano Gavin Pennings and his wife, Noila, have exhausted all options searching for a treatment for their son, Joshua. Depraved personalities are battling for supremacy in the teenager’s mind, pushing him to the brink of suicide. In desperation, Gavin tracks down Lucifer... |
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Peach Moments Mark A. Flagel Peach Moments are about you. They’re about the best moments of your life, the moments that make life worth living. Everyone knows how hard life can be. Pain, hurt, difficulty, complication surround us. Inequality and injustice abound. Peach Moments are the great equalizers. They’re the... |
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Drugs, Sex & Protein Shakes Joseph Shield Joseph Shield, a celebrity therapist, reveals why people feel self-conscious about their bodies and what strategies he uses to improve their confidence, health and well-being. 'Drugs, Sex & Protein Shakes' successfully combines personal anecdotes... |
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A Journey to Becoming Your Own Best Friend Karen Chaston You are the only person that you will spend your entire life with. So, why are you putting yourself last? Beating yourself up over silly things? And, in general, not looking after yourself personally, professionally, globally and spiritually? We are all capable of thriving... |
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iCandidate David and Michelle Gardner It is the most divisive election campaign in U.S. history and the Republican and Democratic Party presidential nominees are locked in an ugly fight to capture the public’s trust. It’s a familiar story; one paints himself as a political outsider, the other... |
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Marion Hatley Beth Castrodale To escape a big-city scandal, a Depression-era lingerie seamstress flees to the countryside, where she hopes to live and work in peace. Instead, she finds herself unraveling uncomfortable secrets about herself and those closest to her. In February of 1931, Marion Hatley steps off... |
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The Essence of Christianity Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-72), the German philosopher and a founding member of the Young Hegelians, a group of radical thinkers influenced by G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), was an outspoken critic of religion, and the 1841 publication of this work established his... |
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In Case of Emergency, Break Glass Sarah Van Arsdale From the far-flung to the far gone, the characters in Sarah Van Arsdale's triad of novellas face, against a foreign backdrop, a fear most familiar. Whether immersed in an ancient culture or born into our modern world, the people of Break Glass find themselves... |
