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Will Melina regret faking to be ill to avoid doing her chores? Can Don Pericle organise a wedding for a groom who doesn't know? Who has stolen the marble pisces from the cathedral's floor? Twelve humorous short stories dripping with the Sicilian sunshine, ringing with not-so-well-kept secrets, fragrant with freshly fried arancine rice balls, ideal for your coffee break or as a bedtime read.
Written and Narrated by Stefania Hartley, The Sicilian Mama.
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The Slippage is a wry, wistful tale of marriage, lust, and disconnection from Ben Greenman, the critically acclaimed author of What He's Poised to Do. William Day must confront some uncomfortable truths about his life and his future when his wife Louisa asks him to build her house. The take-it-or-leave-it demand becomes all the more difficult to swallow when he finds himself grappling with a past recklessness, an ex-girlfriend's son he considers his...
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Evie Decker is a shy, slightly plump teenager with a distant father and hours and hours of silence to fill. Then one night she hears local rock singer Drumstrings Casey on the radio—and becomes instantly attracted to his cool, motionless voice. Evie learns that Drumstrings frequently plays at a dingy roadhouse called The Unicorn. So she goes there and, with an uncharacteristically bold gesture, bursts out of her lonely shell—and into the attentive...
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"An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate...only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics. Sometimes, the worst day of your life happens, and you have to figure out how to live after it. So Clementine forms a plan to keep her heart safe: work hard, find someone decent...
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A Punk Lolita fighter-pilot rescues Tokyo from a marauding art installation. A young architect's life is derailed by an inquisitive girl who happens to be a ghost. Loyalty to a favorite product can be addictive when it gets under your skin.
In her edgy and satiric debut collection, award-winning South African author Lauren Beukes (The Shining Girls) never holds back. Ranging from Johannesburg to outer space, Beukes is a fierce and captivating presence...
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In every large city, there are marginal, criminal types who live on the fringes of the society. They are faceless, ignored or feared. The author had worked and lived in their East Harlem, New York neighborhood. Through a series of in-depth interviews, he attempts to give them a human face. These are documentary stories, capturing not just the life style of addicts, prostitutes, con artists and murderers, but also their suffering and pain. They are...
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New York Times–Bestselling Author: A British MP and an intelligence agent suspect a vast conglomerate of drug crimes-but must live long enough to prove it . . .
In the jungles of northern Burma, land has been cleared and construction of a large, luxurious resort is well underway. At the same time, Burmese heroin has suddenly started pouring into Western nations. British agent Patrick Hyde suspects it isn't a coincidence.
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From shooting heroin in the slums of Staten Island to boating and building beach houses in the Bahamas, Slipping into Darkness, Blinded by the Light is a story of trials and triumphs, despair and faith, pride and shame. Once you embark upon this spiritual sojourn, as you laugh and cry, one thing's certain-you won't want it to end.
At the tender age of five, Melanie knew her mother's impending marriage was a mistake. She spent the following eight...
52) Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking
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Slips, Trips and Fractured Hips has been written for people caring for older friends and relatives; children caring for elderly parents, for spouses, for older people wanting to keep themselves that bit safer and for anyone working with or caring for older people. It is designed to help you take measures to prevent life-threatening injuries and help you plan, prepare and avoid mishap. It will also equip you with the necessary skills should an accident...
54) Slipping
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Under mysterious circumstances, Seif, a struggling journalist, is introduced to a source for a new story: a former exile with an encyclopedic knowledge of the country's obscure, magical spaces. Together-as tourist and guide-they step into a world hidden in plain sight. In Alexandria, they wait as trains bear down on them at the intersection of several busy lines; they follow a set of stairs down to the edge of the Nile and cross the water on foot;...
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Cursed by an unknown evil, Abby struggles to understand her magnetic attachment to a hundred-year-old walking stick. Spellbound, she revels in the darkness that has hijacked her mind and becomes increasingly dangerous to those closest to her.
MULTIPLE MURDERS... STRANGE OCCURANCES... TOO MANY COINCIDENCES TO BE DISMISSED.
Abby Stewart is an avid walker and lover of nature living in southern Louisiana. Surrounded by hundred-year-old oak...
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Sage: I didn't know how to be a friend or what to expect from one. If it was easier to go along with the crowd then that's what I did. I wasn't different from anybody else in the world, but sometimes I wish I was.
Isa: I don't like being laughed at. Nobody ever tells me when I'm wrong. I get away with a lot of stuff. I'm loud and mean and I like getting my way... I ain't gonna change who I am for nobody.
Kim: They laugh at me because I say the first...
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"The Slipped Disc Mastery Bible: Your Blueprint for Complete Slipped Disc Management" is an authoritative guide designed to empower individuals in understanding, managing, and conquering the challenges associated with slipped discs. From demystifying the science behind slipped discs and debunking common myths to detailing the causes, symptoms, and long-term effects of untreated conditions, this book provides comprehensive insights. The medical management...
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In the 1920s, black janitor Sylvester Long reinvented himself as Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, and Elizabeth Stern, the native-born daughter of a German Lutheran and a Welsh Baptist, authored the immigrant's narrative I Am a Woman--and a Jew; in the 1990s, Asa Carter, George Wallace's former speechwriter, produced the fake Cherokee autobiography, The Education of Little Tree. While striking, these examples of what Laura Browder calls ethnic impersonator...
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The weather is getting cooler by the minute and it is vital that you take care of yourself in this bone chilling climate. Many people tend to get sick during this kind of fluctuating weather and it is caused when you don't take proper care of yourself. Wearing warm clothes is certainly the most important thing to do than anything else in this weather conditions. In this book you will find 5 easy crochet patterns.
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