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Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in. “Thank the Lord we found you,” a passenger says. “I am the Lord,” the man whispers. So begins Mitch Albom’s most beguiling and inspiring novel yet. Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one bestsellers The Five People You Meet...
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"Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis never told a lie. When the Nazi's invade his home in Salonika, Greece, the trustworthy boy is discovered by a German officer, who offers him a chance to save his family. All Nico has to do is convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading to "new homes" where they are promised jobs and safety. Unaware that this is all a cruel ruse, the innocent boy goes to the station platform every day and reassures the...
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"For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another human...
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Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 103
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When Paula DeJagger, an exchange student staying with one of Nancy's friends, begins acting strangely, Nancy investigates and discovers that Paula and other exchange students are being blackmailed to commit crimes.
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Private investigators Lily Raynor and Felix Wilbraham have to hunt down an escapee from a French asylum, in this new, gripping World's End Bureau Victorian mystery from critically-acclaimed author Alys Clare.
London, April 1882. When cool-headed Phyllida visits the World's End Investigation Bureau to offer a curious case concerning her fiance, proprietor Lily Raynor is intrigued - and privately excited. For accepting the case means taking an unexpected...
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Not having closure stings worse than goodbye. Something Erika knows all too well.When Brooks, her summer fling from seven years ago, unexpectedly shows up at her home, she's relieved to explain why she up and left town without saying goodbye. Brooks is overjoyed to reconnect with the woman he never stopped loving.As the first blizzard of the season blows in, they find themselves isolated together in Erika's home. And when tensions flare, Erika quickly...
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Enhanced version of the original The Stranger in the Rain with bonus scenes.She thought she had the perfect marriage until one rainy night changed everything.What if the only way to save your marriage was to betray it? That is what one woman will discover in this haunting tale of love and deception. She will find that dreams can come at a cost, and sometimes, the road to happiness is littered with actions taken in the name of love.
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#1 The hermit lives in the woods, and he moves at night to get food. He doesn't use lights, and he avoids leaving any footprints or broken branches. He knows the season, the moon, and the hour and minute.
#2 The hermit was always hungry, so he would break into the camp's kitchen and steal food. He would also take a rain poncho and a silver-colored Armitron analog watch....
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Discover groundbreaking findings on a hidden epidemic -- and why it so often is misdiagnosed.
You peer into the mirror and have trouble recognizing yourself. You feel as if you're going through the motions of life or you're watching a movie of yourself.
These are all symptoms of dissociation -- a debilitating psychological condition involving feelings of disconnection that affects 30 million people in North America and often goes untreated. The...
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"Inspired by a remarkable true story, a young teacher evacuates children to safety across perilous waters, in a moving and triumphant new novel from New York Times bestselling author Hazel Gaynor. 1940, Kent: Alice King is not brave or daring-she's happiest finding adventure through the safe pages of books. But times of war demand courage, and as the threat of German invasion looms, a plane crash near her home awakens a strength in Alice she'd long...
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Sir Snuggles is not just any ordinary teddy bear, he is a valiant knight, sworn to protect his young charge, Jay, from the terrors that lurk in the dark. Jay is a brave young boy, but even the bravest child can be afraid of what hides in their closet at night.
But Sir Snuggles is not afraid. He knows that it is his duty to defend Jay and protect him from the closet monsters that want to frighten him. With his shining armor and sword in hand, Sir Snuggles...
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In the last ten years, DNA has intrigued almost everyone's curiosity. People want to know their heritage – their ethnic background. Sandra is no different only she has wanted to know the answer to this question ever since she was eight years old. As Sandra played with her siblings, her mother said quite bluntly, "He's not your father."
That phrase lingered in Sandra's mind throughout her life. What was the motive behind it? Every time she asked...
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#1 Dissociation is not always the worst case scenario you may think it is. It is a continuum that runs along with many other symptoms, and it can affect people in different ways. It can be mild, moderate, or severe, and it can be caused by a dissociative disorder or not.
#2 The public's unfamiliarity with dissociative symptoms has caused dissociation to become...
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A foreign correspondent discovers the scoop of a lifetime onboard a doomed ocean liner C. Jamieson Spencer is sipping cognac when Paris starts to burn. As Communists and Fascists battle in the streets below his hotel balcony, this world-weary foreign correspondent does not bother taking notes. He's too busy falling in love with an enchantingly beautiful stranger. The reporter is just working up the courage to ask the woman her name when a stray bullet...
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