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"This is an outstanding collection of stories about veterans of wars. WW I, Nam, WW II, Desert Storm and more. All of them will tug at your heart and make you realize that some vets never get over the traumatic events of war (or their service)." ~ A Navy Vet...VT townLiterary, Women's Fiction, Anthology, War, Veterans, RelationshipsThe stories in this collection explore the physical and psychological effects of combat, both on those who serve and...
10282) Tape Measure Murder
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Miss Politt has been waiting and waiting outside Laburnum Cottage for Mrs. Spenlow, to no avail. She nervously acquires the help of her next-door neighbor, whose gumption and persistence reveal that Mrs. Spenlow is dead on the hearthrug. The whole of St. Mary Mead is convinced the murderer is Mr. Spenlow, who shows no emotion upon his wife's sudden death, but, with characteristic diligence, Miss Marple reveals that it is perhaps not that simple.
10283) The Running Trees: Stories
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A striking original, deftly humorous collection of stories that considers the quest for truth: how we come to it or alternatively avoid it.
A fervently comic debut, The Running Trees leads readers into a series of conversations, through phonelines, acts in a play, and a rewound recording of a police interrogation, to reveal characters in fumbling bouts of brutality, reflection, isolation, and love.
The relationship between two siblings disintegrates...
10284) Tyranny of the Fey
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A famed Elven researcher is worried about her home. When she discovers a new realm with massive magic potential, she believes she has found the answer. Will the Seasonal Fey Courts allow her to continue her research without interference, or do they have more nefarious plans?
An Elven princess runs away from her arranged marriage to a parallel world. Will she be able to find the adventure she seeks? While she is in search of battles with dragons...
10285) Beyond the Veil
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Prepare to journey inside the pages... Meet a vigilante killer who speaks with the dead. Discover how an opium den in the Comstock becomes a newsman's final story. What secrets hide within the American wilderness? How powerful is a mother's love? Can anyone survive an isle that only welcomes the dead? Do you truly feel secure within the privacy of your own home? The answers to these and more await within these thirteen tiny windows that open to the...
10286) The Incredible Theft
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Previously published in the print anthology Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot. When the specifications for a new bomber plane are stolen, the Air Marshal enlists Hercule Poirot to help him find the culprit.
10287) The Secret of Genetic Corp X
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My name is Zarra Perez, or at least that is what I am told. I have no recollection of that name or the face in the mirror.
Genetic Corp X is one of the world's premier tissue and organ cloning centers. Medical breakthroughs of all kinds have originated from the work done at the facility. Zarra Perez was their lead research scientist on her way to curing Alzheimer's disease-until a nearly fatal accident left her with no personal memories or sense...
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"To read their stories felt to me the way I suspect other people feel hearing jazz for the first time," recalls Curtis Sittenfeld of her initial encounter with the Best American Short Stories series. "They were windows into emotions I had and hadn't had, into other settings and circumstances and observations and relationships." Decades later, Sittenfeld was met by the same feeling selecting the stories for this year's edition. The result is a striking...
10289) Cuentos Fantasticos
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¡HOY TE LLEVAMOS UN ENORME REGALO!¿QUIERES QUE TU HIJO APRENDA VALORES O QUIERES FORTALECER SU HÁBITO DE LECTURA? , si la respuesta es ¡SÍ! , ESTE LIBRO ES PARA ELLOS , se ha demostrado que la LECTURA Y EL EJERCICIO MENTAL ayuda a desarrollar la concentración, la percepción y estimula la empatía en los niños, todo nuestro equipo produjo un contenido atractivo para la mente de su hijo y efectivo a la hora de DESARROLLAR EL PENSAMIENTO CRÍTICO...
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Une édition de référence des Histoires grotesques et sérieuses d'Edgar Allan Poe, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Je suis issu d'une race qu'ont illustrée une imagination vigoureuse et des passions ardentes. Les hommes m'ont appelé fou ; mais la science ne nous a pas encore appris si la folie est ou n'est pas le sublime de l'intelligence, si presque tout ce qui est la gloire, si tout ce qui est la profondeur,...
10291) Road Trip
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An urban-fantasy short story incorporating: A curious fairy.A terrified cargo hidden in a truck.An illegal auction.A troll.And desperate measures.When Mélange sneaks aboard a long-distance hauler to look for those in despair, she finds herself taken far from home, to the sinister side of humanity's contact with the Otherworld.Faced with unfamiliar technology too big for a fairy to operate, and hunted by a troll, can she stay alive long enough for...
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A sweet and spicy story with a dash of poetry and chocolate!Your eyes meet mine, then retreatSoftness behind glassLet me break your barriersThe poem on the blackboard enticed her to enter. Just like everyday . . . Writer, Beth, visits the same café every afternoon, enjoying her latte and a chocolate truffle while scribbling in her notebook. The delicious treats keep her coming back day after day, not to mention the inspiration she finds there –...
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Los padres pueden estar seguros de que nuestros cuentos están diseñados para ser atractivos para los niños. Cada ilustración es detallada, colorida y divertida, lo que hace que el libro sea visualmente atractivo para los pequeños. Los personajes son amables y accesibles, y cada historia está escrita en un lenguaje sencillo para facilitar la lectura. Además, el libro está diseñado para ser duradero, lo que significa que puede soportar el desgaste...
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Evangeline Holland, author of the Bledington Park series, enchants readers with this poignant short story about a woman seemingly alone in terrible aftermath of the Great War and the man who proves she has more than she ever realized.
War stole everything from Morven Williams-her husband, her friends, her livelihood, and her home. As Paris erupts in Armistice celebrations, she stands on the precipice of her past and her future, and the arrival of...
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Rejoignez Sunny la Fée du Temps alors qu'elle répand chaleur et lumière à travers le pays, aidant les fleurs à éclore et les arbres à grandir. Suivez-la alors qu'elle combat les nuages noirs et apporte du soleil à tous. Tranche d'âge : 4-6 ans. Apprentissage : Les enfants apprendront l'importance de la lumière du soleil pour les plantes et comment les fées du temps travaillent pour maintenir l'équilibre de la terre.
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Windy la Fée du Temps est toujours en mouvement, apportant des brises fraîches et des rafales puissantes pour garder l'air frais et en circulation. Suivez Windy alors qu'elle vole à travers le ciel, répandant sa douceur.Tranche d'âge : 4-7 ansApprentissage : Les enfants apprendront le pouvoir du vent et son rle dans la dispersion des graines, la pollinisation des plantes et la formation des paysages, ainsi que la manière dont le vent aide à...
10297) Smitten Book Club
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Smitten volume 3
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The century-old GentlewomanÆs Guide to Love and Courtship is no ordinary book club choice. But for the little book club in Smitten, Vermont, it might be their best pick yet!
The thick, leathery tome Heather pulled out of the dusty cardboard box was definitely coming home with her. Not only was The GentlewomanÆs Guide to Love and Courtship an appealing curiosity by virtue of its title; it was also written by Smitten,
...10298) Deep Down
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In thriller master Lee Child's exclusive eBook short story, Jack Reacher must track down a spy in soldier's clothing—by matching wits with four formidable females. Three are clean—but the fourth may prove fatal.
Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child's hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man!
Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover....
Includes a thrilling preview of Lee Child's hotly anticipated Jack Reacher novel, A Wanted Man!
Summoned by Military Intelligence to Washington, D.C., Reacher is sent undercover....
10300) Rose in bloom
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Rose Campbell returns to the "Aunt Hill" after two years of traveling around the world and is surrounded by male admirers eager to marry her, but before she marries anyone, Rose is determined to establish herself as an independent young woman.
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