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Secrets of a 100 ft. Boy

A Partially-Fictionalized But Mostly-True Semi-Autobiographical Coming-Of-Age '70s Murder Mystery

by Julien Charles Leigh Löwenfels ...

1975, Santa Barbara: Family, pets, spirits, and a possible killer inhabit a crumbling hotel. A 10-year-old boy with high sensitivities guides us with gallows humor through this dark mystery.What's that smell? In Secrets of a 100 ft. Boy, a motley crew of humans and animals are living at the tattered but dazzling El Encanto Hotel with a murderer - maybe. Set in the mid-'70s on the glamorous ... Read more

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1975, Santa Barbara: Family, pets, spirits, and a possible killer inhabit a crumbling hotel. A 10-year-old boy with high sensitivities guides us with gallows humor through this dark mystery.What's that smell? In Secrets of a 100 ft. Boy, a motley crew of humans and animals are living at the tattered but dazzling El Encanto Hotel with a murderer - maybe. Set in the mid-'70s on the glamorous
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Secrets of a 100 ft. Boy

A Partially-Fictionalized But Mostly-True Semi-Autobiographical Coming-Of-Age '70s Murder Mystery

by Julien Charles Leigh Löwenfels ...

1975, Santa Barbara: Family, pets, spirits, and a possible killer inhabit a crumbling hotel. A 10-year-old boy with high sensitivities guides us with gallows humor through this dark mystery.What's that smell? In Secrets of a 100 ft. Boy, a motley crew of humans and animals are living at the tattered but dazzling El Encanto Hotel with a murderer - maybe. Set in the mid-'70s on the glamorous ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

1975, Santa Barbara: Family, pets, spirits, and a possible killer inhabit a crumbling hotel. A 10-year-old boy with high sensitivities guides us with gallows humor through this dark mystery.What's that smell? In Secrets of a 100 ft. Boy, a motley crew of humans and animals are living at the tattered but dazzling El Encanto Hotel with a murderer - maybe. Set in the mid-'70s on the glamorous
... Read more
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Your United States: Impressions Of A First Visit (UNABRIDGED)

by Arnold Bennett ...

Narrated by Charles Julien ...

Unabridged

5 hours 28 min

Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film. In 1911 Bennett paid a financially rewarding visit to the US, which he later recorded in this 1912 book Those United States in England; titled Your United States in America. He is a keen observer with an entertaining dry wit.- Summary ... Read more

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Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film. In 1911 Bennett paid a financially rewarding visit to the US, which he later recorded in this 1912 book Those United States in England; titled Your United States in America. He is a keen observer with an entertaining dry wit.- Summary
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The War of the Worlds (UNABRIDGED)

by H. G. Wells ...

Narrated by Charles Julien ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialized in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial ... Read more

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The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialized in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was in 1898 from publisher William Heinemann of London. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial
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The Time Machine

by H.G. Wells ...

Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano and The Icon Players ...

Unabridged

3 hours 44 min

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or ... Read more

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The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames

by David Sedaris ...

A masterful collection of essays from America's most beloved humorist that will take readers to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever."The preeminent humorist of his generation ... His reluctant charm and talent for observing every inch of the human condition remain intact." ―Entertainment WeeklyIn this hilarious volume, Sedaris proceeds from the bizarre conundrums of daily life—having a ... Read more

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A masterful collection of essays from America's most beloved humorist that will take readers to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever."The preeminent humorist of his generation ... His reluctant charm and talent for observing every inch of the human condition remain intact." ―Entertainment WeeklyIn this hilarious volume, Sedaris proceeds from the bizarre conundrums of daily life—having a
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Fourteen Days

A Collaborative Novel

by The Authors Guild, Margaret Atwood, Douglas Preston ...

Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New York neighbors has been secretly written by a different, major literary voice—from Margaret Atwood and Celeste Ng to Tommy Orange and John Grisham.One week ... Read more

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Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New York neighbors has been secretly written by a different, major literary voice—from Margaret Atwood and Celeste Ng to Tommy Orange and John Grisham.One week
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Night Film

A Novel

by Marisha Pessl ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A hair-raising mystery that’s equal parts family drama, horror movie, and jigsaw puzzle. . . . It’s impossible to look away.”— People (four stars)“Maniacally clever . . . like an M.C. Escher nightmare about Edgar Allan Poe . . . You’ll miss your subway stop, let dinner burn, and start sleeping with the lights on.”—The Washington PostA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A hair-raising mystery that’s equal parts family drama, horror movie, and jigsaw puzzle. . . . It’s impossible to look away.”— People (four stars)“Maniacally clever . . . like an M.C. Escher nightmare about Edgar Allan Poe . . . You’ll miss your subway stop, let dinner burn, and start sleeping with the lights on.”—The Washington PostA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR,
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Will There Ever Be Another You

A Novel

by Patricia Lockwood ...

**“Lockwood has written a roving chronicle of the madness of illness and the frightening porousness of what it means to be yourself in the hilariously profound way that only she could.” – Vulture“Bonkers.” – The New York Times“Reliably brilliant.” – The Washington Post“A wild, devilishly curious, often hallucinatory ride that’s worth its weight in insights.” – The San Francisco ChronicleFrom the ... Read more

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**“Lockwood has written a roving chronicle of the madness of illness and the frightening porousness of what it means to be yourself in the hilariously profound way that only she could.” – Vulture“Bonkers.” – The New York Times“Reliably brilliant.” – The Washington Post“A wild, devilishly curious, often hallucinatory ride that’s worth its weight in insights.” – The San Francisco ChronicleFrom the
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How Did You Get This Number

by Sloane Crosley ...

From the author of the sensational bestseller I Was Told There'd Be Cake comes a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal fans. In Cake readers were introduced to the foibles of Crosley's life in New York City-always teetering between the glamour of Manhattan parties, ... Read more

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From the author of the sensational bestseller I Was Told There'd Be Cake comes a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal fans. In Cake readers were introduced to the foibles of Crosley's life in New York City-always teetering between the glamour of Manhattan parties,
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The Best American Short Stories 2019

Edited by Anthony Doerr ...

Series series The Best American Series
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author presents a sterling selection of short fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin, Jeffrey Eugenides, and others."As soon as you complete a description of what a good story must be, a new example flutters through an open window, lands on your sleeve, and proves your description wrong," writes Anthony Doerr about the task of selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. The ... Read more

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning author presents a sterling selection of short fiction by Ursula K. Le Guin, Jeffrey Eugenides, and others."As soon as you complete a description of what a good story must be, a new example flutters through an open window, lands on your sleeve, and proves your description wrong," writes Anthony Doerr about the task of selecting The Best American Short Stories 2019. The
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Cool, Calm & Contentious

Essays

by Merrill Markoe ...

“This is so well written. [When a book like this] comes along, it’s, like, ‘Thank you!’ What a great way to spend an afternoon, an evening, reading these essays. . . . Absolutely great.”—Jon Stewart“[Merrill] Markoe is easily as funny as David Sedaris. She’s capable of manic riffs and acerbic skewering. Still, her good nature shines through.”—The Washington PostIn this hilarious collection of ... Read more

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“This is so well written. [When a book like this] comes along, it’s, like, ‘Thank you!’ What a great way to spend an afternoon, an evening, reading these essays. . . . Absolutely great.”—Jon Stewart“[Merrill] Markoe is easily as funny as David Sedaris. She’s capable of manic riffs and acerbic skewering. Still, her good nature shines through.”—The Washington PostIn this hilarious collection of
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