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What Boys Learn

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**A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother's worst nightmare—that her child is capable of terrible violence—when her teenage son becomes a suspect in the murder of two classmates, from the author of The Deepest Lake.“Timely and terrifyingly real, What Boys Learn is not to be missed.”—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of It's Not Her**Over one terrible ... Read more

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**A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother's worst nightmare—that her child is capable of terrible violence—when her teenage son becomes a suspect in the murder of two classmates, from the author of The Deepest Lake.“Timely and terrifyingly real, What Boys Learn is not to be missed.”—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of It's Not Her**Over one terrible
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Independent People

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20 hours 56 min

This magnificent novel—which secured for its author the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature—is now available to contemporary American audiences. Although it is set in the early twentieth century, it recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. And if Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty ... Read more

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This magnificent novel—which secured for its author the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature—is now available to contemporary American audiences. Although it is set in the early twentieth century, it recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. And if Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty
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The Reckoning

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by C.J. LAX ...

Some things aren’t meant to be remembered.Destiny’s mother has just been arrested for killing her father.The evidence? Unshakable.The truth? Unthinkable.Grief spirals into obsession as Destiny uncovers secrets her family never wanted her to find. The deeper she digs, the more tangled the lies become.And some doors were never meant to be opened.At the centre of it all is a cabin in the woods—and ... Read more

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Some things aren’t meant to be remembered.Destiny’s mother has just been arrested for killing her father.The evidence? Unshakable.The truth? Unthinkable.Grief spirals into obsession as Destiny uncovers secrets her family never wanted her to find. The deeper she digs, the more tangled the lies become.And some doors were never meant to be opened.At the centre of it all is a cabin in the woods—and
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Falling for Tenerife

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When an accidental vacation kiss goes viral, double down and fake date your way out of it.One minute I’m enjoying my Tenerife vacation, the next I’m trending on social media for kissing Chase Camden. Sure, he’s gorgeous, and yes, he used to be tennis royalty, but this was NOT in my holiday plans.Now he’s convinced I orchestrated the whole thing and his brilliant solution? Play his girlfriend until ... Read more

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When an accidental vacation kiss goes viral, double down and fake date your way out of it.One minute I’m enjoying my Tenerife vacation, the next I’m trending on social media for kissing Chase Camden. Sure, he’s gorgeous, and yes, he used to be tennis royalty, but this was NOT in my holiday plans.Now he’s convinced I orchestrated the whole thing and his brilliant solution? Play his girlfriend until
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Home is Where the Lost Return

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by Becca Hart ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Jerry B. - California Surfer Dude | Laid-Back & Effortlessly Cool E, Digital Voice Beth - gentle and nurturing E, Digital Voice Riley - Engaging Young Female Voice E, Digital Voice Victor (Lax English) E, Digital Voice Adam E ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Amethyst Haven
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some doors open when you knock. Others wait until you’re ready to come home.Brenna Cross is building a place where children can feel safe and being different is something to cherish. With a house that opens rooms on its own and a talking cat who considers herself management, life in Amethyst Haven is already anything but ordinary.When Ezekiel Church ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Some doors open when you knock. Others wait until you’re ready to come home.Brenna Cross is building a place where children can feel safe and being different is something to cherish. With a house that opens rooms on its own and a talking cat who considers herself management, life in Amethyst Haven is already anything but ordinary.When Ezekiel Church
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A Parish Chronicle

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Translated by Philip Roughton ...

From Iceland’s Nobel laureate, an essayistic tale of the unlikely miracles that return a church—fated to disappear over & again throughout time—to the same hillsideIn the still of morning, Ólafur sharpens his scythe on the bone-dry pavestones that separate his farmhouse from the rest of Mosfell Valley, where life revolves around sheep. The sound of his hammer rings out like a high-pitched bell ... Read more

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From Iceland’s Nobel laureate, an essayistic tale of the unlikely miracles that return a church—fated to disappear over & again throughout time—to the same hillsideIn the still of morning, Ólafur sharpens his scythe on the bone-dry pavestones that separate his farmhouse from the rest of Mosfell Valley, where life revolves around sheep. The sound of his hammer rings out like a high-pitched bell
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Fixed Stars

A Novel of Sylvia Plath

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In the “what-if” tradition of Curtis Sittenfeld’s Rodham, Joyce Carol Oates’s Blonde, and Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America, Fixed Stars is an achingly personal and tenderly provocative re-imagining of the life and death of a world-famous writer.Athens, 1998. Ted Hughes has just died and Sylvia Plath is alive. Plath, now middle-aged, has been shunted into the margins of her famous ex-husband ... Read more

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In the “what-if” tradition of Curtis Sittenfeld’s Rodham, Joyce Carol Oates’s Blonde, and Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America, Fixed Stars is an achingly personal and tenderly provocative re-imagining of the life and death of a world-famous writer.Athens, 1998. Ted Hughes has just died and Sylvia Plath is alive. Plath, now middle-aged, has been shunted into the margins of her famous ex-husband
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Woody Allen and the Art of Moviemaking

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In this fascinating insight into the artistic process, longtime Woody Allen biographer Eric Lax follows the legendary director through the making of a movie—from start to finish. Charting the production of Allen’s forty-sixth directorial feature, Irrational Man—starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone—from inception to premier, Lax takes us onto the set and behind the scenes, revealing the intimate ... Read more

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In this fascinating insight into the artistic process, longtime Woody Allen biographer Eric Lax follows the legendary director through the making of a movie—from start to finish. Charting the production of Allen’s forty-sixth directorial feature, Irrational Man—starring Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone—from inception to premier, Lax takes us onto the set and behind the scenes, revealing the intimate
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Fool Me Once

Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas

by Rick Lax ...

Rick Lax was paranoid to begin with. He saw lies everywhere. And when he saw them, he spoke up. But when his girlfriend gets conned by a violent drug dealer, nothing Rick does seems to help. So what if he misses the next lie? What if spotting them isn't enough to protect against them? What if exposing lies puts him in even more danger?Terrified of being conned himself, Rick bolts for Vegas, ... Read more

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Rick Lax was paranoid to begin with. He saw lies everywhere. And when he saw them, he spoke up. But when his girlfriend gets conned by a violent drug dealer, nothing Rick does seems to help. So what if he misses the next lie? What if spotting them isn't enough to protect against them? What if exposing lies puts him in even more danger?Terrified of being conned himself, Rick bolts for Vegas,
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The Eagle With No Claws

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1907: In a small town in the Pyrenees, a young soldier regularly climbs one of the tallest peaks to deliver supplies to an observatory. There, he makes a friend whose great passion for the Tour de France pushes ambitious Amédée to take up cycling and dream of winning the Tour himself. But the road to the Tour de France is more challenging and dangerous than he thought, and a terrible accident ... Read more

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1907: In a small town in the Pyrenees, a young soldier regularly climbs one of the tallest peaks to deliver supplies to an observatory. There, he makes a friend whose great passion for the Tour de France pushes ambitious Amédée to take up cycling and dream of winning the Tour himself. But the road to the Tour de France is more challenging and dangerous than he thought, and a terrible accident
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Shattered Fossils

by Sharon Lax ...

Series series Essential Prose Series
Intriguing tales of memory, loss, and identity in a collection of literary short stories.From a character entering a "painted sidewalk" to explorations of memory and creation, Sharon Lax's Shattered Fossils delves into the depths of human experience. Set in locales like Montreal, Iceland, and England, these stories explore complex relationships and the search for meaning.Experience the haunting ... Read more

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Intriguing tales of memory, loss, and identity in a collection of literary short stories.From a character entering a "painted sidewalk" to explorations of memory and creation, Sharon Lax's Shattered Fossils delves into the depths of human experience. Set in locales like Montreal, Iceland, and England, these stories explore complex relationships and the search for meaning.Experience the haunting
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Independent People

by Halldor Laxness ...

Series series Vintage International
From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author: a magnificent novel that recalls Iceland's medieval epics and classics, set in the early twentieth century starring an ordinary sheep farmer and his heroic determination to achieve independence. • "A strange story, vibrant and alive…. There is a rare beauty in its telling." —Atlantic MonthlyIf Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ... Read more

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From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author: a magnificent novel that recalls Iceland's medieval epics and classics, set in the early twentieth century starring an ordinary sheep farmer and his heroic determination to achieve independence. • "A strange story, vibrant and alive…. There is a rare beauty in its telling." —Atlantic MonthlyIf Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an
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