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An icon of American letters, Larry McMurtry counts a Pulitzer Prize and a screenwriting Academy Award among his numerous accomplishments. Here, Danny Deck-Emma's friend from Terms of Endearment-is a promising young writer losing touch with his talent and drifting from Texas to California because "that's where all the writers are." Set in the early 1960s, this is an uproarious (and raunchy) satire of life in Texas and California and a true American...
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Vivacious, bright, occasionally vicious, and the ultimate It girl, she quickly pulled Hannah into her dazzling orbit. Together, they developed a group of devoted and inseparable friends--Will, Hugh, Ryan, and Emily--during their first term. By the end of the year, April was dead. Now, a decade later, Hannah and Will are expecting their first child, and the man convicted of killing April, former Oxford porter John Neville, has died in prison. Relieved...
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"Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...
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While human lives are endlessly variable, our most memorable positive moments are dominated by four elements: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. If we embrace these elements, we can conjure more moments that matter. This book delves into some mysteries of experience: Why we tend to remember the best or worst moment of an experience, as well as the last moment, and forget the rest. Readers discover how brief experiences can change lives, such...
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Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades. Unbeknownst to her, a room in a unique long-term care residence had been reserved for you--where Penny finds herself after one too many "incidents." Initially, all is well. But as the days start to blur together, Penny - with a growing sense of unrest and distrust--starts to lose her grip on the passage of time and on her place in the world. Is she succumbing to the subtly destructive...
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Viewing an apartment normally doesn't turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As the pressure mounts, the eight strangers begin slowly opening up to one another and reveal long-hidden truths. As police surround the premises, the robber must decide which is the more terrifying prospect: going out to face the police or staying...
11) 18 seconds
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Sherry Moore thrillers volume 1
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Sherry Moore, a beautiful, blind psychic, has the extraordinary ability to 'see' the last eighteen seconds of a murder victim's life by touching the corpse. She uses her gift to help others solve mysteries only she can tap into. Serial killer Earl Sykes never got caught for his vicious murders. Instead, it was a deadly auto accident that landed him in prison. Now, years later, he is free and hungry for revenge. Setting his sights on Lieutenant Kelly...
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Three strangers find their lives entwined when a murder investigation shocks the town of Lake Henry. Heather Malone is known in Lake Henry for her kind, gentle nature; but when the FBI takes her into custody, purportedly for murder, the local reaction is stunned disbelief. Poppy Blake -- riddled with guilt over the accident that claimed the life of her male companion and left her crippled -- is struggling to rebuild her life. Writer Griffin Hughes...
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"Sally Diamond is a reclusive middle-aged woman who is thrust into the spotlight when she tries to incinerate her dead father's body. As tabloid and news reporters descend on her, Sally starts receiving mysterious messages from across the globe -- all from someone purporting to know about her past. But Sally can't remember anything from her childhood... that is, until dark memories and figures begin reappearing."-- Provided by publisher.
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"When Professor Hess stumbles across an unusual letter to the editor in an art journal, he is surprised to have known so little about the brilliant and mysterious artist it describes, the late Harriet Burden. Intrigued by her story, and by the explosive scandal surrounding her legacy, he begins to interview those who knew her, hoping to separate fact from fiction, only to find himself tumbling down a rabbit's hole of personal and psychological intrigue....
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Christopher's diary (V.C. Andrews) volume 3
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A retelling of the events from the "Flowers in the Attic" series from another perspective follows the experiences of a boy who, after being adopted by a wealthy family, struggles with amnesia and trauma from his past.
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A guide for estranged couples explains how to overcome resistance to beneficial change, dividing the profile of a typical marriage into six stages to identify opportunities for growth in such areas as working as a team, adjusting to parenthood, and sharing senior life.
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After a hit debut novel, Penelope is desperate for inspiration and arranges a research trip with an assortment of friends and professionals to investigate a legend about a witch in the Pacific Northwest and recent disappearances in the area. When members of her team disappear, then reappear as bodies, the remainder are forced to solve the mystery of the Stone Witch or leave the killer as the last one alive.
20) Loner
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"David Federman has never felt appreciated. One of the most painfully forgettable members of his New Jersey high school class--yet the only one accepted to Harvard--shy, witty David arrives in Cambridge fully expecting to embrace, and be welcomed by, a new tribe of like-minded peers. But at first, beyond the friendly advances ofa plain-looking girl named Sara, his social status seems devastatingly unlikely to change. Then he meets Veronica Morgan...
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