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Singing Hills Cycle novels volume 5
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Nghi Vo's Hugo Award-winning Singing Hills Cycle returns with a standalone gothic mystery that unfolds in the empire of Ahn.
"A remarkable accomplishment of storytelling."—NPR on The Empress of Salt and Fortune
"Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."—Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen
The Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to the aging ruler of a
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Goode's Guide to Misconduct volume 2
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You've Got Mail, the clever, popular, and deliciously shocking ladies' periodical Mrs. Goode's Magazine for Misses only employs women who are equal to the challenge -- and for one biting theatre critic, that challenge happens to include romance.
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Man from Waco volume 1
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As a young man, John Bannack worked hard on his brother's farm -- until times got tough and his brother grew desperate. Desperate enough to rob a bank. Unfortunately, John's brother left a trail that led straight to the Bannack farm. When a posse showed up to make an arrest, John made a fateful decision: He confessed to his brother's crime. Sacrificed his freedom for the sake of his brother's family. And doomed himself to a hard, hellish life in a...
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The unlikely true story of Jennie
Butchart, who saw the possibility of beauty in a hole in the ground and
built a public garden that attracts millions of visitors from around
the world.
There was a time when Jennie Butchart
(1806–1950) knew nothing about gardening. She knew about chemistry and a
little about business, which came in handy when she and her husband ran
a cement plant on Vancouver Island. But their business venture turned
into...
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The uplifting true story of Elizabeth
Quocksister, a strong Indigenous woman and community leader, who
dedicated her life to protecting her language and cultural traditions.
Elizabeth
Quocksister (1925–81) had many roles in her life. She was a cultural
teacher, a community leader, a dancer, a nurse, a photographer, a
residential school survivor, and a mother of ten. Born on the
Da'naxda'xw Nation on Knight Inlet on the central coast of...
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