Trudi's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 23 Feb 2025 21:47:00 -0800 60 Trudi's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)]]> 9591398
With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, Fairyland lives up to the sensation it created when the author first posted it online. For readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass, here is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful.
]]> 247 Catherynne M. Valente 0312649614 Trudi 3 3.95 2011 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #2)]]> 23164983
But in this war-torn city, hideous surprises lurk around every corner. And before Jacob can deliver the peculiar children to safety, he must make an important decision about his love for Emma Bloom.]]> 412 Ransom Riggs 1594747350 Trudi 4 4.07 2014 Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Thud! (Discworld, #34; City Watch, #7)]]> 62530
But if he doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office.

With his beloved Watch crumbling around him and war-drums sounding, he must unravel every clue, outwit every assassin and brave any darkness to find the solution. And darkness is following him.

Oh... and at six o'clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, he must go home to read "Where's My Cow?," with all the right farmyard noises, to his little boy.

There are some things you HAVE to do!]]> 439 Terry Pratchett Trudi 4 4.34 2005 Thud! (Discworld, #34; City Watch, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)]]> 29396 In this extraordinary fantasy epic, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files leads readers into a world where the fate of the realm rests on the shoulders of a boy with no power to call his own ...

For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bonds with the furies - elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal. But in the remote Calderon Valley, the boy Tavi struggles with his lack of furycrafting. At fifteen, he has no wind fury to help him fly, no fire fury to light the lamps. Yet as the Alerans' most savage enemy - the Marat horde - returns to the Valley, Tavi's courage and resourcefulness will be a power greater than any fury, one that could turn the tides of war ...

]]> 688 Jim Butcher 044101268X Trudi 3 4.12 2004 Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch, #8)]]> 8785374
Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe. There are many, many bodies - and an ancient crime more terrible than murder.

He is out of his jurisdiction, out of his depth, out of bacon sandwiches, occasionally snookered and out of his mind. But never out of guile. Where there is a crime, there must be a finding, there must be a chase, and there must be a punishment.

They say that in the end all sins are forgiven.

But not quite all...]]> 378 Terry Pratchett Trudi 4 4.16 2011 Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch, #8)
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]]> The Mayan Legacy 40892001 Nothing happened…Or did it?
Jeremy is an adrenaline junky who just made a serious mistake. It nearly killed him. While being drug under water with a parachute line around his neck, he saw his life pass before his eyes…plus something else, something not part of his life. Something he dismisses until he begins to suspect its true importance. Now he has to see it
Maybe to save the world.
But how do you have a near-death experience intentionally? Jeremy scrambles to solve this puzzle while the world scrambles to solve its own near death experience.
Timing is everything.]]> 369 Jody Summers 0989107973 Trudi 0 to-read 4.43 2018 The Mayan Legacy
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]]> <![CDATA[66 Metres (Nadia Laksheva Spy Thriller, #1)]]> 31675868 The only thing worth killing for is family.

Everyone said she had her father’s eyes. A killer’s eyes. Nadia knew that on the bitterly cold streets of Moscow, she could never escape her past � but in just a few days, she would finally be free.

Bound to work for Kadinsky for five years, she has just one last mission to complete. Yet when she is instructed to capture The Rose, a military weapon shrouded in secrecy, Nadia finds herself trapped in a deadly game of global espionage.

And the only man she can trust is the one sent to spy on her�

]]> 305 J.F. Kirwan 0008207747 Trudi 0 to-read 4.22 66 Metres (Nadia Laksheva Spy Thriller, #1)
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]]> Meditations 30659 Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.]]> 254 Marcus Aurelius 0140449337 Trudi 0 to-read 4.29 180 Meditations
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]]> <![CDATA[Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir]]> 198668522
Are you hoping to rediscover the magic of the winter holidays? Looking for traditional inspiration for your upcoming Xmas parties? Ever wondered what’s behind the twelve days of gift-giving? The daughter of a real cowboy, award-winning author Larada Horner-Miller grew up in a small rural community in southeastern Colorado. Now she’s using her seventy years of festive experiences to share the true meaning of the season and how to rejoice in its miracles.

Hair on Fire is a compilation of poems, prose, and helpful scripture references all centered around family. Using vivid and humorous language, Horner-Miller reveals a treasure trove of tales that will touch anyone’s heart. And when you immerse yourself in the warmth of her stories, you’ll soon be looking forward to the big day with refreshed anticipation and pure happiness.

In Hair on Fire , you’ll
- A vibrant celebration of Christmas specialness that will reawaken your inner child
- At look at the mix of sadness and joy that the 25th of December can trigger and why it’s okay to embrace them both
- An immersive retelling of what Joseph and Mary experienced on the road to Bethlehem, so you can put yourself in the Holy Family’s shoes.
- What the traditions of a New Mexican holiday entail and how to bring them to life
- The reason you should never stand too close to the angels in a pageant, and much, much more!

Hair on Fire is a charming collection of Christmas memories told through poetry and prose. If you like uplifting journeys, evocative memoirs, and light-hearted joy, then you’ll love Larada Horner-Miller’s Yuletide gift.

Buy Hair on Fire to deck the halls today!]]> 232 Larada Horner-Miller 0996614494 Trudi 0 to-read 4.36 Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir
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]]> <![CDATA[Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction]]> 211423616 WINNER: 3X 2024 Global eBook Award (Business, Communications, Leadership)

WINNER: 2X Goody Business BookAward (Business - Management, Leadership - Think Differently)

WINNER: Nonfiction Authors Association, Silver Medal Award

FINALIST: 2024 American Book Fest, Best Book Award in Business: Management and Leadership

FINALIST: 2024 Goody Business Book Award in Business - Thought Leadership

DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE: 2024 NYC Big Book Award

Seeking Fairness at Work examines the unwritten rules at work—rules that, when broken, demotivate employees and keep them from doing their best work and companies from reaching their full potential.

It’s well known that high engagement is essential to greater productivity, profit growth, customer loyalty, and employee retention.

What’s less understood is the crucial role the implied social contract plays in this process and how it relates to the five most common workplace norms that betray fairness, leaving employees feeling dispirited, disengaged, and headed for the door.

Using evidence-based science, academic research, interviews, and real-life stories, business strategist and host of the Business Confidential Now podcast, Hanna Hasl-Kelchner, analyzes why traditional means of improving employee engagement, retention and satisfaction inevitably fall short.

Discover solutions aimed at neutralizing toxic norms and empowering a culture where employees can do their best work. The book offers a five-part strategy filled with practical tips any leader can use Trust with More Self-Awareness Improve Relationship Chemistry with More Empathy Make Genuine Accountability a Cornerstone Maintain a Cultural Safety Net Mend the Structural Safety Net Seeking Fairness at Work is ideal for executives, managers, and entrepreneurs who want to raise their employees� game instead of their defenses; the human resource professionals, consultants, and employment attorneys who advise them; and employees wanting a reality check of their own workplace experiences.
]]> 224 Hanna Hasl-Kelchner Trudi 0 to-read 4.39 Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction
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]]> <![CDATA[Please Don't Say You're Sorry: An Empowering Perspective on Marriage, Separation, and Divorce from a Marriage-Loving Divorce Attorney]]> 59916180 InPlease Don’t Say You’re Sorry, marriage-loving divorce attorney, Nicole Sodoma shows up with empowering advice to help you sustain arealand happy marriage, recognize when that’s just not possible, and know what to expect and do from there. What’s more, she does it with a generous dose of humor to remind you that you can and will laugh again.

When marriage-loving divorce attorney Nicole Sodoma ended her thirteen-year marriage, she found herself seated in a symphony of sympathies andquickly began to question why people say “congratulations� when we marry and “I’m sorry� when we divorce.

There’s no denying that divorce sucks. You've invested years in a relationship. Then it what feels like the blink of an eye, everything has changed and you are faced with more resolution options than New Year's Eve.The journey can be wholly overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be the worst thing that’s ever happened to you. Choice will be your ally.

As the child ofa blended family of divorced parents, a now "unmarried" woman, and a veteran family law attorney, Nicole Sodoma knows divorce. InPlease Don't Say You're Sorry, she serves up both humorous and decidedly unfunny realities of marriage and divorce alongside empowering insights for finding your way through either. From hard truths about the unintended consequences of ending a marriage to relatable tales from divorces past, Nicole's communication style will help you feel deeply understood as you try to render those seemingly impossible decisions.

Whether you are looking for advice on how to better your marriage, are considering separation, or find yourself knee-deep in divorce, this book has something for you. Today is the first day of the rest of your life, and now you’ve got a badass no-holds-barreddivorce attorney by your side.]]> 253 Nicole Sodoma 1637630816 Trudi 0 to-read 4.29 Please Don't Say You're Sorry: An Empowering Perspective on Marriage, Separation, and Divorce from a Marriage-Loving Divorce Attorney
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]]> Under the Bus 57243935 222 Kyle Keyes Trudi 0 to-read 4.37 Under the Bus
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pragmatist's Guide to Sexuality]]> 54588484
Have you
� Been aroused by something . . . unexpected?
� Stumbled upon bizarre porn and wondered how it could possibly turn people on?
� Wondered why something that turns on many of your friends is super gross to you?

Have we got a book for you! The Pragmatist’s Guide to Sexuality takes a deep dive into research surrounding human sexuality while also presenting one of the most comprehensive studies into what arouses people, using this data to explore everything from the social structures of early hominids to the future of dating.

As with all Pragmatist Foundation books, the proceeds generated from the sale of this work go to nonprofits.]]> 442 Malcolm Collins 0999715437 Trudi 0 to-read 4.26 The Pragmatist's Guide to Sexuality
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]]> <![CDATA[Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives]]> 27015454
What if political wives are just as calculating as their infamous husbands?

If Hilary Clinton had left her marriage, she might only be known as the spurned wife of a retired politician. Instead, she became the first woman to run for U.S. president on a major party ticket.

Veteran political journalist Anne Michaud knows the hidden agendas women employ to gain and cling to power. Working as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and awarded “Columnist of the Year� by the New York News Publishers Association, Anne has researched the women behind some of the most notorious men in the public eye.

She discovered a surprising pattern as old as the dynastic maneuverings of England’s medieval queens.
Today, women married to the “royalty� of our times–politicians–make bold decisions to keep their “thrones� and their family’s history-making potential.

Why They Stay reveals the inner lives of eight political wives as they fight to maintain a grip on power and pursue personal ambition:

Melania & Donald Trump: A foreigner’s desire to live the American dream
Hilary & Bill Clinton: One masterful decision launched her political career
Jackie & John F. Kennedy: Coping in bed and all the way to the bank
Eleanor & Franklin D. Roosevelt: A lifeless marriage sparks a social champion
Marion Stein & Jeremy Thorpe: Riding out British scandal to provide for her sons
Wendy & David Vitter: Married to the Party versus married to a man
Silda Wall & Elliot Spitzer: Real-life drama spawns TV show The Good Wife
Huma Abedin & Anthony Weiner: How to win against a man and the Media
These political wives aren’t powerless pawns. They are shrewder than you expect. Why They Stay pulls back the curtain to reveal why women throughout history stand by their man � for better and for worse.]]> 279 Anne Michaud 0997663316 Trudi 0 to-read 4.37 Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Nine Political Wives
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]]> The Pink Cadillac 217217019
A restless spirit, fallen from heaven to earth, finds solace in a simple activity. Two close friends, trapped in various situations for years, remain unaware of how close their destination truly is. When Dakota left her profession at the peak of her career due to unforeseen circumstances, the same profession found a new Dakota years later. In this seductive and kinky story, the universe uses bizarre circumstances to guide each character to their destined path.]]> 236 Rebecca Harlem 1035864509 Trudi 0 to-read 4.42 The Pink Cadillac
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]]> <![CDATA[Whisk Of Dust: Too Unseen Distance]]> 210434495 31 Sherman Kennon Trudi 0 to-read 4.37 Whisk Of Dust: Too Unseen Distance
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]]> <![CDATA[Motive Black: A novel (Motive Black Series Book 1)]]> 216383106 “Motive Black offers a stunning exploration of the protagonist's inner life, a maelstrom of conflicting desires, self-doubt, and existential despair. Yet it is cinematic in style and exceptional in the use of imagery.� —Readers' Favorite

At the bottom of the rabbit hole, there is no light. The steel walls, strung in wire, are as cold as the air, and whoever might find you inside the dark of this massive, enclosed dome is entitled by the ruling Institute to Love you, or be Loved by you, however they desire. Their Safety and Happiness—Google, the watchful AI, will assure you—depends on it, and to deny them this, well, that’s just Hateful.

In this uncompromising and darkly humorous satire on the LGBT, where the infinite spectrum of gender—now known as Color—is fully realized, misgendering anyone results in being dismantled for parts or processed into Safe food. Simon, one of the few Shells to have a Natural, unmodified and still identifiably male body, must navigate this absurdist, transhumanist hellscape. Having been locked out of every unoccupied Safe Space after yet another argument with Google, he is left with no choice but to try and survive whatever might be bumping around every corner of Safe Dome Austin.

What follows in the first of this four-part series� MOTIVE BLACK —is a maelstrom of manipulation by Google, a mysterious Institute researcher named Ana, and the voice of an unseen figure, who only Simon can hear. They each have their own motives, and Simon is at the center of everything. In the fever dream of Simon’s attempt to find freedom, he’ll come closer to the truth of this nightmarish future, a truth as horrific as it is unimaginable.]]> 490 Adam Scott Huerta Trudi 0 to-read 4.34 Motive Black: A novel (Motive Black Series Book 1)
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]]> The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 24583
Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn ­ the town's social outcast. Tom, despite his dread of schooling, is extremely clever and would normally get away with his pranks if Sid were not such a "tattle-tale."

As punishment for skipping school to go swimming, Aunt Polly assigns Tom the chore of whitewashing the fence surrounding the house. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boys into completing the chore for him, managing to convince them of the joys of whitewashing. At school, Tom is equally as flamboyant, and attracts attention by chasing other boys, yelling, and running around. With his usual antics, Tom attempts to catch the eye of Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.

Excerpt:
"TOM!"
No answer.
"TOM!"
No answer.
"What's gone with that boy, I wonder? You TOM!"
No answer.
The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never lookedthroughthem for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not service—she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for the furniture to hear:
"Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll�"
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat.
"I never did see the beat of that boy!"]]> 244 Mark Twain Trudi 0 to-read 3.92 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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]]> <![CDATA[Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution]]> 197122500
Spanning fourteen years and five continents, prostitutes, hitmen, intelligence agents, ladyboys, thieves, junkies and shaman are just a few of the people encountered in places as far and wide as the Rif Mountains, the Amazon Rainforest, South East Asian jungles and the Australian Outback. From Bangkok to Beirut, Medellin to Johannesburg and a hundred other cities in between; from Jamaican strip clubs to South African military bases and gangster villas in Thailand to bus crashes in Panama, this is a story like no other.

It is strong, bold and brutally honest. Will suit those interested in the subjects of gang stalking, targeted individuals, mind control, international travel, backpacking, freelance journalism, sex, drugs and rock n roll, and anyone else who likes to be transported into another world by the pages of a good book.]]> 427 Edward Williams Trudi 0 to-read 4.33 Framed & Hunted: A True Story of Occult Persecution
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]]> <![CDATA[Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master]]> 52022378 For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,� pretending to be one of them. One night he buys a journal, its pages blank. The woman who sells him the journal extracts his promise to record his deeds for study. “Lo, the steps of your life mark the journey of your soul.� To expose his prior life, however, would be akin to suicide, for Sheever is a man brimming with secrets.

He begins the journal cautiously, describing the area where he works as a cook, and the people he’s forced to endure. Hints of his past emerge as he also records day-to-day events. As the journal evolves, he finds himself more entangled than he ever wanted to be in the lives around him, and more sympathetic to people he wanted to hate.

Memories haunt him, and he struggles to maintain a grip on his sanity as he prays for � and fears � the signal that his years in exile have ended and he can return home.

This then is Sheever’s Journal, Diary of a Poison Master.

About the Author:
K. Ritz lives with her husband in a small town in Massachusetts. This is her first book in a series about a world of shadows.
]]> 410 K. Ritz 1950015327 Trudi 0 to-read 4.30 2019 Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
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]]> <![CDATA[Too Close For Comfort: The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series Book 15]]> 219055410 Sgt. Windflower Mysteries Best Selling and Award-Winning Light Mysteries
# 1 Best Selling Cozy Mystery on Amazon
Winner of the Bony Blithe Award for Best Light Mystery
Silver Medallist at Reader’s Choice Awards
Short-Listed for LOLA 2024 Must Read Book of the Year

Welcome back to Grand Bank, where a mystery is just around the corner and danger is often too close for comfort�

Winston Windflower is back with the RCMP, this time as Acting Inspector, hoping for a peaceful life in the tiny town of Grand Bank, Newfoundland. But when suspicious fires erupt and an outsider’s body is discovered in one of them, his hopes are quickly dashed. Now, they have a murder to solve.

As the investigation deepens, Windflower uncovers connections to a major gold heist on the mainland, introducing a host of nefarious characters who begin to wreak havoc on the local police force. To make matters worse, Windflower receives a cryptic message in a dream warning that his friend and colleague, Eddie Tizzard, is in grave danger.

Windflower must protect Eddie and those he loves as he tracks down a murderer while keeping the town safe from harm in this page-turning mystery full of intrigue and suspense and a Windflower’s signature humour and warmth.

Praise for the Best-Selling and Award-Winning Sgt. Windflower Mysteries

“Reading this series is like taking a deep cleansing breath and feeling relaxed and happy while visiting with Windflower and his family and workmates.� Jem’s Books “Readers cannot get enough of Windflower and this series. Fall in love with the relationships, the cases, the town and when they talk about food� I highly encourage you to grab a snack and a drink, go to your comfy seat and dig in.� Cozy Mystery Book Reviews “Be prepared to be charmed by Windflower, a food-loving sergeant who could possibly be Canada’s most polite Mountie.� Halifax Chronicle-Herald “If you love murder mysteries that are well-crafted, majorly entertaining, and interesting enough to keep you reading way past your bedtime, I can recommend trying the latest Sgt. Wildflower Mystery� Perfect at Midnight blog ]]> 432 Mike Martin 1990896235 Trudi 0 to-read 4.50 Too Close For Comfort: The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series Book 15
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]]> The Viola Factor 208506665
The book is based on the research conducted to portray her character during my reenactment of women living in Booker’s times while volunteering at Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy, Va.

Viola Knapp Ruffner was a woman who left home early to support her family, bravely traveling alone to teaching positions in the pre-Civil War North and South. Her quest to uphold her mother’s dying wishes leads her through challenges that end in traumas and distort her hopes for contentment and happiness. After the war, she hired a young, emancipated boy, Booker T. Washington, and taught him to read and write. Over time her post-traumatic stress is appeased, societal norms challenged, and a friendship forged that spanned decades. This is her story and the factor she played in this man who became a nineteenth-century leader.]]> 300 Sheridan Brown Trudi 0 to-read 4.38 2022 The Viola Factor
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]]> Eleanor & Park 15745753 "So did Jerry Lee Lewis," Eleanor answers.
"I'm not kidding," he says.
"You should be," she says, "we're 16."
"What about Romeo and Juliet?"
"Shallow, confused, then dead."
"I love you," Park says.
"Wherefore art thou," Eleanor answers.
"I'm not kidding," he says.
"You should be."

Set over one school year in 1986, Eleanor & Park is the story of two star-crossed misfits—smart enough to know first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.]]> 328 Rainbow Rowell 1250012570 Trudi 0 to-read 3.92 2012 Eleanor & Park
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]]> Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3) 215186841
But the death of a human subsequently gave rise to the question. Would the masses ever trust Artificial Intelligence again?

When Nine and the other androids voted to leave Llar behind, the rioting started shortly after their departure. Where it would lead to was anyone’s guess.
Except for one man, and an ethereal green hologram in the Grand Plaza.

As Godfrey reflected on his excursion into the future, he knew. And there was nothing he could do to stop it. While the old hologram stood and watched the hoards destroying their heritage, the clock was ticking.

Time was running out.]]> 351 A.R. Merrydew Trudi 0 to-read 4.36 2024 Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: a story of love, lies, fear and kindness]]> 201311165 Jonathan has lost something huge but invisible � but what first led him down that path? Now surrounded by the struggles of others who are confused and often hostile, he is driven by kindness.
Then he is given an unexpected and enormous gift � a Manor House. Unusual and intriguing things have been going on there and the press can never quite get to the bottom of it.
But now his psychic lover will not tell him something and stays away.
His mind races with possibilities, pressures are building and he senses an inexplicable, evil presence in a half empty storeroom. Do demons only exist in bible stories? He fears exorcism might work or it might fail, these possibilities are both very frightening.
Odd events start to occur � is it safe?
Something intrudes between him and his lover and then a horrible event drives everyone away from the Manor House. Alone and distraught Jonathan takes comfort in reading, but there are no clear answers to his questions. The Vatican archives will always hold many secrets.
He gets an astonishing and heart-breaking message from beyond the grave �
Suddenly the mystery of the storeroom is explained �
It becomes clear that nothing is what it appears to be �
Who is the man who seemed real?
The truth behind all this is complex. A shocking story you will remember but may try to forget …]]> 261 Elizabeth Tebby Germaine Trudi 0 to-read 4.43 A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: a story of love, lies, fear and kindness
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]]> The Polymorph 101265124
Brown finds that an alien species has successfully assimilated themselves with the humans on Earth and is ruling over them covertly. When an attempt is made to kidnap him, he realises he has become a target in a hidden game where different groups are vying for power, complicated by the introduction of artificial humans and super androids to boost Earth’s population and armies.

Some ruling factions are preparing for war against the planet Levita and re-conquest of a group of planets, former colonies in the Delta Quadrant, who have declared their independence from Earth.

Brown realises that he is also running the gauntlet of former enemies who are out to get him. He is desperate to thwart the prospects of war against Levita, where he has a son he has never met and is also against re-colonisation after his recent experiences on Pirrus.

Aboard The Space Adventurer, the cruise ship on which he is returning, he meets two beautiful women. Marika, who has been sent as his minder, by the EPA, Earth Policy Administration, to keep an eye on Brown as they don’t fully trust him and Leela, the daughter of Earth’s biggest industrialist, who is secretly building the super androids on a space hub, where the ship makes a stop.

He soon realises that he is in a desperate battle for survival, before he can even reach Earth and the big bash the EPA is throwing for him, for successfully completing his mission on Pirrus.]]> 0 Max Nowaz 1803133961 Trudi 0 to-read 4.28 2023 The Polymorph
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]]> The Eagle and the Swan 18801512 The tale, based on historical sources, recounts their struggles, passions, enemies, and accomplishments. Even today, the jury is out on Theodora. Because their court historian Procopius painted her and Justinian as the blackest sinners--degenerate, lustful, and corrupt--the shining Golden Age they created was seen as debauched and rotten. The novel tells another side of their story in all its complexity, strengths and weaknesses.]]> 556 Carol Strickland Trudi 0 to-read 4.40 2013 The Eagle and the Swan
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]]> <![CDATA[Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: (A New World Order)]]> 34640476
The first book, The State, represents a radically new political system of society, one which is the most democratic system ever possible! This is a completely new society, a real civil society, which otherwise in the capitalist system is only a utopia. In this book, I scrutinize the principles of scientific socialism; i.e., all those principles of Marxism concerning the state that build socialism as a political system.

The second book, The Economic Theory of Socialism, is a sequel, and as far as I know, the only sequel of the greatest work by Karl Marx � Capital. The economics of socialism makes Marx’s socialism already completely possible. In this book, I scrutinize the economic laws that build socialism as a more effective economic system than capitalism. These laws are extracted from Marx’s main work � Capital.

From 1917 to 1991, the totalitarian system in USSR and East Europe was called socialism, and even by the scientific nonsense and absurd names of communism and communist system. In this system, the official ideology was allegedly Marxism, but really it could not endure any Marxist criticism. There was never any socialism anywhere!

In the twentieth century, we passed through a system of utopian socialism as proof that this was not socialism that was not possible, but for the utopia of writers before and after Marx. We were visited by a utopian socialism, which at the contemporary stage is simply capitalism � state, monopolistic.

There is no better application of Keynes’s doctrine than the “socialism� of the twentieth century. His “planned capitalism� is actually “planned socialism.�

About the
Todor Bombov lives in Varna, Bulgaria, the town called the Pearl of Black Sea.]]> 242 Todor Bombov 1681819643 Trudi 0 to-read 4.34 2017 Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: (A New World Order)
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]]> Just Love Her 216474926 A poetic and inspirational journey into love's divine essence

"Just Love Her" by Raz Mihal is a spiritual exploration of divine love and soul connection. Through heartfelt meditations, Mihal shares his journey of experiencing an eternal bond with a beloved soul known as "Her."

Each entry offers a poetic and reflective look at love that transcends time and physical boundaries, highlighting its transformative power. Mihal delves into the intuitive nature of the heart, presenting love as a divine force and a guiding goddess. He encourages readers to embrace the divine feminine within and to see love as a central guiding principle in their lives. Interwoven with philosophical insights on existence and the spiritual dimensions of love, the book provides profound reflections on spiritual connection, the practice of divine love, and the mystical experiences that shape our lives. Key themes include daily meditations on divine love, the challenges and complexities of love, and love's power to bring about spiritual growth.

Perfect for readers interested in spiritual growth, self-discovery, and a deeper understanding of love, "Just Love Her" is a testament to love's transformative power. Mihal's poetic prose and deep reflections make this book a valuable guide for embracing the divine love within your heart.]]> 240 Raz Mihal 1068630019 Trudi 0 to-read 4.30 Just Love Her
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores]]> 37647551 From a Pulitzer Prize–winning writer comes an exuberant memoir of personal loss and longing, and finding connection on the remote Azorean islands of the Atlantic Ocean.

Reporter Diana Marcum is in crisis. A long-buried personal sadness is enfolding her—and her career is stalled—when she stumbles upon an unusual group of immigrants living in rural California. She follows them on their annual return to the remote Azorean islands in the Atlantic Ocean, where bulls run down village streets, volcanoes are active, and the people celebrate festas to ease their saudade, a longing so deep that the Portuguese word for it can’t be fully translated.

Years later, California is in a terrible drought, the wildfires seem to never end, and Diana finds herself still dreaming of those islands and the chuva—a rain so soft you don’t notice when it begins or ends.

With her troublesome Labrador retriever, Murphy, in tow, Diana returns to the islands of her dreams only to discover that there are still things she longs for—and one of them may be a most unexpected love.]]> 252 Diana Marcum 1503941329 Trudi 0 to-read 3.52 2018 The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores
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]]> <![CDATA[A Touch of Darkness (Hades x Persephone Saga, #1)]]> 55215339
Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible.

After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever.

The bet does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—and it’s forbidden.]]> 379 Scarlett St. Clair Trudi 4 3.77 2019 A Touch of Darkness (Hades x Persephone Saga, #1)
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]]> The BFG 6319
When Sophie hears that they are flush-bunking off in England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!]]> 199 Roald Dahl 0141311371 Trudi 3 4.23 1982 The BFG
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]]> <![CDATA[The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4)]]> 6693332 San Francisco:
Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And they're both more confused than ever about their future. Neither of them has mastered the magics they'll need to protect themselves, they've lost Scatty, and they're still being pursued by Dr. John Dee. Most disturbing of all, however, is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel? Can they trust anyone?

Alcatraz:
Dr. Dee underestimated Perenelle Flamel's power. Alcatraz could not hold her, Nereus was no match for her, and she was able to align herself with the most unlikely of allies. But she wasn't the only one being held on the island. Behind the prison's bars and protective sigils were a menagerie of monsters, and now Machiavelli has come to Alcatraz to loose them on San Francisco.

Perenelle might be powerful, but each day she weakens, and even with Nicholas back at her side, a battle of this size could be too much for her. Nicholas and Perenelle must fight to protect the city, but the effort will probably kill them both.

London:
Having been unable to regain the two final pages of the Codex, Dee has failed his Elder and is now an outlaw.

But the Magician has a plan. With the Codex and the creatures on Alcatraz, he can control the world. All he needs is the help of the Archons. But for his plan to work, he must raise the Mother of the Gods from the dead. For that, he'll have to train a necromancer.]]> 416 Michael Scott 0385905165 Trudi 4 4.13 2010 The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Daja's Book (Circle of Magic, #3)]]> 58894 There is an alternate cover edition here.

Outcast Trader Daja, along with her fellow mages-in-training, journeys from Winding Circle to the Gold Ridge Mountains, where drought threatens widespread famine. There, Daja creates an astonishing object: a living metal vine, and Daja's dealings with her former people reawaken a longing for familiar ways.

Daja must choose - should she return to the Traders or remain with the Winding Circle folk who have become her family?]]> 232 Tamora Pierce 0590554107 Trudi 3 4.12 1998 Daja's Book (Circle of Magic, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders]]> 59903442 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 0060515236 (ISBN13: 9780060515232).
Fragile Things is Neil Gaiman's second collection of short fiction.

A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it.
In a novella set two years after the events of American Gods, Shadow pays a visit to an ancient Scottish mansion, and finds himself trapped in a game of murder and monsters.

Another short story is set in a strangely altered Victorian England, the great detective Sherlock Holmes must solve a most unsettling royal murder.

Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams and nightmares.

The members of an excusive epicurean club lament that they've eaten everything that can be eaten, with the exception of a legendary, rare, and exceedingly dangerous Egyptian bird.

Such marvelous creations and more, including a short story set in the world of The Matrix and others set in the worlds of gothic fiction and children's fiction, can be found in this collection, which showcases Gaiman's storytelling brilliance as well as his entertaining (and dark) sense of humor. By turns delightful, disturbing, and diverting, Fragile Things is a gift of literary enchantment from one of the most unique writers of our time.

Contents:
� A Study in Emerald � (2003) � novelette
� The Fairy Reel � (2004) � poem (variant of The Faery Reel)
� October in the Chair � (2002) � shortstory
� The Hidden Chamber � (2005) � poem
� Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire � (2004) � shortstory (variant of Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire)
� The Flints of Memory Lane � (1997) � essay
� Closing Time � (2003) � shortstory
� Going Wodwo � (2002) � poem
� Bitter Grounds � (2003) � novelette
� Other People � (2001) � shortstory
� Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story � (1999) � shortstory
� Good Boys Deserve Favours � (1995) � shortstory
� The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch � (1998) � shortstory
� Strange Little Girls � (2001) � shortstory
� Harlequin Valentine � (1999) � shortstory
� Locks � (1999) � poem
� The Problem of Susan � (2004) � shortstory
� Instructions � (2000) � poem
� How Do You Think It Feels? � (1998) � shortstory
� My Life � (2002) � poem
� Fifteen Painted Cards from a Vampire Tarot � (1998) � shortstory
� Feeders and Eaters � (2002) � shortstory
� Diseasemaker's Croup � (2003) � shortstory
� In the End � (1996) � shortstory
� Goliath � (1998) � shortstory
� Pages from a Journal Found in a Shoebox Left in a Greyhound Bus Somewhere Between Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Louisville, Kentucky � (2002) � shortstory
� How to Talk to Girls at Parties � (2006) � shortstory
� The Day the Saucers Came � (2006) � poem
� Sunbird � (2005) � novelette
� Inventing Aladdin � (2003) � poem
� The Monarch of the Glen � [American Gods] � (2003) � novelette]]> 384 Neil Gaiman Trudi 5 3.91 2006 Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
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]]> Dracula 17245 You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here.

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.

This Norton Critical Edition includes a rich selection of background and source materials in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and "Dracula's Guest," the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. "Dramatic and Film Variations" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.

Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijkstra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.

A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.]]> 488 Bram Stoker 0393970124 Trudi 5 4.02 1897 Dracula
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]]> Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) 5287473 By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tag-along ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.

As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

]]> 323 Rachel Hawkins 1423121309 Trudi 2 3.93 2010 Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)]]> 48727813 Two-time British Fantasy Award Winner
Astounding Award Winner
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Hugo Award Finalist
Locus Award Finalist
Otherwise Award Finalist

"Magnificent in every way."—Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

"A dazzling new world of fate, war, love and betrayal."—Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister

She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor.

To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything

“I refuse to be nothing…�

In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness�

In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected.

When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother's identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate.

After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future her brother's abandoned greatness.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 416 Shelley Parker-Chan 1250621798 Trudi 3 3.87 2021 She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy, #1)]]> 17332556 This is a previously published edition of ISBN13: 9780062207296.

It all began with a ruined elixir and a bolt of lightning.

Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's been told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the most powerful tyrant and mage the world has ever known. This would be a suicide task for anyone, let alone a reluctant sixteen-year-old girl with no training.

Guided by his mother's visions and committed to avenging his family, Prince Titus has sworn to protect Iolanthe even as he prepares her for their battle with the Bane. But he makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the tyrant closing in, Titus must choose between his mission—and her life.

The Burning Sky—the first book in the Elemental Trilogy—is an electrifying and unforgettable novel of intrigue and adventure.]]> 449 Sherry Thomas Trudi 5 3.90 2013 The Burning Sky (The Elemental Trilogy, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1)]]> 35965482 New York Times bestselling and Alex, Nebula, and Hugo-Award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of amoral alchemy, shadowy organizations, and impossible cities in this standalone fantasy.

Meet Roger. Skilled with words, languages come easily to him. He instinctively understands how the world works through the power of story.

Meet Dodger, his twin. Numbers are her world, her obsession, her everything. All she understands, she does so through the power of math.

Roger and Dodger aren’t exactly human, though they don’t realise it. They aren’t exactly gods, either. Not entirely. Not yet.

Meet Reed, skilled in the alchemical arts like his progenitor before him. Reed created Dodger and her brother. He’s not their father. Not quite. But he has a plan: to raise the twins to the highest power, to ascend with them and claim their authority as his own.

Godhood is attainable. Pray it isn’t attained.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 492 Seanan McGuire 1250195519 Trudi 5 4.01 2019 Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1)
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]]> Yildun: Worldmaker of Yand 112932939
From the Author, What I Like About the Book:
The characters! Yanara, the protagonist, is a kick-a—celestial wizard, funny, witty, surprising. I allowed her to narrate her story, and she allowed me to come along for the wild ride. Her spouses, Mandolen and Frost, are spicy. Their five kids are amazing, one a worldmaker, another a mage, a third a pathfinder, the fourth a future king, and an adopted silverblood. Along with their menagerie of three wolves, a shibal cat, two snowfoxes, a golden eagle, and a lightning dragon (the “lightning� part is essential). Their aerial fighting team, the Furies, their mage team, the Dragoons.
The romance and the paradigm of marriage and family. On Yand, marriage is what you put in your marriage contract. Non-binary, multi-racial families are common.
Themes of profound courage and sacrifice at the brink of genocide are explored by the main plot of war. I drew from personal experiences to describe the war's devastation to the world and its people, and it was painful to write. Cathartic? Yes, to a measure. No, because plenty more awaits to be told�
The world is vivid and exotic, inviting you to dive in and indulge�
The story has extensive dialog and exciting scenes and is brilliantly illustrated by Ms Lily Dormishev.]]> 308 Andri E. Elia Trudi 4 4.39 Yildun: Worldmaker of Yand
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]]> <![CDATA[Les Disparus du Clairdelune (La Passe-Miroir, #2)]]> 26008840 560 Christelle Dabos 2070661989 Trudi 5 4.49 2015 Les Disparus du Clairdelune (La Passe-Miroir, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium #2)]]> 5060378 Millenium publisher Mikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with an investigation into sex trafficking, Blomkvist cannot resist waging war on the powerful figures who control this lucrative industry.

The Murder
When a young couple is found dead in their Stockholm apartment, it's a straightforward job for Inspector Bublanski and his team. The killer left the weapon at the scene - and the fingerprints on the gun point in only one direction.

The Girl Who Played with Fire
Ex-security analyst Lisbeth Salander is wanted for murder. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she can break into almost any network she chooses...]]> 503 Stieg Larsson 0307269981 Trudi 0 to-read 4.25 2006 The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Script for Aspiring Women Leaders: 5 Keys to Success]]> 55476834 A Script For Aspiring Women 5 Keys To SuccessWomen, let’s face it, you are awesome, and you have unique gifts and skills that define you as a leader. Yet the current society and organizations show a shortage of women leaders with the numbers declining the higher up the leadership ladder. This needs to change for the sake of each organization's long-term success. Statistics demonstrate that organizations that build a diverse leadership team are 16% more likely to succeed against others in their industry. Women provide balance to strategy, planning, and decision-making that move organizations to the next level. Women’s balance of gifts, traits, and skills aligns them with the abilities to develop into dynamic and effective leaders. They bring balance to any leadership team that drives a deep push for defining the best decisions and execution for the organization. How can women grow, live their dreams, and advance in leadership today? There is still a vast variance between men and women leaders the higher the leadership position. In this detailed and inspiring story, you will learn and follow the story of Ann, an aspiring woman in leadership. Ann aspires to expand, grow, and develop as a leader and find long-term success. Ann is mentored on how building a plan with a solid foundation is the key to execution, especially when one faces adversity, roadblocks, and pushback. All aspiring women leaders must realize and accept that adversity, roadblocks, and setbacks will occur, there is no avoiding it. Developing a plan with a solid support network guides Ann to overcome adversity, gain personal commitment, embrace her gift of tenacity and perseverance, and pursue and conquer her dream. This book, with its many tools, and with the 5 keys, is designed to set each aspiring women leader up for success, instead of regret for giving up on their dream. A great resource for present women leaders, aspiring women leaders, mentors, and women support networks. Women, your time is now. We need you! Free Downloadable 52-Page Workbook of Assessments & Surveys From the Book available at ]]> 196 Mark Villareal Trudi 0 to-read 4.24 A Script for Aspiring Women Leaders: 5 Keys to Success
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]]> Shifting Moon 34369608
Remy West, a high school senior at a Long Island school, understands handling pressure. Many think that she leads a charmed life as a cheerleader and member of the popular crowd, but she looks forward to reading a good book more than throwing a big party. When she meets Logan, the two instantly form a deep connection.

Remy’s classmate Daniel Gatto dislikes this new student intensely. He has been aggressively flirting with Remy for years and hasn’t taken the hint that she just isn’t interested. When Logan and Remy get serious about each other, Daniel becomes threatening and ominous.

As the three navigate high school relationships, Logan’s past will be revealed to Remy. He’s hiding something supernatural, and he’s not the only one. Entwined with the teenagers� adventure is a glimpse of life in ancient Rome and a 1900s-era prep school. The three stories connect in unexpected ways as Remy’s destiny is revealed to readers.]]> 251 Hope Worthington Trudi 0 to-read 4.37 Shifting Moon
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]]> <![CDATA[Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven]]> 211288555 Heroes, Like Swords, Are Forged In Blood!

From the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia, to the neon-lit streets of Miami, SUPER NINJA is a saga fifty years in the making, yet, its roots reach back billions of years. This first volume, THE SWORD OF HEAVEN, fuses the lives of two young boys with boundless imaginations, a heroic Vietnam vet lost in his pain, a beautiful thief searching for meaning with her skills, and the quest for a mystical sword forged from the stars that binds them all.

A race against time unfolds in a bloody tapestry woven with a master ninja assassin; a genius billionaire determined to redeem his family’s honor; the psychopath who controls the seedy Miami underworld with a iron fist; a relentless detective trying to keep his city from exploding; and the birth of an AI entity that seeks to make itself a god.

Part fantasy, part speculative science-fiction, Award-Winning Writer/Director Kely McClung’s SUPER NINJA is an electrifying origin-story that defies convention with a heart-stopping blend of action, emotion, the exploration of faith, and what it means to truly be a hero.

Experience the Adventure Today!]]> 442 William Kely McClung Trudi 0 to-read 4.37 Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven
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]]> The Screwtape Letters 17383917 The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging and humorous account of temptation—and triumph over it—ever written.

Now, for the first time, The Screwtape Letters is presented with its full text alongside helpful annotations provided by Lewis enthusiast and dramatist Paul McCusker. The notes include literary, theological, and biographical information to enhance Lewis's core themes and demystify complex ideas. McCusker also guides readers to concepts and references from the beloved author's other treasured volumes to deepen and enrich this timeless classic. The annotated edition is the ultimate guide for understanding the heavenly truths buried in these epistles from below.]]> 223 C.S. Lewis 0062023179 Trudi 0 to-read 4.25 1942 The Screwtape Letters
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 2
Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]> 912 J.K. Rowling Trudi 0 to-read 4.50 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Seventh Spark: Volume One � Knights of the Trinity]]> 55779669 365 J.B. Lion Trudi 0 to-read 4.32 The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
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]]> <![CDATA[The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, #22)]]> 33378951 So begins a harrowing journey that takes Reacher through the upper Midwest, from a lowlife bar on the sad side of small town to a dirt-blown crossroads in the middle of nowhere, encountering bikers, cops, crooks, muscle, and a missing persons PI who wears a suit and a tie in the Wyoming wilderness.

The deeper Reacher digs, and the more he learns, the more dangerous the terrain becomes. Turns out the ring was just a small link in a far darker chain. Powerful forces are guarding a vast criminal enterprise. Some lines should never be crossed. But then, neither should Reacher.

]]> 368 Lee Child 0399593489 Trudi 0 to-read 3.95 2017 The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, #22)
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)]]> 205338104 334 Susan Rowland 1685032095 Trudi 0 to-read 4.30 2024 Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)]]> 28187230 341 Ruth Ware 1501132938 Trudi 0 to-read 3.73 2016 The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For]]> 34186576 Kirkus Reviews � Verdict: Get it.]]> 380 Sara Pascoe 0993574734 Trudi 5 to-read 4.29 2015 Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
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]]> <![CDATA[Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece]]> 62986809
Two lovers crest the wave of the golden age of Pericles, statesman and general, and Aspasia, his courtesan, a philosopher's daughter, and a brilliant woman in her own right. In a world of hierarchies, he is at the top when she arrives as little more than flotsam cast up on Athenian shores. Their love transcends social sanctions, enduring and deepening despite the grave threat it presents to Pericles' reputation as a leader of the Athenian democracy.

The novel unfolds against the background of the arts and history of the Golden Age, seen through the eyes of two individuals who lent their particular brilliance to make it "golden": Pericles, the great orator and visionary of democracy, and its most influential woman, Aspasia. Their story takes them from the Agora-Athens' marketplace to the Acropolis, from the raunchy Athenian Port Piraeus mercantile across the Aegean Sea to East Greece. Pericles and Aspasia—together and apart—navigate treacherous paths from venal calculations to impassioned philosophical inquiry, from high-stakes sea battles to the passions of family life.

Pericles and Aspasia engages issues that are vital today—the paradoxes of democracy, the tensions of hierarchy, the ironies of gender, and others—but this novel is immersed in classical Athens: the city, its sunshine, its physical presence, its people, and their struggles and aspirations.]]> 557 Yvonne Korshak 1959182234 Trudi 0 to-read 4.29 2022 Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
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]]> <![CDATA[Victorian Songlight: The Birthings of Magic & Mystery]]> 51054900 215 Kathy Martone Trudi 0 to-read 4.32 Victorian Songlight: The Birthings of Magic & Mystery
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]]> <![CDATA[Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun]]> 60106667 268 John Rachel Trudi 0 to-read 4.37 Love Connection: Romance in the Land of the Rising Sun
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]]> <![CDATA[The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]]]> 43308768 Written as if she dictated her memoir AFTER she was President, the book zooms along in short, fast-paced chapters that cover everything from changing taxation to ridding the world of war - and so much more. Read, enjoy and please post a review!]]> 79 Nancy Omeara Trudi 0 to-read 4.32 The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
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]]> <![CDATA[AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors]]> 204866266 Explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the healthcare industry

AI The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare provides a timely and authoritative overview of the current impact and future potential of AI technology in healthcare. With a reader-friendly narrative style, this comprehensive guide traces the evolution of AI in healthcare, describes methodological breakthroughs, drivers and barriers of its adoption, discusses use cases across clinical medicine, administration and operations, and life sciences, and examines the business models for the entrepreneurs, investors, and customers.

Detailed yet accessible chapters help those in the business and practice of healthcare recognize the remarkable potential of AI in areas such as drug discovery and development, diagnostics, therapeutics, clinical workflows, personalized medicine, early disease prediction, population health management, and healthcare administration and operations. Throughout the text, author Ronald M. Razmi, MD offers valuable insights on harnessing AI to improve health of the world population, develop more efficient business models, accelerate long-term economic growth, and optimize healthcare budgets.

Addressing the potential impact of AI on the clinical practice of medicine, the business of healthcare, and opportunities for investors, AI The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in

Discusses what AI is currently doing in healthcare and its direction in the next decade Examines the development and challenges for medical algorithms Identifies the applications of AI in diagnostics, therapeutics, population health, clinical workflows, administration and operations, discovery and development of new clinical paradigms and more Presents timely and relevant information on rapidly expanding generative AI technologies, such as Chat GPT Describes the analysis that needs to be made by entrepreneurs and investors as they evaluate building or investing in health AI solutions Features a wealth of relatable real-world examples that bring technical concepts to life Explains the role of AI in the development of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics during the COVID-19 pandemic
AI The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors is a must-read for healthcare professionals, researchers, investors, entrepreneurs, medical and nursing students, and those building or designing systems for the commercial marketplace. The book's non-technical andreader-friendly narrative style also makes it an ideal read for everyone interested in learning about how AI will improve health and healthcare in the coming decades.]]> 0 Ronald M. Razmi 1394240171 Trudi 0 to-read 4.27 AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors
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]]> Taming Flame 61608233
"Just that she is all heart. She doesn't have an artificial bone in her body, and therefore, doesn't have the ruthlessness necessary to survive the royal court."

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect genetic match, Aurelia. Suddenly, the tedious task of claiming his rightful place on the throne of Arkhnuet doesn't seem as daunting with his whip-smart wife by his side. But it's not like Aurelia had a choice; Flaminius is the only soul she can reproduce with, and she's not about to play a role in her people's extinction.

After a swift wedding and passionate honeymoon, an assassination attempt plummets the lovers back into the reality of ruling. Fueled by their indomitable matched hormones and fierce loyalty to each other, together they must evade his mother's Machiavellian schemes, hunt down the mysterious cause of death among the match-making Keys, and protect the people from a violent supremacist cult, the Oradagra. But it turns out that the greatest threat to their existence is something neither of them could have seen coming, and it's a race against time to save the entire Arkhnuetian planet.]]> 312 Therisa Peimer 1039125611 Trudi 0 to-read 4.29 2022 Taming Flame
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]]> The Trial 17690 The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, The Trial has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.]]> 255 Franz Kafka Trudi 0 to-read 4.00 1925 The Trial
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]]> <![CDATA[You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam #1)]]> 53086843
Heartbroken, Julie skips his funeral, throws out his things, and tries everything to forget him and the tragic way he died. But a message Sam left behind in her yearbook forces back memories. Desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls Sam’s cellphone just to listen to his voicemail.

And Sam picks up the phone.

In a miraculous turn of events, Julie’s been given a second chance at goodbye. The connection is temporary. But hearing Sam’s voice makes her fall for him all over again, and with each call it becomes harder to let him go. However, keeping her otherworldly calls with Sam a secret isn’t easy, especially when Julie witnesses the suffering Sam’s family is going through. Unable to stand by the sidelines and watch their shared loved ones in pain, Julie is torn between spilling the truth about her calls with Sam and risking their connection and losing him forever.]]> 296 Dustin Thao 1250762030 Trudi 5 3.63 2021 You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1)]]> 42201395
Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them.

As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.]]> 456 Margaret Rogerson 1481497618 Trudi 4 4.03 2019 Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)]]> 7260188 My name is Katniss Everdeen.
Why am I not dead?
I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans—except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay—no matter what the personal cost.]]> 390 Suzanne Collins 0439023513 Trudi 5 4.10 2010 Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)]]> 17347389 439 Maggie Stiefvater 0545424941 Trudi 2 4.22 2013 The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)]]> 49624654
Jay Shah looks good on paper...and off. Especially if you like that whole gorgeous, charming lawyer-in-a-good-suit thing. He's also arrogant and infuriating. As their witty office banter turns into late night chats, Liya starts to think he might be the one man who truly accepts her. But falling for each other means exposing their painful pasts. Will Liya keep running, or will she finally give love a real chance?]]> 336 Sajni Patel 1538733331 Trudi 5 3.80 2020 The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)
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]]> Victor's Blessing 63140926 Meticulously researched for everyday life (rather than battles), Victor's Blessing takes the reader on a journey from quaint Ste. Genevieve Missouri, the patent halls of Washington D.C., the battle of Wilderness, till finally the infamous Andersonville prison. With a bevy of rich male and female characters, that experience the turbulent decade before and after the Civil War, Victor's Blessing is a haunting love story, that seems to whisper the eternal question, is death really the end?]]> 582 Barbara Sontheimer 1639885897 Trudi 4 4.34 2022 Victor's Blessing
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]]> <![CDATA[Last Night at the Telegraph Club]]> 35224992 A story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare.

“That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.� And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leaves and demanding to be shown the sun: “Have you ever heard of such a thing?�

Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can’t remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.

America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father—despite his hard-won citizenship—Lily and Kath risk everything to let their love see the light of day.]]> 409 Malinda Lo 0525555250 Trudi 5 4.21 2021 Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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]]> <![CDATA[Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)]]> 58283080 friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is.

Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost.

Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she's walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and... and... man overboard! He's fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he's all in, she'll choose him instead?

In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man...]]> 353 Tessa Bailey 0063045699 Trudi 1 3.87 2022 Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2)
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]]> Redeeming Love 11422
Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside.

Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything, Michael Hosea obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation until, despite her resistance her frozen heart begins to thaw.

But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she can no longer deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael Hosea does…the One who will never let her go.

A life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.
--back cover]]> 479 Francine Rivers Trudi 4 4.51 1991 Redeeming Love
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]]> <![CDATA[Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2)]]> 6582637 New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her world of angelic rulers, vampiric servants, and the woman thrust into their darkly seductive world�

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux wakes from a year-long coma to find herself changed—an angel with wings the colors of midnight and dawn—but her fragile body needs time to heal before she can take flight. Her lover, the stunningly dangerous archangel Raphael, is used to being in control—even when it comes to the woman he considers his own. But Elena has never done well with authority�

They’ve barely begun to understand each other when Raphael receives an invitation to a ball from the archangel Lijuan. To refuse would be a sign of fatal weakness, so Raphael must ready Elena for the flight to Beijing—and to the nightmare that awaits them there. Ancient and without conscience, Lijuan holds a power that lies with the dead. And she has organized the most perfect and most vicious of welcomes for Elena…]]> 323 Nalini Singh 0425233367 Trudi 5 4.20 2010 Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2)
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]]> November 9 25111004 Beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse.

Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist.

Can Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak?]]> 310 Colleen Hoover 1501110349 Trudi 4 4.10 2015 November 9
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]]> Mother of Learning: ARC 1 59661342 Zorian Kazinski has all the time in the world to get stronger, and he plans on taking full advantage of it.

A teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, Zorian is attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy. A driven and quiet young man, he is consumed by a desire to ensure his own future and free himself of the influence of his family, resenting the Kazinskis for favoring his brothers over him. Consequently, Zorian has no time for pointless distractions, much less other people's problems.

As it happens, though, time is something he is about to get plenty of.

On the eve of Cyoria's annual summer festival, Zorian is murdered, then abruptly brought back to the beginning of the month, just before he was about to take the train to school. Finding himself trapped in a time loop with no clear end or exit, he will have to look both within and without to unravel the mystery set before him. He does have to unravel it, too, because the loop clearly wasn’t made for his sake, and in a world of magic even a time traveler isn't safe from those who wish him ill.

Fortunately for Zorian, repetition is the mother of learning� ]]> 644 Domagoj Kurmaić 1955252092 Trudi 4 4.46 2021 Mother of Learning: ARC 1
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unexpected Gift of Joseph Bridgeman (The Downstream Diaries, #1)]]> 34823478 Librarian Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B014757M9U.

Meet Joseph Bridgeman, a reclusive insomniac with a weakness for ‘The Beatles� on vinyl and a constant headache. When his annoying accountant suggests hypnotherapy might help him sleep, Joseph accidentally discovers he can time-travel and things get a little complicated.

With the help of Vinny, a local record shop owner, Mark, his old school friend, and Alexia Finch, his hypno-time-travel guru, Joe sets out to change the course of his life. He needs to get back to 1992, the year his world fell apart, the year that Amy, his sister, went missing. The only problem (apart from his clothes disappearing) is that the further back he goes the less time he gets to stay there.

Can Joe master his new-found gift before time catches up with him?]]> 458 Nick Jones Trudi 4 3.97 2015 The Unexpected Gift of Joseph Bridgeman (The Downstream Diaries, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)]]> 43722869 392 Barry Kirwan Trudi 4 4.22 2011 The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
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]]> George & the Virgin 873344
The medieval village of Markesew was besieged, its virgins demanded in tribute, so when St. George the Dragonslayer arrived from modern times -- in his silver pants and lace-up boots -- his task was clear. Being a professional wrestler didn't qualify him for the job, but a sword and imagination were all he needed... or so he thought, until he came up against the mysterious mistress of Devil's Mount.

Twelve years ago Alizon had been sent to die in the jaws of the serpent. Too tough for dragon teeth then, she'd never surrender to some foreigner in shiny hose now. She feared first for the secret world she'd built atop the dragon's mountain... but as the hero approached, Alizon realized it was not the dragon's armor he had come to pierce, but the scales around her own ferocious heart.]]> 349 Lisa Cach 0505524899 Trudi 5 3.76 2002 George & the Virgin
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]]> <![CDATA[A Highlander's Destiny (Daughters of the Glen, #5)]]> 6347902
DESTINY NOBLE, abandoned by everyone she's ever loved, will stop at nothing in her desperate quest to find her sister. Authorities have declared Leah a runaway, but Destiny knows better. Her dream visions have shown her the frightening truth. They've also shown her Jesse. But finding her Soulmate could result in the most painful loss of all, when she's forced to choose between loving Jesse and saving Leah.

Jesse and Destiny race against time to save an innocent girl from a powerful ancient evil. Is true love their best weapon...or will they be required to sacrifice their own destiny?]]> 384 Melissa Mayhue 1439144214 Trudi 3 4.08 2009 A Highlander's Destiny (Daughters of the Glen, #5)
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]]> 23 Minutes 25898801 curse than gift. Things almost never end well and people just tend to think she’s crazy.

But when she steps into a bank to get out of the rain and finds herself in the middle of a robbery gone horrifyingly wrong, Zoe knows she’s the only one who can help. The problem is, she has only a limited number of tries to make things right. Plus, a single mistake could get her killed—and not even time travel could bring her back from that.

Zoe has always considered herself a loser, about as far from a heroine as a girl can get. Now she has to dig deep to find a strength she never thought she possessed.]]> 176 Vivian Vande Velde 1629794414 Trudi 2 3.75 2016 23 Minutes
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]]> <![CDATA[Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)]]> 3977
Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in Fall of Hyperion, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest. Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before the Church troops reach her is only the beginning. With help from a blue-skinned android named A. Bettik, Raoul and Aenea travel the river Tethys, pursued by Father Captain Frederico DeSoya, an influential warrior-priest and his troops. The shrike continues to make enigmatic appearances, and while many questions were raised in Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion, still more are raised here. Raoul's quest will continue.]]> 563 Dan Simmons 0553572946 Trudi 5 4.17 1996 Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters]]> 522229 Whether it's a bad relationship, a dead-end career, or a harmful habit, Dr. McGraw's 10 Life Laws will empower you to take responsibility for your own actions and break free from self-destructive patterns. Drawing upon more than fifteen years of experience, Dr. McGraw explores each of the 10 Life Laws necessary to succeed:


Life Law #1: You either get it, or you don't.


Strategy: Become one of those who gets it.


Life Law #2: You create your own experience.


Strategy: Acknowledge and accept accountability for your life.


Life Law #3: People do what works.


Strategy: Identify the payoffs that drive your behavior and that of others.


Life Law #4: You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.


Strategy: Get real with yourself about your life and everybody in it.


Life Law #5: Life rewards action.


Strategy: Make careful decisions and then pull the trigger.


Life Law #6: There is no reality; only perception.


Strategy: Identify the filters through which you view the world.


Life Law #7: Life is managed; it is not cured.


Strategy: Learn to take charge of your life.


Life Law #8: We teach people how to treat us.


Strategy: Own, rather than complain about, how people treat you.


Life Law #9: There is power in forgiveness.


Strategy: Open your eyes to what anger and resentment are doing to you.


Life Law #10: You have to name it before you can claim it.


Strategy: Get clear about what you want and take your turn.

]]> 384 Phillip C. McGraw 0641556233 Trudi 4 3.64 1999 Life Strategies: Doing What Works, Doing What Matters
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]]> <![CDATA[So You Want to Talk About Race]]> 35099718 In this breakout book, Ijeoma Oluo explores the complex reality of today's racial landscape--from white privilege and police brutality to systemic discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement--offering straightforward clarity that readers need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide

In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans.

Oluo is an exceptional writer with a rare ability to be straightforward, funny, and effective in her coverage of sensitive, hyper-charged issues in America. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystalize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. Her writing brings to mind voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay, and Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism, and a young Gloria Naylor, particularly in Naylor's seminal essay "The Meaning of a Word."]]> 248 Ijeoma Oluo 1580056776 Trudi 5 4.48 2018 So You Want to Talk About Race
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]]> <![CDATA[Warrior Goddess Training: Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be]]> 21544940 The Path to Your Inner Warrior Goddess

It's no secret that women today are juggling a lot. We now make up more than half the workforce in the United States and are busier than ever with partners, children, family and friends, often putting the needs of others ahead of our own.

And if we feel overwhelmed by it all or fall short of perfection, many of us have learned to be our own worst critic rather than our own best friend.

In Warrior Goddess Training, bestselling author HeatherAsh Amara provides the antidote to the flawed idea that you are not enough.

Direct, honest, and unapologetic, Amara will show you how to release the layers of expectations to finally see yourself for the authentic, perceptive, perfect woman you really are.

If you don't love and honor yourself with every fiber of your being, if you struggle with owning your power and passion, if you could use more joyful play and simple presence in your life, then it is time for an inner revolution.

It is time to claim your Warrior Goddess energy.

Drawing on the wisdom from Buddhism, Toltec wisdom, and ancient Earth-based goddess spirituality, the Warrior Goddess path includes personal stories, rituals, and exercises that will encourage and inspire you to become the true warrior goddess you are meant to be.]]> 192 HeatherAsh Amara 1938289366 Trudi 5 3.98 2014 Warrior Goddess Training: Become the Woman You Are Meant to Be
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]]> <![CDATA[Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You]]> 534092
In Emotional Blackmail, bestselling author Susan Forward dissects the anatomy of a relationship damaged by manipulation to give blackmail targets the tools they need to fight back. In a clear, no-nonsense style, she outlines the specific steps readers can take, offering checklists, practice scenarios, and concrete communications techniques that will strengthen relationships and break the blackmail cycle for good.]]> 272 Susan Forward 0060928972 Trudi 5 4.09 1997 Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes]]> 99401 --Jim Collins, author of Good to Great

No is perhaps the most important and certainly the most powerful word in the language. Every day we find ourselves in situations where we need to say No-to people at work, at home, and in our communities-because No is the word we must use to protect ourselves and to stand up for everything and everyone that matters to us.

But as we all know, the wrong No can also destroy what we most value by alienating and angering people. That's why saying No the right way is crucial. The secret to saying No without destroying relationships lies in the art of the Positive No, a proven technique that anyone can learn.

This indispensable book gives you a simple three-step method for saying a Positive No. It will show you how to assert and defend your key interests; how to make your No firm and strong; how to resist the other side's aggression and manipulation; and how to do all this while still getting to Yes. In the end, the Positive No will help you get not just to any Yes but to the right Yes, the one that truly serves your interests.

Based on William Ury's celebrated Harvard University course for managers and professionals, The Power of a Positive No offers concrete advice and practical examples for saying No in virtually any situation. Whether you need to say No to your customer or your coworker, your employee or your CEO, your child or your spouse, you will find in this book the secret to saying No clearly, respectfully, and effectively.

In today's world of high stress and limitless choices, the pressure to give in and say Yes grows greater every day, producing overload and overwork, expanding e-mail and eroding ethics. Never has No been more needed. A Positive No has the power to profoundly transform our lives by enabling us to say Yes to what counts-our own needs, values, and priorities.

Understood this way, No is the new Yes. And the Positive No may be the most valuable life skill you'll ever learn.]]> 272 William Ury 0553804987 Trudi 4 3.99 2007 The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No and Still Get to Yes
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]]> The Gifts of Imperfection 7015403 New York Times best seller, Dr. Brené Brown, a research professor and thought leader on vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame, shares ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living—a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.]]> 137 Brené Brown 159285849X Trudi 3 4.25 2010 The Gifts of Imperfection
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't]]> 38532183 The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show Tinder Live with Lane Moore presents her poignant, funny, and deeply moving first book.

Lane Moore is a rare performer who is as impressive onstage—whether hosting her iconic show Tinder Live or being the enigmatic front woman of It Was Romance—as she is on the page, as both a former writer for The Onion and an award-winning sex and relationships editor for Cosmopolitan. But her story has had its obstacles, including being her own parent, living in her car as a teenager, and moving to New York City to pursue her dreams. Through it all, she looked to movies, TV, and music as the family and support systems she never had.

From spending the holidays alone to having better “stranger luck� than with those closest to her to feeling like the last hopeless romantic on earth, Lane reveals her powerful and entertaining journey in all its candor, anxiety, and ultimate acceptance—with humor always her bolstering force and greatest gift.

How to Be Alone is a must-read for anyone whose childhood still feels unresolved, who spends more time pretending to have friends online than feeling close to anyone in real life, who tries to have genuine, deep conversations in a roomful of people who would rather you not. Above all, it’s a book for anyone who desperately wants to feel less alone and a little more connected through reading her words.]]> 224 Lane Moore 1501178830 Trudi 3 3.67 2018 How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
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]]> <![CDATA[Triumph: Life on the Other Side of Trials, Transplants, Transition and Transformation]]> 126845444 225 Gregory S. Works 1636980635 Trudi 5 4.26 Triumph: Life on the Other Side of Trials, Transplants, Transition and Transformation
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]]> <![CDATA[The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations from the author of the bestselling The 48 Laws of Power]]> 56756745
Each entry delivers refined and concise wisdom from one of his books, in an easy to digest lesson that will only take a few minutes to read, as well as a Commandment -- a prescription or prompt for the reader to follow.

Not only is The Daily Laws the perfect entry point for those new to Greene's penetrating insight, but it will also help the many Greene fans throughout the world understanding and internalizing the many lessons that fill his books. It is a guide to a lifetime of reading and re-reading about power, seduction, strategy, psychology and human nature.]]> 463 Robert Greene 1788168542 Trudi 5 4.21 The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations from the author of the bestselling The 48 Laws of Power
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]]> <![CDATA[Light is the New Black: A Guide to Answering Your Soul's Callings and Working Your Light]]> 23280915 Light Is The New Black is a guidebook for a new breed of women who are here to be bright lights in the world. These women are modern day lightworkers, who agreed at soul level to be here at this time in history, to bring us into the Age of Light (lead by spirit and the divine feminine).

At the Peace Conference in Canada in 2009, when the Dalai Lama said ‘The world will be saved by the western woman�, it was a call to action for women throughout the West. Light Is The New Black is a response to that call. It guides these women to come back home to who they are at soul level, and embrace their uniqueness so they can light up the world in a way that only they can. Gone are the days of following someone else’s well-trodden path. In order to succeed in this new age, everything must be an authentic expression of who we truly are. A down-to-earth, relatable mix of one girl’s journey, channeled messages from The Universe, practical tools, and metaphysical marketing for this new social age, this book will reconnect you to the core of your being, so that you can use it to change the world.]]> 295 Rebecca Campbell 1401948502 Trudi 5 4.04 2015 Light is the New Black: A Guide to Answering Your Soul's Callings and Working Your Light
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]]> The Denial of Death 2761 The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie -- man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. In doing so, he sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates more than twenty years after its writing.]]> 336 Ernest Becker Trudi 5 4.07 1973 The Denial of Death
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]]> <![CDATA[Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work]]> 30317415 NATIONAL BESTSELLER

CNBC and Strategy + Business Best Business Book of 2017


It’s the biggest revolution you’ve never heard of, and it’s hiding in plain sight. Over the past decade, Silicon Valley executives like Eric Schmidt and Elon Musk, Special Operators like the Navy SEALs and the Green Berets, and maverick scientists like Sasha Shulgin and Amy Cuddy have turned everything we thought we knew about high performance upside down. Instead of grit, better habits, or 10,000 hours, these trailblazers have found a surprising short cut. They're harnessing rare and controversial states of consciousness to solve critical challenges and outperform the competition.

New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler and high performance expert Jamie Wheal spent four years investigating the leading edges of this revolution—from the home of SEAL Team Six to the Googleplex, the Burning Man festival, Richard Branson’s Necker Island, Red Bull’s training center, Nike’s innovation team, and the United Nations� Headquarters. And what they learned was stunning: In their own ways, with differing languages, techniques, and applications, every one of these groups has been quietly seeking the same thing: the boost in information and inspiration that altered states provide.

Today, this revolution is spreading to the mainstream, fueling a trillion dollar underground economy and forcing us to rethink how we can all lead richer, more productive, more satisfying lives. Driven by four accelerating forces—psychology, neurobiology, technology and pharmacology—we are gaining access to and insights about some of the most contested and misunderstood terrain in history. Stealing Fire is a provocative examination of what’s actually possible; a guidebook for anyone who wants to radically upgrade their life.]]> 304 Steven Kotler 0062429671 Trudi 5 3.91 2017 Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
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]]> <![CDATA[Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)]]> 48502633 389 Behcet Kaya 169459212X Trudi 5 4.33 2019 Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[The Night Stalker (Robert Hunter, #3)]]> 11449491 Within days a new body surfaces. Like the previous victim, she's also been stitched shut and something has been left inside her. Something as ingenious as it is grotesque. And the killer isn't done yet, not by a long shot.

When his inquiry collides with a missing persons' case being investigated by the attractive, razor-sharp Whitney Meyers, Hunter suspects the killer might be keeping several women hostage. Soon Robert finds himself on the hunt for a murderer who is much more monstrous than he ever could have expected; a predator whose past hides a terrible secret, and who won't stop until each of his victims has brought forth the awful truth]]> 464 Chris Carter 0857202952 Trudi 4 4.37 2011 The Night Stalker (Robert Hunter, #3)
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average rating: 4.37
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]]> The Woods 43931
Paul Copeland's sister was one of the missing teenagers. Now raising a daughter alone after the death of his wife, he balances family life with a career as a prosecutor. But when a body is found, the well-buried secrets of the past threaten everything.

Could the victim be one of the missing teenagers? Could his sister be alive? Copeland has to confront so much he left behind that summer twenty years ago: his first love, Lucy; his mother, who abandoned the family; and the secrets that his parents have been hiding ...]]> 404 Harlan Coben 0525950125 Trudi 5 4.03 2007 The Woods
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]]> <![CDATA[Gun Street Girl (Detective Sean Duffy, #4)]]> 22551891
New evidence leads elsewhere: gun runners, arms dealers, the British government, and a rogue American agent with a fake identity. Duffy thinks he’s getting somewhere when agents from MI5 show up at his doorstep and try to recruit him, thus taking him off the investigation.

Duffy is in it up to his neck, doggedly pursuing a case that may finally prove his undoing.]]> 313 Adrian McKinty 1633880001 Trudi 5 4.15 2015 Gun Street Girl (Detective Sean Duffy, #4)
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]]> The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) 27824826 A small town hides big secrets in this atmospheric, page-turning debut mystery by award-winning author Jane Harper.

In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily when three members of a local family are found brutally slain.

Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk reluctantly returns to his hometown for the funeral of his childhood friend, loath to face the townsfolk who turned their backs on him twenty years earlier.

But as questions mount, Falk is forced to probe deeper into the deaths of the Hadler family. Because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret. A secret Falk thought was long buried. A secret Luke's death now threatens to bring to the surface in this small Australian town, as old wounds bleed into new ones.

]]> 336 Jane Harper Trudi 5 4.04 2016 The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh, #5)]]> 3833 346 P.D. James 0743219619 Trudi 3 3.97 1975 The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh, #5)
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]]> Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1) 12926063
It's no better for his friends. Spud Murphy is paid off from his job, Tommy Lawrence feels himself being sucked into a life of petty crime and violence - the worlds of the thieving Matty Connell and psychotic Franco Begbie. Only Sick Boy, the supreme manipulator of the opposite sex, seems to ride the current, scamming and hustling his way through it all.

Skagboys charts their journey from likely lads to young men addicted to the heroin which has flooded their disintegrating community. This is the 1980s: a time of drugs, poverty, AIDS, violence, political strife and hatred - but a lot of laughs, and maybe just a little love; a decade which changed Britain for ever. The prequel to the world-renowned Trainspotting, this is an exhilarating and moving book, full of the scabrous humour, salty vernacular and appalling behaviour that has made Irvine Welsh a household name.]]> 548 Irvine Welsh 0224087916 Trudi 2 4.04 2012 Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)]]> 16243 1 A little girl disappears in the night.
2 A beautiful young office worker falls to a maniac's attack.
3 A new mother is overwhelmed by demands from her baby and husband - until a fit of rage creates a grisly, bloody escape.
Result : Startling connections and discoveries emerge. . . .]]> 389 Kate Atkinson 0316010707 Trudi 4 3.79 2004 Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1)]]> 935308
Unlike the situation with his ex-wife, his estranged daughter, or the beautiful but married young prosecuter who has piqued his interest, in this case, Wallander finds a problem he can handle. He quickly becomes obsessed with solving the crime before the already tense situation explodes, but soon comes to realize that it will require all his reserves of energy and dedication to solve.
--back cover]]> 280 Henning Mankell 1400031575 Trudi 4 3.79 1991 Faceless Killers (Kurt Wallander, #1)
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book published: 1991
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]]> Fractured (Will Trent, #2) 2199587
When the local police make a misjudgement which not only threatens the investigation but places a young girl's life in danger, the case is handed over to Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team - paired with detective Faith Mitchell, a woman who resents him from their first meeting.

But in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Will and Faith realise that they must work together to find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlanta's wealthiest, most privileged communities - before it's too late...]]> 388 Karin Slaughter 0385341954 Trudi 4 4.14 2008 Fractured (Will Trent, #2)
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average rating: 4.14
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