Arnulfo's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:31:26 -0800 60 Arnulfo's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Stars in Your Eyes (de Piaget, #14; de Piaget/MacLeod, #21)]]> 23286353 New York Times bestselling author Lynn Kurland presents a sweeping romance in which true love can go beyond time...

Imogen Maxwell is on a hunt for rare, antique items to use on a period movie set. The last thing she expects to discover in the peaceful Scottish countryside is a pristine medieval sword . . . or to suddenly find herself facing its very vintage owner in a far too authentic castle.

Phillip de Piaget has run out of patience with his recalcitrant Scottish betrothed and is determined that she will join him, once and for all, in front of the altar. Only the lass he captures fleeing his would-be keep seems more interested in running away from him than talking to him. In fact, she seems to have no idea who he is.

But taming his reluctant bride is the least of his worries; it seems someone else wants him at the chapel . . . in a stone box. As for Imogen, how can he let her go, when she holds the key to not only the castle, but his heart?]]> 336 Lynn Kurland 0515156159 Arnulfo 5 3.79 2015 Stars in Your Eyes (de Piaget, #14; de Piaget/MacLeod, #21)
author: Lynn Kurland
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1)]]> 59627675
Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 Colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City. When she falls asleep in one life, she wakes up in the other. While she's the same person at her core in both times, she's leading two vastly different lives.

In Colonial Williamsburg, Libby is a public printer for the House of Burgesses and the Royal Governor, trying to provide for her family and support the Patriot cause. The man she loves, Henry Montgomery, has his own secrets. As the revolution draws near, both their lives--and any hope of love--are put in jeopardy.

Libby's life in 1914 New York is filled with wealth, drawing room conversations, and bachelors. But the only work she cares about--women's suffrage--is discouraged, and her mother is intent on marrying her off to an English marquess. The growing talk of war in Europe only complicates matters.

But Libby knows she's not destined to live two lives forever. On her twenty-first birthday, she must choose one path and forfeit the other--but how can she choose when she has so much to lose in each life?]]> 384 Gabrielle Meyer 0764239740 Arnulfo 5 4.37 2022 When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1)
author: Gabrielle Meyer
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average rating: 4.37
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rating: 5
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]]> Steel Blood 215598873 308 Gabriel F.W. Koch 1977272754 Arnulfo 4 4.35 Steel Blood
author: Gabriel F.W. Koch
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]]> <![CDATA[Time's Convert (All Souls, #4)]]> 45162277 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches comes a novel about what it takes to become a vampire.

On the battlefields of the American Revolution, Matthew de Clermont meets Marcus MacNeil, a young surgeon from Massachusetts, during a moment of political awakening when it seems that the world is on the brink of a brighter future. When Matthew offers him a chance at immortality and a new life free from the restraints of his puritanical upbringing, Marcus seizes the opportunity to become a vampire. But his transformation is not an easy one and the ancient traditions and responsibilities of the de Clermont family clash with Marcus's deeply held beliefs in liberty, equality, and brotherhood.

Fast-forward to contemporary Paris, where Phoebe Taylor--the young employee at Sotheby's whom Marcus has fallen for--is about to embark on her own journey to immortality. Though the modernized version of the process at first seems uncomplicated, the couple discovers that the challenges facing a human who wishes to be a vampire are no less formidable than they were in the eighteenth century. The shadows that Marcus believed he'd escaped centuries ago may return to haunt them both--forever.

A passionate love story and a fascinating exploration of the power of tradition and the possibilities not just for change but for revolution, Time's Convert channels the supernatural world-building and slow-burning romance that made the All Souls Trilogy instant bestsellers to illuminate a new and vital moment in history, and a love affair that will bridge centuries.]]> 448 Deborah Harkness 0399564535 Arnulfo 4 3.85 2018 Time's Convert (All Souls, #4)
author: Deborah Harkness
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> Saving Hamlet 25226144 I wanted sophomore year to be different, but this was a little much.

Emma Allen couldn’t be more excited to start her sophomore year. Not only is she the assistant stage manager for the drama club’s production of Hamlet, but her crush Brandon is directing, and she’s rocking a new haircut that's sure to get his attention. But soon after school starts, everything goes haywire. Emma’s suddenly promoted to stage manager, her best friend, Lulu, stops talking to her, and Josh—the sweet soccer player who’s been cast as the lead—turns out to be a disaster. It’s up to Emma to fix it all, but she has no clue where to start.

One night after rehearsal, Emma stays behind to think through her life’s latest crises and distractedly falls through the stage’s trap door…landing in the basement of the Globe Theater.

It’s London, 1601, and with her awesome new pixie cut, everyone thinks Emma’s a boy—even Will Shakespeare himself. Dropped into the middle of the original production of Hamlet, Emma gamely plays her role as backstage assistant, jumping at the chance to experience theatre history and rub shoulders with legends. But the Globe’s Hamlet has its own problems, and once Emma starts traveling back and forth through time, things get really confusing. In which reality does she belong? And can she possibly save two epically tragic productions of Hamlet before time runs out?]]> 352 Molly Horton Booth 1484752740 Arnulfo 5 3.70 2016 Saving Hamlet
author: Molly Horton Booth
name: Arnulfo
average rating: 3.70
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]]> End of an Era 264943 252 Robert J. Sawyer 0312876939 Arnulfo 5 3.75 1899 End of an Era
author: Robert J. Sawyer
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average rating: 3.75
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rating: 5
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]]> If I Never Get Back 237213 Time travel meets baseball in this "grand adventure" about a modern-day reporter who witnesses the birth of America's favorite pastime (The Washington Times)



Contemporary reporter Sam Fowler is stuck in a dull job and a failing marriage when he is suddenly transported back to the summer of 1869. After a wrenching period of adjustment, he feels rejuvenated by his involvement with the nation's first pro baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings. But American sports isn't the only thing to undergo a major transformation--Sam himself starts to change as he faces life-threatening 19th-century challenges on and off the baseball diamond. With the support of his fellow ballplayers and the lovely Caitlin O'Neill, will he regain the sense of family he desperately needs?

Darryl Brock masterfully evokes post-Civil War America--its smoky cities and transcontinental railroad, its dance halls and parlour houses, its financial booms and busts. Equally appealing to sports fans and anyone who appreciates a well-told story, If I Never Get Back is a literary home run that "grabs you from line one on page one and never lets go" (San Francisco Chronicle).]]> 432 Darryl Brock 1583941878 Arnulfo 3 4.03 1989 If I Never Get Back
author: Darryl Brock
name: Arnulfo
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1989
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Watcher in the Woods (Dreamhouse Kings, #2)]]> 2490519
But when a stranger shows up to take their house, their options start dwindling fast. Why would he be so interested in a run-down old place? And what secret is he hiding -- just as he hides the scars that crisscross his body?

The mystery gets stranger with each passing day. Will the Kinds be able to find a way to harness the house's secrets and discover who is watching their every move before another gets snatched into an unknown world?]]> 292 Robert Liparulo 1595544968 Arnulfo 5 4.14 2008 Watcher in the Woods (Dreamhouse Kings, #2)
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lincoln Project (Flashback Four, #1)]]> 25817285
In New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman's all-new series, which blends fascinating real history with an action-packed and hilarious adventure, four very different kids are picked by a mysterious billionaire to travel through time and photograph some of history's most important events. This time, the four friends are headed to 1863 to catch Abraham Lincoln delivering his famous Gettysburg Address. They'll have to work together to ask the right questions, meet the right people, and capture the right moment. And most important—not get caught! Back matter separating fact from fiction and real black-and-white photographs make Flashback Four the perfect mix of true history and uproarious fun.]]> 240 Dan Gutman 0062374419 Arnulfo 3 3.82 2016 The Lincoln Project (Flashback Four, #1)
author: Dan Gutman
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> Tin Men (The Clay Lion, # 2) 37883600
Although deep down Charlie always suspected his family wasn't what it seemed, the truth of his adoption compels him to search for his birth mother. In the quest to find her, he realizes traveling to the past for the truth he seeks will jeopardize his relationship with the person he cherishes most in the world.

Brooke almost lost everything traveling back in time to save her brother. Will Charlie make the same mistake?]]> 254 Amalie Jahn 099107131X Arnulfo 4 3.85 2014 Tin Men (The Clay Lion, # 2)
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average rating: 3.85
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rating: 4
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]]> Fragments (Out of Time #3) 15704407 241 Monique Martin Arnulfo 5 4.02 2012 Fragments (Out of Time #3)
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average rating: 4.02
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]]> <![CDATA[Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3)]]> 41820
Joseph Schwartz is sixty-two.

This is young Isaac Asimov's first novel, full of wonders and ideas, the book that launched the novels of the Galactic Empire, culminating in the Foundation books and novels. It is also one of that select group of SF adventures that since the early 1950s has hooked generations of teenagers on reading science fiction. This is Golden Age SF at its finest.]]> 308 Isaac Asimov 0553293427 Arnulfo 5 3.89 1950 Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire, #3)
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> Tanglewreck 15045 Reviews
"The sheer exhilaration of the adventure and the many fascinating historical and scientific allusions will keep readers engrossed through to the satisfying conclusion." -Publishers Weekly "An appealing read for fantasy and science- fiction fans alike...Well-developed main characters add liveliness and suspense to the story, while secondary characters (a pair of inept thugs, the original Schrödinger's cat) add touches of humor to a basically sober story. The climax is chaotic and exciting; the resolution is realistic, bittersweet." -Kirkus Reviews "Winterson masterfully weaves together an imaginative array of settings and characters to bring the story to its exhilarating fulfillment. Silver's varied relationships add even more depth, encapsulating family, friendship, deceit, and abuse... "[T]his time-bending sci-fi adventure will be a fine addition to young adult collections." -School Library Journal "Winterson seamlessly combines rousing adventure with time warps, quantum physics, and a few wonderfully hapless flunkies. Her clever science will draw fans of Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, and her dastardly villains and resourceful youngsters will remind readers of the Lemony Snicket's books about the hapless Baudelaires." --Booklist "Silver is a plucky hero in the mold of Neil Gaiman's Coraline and Philip Pullman's Lyra, a creature of action not introspection.]]> 415 Jeanette Winterson 1582349193 Arnulfo 5 3.51 2006 Tanglewreck
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average rating: 3.51
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]]> <![CDATA[His Forefathers and Mick 2nd Edition]]> 219849520 334 Michael G. Kramer 1763586065 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.32 2024 His Forefathers and Mick 2nd Edition
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> My Summer in St. Ives 38822883 312 Don Barr 1732172307 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.46 My Summer in St. Ives
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]]> Eat, Pray, Love 19501
Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.

An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.]]> 368 Elizabeth Gilbert 0143038419 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.64 2006 Eat, Pray, Love
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]]> The Sixth Borough 216344092 358 Alan Bradley Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.43 The Sixth Borough
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]]> <![CDATA[What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions]]> 21413662 xkcd comic ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? What if everyone only had one soulmate? What would happen if the moon went away?

In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by his signature xkcd comics. (They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion.)

In celebration of 10 years of unusual insight, Randall Munroe has revised his classic blockbuster to ask what if? x 10. The result is 10x the adventure of scientific inquiry. Featuring brand-new 2-color annotations and illustrations, this special anniversary edition is far more than a book for geeks, What If? explains the laws of science in operation in a way that every intelligent reader will enjoy and feel much smarter for having read.]]> 303 Randall Munroe 0544272994 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.13 2014 What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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]]> <![CDATA[The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)]]> 28187230 341 Ruth Ware 1501132938 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.73 2016 The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
author: Ruth Ware
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> <![CDATA[A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)]]> 10572
It is a tale in which brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night. Here a princess masquerades as an orphan boy; a knight of the mind prepares a poison for a treacherous sorceress; and wild men descend from the Mountains of the Moon to ravage the countryside. Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory may go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel...and the coldest hearts. For when kings clash, the whole land trembles.

Here is the second volume in George R.R. Martin magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R.R. Martin stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.]]> 1009 George R.R. Martin 0553381695 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.42 1998 A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story]]> 32722510 368 Diane Ackerman 0393354253 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.47 2007 The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
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average rating: 3.47
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]]> Don Quixote 3836
With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote has been generally recognized as the first modern novel. The book has been enormously influential on a host of writers, from Fielding and Sterne to Flaubert, Dickens, Melville, and Faulkner, who reread it once a year, "just as some people read the Bible."]]> 1023 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.86 1615 Don Quixote
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[The Seventh Spark: Volume One � Knights of the Trinity]]> 55779669 365 J.B. Lion Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.32 The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
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]]> <![CDATA[Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)]]> 17347634 A newer edition of ISBN 978-0143124542 can be found here.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.

They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?]]> 369 Jojo Moyes 0670026603 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.26 2012 Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[Floating in Darkness - A Journey of Evolution]]> 55656785 -Humanity faces an unprecedented crisis that threatens all life on Earth. Desert
Storm fighter pilot and NASA astronaut Ron Garan addresses this head-on in Floating
in Darkness: A Journey of Evolution, the follow-up to his critically acclaimed first book, The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles.
-Ron takes us on an extraordinary journey through outer space and inner space. He explores the dancing, intersecting orbits of religion, spirituality, and science while grappling with his own role in the violence of combat and the effects of war on all aspects of human life. We witness Ron struggling with mortality while also basking in the sheer wonder and beauty of our world and beyond. From this perspective, Ron maps out a viable path forward—to solve our crisis, we need a giant leap in humanity’s evolutionary process. We must transcend individual and collective ego and embrace the true nature of our interdependence with this fragile planet and all life within its biosphere.
-Ron shows us how to discover our purpose, detoxify our divisive culture, and become a “white blood cell� in a growing immune response to heal our world.
-Floating in Darkness is a blueprint to build a restorative and positive future for all.]]> 418 Ron Garan 1732451141 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.38 2021 Floating in Darkness - A Journey of Evolution
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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 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.30 2019 Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
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]]> Wife For Sale 124031612
When Nicola died, Michael was desperately lonely. Then a year later, he spotted Mary, sitting on a park bench with her young son. She was a spitting image of his dead wife. Michael decided there and then he had to have her in his life. The events that followed took Michael, Mary and her husband John on a journey none of them expected. John’s greed changed all their lives forever.

Wife for Sale is a story about relationships, marriage and love. It’s about how well we know the person next to us and the one we trust the most, and shows that keeping secrets leads to hurting the ones you love and ultimately, destroys ourselves. It is about discovering ourselves after being abandoned, lied to and hurt and teaches us how to find the power to forgive and forget so we can move on.]]> 232 Tabita Gutu 1739271920 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.41 2014 Wife For Sale
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]]> <![CDATA[Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of OrĂŻsha, #1)]]> 34728667 They killed my mother.
They took our magic.
They tried to bury us.

Now we rise.

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving ZĂ©lie without a mother and her people without hope.

Now ZĂ©lie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, ZĂ©lie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.

Danger lurks in OrĂŻsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be ZĂ©lie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.]]> 544 Tomi Adeyemi 1250170974 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.10 2018 Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of OrĂŻsha, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity]]> 40874325
In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!]]> 294 William Paul Young Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.06 2007 The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> <![CDATA[Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel]]> 59080422 256 John M. Vermillion Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.40 Awful Reckoning: A Cade Chase and Simon Pack Novel
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]]> Matchmaking for Beginners 36439333
When her marriage ends after two miserable weeks, Marnie is understandably shocked. She’s even more astonished to find that she’s inherited Blix’s Brooklyn brownstone along with all of Blix’s unfinished “projects�: the heartbroken, oddball friends and neighbors running from happiness. Marnie doesn’t believe she’s anything special, but Blix somehow knew she was the perfect person to follow in her matchmaker footsteps.

And Blix was also right about some things Marnie must learn the hard way: love is hard to recognize, and the ones who push love away often are the ones who need it most.]]> 382 Maddie Dawson 1503900681 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.73 2018 Matchmaking for Beginners
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Win Friends & Influence People]]> 4865
Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 30 million copies. Dale Carnegie's first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.

As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie's principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age.

Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.]]> 288 Dale Carnegie Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.22 1936 How to Win Friends & Influence People
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> <![CDATA[Long Road to Mercy (Atlee Pine, #1)]]> 39088984 Introducing a remarkable new character from #1 New York Times bestselling writer David Baldacci: Atlee Pine, an FBI agent with special skills assigned to the remote wilds of the southwestern United States who must confront a new threat . . . and an old nightmare.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Catch a tiger by its toe.

It's seared into Atlee Pine's memory: the kidnapper's chilling rhyme as he chose between six-year-old Atlee and her twin sister, Mercy. Mercy was taken. Atlee was spared.

She never saw Mercy again.

Three decades after that terrifying night, Atlee Pine works for the FBI. She's the lone agent assigned to the Shattered Rock, Arizona resident agency, which is responsible for protecting the Grand Canyon.

So when one of the Grand Canyon's mules is found stabbed to death at the bottom of the canyon-and its rider missing-Pine is called in to investigate. It soon seems clear the lost tourist had something more clandestine than sightseeing in mind. But just as Pine begins to put together clues pointing to a terrifying plot, she's abruptly called off the case.

If she disobeys direct orders by continuing to search for the missing man, it will mean the end of her career. But unless Pine keeps working the case and discovers the truth, it could spell the very end of democracy in America as we know it...]]> 405 David Baldacci 1538761572 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.80 2018 Long Road to Mercy (Atlee Pine, #1)
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]]> Sense and Sensibility 14935 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662

'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition.]]> 409 Jane Austen 0141439661 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.10 1811 Sense and Sensibility
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]]> Primitives of Kar 75570645 296 Dennis K. Hausker 177883003X Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.36 2022 Primitives of Kar
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]]> <![CDATA[Cold Waters (Normal, Alabama #1)]]> 43381002 From USA Today bestselling author Debbie Herbert comes a thrilling story of murder and madness set in the darkest corner of Alabama.

Everyone thinks fourteen-year-old Violet is a murderer. After a summer-night swim with her best friend, Ainsley, Violet is found confused, wandering in the forest—and Ainsley’s never seen again. But without a body, murder charges won’t stick, so Violet is sent away.

After more than a decade in a psychiatric ward, Violet returns to her broken-down hometown of Normal, Alabama, to claim her dead mother’s inheritance and help her overworked sister care for their unstable, alcoholic father. Violet, still haunted by that night eleven years ago, endures horrific flashbacks and twisted hallucinations while townsfolk spit accusations—and for all she knows, they’re right.

As the summer heats up, details of Ainsley’s fate appear like a beast’s wild eyes, watching in the darkness, and grim revelations about Violet’s family threaten to devour her. Already on the edge of madness, Violet must fight to keep her sanity long enough for the terrible truth to burst from the cold, dark waters.]]> 333 Debbie Herbert 1542042496 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.84 2019 Cold Waters (Normal, Alabama #1)
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]]> An American Marriage 33590210
This stirring love story is a profoundly insightful look into the hearts and minds of three people who are at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. An American Marriage is a masterpiece of storytelling, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward—with hope and pain—into the future.]]> 308 Tayari Jones 1616201347 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.91 2018 An American Marriage
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]]> <![CDATA[You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life]]> 15843166 The #1 New York Times Bestseller You Are A Badass is the self-help book for people who desperately want to improve their lives but don't want to get busted doing it.

In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word. If you're ready to make some serious changes around here, You Are a Badass will help you: Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want, blast past your fears so you can take big exciting risks, figure out how to make some damn money already, learn to love yourself and others, set big goals and reach them - it will basically show you how to create a life you totally love, and how to create it now.

By the end of You Are a Badass, you'll understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to use The Force to kick some serious ass.]]> 254 Jen Sincero 0762447699 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.95 2013 You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Earth of Another Kind (Another Kind #2)]]> 193543491 306 Steven Decker Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.38 Earth of Another Kind (Another Kind #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation]]> 56244209
Award-winning attorney/author Mark M. Bello takes us back to attorney Zachary Blake's thirteenth birthday and his life-changing conversation with his maternal grandfather.

On the eve of Zachary's Bar Mitzvah, Max Lewin fulfills his long-standing promise to his grandson: To tell Zack the incredible story of survival and escape from Auschwitz's death camp during World War II. Max shares his daily life at hard labor and encounters horrors and evil never before imagined. But, through the darkness, there is light, a glimpse of hope, through an unlikely alliance that leads to a most daring and dangerous plan � a possible escape from Auschwitz.

Max's story of survival and heroism inspires Zack's decisions about his future—he will help those less fortunate, as his grandfather and others had done, l'dor v'dor -- from generation to generation.

Bello spins a mesmerizing tale of Jewish resistance and culture, the passing of the torch from one generation to another, the importance of family and religious continuity, and a shining example of the amazing resilience the Jewish people have demonstrated throughout history. Visit our website for a special offer—Grab your copy of "L'Dor V'Dor: From Generation to Generation" now!]]> 40 Mark M. Bello Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.43 2020 L'DOR V'DOR: From Generation to Generation
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]]> We Were the Lucky Ones 30267929
As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere.

An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.]]> 403 Georgia Hunter 0399563083 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.39 2017 We Were the Lucky Ones
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]]> Beautiful Exiles 36439331 From New York Times bestselling author Meg Waite Clayton comes a riveting novel based on one of the most volatile and intoxicating real-life love affairs of the twentieth century.

Key West, 1936. Headstrong, accomplished journalist Martha Gellhorn is confident with words but less so with men when she meets disheveled literary titan Ernest Hemingway in a dive bar. Their friendship—forged over writing, talk, and family dinners—flourishes into something undeniable in Madrid while they’re covering the Spanish Civil War.

Martha reveres him. The very married Hemingway is taken with Martha—her beauty, her ambition, and her fearless spirit. And as Hemingway tells her, the most powerful love stories are always set against the fury of war. The risks are so much greater. They’re made for each other.

With their romance unfolding as they travel the globe, Martha establishes herself as one of the world’s foremost war correspondents, and Hemingway begins the novel that will win him the Nobel Prize for Literature. Beautiful Exiles is a stirring story of lovers and rivals, of the breathless attraction to power and fame, and of one woman—ahead of her time—claiming her own identity from the wreckage of love.]]> 396 Meg Waite Clayton 1503900835 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.46 2018 Beautiful Exiles
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]]> The Girl on the Train 22557272
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.]]> 336 Paula Hawkins 1594633665 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.97 2015 The Girl on the Train
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]]> The Count of Monte Cristo 7126 The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translation

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas� epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.

Translated with an Introduction by Robin Buss

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here]]> 1276 Alexandre Dumas 0140449264 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.29 1846 The Count of Monte Cristo
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]]> <![CDATA[A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)]]> 33571713 As Europe erupts, can one young spy protect his queen? Ken Follett takes us deep into the treacherous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treason with his magnificent epic, A Column of Fire—the chronological latest in the Kingsbridge series, following The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and the prequel, The Evening and the Morning.

In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clash, testing friendship, loyalty, and love.

Ned Willard wants nothing more than to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious conflict dividing the country, Ned goes to work for Princess Elizabeth. When she becomes queen, all Europe turns against England. The shrewd, determined young monarch sets up the country’s first secret service to give her early warning of assassination plots, rebellions, and invasion plans. Over a turbulent half century, the love between Ned and Margery seems doomed as extremism sparks violence from Edinburgh to Geneva. Elizabeth clings to her throne and her principles, protected by a small, dedicated group of resourceful spies and courageous secret agents.

The real enemies, then as now, are not the rival religions. The true battle pitches those who believe in tolerance and compromise against the tyrants who would impose their ideas on everyone else—no matter what the cost.

Exciting and ambitious, and set during one of the most turbulent and revolutionary times in history, A Column of Fire will delight longtime fans of the Kingsbridge series and serve as the perfect introduction for readers new to Ken Follett.]]> 916 Ken Follett 052595497X Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.16 2017 A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)]]> 205338104 334 Susan Rowland 1685032095 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.30 2024 Murder on Family Grounds (Mary Wandwalker #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)]]> 6148028 Sparks are igniting.
Flames are spreading.
And the Capitol wants revenge.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol—a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest that she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before . . . and surprising readers at every turn.]]> 391 Suzanne Collins 0439023491 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.34 2009 Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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]]> Life for Life (Talion #3) 90765751
Roy Cruise and his pregnant wife Susie barely survived an assassination attempt in their own home. The police now have them under surveillance. Meanwhile, Kristy Wise is a loose cannon—she knows too much and is trying to “set things right.�

What goes around comes around. And in this case, Roy and Susie may have pushed things too far. There are too many dead bodies. Too many foes plotting against them.

Roy and Susie must outwit the police and neutralize their enemies once and for all. If not, their days of retribution may end behind bars... or six feet under.

Life for Life is Book Three of the Talion crime thriller series which begins with the Eye for Eye Trilogy.

Eye for Eye
Tooth for Tooth
Life for Life

If you like smart, fast-paced thrillers with unexpected twists, then you’ll love J.K. Franko.]]> 396 J.K. Franko 199931882X Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.42 Life for Life (Talion #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[From The Pen Of An Aquarian: Love, hope and darker moments]]> 123425417 75 A.R. Merrydew Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.43 From The Pen Of An Aquarian: Love, hope and darker moments
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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 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.30 Just Love Her
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]]> <![CDATA[Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again]]> 51472786
At the same time, Sage, a social worker, has accepted a foster child in her life. Thie child's mother was murdered by a madman, who has his eyes on Sage and will stop at nothing to make her his woman.]]> 306 Sharon Carter Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.32 Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again
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]]> The Brothers Silver 57819305
The Brothers Silver follows Jules and Leon as they try to find their unanchored way through the cultural upheavals of the second half of the 20th century. The younger Leon lives on the drug-addled edges of society. The older brother, Jules, falls into a destructive relationship that parallels his past insecurities and chaos. What lies in store for the Silver brothers? Recovery or turmoil?

The 12 chapters of The Brothers Silver unfold in ten voices, each of which has its own language and style, making the novel a tour de force of technique in the American tradition of accessible literary innovation established by Heller, Pynchon, and Wallace.]]> 301 Marc Jampole Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.25 The Brothers Silver
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]]> <![CDATA[My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry]]> 23604559 A charming, warmhearted novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller A Man Called Ove.

Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy—as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa’s best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother’s stories, in the Land-of-Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas, where everybody is different and nobody needs to be normal.

When Elsa’s grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has wronged, Elsa’s greatest adventure begins. Her grandmother’s instructions lead her to an apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and old crones but also to the truth about fairy tales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backman’s bestselling debut novel, A Man Called Ove. It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different.]]> 372 Fredrik Backman 1501115065 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.04 2013 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
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]]> The Metamorphosis 485894 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0553213695 / 9780553213690

"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes."

With it's startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first opening, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing—though absurdly comic—meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. As W.H. Auden wrote, "Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man."]]> 201 Franz Kafka 0553213695 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.90 1915 The Metamorphosis
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]]> Mrs. Dalloway 14942 194 Virginia Woolf 0151009988 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.80 1925 Mrs. Dalloway
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]]> <![CDATA[ROCKLEDGE: INTRODUCING CADE CHASE]]> 57639915
The main character, Cade Chase, recently retired from the military. He has given insufficient thought to life afterward. He accedes to the urgings of a longtime friend and former JAG officer, to come to the town of Rockledge. He leaves Florida and heads to Rockledge uncertain that this move is wise.

On his first morning in Rockledge he runs across a hillbilly octogenarian named Dale Carter, who tells him finding a place to live will be tough. So Carter invites him to have a look at a home, one of three, he owns on a mountainside "out in the valley." The home he shows Cade is one of the grandest Cade has ever seen. Carter tells Cade the house is his if he wants it. Seems joining the military was the defining event of Dale's life. Without the military's 'gifts' he wouldn't have amassed the wealth he possesses. But he stipulates one condition: help protect him and his wife against what appears to be a dangerous crew of squatters camping in the woods on or near his property.

Cade is instantly fond of Dale, and agrees to help him. This agreement sets the story in motion. There's plenty of action from that point onward.

Yes, it's a thrilling story involving crime, but more important, it's a story of the evils of autocratic behavior by political elites. Cade is determined to bring the evildoers down. He quickly learns that extreme southwest Virginia has been a whipping boy for sixty years or more. Cade and a cadre of like-minded people strive to end the trampling of this region of the state.

You may find it on Amazon and Kindle books. If searching under my name, you need to search under John M. Vermillion, including the middle initial.

Thank you.

jmv]]> 353 John M. Vermillion Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.48 ROCKLEDGE: INTRODUCING CADE CHASE
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]]> <![CDATA[Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar's Kiss (O'Shaughnessy Investigations Inc. 2)]]> 219360073
Book 2 of 3 of the O’Shaughnessy Investigations Inc. Mystery Series

The Homefront, summer 1943, Brooklyn, New York.
Smalley Pauley is missing. His brother, gangster Guido Bonasccoro, hires reluctant O’Shaughnessy Detective Agency partners Maeve O’Shaughnessy and Vic Marino to find him.

A year after Vic Marino walked into the O’Shaughnessy detective agency office and told Maeve he was going to help her make a go of an agency on the brink of collapse, they have managed to keep it going thanks to the challenging murder case they solved the previous year. This second year provides newer, darker, more dangerous cases as they find themselves caught in the middle of a gangster turf war and forced to do risky work for G-men.

Maeve’s teenage brother Jimmy is a junior in high school and as his guardian Maeve is concerned about providing him the attention and stability he needs. With the help of Father Jakob Tomek both Maeve and Vic have an anchor to keep them grounded.

Several of the “side issues� from neo-noir mystery Book 1 are carried over to Book 2, including the Blue Star Diner murders, the unusual goings on at The Lila Restaurant, the death of a close friend, Maeve’s soldier boyfriend overseas, Evan, the black market, and the corruption of the Police Chief who wants to destroy Vic.

Characters from Book 1 also make their appearance in Book 2 including Vic’s former police partner Gerry Loughty, barber-in-the-know Slinky, Maeve’s childhood former boyfriend Irish crime boss Lory, gambler and mob-connected informant Lev, and briefly, the red-headed bombshell Rosaleen, as well as a host of new characters.

Maeve and Vic carry on their cases against the backdrop of World War II that rages on. Rationing continues with more challenges for women to make good tasting meals with fewer ingredients. Victory gardens are considered part of citizens� patriotic duty. So is buying War Bonds. So is contributing to rubber, metal, and book drives, considered precious resources needed to help the “boys� overseas. Women have never had so much freedom to work outside the home as they contribute to the war effort by taking over jobs men did before they were sent off to War. Jazz clubs, movies, horseracing, and Coney Island present moments of respite in a dangerous and treacherous world.

The most dramatic “sacrifices� are those of GIs� families who receive telegrams/visits informing them of missing or dead loved ones. Yet, the majority of Americans supported the War but prayed for a faster resolution and end to the devastating World War that dominated the globe.

Find out how Maeve and Vic deal with the greed, threats, and secrets of the times in this neo-noir/ historical fiction novel.

Content Please be aware this book contains issues of violence, war violence, killing, racism and racial slurs (in the context and vernacular of the times), sexism, mob activity, verbally abusive language, and physical abuse.]]> 317 A.G. Russo Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.40 2024 Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar's Kiss (O'Shaughnessy Investigations Inc. 2)
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]]> Orchard of Skeletons 123000232
During their run for freedom, they encounter an unlikely friend in the form of a replicant searching for something only they can help him find.

The land they journey through is full of bones, abandoned towns and starving wolves.

If they can reach Zeko's, the replicant promised it could save them from Finch.

Finch isn’t alone anymore. He has the support of the people under the mountain. The ones who would do anything to own people who can make babies.]]> 264 Eli Wilde Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.29 Orchard of Skeletons
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]]> Hamlet 1420 289 William Shakespeare 0521618746 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.02 1601 Hamlet
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]]> The Ways of Autumn 34927038
Catherine decides to leave Boston when a company from the Silicon Valley presents an offer for her very successful website design company. After accepting the buyout, she signs a contract with a Los Angeles based health care corporation to work as a consultant and thus begins her decade-long stay on the west coast. As time passes in her sunny new environment, Catherine grows increasingly homesick despite the thrill of falling in love and her passion for hiking the Southern California trails. Conflicts arise when the desire to return to her native New England dominates her thoughts and she meets Kenny, a young man who is facing his final days. As Catherine sits at Kenny's bedside, she helps him work through his struggles to understand love and devotion while facing the fear of a completed life's journey. Their conversations inspire her to reflect deeply upon her own life, the decisions she has made, and the path she must follow.]]> 337 William Graney 1521099499 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.47 The Ways of Autumn
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]]> <![CDATA[Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians, #3)]]> 29864343 Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend, is back with an uproarious new novel featuring a family driven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royal fought through couture-gown sabotage, and the heir to one of Asia's greatest fortunes locked out of his inheritance.

When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim to their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on sixty-four prime acres in the heart of Singapore—Nicholas' childhood home turns into a hotbed of backbiting and intrigue. As Su Yi's relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu but tormented by her ex-husband—a man hell-bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile, Kitty Pong, married to China's second richest man, Jack Bing, still feels upstaged by her new stepdaughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing.

In this sweeping tale that takes us from the elegantly appointed mansions of Manila to the secluded private islands in the Sulu Sea, from a kidnapping at Hong Kong's most elite private school to a surprise marriage proposal at an Indian palace that is caught on camera by the telephoto lenses of paparazzi, Kevin Kwan hilariously reveals the long-buried secrets of Asia's most privileged families and their rich people problems.]]> 398 Kevin Kwan 0385542232 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.91 2017 Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians, #3)
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]]> Stalker Stalked 58553366
Stalking isn’t new to Lexi. She ultimately won over her ex Steve by following and manipulating every minute detail about him so he’d fall for her. In fact, she landed her other ex-boyfriend Jeremy in the same way. Being a pharma rep, she’s used to manipulation to get doctors to buy her drugs, along with the perk of saving pills for herself.

But what happens when the stalker gets stalked?

Recently, Lexi has felt someone watching her: in her apartment in Queens, at her job. At first, she thinks her mind’s playing tricks, but the watcher is behaving just like she would. And soon they begin leaving threatening clues like she starts to do to Magnolia once her obsession grows more dangerous. Is it one of her exes out for revenge? Her only real friend from childhood who she’s always had an unhealthy rivalry? A detective who may have figured her out? The reality star Magnolia trying to turn the tables? Or even someone she might not know?

Lexi learns the only way to beat her stalker is to use her own stalking prowess to outsmart them at their own game. But has she finally met her match?]]> 270 Lee Matthew Goldberg 1643962299 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.19 2021 Stalker Stalked
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]]> Voyager (Outlander, #3) 10987 Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber, the extraordinary saga continues.

Their passionate encounter happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two decades before, she had traveled back in time and into the arms of a gallant eighteenth-century Scot named Jamie Fraser. Then she returned to her own century to bear his child, believing him dead in the tragic battle of Culloden. Yet his memory has never lessened its hold on her... and her body still cries out for him in her dreams.

Then Claire discovers that Jamie survived. Torn between returning to him and staying with their daughter in her own era, Claire must choose her destiny. And as time and space come full circle, she must find the courage to face the passion and pain awaiting her...the deadly intrigues raging in a divided Scotland... and the daring voyage into the dark unknown that can reunite or forever doom her timeless love.

]]> 870 Diana Gabaldon 0385335997 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.38 1993 Voyager (Outlander, #3)
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]]> Bottled Lightning 61078353
Top global technology lawyer Tornait “Torn� Sagara knows he shouldn’t get involved with his beautiful client, Saya Brooks, whose revolutionary lightning-on-demand invention will solve climate change and render all other energy sources obsolete. But their shared connection as hafu (half Japanese, half American) draws them irresistibly together.

Saya’s technology could save the world, but what’s good for the planet is bad news for those who profit from the status quo. Now, someone wants to stop Saya from commercializing her invention and will go to any lengths—even murder—to do so. When Torn takes Saya for a spin on his motorcycle, they are viciously attacked. That death-defying battle on a crowded Tokyo expressway is only the start of Torn’s wild ride.

As the violence escalates, Torn discovers that everything he values—his reputation, his family, and even his life—is on the line. Racing from the boardrooms of Tokyo to the wilds of Russia in a desperate search for the truth, Torn is forced to face his own flaws and discover what really matters most.]]> 312 L.M. Weeks Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.07 2022 Bottled Lightning
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]]> Mission: Subhero 35508805 When 20-year-old Nelson stumbles upon a secret and complex trick to coding, he finds himself anonymously helping people with the aid of his new app. The worldwide attention pushes him to launch a bold plan allowing free access of this life-changing app to anyone for a limited time. Fervor to upload the new app is at fever pitch as the world waits for the unveiling.
However, secret government agencies are worried. Fearing what the effects of this app will do, they plan to stop the app from ever getting out before the world has a chance to enter the category of hero, even the category labelled Subhero.
The race is on for the world's chance at change, where the new cool is being average and doing random accidents of kindness. Suddenly, the world can become a Subhero overnight and there's no stopping what Nelson has started!]]> 292 Linda Armstrong Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.36 Mission: Subhero
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]]> <![CDATA[What WE Lost: Inside The Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity]]> 59128861
Its for-profit partner, ME to WE, filled shelves with socially-conscious products that allowed consumers to track the impact of their spending, invited young people and families to visit and work in communities WE Charity supported, and channelled proceeds back into the charity to make it self-sustaining.

Unique and disruptive, WE generated energy, engagement, and accolades. But it also bred misunderstanding and, in some quarters, resentment. With a long history of propelling youth to act in support of myriad causes—making “doing good doable,� the slogan went—WE Charity was the ideal candidate to administer the Canada Student Services Grant (CSSG) program. The program, if it had happened, involved matching students within non-profits in a summer in which Covid had stolen most job opportunities. And then, WE Charity in Canada was gone. It didn’t crumble. It crashed. Unwittingly caught in the crosshairs of a partisan fight that reflects the increasing “Americanization� of Canadian politics, WE Charity was forced to shutter its doors in Canada.

Once a media darling with politicians of all stripes clamouring to appear at its events, the charity was suddenly a pariah accused (falsely) of a litany of wrongdoings: political cronyism; governance failures; heavy-handed decision-making by executives; lining the pockets of the founders; manipulating children; mistreating donors; racism and international corruption. Many were shocked. Detractors were delighted. Led by fringe commentators, the media quickly piled on. Allies who spoke out were castigated and forced to take cover. But while most Canadians have heard of the so-called “WE Charity Scandal”—at times forming strong views—few are able to recount the true facts.

Misperceptions and confusion have ruled the day. And many of the most important voices—including those of educators and young people—have gone unreported and unheard. In this book, former WE board member and lawyer Tawfiq Rangwala unpacks the evidence and provides the critical context around the headline-grabbing controversies that have shaped the narrative. Drawing on the factual record, his personal experiences inside the organization, and extensive interviews with supporters and critics,

Rangwala cuts through the fog and explains what really happened, why it happened, and who should be held to account. The author goes even deeper with insightful, compassionate and heartbreaking interviews with WE supporters, benefactors and the politicians that used the awarding of the contract during the global pandemic crisis to paint a picture of conflicts of interest and special favours by the Prime Minister. The world needs to have a balanced perspective on what this International charity has achieved while coming to terms with how the two founders handled the controversy in front of the cameras during testimony. Along the way, we learn what has been lost and the personal cost to Canadians and people around the world.

More than just a story of the rise and fall of an iconic global charity, this is a cautionary tale of the collateral damage that can be levelled by unchecked partisan politics, social media pundits, and sensationalist headlines. In the end, Canadians are left to ponder whether the real “scandal� is the demise of WE Charity and the values of fair play and due process that most of us hold dear.]]> 384 Tawfiq S. Rangwala Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.31 What WE Lost: Inside The Attack on Canada’s Largest Children’s Charity
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]]> Projector for Sale 60529238
Emily not only starts remembering her dreams, she finds herself transforming them into reality, and her life inexplicably begins to blossom. She travels around the world searching for answers, encountering people and experiencing life-changing events that she's dreamed about before, forming relationships that could last a lifetime.

But new, powerful dreams compel her to abandon the path she'd hoped to follow, and Emily must now face a final, frightening question. Can she determine her own destiny or will it be written by processes she simply cannot control?]]> 325 Steven Decker Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.23 Projector for Sale
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]]> <![CDATA[Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)]]> 375802
But Ender is not the only result of the experiment. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway almost as long. Ender's two older siblings, Peter and Valentine, are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. While Peter was too uncontrollably violent, Valentine very nearly lacks the capability for violence altogether. Neither was found suitable for the military's purpose. But they are driven by their jealousy of Ender, and by their inbred drive for power. Peter seeks to control the political process, to become a ruler. Valentine's abilities turn more toward the subtle control of the beliefs of commoner and elite alike, through powerfully convincing essays. Hiding their youth and identities behind the anonymity of the computer networks, these two begin working together to shape the destiny of Earth-an Earth that has no future at all if their brother Ender fails.]]> 324 Orson Scott Card 0812550706 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.31 1985 Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[One More Life to Live (Edward and the Bricklayer Book 1)]]> 215515923 “This story held my heart from the beginning.� Edward Stubbins has never known kindness. Orphaned in post-war England, he is sent to Australia at age ten, where cruelty and rejection define his youth.

Against all odds, Edward carves out a life for himself—until love, the one thing he dares to believe in, is ripped away. From that moment on, he vows never to love again� and dies a bitter man.

But death is not the end. Edward is offered a seemingly impossible chance—to live again. Another life, another fate.

This time, he’s not in control—just a passenger in a life both eerily familiar and unexpectedly different. The man he becomes treads a path that echoes Edward’s own painful past, yet glimmers with traces of hope.

Then fate takes a cruel turn.

Is he doomed to relive the suffering he once endured, or is there something more at play—something that could change everything?

One More Life to Live is a gripping tale of fate, redemption, and the possibility that the universe is far more merciful than it seems.]]> 346 Steven Decker Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.38 2024 One More Life to Live (Edward and the Bricklayer Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)]]> 43722869 392 Barry Kirwan Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.22 2011 The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)]]> 15749186
But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh.

As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.]]> 355 Jenny Han 1442426713 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.03 2014 To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)]]> 10664113 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B004XISI4A

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance—beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind.

Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way to Daenerys. But his newest allies in this quest are not the rag-tag band they seem, and at their heart lies one who could undo Daenerys’s claim to Westeros forever.

Meanwhile, to the north lies the mammoth Wall of ice and stone—a structure only as strong as those guarding it. There, Jon Snow, 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, will face his greatest challenge. For he has powerful foes not only within the Watch but also beyond, in the land of the creatures of ice.

From all corners, bitter conflicts reignite, intimate betrayals are perpetrated, and a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves, will face seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Some will fail, others will grow in the strength of darkness. But in a time of rising restlessness, the tides of destiny and politics will lead inevitably to the greatest dance of all.]]> 1125 George R.R. Martin Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.33 2011 A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
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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 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.43 2018 The Mayan Legacy
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)]]> 10967 1443 Diana Gabaldon 0440221668 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.24 2001 The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
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]]> Catch .22 61377628
Sloan clears NEA of transporting illegal contraband into the States from South America. When the Cessna he’s piloting is sabotaged forcing him to make an emergency landing, the narrow escape confirms another suspicion. His sister’s death was no accident.

Information on a USB drive, points a finger at NEA’s largest customer. Sloan and Julia fly the DC3 from Maine’s rugged coast to the jungles of Peru where they discover their client runs an illicit escort service—knowledge that turns these savvy hunters into the hunted.]]> 319 Diane L. Kowalyshyn Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.45 Catch .22
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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 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.29 2015 Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
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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 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.39 Yildun: Worldmaker of Yand
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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Just Fly, SOAR: The Inspiration and tools you need to rise above adversity and create a life by design]]> 59013666 Are you struggling to rise above adversity?Looking for the deeper purpose for your life?Don’t Just Fly, tells a deeply personal account of an immigrant conqueror. Markey unveils her own fractured heart, coherent to the sound of humanities cries and painted by her own tears. Cultured calligraphy glides from her quill to depict traces of humankind and specifically where real victory dwells. Only you can define the tapestry of your character and the fashion that it spills into our world.This testimony is more than words, it is life changing motivation to live better. It is a witness that you can achieve professional success, change the narrative dished out to you, harness meaningful relationships, ignite your self-worth and find peace in the most intense storms of life. Drenched with palatable experience and insightful gleans Kelly shows that the power to change your life depends on you despite unfavourable circumstances. A book that’s ignites you to find your goodness guide.In this book, Kelly draws on her life experience wisdom intended to supply guidance and daily help, with all the pitfalls and possibilities to benefit you towards understanding how Define your purpose and vision for lifeUnderstand the lessons & blessings of your past Create authentic & meaningful relationships Thrive in a world that sometimes feels unfair Design the future that inspires youDon’t Just Fly, SOAR includes 25 powerful self-help tools for transforming your life and creating a future by design. Each points you toward a better and robust custom of living.This book will guide you to the healing power of empathy and complement the incredible influence of resilience that lurks within you. It will inspire you to shoot for the stars and leave your legacy in the world!_______________________________________________________________________ â€This book is powerful, it will teach you, it will equip you and it will shape you for a healthier walk in life...what an extraordinary journey and experience that turned out an exceptional woman of our era.â€� - Liz Naidoo. Editor. Woman of Faith Magazineâ€I believe our personal stories are sources of transformation for others...This book will transform your life and birth a new you. Congratulations on picking it up.â€� - Dr Samuel Ekundayo]]> 488 Kelly Markey 0645196819 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.33 Don't Just Fly, SOAR: The Inspiration and tools you need to rise above adversity and create a life by design
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]]> <![CDATA[Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1)]]> 30409158
Though she doesn't want to be alone, she isn't ready to go looking for new love, but men find her anyway. A handsome college student involved in some tricky human research gets into trouble in more ways than one. His inherent propensity to play detective, though helpful at times, seems to attract Murphy and his darned Law far too often ... and now his eyes are on Lindsey. Will his heart follow?

"Charming ... unexpected ... emotionally charged!"

--- Amylynn Bright, author of Finish What We Started

"Ms. Rohman's entertaining novel, WANTED: AN HONEST MAN, has all the hallmarks of a bestseller including a cast of inspired characters that bring real-world authenticity to her tale." --- BookViral]]> 353 Cricket Rohman 0989697169 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.41 2016 Wanted: An Honest Man (Lindsey Lark #1)
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]]> The Secret Garden 2998
Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at night.

With the help of the robin, Mary finds the door to a secret garden, neglected and hidden for years. When she decides to restore the garden in secret, the story becomes a charming journey into the places of the heart, where faith restores health, flowers refresh the spirit, and the magic of the garden, coming to life anew, brings health to Colin and happiness to Mary.]]> 331 Frances Hodgson Burnett 0517189607 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.16 1911 The Secret Garden
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]]> The 48 Laws of Power 1303 Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this multi-million-copy New York Times bestseller is the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control � from the author of The Laws of Human Nature.

In the book that People magazine proclaimed “beguiling� and “fascinating,� Robert Greene and Joost Elffers have distilled three thousand years of the history of power into 48 essential laws by drawing from the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and Carl Von Clausewitz and also from the lives of figures ranging from Henry Kissinger to P.T. Barnum.

Some laws teach the need for prudence (“Law 1: Never Outshine the Master�), others teach the value of confidence (“Law 28: Enter Action with Boldness�), and many recommend absolute self-preservation (“Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally�). Every law, though, has one thing in common: an interest in total domination. In a bold and arresting two-color package, The 48 Laws of Power is ideal whether your aim is conquest, self-defense, or simply to understand the rules of the game.]]> 452 Robert Greene 0140280197 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.11 1998 The 48 Laws of Power
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]]> Norse Mythology 37903770 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780393356182

Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok.

In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator.

Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose, these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.]]> 301 Neil Gaiman Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.11 2017 Norse Mythology
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]]> When I'm Gone 27401883 An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Dear Luke,First let me say—I love you…I didn’t want to leave you�

Luke Richardson has returned home after burying Natalie, his beloved wife of sixteen years, ready to face the hard job of raising their three children alone. But there’s something he’s not prepared for—a blue envelope with his name scrawled across the front in Natalie’s handwriting, waiting for him on the floor of their suburban Michigan home.

The letter inside, written on the first day of Natalie’s cancer treatment a year ago, turns out to be the first of many. Luke is convinced they’re genuine, but who is delivering them? As his obsession with the letters grows, Luke uncovers long-buried secrets that make him question everything he knew about his wife and their family. But the revelations also point the way toward a future where love goes on—in written words, in memories, and in the promises it’s never too late to keep.

]]> 366 Emily Bleeker 150396440X Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.00 2016 When I'm Gone
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]]> <![CDATA[God’s So Great!!! It’s a Storm Without God� It’s the Perfect Journey When You Know the Name of Jesus Is Guaranteed!!!: My Life Testimony: There’s No Excuse to Not Be Who You Want to Be…]]> 41787334 67 Larry Taylor 1723095079 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.26 God’s So Great!!! It’s a Storm Without God… It’s the Perfect Journey When You Know the Name of Jesus Is Guaranteed!!!: My Life Testimony: There’s No Excuse to Not Be Who You Want to Be…
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]]> The Complete Sherlock Holmes 188572
The sign of four --

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : A scandal in Bohemia ; The red-headed league ; A case of identity ; The Boscombe Valley mystery ; The five orange pips ; The man with the twisted lip ; The adventure of the blue carbuncle ; The adventure of the speckled band ; The adventure of the engineer's thumb ; The adventure of the noble bachelor ; The adventure of the beryl coronet ; The adventure of the copper beeches --

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes : Silver blaze ; The yellow face ; The stock-broker's clerk ; The "Gloria Scott" ; The Musgrave ritual ; The Reigate puzzle ; The crooked man ; The resident patient ; The Greek interpreter ; The naval treaty ; The final problem --

The return of Sherlock Holmes : The adventure of the empty house ; The adventure of the Norwood builder ; The adventure of the dancing men ; The adventure of the solitary cyclist ; The adventure of the priory school ; The adventure of Black Peter ; The adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton ; The adventure of the six Napoleons ; The adventure of the three students ; The adventure of the golden pince-nez ; The adventure of the missing three-quarter ; The adventure of the abbey grange ; The adventure of the second stain.

Volume 2. Introduction / by Loren D. Estleman --

The hound of the Baskervilles --

The valley of fear --

His last bow : The adventure of Wisteria Lodge : The singular experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles ; The tiger of San Pedro ; The adventure of the cardboard box ; The adventure of the red circle ; The adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans ; The adventure of the dying detective ; The disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax ; The adventure of the devil's foot ; His last bow --

The case-book of Sherlock Holmes : The adventure of the illustrious client ; The adventure of the blanched soldier ; The adventure of the Mazarin stone ; The adventure of the three gables ; The adventure of the Sussex vampire ; The adventure of the three Garridebs ; The problem of Thor Bridge ; The adventure of the creeping man ; The adventure of the lion's mane ; The adventure of the veiled lodger ; The adventure of Shoscombe old place ; The adventure of the retired colourman.]]> 1796 Arthur Conan Doyle Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.50 1915 The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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]]> Iola O 41219459 270 G.M. Monks 1945805951 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.32 Iola O
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]]> Pleasant Day 44575575
As Clarissa uncovers the stories behind the murders, both Pleasant and Clarissa's worlds are transformed by the truths they’re forced to accept, and both find solace and strength in the shared histories that have shaped them.]]> Vera Jane Cook Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.32 2015 Pleasant Day
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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 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.00 1925 The Trial
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]]> <![CDATA[What Have You Done (Adler and Dwyer, #0.5)]]> 38198018 A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.

Family is not what it seems in this raw, edgy thriller that New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline says “you won’t be able to put down.�

When a mutilated body is found hanging in a seedy motel in Philadelphia, forensics specialist Liam Dwyer assumes the crime scene will be business as usual. Instead, the victim turns out to be a woman he’d had an affair with before breaking it off to save his marriage. But there’s a bigger Liam has no memory of where he was or what he did on the night of the murder.

Panicked, Liam turns to his brother, Sean, a homicide detective. Sean has his back, but incriminating evidence keeps piling up. From fingerprints to DNA, everything points to Liam, who must race against time and his department to uncover the truth—even if that truth is his own guilt. Yet as he digs deeper, dark secrets come to light, and Liam begins to suspect the killer might actually be Sean�

When the smoke clears in this harrowing family drama, who will be left standing?

]]> 319 Matthew Farrell 1503955656 Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.92 2018 What Have You Done (Adler and Dwyer, #0.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Betrayal of Justice (Zachary Blake Betrayal, #2)]]> 36064416
In Washington D.C., a newly-elected president promises, in his inaugural speech, to “make America pure again.�

In Dearborn, Michigan, a young Muslim woman, Arya Khan, watches President John’s acceptance speech in horror while a a few miles away, a white supremacist, Keith Blackwell, watches the same speech with pure joy. Inspired by the new president's rhetoric, Blackwell fire bombs a local mosque. The Dearborn Police promise to investigate, but Arya fears that these cops are indifferent to the Muslim community and will not vigorously investigate. She takes matters into her own hands and conducts her own 'private investigation'. Arya identifies a suspect, follows him, and witnesses his brutal murder. She calls 9-1-1 and rushes to render aid, but when the police arrive, all evidence points to Arya as the murderer; she’s arrested, jailed and formally charged.

When the news story reaches the president, he seeks to deport Arya's immigrant parents. Zachary Blake (the central character of Bello’s debut legal thriller, Betrayal of Faith) returns as the trial lawyer for the family and drama plays out in both criminal and immigration courtrooms. But as the Dearborn Police seek to complete their investigation, an organization of white supremacists tries to thwart any attempt to tie their group to the murder and mayhem. Can Zachary Blake and his crack private investigator, Micah Love, save Aria from a murder charge and her parents from deportation? Can this innocent family expect justice in this new, "pure" America, an America that has lost its way?

Betrayal of Justice is the second installment of the Zachary Blake Betrayal Legal Thriller Series by attorney/author Mark M. Bello. Fans of John Grisham and Scott Turow will enjoy comparisons to current events, as well as Bello's ability to captivate readers in an intriguing courtroom drama. This is a legal and political thriller with intriguing characters, nonstop action and a plot that is anything but predictable.]]> 348 Mark M. Bello 1543906222 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.28 Betrayal of Justice (Zachary Blake Betrayal, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Stranger: The Dream (The Children of the Gods, #1)]]> 26005898 Smart and Spicy, The Children of The Gods Paranormal Romance Series will keep you at the edge of your seat!

A fascinating blend of Mythology, Cyber-war, and a tender Shades of Grey Romance, Dark Stranger � The Dream captivates the hearts and minds of readers around the world.

Since the dawn of human civilization, two warring factions of near-immortals � the descendants of the gods of old � have been secretly shaping its destiny. Kian's small clan championing progress, freedom and peace; their powerful enemy propagating ignorance, hate, and war.

Leading the clandestine battle from his luxurious L.A. high-rise, Kian is surrounded by family, yet he feels alone. Descending from a single goddess � the only one to survive the ancient cataclysm that wiped out the gods and most of their immortal offspring � clan members are forbidden to each other. And as the only other known immortals are their hated enemies, Kian and his kin have been long resigned to a lonely existence of fleeting trysts with human partners. That is, until Kian's sister Amanda � a researcher of paranormal abilities � makes a game changing discovery; a mortal seeress who she believes is a dormant carrier of their genes. Ever the realist, Kian is skeptical and refuses his sister's plea to attempt the Dormant's activation. But when his enemies learn of the highly coveted soothsayer's existence and attempt to grab her, he rushes her to the safety of his keep.

Inexorably drawn to Syssi's shy beauty, Kian is startled by feelings he had sworn off long ago. Tormented by past mistakes, he wrestles with his conscience as he is tempted to explore her budding interest in the spicy passions he favors.

When Syssi's paranormal foresight lands her a job at Dr. Amanda Dokani's neuroscience lab, it fails to predict, not only that her boss is an immortal who would drag her into a secret, millennia-old battle over humanity's future, but the professor's imposing brother who would alter her own.

Despite his better judgement, will Kian succumb to Syssi's irresistible pull? And will Syssi discover that the man igniting her startlingly dark desires is a nearly two-thousand-year-old immortal?

Warning. This book contains hot scenes and adult themes. Reader discretion is advised.]]> 330 I.T. Lucas Arnulfo 0 to-read 3.56 2015 Dark Stranger: The Dream (The Children of the Gods, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ghost Moth (The Red Grouse Tales)]]> 54668652
(Given 5 stars by Readers' Favorite, it is also a recent Book Excellence Awards Finalist)

As Joe reads an old folk tale and is drawn into a world of religious fanatics, witches, angels and she-devils, he begins to wonder if it is possible that a five hundred year old tragic love story of a young monk and his lover could be impacting on his family in the present day?

A story about the desires of the sexes and the doctrines of religion, with hints at the supernatural and beautiful and atmospheric imagery, this controversial, adult, speculative, spiritual and philosophical tale will intrigue, entertain and keep you guessing in equal measure up until the last page.

(Warning to sensitive readers; the story is an adult one and so deals with adult themes. It contains what some might find to be controversial views on both religion and sex, as well as mild sex scenes.)]]> 321 Leslie Garland Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.07 The Ghost Moth (The Red Grouse Tales)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts―One Conversation at a Time]]> 58944475 New York Times bestselling author Susan Scott guides couples through eight must-have conversations to create a fierce love that stands the test of time and grows stronger over the years.


Often in our romantic relationships, we long for deep connection, but we don't know how to communicate well and sometimes withhold what we're really thinking and feeling. This can lead to fighting, resentment, or, worse, complacency--where you are just going through the motions, more like roommates than two people in love. As Susan writes, "It's as if we've pulled off our own wings." As couples, we don't stop to think how important our conversations are. And we certainly don't understand that what we talk about and how we talk about it determine whether our relationships will thrive, flatline, or fail.


In Fierce Love, New York Times bestselling author Susan Scott guides couples through eight must-have conversations that lead to deep connection and lasting commitment. Through the use of true stories and hands-on exercises, Susan helps us



understand that the conversation is the relationship;
identify and dispel five relationship myths that mislead and derail us;
learn eight conversations that are critical to enriching relationships; and
stop fighting or ignoring issues and start connecting in a deep and meaningful way.

After a season where many relationships were tested and tried, where some relationships thrived and others have exposed cracks couples didn't even realize were there, or realized but didn't acknowledge, now is the best time to learn to communicate well. By having honest, compelling conversations with our partners, we can foster true connection and a fierce love that will withstand the test of time and grow stronger over the years.]]> 0 Susan Scott 1713651521 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.29 2022 Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts―One Conversation at a Time
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]]> <![CDATA[Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)]]> 36336078 Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at first each feigns indifference. But during the restless summer weeks that follow, unrelenting buried currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire, intensify their passion as they test the charged ground between them. What grows from the depths of their spirits is a romance of scarcely six weeks' duration and an experience that marks them for a lifetime. For what the two discover on the Riviera and during a sultry evening in Rome is the one thing both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy.

The psychological maneuvers that accompany attraction have seldom been more shrewdly captured than in André Aciman's frank, unsentimental, heartrending elegy to human passion. Call Me by Your Name is clear-eyed, bare-knuckled, and ultimately unforgettable.]]> 248 André Aciman 1786495252 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.08 2007 Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces]]> 59646286
This book is meant to be a parent-child activity. Youngsters can read Boo’s story and their parents can help with the how-to-tie instruction pages. A fun shoelace-themed “I Did It� badge is included at the back of the book to give in celebration of conquering this difficult task.

Exercises in manual dexterity build self-esteem in children. Knowing how to tie shoe-strings, scarves and more into a bow is a useful and rewarding skill.

“Teach a child a useful skill. Build confidence and self-esteem that lasts a lifetime.�
Author, Sybrina Durant

Other books in the “Learn To Tie With The Rabbit and the Fox� series are the book with that name in English, Spanish and Tagalog plus a special little book to gift to boys in a wedding party. “Nellie Knows How To Knot A Neck Scarf�, “Ned Knows How To Knot A Neck Tie� and "Cleo Can Tie A Bow" are also part of the series.]]> 40 Sybrina Durant Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.40 Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces
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]]> <![CDATA[Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes (The Dark Eyes #1)]]> 55605912 0 M.R. Noble Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.26 2020 Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes (The Dark Eyes #1)
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]]> The Companions 197980720 697 Cade Mengler 1916787665 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.38 2023 The Companions
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]]> <![CDATA[Living in Harmony with the Real World Vol 3: Coping with Loss and Grief]]> 57079493 299 Gary Edward Gedall Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.33 Living in Harmony with the Real World Vol 3: Coping with Loss and Grief
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]]> <![CDATA["Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion]]> 184038287
For some 50 years, Paul Sochaczewski has been on the trail of famous naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and his little-known assistant Ali.

The result of this quest is an imaginative “enhanced biography� of an illiterate 19th-century teenager from Borneo who helped Wallace become one of history’s most successful explorers of the natural world.

This deliciously speculative book, filled with humor and touching scenes of imagined conversations, takes a hard look at “slippery truth,� and, perhaps most important, asks the question: “Is there someone in your life who has quietly helped you, perhaps without adequate recognition, on your journey?�

In this innovative approach to biography, you’ll discover:

� New clues that expand our knowledge of Ali’s background and career
� Why writing the history of a 19th-century teenage boy from Borneo is so challenging
� Details about how Ali collected some 5,000 of Wallace’s 8,050 bird specimens
� Imagined conversations that explore emotions and perceptions of Wallace and Ali
� How each of us has an “Ali� who has helped us along the way

Who’s your Ali? Perhaps this book might encourage to reach out to someone forgotten but who eased your path along your journey?]]> 274 Paul Spencer Sochaczewski 2940573417 Arnulfo 0 to-read 4.31 2023 "Look Here, Sir, What a Curious Bird": Searching for Ali, Alfred Russel Wallace's Faithful Companion
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