Glennis's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:18:13 -0700 60 Glennis's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Plague 2891361
After a meticulous and painstaking review, Annick comes to the chilling revelation that these illnesses have not occurred by pure happenstance—they are the work of a cunning bioterrorist with an unfathomable purpose to his morally corrupt behavior. He works in Annick’s own shadow and soon becomes diabolically obsessed with her death. For Annick, stopping him means laying her own life on the line. As she sets out to do so, every passing hour soon becomes critical as a time bomb of impending disaster ticks on relentlessly.]]> 352 Gary Birken 0425187071 Glennis 4 3.26 2002 Plague
author: Gary Birken
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.26
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 2025/04/12
date added: 2025/04/12
shelves: fiction, kindle, medical-fiction, thriller, owned, 2025
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]]> <![CDATA[Final Diagnosis: A Medical Thriller]]> 74345823
Her life is in their hands.She has every reason to fear them . . .Erin Wells is a reporter for the AMA News, and Claire’s closest friend. She’s arrived to extoll the advances of the world-renowned institute and to lend support to Claire. But what she soon discovers only arouses suspicion. Met with fierce resistance at every level, Erin risks more than she ever feared by digging deeper than she ever imagined. Now, the truth has brought her one step closer to an inescapable trap of corporate greed, deadly corruption, and an insidious conspiracy.

For here, down the stark white halls of the Miami Institute, there are no patients. Only human experiments.]]> 390 Gary Birken 1957227036 Glennis 0 4.45 2001 Final Diagnosis: A Medical Thriller
author: Gary Birken
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> Code 15: A Medical Thriller 72387643 New York Times bestselling author of The Second Opinion

FIRST, DO NO HARM.
As the Chief of Emergency Medicine at Dade Presbyterian Hospital, Dr. Morgan Connolly faces death and suffering on a daily basis. So when two brothers in her care die suddenly as a result of rapidly advanced cases of meningitis, she is saddened but knows she has to let it go . . .

THEN, TRY TO SURVIVE.
Not long after, Morgan’s own father is killed in what seems to be a random attack. Then, the number of patients dying due to seemingly preventable medical errors—also known as a Code 15—begins rising throughout the hospital, including the ER. And Morgan’s own superiors think she is losing her edge. But she suspects that someone is cutting a deadly path of vengeance through Dade Presbyterian—a path that may end with Morgan facing her own demise at the hands of a madman . . .

“Fast-paced, with a heroine you’ll root for, satisfying medical work, and a surprise ending I didn’t see coming.�
—Philip Margolin, author of Fugitive]]> 421 Gary Birken 1957227095 Glennis 5 4.49 2009 Code 15: A Medical Thriller
author: Gary Birken
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/08
date added: 2025/04/06
shelves: thriller, medical-fiction, 2025, fiction, kindle
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]]> <![CDATA[Prognosis Critical: An Authentic Medical Thriller]]> 62341317 Where deadly secrets are the norm, even for those who've sworn to help, how far will one dedicated doctor go to save her career?"Sizzles with authenticity." - CJ Lyons, NYT Bestselling Author

Dr. Jacey Flanigan has worked tirelessly to achieve her dream of becoming a pediatric cardiologist. But when she moves to Manhattan to begin her career at a prestigious children's hospital, she discovers that the medical profession may not be what she expected. An encounter with an arrogant heart surgeon on her first day sets the tone for what's to come - a world of enigmatic physician behavior and questionable cardiac surgical practices cloaked in secrecy.

As she navigates this new world, Jacey finds herself facing a difficult moral turn a blind eye to malpractice and protect her fledgling career, or risk everything by delving deeper into suspicious activity.

With deadly secrets and unexpected consequences lurking around every corner, Jacey must decide whether to stay silent or speak up, even if it means putting everything on the line ... including her life.

If you like taut mysteries that keep you guessing to the very end, then you will love Dr. Gary Birken's suspenseful and authentic medical thriller.

Buy Critical now and get your pulse racing!]]> 264 Gary Birken 1957227133 Glennis 5 A Page-turner!

Intriguing story line...kept me turning pages!! Birken makes it all very believable. Enjoying all of his books immensely! This is my 3rd in a row!]]> 4.46 Prognosis Critical: An Authentic Medical Thriller
author: Gary Birken
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.46
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/30
date added: 2025/04/06
shelves: 2025, fiction, medical-fiction, kindle, owned, thriller
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A Page-turner!

Intriguing story line...kept me turning pages!! Birken makes it all very believable. Enjoying all of his books immensely! This is my 3rd in a row!
]]> Embolus: A Medical Thriller 74345051 —Dan DonaldsonWelcome to the trauma ward, a place of healing . . .Death is a fact of life at the Gillette Trauma Center, a prestigious Washington, D.C. facility that gets more than its fair share of borderline cases. At some point the doctors have all seen a recovering patient suddenly slip away as the result of a pulmonary embolus—a fatal blood clot that can form after serious injury. But lately it’s been happening with alarming frequency to patients of a certain Dr. Runyon . . .. . . and harmJournalist David Airoway has been investigating, and the trail has led him to a secretive society called the Caduceus Project that will stop at nothing to achieve its goals.

Now David is in a coma—at Gillette. The police think he tried to kill himself, but his sister, Alex, a surgeon at the hospital, is about to learn that David had been making some very powerful enemies. It’s up to her to expose the conspiracy—before Dr. Runyon takes care of her brother, too . . .

“Reflects his obvious medical expertise.� �Publishers Weekly]]> 440 Gary Birken 1957227079 Glennis 5 4.42 2006 Embolus: A Medical Thriller
author: Gary Birken
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2025/04/06
date added: 2025/04/06
shelves: fiction, medical-fiction, thriller, 2025
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]]> <![CDATA[Error in Diagnosis: A Medical Thriller (Madison Shaw and Jack Wyatt Medical Mysteries Book 1)]]> 201912848
Confronted by a disease they’ve never seen before, Jack and Madison must put their differences aside as severe symptoms plague more and more women. With the numbers multiplying and the nation on the brink of an epidemic, finding a cure may mean risking innocent lives.

The disease is spreading. Patients are dying. And no one can guess what will happen next �

Error In Diagnosis is the thrilling start to the Madison Shaw and Jack Wyatt medical mystery series by Gary Birken, M.D. If you like races against time balanced with medical authenticity, then you’ll love this pulse-pounding thriller.



Read Error In Diagnosis today to unravel a breathtaking medical mystery.

* Previously published as Error in Diagnosis under the pen name Mason Lucas, M.D.]]> 378 Gary Birken Glennis 4 4.50 Error in Diagnosis: A Medical Thriller (Madison Shaw and Jack Wyatt Medical Mysteries Book 1)
author: Gary Birken
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.50
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/03/25
date added: 2025/03/30
shelves: medical-fiction, thriller, 2025, owned, kindle
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]]> <![CDATA[Malice By Design: An Authentic Medical Thriller (Madison Shaw and Jack Wyatt Medical Mysteries)]]> 199473544 386 Gary Birken 1957227141 Glennis 0 to-read 5.00 Malice By Design: An Authentic Medical Thriller (Madison Shaw and Jack Wyatt Medical Mysteries)
author: Gary Birken
name: Glennis
average rating: 5.00
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rating: 0
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]]> 1408 36411953 Stephen King Glennis 0 to-read, owned 3.73 1408
author: Stephen King
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.73
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date added: 2025/03/01
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]]> The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 22015627 The basis for Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s cinematic romance starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison.

Burdened by debt after her husband's death, Lucy Muir insists on moving into the very cheap Gull Cottage in the quaint seaside village of Whitecliff, despite multiple warnings that the house is haunted. Upon discovering the rumors to be true, the young widow ends up forming a special companionship with the ghost of handsome former sea captain Daniel Gregg. Through the struggles of supporting her children, seeking out romance from the wrong places, and working to publish the captain's story as a book, Blood and Swash, Lucy finds in her secret relationship with Captain Gregg a comfort and blossoming love she never could have predicted.

Originally published in 1945, made into a movie in 1947, and later adapted into a television sitcom in 1968, this romantic tale explores how love can develop without boundaries, both in this life and beyond.

With a new foreword by Adriana Trigiani.

Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.]]> 194 R.A. Dick 0804173494 Glennis 0 4.42 1945 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
author: R.A. Dick
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1945
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/02/22
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]]> <![CDATA[Last Patient of the Night (An AJ Docker Medical Thriller, #1)]]> 196785224 "Last Patient of the Night is M*A*S*H* meets Detective Harry Bosch. It's a thriller that won't disappoint." –Gregory D. Lee, author of An International Thriller

The death of a nameless young woman in his emergency room spurs physician AJ Docker to seek answers. Together with his policeman friend and a police dog, he sets out on a quest for justice for his lost patient, but he discovers more questions than answers as he delves into the criminal world.

Last Patient of the Night is an action packed thriller interspersed with lighthearted stories from the emergency room, featuring a cast of interesting characters.

Gary Gerlacher’s experience as an emergency physician lends authenticity to the ER culture. His debut novel is the first in the AJ Docker series, and will leave you turning pages late into the night.]]> 263 Gary Gerlacher Glennis 4 4.32 2023 Last Patient of the Night (An AJ Docker Medical Thriller, #1)
author: Gary Gerlacher
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/21
date added: 2025/02/22
shelves: thriller, medical-fiction, fiction, mystery, 2025
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]]> Missing in Flight 212032163 From USA Today bestselling author Audrey J. Cole comes a harrowing thriller about a woman faced with the unthinkable, when her infant goes missing aboard a plane to New York.

Rushing back to her seat, Makayla Rossi is relieved that all’s still quiet. But when she checks on her sleeping baby, relief morphs into fear. The bassinet is empty.

Liam is gone.

It was a long flight from Anchorage to New York, and with every flight attendant busy, Makayla reluctantly ran to the restroom, asking a seat neighbor to watch her son. She stepped away for just a few minutes. Yet at thirty thousand feet, he still vanished.

Passengers and crew scour the plane to no avail, and since no one recalls seeing her with a baby, suspicions begin to mount about Makayla’s mental state. She’s certain this is nothing like her mother’s on-air memory meltdown. If only Jack, her husband, were there. He would believe her. A high-profile banker featured in Forbes, maybe he could even help.

But Makayla is squarely on her own. And she’ll have to think fast in order to find her son—before it’s too late.]]> 284 Audrey J. Cole 1662520719 Glennis 4 2025, fiction, thriller 3.95 2025 Missing in Flight
author: Audrey J. Cole
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/10
date added: 2025/02/10
shelves: 2025, fiction, thriller
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]]> Comfort & Joy 36681499 Alternative cover edition of ASIN B000FCKGMA

Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas more than any other time of the year. Now, as the holiday approaches, she is at a crossroads in her life; recently divorced and alone, she can’t summon the old enthusiasm for celebrating. So without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. When an unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods of the Olympic rainforest, Joy makes a bold decision to leave her ordinary life behind--to just walk away--and thus begins an adventure unlike any she could have imagined.

In the small town of Rain Valley, six-year-old Bobby O’Shea is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Unable to handle the loss, Bobby has closed himself off from the world, talking only to his invisible best friend. His father Daniel is beside himself, desperate to help his son cope. Yet when the little boy meets Joy, these two unlikely souls form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and Daniel heal, Joy finds herself again.

But not everything is as it seems in quiet Rain Valley, and in an instant, Joy’s world is ripped apart, and her heart is broken. On a magical Christmas Eve, a night of impossible dreams and unexpected chances, Joy must find the courage to believe in a love--and a family--that can’t possibly exist, and go in search of what she wants . . . and the new life only she can find.]]> 272 Kristin Hannah Glennis 0 3.93 2005 Comfort & Joy
author: Kristin Hannah
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/01/03
shelves: owned, kindle, fiction-contemporary-lit, contemporary, to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)]]> 33632473
Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is a place of healing. Strangers flock here hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. If none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked “comfort� scone from the Gingerbread House bakery, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. That’s Nora’s special talent—prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person’s deepest pain and lighten their heaviest burden.

When a visiting businessman reaches out to Nora for guidance, she knows exactly which novels will help. But before he can keep their appointment at Miracle Books, he’s found dead on the train tracks.

Stunned, Nora forms the Secret, Book, and Scone Society, a group of damaged souls yearning to gain trust and earn redemption by helping others. To join the society, members must divulge their darkest secret—the terrible truth that brought each of them to Miracle Springs in the first place.

Determined to uncover the truth behind the businessman’s demise, the women meet in Nora’s cramped and cozy bookstore to share stories and trade support. And as they untangle a web of corruption, they also discover their own courage, purpose, and a sisterhood that will carry them through every challenge—proving it’s never too late to turn the page and start over . . .]]> 290 Ellery Adams 1496712374 Glennis 0 3.64 2017 The Secret, Book & Scone Society (Secret, Book, & Scone Society, #1)
author: Ellery Adams
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/01/02
shelves: to-read, mystery, fiction, kindle-amazon
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]]> <![CDATA[Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space]]> 199898189 From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting—a riveting history that reads like a thriller. On January 28, 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions of Americans witnessed the tragic deaths of a crew including New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in 20th century history—one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. Until now. Based on extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting, An American Tragedy follows a handful of central protagonists—including each of the seven members of the doomed crew—through the years leading up to the accident, a detailed account of the tragedy itself, and into the investigation that followed. It’s a compelling tale of optimism and promise undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubris and heroism; and of an investigation driven by leakers and whistleblowers determined to bring the truth to light. Throughout, there are the ominous warning signs of a tragedy to come, recognized but then ignored, and later hidden from the public. Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program, the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster as well as the designers, engineers and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, Challenger brings to life a turning point in history—and the result is an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember.]]> 570 Adam Higginbotham 1982176636 Glennis 0 4.60 2024 Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
author: Adam Higginbotham
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/29
shelves: history, kindle, owned, science, currently-reading, nonfiction
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]]> <![CDATA[Undaunted: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back]]> 41715294 An inspiring and powerful memoir of surviving the Jonestown massacre and becoming a fearless voice against injustice and inequality by California congresswoman Jackie Speier.

Jackie Speier was twenty-eight when she joined Congressman Leo Ryan’s delegation to rescue defectors from cult leader Jim Jones’s Peoples Temple in Jonestown, Guyana. Ryan was killed on the airstrip tarmac. Jackie was shot five times at point-blank range. While recovering from what would become one of the most harrowing tragedies in recent history, Jackie had to Would she become a victim or a fighter? The choice to survive against unfathomable odds empowered her with a resolve to become a vocal proponent for human rights.

From the formative nightmare that radically molded her perspective and instincts to the devastating personal and professional challenges that would follow, Undaunted reveals the perseverance of a determined force in American politics. Deeply rooted in Jackie’s experiences as a widow, a mother, a congresswoman, and a fighter, hers is a story of true resilience, one that will inspire other women to draw strength from adversity in order to do what is right—no matter the challenges ahead.]]> 242 Jackie Speier 1503958590 Glennis 0 4.19 Undaunted: Surviving Jonestown, Summoning Courage, and Fighting Back
author: Jackie Speier
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Six Triple Eight: The True Story of the 6888th Battalion and Their WWII Mission]]> 223006217 The Six Triple The True Story of the 6888th Battalion and Their WWII Mission unveils one of the most extraordinary and untold chapters of World War II—one that shines a spotlight on the courage, resilience, and ingenuity of the women who defied the odds to serve their country. This is the gripping true story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first and only all-black, all-female unit to be deployed overseas during the war.

Tasked with an impossible mission—sorting and delivering over 17 million pieces of delayed mail to soldiers across war-torn Europe—these women faced unimaginable challenges. Battling both racial prejudice and gender discrimination, they proved their worth not only as soldiers but as heroes, revolutionising the way women of color were seen in the military. Despite the odds, they succeeded in their mission, restoring morale to thousands of soldiers and completing their task in record time. Yet, their bravery and sacrifices were forgotten, until now.

Through powerful firsthand accounts, interviews, and historical research, The Six Triple Eight brings to life the stories of these trailblazing women and their lasting impact on military history. Their courage broke barriers, and their legacy continues to inspire generations of women and people of color striving to make their mark in the world.

Join us on this remarkable journey of hope, sisterhood, and triumph against all odds. The story of the 6888th is finally being told—and it’s one you won’t forget.

Don’t miss out on this powerful story of courage and triumph—order your copy today and honor the unsung heroes of World War II.]]> 54 Dorian Ashveil Glennis 0 2.50 The Six Triple Eight: The True Story of the 6888th Battalion and Their WWII Mission
author: Dorian Ashveil
name: Glennis
average rating: 2.50
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rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/29
shelves: to-read, african-american-history, history, kindle, owned, women-nonfiction
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]]> Love Story 50329662
The iconic tale of love and loss that has touched the hearts of millions,Love Storyhas become one of the most adored novels of our time. It has sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide and became a blockbuster film starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw.It is the story that told the world, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.� This special anniversary edition includes an introduction by the author's daughter, Francesca Segal.

This is the story of Oliver Barrett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law, and Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe.

Opposites in nearly every way, Oliver and Jenny are kindred spirits from vastly different worlds. Their attraction to each other is immediate and powerful, and together they share a love that defies everything.

This is their story—a story of two young people and a love so uncompromising it will bring joy to your heart and tears to your eyes.]]> 148 Erich Segal 0063026023 Glennis 4 4.34 1969 Love Story
author: Erich Segal
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.34
book published: 1969
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/28
date added: 2024/12/28
shelves: classics, fiction, owned, kindle, romance, 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed]]> 211004064
Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, is often ranked among Americans� most well-liked presidents. Yet what most Americans don’t know is that JFK’s historic presidency almost ended before it began—at the hands of a disgruntled sociopathic loner armed with dynamite.

On December 11, 1960, shortly after Kennedy’s election and before his inauguration, a retired postal worker named Richard Pavlick waited in his car—a parked Buick—on a quiet street in Palm Beach, Florida. Pavlick knew the president-elect’s schedule. He knew when Kennedy would leave his house. He knew where Kennedy was going. From there, Pavlick had a simple plan—one that could’ve changed the course of history.

Written in the gripping, page-turning style that is the hallmark of Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch’s bestselling series, this is a slice of history vividly brought to life. Meltzer and Mensch are at the top of their game with this brilliant exploration of what could’ve been for one of the most compelling leaders of the 20th century.]]> 304 Brad Meltzer 1250790573 Glennis 0 to-read 4.08 2025 The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed
author: Brad Meltzer
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/27
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]]> Missing 179949548 It’s of her three-year-old son, Tyler�
But he’s right there, holding her hand. Surely this is some kind of prank � she knows her friend Louise can go too far with her jokes sometimes. And Ellie is used to the other mums gossiping at the school gates� But now the other parents are questioning whether Tyler is really her child. Ellie does everything she can to prove the post is fake, but the longer it goes on she knows it is malicious. Who would do this to her? And why? It could be her ex, Darren, but deep down she knows it must be linked to what happened all those years ago � the night she’s been doing her best to forget� All she knows is that she has to keep her son safe � no matter what.]]> 298 Ruby Speechley 1837513910 Glennis 0 3.98 2023 Missing
author: Ruby Speechley
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/27
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]]> Black Beauty 36116857
At turns suspenseful, heartwarming, and heartbreaking, Black Beauty is a masterful tale promoting equality, compassion, and strength of character—and remains a treasured classic for animal lovers of all ages.

AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature’s most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds.

Revised edition: Previously published as Black Beauty, this edition of Black Beauty (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.]]> 166 Anna Sewell 1542099323 Glennis 4 4.45 1877 Black Beauty
author: Anna Sewell
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.45
book published: 1877
rating: 4
read at: 2019/06/29
date added: 2024/12/27
shelves: classics, childrens, young-adult, middle-school, 2019, fiction, to-read, kindle, owned
review:
I loved this book as a child, and I love it still today....
]]> A Christmas Carol 9279443 86 Charles Dickens 1608437884 Glennis 5 4.50 1843 A Christmas Carol
author: Charles Dickens
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.50
book published: 1843
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/25
date added: 2024/12/25
shelves: owned, kindle, fiction-literary-awards, classics, 2023, 2024
review:
A bit awkward to read in this era, but a timeless classical tale of all time.
]]> <![CDATA[Sheltering Angel: A Novel Based on a True Story of the Titanic]]> 162244425 "Sheltering Angel tells the true story of several lesser-known individuals whose lives were impacted by the Titanic disaster. The stories of Cumings, Cunningham, Siebert and the others are engrossing, and Bryant's passion for the source material shines through on every page." –Tad Fitch, author of Recreating Titanic & Her A Visual History

From a working-class family, Scotsman Andrew Cunningham stewards for wealthy travelers aboard elegant cruise ships of the early 20th century, but he resents those who flaunt their inherited wealth.

New Yorkers Florence and Bradley Cumings, first-class passengers traveling aboard Titanic, are the exception, and the three discover an ancestral connection.

As the ship sinks on the fateful morning of April 15, 1912, Florence watches in horror from her lifeboat. In the darkness of night, she searches the water for her husband and recognizes the man swimming through the frigid water toward her is Andrew.

Based on a true story, Sheltering Angel is a must-read!]]> 395 Louella Bryant Glennis 0 to-read 4.54 Sheltering Angel: A Novel Based on a True Story of the Titanic
author: Louella Bryant
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.54
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]]> Terrifying Tales 23879486 The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Purloined Letter, and The Pit and the Pendulum, to name just a few, that defined American romanticism and secured Poe as one of the most enduring literary voices of the nineteenth century.]]> 309 Edgar Allan Poe Glennis 0 4.17 2014 Terrifying Tales
author: Edgar Allan Poe
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family]]> 18990127
With Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family, Dr. Phil offers a new classic on family life -- and gives parents real answers and a plan for being the most positive and effective parents possible. Starting right now, you can begin to make realistic choices and take day-to-day actions that can make your family phenomenal. You must decide that you will lead your family with strength and love and that peace and joy are not just for the people next door or on TV. They're for your family.

In Family First, Dr. Phil gives it to parents straight: even in this fast-paced world your family should be the center of your life and your child's life. Parenting is the most important and noble act you will ever undertake, yet American families are threatened like never before from the inside as well as the outside -- many of us fight too much, don't get involved enough in our children's lives, or get bogged down in life's daily struggles instead of keeping our eye on the big picture of our family's well-being.

Dr. Phil has been working with families for over twenty-five years to help them repair the fissures that have fractured their home lives. In Family First, he provides a proven action plan to help parents determine the strengths and weaknesses of their parenting style. His 7 Tools for Purposeful Parenting cover the most important elements for any parent: parenting for success -- for the purpose of raising cooperative, caring, and competent children. Exercises, scripts, assessments, solutions for specific problems, and precise directions for implementing the steps you need to take are all included in this landmark work.

Dr. Phil shows parents how to make changes now -- how to put a stop to your children's tantrums; talk to them about peer pressure or self-esteem; instill values like integrity, honesty, and respect for other people; and bring order back to your house. If you want your child to have a happy, fulfilled life, you must open your eyes to the crucial role you play in his or her development.

Most important, Dr. Phil's new book offers you and your family hope -- for a phenomenal home life now, and a productive, fulfilling future for your children. As Dr. Phil says, you are not just raising children, you are also raising adults, and everything you do today impacts what kind of adult your child will become. You are building the future.]]> 305 Phillip C. McGraw Glennis 0 4.05 2004 Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family
author: Phillip C. McGraw
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/22
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]]> The Wind in the Willows 35686198
Embracing themes of empathy and friendship under the most trying conditions, The Wind in the Willows follows the journey of its anthropomorphic characters through the changing seasons of the English countryside while providing life lessons that have endured for generations.

AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature’s most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds.

Revised edition: Previously published as The Wind in the Willows, this edition of The Wind in the Willows (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.]]> 192 Kenneth Grahame 1542099137 Glennis 0 4.20 1908 The Wind in the Willows
author: Kenneth Grahame
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1908
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Has the Tribulation Begun? Study Guide: Avoiding Confusion and Redeeming the Time in These Last Days]]> 108486469 Gain a Clearer Picture of the End Times

In this age of global uncertainty, many are constantly plagued by anxiety, fear, and contention. But as Christians, we can remain grounded in spiritual truth and emotional freedom by studying what God’s Word says about our future.

With this study guide companion to Has the Tribulation Begun?, bestselling author and prophecy expert Amir Tsarfati guides you through a biblical overview of the last days. The thought-provoking questions within will help you� separate Scripture’s teaching from popular misconceptions about the end times identify if and how today’s current events correlate with tribulation precursors navigate your life today with an eternal outlook guiding your decisions
Studying what the Bible says about the last days blesses you with clarity and confidence for today. This insightful resource will help you untangle the mysteries of the end times while encouraging you with a peace that comes from living with an eternal perspective.]]> 139 Amir Tsarfati 0736987290 Glennis 0 4.11 Has the Tribulation Begun? Study Guide: Avoiding Confusion and Redeeming the Time in These Last Days
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name: Glennis
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]]> <![CDATA[The Christmas Eve: A Ghost Story : Charles Dickens's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Charles Dickens (Best Classic Horror Novels of All Time)]]> 54482535 Gothic Dickens's stories are rich in atmospheric details that enhance the eerie and suspenseful nature of the narratives.
Exploration of the The collection delves into the realm of the supernatural, presenting ghostly encounters and other uncanny occurrences.
Human While spooky, the stories also incorporate elements of human drama and emotions, making them not only haunting but also emotionally resonant. Charles Dickens was an English novelist and social critic, born in 1812. Regarded as one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era, Dickens is best known for his timeless novels such as "A Tale of Two Cities," "Oliver Twist," and "A Christmas Carol." In addition to his beloved tales of social realism, Dickens also dabbled in the realm of horror and the supernatural, as showcased in The Christmas A Ghost Story , leaving a lasting mark on the genre of classic horror thrillers.]]> 72 Charles Dickens Glennis 0 to-read 4.11 The Christmas Eve: A Ghost Story : Charles Dickens's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Charles Dickens (Best Classic Horror Novels of All Time)
author: Charles Dickens
name: Glennis
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]]> <![CDATA[Accidental Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries, #1)]]> 158137276
Life’s a struggle for Rosemary Thorn and her teen daughter, Athena. But their regular troubles are turned upside down after Granny Thorn’s mysterious death.

Despite her cousin's sinister manoeuvrings, Rosemary returns to Myrtlewood and the sprawling, dilapidated Thorn Manor. But there's more to the old house than meets the eye, as Rosemary and Athena soon find out � in a whirlwind of magic, adventure, mystical creatures and endless cups of tea.

Life in Myrtlewood would be bliss if Rosemary could only clear her name in a certain murder investigation, solve the mystery and stay out of mortal peril � for at least a little while!

A small town with endless secrets, strange activities and a house with a mind of its own.

If you love mystery, witches, magic and a big dose of humour, you’re going to love Myrtlewood Mysteries Book 1.]]> 314 Iris Beaglehole Glennis 3 3.96 Accidental Magic (Myrtlewood Mysteries, #1)
author: Iris Beaglehole
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.96
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/12/17
date added: 2024/12/17
shelves: fantasy, fiction, magic, women-s-fiction, kindle, 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[Relationship Rescue: A Seven-Step Strategy for Reconnecting with Your Partner]]> 370069 320 Phillip C. McGraw 0786866314 Glennis 0 3.68 2000 Relationship Rescue: A Seven-Step Strategy for Reconnecting with Your Partner
author: Phillip C. McGraw
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/16
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]]> Krampus: The Yule Lord 18916690
dz Krampus

The author and artist of The Child Thief returns with a modern fabulist tale of Krampus, the Lord of Yule and the dark enemy of Santa Claus

One Christmas Eve in a small hollow in Boone County, West Virginia, struggling songwriter Jesse Walker witnesses a strange spectacle: seven devilish figures chasing a man in a red suit toward a sleigh and eight reindeer. When the reindeer leap skyward, taking the sleigh, devil men, and Santa into the clouds, screams follow. Moments later, a large sack plummets back to earth, a magical sack that thrusts the down-on-his-luck singer into the clutches of the terrifying Yule Lord, Krampus. But the lines between good and evil become blurred as Jesse's new master reveals many dark secrets about the cherry-cheeked Santa Claus, including how half a millennium ago the jolly old saint imprisoned Krampus and usurped his magic.

Now Santa's time is running short, for the Yule Lord is determined to have his retribution and reclaim Yuletide. If Jesse can survive this ancient feud, he might have the chance to redeem himself in his family's eyes, to save his own broken dreams, . . . and to help bring the magic of Yule to the impoverished folk of Boone County.]]> 381 Brom Glennis 0 4.12 2012 Krampus: The Yule Lord
author: Brom
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3)]]> 687215 "A trilogy of remarkable scope and sophistication."--Los Angeles Times

Twice before Thomas Covenant had been summoned to the strange otherworld where magic worked. Twice before he had been forced to join with the Lords of Revelstone in their war against Lord Foul, the ancient enemy of the Land.

Now he was back--to a Land ravaged by the armies of Lord Foul. The Lords were besieged and helpless. No place was safe, and Foul's victory seemed certain. Only Covenant could avert it. Desperately and without hope, he set out to confront the might of the Enemy. Along with him traveled a Giant, a Bloodguard, and the madwoman he had wronged. And in Foul's Creche, Lord Foul grew in power with each new defeat for the Land. . . .]]> 480 Stephen R. Donaldson 0345348672 Glennis 3 fantasy 4.03 1978 The Power That Preserves (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #3)
author: Stephen R. Donaldson
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1978
rating: 3
read at: 1978/01/01
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]]> <![CDATA[The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2)]]> 22875 496 Stephen R. Donaldson 0345418476 Glennis 0 fantasy 4.00 1982 The One Tree (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #2)
author: Stephen R. Donaldson
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1982
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3)]]> 228992

From the Paperback edition.]]> 485 Stephen R. Donaldson 0345418484 Glennis 0 fantasy 4.06 1983 White Gold Wielder (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3)
author: Stephen R. Donaldson
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1983
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #1)]]> 404223 498 Stephen R. Donaldson Glennis 0 fantasy 4.00 1980 The Wounded Land (The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #1)
author: Stephen R. Donaldson
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1980
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Relationship Rescue Workbook: Exercises and Self-Tests to Help You Reconnect with Your Partner]]> 358153
Ever since Relationship Rescue became an instant number one New York Times hardcover bestseller, Phil McGraws audiences have been asking for a workbook to help them apply his strategies for change to their relationships. Now, in The Relationship Rescue Workbook , Dr. Phil, Oprah's resident expert on human functioning, provides questions, exercises and self-tests that will enable couples in even the most troubled relationships to get their love lives back on track. And for those in solid relationships who would like to regain their spark, he reveals how to make that happen. He shows readers exactly how to pinpoint problems in their relationships, and how to make sure that the changes they enact will truly last. His straightforward, tell-it-like-it-is advice is made crystal clear in this easy-to-use workbook that is sure to prove immensely popular with his devoted national following.]]> 304 Phillip C. McGraw 0786886048 Glennis 0 3.48 2000 The Relationship Rescue Workbook: Exercises and Self-Tests to Help You Reconnect with Your Partner
author: Phillip C. McGraw
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/10
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]]> <![CDATA[LOU AND JONBENÉT: A Legendary Lawman’s Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen’s Murder]]> 92869796 302 John Wesley Anderson Glennis 4 3.76 2023 LOU AND JONBENÉT: A Legendary Lawman’s Quest To Solve A Child Beauty Queen’s Murder
author: John Wesley Anderson
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/16
date added: 2024/12/10
shelves: true-crime, owned, nonfiction, kindle, 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats]]> 1624299 A pop-science journey into the surprising ingredients found in most common packaged foods

Like most Americans, Steve Ettlinger eats processed foods. And, like most consumers, he didn't have a clue as to what most of the ingredients on the labels mean. So when his young daughter asked, "Daddy, what's polysorbate 60?", he was at a loss -- and determined to find out.

From the phosphate mines in Idaho to the oil fields in China, Twinkie, Deconstructed demystifies some of the most common processed food ingredients -- where they come from, how they are made, how they are used -- and why. Beginning at the source (hint: they're often more closely linked to rock and petroleum than any of the four food groups), we follow each Twinkie ingredient through the process of being crushed, baked, fermented, refined, and/or reacted into a totally unrecognizable goo or powder -- all for the sake of creating a simple snack cake.

An insightful exploration of the modern food industry, if you've ever wondered what you're eating when you consume foods containing mono- and diglycerides or calcium sulfate (the latter a food-grade equivalent of plaster of paris), this book is for you.]]> 304 Steve Ettlinger 0452289289 Glennis 1 3.34 2007 Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated into What America Eats
author: Steve Ettlinger
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.34
book published: 2007
rating: 1
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shelves: science, nonfiction, food, unfinished, to-read
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]]> You Like It Darker 201242757 From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,� writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,� and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.

“Two Talented Bastids� explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream,� a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny’s most catastrophically. In “Rattlesnakes,� a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. In “The Dreamers,� a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. “The Answer Man� asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.

King’s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.]]> 512 Stephen King 1668037718 Glennis 0 to-read 4.16 2024 You Like It Darker
author: Stephen King
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students]]> 128579027
The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,� offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike. Just after4:00 amon November 13,2022,four University of Idaho studentswere viciously stabbed to death in an off-campus house.The killings wouldshakethesmall blue-collar college town of Moscow, Idaho, dominate mainstream news coverage, and become a social media obsession, drawing millions of clicks and views. While a reticent Moscow Police Department, the FBI, and the Idaho State Police searched for the killer, unending conjecture and countless theories blazed online, in chatrooms and platforms from Reddit and YouTube toFacebookand TikTok. For more than a month, the clash of armchair investigators andlaw enforcementprofessionals raged, until a suspect � a 28-year-oldPh.D.candidate studying criminology—was arrested at hisfamily home2,500 miles away in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania on the day before New Year’s Eve. While Idaho Slept is a thought-provoking, literary chronicle of a small-town murder investigation blistering beneath the unceasing light of international interest, as traditional investigators, citizen sleuths, and the true-crime media acted—sometimes together, often in conflict—to uncover the truth. As J. Reuben Appelman brings this terrible crime into focus, he humanizes the four victims, examining the richness of their lives,dissects the mind and motivations of their presumed killer, andexplores the world of northern Idaho, a rugged, deeply conservativestrongholdsteeped in Christian values and American patriotism. Going deep inside the case, Appelman addresses a crucial With so many millions of citizens armed by access and hungry to take part in a true crime hunt of their own, has the nature of homicide investigations permanently changed? Rising above the sensational, While Idaho Slept illuminates the intrinsic connection between today’s media, citizen sleuths, our societal mania for murder tales, and an impatient public’s insatiable appetite for spectacle as never before. Running beneath, the pulse of the story is a heartbreaking narrative of the people we love, the dreams we all share, and the uncertain time left for sharing them. ]]> 288 J. Reuben Appelman Glennis 4 3.99 2023 While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students
author: J. Reuben Appelman
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)]]> 13511897 This is an alternative cover edition for ISBN13:9780451458445.

HARRY DRESDEN � WIZARD
Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. All par for the course for Chicago’s only professional wizard.

But in all of Harry’s years of supernatural sleuthing, he’s never faced anything like this: the spirit world’s gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble—and not just of the door-slamming, ‘boo�- shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly.

Someone—or something—is stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn’t figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself....
From the back cover of ISBN 0451458443 / 9780451458445]]> 436 Jim Butcher Glennis 3 3.91 2001 Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
author: Jim Butcher
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2001
rating: 3
read at: 2019/04/17
date added: 2024/12/01
shelves: fantasy, fiction, mystery, 2019
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]]> The Boyfriend 208503280 She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim...

A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…]]> 368 Freida McFadden 1728296226 Glennis 0 to-read 3.95 2024 The Boyfriend
author: Freida McFadden
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[The Forever Witness: How Genetic Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder]]> 60792881
When Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook were murdered during a trip to Seattle in the 1980s, detectives had few leads. The murder weapon was missing. No one witnessed any suspicious activity. And there was only a single handprint on the outside of the young couple’s van. The detectives assumed Tanya and Jay were victims of a serial killer—but without any leads, the case seemed forever doomed.

In deep-freeze, long-term storage, biological evidence from the crime scenes sat waiting. Meanwhile, California resident CeCe Moore began her lifetime fascination with genetic genealogy. As DNA testing companies rapidly grew in popularity, she discovered another use for the technology: solving crimes. When Detective Jim Scharf decided to send the cold case’s decades-old DNA to Parabon NanoLabs, he hoped he would bring closure to the Van Cuylenborg and Cook families. He didn't know that he and Moore would make history.

Anyone can submit a saliva sample to learn about their ancestry. But what happens after the results of these tests are uploaded to the internet? As lawyers, policymakers, and police officers fight over questions of consent and privacy, the implications of Scharf’s case become ever clearer. Approximately 250,000 murders in the United States remain unsolved today. We have the tools to catch many of these killers—but what is the cost?]]> 384 Edward Humes 1524746290 Glennis 0 to-read 4.40 2022 The Forever Witness: How Genetic Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder
author: Edward Humes
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2022
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]]> Never Lie 62080187
But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate� with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.

In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to Dr. Hale’s mysterious disappearance.

Tricia plays the tapes one by one, late into the night. With each one, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and Dr. Adrienne Hale’s web of lies slowly unravels.

And then Tricia reaches the final cassette.

The one that reveals the entire horrifying truth.]]> 286 Freida McFadden Glennis 0 4.09 2022 Never Lie
author: Freida McFadden
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction]]> 122932091
A psychologist’s six-step roadmap to a life beyond happiness—one of sustainable lifetime satisfaction.

Dr. Jennifer Guttman is a strong advocate of providing guidance for self-improvement outside of the confines of traditional therapy, and to that end, her strategy works so well because of its universal applicability. In Beyond Happiness , Dr. Guttman lays out six techniques that will empower you to gain control over your own happiness: avoiding assumptions; reducing people-pleasing behaviors; facing fears; making decisions; closing; and active self-reinforcement.

The immense success that Dr. Guttman has had using these techniques within her practice is a testament to just how effective they are. She has shown how moving beyond happiness to satisfaction and contentment is a very achievable and rewarding journey.]]> 226 Jennifer Guttman 1637587953 Glennis 0 4.50 Beyond Happiness: The 6 Secrets of Lifetime Satisfaction
author: Jennifer Guttman
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.50
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]]> Pandora's Clock 661757
On a snowy road in a German forest, Ernest Helms sees a man trying to break into his car. After a scuffle, Helms escapes with only a cut on his hand. Hours later, he collapses aboard a flight from Frankfurt to New York. The pilot, Capt. James Holland, radios London to plan an emergency landing to save Helms—and then the nightmare begins.

Heathrow denies Holland permission to land: Helms has been stricken with an ultracontagious pathogen that threatens the entire planet. When Germany also refuses to let him land, Holland and his passengers are prisoners of the sky, caught between a deadly disease and a world that would rather shoot them down than risk contamination.

Written by a former aviator known as the master of mile-high suspense, this is a pulse-pounding thriller about infectious disease in the tradition of Outbreak and The Andromeda Strain. Threatened by hostile governments on the ground and disease in the sky, Captain Holland is in for the flight of his life.]]> 438 John J. Nance 0312960344 Glennis 0 3.91 1995 Pandora's Clock
author: John J. Nance
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1995
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1)]]> 43799186 120 Dr. Harper Glennis 3 3.54 2019 I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy, #1)
author: Dr. Harper
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/04
date added: 2024/10/04
shelves: fiction, novella, psy-thriller, owned, 2024
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]]> Ghost Mother 205680748 Ghost Mother is a mesmerizing psychological ghost story that blurs the thin line between reality and delusion.

Lilly Bly desperately wants to have a baby. She is struggling with infertility and bad spending habits when her husband, Jack, gets a new job that moves them from Chicago to a small town in Wisconsin. Impractical Lilly falls in love with a decrepit mansion well out of their price range—she is convinced that she will finally get pregnant and have a baby in this house—and Jack reluctantly agrees to buy the wreck. But when Lilly learns that her dream house was the site of a gruesome triple homicide/suicide in the 1950s, she begins to experience strange occurrences that soon lead her to believe the house is haunted. Are her ghostly encounters real, or is this a cascading mental breakdown? As Lilly learns more about the deaths and her visions become increasingly vivid, her relationship with Jack deteriorates, leading to a dramatic and irreversible climax.

Perfect for fans of classic, gothic horror fiction, like Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw and Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, as well as contemporary suspense and horror fiction by everyone from Stephen King to Ruth Ware.

]]> 329 Kelly Dwyer 1454952830 Glennis 0 3.92 2024 Ghost Mother
author: Kelly Dwyer
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> Mothered 60180796
Grace isn’t exactly thrilled when her newly widowed mother, Jackie, asks to move in with her. They’ve never had a great relationship, and Grace likes her space—especially now that she’s stuck at home during a pandemic. Then again, she needs help with the mortgage after losing her job. And maybe it’ll be a chance for them to bond—or at least give each other a hand.

But living with Mother isn’t for everyone. Good intentions turn bad soon after Jackie moves in. Old wounds fester; new ones open. Grace starts having nightmares about her disabled twin sister, who died when they were kids. And Jackie discovers that Grace secretly catfishes people online—a hobby Jackie thinks is unforgivable.

When Jackie makes an earth-shattering accusation against her, Grace sees it as an act of revenge, and it sends her spiraling into a sleep-deprived madness. As the walls close in, the ghosts of Grace’s past collide with a new but familiar threat: Mom.]]> 317 Zoje Stage 1662506228 Glennis 3 3.30 2023 Mothered
author: Zoje Stage
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.30
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/28
date added: 2024/09/28
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]]> The Stable Boy of Auschwitz 62804319
Henry was one of the 2,011 Jews who weredeported from Cologne, through it all, he found the strength to survive and was one of only 23 to emerge alive from the concentration camps after the war.

How did one starving boy, alone and forgotten, survive this ultimate hell on earth? The Stable Boy of Auschwitz is the heart-breaking, mesmerizing, and unforgettable true story that will destroy your faith in humanity . . . and then build it back up again.]]> 272 Henry Oster 1538741903 Glennis 0 4.36 2014 The Stable Boy of Auschwitz
author: Henry Oster
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience]]> 203608467 Anillustrated edition of The 1619 Project, with newly commissioned artwork and archival images, The New York Times Magazine's award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center ofthe American story.

Here, in these pages, Black art provides refuge. The marriage of beautiful, haunting and profound words and imagery creates an experience for the reader, a wanting to reflect, to sit in both the discomfort and the joy, to contemplate what a nation owes a people who have contributed so much and yet received so little, and maybe even, to act. --Nikole Hannah-Jones, from the Preface

Curated by the editors of The New York Times Magazine, led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, this illustrated edition of The 1619 Project features seven chapters from the original book that lend themselves to beautiful, engaging visuals, deepening the experience of the content. The 1619 A Visual Experience offers the same revolutionary idea as the original book, an argument for a new national origin story that begins in late August of 1619, when a cargo ship of enslaved people from Africa arrived on the shores of Jamestown, Virginia. Only by reckoning with this difficult history and understanding its powerful influence on our present can we prepare ourselves for a more just future.

Filled with original art by thirteen Black artists like Carrie Mae Weems, Calida Rawles, Vitus Shell, Xaviera Simmons, on the themes of resistance and freedom, a brand-new photo essay about slave auction sites, vivid photos of Black Americans celebrating their own forms of patriotism, and a collection of archival images of Black families by Black photographers, this gorgeous volume offers readers a dynamic new way of experiencing the impact of The 1619 Project.

Complete with many of the powerful essays and vignettes from the original edition, written by some of the most brilliant journalists, scholars, and thinkers of our time, The 1619 A Visual Experience brings to life a fuller, more comprehensive understanding of American history and culture.]]> 288 Nikole Hannah-Jones 0593232259 Glennis 0 to-read 4.45 The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience
author: Nikole Hannah-Jones
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.45
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz]]> 56131831 “We must die standing up for something.�

“And what are we standing up for?�

“The most important thing there is. Freedom.�


Millions of people walked through Auschwitz’s gates, but she was the first woman who escaped. This powerful novel tells the inspiring true story of Mala Zimetbaum, whose heroism will never be forgotten, and whose fate altered the course of history�

Nobody leaves Auschwitz alive.

Mala, inmate 19880, understood that the moment she stepped off the cattle train into the depths of hell. As an interpreter for the SS, she uses her position to save as many lives as she can, smuggling scraps of bread to those desperate with hunger.

Edward, inmate 531, is a camp veteran and a political prisoner. Though he looks like everyone else, with a shaved head and striped uniform, he’s a fighter in the underground Resistance. And he has an escape plan.

They are locked up for no other sin than simply existing. But when they meet, the dark shadow of Auschwitz is lit by a glimmer of hope. Edward makes Mala believe in the impossible. That despite being surrounded by electric wire, machine guns topping endless watchtowers and searchlights roaming the ground, they will leave this death camp.

A promise is made––they will escape together or they will die together. What follows is one of the greatest love stories in history�

Based on a true story, The Girl Who Escaped Auschwitz shows that, in darkness, love can be your light…]]> 334 Ellie Midwood 1800194978 Glennis 0 4.48 2021 The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz
author: Ellie Midwood
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/22
shelves: to-read, holocaust, kindle, owned, fiction-historical, historical-fiction
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]]> <![CDATA[Castle Rock Kitchen: Wicked Good Recipes from the World of Stephen King [A Cookbook]]]> 60694767
Castle Rock Kitchen is an immersive culinary experience from the mouthwatering to the macabre, with gorgeous, moody photographs to transport Stephen King fans to kitchen tables, diners, and picnic blankets across Maine. Recipes ranging from drinks to dessert (and every course in-between) are inspired by meals and gatherings from the more than forty novels and stories set in King's Castle Rock multiverse—a darker, more gothic version of the Maine most are familiar with. The eighty professionally developed dishes use plenty of local, down-home ingredients such as fresh seafood, potatoes, wild blueberries, and maple syrup, plus some delicacies from away—here are just a few:
Breakfast: Pancakes with the Toziers (It), Dog Days French Toast (Cujo)
Dinner: One-Handed Frittata (Under the Dome), Killer Mac and Cheese ("Gramma")
Supper: Blue Plate Special (11/22/63), Whopper Spareribs (The Tommyknockers)
Fish and Seafood: Crab Canapés (Pet Sematary), Moose-Lickit Fish & Chips (The Colorado Kid)
Vegetarian: Wild Mushroom Hand Pies (Bag of Bones), Holy Frijole Enchiladas (Elevation)
Baking and Sweets: Hermits for the Road (The Long Walk), Blueberry Cheesecake Pie ("The Body")
Drinks and Cocktails: Homemade Root Beer (Carrie), Deadly Moonquake ("Drunken Fireworks")
With a foreword written by Stephen King and story excerpts that connect the recipes to the books that inspired them, Castle Rock Kitchen delivers frightfully good food and drink.]]> 256 Theresa Carle-Sanders 198486002X Glennis 3 4.23 2022 Castle Rock Kitchen: Wicked Good Recipes from the World of Stephen King [A Cookbook]
author: Theresa Carle-Sanders
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/21
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: 2024, kindle, cookbooks, stephen-king
review:

]]> Lucifer's Hammer 9422628
"A work in the grand tradition ... even the miracle of Sensurround may be inadequate to convey all the imaginative reverberations."
- Los Angeles Times

"A 'Disaster' thriller of rare quality ... for its expertise and the scale of its apocalypse ... Strings out the suspense almost unbearably."
- John Barkham Reviews

"The first satisfying end-of-the-world novel in years ... an ultimate one ... massively entertaining."
- Cleveland Plain-Dealer

"Take your earthquakes, waterlogged condominiums, swarms of bugs, colliding airplanes and flaming what-nots, wrap them up and they wouldn't match one page of LUCIFER'S HAMMER for sweaty-palmed suspense."
- Chicago Daily News

Author
LARRY
JERRY ]]> 642 Larry Niven Glennis 0 4.16 1977 Lucifer's Hammer
author: Larry Niven
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1977
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: dystopian, fiction-speculative, kindle, owned, sci-fi, currently-reading
review:

]]> The Guilty Wife 38604766
What everyone is saying about THE GUILTY WIFE...

'I couldn't put this down. Pacy and gripping'
Cass Green, author of the number 1 ebook bestseller The Woman Next Door

'An accomplished debut that kept me completely rapt ... I loved the final twist.'
KL Slater, international bestselling author of Safe With Me

'Will make you question those closest to you as the plot unfolds at pace, with an ending that pulls the rug from under your feet. A brilliant debut.'
Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House

'Twisty and fast-moving, The Guilty Wife kept me guessing until the very end! A great read.'
Isabel Ashdown, author of Little Sister and Beautiful Liars

'What a clever idea! This kept me reading through the night'
Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife and Blood Sisters.

‘A gripping psychological thriller. This debut is skilfully plotted and I had to keep turning the pages as the tension increased - I just couldn't put it down. And the ending! You just have to read it. I am looking forward to more from Elle Croft.�
Patricia Gibney, bestselling author of The Missing Ones

'I read The Guilty Wife in an intense two day sitting. Brilliant.'
Niki Mackay, author of I,Witness.]]> 316 Elle Croft 140917543X Glennis 4 3.80 2017 The Guilty Wife
author: Elle Croft
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2024/03/26
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: crime-drama, fiction, kindle, mystery, owned, psy-thriller, suspense, thriller, 2024, to-read
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]]> Airframe 6324605 #1NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER •�From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up. “The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop.”—People Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin is virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane.At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner flying from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation.Airframeis nonstop reading, full of the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that are the hallmarks of Michael Crichton. “A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares.”—The Philaelphia Inquirer “The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton’s] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [Airframe] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck.”—The Denver Post “Dramatically vivid.”—The New York Times]]> 448 Michael Crichton Glennis 4 4.15 1996 Airframe
author: Michael Crichton
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/20
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: sci-fi, suspense, thriller, 2021, kindle, 2024
review:

]]> My Darling Girl 207297848
Alison has never been a fan of Christmas. But with it right around the corner and her husband busily decorating their cozy Vermont home, she has no choice but to face it. Then she gets the call.

Mavis, Alison’s estranged mother, has been diagnosed with cancer and has only weeks to live. She wants to spend her remaining days with her daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. But Alison grew up with her mother’s alcoholism and violent abuse and is reluctant to unearth these traumatic memories. Still, she eventually agrees to take in Mavis, hoping that she and her mother could finally heal and have the relationship she’s always dreamed of.

But when mysterious and otherworldly things start happening upon Mavis’s arrival, Alison begins to suspect her mother is not quite who she seems. And as the holiday festivities turn into a nightmare, she must confront just how far she is willing to go to protect her family.]]> 336 Jennifer McMahon 1668019078 Glennis 0 to-read, gdrds-giveaway 3.67 2023 My Darling Girl
author: Jennifer McMahon
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/06
shelves: to-read, gdrds-giveaway
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]]> <![CDATA[Rebekah (Wives of the Patriarchs, #2)]]> 15726515 Join bestselling author Jill Eileen Smith as she fills in the blanks around the biblical women behind the men we know well. Her in-depth research and creative storytelling bring Rebekah's unique story alive with romance, heartache, and the power of forgiveness.]]> 304 Jill Eileen Smith 0800734300 Glennis 0 4.12 2013 Rebekah (Wives of the Patriarchs, #2)
author: Jill Eileen Smith
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/24
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]]> <![CDATA[Sarai (Wives of the Patriarchs, #1)]]> 11684722
But as the years stretch on and Sarai's womb remains empty, she becomes desperate to fulfill her end of the bargain--lest Abram decide that he will not fulfill his. To what lengths will Sarai go in her quest to bear a son? And how long will Abram's patience last?

Jill Eileen Smith thrilled readers with The Wives of King David series. Now she brings to life the strong and celebrated wives of the patriarchs, beginning with the beautiful and inscrutable Sarai.]]> 317 Jill Eileen Smith 0800734297 Glennis 0 4.00 2012 Sarai (Wives of the Patriarchs, #1)
author: Jill Eileen Smith
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/24
shelves: to-read, biblical-fiction, owned, kindle
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]]> <![CDATA[Rachel (Wives of the Patriarchs, #3)]]> 15747533 Can true love overcome a legacy of betrayal?

Rachel wants nothing more than for her older half sister Leah to wed and move out of their household. Leah wishes her father would find a good man who would love her alone. Unbeknownst to either of them, Jacob is making his way to their home, trying to escape a past laced with deceit and find the future God has promised him.

But the past comes back to haunt Jacob when he finds himself on the receiving end of treachery. The man who wanted only one woman ends up with sisters who have never gotten along and now must spend the rest of their lives sharing a husband. In the power struggles that follow, only one woman will triumph . . . or will she?

Combining meticulous research with her own imaginings, bestselling author Jill Eileen Smith not only tells one of the most famous love stories of all time but will manage to surprise even those who think they know the story inside and out.]]> 308 Jill Eileen Smith 0800734319 Glennis 0 4.20 2014 Rachel (Wives of the Patriarchs, #3)
author: Jill Eileen Smith
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/24
shelves: to-read, biblical-fiction, kindle, owned
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]]> <![CDATA[Walking Thru: A Couple's Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail]]> 43473323 231 Michael Tyler Glennis 3 3.89 2019 Walking Thru: A Couple's Adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail
author: Michael Tyler
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/24
date added: 2024/08/24
shelves: kindle, owned, nonfiction, memoirs, adventure, travel, 2024
review:
"Bored and fed up with life..." pretty much sums up this recounting of a Pacific Crest Trail hiking adventure. Very vanilla. Very mild. Barely a recounting of the experience. Not too bad through the SoCal region, but not much north of Tahoe. Glad they had such a good time together...that's what it's all about.
]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 63219094 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.]]> 528 Rebecca Yarros Glennis 5 What was that???

I'm not a fantasy fan, but this kept me turning pages even when there were no more! A little adventure, intrigue, forbidden love...and dragons too! Great read!]]> 4.74 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/19
date added: 2024/08/19
shelves: fantasy, dragons, fiction, romance, kindle, owned, language, adult-subject-matter, award-winning, 2024, romantasy
review:
What was that???

I'm not a fantasy fan, but this kept me turning pages even when there were no more! A little adventure, intrigue, forbidden love...and dragons too! Great read!
]]> Eruption 199372731
“The book is a classic summer beach read...Eruption will revive the art of speed-reading...told with a singular voice that is a compelling amalgam of the two writers.”—USA Today

“Eruption is an epic thriller…fast-paced and deeply considered…a cinematic story rooted in science and infused with plenty of heart, tackling big themes like love and loss.�
–T

The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller to create the most anticipated mega bestseller in years.

Michael Crichton, creator of Jurassic Park, ER, Twister, and Westworld, had a passion project he’d been pursuing for years, ahead of his untimely passing in 2008. Knowing how special it was, his wife, Sherri Crichton, held back his notes and the partial manuscript until she found the right author to complete it: James Patterson, the world’s most popular storyteller.

“Red-hot storytelling... The action scenes will make readers� eyes pop as the tension continues to build." –Kirkus, starred review

“Explosive…the summer’s ultimate literary mashup.� —Washington Post

"Takes readers on a thrilling journey." —BBC

"Beachbag-ready." —Boston Globe

“A seismic publishing event…all the elements of a summer blockbuster…it’s a thrill and the pages practically turn themselves.� —Associated Press

“Eruption is this summer’s literary version of a blockbuster action movie.� –Los Angeles Times

"Breakneck and plausible." —Publishers Weekly]]> 423 Michael Crichton 0316565083 Glennis 4 fiction, sci-fi, kindle, 2024 3.79 2024 Eruption
author: Michael Crichton
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/16
date added: 2024/08/16
shelves: fiction, sci-fi, kindle, 2024
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]]> The Women 126918788 From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women—at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided.

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie� McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.]]> 472 Kristin Hannah Glennis 4 4.71 2024 The Women
author: Kristin Hannah
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.71
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/07/16
date added: 2024/08/15
shelves: fiction-historical, fiction, historical-fiction, kindle, owned, women-s-fiction, 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek]]> 43365035 The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything—everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter.

Cussy's not only a book woman, however, she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she's going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler.

Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere � even back home.

]]> 336 Kim Michele Richardson 1492671533 Glennis 0 to-read 4.41 2019 The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
author: Kim Michele Richardson
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/08
shelves: to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[Grimm's Fairy Tales: 64 Dark Original Tales]]> 22373106
Grimm's Fairy Tales have brought magic and delight to millions, throughout the generations. Timeless classics such as Rapunzul, Snow White, Cinderella, Tom Thumb, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Riding Hood, and many, many more.

Collected here are 64 of the most popular stories by the Brothers Grimm with 55 illustrations,and a link to 62 free online audio files

Highlights of this edition are:

� A link to 62 FREE online Grimm Tales audio files.
� The complete text of all 64 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.
� Each is formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your kindle reader.
� 64 beautiful illustrations in colour and black-and-white.
� For touch screen devices, you can double-click to enlarge images.
� An active (easy to use) Table of Contents listing every story accessible from the kindle "go to" feature.
� Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features.
� Plus About the Author section, and Extra Author Information.
� As well as their Legacy Information.
� 482 pages (in the kindle format) for a very low price.

The Complete Fairy Tales

64 of the most popular stories collected by the Brothers Grimm are included. Popular favourites include:

� Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood)
� Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)
� Beauty and the Beast
� Hansel and Grethel
� Rumpelstiltskin
� Snow White
� Tom Thumb
� Cinderella
� Rapunzel
� and 55 others...]]> 352 Jacob Grimm Glennis 0 4.13 1812 Grimm's Fairy Tales: 64 Dark Original Tales
author: Jacob Grimm
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1812
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: to-read, classics, fiction, fantasy, fairy-tales, kindle, horror, owned
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]]> <![CDATA[Healing words from the Angels: 365 Daily Messages]]> 3629439 365 Doreen Virtue 140191196X Glennis 4 spirituality, 2013 4.23 2006 Healing words from the Angels: 365 Daily Messages
author: Doreen Virtue
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2013/03/12
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: spirituality, 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Signs: 31 Undeniable Prophecies of the Apocalypse]]> 42446638
Many Christians struggle to understand the Book of Revelation. “The end times.� “The apocalypse.� “The day of judgment.� These terms are both fascinating and frightening � but what do they really mean?

Drawing from decades of study, Dr. Jeremiah explains every key sign of the approaching apocalypse and what it means for you, including international, cultural, heavenly, tribulation, and end signs. With his engaging writing style and clear analysis of how current world events were foretold in the Bible,The Book of Signsis an encouraging guide to the Book of Revelation.

InTheBook of Signs, Dr. David Jeremiah offers answers to questions

What does the Bible tell us about the future?How much can we understand about biblical prophecy and its application in our lives?What signs and signals will precede the end of everything as we know it?Which of those signs and signals have already come to pass, which are we experiencing now, and which are still to come?An epic and authoritative guide to biblical prophecy, The Book of Signs is a must-have resource for Christians seeking to navigate the uncertainties of the present and embrace God’s promises for the future with a renewed sense of hope and purpose.

Interested in learning more? Check out other books by Dr. David

The Great DisappearanceWhere Do We Go from HereThe World of the EndLiving with Confidence in a Chaotic WorldIs This The End?After the Rapture]]> 478 David Jeremiah 0785229574 Glennis 0 4.57 The Book of Signs: 31 Undeniable Prophecies of the Apocalypse
author: David Jeremiah
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.57
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/08/01
shelves: currently-reading, christian, nonfiction
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]]> Here After 23786927 LOVE. LOSS. OBSESSION. REDEMPTION.

Following the death of his ten-year-old son, physician Peter Croft embarks on a desperate, seemingly random search for a missing child, risking his sanity, even his life in a grief-induced quest. His journey propels him into the darkest reaches of human suffering, and pits him squarely against an adversary whose own obsession defies all reason.

Here After is a story of love, loss, obsession and redemption, with gripping action sequences and a subtle paranormal underpinning. A compelling read from a seasoned storyteller, Costello’s sixth novel will keep you reading deep into the night.]]> 269 Sean Costello Glennis 3 4.32 2008 Here After
author: Sean Costello
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2024/08/01
date added: 2024/08/01
shelves: fiction, kindle, paranormal, psy-thriller, owned, 2024
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]]> The Wives of Los Alamos 20565588
And while the bomb was being invented, babies were born, friendships were forged, children grew up, and Los Alamos gradually transformed from an abandoned school on a hill into a real community: one that was strained by the words they couldn’t say out loud, the letters they couldn’t send home, the freedom they didn’t have. But the end of the war would bring even bigger challenges to the people of Los Alamos, as the scientists and their families struggled with the burden of their contribution to the most destructive force in the history of mankind.

The Wives of Los Alamos is a novel that sheds light onto one of the strangest and most monumental research projects in modern history, and a testament to a remarkable group of women who carved out a life for themselves, in spite of the chaos of the war and the shroud of intense secrecy.]]> 240 TaraShea Nesbit 1620405059 Glennis 0 3.48 2014 The Wives of Los Alamos
author: TaraShea Nesbit
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/12
shelves: historical-fiction, kindle, fiction-historical, text-or-supplemental, women-s-fiction, to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Straw into Gold: A Rumpelstiltskin Faerie Tale Retelling]]> 195253396
***

Years ago, Pel fell for a gorgeous Faerie . . . and enslaved herself to him in the process. Now, she's making the best of it by using borrowed Fae magic to render herself invisible and steal from the wealthy at court.

While she's there, a handsome human man named Cole is arrested when his father claims he can spin straw into gold. Intrigued, Pel follows Cole into his cell. When she learns he has no such talent, she offers to help, if he'll pay for her assistance.

But a little help isn't enough. The king demands he spin more and more straw into gold. Pel has grown attached to Cole's generous heart and wants to truly protect him. But to do so, she'll have to ask him for his firstborn.

If she does that, Cole will never trust her again.

And if she doesn't . . . the king will take his life.

Is it possible to find both love and freedom?

***

This one-hour read has it all—a smart woman, a hot faerie, a handsome man, a wicked king, and sweet, slow-burn romance.]]> 43 Carol Beth Anderson Glennis 3 owned, fantasy, kindle 3.56 Straw into Gold: A Rumpelstiltskin Faerie Tale Retelling
author: Carol Beth Anderson
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.56
book published:
rating: 3
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date added: 2024/07/06
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]]> <![CDATA[Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box, #1)]]> 34430839
There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974 twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong (if time-rusted) iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside.

At the top of the stairs, Gwendy catches her breath and listens to the shouts of the kids on the playground. From a bit farther away comes the chink of an aluminum bat hitting a baseball as the Senior League kids practice for the Labor Day charity game.

One day, a stranger calls to Gwendy: "Hey, girl. Come on over here for a bit. We ought to palaver, you and me."

On a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat like for a suit, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat...

Journey back to Castle Rock again in this chilling new novella by Stephen King, bestselling author of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, and Richard Chizmar, award-winning author of A Long December.]]> 171 Stephen King 1587676109 Glennis 0 to-read 3.86 2017 Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box, #1)
author: Stephen King
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/06/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail]]> 198094740 395 Joan M. Griffin Glennis 0 4.39 2023 Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail
author: Joan M. Griffin
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/06/30
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]]> <![CDATA[Through Hiker's Eyes - A Journey Along the Appalachian Trail: Part Two - Katahdin's Call]]> 175754247 494 Lawrence Alexander Glennis 5 Congrats on your accomplishments...that's a l-o-o-o-o-o-n-g walk!! And an amazing recounting of your journey!]]> 5.00 Through Hiker's Eyes - A Journey Along the Appalachian Trail: Part Two - Katahdin's Call
author: Lawrence Alexander
name: Glennis
average rating: 5.00
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/05
date added: 2024/06/29
shelves: 2024, adventure, kindle, memoirs, nonfiction, owned
review:
I've read a few accounts of hiking the PCT, but Through Hiker's Eyes, parts 1 & 2, were my first AT reads. I have to say, Mr. Alexander tells his story much the way I would have, and I just couldn't get enough! If he had another book, I'd be reading it!! I felt like I was almost there...thank Heaven I wasn't a few times!! Mr. Alexander has an amazing story telling style, and I thoroughly enjoyed both books...found myself wondering what I would be doing once they summited Katahdin!
Congrats on your accomplishments...that's a l-o-o-o-o-o-n-g walk!! And an amazing recounting of your journey!
]]> <![CDATA[The Cusser Club: A Tawdry, Titillating Texas Tale]]> 203803030 328 Randall Northcutt Glennis 3 4.44 The Cusser Club: A Tawdry, Titillating Texas Tale
author: Randall Northcutt
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.44
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2024/06/28
date added: 2024/06/29
shelves: kindle, fiction, owned, psy-thriller, 2024, young-adult
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]]> <![CDATA[Murdered at Midnight: A Gruesome Horror Story]]> 211680673 60 Justin Mead Glennis 0 1.00 Murdered at Midnight: A Gruesome Horror Story
author: Justin Mead
name: Glennis
average rating: 1.00
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rating: 0
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date added: 2024/06/22
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]]> <![CDATA[Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out]]> 169487 Your life has a root core that, once understood, unlocks a powerful force to create your life the way it was meant to be, the way you want and need it to be. Key questions and an amazingly clear "map" are now at your fingertips to begin your journey to "Live by Design." These are questions that, with the help of this book, you can answer and bring into action-oriented focus:
What are the ten most defining moments of your life?
What are the seven most critical choices you have made to put you on your current path?
Who are the five most pivotal people in your world and how have they shaped you?

Identifying and working with these key elements are at the heart of Dr. Phillip C. McGraw's latest work, Self Matters, and soon they will be at the heart of your own new work: you.
Through his books, McGraw has changed the lives of millions. In introducing the world to his matter-of-fact, tell-it-like-it-is philosophy of life, Dr. Phil, as he is known to his legions of fans, has put an end to the "everyone's a victim" attitude that had taken hold of our culture. Published in over twenty-five countries, and with millions of books sold, his two number one bestsellers, Life Strategies and Relationship Rescue, forced readers to take a serious look at the excuses they had so long been clinging to as to why they were not happy, not successful, and not enjoying their one chance at living.
Now, Dr. Phil takes those lessons a great leap further and explores one of the most challenging questions facing us all: When you look in the mirror, who is truly hiding beneath that face? Instead of taking a surface look at the way we live our lives, Dr. Phil demystifies how your self-concept came to be and gives a nuts-and-bolts approach to creating a new plan for living and, in turn, for discovering the real you.
In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Phil challenges you to find your "authentic self" -- that person you once were before life took its toll. It is you at your greatest, most fulfilled, most real moment. It is the person you have always wanted to be, but were too distracted, busy, or scared to become. Instead, you have created a "fictional self" -- taking on the identity of who you believe you are supposed be, the person people tell you you are. The incongruence between these two selves is what leads you to feel that your life is incomplete, unbalanced, and altogether more difficult than it really should be.
The good news is it no longer needs to be that way. By using the plan set forth in Self Matters, Dr. Phil helps you to demystify your self-concept and learn how to reclaim your authentic self. In evaluating your life by only the facts, you can learn to think beyond the excuses and fears that have masked the person you have always wanted to be.
Self Matters is one of the most forward-thinking works on self-concept and self-esteem ever published. For the first time, an author tells it how it is and, in the process, teaches us all how to live the lives we have always wanted but prevented ourselves from living. We get only one chance in this world, and now, Dr. Phil shows all how to make the most of it.]]> 318 Phillip C. McGraw 074322423X Glennis 0 3.67 2001 Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out
author: Phillip C. McGraw
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/06/21
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]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 150260809
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 895 Rebecca Yarros Glennis 0 4.56 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/06/08
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]]> Rose Madder 335370 an alternate cover edition can be found here

Roused by a single drop of blood on the bedsheet, Rosie Daniels wakes from fourteen years of a nightmare marriage and suddenly takes flight. She uses her husband’s ATM card to buy a bus ticket, determined to lose herself in a place where Norman won’t find her. She’ll worry about all the rest later.

Alone in a strange city, she begins to make a new life, and good things start to happen. Meeting Bill Steiner is one; and finding a junk-shop painting is another. It may be bad art but it’s perfect for her new apartment—and somehow, it seems to want her as much as she wants it.

Still, it’s hard for Rosie not to keep looking over her shoulder, and with good reason. Her husband is a cop, with instincts of a predator. He’s very good at finding people. The fact that he’s losing his mind might even be an advantage.

Rose-maddened and on the rampage, Norman Daniels becomes a force of relentless terror and savageness, a man almost mythic in his monstrosity. For Rosie to survive, for her to have a chance in her brave new world, she must enter her own myth—a world that lies beyond the surface of a work of art—and become a woman she never knew she could be: Rose Madder.

Steven King’s peerless imagination and storytelling genius have captivated a huge audience over twenty years of bestsellerdom. A brilliant dark-hued fable of the gender wars, a haunting love story, and a hold-your-breath-until-you-gasp triumph of suspense, Rose Madder is Stephen King at his electrifying best.

(from dust jacket flaps)]]> 420 Stephen King 0670858692 Glennis 3 3.60 1995 Rose Madder
author: Stephen King
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1995
rating: 3
read at: 2024/06/08
date added: 2024/06/08
shelves: thriller, stephen-king, horror, fiction, owned, 2024, adult-subject-matter
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]]> <![CDATA[The Midwife of Berlin (Women of War #2)]]> 181585412
An incredible story of one woman’s courage and determination to reunite her family in the aftermath of surviving Auschwitz.

1945, Ester Pasternak walked out of the gates of Auschwitz barely alive. She survived against devastating odds, but her heartbreaking journey is only just beginning. In the camp, Ester gave birth to a tiny fair-haired infant, only for her precious baby to be snatched from her and taken to a German family. Now the war is over, Ester longs to find her little girl.

But Europe is in chaos, Jewish families have been torn apart and everyone is desperately searching for their loved ones. In every orphanage and hospital she visits, Ester searches the faces of tear-stained toddlers; each mop of blonde hair and pair of blue eyes she sees sets her heart racing�

But as the months and the years tick by, the possibility of finding her daughter shrinks smaller and smaller. And Ester starts to wonder if little Pippa is even safe, or whether the miracle that saved her has now put her in even more danger?

Will Ester ever be able to find the child whose tattoo matches her own? Or is she already too late�

A completely gripping and emotional WW2 novel of one woman’s bravery and determination to hold on to hope in a world torn apart by war. Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz , The Alice Network and The Nightingale .]]> 395 Anna Stuart 1837907412 Glennis 0 4.37 The Midwife of Berlin (Women of War #2)
author: Anna Stuart
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.37
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]]> <![CDATA[The Midwife of Auschwitz (Women of War #1)]]> 60753718
Inspired by an incredible true story, this poignant novel tells of one woman’s fight for love, life and hope during a time of unimaginable darkness.

Ana Kaminski is pushed through the iron gates of Auschwitz beside her frightened young friend Ester Pasternak. As they reach the front of the line, Ana steps forward and quietly declares herself a midwife � and Ester her assistant. Their arms are tattooed and they’re ordered to the maternity hut. Holding an innocent new-born baby, Ana knows the fate of so many are in her hands, and vows to do everything she can to save them.

When two guards in their chilling SS uniforms march in and snatch a blond-haired baby from its mother it’s almost too much for Ana to bear. Consoling the distraught woman, Ana realises amidst the terrible heartache there is a glimmer of hope. The guards are taking the healthiest babies and placing them with German families, so they will survive. And there are whispers the war is nearly over� Ana and Ester begin to secretly tattoo little ones with their mother’s numbers, praying one day they might be reunited.

Then, early one morning, Ana notices the small bump under Ester’s thin striped clothing…]]> 348 Anna Stuart 1803142685 Glennis 5 4.52 2022 The Midwife of Auschwitz (Women of War #1)
author: Anna Stuart
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/09
date added: 2024/05/24
shelves: holocaust, kindle, historical-fiction, owned, 2024
review:
Awesome, although tragic in nature. The author did some serious homework!!
]]> <![CDATA[Revealing Revelation: How God's Plans for the Future Can Change Your Life Now]]> 60437615 Tour the Final Book of the Bible

Revelation was written because God wants us to know what the future holds. For Christians, the prophetic truths within provide wisdom, reassurance, and discernment—while for unbelievers, Revelation is a plea to receive God’s grace while there is still time.

Bestselling author Amir Tsarfati examines what Revelation makes known about the end times and beyond. Guided by accessible teaching that lets Scripture speak for itself, you’ll take a closer look at thetimeline of what believers and nonbelievers will experience before, during, and after the tribulationplan that the Lord has specifically prepared for the people of Israel in the end timesencouragements, challenges, and warnings Jesus Himself gave to prepare us for His returnRevealing Revelation provides an eye-opening look at what lies ahead for every person in the end times—either in heaven or on earth. Are you prepared for what is to come?]]> 271 Amir Tsarfati 0736985255 Glennis 0 4.66 2022 Revealing Revelation: How God's Plans for the Future Can Change Your Life Now
author: Amir Tsarfati
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.66
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/05/19
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]]> <![CDATA[Has the Tribulation Begun?: Avoiding Confusion and Redeeming the Time in These Last Days]]> 108486468 Are the End Times Here?

As local and international events and news reports become more troubling, interest in Bible prophecy continues to grow. Cultural anxiety is reaching unprecedented highs, and many Christians have begun to wonder if the tribulation described in Revelation is already upon us.

Bestselling author and native Israeli Amir Tsarfati explores what will happen during the tribulation and explains its place on the eternity-to-eternity timeline. His rich knowledge of the Bible and unique perspective on current events equip him to share helpful insights into how the Bible’s signs of the times compare to global events today we can avoid sensationalism and stick to the Word alone an eternal focus gives us hope and enables us to persevere in today’s temporal world Scripture’s teachings about the end times are more relevant than ever we must remember to live out our God-given mission with a greater sense of urgency As we wonder how close the end times truly are, we must return to God’s Word for clarity and wisdom. Has the Tribulation Begun? delivers enlightening biblical truth alongside powerful encouragement to live for the Lord today.]]> 226 Amir Tsarfati 0736987274 Glennis 0 4.77 Has the Tribulation Begun?: Avoiding Confusion and Redeeming the Time in These Last Days
author: Amir Tsarfati
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.77
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]]> The Dark Half 542820
When Thad Beaumont wakes to the nightmare of George Stark, he hears birds, thousands of them, all cheeping and twittering at the same time, and with the sound comes a presentiment full of memory and foreboding: The sparrows are flying again.

Thad Beaumont is a writer, and for a dozen years he secretly published novels under the name of "George Stark" because he was no longer able to write under his own name. He even invented a slightly sinister author biography to satisfy the many fans of Stark's violent bestsellers. But Thad is a healthier and happier man now, the father of infant twins, and starting to write as himself again. He no longer needs George Stark, and in fact has a good reason to lay Stark to rest. So, with nationwide publicity, a bit of guilt, and a good deal of relief, the pseudonym is retired.

In the small town of Castle Rock, Maine, where Thad and Liz keep a summer home, Sheriff Alan Pangborn ponders the brutal roadside murder of a man named Homer Gamache. When Homer's pick-up truck is found, the bloody fingerprints of the perpetrator are all over it. They match Thad Beaumont's exactly. Armed with evidence, Pangborn pays the Beaumonts a visit, and suddenly he too is thrust into a dream so bizarre that neither criminal science nor his own sharp mind can make sense of it.

At the center of the nightmare is the devastating figure of George Stark, Thad Beaumont's dark half--impossibly alive and relentlessly on the loose--a killing machine that destroys everyone on the path that leads to the man who created him. As Stark approaches, as Thad and Liz contend with the escalating horror and implacable threat of his existence and Thad reaches deep inside his own mind to mount a defense, forces gather in the air above Castle Lake, outriders of the dead to the land of the living....To whom do they belong?

Here is The Dark Half, a tale of terror so real and fascinating that Stephen King's growing legion of fans will find themselves squirming in the master's heart-stopping, blood-curdling grip--and loving every minute of it.]]> 431 Stephen King 067082982X Glennis 4 3.72 1989 The Dark Half
author: Stephen King
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1989
rating: 4
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date added: 2024/05/17
shelves: to-read, horror, psy-thriller, on-order, stephen-king, first-edition
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]]> <![CDATA[The Medicine Woman of Galveston]]> 197522445
Readers of Ellen Marie Wiseman, Sandra Dallas, and Sara Donati will be captivated by this story of medical historical fiction by Amanda Skenandore, registered nurse and acclaimed author of The Nurse’s Secret and The Second Life of Mirielle West.

Once a trailblazer in the field of medicine, Dr. Tucia Hatherley hasn’t touched a scalpel or stethoscope since she made a fatal mistake in the operating theater. Instead, she works in a corset factory, striving to earn enough to support her disabled son. When even that livelihood is threatened, Tucia is left with one option—to join a wily, charismatic showman named Huey and become part of his traveling medicine show.

Her medical license lends the show a pretense of credibility, but the cures and tonics Tucia is forced to peddle are little more than purgatives and bathwater. Loathing the duplicity, even as she finds uneasy kinship with the other misfit performers, Tucia vows to leave as soon as her debts are paid and start a new life with her son—if Huey will ever let her go.

When the show reaches Galveston, Texas, Tucia tries to break free from Huey, only to be pulled even deeper into his schemes. But there is a far greater reckoning ahead, as a September storm becomes a devastating hurricane that will decimate the Gulf Coast—and challenge Tucia to recover her belief in medicine, in the goodness of others—and in herself.]]> 384 Amanda Skenandore 1496741684 Glennis 0 3.73 2024 The Medicine Woman of Galveston
author: Amanda Skenandore
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/05/14
shelves: to-read, historical-fiction, fiction-historical, kindle-amazon, kindle
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]]> <![CDATA[Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2)]]> 45428419
In Washington D.C., thirty-seven-year-old Gwendy Peterson couldn't be more different from the self-conscious teenaged girl who once spent a summer running up Castle Rock's Suicide Stairs. That same summer, she was entrusted or some might say cursed with the extraordinary button box by Richard Farris, the mysterious stranger in the black suit. The seductive and powerful box offered Gwendy small gifts in exchange for its care and feeding until Farris eventually returned, promising Gwendy she'd never see the box again.

One day, though, the button box shows up without warning and without Richard Farris to explain why, or what she's supposed to do with it. The mysterious reappearance of the box, along with the troubling disappearances in Castle Rock, leads Gwendy home again...where she just might be able to help rescue the missing girls and stop a madman before he does something ghastly.

From New York Times bestseller Richard Chizmar comes Gwendy's Magic Feather, a breathtaking novel that asks whether our lives are controlled by fate or the choices we make and what price we might have to pay for those choices when we reach for the things we most desire. Prepare to return again to Stephen King's Castle Rock, the sleepy little town built on a bedrock of deep, dark secrets, which is about to awaken from its quiet slumber once more.]]> 333 Richard Chizmar 1587677318 Glennis 0 3.68 2019 Gwendy's Magic Feather (The Button Box, #2)
author: Richard Chizmar
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> The Zookeeper's Daughter 57124279
Berlin Zoo, 1943: As bombs darken Germany’s skies, ten-year-old Adelaide is tragically orphaned and zookeeper Katharina Heinroth takes the brave little girl under her protection. Devastated by the loss of her parents, Adelaide finds comfort in looking after her baby sister and the animals she adores. But when Katharina organises a dangerous operation to help children and animals escape the battle-scarred city, something goes wrong. And Adelaide has to make a promise to her adopted mother: a promise that will last a lifetime.

Germany, 2019: When Bethan Taylor sits on a bench in the middle of Berlin Zoo, she notices the elderly lady next to her seems confused, her thoughts flitting between past and present. Ada talks of her childhood, played out in an underground bunker beneath the animal enclosures during the war. As Ada’s story unfolds, Bethan is shocked to hear a name she recognises�

Katharina Heinroth is at the top of a list of German names Bethan found in a hidden compartment of her late mother’s jewellery box. Bethan’s father couldn’t tell her anything about the old piece of paper and she’s been searching for the meaning ever since. Could Ada help her uncover a long-buried family mystery?]]> 350 Anna Stuart 1800194315 Glennis 0 4.34 The Zookeeper's Daughter
author: Anna Stuart
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.34
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]]> Then She Was Gone 38532131 She was fifteen, her mother's golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

NOW
It’s been ten years since Ellie disappeared, but Laurel has never given up hope of finding her daughter.

And then one day a charming and charismatic stranger called Floyd walks into a café and sweeps Laurel off her feet.

Before too long she’s staying the night at this house and being introduced to his nine year old daughter.

Poppy is precocious and pretty - and meeting her completely takes Laurel's breath away.

Because Poppy is the spitting image of Ellie when she was that age. And now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.

What happened to Ellie? Where did she go?

Who still has secrets to hide?]]> 384 Lisa Jewell 1501154656 Glennis 0 to-read, gdrds-giveaway 4.11 2017 Then She Was Gone
author: Lisa Jewell
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> Mind Games 195791352
As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmother’s. Here, twelve-year-old Thea can run free and breathe in the smells of pine and fresh bread and Grammie’s handmade candles. But as her parents head back to suburban Virginia, they have no idea they’re about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb.

Back in Kentucky, Thea and her grandmother Lucy both awaken from the same nightmare. And though the two have never discussed the special kind of sight they share, they know as soon as their tearful eyes meet that something terrible has happened.

The kids will be staying with Grammie now in Redbud Hollow, and thanks to Thea’s vision, their parents� killer will spend his life in supermax. Over time, Thea will make friends, build a career, find love. But that ability to see into minds and souls still lurks within her, and though Grammie calls it a gift, it feels more like a curse―because the inmate who shattered her childhood has the same ability. Thea can hear his twisted thoughts and witness his evil acts from miles away. He knows it, and hungers for vengeance. A long, silent battle will be waged between them―and eventually bring them face to face, and head to head…]]> 422 Nora Roberts 1250289696 Glennis 0 to-read 4.15 2024 Mind Games
author: Nora Roberts
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/05/10
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]]> <![CDATA[The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11]]> 48590066
Over the past eighteen years, monumental literature has been published about 9/11, from Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower, which traced the rise of al-Qaeda, to The 9/11 Commission Report, the government’s definitive factual retrospective of the attacks. But one perspective has been missing up to this point—a 360-degree account of the day told through the voices of the people who experienced it.

Now, in The Only Plane in the Sky, award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff tells the story of the day as it was lived—in the words of those who lived it. Drawing on never-before-published transcripts, recently declassified documents, original interviews, and oral histories from nearly five hundred government officials, first responders, witnesses, survivors, friends, and family members, Graff paints the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet.

Beginning in the predawn hours of airports in the Northeast, we meet the ticket agents who unknowingly usher terrorists onto their flights, and the flight attendants inside the hijacked planes. In New York City, first responders confront a scene of unimaginable horror at the Twin Towers. From a secret bunker underneath the White House, officials watch for incoming planes on radar. Aboard the small number of unarmed fighter jets in the air, pilots make a pact to fly into a hijacked airliner if necessary to bring it down. In the skies above Pennsylvania, civilians aboard United Flight 93 make the ultimate sacrifice in their place. Then, as the day moves forward and flights are grounded nationwide, Air Force One circles the country alone, its passengers isolated and afraid.

More than simply a collection of eyewitness testimonies, The Only Plane in the Sky is the historic narrative of how ordinary people grappled with extraordinary events in real time: the father and son working in the North Tower, caught on different ends of the impact zone; the firefighter searching for his wife who works at the World Trade Center; the operator of in-flight telephone calls who promises to share a passenger’s last words with his family; the beloved FDNY chaplain who bravely performs last rites for the dying, losing his own life when the Towers collapse; and the generals at the Pentagon who break down and weep when they are barred from rushing into the burning building to try to rescue their colleagues.

At once a powerful tribute to the courage of everyday Americans and an essential addition to the literature of 9/11, The Only Plane in the Sky weaves together the unforgettable personal experiences of the men and women who found themselves caught at the center of an unprecedented human drama. The result is a unique, profound, and searing exploration of humanity on a day that changed the course of history, and all of our lives.]]> 528 Garrett M. Graff 1501182218 Glennis 0 to-read 4.73 2019 The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
author: Garrett M. Graff
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.73
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/05/02
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to Keep the Truth Hidden]]> 42407370
The girls� father, David Rucki, worked tirelessly with law enforcement to search day and night for his two missing daughters, following every lead while raising three remaining children at home. Their mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, used her newfound freedom to vacation around the world, abandoning her children. And as the investigation intensified, catching the attention of the media, Sandra also disappeared.

The Girls Are Gone is the true story of two sisters who went missing, the father who kept searching, and the adults who conspired to keep the truth hidden.]]> 504 Michael Brodkorb 1634891848 Glennis 0 3.74 2018 The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of Two Sisters Who Vanished, the Father Who Kept Searching, and the Adults Who Conspired to Keep the Truth Hidden
author: Michael Brodkorb
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/29
shelves: owned, true-crime, kindle, nonfiction, to-read, romantasy, revisit
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]]> <![CDATA[Healing With The Fairies Oracle Cards]]> 18126232 69 Doreen Virtue 1561707856 Glennis 5 4.46 2001 Healing With The Fairies Oracle Cards
author: Doreen Virtue
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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date added: 2024/04/28
shelves: spirituality, 2013, not-a-book
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]]> The Bazaar of Bad Dreams 25379007
The No. 1 bestselling writer has dazzled readers with his genius as a writer of novellas and short story fiction since his first collection NIGHT SHIFT was published. He describes the nature of the form in his introduction to the book: 'There's something to be said for a shorter, more intense experience. It can be invigorating, sometimes even shocking, like...a beautiful curio for sale laid out on a cheap blanket at a street bazaar.'

In THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS there is a curio for every reader - a man who keeps reliving the same life, repeating the same mistakes over and over again, a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries, a poignant tale about the end of the human race and a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax. There are also intriguing connections between the stories; themes of morality, guilt, the afterlife and what we would do differently if we could see into the future or correct the mistakes of the past.

Effervescent yet poignant, juxtaposing the everyday against the unexpected, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant reader as well as to those fascinated by the autobiographical insights in his celebrated non-fiction title ON WRITING.

'I made them especially for you', says King. 'Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth.']]> 705 Stephen King Glennis 0 4.12 2015 The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
author: Stephen King
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> The Missing Daughter 44777852
1960. Thirteen-year-old Rebecca lives in fear of her father’s temper. As a storm batters Seaview Cottage one night, she hears a visitor at the door and a violent argument ensues. By the time the police arrive, Rebecca’s parents are dead and the visitor has fled. No one believes Rebecca heard a stranger downstairs...

2014. Iris, a journalist, is sent to cover the story of a new mother on the run with her desperately ill baby. But fatefully the trail leads to the childhood home of Iris’s own mother, Rebecca…Seaview Cottage.

As Iris races to unravel what happened the night Rebecca’s parents were killed, it’s time for Seaview Cottage to give up its secrets.]]> 352 Emily Gunnis Glennis 0 4.14 2019 The Missing Daughter
author: Emily Gunnis
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians]]> 36315431 "Lehmann's memoir is quite fantastic-sounding at times, but is regarded as one of the best of that rare breed of book, the first-person 'captivity story' . . . One of the values of Lehmann's book is its no-holds-barred, unapologetic tone." Rocky Mountain News As a young child, Herman Lehmann was captured by a band of plundering Apache Indians and remained with them for nine years. This is his dramatic and unique story. His memoir, fast-paced and compelling, tells of his arduous initial years with the Apache as he underwent a sometimes torturous initiation into Indian life. Peppered with various escape attempts, Lehmann’s recollections are fresh and exciting in spite of the years past. Lehmann provides us with a fascinating look at Apache, and later, Comanche culture. He tells of their rituals, medicinal practices and gives an insight into Native American manufacture of arrow-heads, saddles and shields. After a few years, Lehmann became completely integrated into the warrior life, joining in on raids throughout the South-West and Mexico. Nine Years with the Indians tells of violent clashes with white rangers and other Native American tribes, scalpings and the violence of life in nineteenth century western America. "A fascinating account of [Lehmann's] subsequent life among both the Apache and Comanche people. . . . this is an engaging read." - German Life "Lehmann's true-life story features suspense and excitement that surpass even the skill of the most imaginative fiction writer." - Books of the Southwest Herman Lehmann (June 5, 1859 � February 2, 1932) was captured as a child by Native Americans. He lived first among the Apache and then the Comanche but eventually returned to his family later on in his life. The phenomenon of a "white boy" raised by "Indians" made him a notable figure in the United States. He published his autobiography, Nine Years Among the Indians in 1927.]]> 115 Herman Lehmann Glennis 3 Well enough written, just too much violence for me to enjoy reading.
I'm going back to the recounts of hikers, hiking the same territory in a different time....
Oh well!]]> 4.21 1899 Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians
author: Herman Lehmann
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1899
rating: 3
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date added: 2024/04/23
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Maybe too real for me. I can handle true crime, but real Western activity...not so much.
Well enough written, just too much violence for me to enjoy reading.
I'm going back to the recounts of hikers, hiking the same territory in a different time....
Oh well!
]]> <![CDATA[By the Orchid and the Owl (The Esholian Institute, #1)]]> 205525606 On the island of Eshol, a ruling council gifts magic to all its citizens � whether they want it or not.

Eighteen-year-old Rayna Drey should be excited for her Branding, when the island’s Good Council will infuse her blood with one of five sanctioned the ability to wield elements, summon objects, shift forms, talk to wildlife, or manipulate minds. The Good Council is good. The Branding doesn’t hurt. And the institution she must attend afterward, to learn how to control her new gift, is only a little dangerous.

Or, at least, that’s what Rayna has always heard. As soon as she arrives at the Esholian Institute, however, a peer-pressured dare makes her explode with a power as deadly as it is forbidden. Worse yet, the only one who can teach her how to hide it from the Good Council is Coen Steeler, a much-too-handsome fifth-year who can manipulate minds as easily as he breathes. He alone understands Rayna’s forbidden power…because he has the same one.

With their secret in each other’s hands, Rayna soon uncovers other dark secrets that threaten the very foundation of the island itself. And the worst of them? If the Good Council finds out what lurks in her and Coen’s blood, they’ll both face a fate beyond obedience � and a punishment worse than death.]]> 422 Mariah Montoya Glennis 0 to-read 4.28 By the Orchid and the Owl (The Esholian Institute, #1)
author: Mariah Montoya
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity]]> 202081142 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved television host comes We’ve Got How You Can Stand Strong for America’s Soul and Sanity, a new book on how to come home to our core values, fortify our families, and re-embrace self-determination and self-governance. Do you think mainstream America needs to find its voice? If so, you’re not alone. The country is under attack by extremists at the fringes who put ideology before sanity and stoke division for their own gain. They are trying to rob America of its common sense and deny empirical truths, and we’re all suffering the consequences. In We’ve Got How You Can Stand Strong for America’s Soul and Sanity, Dr. Phil employs his signature no-nonsense approach to analyze America’s cultural crisis and offers practical, empirically based, action-oriented strategies to restore and support our country’s collective mental health. This compelling work combines a brutally honest look at the sustained attack on the core values that have defined America at its best and offers prescriptive guidance on what you can do in your own life to stop the madness. With his ten working principles for a healthy society, Dr. Phil provides the tools for mainstream America to fight back against the forces of division with sensible and urgently needed advice supported by the latest social, medical, and psychological findings. Dr. Phil demystifies the “tyranny of the fringe� and deconstructs their assault on the principles that made our nation prosperous, free, and powerful. With the hard-earned wisdom of years spent working with Americans of all backgrounds, Dr. Phil charts a course from cancel culture to counsel culture, from fear to acceptance, from victimhood to community, and from the tyranny of the fringe to a more civil society where we heal our divides and every one of us decides to be who we are on purpose. Dr. Phil is here to show us how.]]> 407 Phillip C. McGraw Glennis 0 4.30 2024 We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity
author: Phillip C. McGraw
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/20
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]]> Portals 61492078
Hidden portals link Earth to numerous other planets. But why do they all contain human civilizations? And why does our nearest neighbor have its sights set on Earth?

Noah Harris and Ashley Flynn are field agents for a powerful organization tasked with protecting humanity from the misuse of game-changing technology. But when they discover hidden portals that link Earth to numerous planets, put in place ages earlier by transcendent beings, they are thrust into a maze of deception and intrigue they can't begin to understand. One that not only has them battling for their very lives, but which will decide the fate of worlds.

Because, inexplicably, each of the planets contain human civilizations. And the human rulers of our nearest portal neighbor, having already conquered their own world, have come up with a brilliant, twisted plan to conquer ours.

And only Noah and Ashley stand in their way . . .

Portals is a masterful near-future thriller, one packed with nonstop action, astonishing twists, and mind-blowing concepts.

"Richards is an extraordinary writer," (Dean Koontz) who can "keep you turning the pages all night long." (Douglas Preston)

"Richards is a worthy successor to Michael Crichton." (SF Book dot com)

NEAR-FUTURE SCIENCE FICTION THRILLERS BY DOUGLAS E. RICHARDS

STANDALONES
QUANTUM LENS
GAME CHANGER
INFINITY BORN
SEEKER
VERACITY
ORACLE
THE IMMORTALITY CODE
UNIDENTIFIED
PORTALS

SERIES
WIRED (Wired 1)
AMPED (Wired 2)

MIND'S EYE (Nick Hall 1)
BRAINWEB (Nick Hall 2)
MIND WAR (Nick Hall 3)

SPLIT SECOND(Split Second 1)
TIME FRAME (Split Second 2)

THE ENIGMA CUBE (Alien Artifact 1)
A PIVOT IN TIME (Alien Artifact 2)

Kids Science Fiction Thrillers (9 and up, enjoyed by kids and adults alike)
TRAPPED (Prometheus Project 1)
CAPTURED (Prometheus Project 2)
STRANDED (Prometheus Project 3)
OUT OF THIS WORLD
DEVIL'S SWORD]]> Douglas E. Richards Glennis 0 4.18 2022 Portals
author: Douglas E. Richards
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished]]> 12228326 review of the Stephen King works you've never read, including coverage of nearly one hundred unpublished and uncollected works of fiction--novels, short stories, screenplays, and poems!Best of all, this eBook features the complete text of two lost works written by King, including an entire chapter from King's unpublished 1970 novel Sword in the Darkness that has never been published anywhere in the world!Stephen Uncollected, Unpublished also gives in-depth coverage to the nearly one hundred variations and versions of King's published stories--edits, updates, and changes King made between reprintings of his work.Details about the two works written by Stephen King that are printed in this first and only publication of a very long chapter from King's unpublished 1970 novel Sword in the Darkness--one of the lost Stephen King novels that only a handful of people in the world have ever read! This novel will never be published, and this is your only chance to catch a glimpse of a young Stephen King developing his craft. The raw power that would eventually make him the bestselling horror author in the world is definitely evident in this very long excerpt!-The first book publication of the obscure King poem "Dino"--previously only published in a small literary magazine and just recently discovered at the E.S. Bird Library of Syracuse University in New York!In addition, the author has discovered and taken detailed notes about a work previously unknown by the King community -- "Molly," which was King's original screenplay submitted for The X-Files. It is a completely different story from what was later produced for the series as "Chinga" and the authors give in-depth coverage to the differences!Here are some other examples of what you'll find in Stephen Uncollected, -Over one hundred entries detailing all of King's uncollected and unpublished works, many of which have never been available for public discussion-In-depth descriptions and discussions of several unpublished King novels such as Sword in the Darkness and incomplete novels such as George D X McArdle-Detailed overviews of dozens of King screenplays that were never produced, including his own adaptations of Cujo, Children of the Corn, The Dead Zone, Desperation, Dolan's Cadillac, Night Shift, The Stand, and his adaptations of other classic novels such as Something Wicked This Way Comes-Essays covering two dozen of King's lost and hidden works that are not available anywhere in the world, such as "An Evening at God's" and the infamous "Squad D"-Details of eight new and previously unheard of King stories discovered in the Stephen King papers at the University of Maine-Details of two King stories published in his high school newspaper and other stories King wrote as a child and teenager-A complete Stephen King bibliography covering nearly four hundred works of fiction and non-fiction-Instructions on finding the original appearances of King's lost works that appeared in obscure publications, and suggestions on how you can add these rare works to your collection.]]> 399 Rocky Wood Glennis 0 3.56 2005 Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished
author: Rocky Wood
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Peter Pan (Illustrated): The 1911 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations]]> 123002560 154 J.M. Barrie 9916987041 Glennis 0 3.17 Peter Pan (Illustrated): The 1911 Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
author: J.M. Barrie
name: Glennis
average rating: 3.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Psychology & Manipulation: Decoding Human Behavior: A Beginner's Guide to Analyzing People and Influencing Them with Body Language, NLP, Gaslighting, ... Safeguarding Against Manipulative Tactics]]> 201250979
🧠 Do You Know What Lies Beneath the Surface of Human Behavior? Are You Ready to Unlock the Secrets of Dark Psychology? Have you ever wondered how some people seem to have an uncanny ability to influence others? 🤔 Want to decode the subtle art of manipulation and understand the depths of human psychology? Curious about how to safeguard yourself from falling victim to gaslighting, NLP, and other manipulative tactics?
Dive deep into the captivating and enigmatic realm of Dark Psychology and Manipulation with our comprehensive and beginner-friendly guide. "Dark Psychology & Manipulation - Decoding Human Behavior" is a power-packed collection of 10 books in 1, each tailored to unravel the hidden facets of the human psyche. Discover how to analyze people, influence them through body language and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), guard against manipulative tactics, and so much more.
With a plethora of practical examples and easily actionable techniques, this tome is your ticket to grasping the underlying mechanisms of the human mind, allowing you to navigate the world with newfound awareness and confidence.

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Advanced persuasion and manipulation techniques 🔍In-depth analysis of body language and NLP 🕺Strategies to fend off emotional and psychological manipulation 🛡️Exploration of Dark Psychology and the Dark Triad 😈Understanding and developing emotional intelligence ❤️Boosting memory and mental resilience 🧠Mental models for critical thinking and decision-making 🤖Hands-on tools and real-world examples to implement the learned techniques 📘

Don't let manipulation and dark tactics dictate your path. Learn to recognize, defend, and take charge of your life with "Dark Psychology & Manipulation".
Secure your copy now and unlock the exclusive "Empowerment Resources & Insights to Fortify Against Manipulation" bonus, available only to book owners. Knowledge is power; harness it today! 💪📖]]> 276 Jordan Maxfield Glennis 0 4.00 Dark Psychology & Manipulation: Decoding Human Behavior: A Beginner's Guide to Analyzing People and Influencing Them with Body Language, NLP, Gaslighting, ... Safeguarding Against Manipulative Tactics
author: Jordan Maxfield
name: Glennis
average rating: 4.00
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rating: 0
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date added: 2024/04/20
shelves: to-read, owned, psychology, health, kindle, medical, nonfiction
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