Pariseia's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:57:57 -0800 60 Pariseia's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Confess 22609310
For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it—but can she do it?]]> 306 Colleen Hoover 1476791457 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.14 2015 Confess
author: Colleen Hoover
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.14
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]]> Antiracist Baby 52535437 Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and power of antiracism. Providing the language necessary to begin critical conversations at the earliest age, Antiracist Baby is the perfect gift for readers of all ages dedicated to forming a just society.]]> 24 Ibram X. Kendi 0593110412 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.04 2020 Antiracist Baby
author: Ibram X. Kendi
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.04
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]]> Mansfield Park 45032 488 Jane Austen Pariseia 0 to-read 3.86 1814 Mansfield Park
author: Jane Austen
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[The Metamorphosis and Other Stories]]> 7723 The Metamorphosis,� a story that is both harrowing and amusing, and a landmark of modern literature.

Bringing together some of Kafka’s finest work, this collection demonstrates the richness and variety of the author’s artistry. �The Judgment,� which Kafka considered to be his decisive breakthrough, and �The Stoker,� which became the first chapter of his novel Amerika, are here included. These two, along with �The Metamorphosis,� form a suite of stories Kafka referred to as “The Sons,� and they collectively present a devastating portrait of the modern family.

Also included are �In the Penal Colony,� a story of a torture machine and its operators and victims, and �A Hunger Artist,� about the absurdity of an artist trying to communicate with a misunderstanding public. Kafka’s lucid, succinct writing chronicles the labyrinthine complexities, the futility-laden horror, and the stifling oppressiveness that permeate his vision of modern life.]]> 224 Franz Kafka 1593080298 Pariseia 5 4.08 1915 The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
author: Franz Kafka
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.08
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rating: 5
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]]> The Lies We Told 37905907 Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide...

When Clara's boyfriend, Luke, disappears, everyone believes that he's left her, but Clara thinks she knows the truth. Recent evidence suggests that Luke had a stalker, and Clara worries that he's been kidnapped. Then Luke's older sister, Emily, who vanished twenty years ago, suddenly reappears.

Emily wants to help Clara with her search for Luke, but she refuses to talk about what happened--even though it nearly destroyed her family when she vanished. And the deeper Clara digs into Luke's mysterious disappearance, the more convinced she is that the two incidents are connected.]]> 336 Camilla Way 1101989548 Pariseia 4 to-read 3.98 2018 The Lies We Told
author: Camilla Way
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> The Princesse de Clèves 354364 The Princesse de Clèves also includes two shorter works also attributed to Mme de Lafayette, The Princesse de Montpensier and The Comtesse de Tende.]]> 288 Madame de La Fayette 0192837265 Pariseia 4 to-read 3.44 1678 The Princesse de Clèves
author: Madame de La Fayette
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.44
book published: 1678
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age on the Pandemic Front Lines]]> 57913856
In March 2020, soon-to-graduate medical students in New York City were nervously awaiting “match day� when they would learn where they would begin their residencies. Only a week later, these young physicians learned that they would be sent to the front lines of the desperate battle to save lives as the coronavirus plunged the city into crisis.

Taking the Hippocratic Oath via Zoom, these new doctors were sent into iconic New York hospitals including Bellevue and Montefiore, the epicenters of the epicenter.ĚýIn this powerful book, New York Times journalist Emma Goldberg offers an up-close portrait of six bright yet inexperienced health professionals, each of whom defies a stereotype about who gets to don a doctor’s white coat. Goldberg illuminates how the pandemic redefines what it means for them to undergo this trial by fire as caregivers, colleagues, classmates, friends, romantic partners and concerned family members.

Woven together from in-depth interviews with the doctors, their notes, and Goldberg’s own extensive reporting, this page-turning narrative is an unforgettable depiction of a crisis unfolding in real time and a timeless and unique chronicle of the rite of passage of young doctors.]]> 304 Emma Goldberg 0063073412 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.07 Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age on the Pandemic Front Lines
author: Emma Goldberg
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]]> <![CDATA[Only the Innocent (DCI Tom Douglas #1)]]> 17401198
Laura Fletcher returns from an Italian vacation to find her husband dead and her home under siege by paparazzi. Is she shocked? Yes. But is she distraught? Not exactly. Especially when Chief Inspector Tom Douglas reveals his suspicions that Hugo’s killer is female. Laura always knew she wasn’t the only woman in Hugo’s life. And she knows she wasn’t the only one with a motive to kill.

The deeper Douglas digs, the more sordid details about Hugo Fletcher he uncovers. And yet nothing compares to the secret Laura guards, a secret that could bring the guilty to justice—or destroy an innocent life forever.]]> 470 Rachel Abbott 1611092531 Pariseia 0 to-read, on-my-mind 4.14 2011 Only the Innocent (DCI Tom Douglas #1)
author: Rachel Abbott
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.14
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]]> A Beautiful Work In Progress 34312042
Valerio has tied on her running shoes all across the country, from the dusty back roads of central New Jersey to the busy Route 222 corridor in Pennsylvania to the sweltering deserts of Arizona. When you meet her on the trail, you might be surprised to see she doesn’t quite fit the typical image of a long-distance runner. She’s neither skinny nor white, and she’s here to show just how misguided these stereotypes can be.

In this prejudice-busting, body-positive memoir told with raw honesty, an adventurous spirit, and a sharp sense of humor, Valerio takes readers along on her journey from first-time racer to ultramarathoner and proves that anyone can become a successful athlete.]]> 336 Mirna Valerio 1503998401 Pariseia 4 3.75 2017 A Beautiful Work In Progress
author: Mirna Valerio
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> Poor Things 72355 Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenstein that replaces the traditional monster with Bella Baxter - a beautiful young erotomaniac brought back to life with the brain of an infant. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realized when he finds the drowned body of Bella, but his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for Baxter's creation.

The hilarious tale of love and scandal that ensues would be "the whole story" in the hands of a lesser author (which in fact it is, for this account is actually written by Dr. McCandless). For Gray, though, this is only half the story, after which Bella (a.k.a. Victoria McCandless) has her own say in the matter. Satirizing the classic Victorian novel, Poor Things is a hilarious political allegory and a thought-provoking duel between the desires of men and the independence of women, from one of Scotland's most accomplished authors.]]> 318 Alasdair Gray 0747562288 Pariseia 4 3.92 1992 Poor Things
author: Alasdair Gray
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.92
book published: 1992
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run]]> 201376680 Martinus Evans Pariseia 4 4.24 The Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run
author: Martinus Evans
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]]> <![CDATA[The Year of Magical Thinking Adaptation Audible Original]]> 54860778 Joan Didion Pariseia 2 3.72 2005 The Year of Magical Thinking Adaptation Audible Original
author: Joan Didion
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2005
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Erase un elefante (Spanish Edition)]]> 44674496 32 Linda Stanek 1628557591 Pariseia 4 4.00 2016 Erase un elefante (Spanish Edition)
author: Linda Stanek
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Sigilosos de la noche (Spanish Edition)]]> 57378423 17 Linda Stanek 1607183277 Pariseia 2 2.00 Sigilosos de la noche (Spanish Edition)
author: Linda Stanek
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]]> Byobu 58946084 Representative of the modesty and complexity of Ida Vitale's poetic universe, Byobu flushes the world with meaning and playfully offers another way of inhabiting the every day.]]> 110 Ida Vitale Pariseia 4 3.41 Byobu
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average rating: 3.41
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]]> Recitation 29633856 Music & Literature

The meeting between a group of emigrants and a mysterious, wandering actress in an empty train station sets the stage for Recitation, a fragmentary yet lyrical meditation on language, travel, and memory by South Korea's most prominent contemporary female author. As the actress recounts the fascinating story of her stateless existence, an unreliable narrator and the interruptions of her audience challenge traditional notions of storytelling and identity.]]> 288 Bae Suah 1941920462 Pariseia 3 to-read 3.50 2011 Recitation
author: Bae Suah
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> The Best Trick (The Pet Club) 9515508 32 Gwendolyn Hooks 1434220524 Pariseia 2 3.64 2010 The Best Trick (The Pet Club)
author: Gwendolyn Hooks
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average rating: 3.64
book published: 2010
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Pets at the Party (The Pet Club)]]> 9922954 32 Gwendolyn Hooks 1434220540 Pariseia 2 3.88 2010 Pets at the Party (The Pet Club)
author: Gwendolyn Hooks
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2010
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Saturno para mi cumpleaños (Spanish Edition)]]> 21450844 32 John McGranaghan 1934359653 Pariseia 4 3.33 2008 Saturno para mi cumpleaños (Spanish Edition)
author: John McGranaghan
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Otis, el bĂşho 32686421 32 Mary Holland 1628559411 Pariseia 4 3.50 Otis, el bĂşho
author: Mary Holland
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average rating: 3.50
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]]> <![CDATA[La mĂşsica que salĂ­a de la casa]]> 55960200 Paulo Coelho Pariseia 4 3.82 2017 La mĂşsica que salĂ­a de la casa
author: Paulo Coelho
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[La vache aux gros yeux: Une leçon de persévérance (French Edition)]]> 41045544 29 Arnaud Cyr 2924421179 Pariseia 4 4.00 La vache aux gros yeux: Une leçon de persévérance (French Edition)
author: Arnaud Cyr
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]]> Find the Cat! (The Pet Club) 9511741 32 Gwendolyn Hooks 1434227952 Pariseia 3 4.00 2010 Find the Cat! (The Pet Club)
author: Gwendolyn Hooks
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Tiburones y delfines: Un libro de comparaciĂłn y contraste [Sharks and Dolphins: A Compare and Contrast Book] (Spanish Edition) (Arbordale Collection)]]> 27178563 32 Kevin Kurtz 162855746X Pariseia 3 3.00 2016 Tiburones y delfines: Un libro de comparaciĂłn y contraste [Sharks and Dolphins: A Compare and Contrast Book] (Spanish Edition) (Arbordale Collection)
author: Kevin Kurtz
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Seres vivos y no vivos: Un libro de comparaciĂłn y contraste [Living Things and Nonliving Things: A Compare and Contrast Book] (Spanish Edition) (Arbordale Collection)]]> 36764591 32 Kevin Kurtz 162855987X Pariseia 4 4.00 Seres vivos y no vivos: Un libro de comparaciĂłn y contraste [Living Things and Nonliving Things: A Compare and Contrast Book] (Spanish Edition) (Arbordale Collection)
author: Kevin Kurtz
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)]]> 19161872
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.

Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.

I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.

I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.]]> 230 Malala Yousafzai 031632793X Pariseia 0 to-read 4.32 I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World (Young Readers Edition)
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]]> The Stranger in Her House 141236527 A stranger has infiltrated your family…and now he’s taking over.

Paul’s just here to help, or so he claims—sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen’s daughter Connie, there’s just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He’s a little too kind, a little too involved…Worse still, Gwen seems to have fallen under his spell.

The last thing Connie wants is a stranger meddling in the safe routine she’s built around Gwen. She loves being the one Gwen turns to for cooking, cleaning and company. But the more Paul visits, the more Gwen is relying on him. By the time he conveniently finds himself between homes and has no choice but to move in, Connie is certain he’s trying to push her out completely.

It’s her word against his, though, and as her attempts to unmask him become ever more desperate she’s not the only one left wondering if she’s lost her grip on reality. But when events start spiralling rapidly out of her control, should Connie wage all-out war on Paul and risk losing Gwen forever—or has that been his plan all along?]]> 347 John Marrs 1662506473 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.94 2024 The Stranger in Her House
author: John Marrs
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average rating: 3.94
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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 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.15 2024 Mind Games
author: Nora Roberts
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average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Company of My Sisters: Black Women and Self-Esteem]]> 1625000 147 Julia A. Boyd 0525937080 Pariseia 4 4.35 1993 In the Company of My Sisters: Black Women and Self-Esteem
author: Julia A. Boyd
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.35
book published: 1993
rating: 4
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]]> Frankenstein in Baghdad 30780005 The New York Times), Frankenstein in Baghdad captures with white-knuckle horror and black humor the surreal reality of contemporary Iraq.]]> 281 Ahmed Saadawi 0143128795 Pariseia 3 3.65 2013 Frankenstein in Baghdad
author: Ahmed Saadawi
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs]]> 145562
In this edition of the book (it's expanded and revised on the 15th anniversary of original publication) you will find the magical properties and folklore of over 400 herbs! You'll also find lists of herbs based on their magical powers, their genders, their planetary rulers, and more. Perhaps the most important list is the folk name cross-reference. With that information, when a recipe calls for "bramble, " you'll know it needs blackberry. Or if the magic calls for "enebro," you'll know you that is juniper.

The main part of this book is the listings of the herbs. Each one includes names, associations, and magical attributions. Violets can be used for protection, luck, love, and more. Primrose is for protection and love. Garlic is for protection, healing, exorcism, lust, and prevention of theft.

This book is considered a classic. It is probably consulted more than any other book on this subject. If you want to learn the secrets of magical herbs, this book is a must!]]> 318 Scott Cunningham 0875421229 Pariseia 4 4.28 1985 Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
author: Scott Cunningham
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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]]> Conversations with Friends 32187419 A sharply intelligent novel about two college students and the strange, unexpected connection they forge with a married couple.

Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed, and darkly observant. A college student and aspiring writer, she devotes herself to a life of the mind--and to the beautiful and endlessly self-possessed Bobbi, her best friend and comrade-in-arms. Lovers at school, the two young women now perform spoken-word poetry together in Dublin, where a journalist named Melissa spots their potential. Drawn into Melissa's orbit, Frances is reluctantly impressed by the older woman's sophisticated home and tall, handsome husband. Private property, Frances believes, is a cultural evil--and Nick, a bored actor who never quite lived up to his potential, looks like patriarchy made flesh. But however amusing their flirtation seems at first, it gives way to a strange intimacy neither of them expect. As Frances tries to keep her life in check, her relationships increasingly resist her control: with Nick, with her difficult and unhappy father, and finally even with Bobbi. Desperate to reconcile herself to the desires and vulnerabilities of her body, Frances's intellectual certainties begin to yield to something new: a painful and disorienting way of living from moment to moment.

Written with gem-like precision and probing intelligence, Conversations With Friends is wonderfully alive to the pleasures and dangers of youth."]]> 304 Sally Rooney 0451499077 Pariseia 4 the-book-was-better 3.74 2017 Conversations with Friends
author: Sally Rooney
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> Diary of a Void 59629744 A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at work by perpetuating, for nine months and beyond, the lie that she's pregnant

When thirty-four-year-old Ms. Shibata gets a new job in Tokyo to escape sexual harassment at her old one, she finds that, as the only woman at her new workplace--a company that manufactures cardboard tubes--she is expected to do all the menial tasks. One day she announces that she can't clear away her colleagues' dirty cups--because she's pregnant and the smell nauseates her. The only thing is . . . Ms. Shibata is not pregnant.

Pregnant Ms. Shibata doesn't have to serve coffee to anyone. Pregnant Ms. Shibata isn't forced to work overtime. Pregnant Ms. Shibata rests, watches TV, takes long baths, and even joins an aerobics class for expectant mothers. But pregnant Ms. Shibata also has a nine-month ruse to keep up. Helped along by towel-stuffed shirts and a diary app on which she can log every stage of her "pregnancy," she feels prepared to play the game for the long haul. Before long, though, the hoax becomes all-absorbing, and the boundary between her lie and her life begins to dissolve.

A surreal and wryly humorous cultural critique, Diary of a Void is bound to become a landmark in feminist world literature.]]> 213 Emi Yagi 0143136879 Pariseia 4 3.51 2020 Diary of a Void
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name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.51
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kitchen Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Kitchen with Natural Ingredients, Sacred Rituals, and Spellwork (House Witchcraft, Magic, & Spells Series)]]> 62918786
Every house witch the kitchen is an essential part of your magical practice. From preparing food to enjoying a meal, it’s important to honor the process of making a dish, to appreciate each individual ingredient, and to make magic from the recipes you already know and love. First, dive into the world of kitchen magic and spellwork; then go back to the basics to learn the magical properties, qualities, and symbolism of 100 essential everyday ingredients so that you can learn to add a little magic to every meal. You’ll
-That chocolate (especially the rich, dark variety!) is associated with love
-That snacking on figs can spark creativity and even help you earn money from your creative endeavors
-That you should choose your squash wisely for different shapes, colors, and even growing seasons are associated with different outcomes
-That onions can be used to ward off evil spirits and negative energies and can protect your home
-And much more!

Transform your favorite recipes into magical spells, use different ingredients to maximum advantage, and enhance your kitchen witchery with the help of The Kitchen Witch.]]> 288 Skye Alexander 150722088X Pariseia 4 4.02 The Kitchen Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Kitchen with Natural Ingredients, Sacred Rituals, and Spellwork (House Witchcraft, Magic, & Spells Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It]]> 53330118
LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD � “A masterpiece.”—Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit � Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant, and Daniel H. Pink’s Next Big Idea Club Winter 2021 Winning Selection

One of the best new books of the year—The Washington Post, BBC, USA Today, CNN Underscored, Shape, Behavioral Scientist, PopSugar � Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness starred reviews

Is talking to yourself normal? The truth is that we all have a voice in our head. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. When we’re facing a tough task, our inner coach can buoy us up: Focus—you can do this. But, just as often, our inner critic sinks us entirely: I’m going to fail. They’ll all laugh at me. What’s the use?

In Chatter, acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case studies—from a pitcher who forgets how to pitch, to a Harvard undergrad negotiating her double life as a spy—Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. He warns that giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk—what he calls “chatter”—can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure.

But the good news is that we’re already equipped with the tools we need to make our inner voice work in our favor. These tools are often hidden in plain sight—in the words we use to think about ourselves, the technologies we embrace, the diaries we keep in our drawers, the conversations we have with our loved ones, and the cultures we create in our schools and workplaces.

Brilliantly argued, expertly researched, and filled with compelling stories, Chatter gives us the power to change the most important conversation we have each day: the one we have with ourselves.]]> 272 Ethan Kross 0525575235 Pariseia 4 3.94 2021 Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
author: Ethan Kross
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.94
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rating: 4
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]]> A Certain Hunger 44294655
But there is something within Dorothy that's different from everyone else, and having suppressed it long enough, she starts to embrace what makes Dorothy uniquely, terrifyingly herself. Recounting her life from a seemingly idyllic farm-to-table childhood, the heights of her career, to the moment she plunges an ice pick into a man's neck on Fire Island, Dorothy Daniels show us what happens when a woman finally embraces her superiority.

A satire of early foodieism, a critique of how gender is defined, and a showcase of virtuoso storytelling, Chelsea G. Summers' A Certain Hunger introduces us to the food world's most charming psychopath and an exciting new voice in fiction.]]> 250 Chelsea G. Summers Pariseia 4 3.73 2019 A Certain Hunger
author: Chelsea G. Summers
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> Fledgling 60925 Fledgling, Octavia Butler's new novel after a seven year break, is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl whose alarmingly inhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion: She is in fact a genetically modified, 53-year-old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, she must at the same time learn who wanted - and still wants - to destroy her and those she cares for and how she can save herself. Fledgling is a captivating novel that tests the limits of "otherness" and questions what it means to be truly human.]]> 310 Octavia E. Butler 0446696161 Pariseia 3 3.80 2005 Fledgling
author: Octavia E. Butler
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> The Shipping News 7354
A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary American family, The Shipping News shows why E. Annie Proulx is recognized as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today.
(back cover)]]> 337 Annie Proulx 0743225422 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.88 1993 The Shipping News
author: Annie Proulx
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1993
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6)]]> 30244 368 Laurell K. Hamilton 0425209067 Pariseia 0 series, to-read 4.14 1997 The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6)
author: Laurell K. Hamilton
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> The Mother 26116516 The author of the critically acclaimed A Cupboard Full of Coats makes her hardcover debut with a provocative and timely novel about an emotionally devastated mother’s struggle to understand her teenage son’s death and her search for meaning and hope in the wake of incomprehensible loss

The unimaginable has happened to Marcia Williams. Her bright and beautiful sixteen-year-old son Ryan has been brutally murdered. Consumed by grief and rage, she must bridle her dark feelings and endure something no mother should ever have to experience: she must go to court for the trial of the killer—another teenage boy—accused of taking her son’s life.

How could her son be dead? Ryan should have been safe—he wasn’t the kind of boy to find himself on the wrong end of a knife carried by a dangerous young man like Tyson Manley. But as the trial proceeds, Marcia finds her beliefs and assumptions challenged as she learns more about Ryan’s death and Tyson’s life, including his dysfunctional family. She also discovers troubling truths about her own. As the strain of Ryan’s death tests their marriage, Lloydie, her husband, pulls further away, hiding behind a wall of secrets that masks his grief, while Marcia draws closer to her sister, who is becoming her prime confidant.

One person seems to hold the answers—and the hope—Marcia needs: Tyson's scared young girlfriend, Sweetie. But as this anguished mother has learned, nothing in life is certain. Not any more.

A beautiful, engrossing novel that illuminates some of the most important and troubling issues of our time, The Mother is a moving portrait of love, tragedy, and survival—and the aftershocks from a momentary act of cruel violence that transforms the lives of everyone it touches.]]> 256 Yvvette Edwards 0062440772 Pariseia 0 to-read, on-my-mind 3.87 2016 The Mother
author: Yvvette Edwards
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.87
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]]> Really Good, Actually 60877616 A hilarious and painfully relatable debut novel about one woman’s messy search for joy and meaning in the wake of an unexpected breakup, from comedian, essayist, and award-winning screenwriter Monica Heisey

Maggie is fine. She’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s broke, her graduate thesis on something obscure is going nowhere, and her marriage only lasted 608 days, but at the ripe old age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined to embrace her new life as a Surprisingly Young Divorcée�.

Now she has time to take up nine hobbies, eat hamburgers at 4 am, and “get back out there� sex-wise. With the support of her tough-loving academic advisor, Merris; her newly divorced friend, Amy; and her group chat (naturally), Maggie barrels through her first year of single life, intermittently dating, occasionally waking up on the floor and asking herself tough questions along the way.

Laugh-out-loud funny and filled with sharp observations, Really Good, Actually is a tender and bittersweet comedy that lays bare the uncertainties of modern love, friendship, and our search for that thing we like to call “happiness�. This is a remarkable debut from an unforgettable new voice in fiction.]]> 370 Monica Heisey 0063235412 Pariseia 3 3.14 2023 Really Good, Actually
author: Monica Heisey
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.14
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> Let's Get Back to the Party 49151018
It’s just weeks after the historic Supreme Court marriage equality ruling, and all Sebastian Mote wants is to settle down. A high school art history teacher, newly single and desperately lonely, he envies his queer students their freedom to live openly the youth he lost to fear and shame. Ěý

So when he runs into his childhood friend Oscar Burnham at a wedding in Washington, D.C., he can’t help but see it as a second chance. Now thirty-five, the men haven’t seen each other in a decade. But Oscar has no interest in their shared history. Instead, he’s outraged by what he sees as the death of gay culture: bars overrun with bachelorette parties; friends getting married, having babies.

While Oscar and Sebastian struggle to find their place in a rapidly changing world, each is drawn into a cross-generational friendship that treads the line between envy and obsession: Sebastian with one of his students and Oscar with an older icon of the AIDS era. And as they collide again and again, both men must come reckon not just with one another, but with themselves.

Rich with sharply drawn characters and contemporary detail, provocative, and emotionally profound, Let’s Get Back to the Party is sure to appeal to readers of Garth Greenwell, Alan Hollinghurst, Claire Messud, and Rebecca Makkai.]]> 288 Zak Salih 1616209577 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.52 2021 Let's Get Back to the Party
author: Zak Salih
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2021
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]]> Mothering Sunday 26014651
Twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild has worked as a maid at an English country house since she was sixteen. For almost all of those years she has been the clandestine lover to Paul Sheringham, young heir of a neighboring house. The two now meet on an unseasonably warm March day—Mothering Sunday—a day that will change Jane's life forever.

As the narrative moves back and forth from 1924 to the end of the century, what we know and understand about Jane—about the way she loves, thinks, feels, sees, remembers—expands with every vividly captured moment. Her story is one of profound self-discovery, and through her, Graham Swift has created an emotionally soaring, deeply affecting work of fiction.]]> 177 Graham Swift 1101947527 Pariseia 0 the-book-was-better, to-read 3.71 2016 Mothering Sunday
author: Graham Swift
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf]]> 43961
DeSalvo and Leaska established the chronological order of the letters and placed them in sequence, and they have also included relevant diary entries and letters Vita and Virginia wrote to other friends where they add context and illumination to the narrative. Annotations throughout the text identify peripheral characters, clarify allusions, and provide background. As the New York Times noted, "the result is a volume that reads like a book, not just a gathering of marvelous scraps."

In his introduction Mitchell A. Leaska observes, "Rarely can a collection of correspondence have cast into more dramatic relief two personalities more individual or more complex; and rarely can an enterprise of the heart have been carried out so near the verge of archetypal feeling."]]> 480 Vita Sackville-West 1573441961 Pariseia 0 the-book-was-better, to-read 4.29 1926 The Letters of Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf
author: Vita Sackville-West
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1926
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]]> <![CDATA[Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)]]> 5161066
The great revelation goes well at first - then the horribly mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of Merlotte's, and Sookie agrees to use her telepathic talent to track down the murderer. But there is a far greater danger than this killer threatening Bon Temps: a race of unhuman beings, older, more powerful, and far more secretive than the vampires or the werewolves, is preparing for war. And Sookie is an all-too-human pawn in their ages-old battle...]]> 320 Charlaine Harris 0441017150 Pariseia 3 series 4.02 2009 Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
author: Charlaine Harris
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)]]> 123200829
After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone.

But the last silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed.

A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine.]]> 654 Jay Kristoff 0008350515 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.62 2024 Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, #2)
author: Jay Kristoff
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.62
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]]> <![CDATA[From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8)]]> 2233407
It's clear that things are changing whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie, Friend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire community is caught up in the changes.

In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.]]> 368 Charlaine Harris 0441015891 Pariseia 3 series 4.02 2008 From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8)
author: Charlaine Harris
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont]]> 50895445
But despite its mythic reputation, much of what has happened inside the Chateau’s walls has eluded the public eye—until now. With wit and insight, Shawn Levy recounts the wild revelries and scandalous liaisons, the creative breakthroughs and marital breakdowns, the births and deaths to which the hotel has been a party. Vivid, salacious, and richly informed, The Castle on Sunset is a glittering tribute to Hollywood as seen from inside the walls of its most hallowed hotel.]]> 384 Shawn Levy 0385543166 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.64 2019 The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
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name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.64
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]]> The Hating Game 27213238 Nemesis (n.)
1) An opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome;
2) A person’s undoing;
3) Joshua Templeman.
Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can’t understand Joshua’s joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy’s overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude.

Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job…But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn’t hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn’t hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game.]]> 365 Sally Thorne Pariseia 0 to-read 3.72 2016 The Hating Game
author: Sally Thorne
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.72
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]]> <![CDATA[The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World]]> 41021145 304 Michael Pollan Pariseia 3 4.07 2001 The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
author: Michael Pollan
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Altars: Bringing Sacred Shrines into Your Everyday Life]]> 505323 160 Denise Linn 0712671579 Pariseia 3 4.02 1999 Altars: Bringing Sacred Shrines into Your Everyday Life
author: Denise Linn
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1999
rating: 3
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]]> Small Mercies 61812308 The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River —an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s history.

In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessy is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of “Southie,� the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart.

One night Mary Pat’s teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn’t come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. The two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched—asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don’t take kindly to any threat to their business.

Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city’s desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.]]> 303 Dennis Lehane 0062129481 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.22 2023 Small Mercies
author: Dennis Lehane
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.22
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]]> Half-Blown Rose 61918852 An irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband’s betrayal leads to a year of travel, art, and passion in Paris, from the award-winning author of This Close to Okay.
Ěý
Vincent, having grown up as the privileged daughter of artists, has a lovely life in many ways. At forty-four, she enjoys strolling the streets of Paris and teaching at the modern art museum; she has a vibrant group of friends; and she’s even caught the eye of a young, charismatic man named Loup. But Vincent is also in Paris to escape a painful betrayal: her husband, Cillian, has published a bestselling book divulging secrets about their marriage and his own past, hinting that when he was a teenager, he may have had a child with a young woman back in Dublin—before he moved to California and never returned.
Ěý
Now estranged from her husband, Vincent has agreed to see Cillian again at their son’s wedding the following summer, but Loup introduces new complications. Soon they begin an intense affair, and somewhere between dinners made together, cigarettes smoked in the moonlight, hazy evenings in nightclubs, and long, starry walks along the Seine, Vincent feels herself loosening and blossoming.
Ěý
In a journey that is both transportive and intimate, Half-Blown Rose traverses Paris, art, travel, liminal spaces, and the messy complexities of relationships and romance, with excerpts from Cillian’s novel, playlists, and journal entries woven throughout. As Cillian does all he can to win her back, Vincent must decide what she wants . . . and who she will be.]]> 416 Leesa Cross-Smith 1538755181 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.14 2022 Half-Blown Rose
author: Leesa Cross-Smith
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.14
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]]> White Oleander 32234 White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes--each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned--becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.]]> 446 Janet Fitch 0316182540 Pariseia 5 favorites, on-my-mind 4.00 1999 White Oleander
author: Janet Fitch
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1999
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants]]> 43212850
In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell introduces 75 inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up.

Profiled women include flower farmer Erin Benzakein; codirector of Soul Fire Farm Leah Penniman; plantswomanĚýFlora Grubb; edible and cultural landscape designer Leslie Bennett; Caribbean-American writer and gardener Jamaica Kincaid; soil scientist Elaine Ingham; landscape designer Ariella Chezar;Ěýfloral designer Amy Merrick, and many more. Rich with personal stories and insights, Jewell’s portraits reveal a devotion that transcends age, locale, and background, reminding us of the profound role of green growing things in our world—and our lives.]]> 324 Jennifer Jewell 1604699027 Pariseia 3 4.34 The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants
author: Jennifer Jewell
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.34
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Rebel Gardening: A Beginner's Handbook to Creating an Organic Urban Garden]]> 63888330
Do you live in the city and yearn for the space and time to grow your own food and live more connected with nature and the seasons? Rebel Gardening shows that anyone can grow a garden of delicious organic fruit and vegetables, wildlife-friendly wildflowers and abundant herbs in absolutely any urban space with a bit of know-how.

Organic gardening expert Alessandro Vitale wants you to embrace the living soil and establish your own city eden where creatures and plants can coexist, in harmony with our modern lives. He shares his low-cost and organic approach with all the essential guidance you will need, including his top 50 plants for beginner gardeners, with a plethora of information on how to plant and look after them and how to make the most of all your produce. Learn how to make vegan honey with dandelions, establish a micro-orchard, or brew a natural antibiotic from garlic.

Alessandro shares a plan for any type of space and how to tend it through the year. Learn about companion gardening, saving seeds, DIY raised beds and everything to allow your garden to flourish. The healing and planet-protecting power of gardening is within your grasp!]]> 272 Alessandro Vitale Pariseia 4 4.26 Rebel Gardening: A Beginner's Handbook to Creating an Organic Urban Garden
author: Alessandro Vitale
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.26
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Green Witch's Garden: Your Complete Guide to Creating and Cultivating a Magical Garden Space (Green Witch Witchcraft Series)]]> 56897502
A green witch embraces the power of nature, draws energy from the earth and the universe, and relies on stones, plants, flowers, and herbs for healing. In The Green Witch’s Garden , you will learn how to create your own magical space to enhance your witchcraft practice.

With information on how to plan and design your sacred garden and tips and tricks to growing and harvesting magical ingredients, this book will allow you to take control of your practice and more deeply connect with the earth. Let experienced witch and author of The Green Witch Arin Hiscock-Murphy guide you on your path to creating your personal piece of nature.]]> 224 Arin Murphy-Hiscock 1507215878 Pariseia 4 4.14 The Green Witch's Garden: Your Complete Guide to Creating and Cultivating a Magical Garden Space (Green Witch Witchcraft Series)
author: Arin Murphy-Hiscock
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.14
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7)]]> 140075
The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans. And there are some vamps who would like to finish what nature started. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe.

And with HBO's launching of an all-new show, True Blood, based on the Southern Vampire novels, the demand for Charlaine Harris and Sookie Stackhouse is bigger than ever.

]]> 336 Charlaine Harris 0441014941 Pariseia 3 series 4.06 2007 All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7)
author: Charlaine Harris
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> The Wind Knows My Name 62583516 This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019.

Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht—the night their family lost everything. Samuel’s mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to the United Kingdom, which he boarded alone, carrying nothing but a change of clothes and his violin.

Arizona, 2019. Eight decades later, Anita Diaz, a blind seven-year-old girl, and her mother board another train, fleeing looming danger in El Salvador and seeking refuge in the United States. However, their arrival coincides with the new family separation policy, and Anita finds herself alone at a camp in Nogales. She escapes through her trips to Azabahar, a magical world of the imagination she created with her sister back home.

Anita’s case is assigned to Selena Duran, a young social worker who enlists the help of a promising lawyer from one of San Francisco’s top law firms. Together they discover that Anita has another family member in the United States: Leticia Cordero, who is employed at the home of now eighty-six-year-old Samuel Adler, linking these two lives.

Spanning time and place, The Wind Knows My Name is both a testament to the sacrifices that parents make and a love letter to the children who survive the most unfathomable dangers—and never stop dreaming.]]> 260 Isabel Allende 0593598105 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.93 2023 The Wind Knows My Name
author: Isabel Allende
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kitchen Witch's Guide to Healing and Self-Care: Grounding and Nourishing Spells, Rituals, and Remedies]]> 63236987
Any task can be meaningful and magical when you do it with purpose—especially restorative activities like cooking, eating, and gardening. The Kitchen Witch's Guide to Healing and Self-Care shows you how to access the healing craft of your kitchen, and harness it for a greater sense of contentment, belonging, and well-being.

Happy hearth, healthy mind —Combine warm and healing kitchen witchcraft with holistic self–care as you explore this natural, gentle, approach to feeding your body and mind.

Ingredients are key —Discover the magical properties of herbs, tea leaves, vegetables, and grains, along with creative ways to incorporate them into your meals.

For body and soul —Learn empowering recipes and remedies like a Kitchen Cleansing Ritual, Harmonious Mind Tacos with Slaw, and Strengthening Chocolate Mousse.

Add a little healing to your space with this witch's book of self-care through kitchen magic.]]> 183 Maggie Haseman 1638784434 Pariseia 4 3.86 The Kitchen Witch's Guide to Healing and Self-Care: Grounding and Nourishing Spells, Rituals, and Remedies
author: Maggie Haseman
name: Pariseia
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]]> <![CDATA[Backyard Witchcraft: The Complete Guide for the Green Witch, the Kitchen Witch, and the Hedge Witch]]> 60524124 Ěý]]> 160 Cecilia Lattari 0486850048 Pariseia 4 3.76 Backyard Witchcraft: The Complete Guide for the Green Witch, the Kitchen Witch, and the Hedge Witch
author: Cecilia Lattari
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.76
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]]> The Witch's Book of Self-Care 79959396 Arin Hiscock-Murphy 1507217242 Pariseia 4 4.25 The Witch's Book of Self-Care
author: Arin Hiscock-Murphy
name: Pariseia
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]]> <![CDATA[The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More (Green Witch Witchcraft Series)]]> 34944542
At her core, the green witch is a naturalist, an herbalist, a wise woman, and a healer. She embraces the power of nature; she draws energy from the Earth and the Universe; she relies on natural objects like stones and gems to commune with the land she lives off of; she uses plants, flowers, oils, and herbs for healing; she calls on nature for guidance; and she respects every living being no matter how small.

In The Green Witch, you will learn the way of the green witch, from how to use herbs, plants, and flowers to make potions and oils for everyday healing as well as how crystals, gems, stones, and even twigs can help you find balance within. You’ll discover how to find harmony in Earth’s great elements and connect your soul to every living creature. This guide also contains directions for herbal blends and potions, ritual suggestions, recipes for sacred foods, and information on how to listen to and commune with nature. Embrace the world of the green witch and discover what the power of nature has in store for you.]]> 257 Arin Murphy-Hiscock Pariseia 4 3.87 2017 The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More (Green Witch Witchcraft Series)
author: Arin Murphy-Hiscock
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home (House Witchcraft, Magic, & Spells Series)]]> 40225445 Everything you need to know to create your very own sacred space—perfect for practicing home-based witchcraft including spells, rituals, herbalism, and more—from the author of The Green Witch and Spellcrafting.

Your home is an important part of who you are—it makes sense to tie your practice of witchcraft closely to the place where you build your life. In The House Witch, you’ll discover everything you need to live, work, and practice in your own magical space. Follow expert Arin Murphy-Hiscock on a journey to building and fortifying a sacred space in your own home, with essential information on how to:

-Create magical cookbooks of recipes, spells, and charms
-Prepare food that nourishes body and soul
-Perform rituals that protect and purify hearth and home
-Master the secrets of the cauldron and the sacred flame
-Call upon the kitchen gods and goddesses.
-Produce hearth-based arts and crafts.
…and much more!

Learn how easy it is to transform your home into a magical place that enhances your practice and nurtures your spirit!]]> 257 Arin Murphy-Hiscock 1507209479 Pariseia 4 3.78 2018 The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home (House Witchcraft, Magic, & Spells Series)
author: Arin Murphy-Hiscock
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants]]> 17465709 Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return.]]> 408 Robin Wall Kimmerer 1571313354 Pariseia 4 4.52 2013 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
author: Robin Wall Kimmerer
name: Pariseia
average rating: 4.52
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rating: 4
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]]> Quietly Hostile: Essays 62052300
The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But, behind all that new-found glam, Irby is just trying to keep her life together as she always had.

Her teeth are poisoning her from inside her mouth, and her diarrhea is back. She gets turned away from a restaurant for wearing ugly clothes, she goes to therapy and tries out Lexapro, gets healed with Reiki, explores the power of crystals, and becomes addicted to QVC. Making light of herself as she takes us on an outrageously funny tour of all the details that make up a true portrait of her life, Irby is once again the relatable, uproarious tonic we all need.]]> 290 Samantha Irby 0593315693 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.67 2023 Quietly Hostile: Essays
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4)]]> 159206
Lestat speaks. Vampire-hero, enchanter, seducer of mortals. For centuries he has been a courted prince in the dark and flourishing universe of the living dead. Lestat is alone. And suddenly all his vampire rationale--everything he has come to believe and feel safe with--is called into question. In his overwhelming need to destroy his doubts and his loneliness, Lestat embarks on the most dangerous enterprise he has undertaken in all the danger-haunted years of his long existence.

The Tale of the Body Thief is told with the unique--and mesmerizing--passion, power, color, and invention that distinguish the novels of Anne Rice.
--front flap]]> 430 Anne Rice 0679405283 Pariseia 4 3.72 1992 The Tale of the Body Thief (The Vampire Chronicles, #4)
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average rating: 3.72
book published: 1992
rating: 4
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]]> Eastbound 60853075
â€The fever burning through this story, its suspense and its lyrical escapes don’t curb its sensuality, and precision. [Kerangal’s] language has an incredible driving force. It is both like a stone made up of many crystals, mixing registers with fluidity, and juxtaposing the poetic and the trivial. The whole thing has a unique rhythm, a sense of breathless speed: the sort of graceful rockslide that only she can pull off. In flux between interior and exterior, this is the perfect voyage.â€� â€� Le Monde des Livres]]> 140 Maylis de Kerangal Pariseia 2 3.94 2012 Eastbound
author: Maylis de Kerangal
name: Pariseia
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2012
rating: 2
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]]> The Pet Wash (The Pet Club) 9884423 32 Gwendolyn Hooks 1434225143 Pariseia 2 4.00 2011 The Pet Wash (The Pet Club)
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average rating: 4.00
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rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Los siete cabritillos y el lobo (Libros brillantes) (Spanish Edition)]]> 90641575 10 Susaeta Ediciones 8467702974 Pariseia 2 2.00 Los siete cabritillos y el lobo (Libros brillantes) (Spanish Edition)
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]]> Alizia 99312522 16 Equipo Susaeta 8467701714 Pariseia 2 2.00 Alizia
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]]> Brave New World 5129 Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine� (The New Yorker), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history’s keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World, his masterpiece, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, Brave New Worldd likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites.

"Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." —Chicago Tribune]]> 268 Aldous Huxley 0060929871 Pariseia 3 3.99 1932 Brave New World
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average rating: 3.99
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Cats: Questions and Answers (Pet Questions and Answers)]]> 29002405 24 Christina Mia Gardeski 1515703568 Pariseia 0 4.27 Cats: Questions and Answers (Pet Questions and Answers)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lucky Charm (The Pet Club)]]> 10550709 32 Gwendolyn Hooks 1434225127 Pariseia 2 3.32 2011 The Lucky Charm (The Pet Club)
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average rating: 3.32
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]]> <![CDATA[Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own]]> 53986112
To be a womxn living in a body at the intersection of fat and Black is to be on the margins. From concern-trolling–“I just want you to be healthy“–to outright attacks, fat Black bodies that fall outside dominant constructs of beauty and wellness are subjected to healthism, racism, and misogynoir. The spaces carved out by third-wave feminism and the fat liberation movement fail at true inclusivity and intersectionality; fat Black womxn need to create their own safe spaces and community, instead of tirelessly laboring to educate and push back against dominant groups.

Structured into three sections–“belonging,� “resistance,� and “acceptance”–and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we’ve been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Dr. Joy Cox’s razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility. She explores how to reclaim space and create belonging in a hostile world, pushing back against tired pressures of “going along just to get along,� and dismantles the institutionally ingrained myths about race, size, gender, and worth that deny fat Black womxn their selfhood.]]> 192 Joy Arlene Renee Cox 1623174996 Pariseia 4 4.25 2020 Fat Girls in Black Bodies: Creating Communities of Our Own
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average rating: 4.25
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute]]> 57370115
Celine Bangura is conspiracy-theory-obsessed. Social media followers eat up her takes on everything from UFOs to holiday overconsumption—yet, she’s still not cool enough for the popular kids� table. Which is why Brad abandoned her for the in-crowd years ago. (At least, that’s how Celine sees it.)

These days, there’s nothing between them other than petty insults and academic rivalry. So when Celine signs up for a survival course in the woods, she’s surprised to find Brad right beside her.

Forced to work as a team for the chance to win a grand prize, these two teens must trudge through not just mud and dirt but their messy past. And as this adventure brings them closer together, they begin to remember the good bits of their history. But has too much time passed . . . or just enough to spark a whole new kind of relationship?]]> 336 Talia Hibbert Pariseia 4 3.68 2023 Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
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average rating: 3.68
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]]> <![CDATA[Pet Costume Party: A Pet Club Story (Stone Arch Readers Level 2: Pet Club)]]> 10561328 32 Gwendolyn Hooks 1434230538 Pariseia 2 2.80 2011 Pet Costume Party: A Pet Club Story (Stone Arch Readers Level 2: Pet Club)
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average rating: 2.80
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rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3)]]> 72228424
With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington, Alabama, on edge, Jessie and Hubert Wiggins� steadfast calm and devotion to each other reassures everyone that faith will see them through. But Jessie and Hubert have paid a terrible hidden cost to maintain their devout facade and respectable standing. Nothing can allay the guilt they feel—or stop the growing distrust between them . . .

Hubert thought he and his secret lover, Leroy, could continue seeing each other on the down-low in peace. But when Leroy’s ex-wife moves back in with him, a heartbroken Hubert is driven to distraction trying to keep Jessie in the dark—and quell his mounting jealousy. And his need for satisfaction is driving Hubert to reckless extremes—and desperate risks. . .

Jessie believes the struggles between her and Hubert will all be worth it if she can connive him to finally consummate their marriage—no matter what she has to do. But his erratic behavior and her frustration soon has her trying yet another new lover, who is as charming as he is unreliable—and unexpectedly dangerous. . .

Now with their secrets out of control—and the police perilously near—Jessie and Hubert discover who might be behind the deaths plaguing their town. But can they risk a pursuit that could expose their own web of lies? When their only choice pits them and their suspicions against each other, their next move will either bury their deceptions deep for good—or reveal the one truth they can’t escape. . .]]> 320 Mary Monroe 1496732642 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.92 2023 Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Vegetales en MiPlato/Vegetables on MyPlate (¿Qué hay en MiPlato?/What’s On My Plate?) (Spanish Edition)]]> 73843191 28 Mari Schuh 1663988587 Pariseia 3 3.50 Vegetales en MiPlato/Vegetables on MyPlate (¿Qué hay en MiPlato?/What’s On My Plate?) (Spanish Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unbearable Lightness of Being]]> 678974
Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.]]> 314 Milan Kundera 0571200834 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.02 1984 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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]]> <![CDATA[Fruits on MyPlate (What's on MyPlate?)]]> 14353069 24 Mari Schuh 1429694122 Pariseia 3 3.60 2012 Fruits on MyPlate (What's on MyPlate?)
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]]> A Greater Music 29363290 unknow—to see the everyday afresh and be defamiliarized with what we believe we know—which is no small offering."—Sophie Hughes, Music & Literature

Near the beginning of A Greater Music, the narrator, a young Korean writer, falls into an icy river in the Berlin suburbs, where she's been housesitting for her on-off boyfriend Joachim. This sets into motion a series of memories that move between the hazily defined present and the period three years ago when she first lived in Berlin. Throughout, the narrator's relationship with Joachim, a rough-and-ready metalworker, is contrasted with her friendship with M, an ultra-refined music-loving German teacher, whom, it is suggested, later became her lesbian lover.

A novel of memories and wandering, A Greater Music blends riffs on music, language, and literature with a gut-punch of an emotional ending, establishing Bae Suah as one of the most exciting novelists working today.

Bae Suah, one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary Korean authors, has published more than a dozen works and won several prestigious awards. She has also translated several books from the German, including works by W. G. Sebald, Franz Kafka, and Jenny Erpenbeck. Her first book to appear in English, Nowhere to be Found, was longlisted for a PEN Translation Prize.

Deborah Smith's literary translations from the Korean include two novels by Han Kang (The Vegetarian and Human Acts), and two by Bae Suah, (A Greater Music and Recitation).]]> 132 Bae Suah 1940953464 Pariseia 4 3.63 2003 A Greater Music
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]]> <![CDATA[Osos Polares y PingĂĽinos: Un libro de comparaciĂłn y contraste [Polar Bears and Penguins: A Compare and Contrast Book] (Spanish Edition)]]> 19359788 32 Katharine Hall 1628552271 Pariseia 4 4.00 2014 Osos Polares y PingĂĽinos: Un libro de comparaciĂłn y contraste [Polar Bears and Penguins: A Compare and Contrast Book] (Spanish Edition)
author: Katharine Hall
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average rating: 4.00
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> Cats (Our Pets) 35640411 24 Lisa J. Amstutz 1543501605 Pariseia 1 2.93 Cats (Our Pets)
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]]> <![CDATA[La casita de los tres cerditos (Spanish Edition)]]> 99539282 24 Equipo Susaeta 8430526439 Pariseia 2 2.00 La casita de los tres cerditos (Spanish Edition)
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]]> The Worst Warlock 56244411
Now, everyone in town is furious at Elijah, including Caliban and his dangerous jaguar familiar. Elijah tries desperately to correct his magic with the help of his best friends Marcus the thief and Tori the blacksmithing barbarian. The trio contends with the Nighty-Knights, angry mobs, and a ridiculously dangerous and forbidden spell. Will Elijah succeed? Find out in this clever and funny audiobook from A. A. Livingston & Dan Livingston.]]> A.A. Livingston Pariseia 3 3.81 The Worst Warlock
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]]> <![CDATA[Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Science & Nature]]> 21111759 In 1997, a Californian man named Charles Moore was sailing home from Hawaii after competing in a boat race. On a whim, he decided to change course and head through a part of the eastern Pacific Ocean known as the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Known to seafarers as ""the doldrums"", this is an area of light or no wind and little boat traffic. Its calm weather is due to a permanent column of high pressure air, which causes the ocean for hundreds of miles across to swirl slowly towards its centre.

iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind.]]> 4 iMinds Pariseia 3 3.72 Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Science & Nature
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]]> <![CDATA[Wolves (Pebble Plus: North American Animals)]]> 14351898 24 Michael Dahl 1429677015 Pariseia 3 3.67 2012 Wolves (Pebble Plus: North American Animals)
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average rating: 3.67
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[I Know What I'm Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches from a Life Under Construction]]> 25814361 New York Times bestselling author and stand-up comedian Jen Kirkman delivers a hilarious, candid memoir about marriage, divorce, sex, turning forty, and still not quite having life figured out.

Jen Kirkman wants to be the voice in your head that says, Hey, you’re okay. Even if you sometimes think you aren’t! And especially if other people try to tell you you’re not.

In I Know What I’m Doing—and Other Lies I Tell Myself, Jen offers up all the gory details of a life permanently in progress. She reassures you that it’s okay to not have life completely figured out, even when you reach middle age (and find your first gray pubic hair!). She talks about making unusual or unpopular life decisions (such as cultivating a “friend with benefits� or not going home for the holidays) because you don’t necessarily want for yourself what everyone else seems to think you should. It’s about renting when everyone says you should own, dating around when everyone thinks you should settle down, and traveling alone when everyone pities you for going to Paris without a man.

From marriage to divorce and sex to mental health, I Know What I’m Doing—and Other Lies I Tell Myself is about embracing the fact that life is a bit of a sh*t show and it’s definitely more than okay to stay true to yourself.]]> 240 Jen Kirkman 1476770271 Pariseia 4 on-my-mind 3.62 2016 I Know What I'm Doing and Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches from a Life Under Construction
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> Bite Me (A Love Story, #3) 6559316 “Christopher Moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of the word.�
—Carl Hiaasen

The undead rise again in Bite Me, the third book in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore’s wonderfully twisted vampire saga. Joining his farcical gems Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck, Moore’s latest in continuing story of young, urban, nosferatu style love, is no Twilight—but rather a tsunami of the irresistible outrageousness that has earned him the appellation, “Stephen King with a whoopee cushion and a double-espresso imagination� from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and inspired Denver’s Rocky Mountain News to declare him, “the 21st century’s best satirist.”]]> 309 Christopher Moore 0061779725 Pariseia 3 3.87 2010 Bite Me (A Love Story, #3)
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average rating: 3.87
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rating: 3
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]]> The Old Woman with the Knife 57938998 The kinetic story of a sixty-five-year-old female assassin who faces an unexpected threat in the twilight of her career--this is an international bestseller and the English language debut from an award-winning South Korean author

At sixty-five, Hornclaw is beginning to slow down. She lives modestly in a small apartment, with only her aging dog, a rescue named Deadweight, to keep her company. There are expectations for people her age--that she'll retire and live out the rest of her days quietly. But Hornclaw is not like other people. She is an assassin.

Double-crossers, corporate enemies, cheating spouses--for the past four decades, Hornclaw has killed them all with ruthless efficiency, and the less she's known about her targets, the better. But now, nearing the end of her career, she has just slipped up. An injury leads her to an unexpected connection with a doctor and his family. But emotions, for an assassin, are a dangerous proposition. As Hornclaw's world closes in, this final chapter in her career may also mark her own bloody end.

A sensation in South Korea, and now translated into English for the first time by Chi-Young Kim, The Old Woman with the Knife is an electrifying, singular, mordantly funny novel about the expectations imposed on aging bodies and the dramatic ways in which one woman chooses to reclaim her agency.]]> 288 Gu Byeong-mo 1335425764 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.49 2013 The Old Woman with the Knife
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]]> Always with You 36616796 37 Talia Hibbert Pariseia 0 to-read 3.61 2017 Always with You
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]]> What Her Sister Wanted 32049093 0 Lindsey Crittenden 1536623628 Pariseia 3 3.00 What Her Sister Wanted
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]]> A Misguided Thought 57968841 80 Jaelyn D Jordan 1643785087 Pariseia 4 3.70 A Misguided Thought
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]]> <![CDATA[The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times]]> 61355265 #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022 - In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.

There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life's big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?

Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles--the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become." She details her most valuable practices, like "starting kind," "going high," and assembling a "kitchen table" of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.

"When we are able to recognize our own light, we become empowered to use it," writes Michelle Obama. A rewarding blend of powerful stories and profound advice that will ignite conversation, The Light We Carry inspires readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.]]> 319 Michelle Obama 0593237463 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.26 2022 The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
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]]> Violeta 57933338 The epic story of Violeta del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century.

Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first girl in a family of five boisterous sons. From the start, her life will be marked by extraordinary events, for the ripples of the Great War are still being felt, even as the Spanish flu arrives on the shores of her South American homeland almost at the moment of her birth.

Through her father's prescience, the family will come through that crisis unscathed, only to face a new one as the Great Depression transforms the genteel city life she has known. Her family loses all and is forced to retreat to a wild and beautiful but remote part of the country. There, she will come of age, and her first suitor will come calling. . . .

She tells her story in the form of a letter to someone she loves above all others, recounting devastating heartbreak and passionate affairs, times of both poverty and wealth, terrible loss and immense joy. Her life will be shaped by some of the most important events of history: the fight for women's rights, the rise and fall of tyrants, and, ultimately, not one but two pandemics.

Told through the eyes of a woman whose unforgettable passion, determination, and sense of humor will carry her through a lifetime of upheaval, Isabel Allende once more brings us an epic that is both fiercely inspiring and deeply emotional.]]> 322 Isabel Allende 0593496205 Pariseia 3 3.97 2022 Violeta
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1)]]> 56755560 The Cat Who Saved Books is a heart-warming story about finding courage, caring for others � and the tremendous power of books.

Grandpa used to say it all the time: 'books have tremendous power'. But what is that power really?

Natsuki Books was a tiny second-hand bookshop on the edge of town. Inside, towering shelves reached the ceiling, every one crammed full of wonderful books. Rintaro Natsuki loved this space that his grandfather had created. He spent many happy hours there, reading whatever he liked. It was the perfect refuge for a boy who tended to be something of a recluse.

After the death of his grandfather, Rintaro is devastated and alone. It seems he will have to close the shop. Then, a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears and asks Rintaro for help. The cat needs a book lover to join him on a mission. This odd couple will go on three magical adventures to save books from people who have imprisoned, mistreated and betrayed them. Finally, there is one last rescue that Rintaro must attempt alone . . .

Sosuke Natsukawa's international bestseller, translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai, is a story for those for whom books are so much more than words on paper.]]> 198 SĹŤsuke Natsukawa 0063095726 Pariseia 4 3.74 2017 The Cat Who Saved Books (The Cat Who..., #1)
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> The Lifestyle 58988402 Don't miss the beach read of the summer! A heartwarming and hilarious novel about swinging, marriage, and complexities of the heart.

Georgina Wagman has it all—a great marriage, a great job at a prestigious law firm, and great friends. She’s living the life she always wanted, and everything is perfect. Until, that is, she walks in on her husband Nathan in a compromising position with a junior associate. Georgina has a moment of crisis. But divorce is not a part of the five-year plan, so she comes up with an idea to save her marriage and recapture the spark. She and Nathan are going to become swingers.

Georgina isn’t going to embark on this adventure alone, though. Her friends Felix and Norah and their respective partners decide to tag along for the ride. They’ve got relationship woes of their own that swinging just might fix. Georgina, convinced Felix and Norah belong together, is thrilled. What better place to reignite romance between two people destined to be together than a swingers� party? Her plan is foolproof, until she runs into a college ex at the first party. When they reconnect, Georgina will find herself torn between her head and her heart, with her very happiness hanging in the balance.]]> 336 Taylor Hahn 0593316355 Pariseia 0 to-read 3.32 2022 The Lifestyle
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average rating: 3.32
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]]> The Blue Nile 618802 The Blue Nile, Alan Moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in The White Nile, depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explorers so daring they can be considered among the world's original adventurers -- each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of slavery and massacre, political upheaval and all-out war.]]> 368 Alan Moorehead 0060956402 Pariseia 0 to-read 4.17 1962 The Blue Nile
author: Alan Moorehead
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average rating: 4.17
book published: 1962
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He’s the kind of killer we instinctively fear the most. A killer without boundaries, without conscience, without any fear of being caught. And his latest victim is terrifying proof that no one is safe: the daughter of a powerful U.S. senator.

Now, with the national media calling for justice and a grief-stricken father seeking vengeance, Bishop and his FBI Special Crimes Unit find themselves in a unique situation. This time even psychic cops aren’t enough to stop evil. Aid comes in the form of a fledgling civilian organization of unorthodox crime stoppers. Operating outside of any government oversight, without sanction or official authority, they are comprised of a membership every bit as talented and eccentric as Bishop’s SCU -� if not more so. And that is no coincidence. For Bishop helped launch this organization barely two years before.

Dani Justice knows all about monsters. They haunt her nightmares -� and her life. But she never expected to find herself doggedly on the trail of a real flesh-and-blood predator so cunning, he’s eluded the best law enforcement could send up against him; so deadly, he doesn’t hesitate to kill even a senator’s daughter. Or a cop.

Dani doesn’t want to hunt this killer. She doesn’t want to risk the life she’s made for herself, or her hard-won peace. But she doesn’t have a choice. Because his bloody rampage has hit far too close to home. Because Dani alone commands a weapon powerful enough to destroy him.
And because Dani knows something even Bishop doesn’t. Dani knows how the hunt ends. It ends in fire. And blood. And death.

What she doesn’t know is who will survive.]]> 324 Kay Hooper 0553804847 Pariseia 0 to-read, series 4.07 2007 Blood Dreams (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit, #10; Blood, #1)
author: Kay Hooper
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average rating: 4.07
book published: 2007
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