Anne's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:28:08 -0700 60 Anne's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg An American Girl in Korea 61870016 Annie Maria Barnes Anne 2 korean-history 2.00 An American Girl in Korea
author: Annie Maria Barnes
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This novel is set in 1902 Korea, following a family as they travel up the Han River in Korea and meet with many misadventures. As someone researching Korean history who adores adventure novels, I should enjoy this book. But honestly, it was one of the most racist books I've ever read. The depiction of the Korean people, at best depicted as stupid and at worst as villains, was rather disgusting. And naturally, all of the white people are great and wonderful people. It is sad because mystery is well done. There is just no nuance in understanding the interesting differences of the two cultures and I can see why this vintage novel has been all but forgotten.
]]> <![CDATA[The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest (A Medieval Fairy Tale, #1)]]> 22574726 A beautiful maiden who poaches to feed the poor.

A handsome forester on a mission to catch her.

Danger and love are about to unite in Thornbeck Forest.

The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around--and Odette Menkels spends her nights poaching his deer to feed the hungry orphans of Thornbeck. By day, Odette is a simple maiden who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor.

For Jorgen Hartman, the margrave’s forester, tracking down a poacher is a duty he is all too willing to perform. Jorgen inherited his post from the man who raised him . . . a man who was murdered at the hands of a poacher.

When Jorgen and Odette meet at the Midsummer festival and share a connection during a dance, neither has any idea that they are already adversaries.

The one man she wants is bound by duty to capture her; the one woman he loves is his cunning target . . . What becomes of a forester who protects a notorious poacher? What becomes of a poacher when she is finally discovered?]]> 306 Melanie Dickerson 0718026241 Anne 0 currently-reading 3.87 2015 The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest (A Medieval Fairy Tale, #1)
author: Melanie Dickerson
name: Anne
average rating: 3.87
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]]> <![CDATA[The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas]]> 32296409
8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.)]]> 10 Adrian Miller 1504794982 Anne 3 3.72 2017 The President's Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas
author: Adrian Miller
name: Anne
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Opening of Japan: a Diary of Discovery in the Far East, 1853-1856]]> 123347454 0 Anne 5 korean-history 5.00 The Opening of Japan: a Diary of Discovery in the Far East, 1853-1856
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]]> The Story of Japan 25093775
The author tells the story of Japan from its earliest recorded time, but focuses in particular on its relations with the outside world and the effects of its interactions with European nations in particular.

Among the amazing revelations in this book:

-That writing was introduced to Japan from China via Korea,

-That the Japanese believed that trade missions from Europe were a precursor to a white invasion and waged an intense race war to halt them, including the promotion of attacks and murders on European explorers and traders,

- That only after leading Japanese nobles went to Europe ‘under cover� as humble servants to spy on European intentions, was it realized that there was no white plan of conquest,

- That the Japanese leadership made a conscious decision to send delegations to the various European nations to select the best of each country’s institutions (social, political and economic) to copy and transplant them to Japan,

- That the almost overnight transformation of Japanese society from an antiquated rural society into an industrial giant was achieved by copying European technology.

- How the Japanese brutally suppressed attempts by Christian missionaries to import Christianity to that nation,

- The measures taken by the Japanese nobility to protect the racial homogeneity of their nation and their restrictions on European influence, and

- The dramatic story of how superior European warfare technology eventually broke the Japanese isolation and their subsequent embracing of that technology.

A fascinating account of Japanese history written from a European perspective.]]> 212 Robert Van Bergen 1505286174 Anne 4 korean-history 4.00 1897 The Story of Japan
author: Robert Van Bergen
name: Anne
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1897
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Noble Servant (A Medieval Fairy Tale, #3)]]> 30649389 She lost everything to the scheme of an evil servant. But she might just gain what she’s always wanted…if she makes it in time.

The impossible was happening. She, Magdalen of Mallin, was to marry the Duke of Wolfberg. Magdalen had dreamed about receiving a proposal ever since she met the duke two years ago. Such a marriage was the only way she could save her people from starvation. But why would a handsome, wealthy duke want to marry her, a poor baron’s daughter? It seemed too good to be true.

On the journey to Wolfberg Castle, Magdalen’s servant forces her to trade places and become her servant, threatening not only Magdalen’s life, but the lives of those she holds dear. Stripped of her identity and title in Wolfberg, where no one knows her, Magdalen is sentenced to tend geese while she watches her former handmaiden gain all Magdalen had ever dreamed of.

When a handsome shepherd befriends her, Magdalen begins to suspect he carries secrets of his own. Together, Magdalen and the shepherd uncover a sinister plot against Wolfberg and the duke. But with no resources, will they be able to find the answers, the hiding places, and the forces they need in time to save both Mallin and Wolfberg?]]> 336 Melanie Dickerson 0718026608 Anne 4 3.97 2017 The Noble Servant (A Medieval Fairy Tale, #3)
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.97
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Interpreting the Ripper Letters: Missed Clues and Reflections on Victorian Society]]> 46046320 This true crime history examines the media frenzy surrounding Jack the Ripper—and what the so-called Ripper Letters reveal about Victorian society.   In the autumn of 1888, a series of grisly murders took place in Whitechapel in London’s East End. The Whitechapel murderer, arguably the first of his kind, was never caught, though the police and local press received hundreds of letters claiming to be from the killer. Though most if not all of these letters were hoaxes, they gave rise to the best known pen-name in criminal Jack the Ripper.   Some letters were taken more seriously than others, while a few—such as the infamous “Dear Boss� letter—sent thousands on a hunt to follow its clues. This book is not about the world’s first serial killer but about the twisted souls who played the part on paper, implicated innocent men, or suggested ever more lurid ways in which he could be caught. For true crime historian M.J. Trow, these letters offer a window into the disturbing shadows of the Victorian mind.]]> 246 M.J. Trow 1526739313 Anne 3 3.44 Interpreting the Ripper Letters: Missed Clues and Reflections on Victorian Society
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]]> The Opening of Korea 149188247 0 C. F Reid Anne 3 korean-history 3.00 The Opening of Korea
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]]> Unbeaten Tracks in Japan 7833431 Japan had just opened its doors to the West within the past decade, and Bird traversed regions unknown to many of the island nation's inhabitants. Traveling more than 1,400 miles by pack horse, rickshaw, and foot, she followed winding mountain trails and crossed countless rivers to meet villagers in their remote communities and peasant farmers in their fields. In poignant, vivid letters to her sister and friends, Bird describes the vicissitudes of her journey--the discomforts and difficulties as well as the pleasures and excitement of discovery. 40 of the author's own sketches and photographs illustrate her captivating stories.]]> 368 Isabella Lucy Bird 0486445151 Anne 4 3.53 1885 Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
author: Isabella Lucy Bird
name: Anne
average rating: 3.53
book published: 1885
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes]]> 57693333
Learn the Historically Proven Stitches Every Seamster Needs with Beloved Historical Fashion YouTuber Bernadette Banner

Whether you are just getting started with sustainable fashion and need to alter your new secondhand finds, or you want an introduction to sewing techniques for making your own clothes, Bernadette Banner’s signature voice will guide you through all the traditional stitches and techniques you need to extend the life of your favorite pieces and take fashion into
your own hands!

From tips and tricks on choosing your materials and preparing your fabric for sewing to more complex techniques like mending small holes, adding pockets to garments, making your own buttons and beyond―this book has everything you need. Complete with step-by-step photos and insight into what alterations each sewing technique is best suited for, Bernadette walks you through every step of your sewing journey. For added inspiration, this book also includes profiles on exciting voices in the historic sewing community and their perspectives on how taking fashion into their own hands has changed their lives for the better. Make, Sew and Mend is the perfect foundation for beginner sewers to start making their fashion their own.]]> 200 Bernadette Banner 164567486X Anne 4 4.48 2022 Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.48
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rating: 4
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]]> The Broken Girls 35533431 A suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare...

Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of them mysteriously disappears. . . .

Vermont, 2014. As much as she's tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister's death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can't shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.

When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past--and a voice that won't be silenced. . . .]]> 336 Simone St. James Anne 5 4.06 2018 The Broken Girls
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.06
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ginseng and Borderland: Territorial Boundaries and Political Relations Between Qing China and Choson Korea, 1636-1912]]> 36651591 244 Seonmin Kim 0520968719 Anne 3 4.06 Ginseng and Borderland: Territorial Boundaries and Political Relations Between Qing China and Choson Korea, 1636-1912
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]]> Fathers and Sons 19117
Fathers and Sons enraged the old and the young, reactionaries, romantics, and radicals alike when it was first published. At the same time, Turgenev won the acclaim of Flaubert, Maupassant, and Henry James for his craftsmanship as a writer and his psychological insight. Fathers and Sons is now considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.

A timeless depiction of generational conflict during social upheaval, it vividly portrays the clash between the older Russian aristocracy and the youthful radicalism that foreshadowed the revolution to come—and offers modern-day readers much to reflect upon as they look around at their own tumultuous, ever changing world.

Introduction by Jane Costlow]]> 244 Ivan Turgenev 0451529693 Anne 4 3.99 1862 Fathers and Sons
author: Ivan Turgenev
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age]]> 195791072 The never-before-told story of the women Egyptologists who paved the way of exploration in Egypt and created the basis for Egyptology.

The history of Egyptology is often told as yet one more grand narrative of powerful men striving to seize the day and the precious artifacts for their competing homelands. But that is only half of the story. During the so-called Golden Age of Exploration, there were women working and exploring before Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut. Before men even conceived of claiming the story for themselves, women were working in Egypt to lay the groundwork for all future exploration.

In Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age, Kathleen Sheppard brings the untold stories of these women back into this narrative. Sheppard begins with some of the earliest European women who ventured to Egypt as travelers: Amelia Edwards, Jenny Lane, and Marianne Brocklehurst. Their travelogues, diaries and maps chronicled a new world for the curious. In the vast desert, Maggie Benson, the first woman granted permission to excavate in Egypt, met Nettie Gourlay, the woman who became her lifelong companion. They battled issues of oppression and exclusion and, ultimately, are credited with excavating the Temple of Mut.

As each woman scored a success in the desert, she set up the women who came later for their own struggles and successes. Emma Andrews� success as a patron and archaeologist helped to pave the way for Margaret Murray to teach. Margaret’s work in the university led to the artists Amice Calverley’s and Myrtle Broome’s ability to work on site at Abydos, creating brilliant reproductions of tomb art, and to Kate Bradbury’s and Caroline Ransom’s leadership in critical Egyptological institutions. Women in the Valley of the Kings upends the grand male narrative of Egyptian exploration and shows how a group of courageous women charted unknown territory and changed the field of Egyptology forever.]]> 320 Kathleen Sheppard 125028435X Anne 2 3.52 2024 Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
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average rating: 3.52
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]]> A Castaway in Cornwall 51270862
When ships sink, wreckers scour the shore for valuables, while Laura searches for clues to the lives lost. She has written letters to loved ones and returned keepsakes to rightful owners. She collects seashells and mementos, and when a man is washed ashore, she collects him too.

As Laura and a neighbor care for the castaway, the mystery surrounding him grows. He has abrasions and a deep cut that looks suspiciously like a knife wound, and he speaks in careful, educated English, yet his accent seems odd. Other clues wash ashore, and Laura soon realizes he is not who he seems to be. Their attraction grows, and while she longs to return the man to his rightful home, evidence against him mounts. With danger pursuing them from every side, will Laura ever find the answers and love she seeks?]]> 392 Julie Klassen 0764234226 Anne 4 3.91 2020 A Castaway in Cornwall
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[The Spirit-Rapper: An Autobiography]]> 31060344
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.]]> 234 Orestes Augustus Brownson Anne 0 to-read 5.00 The Spirit-Rapper: An Autobiography
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]]> Group Portrait with Lady 27558 416 Heinrich Böll 0140187278 Anne 0 to-read 4.00 1971 Group Portrait with Lady
author: Heinrich Böll
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]]> The Diary of a Country Priest 63672 312 Georges Bernanos 0786709618 Anne 0 to-read 3.97 1936 The Diary of a Country Priest
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]]> The Path to Rome 5923 Life of Hilaire Belloc, Robert Speaight states: "More than any other book he ever wrote, The Path to Rome made Belloc's name; more than any other, it has been lovelingly thumbed and pondered... The book is a classic, born of something far deeper than the physical experience it records."]]> 178 Hilaire Belloc 140693867X Anne 0 to-read 4.17 1902 The Path to Rome
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Angela of Foligno: Complete Works]]> 1184879
The texts are first-rate, and the introductions are informative and reliable. The books will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every literate religious persons". -- The Christian Century]]> 448 Angela da Foligno 0809133660 Anne 0 to-read 3.90 1298 Angela of Foligno: Complete Works
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[Abelard and Heloise: The Letters and Other Writings (Hackett Classics)]]> 165130 The Letters and Other Writings features an accurate and stylistically faithful new translation of both The Calamities of Peter Abelard and the remarkable letters it sparked between the ill-fated twelfth-century philosopher and his brilliant former student and lover—an exchange whose intellectual passion, formal virtuosity, and psychological drama distinguish it as one of the most extraordinary correspondences in European history. Thanks to this edition, Latin-less readers will be better placed than ever to see why this undisputed milestone in the intellectual life of medieval France is also a masterpiece of Western literature.

In addition to the The Calamities and the letters--the first complete English translation of all seven in more than eighty years--this volume includes an Introduction, a map, and a chronology, Abelard's Confession of Faith, letters between Heloise and Peter the Venerable, the Introduction to The Questions of Heloise, and selected songs and poems by Abelard, among them a previously untranslated shaped poem, Open Wide Your Eyes. Extracts of lost letters sometimes ascribed to Abelard and Heloise are given in appendixes.]]> 356 Pierre Abélard 0872208753 Anne 0 to-read 3.81 1133 Abelard and Heloise: The Letters and Other Writings (Hackett Classics)
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]]> Oliver Twist 18254
The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.

This Penguin Classics edition of Oliver Twist is the first critical edition to faithfully reproduce the text as its earliest readers would have encountered it from its serialisation in Bentley's Miscellany, and includes an introduction by Philip Horne, a glossary of Victorian thieves' slang, a chronology of Dickens's life, a map of contemporary London and all of George Cruikshank's original illustrations.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]> 608 Charles Dickens Anne 5 3.88 1838 Oliver Twist
author: Charles Dickens
name: Anne
average rating: 3.88
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]]> Socrates: A Man for Our Times 11909371 224 Paul Johnson 0670023035 Anne 4 3.64 2011 Socrates: A Man for Our Times
author: Paul Johnson
name: Anne
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age]]> 53122357
In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy’s southern coast, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today.

Newitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Tracing the early development of urban planning, Newitz also introduces us to the often anonymous workers—slaves, women, immigrants, and manual laborers—who built these cities and created monuments that lasted millennia.

Four Lost Cities is a journey into the forgotten past, but, foreseeing a future in which the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities, it may also reveal something of our own fate.]]> 320 Annalee Newitz 0393652661 Anne 3 3.76 2021 Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.76
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]]> Ski Weekend 57424041 The Breakfast Club meets Lord of the Flies in this gripping tale of survival, impossible choices, and the harrowing balance between life and death that New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate praises as “a pacey thriller with moments of great tenderness—and spine chilling horror.�

NOW IN DEVELOPMENT FOR A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!

Six teens, one dog, a ski trip gone wrong . . .

Sam is dreading senior ski weekend and having to watch after her brother and his best friend, Gavin, to make sure they don’t do anything stupid. Again. Gavin may be gorgeous, but he and Sam have never gotten along. Now they’re crammed into an SUV with three other classmates and Gavin’s dog, heading on a road trip that can’t go by fast enough.

Then their SUV crashes into a snowbank, and Sam and her friends find themselves stranded in the mountains with cell phone coverage long gone and temperatures dropping. When the group gets sick of waiting for rescue, they venture outside to find help—only to have a wilderness accident leave Sam’s brother with a smashed leg and, soon, a raging fever. While the hours turn to days, Sam’s brother gets sicker and sicker, and their food and supplies dwindle until there isn’t enough for everyone. As the winter elements begin to claim members of the group one by one, Sam vows to keep her brother alive.

No matter what.]]> 280 Rektok Ross 1684631092 Anne 1 3.36 2021 Ski Weekend
author: Rektok Ross
name: Anne
average rating: 3.36
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rating: 1
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This book had the makings of being a very interesting survival story about 6 teens whose car breaks down in the middle of a frigid winter forest. The only problem is that this is 10% a survival story and 90% a whiny, shallow teen drama. The main character, Sam, is intolerable, complaining about everything while also being holier than thou. It's basically about 6 annoying teens stuck in a car together being petty. And don't let me go off about the random tirades the author seems to self insert into the characters' mouths. Be vegan, and don't torture animals. Christians and religion are bad. I wanted a thrilling survival adventure, and this was absolutely horrible.
]]> <![CDATA[The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive]]> 57007407 A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps. 

At the height of the Holocaust twenty-five young inmates of the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp—mainly Jewish women and girls—were selected to design, cut, and sew beautiful fashions for elite Nazi women in a dedicated salon. It was work that they hoped would spare them from the gas chambers. 

This fashion workshop—called the Upper Tailoring Studio—was established by Hedwig Höss, the camp commandant’s wife, and patronized by the wives of SS guards and officers. Here, the dressmakers produced high-quality garments for SS social functions in Auschwitz, and for ladies from Nazi Berlin’s upper crust. 

Drawing on diverse sources—including interviews with the last surviving seamstress�The Dressmakers of Auschwitz follows the fates of these brave women. Their bonds of family and friendship not only helped them endure persecution, but also to play their part in camp resistance. Weaving the dressmakers� remarkable experiences within the context of Nazi policies for plunder and exploitation, historian Lucy Adlington exposes the greed, cruelty, and hypocrisy of the Third Reich and offers a fresh look at a little-known chapter of World War II and the Holocaust.]]> 400 Lucy Adlington 0063030934 Anne 5 4.04 2021 The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive
author: Lucy Adlington
name: Anne
average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed]]> 12447514
New York Times bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that “the lost city of Atlantis� was not only real but also at the heart of a highly advanced global empire that reached the shores of America before being violently wiped from the earth.

For three millennia, the legend of Atlantis has gripped the imaginations of explorers, philosophers, occultists, treasure hunters, historians, and archaeologists. Until now, it has remained shrouded in myth. Yet, like ancient Troy, is it possible that this fabled city actually existed? If so, what happened to it and what are its secrets? The fascinating reality of Atlantis’s epic glory and destruction are uncovered, finally, in these pages in thrilling detail by the iconoclastic historian Gavin Menzies—father of some of “the most revolutionary ideas in the history of history� (New York Times).

Meticulously analyzing exciting new geologic research, recently unearthed archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies has made a jaw-dropping Atlantis truly did exist, and was part of the incredibly advanced Minoan civilization that extended from its Mediterranean base to England, India, and even America. In The Lost Empire of Atlantis, he constructs a vivid portrait of this legendary civilization and shares his remarkable findings.

As riveting as an Indiana Jones adventure, The Lost Empire of Atlantis is a revolutionary work of popular history that will forever change our understanding of the past.]]> 380 Gavin Menzies 0062049518 Anne 4 3.61 2011 The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed
author: Gavin Menzies
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average rating: 3.61
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> Plato: Complete Works 30370199
Plato's dialogues have been used to teach a range of subjects, including philosophy, logic, ethics, rhetoric, religion and mathematics. His lasting themes include Platonic love, the theory of forms, the five regimes, innate knowledge, among others. His theory of forms launched a unique perspective on abstract objects, and led to a school of thought called Platonism.

This collection contains the following works by Plato:

Early Works
•ADZDz
•Charmides, or Temperance
•Cٴ
•Eܳٳ
•Gǰ
•Hippias, Lesser
•Hippias, Greater
•IDz
•L
•L
•Pdzٲǰ

Transitional Works
•Cٲܲ
•Eܳٳ𳾳ܲ
•MԴ
•PԾ
•P󲹱
•P󲹱ܲ
•S⳾Dzܳ
•The Republic

Middle Works
•T𲹱ٱٳܲ

Late Works
•Cپ
•Lɲ
•P󾱱ܲ
•SDZ󾱲
•Sٲٱ
•Tܲ

Works of Disputed Authorship
•Alcibiades I & II
•E澱
•MԱԳܲ
•T𲹲

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]]> <![CDATA[Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder]]> 33911349 Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls—the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote the famous autobiographical books. But the true saga of her life has never been fully told. Now, drawing on unpublished manuscripts, letters, diaries, and land and financial records, Caroline Fraser—the editor of the Library of America edition of the Little House series—masterfully fills in the gaps in Wilder’s biography. Revealing the grown-up story behind the most influential childhood epic of pioneer life, she also chronicles Wilder's tumultuous relationship with her journalist daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, setting the record straight regarding charges of ghostwriting that have swirled around the books.

The Little House books, for all the hardships they describe, are paeans to the pioneer spirit, portraying it as triumphant against all odds. But Wilder’s real life was harder and grittier than that, a story of relentless struggle, rootlessness, and poverty. It was only in her sixties, after losing nearly everything in the Great Depression, that she turned to children’s books, recasting her hardscrabble childhood as a celebratory vision of homesteading—and achieving fame and fortune in the process, in one of the most astonishing rags-to-riches episodes in American letters.

Spanning nearly a century of epochal change, from the Indian Wars to the Dust Bowl, Wilder’s dramatic life provides a unique perspective on American history and our national mythology of self-reliance. With fresh insights and new discoveries, Prairie Fires reveals the complex woman whose classic stories grip us to this day.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEARTLAND PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year

The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie books]]> 640 Caroline Fraser 1627792767 Anne 4 3.93 2017 Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
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]]> <![CDATA[A Dead End (Saints & Strangers, #1)]]> 36291800
Kit quickly finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation led by the handsome detective, Romeo Moretti. With the help of her new neighbors, Kit channels her former character, hotshot detective Ellie Gold, in order to solve the murder so she can get back to renovating her house and avoiding the Mayflower Madam, who also happens to be her hypercritical, gin-swilling mother.

Saints & Strangers cozy mystery series:
Book 1: A Dead End
Book 2: The Deep End
Book 3: The Bitter End]]> 196 Keeley Bates Anne 3 4.10 2015 A Dead End (Saints & Strangers, #1)
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Celebrating a Holy Catholic Easter: A Guide to the Customs and Devotions of Lent and the Season of Christ’s Resurrection]]> 50235088 236 William P. Saunders 1505114225 Anne 5 4.56 Celebrating a Holy Catholic Easter: A Guide to the Customs and Devotions of Lent and the Season of Christ’s Resurrection
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name: Anne
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]]> <![CDATA[Historic India (Great Ages of Man)]]> 1140369 Lucille Schulberg 0809403358 Anne 2 3.40 1968 Historic India (Great Ages of Man)
author: Lucille Schulberg
name: Anne
average rating: 3.40
book published: 1968
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Walt Disney World: The First Decade]]> 22044311 136 Walt Disney Company Anne 4 4.13 Walt Disney World: The First Decade
author: Walt Disney Company
name: Anne
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]]> <![CDATA[Pompeii: A guide to the ancient city]]> 758568 166 Salvatore Ciro Nappo 0760712352 Anne 4 4.12 1998 Pompeii: A guide to the ancient city
author: Salvatore Ciro Nappo
name: Anne
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> The Atlas of Legendary Places 1629803 The Atlas of Legendary Places is a celebration of this earthly heritage, and charts a worldwide journey through rich and varied territory, beginning where legend, myth and reality meet. These are the eternal realms, such as the Garden of Eden, Camelot and Avalon, which cannot now be seen, but which have for centuries motivated explorers, writers and artists.
The natural beauty of settings as varied as those of Hawaii's Haleakala Crater, Japan's Mount Fuji and India's River Ganges are commemorated here as timeless landscapes, places where gods n such environs human endeavour has created sacred wonders - the tomb of Tutankhamun cut from the Valley of the Kings, the Maya city of Tikal in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle and Ohio's Serpent Mound created by ancestors of the North American Indians.
Man-made beauty and monuments are the stuff of legend also, from the Taj Mahal, mausoleum of a beloved wife, to the Forbidden City, a palatial complex constructed according to mystic principles, and Elsinore, the castle of Hamlet. And legendary places can embody the triumph of human courage over adversity, as witnessed in the rebuilding of Coventry's blitzed cathedral, a symbol of forgiveness over hatred and revenge.
Magnificent illustrations, photographs, paintings and engravings, plus evocative descriptions, traveller's tales and artists' views make this a book to treasure.]]> 240 Jennifer Westwood Anne 4 3.81 1987 The Atlas of Legendary Places
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[Egyptian Mythology: A Concise Guide]]> 29599767 * * *Download for FREE on Kindle Unlimited + Free BONUS Inside!* * * Read On Your Computer, MAC, Smartphone, Kindle Reader, iPad, or Tablet. In this brief introduction to the subject of Egyptian Mythology the author has given a lot of thought to the context of the subject. This makes it an easy read. There is a useful Historical Timeline which allows the reader to follow the complexities of Egyptian history and locate the mythology within the development of the country. Inside you will read about... � A Timeline for Ancient Egypt � Historical Egypt � The Myth Of Creation � The Pantheon Of Gods � Mythology In Day To Day Ancient Egypt � The Central Role Of The Temple And Some Temple Rituals � Sources Of The History Of Egyptian Mythology � The Underworld And Life After Death � Pyramids And Their Locations The book includes the myths of the creation in some detail and introduces the top Deities in a Pantheon of over two thousand God and Goddesses. The presence and importance of the Nile is discussed and details of daily life, including the rituals followed in the temples, essentially the backbone of the economy, are well covered.]]> 115 Hourly History Anne 3 3.83 Egyptian Mythology: A Concise Guide
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]]> Korea: Its History & Culture 5989441 137 Chris Wright 8973753029 Anne 4 3.42 1996 Korea: Its History & Culture
author: Chris Wright
name: Anne
average rating: 3.42
book published: 1996
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)]]> 17567
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Synopsis from Huffington Post: Cornfields, soy fields, alfalfa fields � Indiana has long been seen as an agricultural plain. But to make it a lucrative farming state, much of the land had to be deforested, leaving behind devastated habitats. The Limberlost, a wetland in northern Indiana, was mostly destroyed by drainage, logging and oil production. Gene Stratton-Porter, an early 20th-century naturalist and novelist, captured the fading beauty of the swamp in books like A Girl of the Limberlost, a novel about a smart, ambitious girl who lives in the dwindling wetland with her mother and pays for school by collecting local moth specimens to sell to naturalists. The book isn’t exactly an environmentalist tract, but it makes the case nonetheless: It celebrates the beauty and richness of the swampland, while showing how easily economic forces push landowners to strip it away.]]> 217 Gene Stratton-Porter 1576469115 Anne 5 4.16 1909 A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)
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]]> China and the Chinese 11963501
Largely the central theme points of the otherwise unrelated lectures, these are further developed by Gilles, who has reserved a large section on the writings of ancient China, and focuses heavily on the Chinese language of today, presenting major and minor writings, as well as their historical background.

Although written by an expert on Chinese culture and literature at the start of the 20th century, China and the Chinese is an extremely readable and well-documented work. It is presented in terms that the laymen may understand, and outlines the essential points of what Gilles was trying to convey: to bring a historically accurate and detailed depiction of the Chinese culture that allows us to dive deeper into the somewhat obscure understanding of the country’s past and present development (at that time).

There is a total of six lectures included in the book, each with its own specific central theme. While the first one simply addresses the structure, form, content and phonetics of the Chinese language, Gilles moves further on to describe topics such as Taoism, China’s governmental structure and even various customs, manners and traditions associated with the country.

The lectures are extremely thorough and well-referenced. You will find detailed contents and examples given to back up Gilles� various claims and a myriad of multi-layered connections made between the various aspects of China’s culture.]]> 126 Herbert Allen Giles Anne 2 3.50 1902 China and the Chinese
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name: Anne
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]]> Red Winter 20896704


In this remote, rural Russian community the folk tales that mothers tell their children by candlelight take on powerful significance, and the terrifying legend of Koschei, The Deathless One, begins to feel very real. Kolya sets out on a journey through dense, haunting forests and across vast plains against the bitter winter, in the desperate hope he will find his wife and two boys—and find them alive. But there are very dark things in Kolya's past. And, as he strives to find his family, there's someone—or something—following his trail . . .]]> 416 Dan Smith 1605986607 Anne 3 4.19 2013 Red Winter
author: Dan Smith
name: Anne
average rating: 4.19
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rating: 3
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]]> A History of China 18899579 392 Wolfram Eberhard Anne 3 3.54 1947 A History of China
author: Wolfram Eberhard
name: Anne
average rating: 3.54
book published: 1947
rating: 3
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]]> Freckles (Limberlost, #1) 381608 Freckles, a homeless waif finds his deliverance in the primeval Limberlost swamp. Maimed and abandoned as an infant, Freckles seeks a chance to prove his worth. He is given that opportunity as the guard of the precious timber of the Limberlost.]]> 368 Gene Stratton-Porter 0253203635 Anne 4 4.11 1904 Freckles (Limberlost, #1)
author: Gene Stratton-Porter
name: Anne
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1904
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)]]> 29939230 Witness the fate of beloved heroes - and enemies.

THE BALANCE OF POWER HAS FINALLY TIPPED...
The precarious equilibrium among four Londons has reached its breaking point. Once brimming with the red vivacity of magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving a space for another London to rise.

WHO WILL CRUMBLE?
Kell - once assumed to be the last surviving Antari - begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. And in the wake of tragedy, can Arnes survive?

WHO WILL RISE?
Lila Bard, once a commonplace - but never common - thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.

WHO WILL TAKE CONTROL?
And an ancient enemy returns to claim a crown while a fallen hero tries to save a world in decay.]]> 624 Victoria E. Schwab 0765387468 Anne 3 4.30 2017 A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic, #3)
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.30
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]]> <![CDATA[Austentatious Crochet: 36 Contemporary Designs from the World of Jane Austen]]> 10723211 Austentatious Crochet presents Austen fans with a unique opportunity to step into the scarf, skirt, or chemise of Elizabeth Bennett, Emma Woodhouse, and a host of other favorite Austen characters.The book features thirty-two original crochet projects inspired by Austen novels but fabulously brought up to date and wearable today. The designs focus on women's wear, such as dresses, sweaters, cardigans, and capelets, but also encompass accessories such as handbags, scarfs, and pillowcases and clothing for children.

Introductions to each project include favorite bits of dialogue from the original novels. Fully illustrated with evocative photos, Regency-style illustrations, and step-by-step schematics, Austentatious Crochet is certain to please the devoted Austen lover as well as craft enthusiasts.]]> 208 Melissa Horozewski 0762441461 Anne 4 4.02 2011 Austentatious Crochet: 36 Contemporary Designs from the World of Jane Austen
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.02
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman]]> 59822447 A new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural historian Lucy Worsley.

"Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was."

Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was “just� an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn’t?  Her life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passions and, as Lucy Worsley says, "She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern."  She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness.

So why—despite all the evidence to the contrary—did Agatha present herself as a retiring Edwardian lady of leisure? 

She was born in 1890 into a world that had its own rules about what women could and couldn’t do. Lucy Worsley’s biography is not just of a massively, internationally successful writer. It's also the story of a person who, despite the obstacles of class and gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman.

With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley’s biography is both authoritative and entertaining and makes us realize what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was—truly a woman who wrote the twentieth century.]]> 498 Lucy Worsley Anne 4 4.20 2022 Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman
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]]> <![CDATA[A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)]]> 20764879
Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games--an extravagant international competition of magic meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries--a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.

And while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night will reappear in the morning. But the balance of magic is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another London must fall.]]> 512 Victoria E. Schwab 0765376474 Anne 2 4.20 2016 A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2)
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi (Penguin Library of American Indian History)]]> 6329095 The fascinating story of a lost city and an unprecedented American civilization

While Mayan and Aztec civilizations are widely known and documented, relatively few people are familiar with the largest prehistoric Native American city north of Mexico - a site that expert Timothy Pauketat brings vividly to life in this groundbreaking book.

Almost a thousand years ago, a city flourished along the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Built around a sprawling central plaza and known as Cahokia, the site has drawn the attention of generations of archaeologists, whose work produced evidence of complex celestial timepieces, feasts big enough to feed thousands, and disturbing signs of human sacrifice. Drawing on these fascinating finds, Cahokia presents a lively and astonishing narrative of prehistoric America.]]> 194 Timothy R. Pauketat 0670020907 Anne 3 3.61 2009 Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi (Penguin Library of American Indian History)
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average rating: 3.61
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[Kyoto: City Guide (Lonely Planet City Guides)]]> 3952742 220 Chris Rowthorn 1740598458 Anne 4 4.21 2012 Kyoto: City Guide (Lonely Planet City Guides)
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> One of Us Knows 56197501 From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of When No One Is Watching comes a riveting thriller about the new caretaker of a historic estate who finds herself trapped on an island with a murderer—and the ghosts of her past.

Years after a breakdown and a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder derailed her historical preservationist career, Kenetria Nash and her alters have been given a second chance they can’t refuse: a position as resident caretaker of a historic home. Having been dormant for years, Ken has no idea what led them to this isolated Hudson River island, but she’s determined not to ruin their opportunity.

Then a surprise visit from the home’s conservation trust just as a Nor’easter bears down on the island disrupts her newfound life, leaving Ken trapped with a group of possibly dangerous strangers—including the man who brought her life tumbling down years earlier. When he turns up dead, Ken is the prime suspect.

Caught in a web of secrets and in a race against time, Ken and her alters must band together to prove their innocence and discover the truth of Kavanaugh Island—and their own past—or they risk losing not only their future, but their life.]]> 352 Alyssa Cole 006311495X Anne 1 3.10 2024 One of Us Knows
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.10
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rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[Writer's Market 2017: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published]]> 28627407 The most trusted guide to getting published!

Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market 2017 guide you through the process with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents. These listings feature contact and submission information to help writers get their work published.

Beyond the listings, you'll find all-new material devoted to the business and promotion of writing. Discover the secrets to writing better queries and selling more articles, tips for a great conference experience, and insight into developing an effective author brand. Plus, you'll learn how to write and curate content to grow your audience, connect with book clubs, and make promotions and publicity work for you. This edition includes the ever-popular pay-rate chart and book publisher subject index, too!

You also gain access to:
List of professional writing organizations.
Sample query letters.
A free digital download of Writer's Yearbook, featuring the 100 Best Markets: .
Includes exclusive access to the webinar "7 Principles of Freelance Writing Success" from Robert Lee Brewer, editor of Writer's Market.]]> 890 Robert Lee Brewer 1440347735 Anne 5 4.27 Writer's Market 2017: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published
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name: Anne
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]]> <![CDATA[Guide to Literary Agents 2017: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published (Market)]]> 34104798 340 Chuck Sambuchino 1440347905 Anne 5 4.41 Guide to Literary Agents 2017: The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published (Market)
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.41
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]]> <![CDATA[Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel]]> 100247
Visit the vagabonding community's hub at www dot vagabonding dot net.]]> 205 Rolf Potts 0812992180 Anne 2 3.94 2002 Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
author: Rolf Potts
name: Anne
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2002
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs, #1)]]> 1499952 Daddy Long-Legs is a 1912 epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen.]]> 249 Jean Webster Anne 4 4.12 1912 Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs, #1)
author: Jean Webster
name: Anne
average rating: 4.12
book published: 1912
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Falcon at the Portal (Amelia Peabody, #11)]]> 66510
While Amelia and company try to clear his name and expose the real culprit, the body of an American is found at the bottom of their excavation shaft. As accusations of drug dealing and moral misconduct fly, a child of mysterious antecedents sparks a crisis that threatens to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her brilliant powers of deduction to bear, but someone is shooting bullets at her -- and coming awfully close!]]> 464 Elizabeth Peters 0380798573 Anne 2 4.23 1999 The Falcon at the Portal (Amelia Peabody, #11)
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Anne
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1999
rating: 2
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]]> The Paradise Problem 199797582
Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.

Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents � his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.

But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.]]> 352 Christina Lauren 1668017725 Anne 2 4.07 2024 The Paradise Problem
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average rating: 4.07
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rating: 2
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]]> Eaters of the Dead 7673 304 Michael Crichton 0060891564 Anne 0 to-read 3.70 1976 Eaters of the Dead
author: Michael Crichton
name: Anne
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1976
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]]> <![CDATA[How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language]]> 28390268
In Do You Speak English? Simon Horobin investigates the evolution of the English language, examining how the language continues to adapt even today, as English continues to find new speakers and new uses. Engaging with contemporary concerns about correctness, Horobin considers whether such changes are improvements, or evidence of slipping standards. What is the future for the English Language? Will Standard English continue to hold sway, or are we witnessing its replacement by newly
emerging Englishes?]]> 187 Simon Horobin 0191069213 Anne 4 3.93 2016 How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 517188 150 Muriel Spark 0060931736 Anne 0 to-read 3.73 1961 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1961
rating: 0
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]]> The Comforters 69521 149 Muriel Spark 0140019111 Anne 0 to-read 3.66 1957 The Comforters
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> The Garden of Forking Paths 10438328 10 Jorge Luis Borges 110122245X Anne 0 to-read 4.28 1941 The Garden of Forking Paths
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> Lord of the World 2079415
This book, written in 1907, is Benson's dystopic vision of a near future world in which religion has, by and large, been rejected or simply fallen by the wayside. The Catholic Church has retreated to Italy and Ireland, while the majority of the rest of the world is either Humanistic or Pantheistic. There is a 'one world' government, and euthanasia is widely available. The plot follows the tale of a priest, Percy Franklin, who becomes Pope Silvester III, and a mysterious man named Julian Felsenburgh, who is identical in looks to the priest and who becomes "Lord of the World".

"The one condition of progress...on the planet that happened to be men's dwelling place, was peace, not the sword which Christ brought or that which Mahomet wielded; but peace that arose from, not passed, understanding; the peace that sprang from a knowledge that man was all and was able to develop himself only by sympathy with his fellows..."]]> 296 Robert Hugh Benson 1406548421 Anne 0 to-read 4.11 1907 Lord of the World
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]]> Us in Ruins 199531937 Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.

The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.

Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.

Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.

Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.

With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.]]> 368 Rachel Moore 0063284685 Anne 2 3.58 2024 Us in Ruins
author: Rachel Moore
name: Anne
average rating: 3.58
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rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)]]> 22055262
Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.

Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.

After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.

Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.]]> 400 Victoria E. Schwab 0765376458 Anne 4 4.04 2015 A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: Anne
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> The Lost Ryū 58739426
...Kohei has a memory of the big ryū. He knows that's impossible, but still, it's there, in his mind. In it, he can see his grandpa � Ojiisan � gazing up at the big ryū with what looks to Kohei like total and absolute wonder. When Kohei was little, he dreamed he'd go on a grand quest to bring the big ryū back, to get Ojiisan to smile again.

But now, Ojiisan is really, really sick. And Kohei is running out of time.

Kohei needs to find the big ryū now, before it's too late. With the help of Isolde, his new half-Jewish, half-Japanese neighbour; and Isolde's Yiddish-speaking dragon, Cheshire; he thinks he can do it. Maybe. He doesn't have a choice.]]> 208 Emi Watanabe Cohen 1646141326 Anne 4 3.89 2022 The Lost Ryū
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #19)]]> 6571644 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters comes one of her most baffling and intriguing mysteries in her phenomenally popular Amelia Peabody series.

August 1910. Banned from the Valley of the Kings, Amelia Peabody and husband Emerson are persuaded to follow would-be archaeologist Major George Morley on an expedition to Palestine. Somewhere in this province of the corrupt, crumbling Ottoman Empire—the Holy Land of three religions—Morley is determined to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant.

At the request of British Intelligence, Emerson will be keeping an eye on the seemingly inept Morley, believed to be an agent of the Kaiser sent to stir up trouble in this politically volatile land. Amelia hopes to prevent a catastrophically unprofessional excavation from destroying priceless historical finds and sparking an armed protest by infuriated Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Meanwhile, Amelia's headstrong son, Ramses, working on a dig at Samaria, encounters an unusual party of travelers and makes a startling discovery—information that he must pass along to his parents in Jerusalem...if he can get there alive.]]> 307 Elizabeth Peters 0061246263 Anne 4 3.97 2010 A River in the Sky (Amelia Peabody, #19)
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Anne
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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]]> We Were the Lucky Ones 30267929
As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere.

An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.]]> 403 Georgia Hunter 0399563083 Anne 5 4.39 2017 We Were the Lucky Ones
author: Georgia Hunter
name: Anne
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> The Essex Serpent 32075861
Moving between Essex and London, myth and modernity, Cora Seaborne's spirited search for the Essex Serpent encourages all around her to test their allegiance to faith or reason in an age of rapid scientific advancement. At the same time, the novel explores the boundaries of love and friendship and the allegiances that we have to one another. The depth of feeling that the inhabitants of Aldwinter share are matched by their city counterparts as they strive to find the courage to express and understand their deepest desires, and strongest fears.]]> 422 Sarah Perry 0062666371 Anne 2 3.49 2016 The Essex Serpent
author: Sarah Perry
name: Anne
average rating: 3.49
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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]]> Austen at Sea 217388159 Two pairs of siblings, devotees of Jane Austen, find their lives transformed by a visit to England and Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother and keeper of a long-suppressed, secret legacy.

In Boston, 1865, Charlotte and Henrietta Stevenson, daughters of a Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice, have accomplished as much as women are allowed in those days. Chafing against those restrictions and inspired by the works of Jane Austen, they start a secret correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother, now in his nineties. He sends them an original letter from his sister and invites them to come visit him in England.

In Philadelphia, Nicholas & Haslett Nelson—bachelor brothers, veterans of the recent Civil War, and rare book dealers—are also in correspondence with Sir Francis Austen, who lures them, too, to England, with the promise of a never-before-seen, rare Austen artifact to be evaluated.

The Stevenson sisters sneak away without a chaperone to sail to England. On their ship are the Nelson brothers, writer Louisa May Alcott, Sara-Beth Gleason—wealthy daughter of a Pennsylvania state senator with her eye on the Nelsons—and, a would-be last-minute chaperone to the Stevenson sisters, Justice Thomas Nash.

It's a voyage and trip that will dramatically change each of their lives in ways that are unforeseen, with the transformative spirit of the love of literature and that of Jane Austen herself.]]> 320 Natalie Jenner 1250349591 Anne 0 to-read 4.04 Austen at Sea
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]]> The Buffalo Hunter Hunter 214565614 A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.]]> 448 Stephen Graham Jones 1668075083 Anne 0 to-read 4.28 2025 The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
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]]> The Longest Autumn 211004819 For fans of Ariadne, a spellbinding debut fantasy about a human who gets trapped with the god of Autumn, who brings with him life-threatening danger and a forbidden romance.

Under the right circumstances, would even a god fall?

Tirne is one of four humans rigorously selected to usher the turn of the seasons into the mortal world. Every year, she escorts the taciturn god Autumn between the godly and human realms. Autumn’s seasonal stay among mortals brings cooler weather, changing leaves, and the harvest of apples and gourds until Winter takes his place.

This year, the enchanted Mirror that separates their worlds shatters after Tirne and Autumn pass through, trapping both of them in the human realm. As the endless autumn stretches on, crops begin to fail and the threat of starvation looms. Away from the magic of the gods� home, Tirne’s debilitating headaches return with a vengeance. Worse, Autumn’s extended stay in the human realm turns him ever more mortal and vulnerable, stirring a new, forbidden attraction to Tirne.

While the priesthood scrambles to find a way to reassemble the Mirror, Tirne digs into the temple’s secrets and finds an unlikely ally—or enemy—in the enigmatic sorcerer and master of poisons, Sidriel. Thrown into a world of mystery, betrayal, and espionage as she searches for the truth, might Tirne lose her morals, her hard-earned position, and the illicit spark between her and Autumn?]]> 320 Amy Avery 1250896517 Anne 0 to-read 4.12 2024 The Longest Autumn
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]]> Tress of the Emerald Sea 60531406 #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride.

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?]]> 443 Brandon Sanderson Anne 3 4.35 2023 Tress of the Emerald Sea
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average rating: 4.35
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1)]]> 157995356
November 1866: The grisly murder site in London’s East End is thronged with onlookers. None of them expect the calmly efficient young woman among them to be a medical doctor, arrived to examine the corpse. Inspector Richard Tennant, overseeing the investigation, at first makes no effort to disguise his skepticism. But Dr. Julia Lewis is accustomed to such condescension . . .

To study medicine, Julia had to leave Britain, where universities still bar their doors to women, and travel to America. She returned home to work in her grandfather’s practice—and to find London in the grip of a devastating cholera epidemic. In four years, however, she has seen nothing quite like this—a local clergyman’s body sexually mutilated and displayed in a manner that she—and Tennant—both suspect is personal.

Days later, another body is found with links to the first, and Tennant calls in Dr. Lewis again. The murderer begins sending the police taunting letters and tantalizing clues—though the trail leads in multiple directions, from London’s music halls to its grim workhouses and dank sewers. Lewis and Tennant struggle to understand the killer’s dark obsessions and motivations. But there is new urgency, for the doctor’s role appears to have shifted from expert to target. And this killer is no impulsive monster, but a fiendishly calculating opponent, determined to see his plan through to its terrifying conclusion . . .

“Enthralling debut. . . Mystery, pulse‑pounding suspense and a budding romance. More, please!”—Mary Jane Clark, New York Times Bestselling Author]]> 336 Patrice McDonough 1496746368 Anne 4 3.76 2024 Murder by Lamplight (Dr. Julia Lewis, #1)
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 4
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]]> All the Light We Cannot See 18143977
In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here]]> 544 Anthony Doerr 1476746583 Anne 4 4.31 2014 All the Light We Cannot See
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Golden Spider (Elemental Web Chronicles, #1)]]> 31182515
Lady Amanda blackmailed her way into a prestigious London medical school�

Not the preferred method of entrance, of course, but necessary, for it’s the only way to force Lord Thornton, a professor at the school, to help her perfect her invention: a clockwork spider capable of spinning artificial nerves.

And Lord Thornton is interested� but is he interested in Amanda, or simply the invention that could cure his own debilitating injury? Neither one can trust the other, but both know this: any attraction is a danger, any romance forbidden.

But when a foreign spy steals the spider and uses it to perform grisly experiments on human subjects, they must set aside both their differences and their growing attraction to capture the killer terrorizing the streets of London.]]> 482 Anne Renwick 099774751X Anne 2 3.77 2016 The Golden Spider (Elemental Web Chronicles, #1)
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Warlords of Ancient Mexico: How the Mayans and Aztecs Ruled for More Than a Thousand Years]]> 20344649
More than thirteen centuries of incredible spellbinding history are detailed in this intriguing study of the rulers and warriors of Mexico. Dozens of these charismatic leaders of nations and armies are brought to life by the deep research and entertaining storytelling of Peter Tsouras.

Tsouras introduces the reader to the colossal personalities of the Smoking Frog, the Mexican Machiavelli, the Poet Warlord, the Lion of Anahuac, and others . . . all of them warlords who shaped one of the most significant regions in world history, men who influenced the civilization of half a continent.

The warlords of Mexico, for all their fascinating lives and momentous acts, have been largely ignored by writers and historians, but here that disappointing record is put right by a range of detailed biographies that entertain as they inform. Students of the area, historians working in American history, and long-term visitors and tourists to the region will gain a much clearer understanding of the background history of these territories and the men who formed and reformed them.

Lavishly illustrated with dozens of photographs and color paintings, Warlords of Ancient Mexico is essential reading for anyone interested in this tumultuous, endlessly captivating period of Central American history.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.]]> 304 Peter G. Tsouras 1629144592 Anne 5 4.00 2014 Warlords of Ancient Mexico: How the Mayans and Aztecs Ruled for More Than a Thousand Years
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> The Lost Apothecary 53288434 A female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them - setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course.

Rule #1: The poison must never be used to harm another woman.
Rule #2: The names of the murderer and her victim must be recorded in the apothecary’s register.

One cold February evening in 1791, at the back of a dark London alley in a hidden apothecary shop, Nella awaits her newest customer. Once a respected healer, Nella now uses her knowledge for a darker purpose - selling well-disguised poisons to desperate women who would kill to be free of the men in their lives. But when her new patron turns out to be a precocious twelve-year-old named Eliza Fanning, an unexpected friendship sets in motion a string of events that jeopardizes Nella’s world and threatens to expose the many women whose names are written in her register.

In present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, reeling from the discovery of her husband’s infidelity. When she finds an old apothecary vial near the river Thames, she can’t resist investigating, only to realize she’s found a link to the unsolved “apothecary murders� that haunted London over two centuries ago. As she deepens her search, Caroline’s life collides with Nella’s and Eliza’s in a stunning twist of fate - and not everyone will survive.]]> 301 Sarah Penner 0778311015 Anne 2 3.72 2021 The Lost Apothecary
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2021
rating: 2
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]]> I Was Anastasia 33998348 333 Ariel Lawhon 0385541694 Anne 2
Full review on my blog: ]]> 3.72 2018 I Was Anastasia
author: Ariel Lawhon
name: Anne
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2018
rating: 2
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This book had the potential of being great, but did pretty much everything wrong to ruin that potential. The book is extremely slow-moving, even for a historical novel and felt like it was five hundred pages instead of three hundred. The timeline jumped around so much I had to make notes of what happened when and even then I was confused. Anna Anderson was an interesting character, though neither likeably nor sympathetic, but none of the other characters stood out to me at all. Some of the nonfiction elements, like the character of Maria Rasputin (I did not know Rasputin had children) and the flashbacks to the Romanovs in captivity in 1917, were really interesting, but these tidbits were so rare and far between I struggled to even finish this book.

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]]> The Corinthian 319033
And a heroic rescue

When Sir Richard encounters the lovely young fugitive, he knows he can't allow her to travel to the countryside all alone, so he offers himself as her protector. As it happens, at that very moment Sir Richard could use an escape of his own...]]> 233 Georgette Heyer 0099468085 Anne 5 3.99 1940 The Corinthian
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1940
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Akkadian Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the Rise and Fall of the Akkadians (History of Mesopotamia)]]> 60587938 Discover the remarkable history of the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia after the long-lived civilization of Sumer!

Where did Sargon the Great come from—this abandoned baby rescued from the river?

How did he grow up to daringly and dramatically conquer all of Mesopotamia and beyond?

What propelled his stunning ascent to rule the world’s first empire, which stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea?

What can we learn about the fascinating origins and culture of the Akkadians and their unprecedented rise?

What curse preceded the empire’s cataclysmic fall?

This extensively researched, authoritative history of the Akkadian Empire will unlock the little-known and awe-inspiring stories of the people who boldly changed the world. This easy-to-read, comprehensive, and engaging presentation with striking illustrations brings the Akkadian civilization to life.

Some of the fascinating questions you will explore prehistoric people lived in Mesopotamia at the dawn of time?How did the world’s first cities vie for power?What precipitated Sargon’s rise from gardener to cupbearer to king?Why was Mesopotamia’s “Golden Age� golden?What horrific drought impelled the empire’s collapse?Why was the Akkadian military machine indomitable?How did the Akkadian’s life-like sculptures rival classical Greece 1,600 years later?Why was the first empire so short?What gods did the Akkadians worship, and how did their religion impact their lives?And much, much more!
Scroll up and click the “add to cart� button to learn more about the Akkadian Empire!]]> 154 Enthralling History Anne 3 4.15 The Akkadian Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the Rise and Fall of the Akkadians (History of Mesopotamia)
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]]> <![CDATA[Claus: Legend of the Fat Man (Claus, #1)]]> 16083162
In the early 1800s, Nicholas, Jessica and Jon Santa attempt the first human trek to the North Pole and stumble upon an ancient race of people left over from the Ice Age. They are short, fat and hairy. They slide across the ice on scaly soles and carve their homes in the ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean. The elven are adapted to life in the extreme cold. They are as wise as they are ancient.

Their scientific advancements have yielded great inventions -- time-stopping devices and gravitational spheres that build living snowmen and genetically-modified reindeer that leap great distances. They’ve even unlocked the secrets to aging. For 40,000 years, they have lived in peace.

Until now.

An elven known as The Cold One has divided his people. He’s tired of their seclusion and wants to conquer the world. Only one elven stands between The Cold
One and total chaos. He’s white-bearded and red-coated. The Santa family will help him stop The Cold One. They will come to the aid of a legendary elven
known as...Claus.]]> 348 Tony Bertauski Anne 3 4.03 2012 Claus: Legend of the Fat Man (Claus, #1)
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name: Anne
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Captive of the Border Lord (Brunson Clan Trilogy #2)]]> 15803353
Underneath the relentless gaze of her captor, she's enticed not only by him but also by the opulence of a world far removed from her own. When the furious king demands her brother's head, Carwell is the only one to whom she can turn. But she must pay the ultimate price for his protection�.]]> 288 Blythe Gifford 037329722X Anne 1 3.33 2012 Captive of the Border Lord (Brunson Clan Trilogy #2)
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2012
rating: 1
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]]> Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor 209351047 208 Roseanna M. White 076424292X Anne 4 4.06 2024 Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor
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average rating: 4.06
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]]> Quaint Korea 17882478
Works include: Mr. & Mrs. Sen; Mr. Wu (1920); The Purple Mask (1921); It Happened in Peking (1928); By Soochow Waters (1929); In a Shantung Garden (1924); In a Yun-Nan Courtyard (1927); The Green Goddess (1922); The Flutes of Shanghai (1928); The Feast of Lanterns (1934); The Soul of China, Glimpsed in Tales of Today and Yesterday; Peng Wee's Harvest; Rice: A Novel; Ann Zu-Zan, a Chinese Love Story; Ruben and Ivy Sen; Vintage of Yon Yee; Quaint Korea; The Soul of China; It Happened in Peking]]> 332 Louise Jordan Miln Anne 4 4.00 1895 Quaint Korea
author: Louise Jordan Miln
name: Anne
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1895
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Celebrating a Merry Catholic Christmas: A Guide to the Customs and Feast Days of Advent and Christmas]]> 42073769 178 William P. Saunders 1505112591 Anne 5 4.31 Celebrating a Merry Catholic Christmas: A Guide to the Customs and Feast Days of Advent and Christmas
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name: Anne
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]]> <![CDATA[Cupcakes for Christmas (Return to Willoughby Close, #1)]]> 41051606 Welcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver�

Olivia James has always been happy running a tea shop and bakery in the Cotswold village of Wychwood-on-Lea, and helping her friends find their happily-ever-afters, topped by the perfect wedding cake. But as Christmas approaches, Olivia is home alone and questioning her choices while eating too many of her own specialty confections.

When Simon Blacklock, a handsome, whimsical stranger, breezes into her shop and buys a cupcake and then returns the next day and the day after, Olivia begins to dream. Can romance blossom amidst the sugar and flour? And after a lifetime of living on the side lines, is she brave enough to star in her own story?

Simon may be hiding a painful secret, but Olivia harbors secrets of her own. If they can dare to risk their hearts, this Christmas might be the most magical yet!]]> 186 Kate Hewitt 1949068900 Anne 3 3.40 2018 Cupcakes for Christmas (Return to Willoughby Close, #1)
author: Kate Hewitt
name: Anne
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> A Bookshop Christmas 58352726 It should be the perfect start to the perfect love story.

But real life is far messier and more complicated than in the pages of the books in Megan Taylor's family bookshop � the last few years have left this young widow in no doubt of that. Moving back home to York should have been a fresh start, but all it did was allow her to retreat from the world.

When prize-winning author Xander Stone rams his supermarket trolley into her ankles and then trashes her taste in books, Megan is abruptly awoken from her self-imposed hibernation. It's time to start living again, and she's going to start by putting this arrogant, superior � admittedly sexy � stranger in his place.

Just as she is beginning to enjoy life again, the worst happens and Megan begins to wonder if she should have stayed hidden away. Because it turns out that falling in love again is about more than just meeting under the mistletoe...]]> 226 Rachel Burton Anne 3 3.78 2018 A Bookshop Christmas
author: Rachel Burton
name: Anne
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Food Dehydrating Bible: Grow it. Dry it. Enjoy it!]]> 23825658 145 Brett L. Markham Anne 3 3.30 2014 The Food Dehydrating Bible: Grow it. Dry it. Enjoy it!
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name: Anne
average rating: 3.30
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)]]> 8337
Little House in the Big Woods takes place in 1871 and introduces us to four-year-old Laura, who lives in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. She shares the cabin with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their lovable dog, Jack.

Pioneer life isn’t easy for the Ingalls family, since they must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But they make the best of every tough situation. They celebrate Christmas with homemade toys and treats, do their spring planting, bring in the harvest in the fall, and make their first trip into town. And every night, safe and warm in their little house, the sound of Pa’s fiddle lulls Laura and her sisters into sleep.

The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family.]]> 224 Laura Ingalls Wilder 0060885378 Anne 5 4.21 1932 Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
name: Anne
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1932
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Old Kyoto: A Short Social History (Images of Asia)]]> 667714
Old Kyoto provides a rich social history of the city throughout its six major eras, starting with the Heian period, when the Emperor reigned supreme over a hierarchical court modeled on that of China. This rigidity gave way to the insular, sensual Fujiwara period, famous in part as the setting for
The Tale of Genji , written by one of Kyoto's most famous natives, the novelist Lady Murasaka. As the city grew, so did the power of the warrior class, the Shogunate, supported by their mercenary soldiers, the samurai. By the seventeenth century, Kyoto was presided over by wealthy merchants who
spawned the 'floaring world' culture of woodblock prints, Kabuki theater, and the geisha quarters.

With its rich variety of illustrations and historical anecdotes, Old Kyoto brings the city to life, providing a delightful companion to this remarkable city.]]> 96 John Lowe 0195909402 Anne 2 3.25 2000 Old Kyoto: A Short Social History (Images of Asia)
author: John Lowe
name: Anne
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2000
rating: 2
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]]> Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 52382796
Powerful and engrossing, capturing both the rich pageantry and stark realities of life in feudal Japan, Shōgun is a critically acclaimed powerhouse of a book. Heart-stopping, edge-of-your-seat action melds seamlessly with intricate historical detail and raw human emotion. Endlessly compelling, this sweeping saga captivated the world to become not only one of the best-selling novels of all time but also one of the highest-rated television miniseries, as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan. Shakespearean in both scope and depth, Shōgun is, as the New York Times put it, "...not only something you read--you live it." Provocative, absorbing, and endlessly fascinating, there is only one: Shōgun.]]> 1152 James Clavell 1982603844 Anne 2 4.42 1975 Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
author: James Clavell
name: Anne
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1975
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder]]> 62315849
What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence?

Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, broke the story of an extraordinary mass grave of animals killed by the asteroid impact that ended the Cretaceous period and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, and explored what lay hidden in the booby-trapped Money Pit on Oak Island. When he hasn't been co-authoring bestselling thrillers featuring FBI Agent Pendergast, Preston has been writing about some of the world’s strangest and most dramatic mysteries.

The Lost Tomb brings together an astonishing and compelling collection of true stories about buried treasure, enigmatic murders, lost tombs, bizarre crimes, and other fascinating tales of the past and present.
ձ> 300 Douglas Preston 1538741229 Anne 2 3.69 2023 The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
author: Douglas Preston
name: Anne
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Across the Ages (Timeless, #4)]]> 209351104 384 Gabrielle Meyer 0764244205 Anne 4 4.59 2024 Across the Ages (Timeless, #4)
author: Gabrielle Meyer
name: Anne
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> How to Sell a Haunted House 59414094 Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else.

When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.

Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.

But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…]]> 419 Grady Hendrix 0593201264 Anne 4 3.65 2023 How to Sell a Haunted House
author: Grady Hendrix
name: Anne
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)]]> 37442 When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

]]> 406 Gregory Maguire 0060987103 Anne 2 3.52 1995 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
author: Gregory Maguire
name: Anne
average rating: 3.52
book published: 1995
rating: 2
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]]> Mansfield Park 45032 488 Jane Austen Anne 4 3.86 1814 Mansfield Park
author: Jane Austen
name: Anne
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1814
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Travels of Terror: Strange and Spooky Spots Across America]]> 202204674
Horror lovers, lifelong best friends, and co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast, Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl, have traveled around the U.S. to bring you the most thrill-inducing spots for horror, history, and true crime. They've compiled a list of what to do, where to stay, where to eat and drink, and where to shop to make your vacation-planning a breeze.

They've also delved into the history and pop culture of each spot, revealing hidden gems, most notorious true crimes, women you should know, horror books and movies set in the state, and other strange facts about some of the scariest places around the nation.

Here's a small sampling of what you can expect to find in Travels of

St. Augustine, Take an open air trolley on the Ghosts & Gravestones Tour to the Old St Augustine Cemetery, Potter's Wax Museum, Old Jail Museum, and a bevy of churches with their own macabre past.Los Angeles, Stay at the haunted Hotel Roosevelt, where you may be visited by the ghosts of actors Errol Flynn and Montgomery Clift.Portland, Grab a cocktail at Raven's Manor, a horror-themed bar with drinks like the Black Widow, Lilith, and Draught of Asphyxiation.Pittsburgh, Learn about the most famous true crime to happen there, when the wife of the Allegheny County Jail warden fell in love with a convicted murderer.New York, New Celebrate Nia DaCosta, the first Black female director to have a film debut at the top of the box office, with the supernatural horror-slasher film Candyman in 2021.Austin, Pick up souvenirs for friends and family at The Glass Coffin, a vampire parlor and horror shop.Duluth, Visit Glensheen Mansion on the shores of Lake Superior, where Duluth's most notorious murders occurred in 1977.From big cities to small towns, get inspired to plan your own ghoulish getaway.]]> 320 Kelly Florence 1728290198 Anne 2 3.96 2024 Travels of Terror: Strange and Spooky Spots Across America
author: Kelly Florence
name: Anne
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer]]> 27774749
From the internationally bestselling author, a deeply researched and atmospheric murder mystery of late Victorian-era London

In the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age 13) and his brother Nattie (age 12) were seen spending lavishly around the docklands of East London -- for ten days in July, they ate out at coffee houses and took trips to the seaside and the theater. The boys told neighbors they had been left home alone while their mother visited family in Liverpool, but their aunt was suspicious. When she eventually forced the brothers to open the house to her, she found the badly decomposed body of their mother in a bedroom upstairs. Robert and Nattie were arrested for matricide and sent for trial at the Old Bailey. 

Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he was insane. Nattie struck a plea and gave evidence against his brother. The court heard testimony about Robert's severe headaches, his fascination with violent criminals and his passion for 'penny dreadfuls', the pulp fiction of the day. He seemed to feel no remorse for what he had done, and neither the prosecution nor the defense could find a motive for the murder. The judge sentenced the thirteen-year-old to detention in Broadmoor, the most infamous criminal lunatic asylum in the land. Yet Broadmoor turned out to be the beginning of a new life for Robert--one that would have profoundly shocked anyone who thought they understood the Wicked Boy.

At a time of great tumult and uncertainty, Robert Coombes's case crystallized contemporary anxieties about the education of the working classes, the dangers of pulp fiction, and evolving theories of criminality, childhood, and insanity. With riveting detail and rich atmosphere, Kate Summerscale recreates this terrible crime and its aftermath, uncovering an extraordinary story of man's capacity to overcome the past.]]> 378 Kate Summerscale 1594205787 Anne 4 3.43 2016 The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
author: Kate Summerscale
name: Anne
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Christmas Bargain (Hardman Holidays, #1)]]> 16150458
As owner and manager of the Hardman bank, Luke Granger is a man of responsibility and integrity in the small 1890s Eastern Oregon town. Calling in a long overdue loan, Luke finds himself reluctantly accepting a bargain in lieu of payment from the shiftless farmer who barters his daughter to settle his debt.

Philamena Booth is both mortified and relieved when her father sends her off with the banker as payment of his debt. Held captive on the farm by her father since the death of her mother more than a decade earlier, Philamena is grateful to leave. If only it had been someone other than the handsome and charismatic Luke Granger riding in to rescue her. Ready to uphold her end of the bargain as Luke’s cook and housekeeper, Philamena is prepared for the hard work ahead. What she isn’t prepared for is being forced to marry Luke as part of this crazy Christmas bargain.]]> 296 Shanna Hatfield Anne 2 4.03 2012 The Christmas Bargain (Hardman Holidays, #1)
author: Shanna Hatfield
name: Anne
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2012
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Guardian of the Horizon (Amelia Peabody, #16)]]> 157858
Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson, along with their son Ramses and foster daughter Nefret, are summoned back to the Lost Oasis, a hidden stronghold in the western desert whose existence they discovered many years ago (in The Last Camel Died At Noon) and have kept secret from the entire world, including their fellow Egyptologists. According to Merasen, the brother of the ruling monarch, their old friend Prince Tarek is in grave danger and needs their help, however it's not until they retrace their steps back to the Oasis, with its strange mixture of Meroitic and Egyptian cultures, that they learn the real reason for their journey. There's no better company on an archaeological expedition than the Father of Curses and the Lady Doctor, their beautiful Anglo-Egyptian ward, and Ramses, the Demon Brother who loves her, as Peters once again demonstrates in the latest historical mystery in this immensely popular series. If you haven't met the indomitable Amelia yet, this intriguing tale is a great place to start! --Jane Adams]]> 544 Elizabeth Peters 0061032468 Anne 4 4.14 2004 Guardian of the Horizon (Amelia Peabody, #16)
author: Elizabeth Peters
name: Anne
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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