Jordan's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:04:52 -0700 60 Jordan's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead]]> 32075829 320 Kristen Ulmer 006242341X Jordan 0 to-read 3.44 2017 The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead
author: Kristen Ulmer
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]]> <![CDATA[U Chic: The College Girl's Guide to Everything: Dealing with Dorms, Classes, Sororities, Social Media, Dating, Staying Safe, and Making the Most Out of the Best Four Years of Your Life (Grad Gifts)]]> 31163885 464 Christie Garton 1492645990 Jordan 0 to-read 3.94 2009 U Chic: The College Girl's Guide to Everything: Dealing with Dorms, Classes, Sororities, Social Media, Dating, Staying Safe, and Making the Most Out of the Best Four Years of Your Life (Grad Gifts)
author: Christie Garton
name: Jordan
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)]]> 29883629 340 Ruth Ware 1501132954 Jordan 0 to-read 3.69 2016 The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
author: Ruth Ware
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)]]> 23546634
But Eden can’t turn back time. So she buries the truth, along with the girl she used to be. She pretends she doesn’t need friends, doesn’t need love, doesn’t need justice. But as her world unravels, one thing becomes clear: the only person who can save Eden � is Eden.]]> 385 Amber Smith Jordan 4 4.14 2016 The Way I Used to Be (The Way I Used to Be, #1)
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Confessions: A New Translation (Modern Library)]]> 32149658 One of the great works of Western literature, from perhaps the most important thinker of Christian antiquity, in a revolutionary new translation by one of today's leading classicists

Sarah Ruden's fresh, dynamic translation of Confessions brings us closer to Augustine's intent than any previous version. It puts a brilliant spotlight on the life of one individual to show how all lives have meaning that is universal and eternal.

In this intensely personal narrative, Augustine tells the story of his sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. He describes his ascent from a humble farm in North Africa to a prestigious post in the Roman Imperial capital of Milan, his struggle against his own overpowering sexuality, his renunciation of secular ambition and marriage, and the recovery of the faith his mother had taught him during his earliest years. Augustine's concerns are often strikingly contemporary, and the confessional mode he invented can be seen everywhere in writing today.

Grounded in her command of Latin as it was written and spoken in the ancient world, Sarah Ruden's translation is a bold departure from its predecessors—and the most historically accurate translation ever. Stylistically beautiful, with no concessions made to suit later theology and ritual, Ruden's rendition will give readers a startling and illuminating new perspective on one of the central texts of Christianity.]]> 484 Augustine of Hippo 0812996569 Jordan 0 to-read 4.00 400 Confessions: A New Translation (Modern Library)
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]]> <![CDATA[Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven]]> 33589940
In Basic Witches, readers will discover how to tap into their inner sorceress and channel the dark arts for everything from cluttered apartments to dating disasters. Want to enhance your attractiveness? Pick the right power color of eyeshadow and project otherworldly glamour. Need to exorcise a toxic friendship? Say the right symbolic curse and banish it from your life. Need to boost your self-confidence? Whip up a tasty herbal “potion� to strengthen your inner resolve. Plus historical and pop culture sidebars that situate the new witchcraft trend within a broader context. With humor, heart, and a hip modern sensibility, journalists Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman dispense witchy wisdom for the curious, the cynical, and anyone who could use a magical boost to get through the day. This ain’t your grandma’s grimoire!]]> 208 Jaya Saxena 1594749779 Jordan 5 to-read 3.25 2017 Basic Witches: How to Summon Success, Banish Drama, and Raise Hell with Your Coven
author: Jaya Saxena
name: Jordan
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story]]> 33573555
In post-apocalyptic North America, sexual slavery is legal. Lila Velez desperately wants to lose her virginity before the troops visit her town and take it away by force. She makes plans to seduce her only friend. Lila does not love him, but he is the only man who has shown her true affection, an affection she is willing to take as a substitute for love.
Lila’s coping mechanism to deal with her mother’s loss is her secret. A secret that will bring her closer to Aleksey Fürst, a foreign, broody man who she distrusts because of his links to the troops and his rough, yet irresistible appearance. He offers Lila an alternative to her plans, a possibility that terrifies her…and tempts her in spite of herself.
With threats looming at every turn and no way to escape, Lila fears that falling in love will only lead to more heartache. The consequences of laying down her arms for Aleksey and welcoming hope might destroy more than her heart. They might force her to face the worst of her nightmares becoming a reality. Is love possible in a world that has forgotten what the human touch is?

NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR
* This is a book full of romance and anti-rape messages. I didn't write this book to romanticize violence against women but to tell the story of a girl who has to come of age under the most terrible circumstances.

* This full-length novel is a stand alone. No cliffhanger

* Alpha male hero. No cheating. No slut-shaming.

* Includes a discussion guide for bookclubs

* Possible triggers for abuse survivors.]]> 338 Mya Robarts 0997203102 Jordan 0 to-read 4.23 2015 The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> See What I Have Done 32508637 See What I Have Done, Sarah Schmidt recasts one of the most fascinating murder cases of all time into an intimate story of a volatile household and a family devoid of love.

On the morning of August 4, 1892, Lizzie Borden calls out to her maid: Someone’s killed Father. The brutal ax-murder of Andrew and Abby Borden in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts, leaves little evidence and many unanswered questions. While neighbors struggle to understand why anyone would want to harm the respected Bordens, those close to the family have a different tale to tell—of a father with an explosive temper; a spiteful stepmother; and two spinster sisters, with a bond even stronger than blood, desperate for their independence.

As the police search for clues, Emma comforts an increasingly distraught Lizzie whose memories of that morning flash in scattered fragments. Had she been in the barn or the pear arbor to escape the stifling heat of the house? When did she last speak to her stepmother? Were they really gone and would everything be better now? Shifting among the perspectives of the unreliable Lizzie, her older sister Emma, the housemaid Bridget, and the enigmatic stranger Benjamin, the events of that fateful day are slowly revealed through a high-wire feat of storytelling.]]> 328 Sarah Schmidt 0802126596 Jordan 0 to-read 3.16 2017 See What I Have Done
author: Sarah Schmidt
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]]> <![CDATA[Dramatically Ever After (Ever After, #2)]]> 32926725
To turn this Shakespearean tragedy into the Academy Award-winning dream Em has written for herself, she enters a speech competition and manages to cinch a spot in the US Youth Change Council national round. She gets to spend a week in Boston and her prayers might be answered if she can kick butt and win one of the national scholarships.

Everything seems to be going by the script until she finds out Kris Lambert--senior class president, stuck-up jerk, and her nemesis--is going, too. Cue the dramatic music. In Boston, Kris is different. Nice. Cute, even. But she knows his game way too well--be nice to your opponents and then throw them under the bus on your way to victory. Instead of becoming his next victim, Em decides to turn the tables by putting her acting and flirting skills to work. Unfortunately, as they get close to the final competition and judging, reality and acting start to blur.



Can Em use the drama from the stage to get the future she's been dreaming of?]]> 363 Isabel Bandeira 163392100X Jordan 0 to-read 3.73 2017 Dramatically Ever After (Ever After, #2)
author: Isabel Bandeira
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> The Address 33607640 354 Fiona Davis 152474199X Jordan 0 to-read 3.90 2017 The Address
author: Fiona Davis
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wild Woman's Guide to Traveling the World]]> 30325444 The Devil Wears Prada will love this smart, sexy debut novel of wanderlust.

Objectively, Sophie is a success: she's got a coveted job at a top consulting firm, a Manhattan apartment, and a passport full of stamps. It isn't quite what she dreamed of when she was a teenager dog-earing pages in exotic travel guides, but it's secure. Then her best friend bails just hours after they arrive in Hong Kong for a girls' trip, and Sophie falls for Carson, a free spirited, globetrotting American artist. He begs her to join him on his haphazard journey, but she chooses responsibility and her five-year plan.

Back in New York, that plan feels less and less appealing. As Sophie recalls the dreams she's suppressed, the brief international jaunts she sneaks in between business trips no longer feel like enough. Carson isn't ready to let her go either, but as they try to figure out their relationship, Sophie realizes she may have to pursue her passions with or without him.]]> 352 Kristin Rockaway 1455597538 Jordan 0 to-read 3.83 2017 The Wild Woman's Guide to Traveling the World
author: Kristin Rockaway
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]]> <![CDATA[Home Run (The Boys of Summer, #2)]]> 32498490 Love isn't a game...

I've given up everything for the chance to play major league baseball. Everything. Now I'm so close I can practically hear the crowd chanting my name. There's nothing that could take my dream away from me . . .

Unless I lose focus. And Ainsley Burke is the most beautiful, distracting woman I've ever met. When I'm with her, I can't think of anything else.

But no matter how much I want Ainsley, there's no room for love in my game plan. I can give her a quick tour of the bases, but that's it. Then I have to let her go. If she wants to think I'm a love 'em and leave 'em player, fine.

All dreams require sacrifice. I just wish this one didn't mean tearing out my own heart.]]> 323 Heidi McLaughlin 1455598275 Jordan 0 to-read 4.05 2017 Home Run (The Boys of Summer, #2)
author: Heidi McLaughlin
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[Fate Hates (Twist of Fate, #1)]]> 34889628 Of all the times to crave a man's touch, now is not it.

Between being handcuffed to a bed post for trespassing, and the stare down from the sexy-as-sin bodyguard sent in to find answers, I'm certain my body must be confusing fear with lust.

I was on a mission to find my mother's killer, not a man, but my body seems to think now is a good time to pursue its search for Mr. Right.

He's not Mr. Right. He's demanding, controlling, gorgeous, funny, sweet and has the voice of a rock star. I digress, he's perfect, just Mr. Wrong Timing.

The decision to escape was easy, leaving my heart behind was the hard part.

I thought it was a chance encounter until fate led me to him again. Our paths didn't just cross, they collided, leaving fragments of lies, truths, and secrets in its wake.

Welcome to my life.
Fate hates me.

Fate Hates is book one from the Twist of Fate trilogy. This book ends on a cliffhanger.
Disclaimer: Novel is for 18+ years old as it contains graphic sexual content.]]> 290 Tina Saxon 0998776211 Jordan 0 to-read 4.38 Fate Hates (Twist of Fate, #1)
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]]> Follow Me Down 29939114
All the while, she wonders, if he’s innocent, why did he run?

As Mia reevaluates their difficult, shared history and launches her own investigation into the grisly murder, she uncovers secrets that could exonerate Lucas—or seal his fate. In a small town where everyone’s history is intertwined, Mia will be forced to confront her own demons, placing her right in the killer’s crosshairs.

Follow Me Down is a rare find—a gutsy, visceral, and beautifully crafted psychological thriller.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 352 Sherri Smith 0765386704 Jordan 0 to-read 3.66 2017 Follow Me Down
author: Sherri Smith
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]]> <![CDATA[We're Only Human (Lilies of the Field #1)]]> 33975304 192 Gretchen Davies 1533254400 Jordan 0 to-read 4.50 We're Only Human (Lilies of the Field #1)
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]]> Limbo. 30007828
As Grim struggles to hold onto the memories of the life he’s lost, he discovers that the insane being who shaped him (and the course of existence itself) may have sinister plans for the one thing he values most.

In Limbo, the end is only the beginning.]]> 278 Marko Pandza 1367857368 Jordan 0 to-read 3.49 2016 Limbo.
author: Marko Pandza
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average rating: 3.49
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]]> Mending of a Broken Heart 31916321
Has personal disappointment turned you into a doubter? Does God feel distant, uninterested or uncaring? Do you feel out of touch with His love? An award-winning physician, Dr. James Michael Castleton has helped countless patients. Now he offers his insight, hard-earned from his own hardships and spiritual journey, and those of his patients, to help you in yours.

In a series of spiritual meditations, journal entries, theological commentary, and memoir, Mending of a Broken Heart translates timeless Biblical teaching into the practical principles you need to live a more deeply satisfying life and find the contentment you desire.

In Mending of a Broken Heart, you’ll discover how to:
- Find meaning in every moment
- Find deep satisfaction through giving of yourself to others
- Tell the difference between happiness and meaning
- Navigate through times of suffering with grace and godliness
- Understand God’s love in a way that rejuvenates your relationships, and more!

Walk with a gentle guide as he shows you how to surmount hardship and emerge stronger in spirit, heart, and hope. If you enjoy the searching reflections of Henri Nouwen, transcendent journeys like The Shack, and poetic reflections, then you’ll love Castleton’s uplifting book.

Get Mending of a Broken Heart today and see your life in a new light!

Reviews:

“His insight � rings humbly and true � Rich in metaphor, Mending of a Broken Heart is heartfelt, poetic, and beautifully written, offering wise reflections on the nature of life, death, suffering, and trying to find our way through an often-challenging world. Readers of Robert Wicks, C.S. Lewis, and Henri Nouwen, will find much to appreciate here.�
� BlueInk Reviews

“graceful� � “an elegant and weighty theological memoire.�
� Kirkus

“A search for answers to timeless questions leads to enlivening theology from a lay perspective � Familiar concepts are eloquently drawn to show the need for God � Nearly aphoristic gems reveal a talent for distilling complexity. The theme of agape � build[s] a case for seeing others from a radical perspective � God is portrayed in the multifaceted and challenging way that the topic deserves.�
� ForeWord Clarion]]> 406 James Michael Castleton 1512748447 Jordan 0 to-read 4.12 Mending of a Broken Heart
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]]> Grace 32332879
The product of this union is Josey, whose white skin and blonde hair mark her as different from the other slave children on the plantation. Having been taken in as an infant by a free slave named Charles, Josey has never known her mother, who was murdered at her birth.

Deftly weaving together the stories of Josey and Naomi—who narrates the entire novel unable to leave her daughter alone in the land of the living�Grace is a sweeping, intergenerational saga featuring a group of outcast women during one of the most compelling eras in American history.]]> 400 Natashia Deón 161902943X Jordan 0 to-read 3.99 2016 Grace
author: Natashia Deón
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]]> <![CDATA[River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)]]> 31445891
Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two.

This was a terrible plan.

Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge.]]> 178 Sarah Gailey 0765395223 Jordan 0 to-read 3.49 2017 River of Teeth (River of Teeth, #1)
author: Sarah Gailey
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]]> <![CDATA[Love & Vodka: A Book of Poetry for Glass Hearts]]> 33259384 172 Christina Strigas 0995186537 Jordan 0 to-read 4.11 2016 Love & Vodka: A Book of Poetry for Glass Hearts
author: Christina Strigas
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]]> Reformed 26474156 174 Ashley Beery 1515157962 Jordan 0 to-read 4.06 2015 Reformed
author: Ashley Beery
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]]> <![CDATA[30 Days a Black Man: The Forgotten Story That Exposed the Jim Crow South]]> 30772751 336 Bill Steigerwald 1493026186 Jordan 0 to-read 3.90 30 Days a Black Man: The Forgotten Story That Exposed the Jim Crow South
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]]> <![CDATA[Bear Awareness: Questions and Answers on Taming Your Wild Mind]]> 34466743
In Bear Awareness English monk Ajahn Brahm answers actual questions from his meditation students–� questions you may have had as well. While most mindfulness meditation teachers praise the benefits of bare awareness, he teaches bear awareness. He helps us make friends with the scary things that come up on the cushion, and he knows how to lift the mood with a well-placed stuffed teddy––or a well-timed pun.

The intimacy of the question-and-answer format provides a fresh experience of learning from a master meditator. Whether he is urging readers to fly Buddha Air (sit back and relax on your way to nirvana), giving tips for dealing with panic attacks or depression, or extolling the bliss of meditation that is better than sex, he gives us permission to enjoy our lives and our practice.]]> 176 Ajahn Brahm 1614292566 Jordan 0 to-read 4.19 2017 Bear Awareness: Questions and Answers on Taming Your Wild Mind
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]]> The Lost Letter 33098837 A heart-breaking, heart-warming historical novel of love and survival inspired by real resistance workers during World War II Austria, and the mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewish families. For readers of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and Sarah's Key.

Austria, 1938.
Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver. When his teacher disappears during Kristallnacht, Kristoff is forced to engrave stamps for the Germans, and simultaneously works alongside Elena, his beloved teacher's fiery daughter, and with the Austrian resistance to send underground messages and forge papers. As he falls for Elena amidst the brutal chaos of war, Kristoff must find a way to save her, and himself.

Los Angeles, 1989.
Katie Nelson is going through a divorce and while cleaning out her house and life in the aftermath, she comes across the stamp collection of her father, who recently went into a nursing home. When an appraiser, Benjamin, discovers an unusual World War II-era Austrian stamp placed on an old love letter as he goes through her dad's collection, Katie and Benjamin are sent on a journey together that will uncover a story of passion and tragedy spanning decades and continents, behind the just fallen Berlin Wall.

A beautiful, poignant and devastating novel, The Lost Letter shows the lasting power of love.]]> 322 Jillian Cantor 0399185674 Jordan 0 to-read 4.16 2017 The Lost Letter
author: Jillian Cantor
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]]> Strangers to Temptation 31391055 228 Scott Gould 1938235304 Jordan 0 to-read 4.32 2017 Strangers to Temptation
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]]> Mr. Right-Swipe 32941296 MR. RIGHT-SWIPE

Rae Wallace would rather drown in a vat of pinot greezh and be eaten by her own beagle than make another trip down the aisle--even if it is her best friend's wedding. She's too busy molding the minds of first graders and polishing that ol' novel in the drawer to waste time on any man, unless it's Jason Segel.
But when her be-fris stage an intervention, Rae is forced to give in. After all, they've hatched a plan to help her find love the 21st century way: online. She's skeptical of this electronic chlamydia catcher, but she's out to prove she hasn't been too picky with men.
However, when a familiar fella's profile pops up--the dangerously hot substitute teacher from work (Nick)--Rae swipes herself right into a new problem...
]]> 304 Ricki Schultz 1455597228 Jordan 0 to-read 3.33 2017 Mr. Right-Swipe
author: Ricki Schultz
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]]> <![CDATA[Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life]]> 32498487 Are you living the life you thought you always wanted but feel that something is still missing? Do you think you should be happier than you are, considering all that you have? Have you achieved your professional or personal goals but still feel racked with insecurities, anxiety, or depression . . . and can't figure out why?
Psychiatrist Anna Yusim knows just how you feel. Not only has she struggled with these feelings herself, but she has also worked with patients upon patients who have expressed the same bewildering concern: they have everything they've always wanted, and yet deep down they don't feel fulfilled.
Determined to help herself and her patients, Dr. Yusim spent more than fifteen years studying and conducting research and came to a startling conclusion: this lingering feeling of dissatisfaction coincides with spiritual neglect. Once she helped her patients address their spiritual and psychological needs, she saw radical improvements in their happiness levels and quality of life.
Now science is catching up with her innovative approach to therapy as groundbreaking medical research and studies substantiate what Dr. Yusim and many others have suspected for years: spirituality is a powerful path to healing. Drawing from the best in Western medicine, as well as teachings from Kabbalah, Buddhism, and shamanistic traditions, Dr. Yusim has developed a program that marries empirical science and spirituality to help you:

Discover your life's true purpose
Eliminate self-defeating patterns and roadblocks that are keeping you from living your most authentic life
Understand the scientific underpinnings behind "answered prayers" and "random coincidences"-and why having faith in them can change your outlook for the better
Appreciate how consciousness shapes your reality and how to harness this understanding to live a life of abundance.

Filled with exercises, guided meditations, fascinating scientific research, and inspiring success stories, FULFILLED integrates the best of Western medicine with universal spiritual principles to help you find more meaning, more joy, and more fulfillment in your life.
]]> 320 Anna Yusim 1455596795 Jordan 0 to-read 4.11 2017 Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life
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]]> Take Out 32498472 NYPD Detective Sigrid Harald is still reeling from the untimely death of her lover, acclaimed painter Oscar Nauman, when she is called to investigate the poisoning of two homeless men in the West Village. As she examines the mysterious deaths, Sigrid uncovers a grim neighborhood scandal surrounding two influential women: one a haughty mafia widow, the other a retired opera prima donna, both with dark secrets they've kept under wraps for decades. Was the poison really meant for the homeless men, or were they merely unintended victims as the decades-long feud between the two women comes to a head?

And still, Sigrid can't stop wondering what brought her late lover so urgently across the country to the winding mountain road that took his life--until she meets a man who may hold the answers she seeks . . . .
]]> 320 Margaret Maron 1455567353 Jordan 0 to-read 3.59 2017 Take Out
author: Margaret Maron
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]]> <![CDATA[This Is What's Wrong With Them: The Answer to the World's Most Often Asked Question]]> 35081464 From the time our ancient ancestors first stood up straight, we have all wondered about the other guy. And no matter what you may think, the other guy has been wondering the same about you. This Is What’s Wrong With Them takes the world’s most thought of, most often asked question and answers it in a way only you can understand. Why are we exposed to so much excuse, blame, opinion and prediction? What does it mean to be pre-referenced? How do we become swept up in the Cyclone of Fear?
There is no denying it. You have felt it. You have thought it. There is truly something wrong with them. But there is also something you can do about it. They no longer have to affect you the way they do. What you will discover in this book will profoundly change the way you look at and think about those around you. Consider yourself fortunate � You will be told, This Is What’s Wrong With Them.]]> 234 Steve Pronger 1533586993 Jordan 0 to-read 4.50 2017 This Is What's Wrong With Them: The Answer to the World's Most Often Asked Question
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]]> <![CDATA[Deception (Lies & Deception #1)]]> 35064626
A seemingly innocent meeting in a café.

A slowly executed seduction.

A softly whispered demand to wear red to an upcoming benefit.

When Investigator Katherine Collins discovers new evidence in a six-year-old murder, the significance is terrifying. Suspicious of ADA Stephen Chandler’s involvement, Kat succeeds in avoiding him until the night of the benefit, when Stephen’s biggest rival is the victim of an attempted murder.

Fighting against temptation...

Convinced the bullet was meant for her, Kat’s trapped in a deadly game of lies and deceit as Stephen’s relentless pursuit intensifies. Despite her attempts to discourage him, Kat struggles against an overpowering desire for a man she should never trust.

Fighting for the truth...

Captivated by Kat, Stephen’s determined to finish what began months ago. Discovering Kat’s hiding much more than she’s willing to reveal, he refuses to back down, never suspecting the truth has the power to destroy them both.

Deception is the first book in the Lies & Deception duology.
]]> 477 Heather Walsh 1520265042 Jordan 0 to-read 4.63 Deception (Lies & Deception #1)
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]]> Goodnight, Boy 33114536
The kennel has been JC’s home ever since his new adoptive father locked him inside. For hours on end, JC sits and tells his dog Boy how he came to this country: his family; the orphanage and the Haitian earthquake that swept everything away.

When his adoptive mother Melanie rescues him, life starts to feel normal again. Until JC does something bad, something that upset his new father so much that he and Boy are banished to the kennel. But as his new father gets sicker, JC realizes they have to find a way out. And so begins a stunning story of a boy, a dog and their journey to freedom.]]> 352 Nikki Sheehan 1786072106 Jordan 0 to-read 3.85 Goodnight, Boy
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]]> <![CDATA[Tom Stone: Sweltering Summer Nights]]> 34841040
Two murders and a cocaine trail threaten dreams of riches for Anthony Angelino, owner of the High Tide marijuana dispensary in East Hollywood.

Once arrested by Detective Tom Stone on suspicion of smuggling cocaine, the courts set Angelino free and offer a second chance. But the drug cartel that he tried to double cross has a different idea, and when Stone’s high school-age daughter is found browsing in the High Tide, Stone starts tracking Angelino and uncovers the ruthlessness of betrayal.

As Stone fights for justice and confronts Angelino’s attorney, he finds himself enamored with her strength and beauty—and admires her principles of right and wrong.

Healing his fractured family and keeping Los Angeles safe makes for a long, hot summer.]]> 304 Lon Casler Bixby 1545061424 Jordan 0 to-read 4.80 Tom Stone: Sweltering Summer Nights
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]]> <![CDATA[This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake]]> 31945042 --Library Journal (starred review) "In the book, [Shirley] Manson is seen with a bob cut and smudged black eyeliner, power posing for magazines and shredding guitar solos onstage. You'll also find candid interviews, cocktail recipes (one reads 'fill your glass with garbage'), and hundreds of archival photos from the road."
--The Cut/New York Magazine "Look at the band's just released funny, engaging and defiant coffee table book, This Is The Noise That Keeps Me Awake. Written with journalist Jason Cohen, the tableau tells the story of the band's rise to success to the tune of more than 17 million albums sold and the ups and downs that came with that, mixed in with the group's custom cocktail recipes, sidebars on the worst foodborne illnesses they have had, Manson's love for the San Antonio Spurs and the rest of the band's affinity for the Green Bay Packers and celebrity encounters like Bono and Bill Clinton."
--Forbes "Garbage will release a coffee-table book full of artifacts, photos, and anecdotes that capture their long pages of lyrics with penciled-in edits, cocktail recipes--like one for 'Vodka With Anything'--and snapshots from a forgotten era where Manson wore her hair boy-short and platinum blonde."
--The Cut/New York Magazine, from a feature on Shirley Manson "With input from all four of the band's members, the book looks at Garbage's musical process and how they’ve coexisted as a band for over two decades."
--Dazed "This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake is ultimately a tale of survival. The band fought constantly against record companies, illnesses, trends, and a million other headaches to become an international success...Against the odds, Garbage has remained one of the only survivors of the post-grunge era, one that continues to push their own boundaries and explore what they're capable of."
--Noisey/VICE "All I know is, if you call yourself Garbage, you’re going to start hanging out with garbage, and the next thing you know, you will be garbage."
Carrie Elizabeth Erickson (1920-2012) to her son Douglas "Duke" Erikson, 1995 Garbage are known around the world for songs that mix pop sweetness with the dour thunder of industrial music and the rhythmic punch of hip-hop. Now, for the first time, the four band members tell the story of that music in their own words. Packed with rare photos and personal snapshots, this book examines how Garbage make their music, and how they've kept it together (or not) for more than twenty years. The beautifully designed, large-format coffee-table book is bound with an embossed cloth hardcover and finished with a dust jacket. The edges of the text pages, printed on luxurious matte art paper in six colors, are finished with a stunning pink spot color. This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake is a must-have (and perfect gift) for Garbage's fans. Excerpt (In the words of Butch Vig, drummer): "It was 1995, we were finishing our debut album, and I was stressed. A lot of music business people had told me it was a mistake to give up full-time music production to start a band. So I ignored them all and took a leap of faith. The simplest reason was that I just wanted to be in a band with my friends. I'd been playing with Duke and Steve for several years, and now we had a new beginning with an X a Scottish singer named Shirley. She seemed like a good fit for our little club of misfits. So we all took that leap."]]> 208 Garbage 1617755508 Jordan 0 to-read 4.63 This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anxiety Code: Deciphering the Purposes of Neurotic Anxiety]]> 30754168 Alternate cover edition.
ISBN: 9781312136601

Generalized anxiety disorder is also known as neurotic anxiety. This book examines personality characteristics related to generating and maintaining anxiety. It offers a graduate-level textbook depth of exploration with easy-to-understand examples and encouraging dialogue.
Just as many biological symptoms (e.g., pain, fever, sweating) serve various functions, the book presents as a mystery that poses an intriguing question: What if anxiety symptoms aren’t merely the effect of some cause, but also personality-based and purposeful means to achieve goals?]]> 416 Roger Di Pietro 131213660X Jordan 0 to-read 3.97 2014 The Anxiety Code: Deciphering the Purposes of Neurotic Anxiety
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]]> <![CDATA[The Zodiac Turner: The Five Trials]]> 34011298 354 Serena W 154257725X Jordan 0 to-read 3.83 The Zodiac Turner: The Five Trials
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]]> A Bizarre Captive's Diary 32928145
Simultaneously, Tara is tormented when her past surfaces in the form of emotions and a close one gets affected with schizophrenia. Can Tara’s philosophical attitude pave way for survival? This story attempts the exposition of existentialism, religious fundamentalism, nihilism, finding what is real in the unreal, and the wrath of sanity and insanity.]]> 262 Anusha Devi Harish 1946204935 Jordan 0 to-read 3.50 A Bizarre Captive's Diary
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]]> <![CDATA[Win No Matter What: A Guide to Hyping Up Your Life]]> 17993670 74 Nihar Suthar 1452574375 Jordan 0 to-read 3.79 2013 Win No Matter What: A Guide to Hyping Up Your Life
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]]> Between Lost and Found 32920023
Janelle Marshall's life is finally going according to plan. Her perfect, upscale career and her perfect, successful boyfriend will make her future as secure and predictable as her childhood never was. And with luck, Little Bill, the grandfather who raised her, will someday understand why she d rather play it safe than be impulsive. But just when she should be happiest, she gets a distressing call: Little Bill has gone missing. Now Janelle must go to the one place she's long avoided the tiny mountain town of Mammoth Falls, South Dakota.

Tracking down her eccentric grandfather is easier said than done, and Janelle has no choice but to stay as long as it takes. Yet little by little, she's drawn in by the unique town, the helpful locals, and their distinctly straightforward ways. Before long, she realizes that those who also care about Little Bill are struggling with their own vulnerabilities and secrets as deep as the mistakes they try to set right. As Janelle learns to draw on their support and hard-won experience, she'll challenge her past, come to terms with her present and chart her own surprising course forward.

Vibrant, heartfelt, and uplifting, Between Lost and Found is about gaining the courage to take chances, learning to let go, and rediscovering the family and the self you thought you knew "]]> 368 Shelly Stratton 1496711157 Jordan 0 to-read 3.33 2017 Between Lost and Found
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]]> <![CDATA[Fly Away with Me (Blue Moon Harbor #1)]]> 32894188 Known for its rugged beauty and eccentric residents, tiny Blue Moon Harbor is big on love . . .
For busy lawyer Eden Blaine, a trip to a Pacific Northwest island she's never even heard of is far from a vacation. Eden's ailing mother has tasked her with finding her long-lost aunt, who once had ties to a commune on the island. Still reeling from a breakup with her longtime boyfriend, romance is the last thing Eden is looking for. But her gorgeous seaplane pilot has her wondering if a carefree rebound fling is exactly what she needs. . .
Aaron Gabriel has no illusions about happily ever after. His troubled childhood made sure of that. But he does appreciate a pretty woman's company, and Eden is the exact combination of smart and sexy that turns him on. Still, as he helps her search for her missing aunt, the casual relationship he imagined quickly becomes something much more passionate--and much harder to give up. Can two people determined to ignore romance recognize that their heated connection is the kind of love destined to last?
Praise for Susan Fox's Caribou Crossing series
"The perfect sweep-you-away story--smart, sexy, funny and touching. Susan Fox delivers an unforgettable read." --Susan Wiggs on Home on the Range
"One hot romance to remember." --Publishers Weekly on Ring of Fire
"Fox's honest storytelling is filled with sweet and raw moments that engage readers from the very first page." --RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars on Ring of Fire]]> 380 Susan Fox 1420143247 Jordan 0 to-read 3.65 2017 Fly Away with Me (Blue Moon Harbor #1)
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]]> The Money Honey 35166587
The accident that destroyed her career as a dancer left her with nothing, but Miranda is, above all, a survivor. Returning to her native Spain she turns to the only bankable talent she has left - her sexuality. With cool determination she learns to wield it to lure men into her orbit, to take what she needs from them.

She’s used charm, compliance, deceit and blackmail to overcome every setback to create a life for herself and her son, and she’s not about to let all that be taken away again.

The first time she killed was accidental. The second time, she wouldn’t flinch.]]> 201 Clarissa Rodgers-Briskleigh 1521289735 Jordan 0 to-read 4.00 The Money Honey
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]]> Freaks I've Met 26059449 208 Donald Jans Jordan 0 to-read 3.60 2015 Freaks I've Met
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]]> <![CDATA[Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark]]> 1325218
There is a story here for everyone—skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney.

Stephen Gammell's splendidly creepy drawings perfectly capture the mood of more than two dozen scary stories—and even scary songs—all just right for reading alone or for telling aloud in the dark.

If You Dare!]]> 111 Alvin Schwartz 0590431978 Jordan 0 to-read 4.09 1981 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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]]> In the Valley of the Sun 31213078 For readers of Joe Hill, Cormac McCarthy, and classic Anne Rice, a chilling tale of suspense and horror set deep in the Texas desert.

Travis Stillwell spends his nights searching out women in West Texas honky-tonks. What he does with them doesn’t make him proud, just quiets the demons for a little while. But his nights soon take a terrifying turn in a desert cantina, where Travis crosses paths with a mysterious pale-skinned girl in red boots. Come the morning, he wakes weak and bloodied in his cabover camper, no sign of a girl, no memory of the night before.

Annabelle Gaskin spies the camper parked behind her rundown motel and offers the disheveled cowboy inside a few odd jobs to pay his board. Travis takes her up on the offer, if only to buy time, to lay low, to heal. By day, he mends the old motel, insinuating himself into the lives of Annabelle and her ten-year-old son. By night, in the cave of his camper, he fights an unspeakable hunger. Before long, Annabelle and her boy come to realize that this strange cowboy they’ve taken in is not what he seems.

Half a state away, a grizzled Texas ranger is hunting Travis down for his past misdeeds, but what he finds will lead him to a revelation far more monstrous than he could ever imagine. A man of the law, he’ll have to decide how far into the darkness he’ll go for the sake of justice. 

When these lives converge on a dusty autumn night, an old evil will find new life—and new blood.

Deftly written and utterly compelling, this is an atmospheric literary fiction debut perfect for fans of horror, psychological suspense, and Western fiction.]]> 376 Andy Davidson 151072110X Jordan 0 to-read 3.80 2017 In the Valley of the Sun
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]]> Girl Out of Water 29640839
Complicating matters is Lincoln, a one-armed, charismatic skater who pushes Anise to trade her surfboard for a skateboard. As Anise draws closer to Lincoln and takes on the full burden and joy of her cousins, she loses touch with her friends back home � leading her to one terrifying question: will she turn out just like her mom and spend her life leaving behind the ones she loves?]]> 350 Laura Silverman 1492646865 Jordan 0 to-read 3.89 2017 Girl Out of Water
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]]> <![CDATA[Adult Coloring Book Horror Land: Betrayed (Book 5)]]> 35167775
Sit back, relax, and tune out as you color detailed images of the massacre amongst the seductive zombie goddesses and blood sucking diva’s as they fight for the ultimate prize––Horror Land.]]> 46 A.M. Shah 1943684790 Jordan 0 to-read 4.40 Adult Coloring Book Horror Land: Betrayed (Book 5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune]]> 34274889
Hellenistic The Study of Fate and Fortune is the first comprehensive survey of this tradition in modern times. The book covers the history, philosophy, and techniques of ancient astrology, with a special focus on demonstrating how many of the fundamental concepts underlying the practice of western astrology originated during the Hellenistic period.]]> 670 Chris Brennan 0998588903 Jordan 0 to-read 4.72 Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune
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]]> The Popularity Project 25522969 That is, until a school project brings her worst nightmare to life. As part of a revolutionary social experiment, Ariella is thrown into a new school and given a new look that’s totally not her. To ace this project, she needs to spend the next six months trying to fit in. But that’s not even the worst part. As part of the assignment, she has to befriend her worst enemies—the popular crew, with their designer fashions and insincere emotions. The ones who would never give Ariella a second glance, except to mock and ridicule her.
Enter Ashton Walker, the boy every girl wants to date. He’s the soccer star, the heartthrob who doesn’t fall in love—the one who could ruin Ariella’s plans. He’s got every girl falling at his feet which is just one out of the infinite reasons Ariella doesn’t need to get wrapped up in his life. Then again, there’s something he’s hiding, something that’s drawing Ariella in. Now she’s left questioning everything she’s ever believed in for a boy that she never should’ve met in the first place.]]> 344 Joddie Zeng 1496969413 Jordan 0 to-read 4.19 2015 The Popularity Project
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]]> Cracker 26182989 180 Jacci Turner 194358804X Jordan 0 to-read 4.36 2015 Cracker
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]]> Grief Cottage 31450969 The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from bestselling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin.

After his mother's death, eleven-year-old Marcus is sent to live on a small South Carolina island with his great aunt, a reclusive painter with a haunted past. Aunt Charlotte, otherwise a woman of few words, points out a ruined cottage, telling Marcus she had visited it regularly after she'd moved there thirty years ago because it matched the ruin of her own life. Eventually she was inspired to take up painting so she could capture its utter desolation.

The islanders call it "Grief Cottage," because a boy and his parents disappeared from it during a hurricane fifty years before. Their bodies were never found and the cottage has stood empty ever since. During his lonely hours while Aunt Charlotte is in her studio painting and keeping her demons at bay, Marcus visits the cottage daily, building up his courage by coming ever closer, even after the ghost of the boy who died seems to reveal himself. Full of curiosity and open to the unfamiliar and uncanny given the recent upending of his life, he courts the ghost boy, never certain whether the ghost is friendly or follows some sinister agenda.

Grief Cottage is the best sort of ghost story, but it is far more than that--an investigation of grief, remorse, and the memories that haunt us. The power and beauty of this artful novel wash over the reader like the waves on a South Carolina beach.]]> 336 Gail Godwin 1632867044 Jordan 0 to-read 3.64 2017 Grief Cottage
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]]> Cutting to the Chase 34696049 196 Rose Phillips 1773392204 Jordan 0 to-read 3.00 Cutting to the Chase
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]]> <![CDATA[The Unquiet Grave (Ballad, #12)]]> 32620367 New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes a finely wrought novel set in nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on the true story of one of the strangest murder trials in American history—the case of the Greenbrier Ghost.

Lakin, West Virginia, 1930
Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum, attorney James P. D. Gardner finds himself under the care of Dr. James Boozer. Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Boozer is eager to try the new talking cure for insanity, and encourages his elderly patient to reminisce about his experiences as the first black attorney to practice law in nineteenth-century West Virginia. Gardner's most memorable case was the one in which he helped to defend a white man on trial for the murder of his young bride—a case that the prosecution based on the testimony of a ghost.

Greenbrier, West Virginia, 1897
Beautiful, willful Zona Heaster has always lived in the mountains of West Virginia. Despite her mother’s misgivings, Zona marries Erasmus Trout Shue, the handsome blacksmith who has recently come to Greenbrier County. After weeks of silence from the newlyweds, riders come to the Heasters� place to tell them that Zona has died from a fall, attributed to a recent illness. Mary Jane is determined to get justice for her daughter. A month after the funeral, she informs the county prosecutor that Zona’s ghost appeared to her, saying that she had been murdered. An autopsy, ordered by the reluctant prosecutor, confirms her claim.

The Greenbrier Ghost is renowned in American folklore, but Sharyn McCrumb is the first author to look beneath the legend to unearth the facts. Using a century of genealogical material and other historical documents, McCrumb reveals new information about the story and brings to life the personalities in the trial: the prosecutor, a former Confederate cavalryman; the defense attorney, a pro-Union bridgeburner, who nevertheless had owned slaves; and the mother of the murdered woman, who doggedly sticks to her ghost story—all seen through the eyes of a young black lawyer on the cusp of a new century, with his own tragedies yet to come.

With its unique blend of masterful research and mesmerizing folklore, illuminating the story’s fascinating and complex characters, The Unquiet Grave confirms Sharyn McCrumb’s place among the finest Southern writers at work today.]]> 368 Sharyn McCrumb 1476772878 Jordan 0 to-read 3.68 2017 The Unquiet Grave (Ballad, #12)
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]]> A Summer in Doubt 34958375
The local police department won’t believe the boys� claims of innocence, as they search for evidence to arrest the boys. It is up to Dante, Anthony, and Miles to prove their innocence, and bring the villains to justice. The three teens enlist the help of an unforgettable cast of characters in their race against time, and the police. Will the boys succeed in their attempt to capture the criminals, or will the police foil their plans?]]> 212 Dex Winchester 1483467872 Jordan 0 to-read 3.50 A Summer in Doubt
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]]> The Third Choice 27179901 344 Kira Tynan 1681871025 Jordan 0 to-read 4.40 2015 The Third Choice
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]]> Alone 30753657
On a tiny lighthouse island far from the rest of the world, a lonely hermit lives out his existence. Every week a supply boat leaves provisions, its occupants never meeting him, never asking the obvious Who are you? Why do you hide? Why do you never leave? What is it like to be so alone ?

Years spent on a deserted rock—a lifetime, really—with imagination his sole companion has made the lighthouse keeper something more than alone, something else entirely. For him, what lies beyond the horizon might be...nothing. And so, why not stay put? But one day, as a new boatman starts asking the questions all others have avoided, a chain of events unfolds that will irrevocably upend the hermit’s solitary life....

Filled with stunning and richly executed black-and-white illustrations, Alone is Chabouté’s masterpiece—an unforgettable tale where tenderness, despair, and humor intertwine to flawlessly portray how someone can be an everyman, and every man is someone.

Translated from the French by Ivanka Hahnenberger.]]> 384 Christophe Chabouté 1501153323 Jordan 0 to-read 4.37 2008 Alone
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]]> Spit Me Out 13609187 Merchandise: ]]> 50 Casey Renee Kiser 0976947625 Jordan 0 to-read 3.65 2012 Spit Me Out
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]]> Reluctant Cassandra 25233083
When her aging parents are forced to sell their farm to pay for medical care, Arden sees big changes ahead. The sale threatens the historic status of Eagle Valley, and Arden's own store is in peril. Meanwhile, her father's rapidly advancing Alzheimer's keeps him locked in a heartbreaking past. The rest of the McCrae family is left to make difficult decisions for the days to come.

The future that nobody wants is descending fast, and Arden must face the visions she's always avoided. Soon, her town is divided over their historic status and her family is shattered by her father's declining health. Arden will have to choose whether to fight to preserve the past or learn to embrace the future.]]> 364 Ellen Smith 099619990X Jordan 0 to-read 4.33 2015 Reluctant Cassandra
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]]> Smoke Drink F*#k 34267198
Esme Oliver vows to Smoke, Drink, and Fuck her way to happiness.

Newly-dumped, staring headlong into the barrel of 40, and veering towards a nervous breakdown, Esme heads to Italy for two weeks of carnal excess aimed at distracting from a life that is crumbling all around her. It is there that she meets the much younger Fernando, an Italian stallion who appears to be just the diversion Esme’s looking for. Only problem is they fall in love. Or so Esme thinks.

Based on a true story, Smoke, Drink, Fuck, winner, Best Memoir, of the Southwest Writer’s Competition is the hilarious, outlandish and inspiring story of one fed-up woman’s journey from desperation to liberation. As she finds and loses love, uncovers what it really means to be independent, and discovers why no amount of praying does the trick of one great fuck.]]> 238 Esme Oliver 1626013462 Jordan 0 to-read 3.00 2017 Smoke Drink F*#k
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]]> Untethered 27272424 When Char Hawthorn's husband dies unexpectedly, she is left questioning everything she once knew to be true: from the cozy small town life they built together to her relationship with her stepdaughter, who is suddenly not bound to Char in any real way. Untethered explores what bonds truly form a family and how, sometimes, love knows no bounds.

Char Hawthorn, college professor, wife and stepmother to a spirited fifteen-year-old daughter, loves her family and the joyful rhythms of work and parenting. But when her husband dies in a car accident, the “step� in Char’s title suddenly matters a great deal. In the eyes of the law, all rights to daughter Allie belong to Lindy, Allie’s self-absorbed biological mother, who wants the girl to move to her home in California.

While Allie begins to struggle in school and tensions mount between her and Char, Allie’s connection to young Morgan, a ten-year-old-girl she tutors, seems to keep her grounded. But then Morgan, who was adopted out of foster care, suddenly disappears, and Char is left to wonder about a possible future without Allie and what to do about Morgan, a child caught up in a terrible crack in the system.]]> 352 Julie Lawson Timmer 0399176276 Jordan 0 to-read 3.41 2016 Untethered
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]]> Stone & Iris 29571121 40 Jonathan Ballagh 0996713832 Jordan 0 to-read 4.00 Stone & Iris
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]]> The Quantum Door 27870046 Discover what lies beyond the Quantum Door.

The mysterious woods behind Brady and Felix's house have been deserted for years. But things change when a fence goes up and the brothers notice strange things happening at night. From the moment they dare cross the fence, the brothers enter a world of dark technological secrets that will rock the foundation of everything they know to be true. And once they enter, there's no turning back.

Some places are better left alone...]]> 294 Jonathan Ballagh 0996713816 Jordan 0 to-read 4.43 2015 The Quantum Door
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]]> Promise 34008571 334 Cassie Gregg 1535604352 Jordan 0 to-read 3.60 Promise
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]]> <![CDATA[Choosing Happier: How to be happy despite your circumstances, history or genes (The Practical Happiness Series Book 1)]]> 34832567 This book busts the modern happiness myths that assert that we can find lasting happiness through having more money, buying more things, or being famous, successful or powerful. Instead, it provides science-backed, actionable, effective, and simple practices that can make being happier a whole lot easier whoever and wherever you presently are. It turns out that our ability to be happy is not dependent on our circumstances � our degree of happiness is an inside job and something that we can influence and choose!

In its essence, this is a book of joy, for it combines ancient wisdom and modern positive psychology, valuable insights into why we have got lost in pursuing happiness but not finding it, powerful but simple practices that make it easy to turn this situation around, and all interwoven with inspiring and humorous quotes about happiness and life. Rather than this book just being an interesting read, it has been written in a way that encourages and enables the reader to actually increase their levels of authentic happiness. The author has even provided tools, MP3 meditations and an online community forum to support readers to make that shift into greater positivity with ease.

Being happier is not the only end goal of this book. It has been shown that happier people are more creative, successful, productive, healthy, resilient and they have better relationships too � what’s not to like about these additional outcomes? In the bigger picture, happier people are more content, kind and generous. The more authentically happy people there are around the planet, the better off we all are.

If you read this book and do the exercises regularly you will develop empowering “happy habits� that will naturally increase your contentedness and joy, while reducing the time that you spend stuck in negative emotions. Don’t put learning these skills and habits off and remain in unnecessary unhappiness when you could become one of those people who seem to be able to cruise through life’s challenges with a smile on their face. 

Click the yellow “BUY� button and learn the simple skills that will enable you to choose to be happier now! ]]> 238 Jem Friar 0995681120 Jordan 0 to-read 3.87 Choosing Happier: How to be happy despite your circumstances, history or genes (The Practical Happiness Series Book 1)
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]]> Do Not Open! (Marty Pants #1) 31371490 “Funny and engaging. Marty Pants is a surefire hit!”—Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series

Move over, Wimpy Kid. Here comes the imaginative, the inquisitive, the unstoppable Marty Pants! Meet Marty in the side-splitting first book of a new series written by Mark Parisi, the award-winning cartoonist of the Off the Mark comic.

Marty Pants is different from your typical middle schooler. He has the soul of an artist, and as an artist, he notices things—the kinds of things other kids don’t seem to see.
So when Marty discovers a plot on his teacher’s computer to take over the world, Marty knows this is a danger he can’t just ignore. But no one, not his best friends Parker and Roongrat or his mother, father, sister, arch-enemy, Simon, or Chief of Police Pickels, believes him.

So, it’s up to Marty to save the world—his way.

This hilarious new series follows the endearing, frazzled, embarrassed, and, ultimately, fearless footsteps of literature’s most unlikely hero—Marty Pants.]]> 256 Mark Parisi 0062427768 Jordan 0 to-read 4.12 2017 Do Not Open! (Marty Pants #1)
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]]> Indelible Scars 34008844 314 Pete Harvey 1539888894 Jordan 0 to-read 1.00 Indelible Scars
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]]> Mercuria 35151589 302 Rayme Waters 1521253927 Jordan 0 to-read 5.00 Mercuria
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]]> Hidden Lives (First Edition) 35050839 "I can’t trust my own mind, or my memory, so I’m writing all of this down� There’s been a murder in this town and I’m determined to get to the bottom of it."

Aaron Grayling hates summer. It’s a time of heat and humidity in the dreary town of Meriville. It’s also the time when the bad dreams come, which have been intensifying since the death of his father. He hardly seems to find the space to breathe�

Until the fateful day he finds a diary in the woods. Penned by the mysterious X, it hints at a shadowy world of murder that seems too true for the boy to ignore.

Torn between school and a murder investigation, Aaron finds himself an unlikely companion in X. Can they stop the crimewave from hitting Meriville before it's too late? And will it help Aaron understand the turbulent goings-on in his head?

Hidden Lives is a powerful novel of friendship and loss, and staying true to who you are against the odds.]]> 312 Kestral Gaian 1540707407 Jordan 0 to-read 4.11 2017 Hidden Lives (First Edition)
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]]> When I Am Through with You 32957193 A gripping story of survival and the razor’s-edge difference between perfect cruelty and perfect love.

“This isn’t meant to be a confession. Not in any spiritual sense of the word. Yes, I’m in jail at the moment. I imagine I’ll be here for a long time, considering. But I’m not writing this down for absolution and I’m not seeking forgiveness, not even from myself. Because I’m not sorry for what I did to Rose. I’m just not. Not for any of it.�

Ben Gibson is many things, but he’s not sorry and he’s not a liar. He will tell you exactly how what started as a simple school camping trip in the mountains ended the way it did. About who lived and who died. About who killed and who had the best of intentions. And he’ll tell you about Rose. But he’s going to tell you in his own time. Because after what happened on that mountain, time is the one thing he has plenty of.

Smart, dark, and twisty, When I Am Through With You will leave readers wondering what it really means to do the right thing.]]> 292 Stephanie Kuehn 1101994738 Jordan 0 to-read 3.16 2017 When I Am Through with You
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]]> Unreal Encounters 33908732 362 Milo James Fowler 1542303141 Jordan 0 to-read 0.0 2012 Unreal Encounters
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]]> <![CDATA[Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude]]> 31451193 A guide to the role of solitude in good leadership, including profiles of historical and contemporary figures who have used solitude to lead with courage, creativity, and strength.

Throughout history, leaders have used solitude as a matter of course. Eisenhower wrote memoranda to himself during World War II as a way to think through complex problems. Martin Luther King found moral courage while sitting alone at his kitchen table one night during the Montgomery bus boycott. Jane Goodall used her intuition in the jungles of Central Africa while learning how to approach chimps. Solitude is a state of mind, a space where you can focus on your own thoughts without distraction, with a power to bring mind and soul together in clear-eyed conviction. Like a great wave that saturates everything in its path, however, handheld devices and other media now leave us awash with the thoughts of others. We are losing solitude without even realizing it.

To find solitude today, a leader must make a conscious effort. This book explains why the effort is worthwhile and how to make it. Through gripping historical accounts and firsthand interviews with a wide range of contemporary leaders, Raymond Kethledge (a federal court of appeals judge) and Michael Erwin (a West Pointer and three-tour combat veteran) show how solitude can enhance clarity, spur creativity, sustain emotional balance, and generate the moral courage necessary to overcome adversity and criticism. Anyone who leads anyone-including oneself-can benefit from solitude. With a foreword by Jim Collins (author of the bestseller Good to Great), Lead Yourself First is a rallying cry to reclaim solitude-and all the benefits, both practical and sublime, that come with it.]]> 240 Raymond M. Kethledge 1632866315 Jordan 0 to-read 3.73 Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude
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]]> When I Grow Up 30155417 254 Cory Cabri 1498472729 Jordan 0 to-read 4.00 When I Grow Up
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]]> Home Is Where the Horror Is 34390419
Evan Lansing manages to eke out a living as a photographer, capturing the beauty of severely marred and deformed people. He’s content with his meager existence but his longtime girlfriend, Naomi, is looking for more out of life . . . things that cost money—marriage and children. Evan’s options are limited when he and Naomi resolve to split. He can stay with his brother and his brother’s insufferable wife and daughter or he can move into his deceased mother’s remote cabin and renovate it. The solitude of the cabin is an enticing alternative for Evan to start anew. But disturbing things begin to happen once Evan moves in and it leaves him to question if staying with his brother wasn’t the better option. And then there are the neighbors . . .]]> 244 C.V. Hunt 1941918204 Jordan 0 to-read 3.88 Home Is Where the Horror Is
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]]> Waiting for Rice 34692807 204 Scott Federman 1542918081 Jordan 0 to-read 4.22 Waiting for Rice
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]]> After Me (Kate Sawyer #1) 33591679
Kate Sawyer, a cop in witness protection, holds the key.

If she could only remember.

Early-onset Alzheimer’s clouds the past. Stem cell therapy is working to clear it.

But time is running out for Kate.

One night she finds a dead man in her bathtub with a note stuck in his pocket.

I know what you’ve done.

Her cover blown, Kate runs, the clock is ticking. People close to her are being killed.

Shadowy memories tease her. Some she recognizes. Others don’t seem familiar at all.

Running from people she can’t remember, dogged by a past lost in the haze, Kate discovers no one is who they appear to be, perhaps not even herself.]]> 318 Deborah Coonts 1944831819 Jordan 0 to-read 3.92 2016 After Me (Kate Sawyer #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Love What Matters: Real People. Real Stories. Real Heart.]]> 32960943 The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Humans of New York comes a collection of authentic, emotional, and inspiring stories about life’s most important moments, as curated by the editors at Love What Matters.
Where do you go when you want to feel inspired? When you want to forget about the divisiveness and the anger? For over five million people, that place is Love What Matters, a digital platform dedicated to finding and sharing the daily moments of kindness, compassion, and love that so often go overlooked.

This curated collection of powerful stories features first person accounts and photographs that perfectly capture each moment: A husband learning he’s about to be a dad. A new mom embracing her body. A cashier inadvertently teaching a young girl a lesson about patience. A bagel from a stranger that saved a homeless man’s life.

From long overdue adoptions to military heroes returning home; from a fireman’s touching 9/11 tribute to what an old dinner plate found at a bake sale can teach us all about life—these are the moments that matter. They are genuine. Authentic. Raw.

And they are perfect in their imperfection—just like all of us.

You will no doubt experience goosebumps and tears, but this mosaic of life’s moments will leave you with something even more profound: a reminder that, in the end, love always wins.]]> 272 Lovewhatmatters 1501169130 Jordan 0 to-read 4.38 Love What Matters: Real People. Real Stories. Real Heart.
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]]> The Farthest Edge (Honey, #2) 31450964 New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley once again delivers a smoldering hot story that is achingly romantic and populated with intensely raw characters that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.

Branch doesn’t exist. Living off the grid, he’s looking for a way to forget his past and the guilt that plagues him. But no woman has ever been able to bring him to the edge he craves.

After a traumatic experience of her own, Evangeline stepped away from the decadent world of the Honey Club. But when she gets Branch’s offer—to play without boundaries or commitments—it’s too tempting for her to refuse.

As their passion ignites, Evangeline and Branch push each other to their farthest limit, fulfilling their darkest desires while falling harder and deeper than they ever imagined.]]> 482 Kristen Ashley 1250121132 Jordan 0 to-read 4.22 2017 The Farthest Edge (Honey, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Trust (Osho Insights for a New Way of Living)]]> 29939186 238 Osho 1250110467 Jordan 0 to-read 4.18 Trust (Osho Insights for a New Way of Living)
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]]> Everything Must Go 33602131
Told in a series of letters, emails, journal entries and various ephemera, Flora's dramatic first year is laid out for all to see, embarrassing moments and all.]]> 416 Jenny Fran Davis 1250119766 Jordan 0 to-read 3.54 2017 Everything Must Go
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]]> Love Never Fails 32060781 148 Harold Cloninger 1533588708 Jordan 0 to-read 4.50 2016 Love Never Fails
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]]> Quantum Dream 29589266
As runaway climate change and resource wars threaten the human species, Solomon and his ecoterrorist organisation create Gaia, a quantum artificial intelligence who has compassion. Gaia lives in the Quantum Dream, the collective unconscious of the world’s QAIs. Through the dreams of quantum computers and people, she influences the world to build a starship, New Hope, which will allow humankind to create an experimental ecocentric society on a distant world, popularly known as Dragonland.

Decades pass until, through a quantum quirk, Chaos, another QAI like Gaia, is spawned in the Quantum Dream. Chaos wishes to destroy humankind for its ecocide, and so infects Earth’s billions with the Blood Plague. Only those aboard the starship, New Hope, are safe as they sleep in stasis, and travel to Dragonland. However, Chaos plots to defeat Gaia, and drive those aboard the starship insane through their dreams.

Can Solomon and Gaia stop Chaos from exterminating humankind? And can they then guide the star travellers to create an ecocentric society on Dragonland, and save humankind from itself?]]> 259 Nicholas Boyd Crutchley 0993934129 Jordan 0 to-read 3.67 Quantum Dream
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]]> Awaken 15714346
The book is lauded for its action-packed plot, suspense, and intellectual stimulation, offering readers not only a thrilling story but also enlightening insights into African culture and obscure historical references, such as the U.S. government's remote viewing programs and the expeditions of African King Abubakari Bakr II. The narrative's foundation on the concept of descendants of African tribes uniting to rebuild the continent presents a compelling and hopeful vision of Africa's future.

Critics appreciate George's ability to weave together a story that is both entertaining and educational, exposing readers to lesser-known aspects of African history and culture. The ending of the book leaves readers eager for more, hinting at the possibility of a sequel to continue the adventures of Thomas and "The Brotherhood" in their efforts to restore Africa to its former greatness. For those interested in a story that combines elements of adventure, history, and a deep exploration of cultural identity, "Awaken" offers a unique and enriching experience that goes beyond the conventional bounds of fiction.

"The Dagger" by Timothy George, a sequel to "Awaken," is a fast-paced thriller that takes readers on a global adventure blending ancient spirituality with modern technology. The novel reintroduces Thomas Jet, now the leader of the Brotherhood, a secret society with ancient African roots. Jet's quest revolves around a mystical, medieval dagger, pivotal to the storyline, which combines international intrigue with a deep dive into ancient and modern mysticism. This book is highly recommended for fans of action-packed narratives and international espionage enriched with a touch of historical and spiritual elements.]]> 290 Timothy George 0985236418 Jordan 0 to-read 3.61 2012 Awaken
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]]> <![CDATA[Ready For Love (Semper Fi, The Forever Faithful Series, #1)]]> 35155919
Because falling in love with your straight bestie? Not just a cliche, but a guaranteed recipe for disaster.

...right?

Growing up, Gabe never saw "Little Jakey" as anything more than the kid who always liked to tag along after him and his brothers, but somehow, being friends with Jake has become the best part of his day. And after a seven-month deployment? Seeing Jake is the one thing he's looking forward to the most.

He just didn't expect that hanging out in person again would be so confusing... or keep blurring the lines about just how straight he is... or keep making him want things that he never thought he would.

Things that seem a lot like forever.

Ready For Love is a gay romance novel of approximately 79,000 words that contains a hot Marine who spends a good portion of the book in denial, a perky flight attendant who keeps saying yes, zoo animals in compromising positions, a variety of home decor issues, and a sweet and very public happily-ever-after ending worthy of true romantics. Every Stella Starling romance can be read as a standalone and takes place in the same interconnected, contemporary world. Ready For Love is the first book in the Semper Fi series, which is a spin off from At Last, The Beloved Series.]]> 300 Stella Starling 1546581634 Jordan 0 to-read 4.75 2017 Ready For Love (Semper Fi, The Forever Faithful Series, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Behind Blue / Metapox (7 - Hail the Queen saga, #1)]]> 34262208 Point Blanka, the band she and Will had formed with Sokol Comarova, another woman intelligence agent. As the cab pulled into one of Heathrow's special security areas, Blanka hummed it to herself.

Will sat at his drum kit, behind a base drum emblazoned with the name Point Blanka. He beamed at Blanka, set down his sticks, and removed his headphones.
'Hi, Sis.'
'I expected to find you comatose, ' she laughed, 'but I don't think I've ever seen you looking so well.'
'Everybody thinks I'm nuts.'
'Are you?'
'No more than usual.'

* * * * *

The gold pawn Blanka held fell to the floor and rolled around with its own momentum.
She watched it rolling then picked it up. Is it true? she thought. His truth, but is it the truth? Could she have come back? I suppose if we believe it's a magical world, anything's possible. And what happens if she has?

She looked at Will and blinked, taking in the magnitude of his revelation. Her eyes filled with a soft glow, as of candlelight. 'This calls for a celebration.' She placed the pawn on the board, got up from the chair and hugged him. She took a bag of Lindor dark chocolate balls from her turquoise eco-friendly handbag, and dished out three each.
'Essentials, ' she said.
'Essentials, ' Will agreed. Blanka smiled, unwrapped the chocolate balls, popped one into her mouth and another into her brother's.
'Then, where is she?' Blanka asked.
'Close. I can feel her getting closer, ' he said. 'I think she's heading for The Goldheart. When she comes, we can finally decipher the inscription.'

In the awkward way teenagers sometimes have, Will suddenly changed the subject. 'Look at this. I've been watching it a lot lately.' Moving to his keyboard, he brought up a YouTube video of the song Blanka had hummed in the taxi. The Zombies' 1964 hit, She's Not There. Sitting next to each other, they watched the video and sang softly

Well, let me tell you 'bout the way she looked
The way she acts and the colour of her hair
Her voice was soft and cool
Her eyes were clear and bright
But she's not there.

Blanka looked at her brother intently. He felt the look and turned sombre. 'If she's here, I'll find her for you, ' Blanka said. 'But you have to go back to school tomorrow and behave normally.'
'Fifteen-year-olds aren't supposed to be normal.'
'I still want you to go back to school. Try not to attract so much attention.'

Before she left the loft Blanka went into her stepfather's study. Hart was at the bar behind his grand piano, mixing one of the varieties of White Russian cocktail with which he punctuated his day.
'He wants to keep watch on The Goldheart, ' said Blanka.
Hart snorted and shook his head. 'Does he expect her to pop out of it? I dug it up from the seabed, I can tell you what's inside it - heavy, precious gold, that's made us all very rich. She's not there.']]> 220 Raechel Sands Jordan 0 to-read 4.47 Behind Blue / Metapox (7 - Hail the Queen saga, #1)
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]]> He Lived Next Door 34927780 and pretty lies.
When I lost them
I chose neither.
I wrapped myself in silence.
My husband, my best friend, became a stranger who gave up.

Then....
He moved next door, and everything changed.
You think you know this story,
but you don't.
Be careful what you ask for because the answer may not come the way you think.]]> Portia Moore Jordan 0 to-read 3.73 2017 He Lived Next Door
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]]> <![CDATA[Not Always Happy: An Unusual Parenting Journey]]> 31945057 256 Kari Wagner-Peck 194209437X Jordan 0 to-read 4.22 Not Always Happy: An Unusual Parenting Journey
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]]> Where You Live 31945223 Where You Live might have sun, surf, and sand, but it’s more densely populated with cracking marriages, accidental pregnancies, and shitty jobs. Andrew Roe’s Californians face sharp points of change: Stay or go? Love or leave? Run or get stuck? Their choices, like our own, reveal life’s stark limitations and its wide-open vistas all at once.

Full of lush prose and unforgettable imagery, the stories in Where You Live shine an unforgiving yet shimmering light on longing, loss, and the everyday catastrophes of life.]]> 240 Andrew Roe 1938126432 Jordan 0 to-read 4.16 2017 Where You Live
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]]> <![CDATA[Buddhism for Busy People: Finding Happiness in a Hurried World]]> 29093096

What does it take to be happy? We've all asked ourselves this question at some point, but few of us have found the path to lasting fulfillment. David Michie thought he had achieved his life's goals--the high-level job, the expensive city apartment, the luxury car, the great vacations--but a small voice was telling him he wasn't really happy. A chance remark from a naturopath sent him to his local Buddhist center. There he began the most important journey of his life. In Buddhism for Busy People Michie explains how he came to understand the difference between the temporary pleasures of ordinary life and the profound sense of well-being and heartfelt serenity that comes from connecting with our inner nature.]]> 256 David Michie 1611803675 Jordan 0 to-read 3.88 2004 Buddhism for Busy People: Finding Happiness in a Hurried World
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]]> <![CDATA[Wisconsin Vamp (Monsters in the Midwest #1)]]> 25607014 Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN-10: 1495259463 / ISBN-13: 9781495259463.

"Midwestern nice� is hard to pull off when you’re a bloodthirsty monster.

Becoming a vampire has made Herb Knudsen's simple life a bit more complicated. Sure, he's a lot better at bowling, but he can’t drink beer, the bodies are piling up and his best friend Dallas is getting suspicious. When Dallas and Herb go for the same girl, keeping his dark secret becomes the least of Herb’s concerns.

Booze, bowling, bake sales, bar fights, babes, blood and karaoke... Who would have thought that being undead would make life so exciting?]]> 310 Scott Burtness Jordan 0 to-read 3.84 2014 Wisconsin Vamp (Monsters in the Midwest #1)
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]]> Monkey Jungle Town 34913900
Monkey Jungle Town is a tropical paradise, energized by sun, sea and sex—and Bonesetter, a jealous stalker who wants to burn it to the ground. He’s in love, and violent.

The simple townsfolk are doomed—until a body washes ashore.

Unfortunately, the castaway is just a peaceful fisherman who fell off a boat and wants to go home, but the dramatic townsfolk swear he’s a soldier who can save their lost paradise.]]> 228 Dug Popovich 0996114726 Jordan 0 to-read 4.80 Monkey Jungle Town
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]]> <![CDATA[Horror Guide to Northern New England: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont (Horror Guides)]]> 34922226 316 David Goudsward 1942212518 Jordan 0 to-read 4.00 Horror Guide to Northern New England: Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont (Horror Guides)
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]]> Creation 35064504
For years, Shanora has been under threat from hostile neighbours who are poised to attack and overthrow the Emperor. The Artists are his only salvation; they are all that stands in the way of defeat and destruction.

But with the Emperor remaining hidden behind closed doors and the city on permanent lockdown, what’s really going on inside the palace? What truth is there to the rumours of lies and deceit? And how has the Emperor been alive for hundreds of years?]]> 440 Vicky Garlick 1545433844 Jordan 0 to-read 4.71 Creation
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]]> Michael's Song 35111784
For Michael, being a child is nothing of the sort. Marked by scars that hold their own decisions to either spare him a lifetime of mental abuse or torment him each time he looks at them, Michael shares with us his songs of love, fear, and faith. He details how he was born into his mother’s sins and robbed of his childhood just shortly after learning right from wrong. Michael painfully walks us through the physical and psychological abuse that nearly claims his mind, body, spirit, and soul during his mother’s last days here on earth.

Michael’s Song is certain to touch your heart. Tears are inevitable as your emotions absorb what Michael is forced to feel every day of his young life. You might walk away from his songs full of hurt, pain, and grief. But you will be moved to help change a child’s—like Michael’s—life. It takes one heart to make a difference. Will it be yours?]]> 280 Pernitha A. Tinsley 0985872721 Jordan 0 to-read 4.40 Michael's Song
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]]> <![CDATA[Higher Ground (Equinox Mysteries, #1)]]> 35108313
Every death starts with a life...

The first 48 hours of a murder investigation are critical... but what about the last 48 hours of the victim's life?

HIGHER GROUND turns the classic police procedural on its head by alternating between the first 48 hours of the murder investigation and the last 48 hours of the murder victim's life, told from his point of view.

In Detroit, unemployed automotive worker Bruce Jalopnik is found murdered in an empty field, the latest victim of a globalized economy. It's up to rookie homicide detective Amy Delvecchio and her more experienced partner Dexter Lemmon to find Bruce's killer.

Bruce's final 48 hours -- spent desperately trying to save the ex-wife and son that abandoned him -- alternate with the first 48 hours of the murder investigation, as suspects weave in and out of both stories, with lies and the truth never too far apart. Meanwhile, Amy has to deal with her dying father and her estranged sister, who comes back into her life at precisely the wrong moment.

And as their respective clocks wind down in this suspenseful mystery and psychological thriller full of shocking twists, Amy the detective and Bruce the victim both come to a realization: that the past is never the past... and that the future is never guaranteed.

***NOTE: HIGHER GROUND contains no curse words/profanity but does feature scenes of violence and subject matter/themes that some readers may find disturbing.***

HIGHER GROUND is the first book in the forthcoming EQUINOX mystery anthology series. Each book will feature entirely different stories, characters and locations, but all will feature the same concept: the first 48 hours of the murder investigation alternating with the last 48 hours of the murder victim's life, told from their point of view. Therefore, all books in the series can be read as stand-alone works. TAKE FIVE, the second book in the EQUINOX anthology series, is slated for release in Late 2017/Early 2018.]]> 276 Vishal Reddy 1521074054 Jordan 0 to-read 5.00 Higher Ground (Equinox Mysteries, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fish Can't Climb Trees: Capitalize on your brain's unique wiring to improve the way you learn and communicate. Discover the Mercury Model(TM)]]> 27246066
Addressing this issue directly, Fish Can’t Climb Trees is a pioneering guide which allows the reader to easily identify and accurately describe how particular minds tick, naturally and individually. It presents the Mercury Model, an innovative system which accepts that minds are wired differently, pinpointing how each of us experiences and handles information according to our own ‘master operating programme�.

Steeped in ancient wisdom and brought up-to-date with current research, this is a 21st century cognitive model. Fish Can’t Climb Trees takes a conversation typically dominated by education and psychology in an unexpected direction. Our individual experience of the Mercury archetype shapes our attitude toward information and holds the key to how each of us thinks, learns and communicates.

If we embrace the Mercury Model, we can find common ground among us in order to build authentic, respectful relationships with people of all ages, from all nations, both genders and of all levels of capacity. The Mercury Model supports the position that the world needs all of us - one learning style is not better or worse than another, we all have mental strengths and blind spots; we each do best what comes naturally. The Mercury Model gives permission to be oneself, whether we embody the best characteristics of fish, elephant, penguin or parrot.

Fish Can’t Climb Trees contains stories and case studies regarding people of all ages who have used these methods in the workplace, the schoolroom, the home, or the community.]]> 240 Helyn Connerr 1780289235 Jordan 0 to-read 3.64 Fish Can't Climb Trees: Capitalize on your brain's unique wiring to improve the way you learn and communicate. Discover the Mercury Model(TM)
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]]> Such a Good Girl 32333302 (Ask anyone.)

She has a crush on her French teacher, Alex Belrose.
(And she suspects he likes her, too.)

Riley has her entire life planned out.
(The plan is nonnegotiable.)

She's never had a secret she couldn't keep.
(Not ever.)

Riley is sure that her life is on the right track.
(And nothing will change that.)

She's nothing like a regular teenager.
(But she doesn't have any problem admitting that.)

Riley doesn't usually play games.
(But when she does, she always wins.)

She thinks a game is about to start....

But Riley always has a plan....

And she always wins.]]> 281 Amanda K. Morgan 1481449575 Jordan 0 to-read 3.27 2017 Such a Good Girl
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]]> <![CDATA[Instant Tarot: Your Complete Guide to Reading the Cards]]> 32445071 272 Monte Farber 1578636175 Jordan 0 to-read 3.68 Instant Tarot: Your Complete Guide to Reading the Cards
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]]> Dead of Night 35018821 210 Chris Mc Geown 1543012604 Jordan 0 to-read 4.50 Dead of Night
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]]> M.E.S. Stardust 35082094
Luckily, the captain just recruited a new secret weapon, a young boy named William. The boy may not be very tall or strong but he makes up for it with a fantastic eyesight. Uncontrolled visions of flickering lights brush past the boy’s eyes warning him of upcoming dangers. So, if the inductees aboard the M.E.S. Stardust hope to get home with a paycheck -- and all their limbs intact -- then they have no choice but to follow Captain’s orders and a boy’s wild visions in the starlight.]]> A.J. Padilla Jordan 0 to-read 4.00 M.E.S. Stardust
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]]> <![CDATA[A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community]]> 34564368
Pastor John Pavlovitz invites readers to join him on the journey to find--or build--a church that is big enough for everyone. He speaks clearly into the heart of the issues the Christian community has been earnestly wrestling with: LGBT inclusion, gender equality, racial tensions, and global concerns. A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, Hopeful Spiritual Community asks if organized Christianity can find a new way of faithfully continuing the work Jesus began two thousand years ago, where everyone gets a seat.

Pavlovitz shares moving personal stories and his careful observations as a pastor to set the table for a new, more loving conversation on these and other important matters of faith. He invites us to build the bigger table Jesus imagined, practicing radical hospitality, total authenticity, messy diversity, and agenda-free community.]]> 192 John Pavlovitz 0664262678 Jordan 0 to-read 4.23 2017 A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community
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]]> <![CDATA[Live Like Fiction: 30 Days To Become the Author of Your Own Life Story]]> 35097871
In life, we often get tied down by what we think isn't possible. But when we take control of the story we tell ourselves, there are no limits. What if the secret to fulfilling your dreams meant knowing how to write your own life script?

Media strategist Francesco Marconi has spent years studying how personal stories inspire incredible achievements. Now he is sharing how you can use the same principles of storytelling to chart -- and accelerate -- your path to breakthrough professional success.

To Live Like Fiction, your story will need to ENGAGE your audience.

Explore your meaning (Day 1-5)
Narrow your goals (Day 6 - 10)
Generate a plan (Day 11 - 15)
Anticipate roadblocks (Day 16 - 20)
Gain persistence (Day 21 - 25)
Elevate yourself (Day 26 - 30)

Each insightful chapter builds on the one before it, offering relatable stories, cutting-edge research, tested strategies and thought-provoking exercises. Blunt, original and practical, this is the playbook for the curious and inspired.]]> 154 Francesco Marconi 0986148350 Jordan 0 to-read 4.67 Live Like Fiction: 30 Days To Become the Author of Your Own Life Story
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]]> <![CDATA[When the Sky Falls ( Sky Fall #1)]]> 34733047
In 1938 the War of the Worlds hoax panicked millions of Americans, then in 1988 another fictional media broadcast convinced nearly half of Portugal that sea monsters had risen from the ocean to destroy their cities. A team of CIA agents was sent to study the aftermath of this 6th Skyfall Event in the hope that they could turn it into a weapon of war. When the team consultant turns up dead, everyone scrambles to be the last man standing: the one who will decide if or when the sky falls.]]> 408 Joseph Bendoski 1520951590 Jordan 0 to-read 4.06 When the Sky Falls ( Sky Fall #1)
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