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2020.
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English
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"Arthur Orison Taylor was the third of four offspring of the Reverend Ora James Taylor and his wife Abbey Patience Taylor; the confluence of two TAYLOR ancestral lines. He was a son, a father, an author, a manufacturer, a philanthropist ... and a genealogist. His purpose in writing this manuscript was to document the lineage of both his parents' TAYLOR families as far back as possible. The manuscript, finished in 1923, was never published, but was...
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"If you have a family member or loved one who suffers from mental illness--but refuses to seek treatment--you may feel helpless, trapped, or emotionally drained. When you encourage them to seek treatment, they may become angry, defensive, or shut down altogether. And even if your loved one does agree to seek therapy, they may not follow through. So how can you help the "recovery avoider" in your life, while still making room for your own needs?...
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2024.
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"When Sylvia Brownrigg received a package addressed to her father that had been lost for over fifty years, she wanted to deliver it to him before it was too late. She did not expect that her father, Nick, would choose not to open it, so she and her brother finally did. Nick, an absent father, was a hippie and would-be Beat writer who lived off the grid in Northern California. Nick's own father, Gawen-also absent-had been a well-born Englishman who...
5) Gooseberry
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Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home.
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"Growing up in Yakima, Washington, Noé Álvarez never knew his grandfather. Stories swirled around this mythologized, larger-than-life figure: that he had abandoned his family, and had possibly done something awful that put a curse on his descendants. About his grandfather, young Noé was sure of only one thing: That he had played the accordion. Now an adult, reckoning with the legacy of silence surrounding his family's migration from Mexico, Álvarez...
7) Oye: a novel
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"When Miami residents are ordered to evacuate before a hurricane, everyone in Luciana's family complies, except for her beloved yet batty grandmother, Abue. But it turns out the storm isn't the real crisis: Abue, normally glamorous and full of energy, is given a devastating medical diagnosis once danger passes. Luciana, and the rest of the family, are heartbroken, but Abue is about as interested in getting treatment as she was in evacuating. She'd...
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2024.
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"A memoir and coming-of-age story chronicling the successes and disappointments, wit and wildness of Dunne and his multigenerational family of larger-than-life characters"--
"At eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion and uncle John Gregory Dunne's legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. At sixteen, he got kicked out of boarding...
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"At birth, Violet and Rose Flowers were identical, save for a tiny bluish-purple mark gracing Violet's slender neck. By nineteen, their temperaments distinguish them, as different as the flowers their mother named them for - Violet, wild and outgoing, and Rose, solitary and reserved. Still, they are each other's world. Then, on a sweltering, terrible August night in 1928, an explosion rocks Lamb's Dance Hall in Possum Flats, Missouri, engulfing it...
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Bloody Vessels Of Love, is a story about love and blood by Reza Taheri Bashar.
This romance tells the events after a bad love failure.
when The great spiteful general can not marriage with beautiful girl from noble's family,
So, he conspire and kill and kill and kill and kill treacherously.
this story, the final downfall of an aristocratic family. You will cry blood with this play.
Who do we recommend to read this story?
Those for whom...
11) Swift River
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In 1987, the only Black person in all Swift River after her Pop disappeared seven years ago, Diamond Newberry, receiving a letter from a relative she's never met, is introduced to two generations of African American Newberry women, gaining a sense of her place in the world and in her family.
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Even in progressive families and communities, people who practice nonmonogamy are susceptible to misinformation and accusations of moral and emotional failings. Facing this requires its own coming out and education process. In this guide, Tamara Pincus and Rebecca Hiles provide a roadmap for explaining the expansive intricacies of the consensual nonmonogamy spectrum. By fusing personal experience and community research, they break down the various...
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La compañera del rey león había tenido una sola cría que fue creciendo en un ambiente natural, y era la esperanza del reino para que lo gobernara en un futuro cuando su padre llegara a la vejez.Salía como de costumbre a jugar con sus amigos y mostraba mucha delicadeza, no le agradaba la brusquedad, por lo que fue objeto de burlas de los otros cachorros, lo que hizo que se apartara de ellos y se reuniera con las hembras, donde se encontraba a...
14) Harriet the Spy
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Harriet M. Welsch is probably the world's most accomplished 11-year-old spy. Harriet dreams of being a writer, and her nanny and best friend Golly told her to start by writing down everything she sees.
15) Good Boy!
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Thousands of years ago, dogs from the "dog star" Sirius came to colonize and dominate Earth. Lately, rumors have been spreading across the galaxy that the earth dogs may have strayed from their original mission, To solve this mystery, one interplanetary scout dog comes to Earth to investigate, and is quickly introduced to the unusual lifestyles of dogs on this planet. Adopted by a young boy, he is relunctantly drawn into a deep and lasting friendship...
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Housemaid novels volume 3
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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""You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way... I used to clean other people's houses - now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming...
17) Sour cherries
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An Afghan child learns to make sour cherry jam, stew, and tea with his mother, just like she learned from her mother.
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"Discover the inspiring journey of love and learning in 'Raising Happy Children,' a book that offers valuable insights on how to raise happy children. Exploring key themes with wisdom and empathy, this work is an indispensable guide for parents seeking to cultivate an environment of positive and lasting growth for their children."
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A breakup is often a difficult and painful experience, especially when it comes to a woman you love. If you want to accept your wife's decision to separate from you, there are some steps you can take to make the process easier: Take time to process your feelings: A breakup can trigger a variety of emotions, such as sadness, anger, loneliness and despair. It is important to take time to process these feelings and accept what has happened. Avoid social...
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