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Nines Lives is a multivoiced biography of a dazzling, surreal, and imperiled city, told through the lives of nine unforgettable characters and bracketed by two epic storms: Hurricane Betsy, which transformed New Orleans in the 1960s, and Hurricane Katrina, which nearly destroyed it. Dan Baum brings this kaleidoscopic portrait to life, showing us what was lost in the storm and what remains to be saved.
1060382) Minor Detail
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A searing, beautiful novel meditating on war, violence, memory, and the sufferings of the Palestinian people.
Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba-the catastrophe that led to the displacement and exile of some 700,000 people-and the Israelis celebrate as the War of Independence. Israeli soldiers murder an encampment of Bedouin in the Negev desert, and among their victims they...
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Great Courses volume 8
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Delve deeper into the first and second declensions, discovering that the endings for demonstrative adjectives and pronouns differ in only minor ways from those for nouns. Practice using different types of pronouns, and learn that they underwent a fascinating evolution from Homeric Greek to Koine.
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In the Footsteps of Van Gogh volume 13
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While Vincent is sequestered away at the asylum at Saint-Remy, the art world is moving on. Amazingly, Vincent is gaining growing recognition among art critics, with works shown at an annual exhibition in Brussels. But is Paris ready for him when he returns to meet Theo and Johanna's newborn baby?
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Learning is a very important facet of everyday life. It is essentially the driving force for evolution, growth, and development for the human race. As people, we take it upon ourselves to learn new concepts that we are unfamiliar with in order to gain a better understanding of the world around us. We do this because we see learning as a form of preparation to face the challenges that we may be forced to address in our lives. We willingly put ourselves...
1060386) A Hole in One
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In a small town in 1953, a woman living in an abusive relationship with a local gangster decides that the latest scientific invention, a transorbital lobotomy, will solve her problems.
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"Red beef and strong beer" was how C. S. Lewis described his education under one of his early tutors. It was, in other words, a substantial education that engaged deeply with the intellectual tradition and challenged him to grow. Gary Selby sees Lewis's expression as an indication of the kind of transformation that is both possible and necessary for the Christian faith, and he contends that spiritual formation comes about not by retreating from the...
1060388) A Party Gone Wrong
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When a young woman and her former friend are kidnapped, they must put aside their differences and work together to survive.
1060389) Start and Grow Your Startup Bundle, 3 in 1 Bundle: Powerful Business Idea, Startup Ideas, and Sma
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Start and Grow Your Startup Bundle, 3 in 1 Bundle: Powerful Business Idea, Startup Ideas, and Small Startup
Starting a home-based business is an exciting and rewarding adventure. You don't have to deal with interoffice politics anymore, or work hard to please a boss. And you never have to suffer the long commute because this time, you'll wake up in your place of business! Plus with the shaky economy and thousands of people out of jobs without notice,...
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Bold and the Beautiful volume 1
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Despite her resistance to modeling lingerie, Ivy finds encouragement about her former position within the company from an unexpected ally.
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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX volume 33
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Jaden steps up to confront Camula with the souls of Dr. Crowler and Zane at stake.
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'The Wacky Misadventures of Warble McGorkle' is a picaresque satire that traces its literary lineage back to 'Don Quixote', 'Huckleberry Finn', and 'A Confederacy of Dunces'. Through the protagonist's zany antics, it pokes fun at the 'get rich quick' and 'get rich by any means possible' philosophies prevalent in today's society. Warble McGorkle, the protagonist, considers himself a genius. In reality, he is a jumble-headed, paranoid megalomaniac....
1060393) Learn Afrikaans While Sleeping
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Can you learn while sleeping? Studies say that yes you can. Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn Easily with the Power of Pleasant Repetition with the Learn Afrikaans While Sleeping Audiobook, you’ll absorb over 430 Afrikaans words and phrases effortlessly. You can use this Beginner-Level Audiobook to:
• Relax while listening to Afrikaans phrases and translations
• Relieve stress.
• Just listen...
1060394) Coda: Issue #7
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Coda volume 7
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Hum and his allies must escape from the center of the bandit city Thundervale after exposing the clan leader's terrible secret.
1060395) Kriger - Season 1: The Trial
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Kriger volume 2
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Tom quickly recognizes the value of CC's skills and invites CC to visit their headquarters. CC earns Tom's trust and is let in on a major drug transaction; but his collaboration with Louise gets challenged when CC gets charged with assault.
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Kim of Queens volume 2
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Allisyn goes behind Kim's back when she brings Marah back to Pageant Place for training. Addison risks being booted unless she starts getting serious. Kim takes on a tomboy with a bow and arrow.
1060397) Love at First Roar
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Weremole Kira Kolanowski has spent twenty-nine-ish years of her life half-blind and occasionally half-dead. (Her family isn't exactly loving.) In an effort to remain fully alive, she moves to Grayslake, Georgia, with her poor excuse for a guide dog-a guide dog who decides to lift his leg and relieve himself on sexy-smelling werebear Isaac Abrams's belongings. And when he roars . . . well, it makes her heart go pitter-patter and other parts go "ooh...
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For The Life Of The World volume 1
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Does your faith cause you to hide, overpower, or blend into your surroundings? The twists and turns of culture can leave us a little confused. Actor-Writer Evan Koons calls on friends Stephen Grabill, Amy Sherman, and Dwight Gibson to investigate the bigger picture of our faith and the purpose of our daily lives on earth. Together they look through a new lens to discover something often forgotten: we are not home yet. This new, and old, perspective...
1060399) Perturbée
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Dans ce suspense plein d'action de l'auteur à succès Blake Pierce, Cora Shields, 30 ans, ancienne Navy SEAL devenue agente spéciale du FBI, ne reculera devant rien pour attraper un tueur, mais elle est stupéfaite, après avoir enfreint une règle de trop, de se voir renvoyée. À la demande d'un ami militaire, Cora se penche sur une affaire classée depuis longtemps par la police locale - et se rend compte que cette affaire a une portée beaucoup...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Casey Wilson's The Wreckage of My Presence
Casey Wilson is an actress, comedian, mother, and above all, lifetime fan of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
Wilson's book, The Wreckage of My Presence (2021), is her unflinching thoughts and feelings about a smattering of subjects, from cults and spin classes (which aren't all that different) to the reality of spiritual healers in Hollywood. But the book also...
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