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National Jewish Book Award Finalist: A "sophisticated and engaging" novel of three innocents drawn into a criminal scheme in modern-day Jerusalem (The Wall Street Journal).
Brokenhearted haberdasher Isaac Markowitz has fled the Lower East Side for Israel, where he now assists a renowned elderly rabbi who tends to the hungry and hopeless in his courtyard. Tamar is an American hipster-turned-observant Jew who has come to Jerusalem to find a devout...
82) Noemie's Journey
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B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree.A man running from his past. A woman fighting for her future.In what world could the two of them ever connect? Not this one.Richard is certain small-town Summitville, North Carolina is a safe haven from his demons…until a woman with stunning green eyes resurrects the protective instinct that once cost him everything. And rattles the walls of his armored heart.Noémie knows her place in this prejudiced town, but Richard...
83) From Ruins
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A spy dying on the wall of a palace.
An Emperor turned rebel through the power of a psalm.
A shapechanger on the cusp of an enormous discovery.
A woman riding to battle in the vanguard of her enemies.
The known worlds are about to convulse in a cataclysmic war; time is running out. Can the Eldritch, the Chatcaava, and their Pelted allies turn the tide? Or will it all go up in fire?
Is there hope in ashes?
The sixth and final installment of the...
84) Interlude
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Interlude is a collection of short stories spanning the complete timeline of the Snow & Winter series, beginning with The Mystery of Nevermore, to after the conclusion of The Mystery of the Bones. They feature the point of view of Sebastian Snow and Calvin Winter and consist of mini mysteries, as well as scenes from daily life. Please note: While many of these titles were previously made available for free to readers, they have all since been rewritten,...
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Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven have the run of London, and that is the way they like it.
While she loses herself in machines and adventures, and the work they get from the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, why her parents were killed remains a mystery she can't leave alone.When an archaeologist from the British Museum is kidnapped, and the only clue leads to an academy for young engineers, the Ministry sends the Seven in to investigate.
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86) Mission Alpha
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What do you do when you encounter the impossible?It is 2003 during the first stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The mission is to infiltrate a key Al-Qaeda compound to secure intel on the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein, underground terrorist cells, and WMDs. Eric Branson is a seasoned Green Beret with one more tour standing in-between him and the sweet soil of the USA, but not even his extensive experience will prepare him for the supernatural events...
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RACE AGAINST TIME
Lacey Phillips believes Captain Wade Spencer knows something about her brother's mysterious death. So she throws caution to the wind and tracks him down on Christmas Eve looking for answers. Wade tries to turn her away-until bullets start to fly. He doesn't want to take the stubborn beauty on his life-or-death mission to find out the truth about how Wade's past may have cost her brother his life. But with killers lurking everywhere,...
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"Fence Rows" and "The Price of Change" come from the writing collection, Essays & More Straight from the Pen, available in print and as an eBook. These essays captivate the readers attention to carry them through movie worthy events. "Fence Rows" first appeared in the ICONOCLAST magazine, as did "Fences." Inside of "The Price of Change," read about the event published by the ICONOCLAST, which concerns exciting scenes from a prison escape and other...
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Always remember, it isn't "stuck between a rock and a hard place." It is "between THE rock and a hard place."
Rock and a Hard Place is for every person who finds themselves lost, confused, or trapped. It can help guide you through the seasons of "hard places." It is perfect for:
· Daily Quiet Time
· Senior Adults
· Small groups
· Personal Bible Study
· Young Adults
· Ladies Groups
Read these scriptures. Use them as a resource to boost...
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Michael Jackson Style is a dazzling style exploration of the King of Pop. Every visual aspect of Michael Jackson is shown. The result is a stunning photographic feast spanning nearly half a century. From his makeover as a little boy in the Jackson 5 at Motown, his early TV appearances and Saturday morning cartoon. His album images from Off the Wall to Thriller to Invincible and the outfits from all his record breaking World tours The origins of the...
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Three spine-tingling mysteries for Scarlet and Ivy to solve in the creepily atmospheric Rookwood School...
“The Lost Twin”
When troublesome Scarlet mysteriously disappears from Rookwood School, terrifying Miss Fox invites her quiet twin sister Ivy to 'take her place'.
Ivy reluctantly agrees in the hopes of finding out what happened to her missing sister. For only at Rookwood will Ivy be able to unlock the secrets of Scarlet's disappearance,...
92) Fix Bayonets!
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This collection of WWI sketches of the Fifth Marine Regiment is "forthright, unsparing, deeply felt but unsentimental, and reads like a house afire" (The Wall Street Journal).
From a soldier who was there, here are first-hand accounts of combat and camaraderie during the Great War. In a series of stories and illustrations, Capt. John W. Thomason captures the bravery and gallantry of the leathernecks fighting the Germans in France-putting readers...
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"With trembling hands, Maya knocked on the door of the white lady's house. No one answered so she opened it cautiously and stepped inside. The house was dark and still; she called out but got no response.
Then, she saw a shadow dart to a room down the right hallway. With curiosity, she followed it inside. As soon as she opened the door, she was in awe of the dazzling pajamas adorning the walls-they were purple, pink, yellow, orange, and more!
She...
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The part-observed anatomy of a man who, without question, is a revered local Glasgow Godfather. Well! That's what they all know this self-made man as.
We may judge his justified reasoning and that of his diverse cohorts as we observe their continuing operations from the city streets to behind the wall at 81, the avenue number of Barlinnie Prison.
The man himself is known to all by the name of 'Bulldog.' In 1968, there were 3,501,564 global births,...
95) The Highwayman
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Max Fitzroy, the legendary Highwayman, had slain scores of demons with a razorlike whip and a burning need for revenge. Now, to rid himself of the demon inside him-who'd cursed him with immortality and stolen all sensual pleasures-Max needed a witch's familiar, the one creature he'd made a career of killing. But the Highwayman wasn't prepared for the familiar named Aby. The sleek and sexy conduit to the demon world saw past his swirling shadow as...
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The Tenth Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK® presents no less than 19 classic science fiction stories by this great writer. Included in this volume are:
CANAL
EXIT MR. SMITH
GENTLEMEN, THE SCAVENGERS
KINCAID'S CAR
LODANA
SEQUENCE
STRANGERS TO STRABA
TEST CASE
THE GENTLEMAN IS AN EPWA
THE PLAYER AT YELLOW SILENCE
THE WAR OF THE WEEDS
THE WHITE PINNACLE
THE WORLD IN A BOX
WRITING ON THE WALL
ROUND ROBIN
COSMIC TELETYPE
THE LONG VOYAGE
THE STREET...
97) Until Her
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There is always a light at the end of every dark tunnel. But who ever analyzes the journey to get there? There are doors leading to different outcomes, Windows slightly ajar, offering other paths, and cracks in the wall alluding to the outer arena called life.Jackson's been through it all.Highs.Lows.Twists.Turns.But he'll always remember her.He'll fight for her.Almost die for her.Walk through hell and back for her.Because until her, there was no him.Betrayal...
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This is a concise guide to the Israel-Palestine conflict. There are many different, competing histories of the conflict, however, this book collects those which are based on the most considered historical research.
The book covers key events in chronological order, in each case examining the varied historical accounts and presenting the beliefs of key thinkers across the ideological spectrum, from Edward Said to Binyamin Netanyahu.
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99) Jilted
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At the dinner table, it became clear why the Duke had returned suddenly to his estates. It was the Dowager who first pointed out the large space above the fireplace, and the Duke shivered and looked away from the blank space on the wall. "Miss Loveridge should be there." The Dowager explained to Charlotte. "Where is she, Miles? Don't tell me you are reframing her again." "Her picture is gone. She is gone." He said, and for a moment the two women looked...
100) You're Not Alone
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Trinity Morris, co-founder of You're Not Alone, has a domestic violence past that still haunts her ten years later. She is devoted to helping victims find freedom and to sharing information on how to help them through their emotional and violent trials. While Trinity is presenting at a seminar, she comes across Gavin, a police officer who knows her past all too well.It's been ten years since he last saw her, but the moment Gavin's eyes land on her,...
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