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The Third Daughter: A Novel

Talia Carner · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

"In The Third Daughter, Talia Carner ably illuminates a little-known piece of history: the sex trafficking of young women from Russia to South America in the late 19th century. Thoroughly researched and vividly rendered, this is an important and unforgettable story of exploitation...

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The Aliens Are Coming!: The Extraordinary Science Behind Our Search for Life in the Universe

Ben Miller · The Experiment
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Actor and bestselling science writer Ben Miller takes readers to the cutting edge of one of the greatest questions of all: Is there life beyond Earth? For millennia, we have looked up at the stars and wondered whether we are alone in the universe, but in the last few years - as our probes...
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The shipwrecked mind : on political reaction

Mark Lilla · New York Review Books
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback

We don't understand the reactionary mind. As a result, argues Mark Lilla in this timely book, the ideas and passions that shape today's political dramas are unintelligible to us.

The reactionary is anything but a conservative. He is as radical and modern a figure as the revolutionary,...
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After a Fashion

Jen Turano · Bethany House
Pages: 354
Format: eBook

Miss Harriet Peabody dreams of the day she can open up a shop selling refashioned gowns to independent working women like herself. Unfortunately, when an errand for her millinery shop job goes sadly awry due to a difficult customer, she finds herself out of an income.

Mr. Oliver...
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The Big Book of Practical Spells: Everyday Magic That Works

Judika Illes · Weiser Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Practical, inspirational, and comprehensive, The Big Book of Practical Spells is a useful tool and resource for beginners and experienced devotees of the magical arts. Here in one majestic volume is a basic introduction to magic; a psychic glossary; a primer on the four elements, colors,...
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DARK AGENDA: The War to Destroy Christian America

David Horowitz · Humanix Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"Read this disturbing but vital book." -- Tucker Carlson

"One of the most intellectually compelling and rational defenses of Christianity's role in America." -- Mike Huckabee

"Exposes the intolerance of many atheists toward those who believe in God....

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Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection

Hyemin · Penguin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A #1 internationally bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about learning to love ourselves, with all our imperfections, by the Buddhist author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow DownWhen you care for yourself first, the world begins to find you worthy of care.No one is perfect,...
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Caging Skies: A Novel

Christine Leunens · The Overlook Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An avid member of the Hitler Youth in 1940s Vienna, Johannes Betzler discovers his parents are hiding a Jewish girl named Elsa behind a false wall in their home. His initial horror turns to interest - then love and obsession. After his parents disappear, Johannes is the only one aware of Elsa's...
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Every Bride Needs a Groom

Janice Thompson · Revell
Format: Kindle Edition

Somewhere in a sea of tulle and taffeta, satin and crepe, Katie Fisher needs to find a key ingredient of the perfect wedding--the groom.Small-town girl Katie Fisher is busy planning her fairy-tale wedding. Sure, her boyfriend hasn't managed to pop the question just yet, but that doesn't...
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Amulets & Talismans for Beginners: How to Choose, Make & Use Magical Objects

Richard Webster · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 251
Format: Paperback

Saint Christopher medals, ankhs, birthstones, four-leaf clovers--all are examples of magical objects used for protection or to attract good luck. This introductory guidebook tells you everything you need to know to make or find talismans, amulets, and charms, and use them...
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The Midwife's Choice

Delia Parr · Bethany House Publishers
Pages: 338
Format: eBook

Come Home to Friendship, Family, and Faith in the Town of TrinityIn a time when the traditional ways of medicine are constantly being questioned by new doctors fresh from medical school, midwife Martha Cade tries to balance her life's calling with the demands of her family. Recently...
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Go Around the World and Tell My Children I Love Them: One woman's quest to hear and obey God's voice

Esther Bennett · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 194
Format: Paperback

In this inspirational memoir of one schoolteacher's bold choice to let go and let God, you'll find that with faith, miracles become commonplace, and ordinary people can change the world in extraordinary ways. Esther Bennett was raised in the church and became a believer at thirteen....
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Muhammad: Forty Introductions

MICHAEL MUHAMMAD KNIGHT · Soft Skull Press
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

He is one of the most contested and explosive historical figures in the world. Muhammad: Forty Introductions offers a distinct and nuanced take on the life and teachings of Muhammad the prophet, using a traditional genre of Islamic literature called the forty hadiths collection....

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From Ash and Stone

Julie Daines · Covenant Communications, Inc.
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Lady Margaret Grey of Hartfell wants for nothing. The daughter of a knight, she has a loving family, wealth, and even a secret romance with the blacksmith's son. But all that is torn from her one fateful night when her home is attacked and her family killed. She is left with nothing...
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The Search for Atlantis: A History of Plato's Ideal State

Steve Kershaw PhD · Pegasus Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

A vivid exploration of the legend of Atlantis and its enduring influence on Western culture - from its origins in antiquity to the modern era. The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatictales fromantiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply with themodern imagination....
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