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Night soldiers volume 10
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In 1937 Warsaw, on the eve of World War II, intelligence operatives on both sides of the forthcoming struggle wage their own espionage battle in a world of betrayal, intrigue, and abduction.
2) Housegirl
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A moving and unexpectedly funny exploration of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness, Michael Donkor's debut novel follows three adolescent girls grappling with a shared experience: the joys and sorrows of growing up. Belinda knows how to follow the rules. As a housegirl, she has learned the right way to polish water glasses, to wash and fold a hundred handkerchiefs, and to keep a tight lid on memories of the village she left behind when she...
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"From the two-time National Book Award winning author of The Snow Leopard and Shadow Country, a short, powerful novel about an American professor of Holocaust Studies who, over the course of a weeklong spiritual retreat at Auschwitz, is forced to grapple with his own past and a family secret: the Jewish mother abandoned to her doom by his Gentile father"--
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Viking compass book volume C126
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The Outermost House is a classic of American nature literature. In 1926, Henry Beston spent two weeks in a two-room cottage on the sand dunes of Cape Cod. He had not intended to stay longer, but, as he later wrote, "I lingered on, and as the year lengthened into autumn, the beauty and mystery of this earth and outer sea so possessed and held me that I could not go." Beston stayed for a year, meditating on humanity and the natural world. In The Outermost...
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It's not just a thousand miles that separates Hanna Majewski from her younger sister, Stefa. There is another gulf--between the traditional Jewish ways that Hanna chose to leave behind in Warsaw, and her new, independent life in London. But as autumn of 1940 draws near, Germany begins a savage aerial bombing campaign in England, killing and displacing tens of thousands. Hanna, who narrowly escapes death, is recruited as a spy in an undercover operation...
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One night in autumn 1944, a gunshot echoes through the alleyways of a small town in occupied Poland. An SS officer is shot dead by a young Polish Jew, Margarita Ejzenstain. In retaliation, his commander orders the execution of thirty-seven Poles-one for every year of the dead man's life. First hidden by a sympathetic German couple, Margarita must then flee the brutal advance of the Soviet army with her newborn baby.
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In this issue of Videofashion Collections, Lela Rose plays with texture and color in her Fall 2016 collection. Counting strong sexy women like Beyonce and Kim Kardashian as customers, LaQuan Smith presents an ultra-polished, tough, curve-hugging collection for Fall – complete with power-girl fashion puppies. Take a first look at Polo Ralph Lauren’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection. Plus, Nicole Miller takes on Nordic aesthetics and fantastical prints...
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Excerpt: "Mr. John Sudberry was a successful London merchant. He was also a fat little man. Moreover, he was a sturdy little man, wore spectacles, and had a smooth baldhead, over which, at the time we introduce him to the reader, fifty summers had passed, with their corresponding autumns, winters, and springs. The passage of so many seasons over him appeared to have exercised a polishing influence on the merchant, for Mr. Sudberry's cranium shone...
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During the autumn of 1983 Phil Featherstonehaugh's humdrum existence as an analyst in the lower reaches of the Security Services was changed dramatically when he volunteered to oversee a Strathclyde Police investigation into an alleged IRA plot to assassinate the Prince of Wales. Initially skeptical Phil finds himself trapped in a web of lies and deceit as his new friends in Glasgow's Special Branch reveal their own agenda for the investigation which...
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"June Gable left each of her four granddaughters a handwritten bequest--to spend a season at her beloved farmhouse in Jasper Creek, Oregon, before they sell it. These cousins were once as close as sisters, but time and family betrayals have pushed them apart. In spring, polished city girl Keira must find her country roots--and reconnect with an old flame. In the summer, tough tomboy JJ needs to tap into her softer side while helping a single dad and...
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My Friend Rabbit volume 4
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Hazel has gathered, sorted, polished and stacked enough acorns to fill her hidey-hole, even though winter is months away and now she's feeling a little down. Rabbit decides to plan a surprise to cheer her up that includes special fluffy-lovin' from the Gibble Girls, cloud watching on a lollygagging lily pad with Jasper and a special demonstration of Thunder's Thump-thumpa dance. But it's only when the friends all work together that they are able...
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Discover the power of family in this uplifting quartet by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates, USA Today bestselling author Caitlin Crews, Nicole Helm and Jackie Ashenden.
June Gable left each of her four granddaughters a handwritten bequest-to spend a season at her beloved farmhouse in Jasper Creek, Oregon, before they sell it. These cousins were once as close as sisters, but time and family betrayals have pushed them apart...
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Discover the power of family in this uplifting quartet by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates, USA TODAY bestselling author Caitlin Crews, Nicole Helm and Jackie Ashenden.
June Gable left each of her four granddaughters a handwritten bequest-to spend a season at her beloved farmhouse in Jasper Creek, Oregon, before they sell it. These cousins were once as close as sisters, but time and family betrayals have pushed them apart...
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"From Funny Or Die senior writer and former artistic director at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre comes a collection of absurdist, hilarious stories and essays on relationships, technology, and contemporary society. A brave archaeologist journeys into a suburban man cave. Leif Eriksson writes Christopher Columbus a long overdue letter. A corporate flack admonishes a room of marijuana sales people to get their revenues up. A young man's penis turns...
17) Metro exodus
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"Metro Exodus is a story-driven first-person shooter that blends deadly combat and stealth with exploration and survival horror in one of the most immersive game worlds ever created. Explore the Russian wilderness across vast, non-linear levels and follow a thrilling story line that spans an entire year through spring, summer and autumn to the depths of nuclear winter"--Amazon.com.
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Still polished waters, shiny reflection, and crisp colorful sky-kissed hues. Bob Ross paints landscapes in a special 'Lakes' collection. Six-and-a-half hours of Bob Ross patiently teaching his world famous Bob Ross wet-on-wet painting technique. Includes autumn woods, winter frost, rolling hills, on a clear day, quiet mountain lake, blue winter, quiet cove, gray mountain, fisherman's paradise, snow birch, twilight beauty, mountain serenity, and reflections...
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In this issue of Videofashion Collections, the Etro woman journeys down the Silk Road for Fall 2014, with a mesmerizing melange of tapestry prints, shaggy furs and a forever bohemian spirit. For Gucci, Frida Giannini strikes a chord in the Sixties era, with polished looks in soft tones, paired with sex kitten-esque python boots and shaggy fur coats galore. Plus, at Giorgio Armani, models in elegantly wavy tresses grace the runway in a collection exploring...
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