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Marguerite's a shy twentysomething working hard to keep up appearances in her "normal" adult life. But something's been off for a while: everyday noise assaults her senses, constant coworker chatter works her nerves, and her clueless boyfriend makes her feel like she's imagining it all. After a failed road trip ends in disaster, Marguerite finally searches for answers: Why is she so sensitive to everything? Why can't she just make small talk? Why...
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Hidden from a world unaware of magic, a recently and only partially trained group of operatives known as the Invisible Recruits are the only ones willing to stand between mankind and those powerful preternatural factions seeking to change the balance of power and gain world domination.Alex Noziak, part witch/part shaman, anticipates facing dangerous preternaturals out for blood . . not fashion week. But when the rookie agent is sent undercover to...
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Gary Richardson is a graduate student in physics who is on the spectrum and has a history of mental disorders. Cherie Chandler is an undergraduate theater major taking time off from school to be an intern on the 'Superstar' television talent show. When Gary auditions as a magician on the show, Cherie sees the discrepancy between his unbelievable tricks and his absolute lack of communication skills and stage presence. He needs help and she needs something...
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When Jessica Handler was eight years old, her younger sister Susie was diagnosed with leukemia. To any family, the diagnosis would have been upending, but to the Handlers, whose youngest daughter, Sarah, had been born with a rare, fatal blood disorder, it was an unimaginable verdict. Struck by the unlikelihood of siblings sick with diametrically opposed illnesses, the medical community labeled the Handlers' situation a bizarre coincidence. By the...
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Dr. Charles Kessler (Bela Lugosi) lives with his daughter Virginia Kessler (Polly Ann Young) and his servants and misses his wife that left him. When there is a murder in his house, Virginia's fiancée Ralph Dickson (John McGuire) is accused of the killing and sentenced to death penalty. Soon his twin brother comes to stay, meanwhile Mrs Kessler is alive and hidden in the garden house!
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The adventures of Brooklyn boy Hank Wolowitz and his invisible-but not imaginary-friend continue with The Whoopie Pie War, the third book in the Invisible Inkling series by Emily Jenkins.
A truck selling ice-cream whoopie pies sets up right in front of the ice-cream shop belonging to Hank's family, and it's taking away all the shop's business. His dad is going crazy. His mom is furious.
Hank and Inkling, his invisible bandapat, aren't going...
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Transnational corporations straddle the globe, largely unseen by the public. Cargill, with its headquarters in the US, is the largest private corporation in North America, and possibly in the world. Cargill trades in food commodities and produces a great many of them: grains, flour, malt, corn, cotton, salt, vegetable oils, fruit juices, animal feeds, and meat.
Among its most profitable activities is its trade in the global financial markets....
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A re-imagining of a true story, The Invisible Mile is a novel about the capacity of the human mind and body when stretched to their absolute limits, written in prose that calls to mind the works of Marilynne Robinson and John Banville, as well as Colson Whiteheads National Book Award-winning novel The Underground Railroad. In 1928, the Ravat-Wonder cycling team became the first English-speaking peloton to compete in the Tour de France. The riders,...
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Only one thing is certain for us: life. The rest is unknown or non-existent.
We are all one, and at some point, as we transition into the now, we forget. We are bound by that thread that we can't see, but we know it's there.
It is something we have all heard about but have not been told.
Now, in this collection of poetry written in prose, the author takes us down the path of the soul from the perspective of the soul itself, where getting...
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"The Invisible Hand" delves deep into the clandestine world of economic intelligence and industrial espionage, where the forces shaping global economies are often unseen and unknown.In this riveting exploration, author Davis Truman unveils the intricate web of intrigue that underpins modern capitalism. From covert operations to sophisticated cyber-espionage, this book reveals how nations and corporations deploy their resources relentlessly for competitive...
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Finding love in America for a black woman is no easy feat... despite being strong, beautiful, and resilient in the face of many obstacles, Black women have remained steadfastly single. This book attempts to answer why, in addition to addressing several controversial issues, including how stereotypes play a role in how black women are perceived, and addressed by potential suitors. Part memoir, part guide, the author shares her views on love, how to...
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El hombre invisible de H.G. Wells es una novela clásica de ciencia ficción que sigue la historia del Dr. Griffin, un brillante científico que descubre una forma de hacerse invisible. Mientras Griffin experimenta con su nuevo poder, sucumbe a la locura y utiliza su invisibilidad con fines siniestros. La novela explora temas como el poder, la moralidad y las consecuencias de una ambición científica desmedida. A medida que las acciones de Griffin...
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A vengeful scientist uses his brilliant discovery to unleash terror on the world in this timeless science fiction classic from an early-twentieth-century master The scientific community has always shunned William Carpenter. A strange, hulking giant, a talented biochemical investigator, and the self-styled "greatest mind in the western world," he has locked himself inside a house with no windows, in the most desolate reaches of New Jersey, where he...
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'It struck me at some point when reading Maurice Whelan's Thought: The Invisible Essence that thinking, a bit like reading, writing and dreaming, is not framed often enough as conversation. As readers, when we're lucky, we enter into dialogue with the writer, and when fruitful, the conversation continues long after the book is finished. This poetic and meditative book offers an unhurried, deep analytic conversation with Maurice, as he wanders through...
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Is thirty years of friendship worth risking for a chance at something more? Grant has asked himself that question everyday since his best friend, Corryn moved in and glimpses of what might be have taunted him. And with them both currently single, there's never been a better time to find out if Grant's long held feelings for Corryn were mutual. But if only it were that easy. Grant's life isn't straightforward as he struggles to balance his desire to...
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My deepest wish is that reading this book will inspire you to take a look at your human experience and see it for the beautiful, painful blessing that it is. Whether you face illness and pain or you want to build a scalable business, you have the power to do it no matter what life throws at you by doing it your perfectly imperfect way, with your perfectly imperfect body and mind. Flic Manning has lived a life that is anything but traditional. With...
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