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by Rachel Lynn Solomon Dani Dorfman has somehow made it to her thirties without knowing what she wants to do with her life. So when an office romance ends poorly and gets her fired, she applies for a job in Amsterdam, never imagining she'll actually get it. By the end of her first week in Amsterdam, she's never felt more adrift or alone. Then she crashes her bike into her high school ex-boyfriend. Wouter van Leeuwen was a Dutch exchange student Dani's family hosted, a forbidden love that ended in a painful breakup. Years later, there's still sizzling chemistry between them, and okay, maybe a little animosity. More importantly, Wouter needs to be married to inherit a gorgeous family home on a canal- and when Dani's job falls apart, she needs a visa. |
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by Alex Finlay In the glow of their children's exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families plan on a night of dinner and cocktails for the opening festivities of Parents Weekend. As the parents stay out way past their bedtimes, their kids never show up at dinner. At first, everyone thinks that they're just being college students, irresponsibly forgetting about the gathering or skipping out to go to a party. But as the hours click by and another night falls with not so much as a text from the students, panic ensues. Could it be the sins of their mothers and fathers come to cause them peril or a threat to the friend group from within? |
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In the Gilded Age, a desperate and ambitious young woman strikes out for a new life in the rising industrial cities of America. Naive Fanny is thrust into a Darwinian world where she is cast out and preyed upon, but she's a survivor and quickly learns from her struggles. Thanks to her close observations of the mercenary actors around her, Fanny discovers the power of illusion and how it can overcome the immutability of social class and the ruthless rules of capitalism. Shedding her past, Fanny becomes Kitty Warren--a forger, con artist, and thief. Exploiting the greed and self-regard of the powerful, Kitty builds her own castle in the sky, yet she finds real pleasure and fulfilment elusive, and soon her foundations start to crumble. |
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Follow the river Liss and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death. In the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, dwells the mysterious Hawthorn family. There, they tend and harvest the enchanted willows and honor an ancient compact to sing to them in thanks for their magic. None more devotedly than the family's latest daughters, Esther and Ysabel, who cherish each other as much as they cherish the ancient trees. But when Esther rejects a forceful suitor in favor of a lover from the land of Faerie, not only the sisters' bond but also their lives will be at risk. |
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by Stephen Baxter When Rab was a baby, his mother feared he would be sent to work in the mines of Mercury, to eke out his life until he was worn out. But when her desperate attempt to flee with her 2-year-old failed, she took a desperate step to save him. She cut off his hand. Decades later, Rab has been spared the physical hardships he can no longer endure, and is now based on the Mask, the all-encompassing structure which hides the Solar System from alien eyes. And it is during his watch that a spaceship arrives, one which has travelled for a hundred years from a long-forgotten colony planet. If they pierce the Mask, everything humanity has created will be left open to the alien threat. But this strange ship may bring something else with them: hope. |
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by Melissa Arnot Reid From a childhood marked by conflict, betrayal, and predation, Reid propelled herself to the top of the mountain climbing world, establishing herself as a woman unafraid to throw elbows in a milieu dominated by men. Yet for every summit she reached, her valleys of inner turmoil grew deeper and more self-destructive. Eventually, she could not keep these worlds from colliding, especially after a series of tragedies took the lives of her mentors and friends. Forced at last to face herself, Reid made her most perilous climb yet- toward the uncertain promise of forgiveness and self-acceptance. She set herself an incredible goal- become the first American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen. |
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by Julie King Whether you are a beginner, or more experienced artist, you can produce beautiful paintings. Written by professional artist and tutor Julie King, this guide features a short but inclusive 'what you need' section, guidance on general techniques, step-by-step instructions, and techniques to build your skills. Outlines for 6 projects appear at the end of the book for you to trace, transfer and customize so you can start to paint impressive floral compositions straight away. The 6 stunning step-by-step projects build in difficulty as you work through the book, incorporating numerous handy hints and tips from the author. |
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An influential medical researcher gives a guided tour of the revolution in longevity science that is happening now. Eric Topol doesn't promise a silver bullet to magically stop the aging process, he shows how preventing the development of killer chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, cancer, and neurodegeneration is completely changing what "old age" can be. And we can start long before middle age or long after. Dr. Topol shows how and why you can deal with chronic problems now instead of waiting until it is too late. Many of these treatments are on the shelf now- or soon will be- and improving fast. The author participated in developing and testing many of them. |
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The definitive, no-holds-barred oral history of 1990s alt-rock festival Lollapalooza- told by the musicians, roadies, and industry insiders who lived it. Conceived by Farrell as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza's inaugural outing in 1991 helped to coalesce an ideology and aesthetic that not only washed over popular music but seeped into fashion, film, television, literature, food, politics, and more. Through hundreds of new interviews with artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, and more, Lollapalooza chronicles the tour's pioneering 1991-1997 run, and the reverberations that led to a massive shift in the music industry and the culture at large. |
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by Rick Martinez Featuring 75 salsas and 25 full meal recipes, this cookbook will have you whipping up fresh, enticing spreads in no time. Salsas are both the traditional heart of Mexican cooking and something cooks today can riff most freely, as Rick Martinez, beloved author of Mi Cocina, discovered while tasting a caramelized onion-serrano chile salsa in Mexico City. Martinez takes us deep into the world of traditional and modern salsas, which make irresistible snacks with chips, of course, but will also elevate your grilled cheese, your burger, your tacos, or your whole meal. |
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