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OverDrive eBooks September 2016
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"Nice people with common sense to not make interesting characters. They only make good former spouses." -- Isabel Allende
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The Japanese Lover : a Novel
by Isabel Allende
A multigenerational epic by the New York Times best-selling author of The House of the Spirits follows the impossible romance between a World War II escapee from the Nazis and a Japanese gardener's son, whose story is discovered decades later by a care worker who would come to terms with her past.
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The Squatter and the Don
by Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton
Inviting comparison to Uncle Tom's Cabin, María Amparo Ruiz de Burton's illuminating political novel is also an engaging historical romance. Set in San Diego shortly after the United States' annexation of California and written from the point of view of a native Californio, the story centers on two families: the Alamars of the landed Mexican gentry, and the Darrells, transplanted New Englanders--and their tumultuous struggles over property, social status, and personal integrity.
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The Guardians
by Ana Castillo
Discovering that her brother has vanished while crossing the border from Mexico the United States, Regina, a middle-aged widow, and her nephew, Gabo, embark on a perilous search for him, joining forces with an amorous, divorced schoolteacher and his grandfather, as well as a priest losing his faith. By the author of Peel My Love Like an Onion.
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The Latin Deli : Prose and Poetry
by Judith Ortiz Cofer
A collection of short stories, essays, and poems explores the larger truths about life and living by examining the lives of Puerto Ricans in a New Jersey barrio.
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This is How You Lose Her
by Junot Díaz
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao presents a lyrical collection of stories that explores the heartbreak and radiance of love as it is shaped by passion, betrayal and the echoes of intimacy.
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September 21st is the International Day of Peace
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The Art of Peace
by Morihei Ueshiba
Reflecting such themes as compassion, wisdom, fearlessness, and love of nature, a collection of inspirational writings by the founder of the Japanese martial art of aikido introduces a nonviolent approach to achieving victory in the face of conflict.
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Our Last Best Chance : a Story of War and Peace
by Abdullah
The Jordanian monarch traces his life while revealing negotiations designed to address key issues in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, documenting his Western education, military service, and efforts as an intermediary between America and the Middle East.
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The War That Ended Peace : the Road to 1914
by Margaret MacMillan
The award-winning author of Paris 1919 presents a narrative portrait of Europe in the years leading up to World War I that illuminates the political, cultural and economic factors and contributing personalities that shaped major events.
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Artists In Times of War
by Howard Zinn
In a collection of four essays, the author of "A People's History of the United States" discusses the role of artists, activists, and publishers in working toward social and political change.
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