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Cute & Cuddly Crochet is nothing but cuteness overload! The reader/crafter will learn to make one or all of the twelve animal options, including flamingo, lion, sloth, narwhal, dinosaur, and [...]
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60 No-Stress, Limited-Mess, Sure-to-Impress Meals Sophia Kaur is a self-described lazy girl when it comes to the kitchen. She is a social media influencer in the cooking area, and consequently, [...]
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"The Delivery Man is part memoir and part how-to guide. Author and Silicon Valley tech guru Sebastien Taveau displays the knowledge that only a product delivery man (or woman) could [...]
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Innovation helped build the city of Palo Alto. The city lies at the heart of “Silicon Valley” and is the wealthiest area in the United States. Despite the vast concentration [...]
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“I was pulled into the many layers of Finding Loretta from the very beginning. From her rocky relationship with her adoptive parents to her non-relenting search for her birth parents [...]
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Drawing is a learned skill, and this book is geared primarily toward young children to encourage them to draw. The introductory pages list the materials needed to draw, and encourage [...]
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Forecast from StoneHenge, by R. A. Montgomery is a choose your own adventure graphic novel about finding an enigmatic man named Alistair. Alistair supposedly can help you to find the [...]
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Cosmic Creatures: The Runaway Rumblebear is the story of a young girl named Charlie and her "pet" robot named Random, along with her family (mom, dad, brother), who are Earthlings, [...]
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This is the perfect season to read a book about the Legend of Bigfoot. When the Girl Scout group goes to the woods to find their missing friend. It seems [...]
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Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 5) (Chronicles of the Avatar, 5) (Volume 5) The Avatar has been announced in the Fire Nation [...]
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How to Zoom Your Room is the perfect book for anyone who has had to use the online platform. Many people started working from home during the Covid 19 pandemic, [...]
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Have you ever wondered what the symbols, like a sweat drip or a snot bubble, mean while reading manga? Look no further than Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography [...]
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The job of a sigil agent is not an easy one. Enforcing the contracts and treaties with the gods and monsters is a lot of work. Sigil agent Al MacBharrais [...]
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Fury in Her Eyes by Phillip Vega is a compelling tale about a boy's teenage life, a mysterious villain, and the excitement of young love. Who hit Jackie in the [...]
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Agents Harry Steinbeck and Van Reed are back together again, this time looking into a cold case from twenty-five years ago that left a family of five brutally murdered. Their [...]
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When Emily Bennett hears about a never-finished movie starring John Wayne and James Dean, it almost feels like fate to run into celebrity impersonators of each actor. Maybe she could [...]
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Veronica Brinkley has mental problems, and she’s very likely depressed, but her husband just wants to pack her off somewhere as she is no longer fulfilling her “wifely duties.” It [...]
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A story of friendship, connection, and solidarity, The Faraway Mountains by Radu Guiasu is a moving recollection of life during the Communist era in Eastern Europe. Following the stories of [...]
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Anyone who loves the solitude of forests and worships at the foot of magnificent trees will want to have this collection of stories in their library. The editor has chosen [...]
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The Make-Believers is a new children's book by Ryan Seacrest and his sister Meredith Seacrest Leach. The message of this book is to use your imagination and explore the idea [...]
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The Group Trip follows a group of college friends as they navigate college life and adulthood. The book alternates between the present day and the past. Chloe is the main [...]
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The Butter House is a gorgeous gem of a story, and for being such a small book, it certainly packs a large emotional punch. I’m honestly mystified by how many [...]
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This bloviated novella with a bonus short story at the end would not have been published if the author weren't David Duchovny. The Reservoir is mainly a literal fever dream, [...]
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“Caught in a Hazy Dream is a beautiful collection of poems that will touch the hearts of its readers. Author Tiffany Mackay writes with a light hand and recalls beautiful [...]
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Introduction 4: Just Do Nothing by Joanna Hardis is a captivating exploration of the value of slowing down and embracing the present moment. Through her eloquent prose and relatable anecdotes, [...]
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Book Summary: Resilience isn’t inherited. It’s a hard-fought skill forged by our ability to pick up the broken pieces of our past and remake them into something new. Meet four-year-old [...]
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Set in the competitive world of gymnastics, Ilaria Bernardini’s The Girls Are Good is a dark tale of the toxic effect of secret keeping and telling young girls that their [...]
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Have you ever found yourself doubting the efficiency of prayer? Many Christians have found themselves questioning their beliefs and faith as a result of their past experiences. It gets worse [...]
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Delaware Before the Railroads documents the history of the State of Delaware from 1638-1832. Before 1832, business owners had to ship goods to Philadelphia via water since the roads were [...]
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I Love It When You Lie follows the story of three sisters, June, Clementine, and Tara, after the death of their beloved grandmother. Over the course of three days, we [...]
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Daisy can see ghosts. Most of the time, she can ignore them and go on with her life. When her boyfriend suddenly dumps her, and her mother inherits a mansion, [...]
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Get to know more about Scott’s beloved characters in this stunning collection of short stories. Each story is set during a different time period (ranging from 500 BCE to 2005) [...]
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When you walk in the park or stroll through the forest, do you ever imagine the trees whispering to each other or even to you? Do you ever wonder if [...]
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The GutSmart Protocol is a book that almost everyone would find useful. In it, Author Vincent Pedre, MD explains the many diseases and symptoms that can be caused by an [...]
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Isabel Rosen, a senior at Wilder College in 1998, wants to be a writer but isn’t sure if she has the goods. When she makes it into a prestigious workshop, [...]
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In Elephants Remember, author and illustrator Jennifer O’Connell writes of Lawrence Anthony’s remarkable journey to save a herd of wild elephants from imminent death. When Lawrence received that initi
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A lazy fat cat might be cute to look at but not when it refuses to do its job and chase the mice away. This book, with a story that [...]
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This book is about celebrating what makes an individual unique and different, and teaches children that other children might have their own differences, uniqueness and more. Even though at the [...]
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The year is 2040. Transportation, including planes, trains, automobiles, and ships, both cargo and passenger ones, are all controlled by self-driving software called Gaius, an artificial intelligence
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In A Walk to the End of the Earth, Jeffrey Kendall describes how his desire to be closer to God prompted him to travel the El Camino de Santiago on [...]
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Prolific author Eric Maisel offers sound advice and food for thought through The Coach’s Way, a dynamic guide designed for business and personal coaches of various experience levels. The work [...]
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Sissy, daughter of the town doctor, often helps her father as he ministers to the people of Tenmile, a poor mining town in Colorado. At age thirteen, sometimes this work [...]
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On April 19, 1993, the FBI had exhausted their patience with the Branch Davidians after a nearly three-month standoff. A breach had been ordered to get the men, women, and [...]
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So you think you have a novel in you just waiting to be written. This book may be just what you need to either help you get there or dissuade [...]
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Every summer, Mia and her mom visit Mia’s grandma in tiny Stone Harbor, Maine. This year Mia is going by herself. Her parents had divorced, and Mom and her boyfriend, [...]
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Rabia Chaudry’s memoir Fatty Fatty Boom Boom is as much about food, love, and family as it is about the social, cultural, and physical pressures on women to look and [...]
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Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars is a captivating book for evolutionary science nerds and philosophers alike. Unveiling his biology, psychology, and economics research, Lixing Sun takes a [...]
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Grace Mendez is really looking forward to flying to the Moon to visit her mom, Kendra! Grace already has many things she wants to do, but her mom is always [...]
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No one knows Valerie Chu’s secret. For the longest time, Valerie’s mother has always been watching what Valerie eats, and telling her to lose weight, no matter what. You have [...]
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Alidade, a Mapmaker, is headed to the mountain village to bring back Harmony and other Memris. Lewis and Blue accompany him along his adventure to the mountains, and they meet [...]
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About the book: The tale of a man drifting through life, collecting cute, cuddly plushies and valuable life lessons along the way. Kenny Loui is a self-proclaimed "UFO catcher," whose [...]
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Jen Turano has written many historical romances, and her latest is the start of a new series, presumably about matchmakers falling in love. At least, I hope that’s the case [...]
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In Southern Inspired, Chef Jernard Wells tweaks some of his favorite recipes to make them all his own. Throughout the book, you will find a host of classic dishes, such [...]
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Tammy Euliano is the master of the medical thriller. In Misfire, anesthesiologist Kate Downey leads the way as a new medical implant from Kadence meant to act as both a [...]
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I don’t think I have ever been so excited to try so many recipes out from a cookbook. And this isn’t even really a cookbook! It’s a coffee and tea [...]
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At the start of what promises to be an exciting new series, Melsa M Manton presents us with Leyla Stone, the pseudonym of an operative for Sedition, a shadowy organization [...]
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Callie James and Cash Logan are no strangers to dangerous situations. In Rough Justice, a young woman named Sara is getting ready to immigrate to the United States from France. [...]
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Story Summary: She is a rebel. Lilla is fighting for the refugees's freedom from oppression. The king, her father, lost touch with reality ever since Lilla's mother died. Now everyone [...]
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Book Summary: In The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World, Anne Devereux-Mills uses her insights as Founder of Parlay House to show how small actions can create [...]
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Book Summary: A Monster Escapes is a character driven horror story that explores all the shades of gray in life. When a demon strikes the small town of Brettville there [...]
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Book Summary: In WHEN WE WERE BRAVE, we find a conflicted SS officer, Wilhelm Falk, who risks everything to escape the Wehrmacht and get out the message about the death [...]
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Gift Guide Book Suggestion #6 Book Summary: Join endangered and misunderstood AYE-AYE on his quest to win back the hearts of the people of Madagascar after his mischievous pranks get [...]
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Gift Guide Book Suggestion #5 Book Summary: By turns thoughtful and hilarious (even, inexplicably, both at the same time), this deeply Midwestern book quietly unfolds a vision for how to [...]
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Gift Guide Book Suggestion #4 Book Summary: Success is not reserved for the smartest or most talented—it’s earned by those who want it the most. Heart conquers all and the [...]
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Gift Guide Book Suggestion #4 Book Summary “There were little sins and big sins, and if you committed too many little sins you were more likely to go on to [...]
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Gift Guide Book Suggestion #2 Book Summary: Gravedigger Volke Savan wants nothing more than to be like his hero, the legendary magical swashbuckler, Gregory Ruma. First he needs to become [...]
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Gift Guide Book Suggestion #1 Know a baseball or sports fan in your life? The Baseball by James Flerlage might be the perfect gift. Book Summary: Landon Myers is a [...]
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Book Summary: A book of 366 mantras or affirmations to raise and encourage the self-esteem and self-belief of children (plus adults), told through the eyes of young siblings Hao Finley [...]
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Book Summary: After immersing themselves in mantras in I AM Manifesto, young siblings Hao Finley and Sabine Yi Lee are on their journey of seeking knowledge from around the world. [...]
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Book Summary: With the snow falling fast on a New Hampshire mansion, seven 20-somethings gather for a weekend that will change their lives irrevocably. The extravagant trip to celebrate Will [...]
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Book Summary: Amateur journalist Greg travels to a remote mountain area to investigate rumors of a sinister building only to find himself imprisoned there. As he tries to escape, he [...]
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Book Summary: In 1947 racially-charged Mills Hollow, South Carolina, Chloe Mason knows not to go near the Negroes who live in the river shacks, especially sixteen-year-old Big Jim. He’s something [...
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Book Summary: Moonlighting as Death’s earth-bound envoy, P.I. Bellamy Vale specializes in the weird, wacky, and slightly unhinged. When a mysterious beast savagely mauls random residents of Cold City,
Continue Reading →Readers enamored with the Salem witch trials or novels of women forging their own way against all odds will love the latest offering from Hester Fox. The Witch of Willow [...]
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Book Summary: A psychopath with mother issues. A policeman with his career on the line. A beautiful agent with unclear allegiances. And an ancient organisation guarding a secret that could [...]
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Book Summary Anna is a striking and spirited young girl living in ancient Palestine where being a daughter is a disappointment. While her father excitedly anticipates the birth of his [...]
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Story Summary LAST SONG AND DANCE is an illustrated novel which tells the grim story of Cy Sullivan, failed alcoholic author who has returned to his hometown after years of [...]
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Book Summary What does it take to win a Nobel Prize? Deceit, fraud, even murder? Set in the competitive world of cutting-edge medical research, The Prize is a science thriller [...]
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Summary: A Police Action is a gripping coming-of-age Vietnam War-era romantic novel. It is the story of two lost and confused young adults. It is love at first sight when [...]
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Story Summary: The essence and meaning of transcendent love between two people—the kernel of human existence—is often found in the crucible of war. Such was the love between Bosko, a [...]
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Becoming by Fouad Azim Story Summary This is a story of blooming love and betrayal, about children coming of age, of conscience and the sociopaths who lack it; it is [...]
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Sonnets Walking the Great Divide by Cecil Welles Book Summary This book represents a sample of the author's thought clarification. Somber, crazy, joyful, or eclectic in subjects, the sonnet format [..
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Book Summary In 2005, I was arrested by agents from both the US Postal Service and the Food and Drug Administration for the importation of illegal human growth hormone and [...]
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Clockwork Strange: Into The Whirlwind by Dale McInnes Story Summary: A North American novel inspired by Karel Zeman's 1955 children's classic tale Cesta Do Praveku Our first novel begins in [...]
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Story summary: Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her [...]
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Story Summary: Unsung heroes and murderous villains, hidden forever in ancient shadows, now leap to life – blazing onto the pages of revelation. Gideon, a lowly woodcutter, is blessed by [...]
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Story Summary: What happens when a troubled young woman dares to follow the stirrings of her soul in turbulent times? Elmina begins life with a troubled childhood in a medieval [...]
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5 Stars From San Francisco Book Review – https://sanfranciscobookreview.com/product/she-came-from-afar/ Each family is different, and this is especially true for families who have adopted children. No
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Story Summary: We all know a Paul. A person who seems to see stuff that isn’t there. The type the polite call quirky and the blunt call nuts. Conspiracies? He’s [...]
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Book Summary Do you think of yourself as a leader? Leadership starts with a mindset, not a title. Leaders influence. They share keen insight. They command respect without demanding it. [...]
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Story Summary: Dan "Tito" Davis comes from a town in South Dakota that's so small everyone knows their neighbor's cat's name. But once he got out, he made some noise. [...]
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Harold Hardscrabble, by G. D. Dess, captures the feelings of frustration and helplessness that many of us experience in our daily lives. These sentiments are embodied in the contemplative, quietly [..
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Story Summary: The Hunter: Awakening, is the first of a series of novels that will explore the nature of good and evil and the question of redemption: Is it available [...]
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Story Summary "This thrilling book delivers a violent tale that is ultimately as surprising as it is gruesome." Kirkus Review Sayer didn't expect his life to go any further than [...]
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Reviewed by the San Francisco Book Review, getting 5 stars From the review: The story of Alfonso “Fonso” Gravanese has all the elements needed to be a classic tale of [...]
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Hunger Saint is about Ntoni, a twelve-year-old boy forced to labor in Sicily's sulfur mines to support his family after his father's untimely death. These child laborers were called carusu [...]
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The Device Trial got a 5 star review from San Francisco Book Review here – http://sanfranciscobookreview.com/product/the-device-trial/ From the review: The Device Trial, by Tom Breen, takes readers in
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