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Paperback. Condition: Good. Cedar Rivers is on a strange errand. A doctor sidelined into the strange world of the first dot-com boom, he has come to Albany, New York, in between business in Iceland and home in Silicon Valley, to meet a woman he hasn?t seen in twenty years. Then a Chuck Taylorshod proto-Goth with chipped black nail polish, Kat is now a literary up-and-comer who needs Cedar to vet her memoiran account of the summer they were sweethearts. As if that weren?t enough, she?s written parts of it from his point of view. Through an intense weekend in a snowed-in motel room, Cedar and Kat relive their most painful memories: Before they had a chance at first love, Kat?s mother and her new fiancé dragged Kat off on a family trip. Kat returned with a secret, one whichwhen she shared it with Cedarset off a series of drastically miscalculated assumptions that dominoed into a moment of startling tragedy. Misconception is a startlingly original debut novela smart and provocative coming-of-age story, and a fresh and witty comment on the unreliability of memory and storytellingthat establishes Ryan Boudinot as one of the most promising talents of his generation.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. .a page turning, international, sensually romantic, rags to riches, grape to wine saga. -A Woman's WriteFrom author Linda Sheehan, who's part of a Napa wine dynasty, comes a story of grapes, wine, first crushes, and juicy redemption. Dreading the desk job that awaits her after high school, eighteen-year-old Vivian Goodyear takes off for pre-World War II Paris, where she supports herself as an artist's model.Flash forward to modern day Manhattan where, inspired by Vivian's courage, her grand-niece Samantha leaves her pressure cooker career to work the grape harvest in France. There, between picking grapes in the vineyard and crushing them in the cellar, she gets lessons in the art of making wine and in the art of making love. But when her world is turned upside down, a link from Aunt Vivian's past could right it in a tale of being on top, sinking to the bottom, and coming up for glorious air.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. You've Got Gifts is a Mom's Choice Awards(R) Gold Recipient"A very cool story with lots of learnings and good morals in it." -Craig Smith, bestselling author of The Wonky Donkey (millions of copies sold)Katarina is a woodland fairy with butterfly wings, a crown made of twigs and leaves, and a silk dress of green and shimmering gold. One day, peering through the forest trees, Katarina spies a girl sitting in the grass, crying. Young Evelyn tells the fairy she's sad because she doesn't think she's good at anything.Katarina teaches Evelyn that everyone is born with unique talents. Our talents are like gifts we unwrap and use to help ourselves and others and we all need a little help figuring out our special gifts. Katarina takes Evelyn on a journey of self-discovery, presenting her with beautifully wrapped packages from which each talent magically emerges in a burst of fairy dust.Children will be delighted as they join Evelyn to discover their own unique gifts and work with a parent, teacher, or caregiver to build their TalentStory(TM) to increase their confidence through self-awareness.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. "Rich with sensual detail, making for vivid impressions."  -- Publishers Weekly Justine Hardy is an English journalist, a best-selling author, and a filmmaker who has spent much of the past fifteen years living in India. With her American debut, The Wonder House, Hardy has crafted an unforgettable love story set in the turbulent region of Kashmir, one of the most beautiful and broken places in the world. On Nagin Lake sits moored a houseboat called The Wonder House, on which Englishwoman, Gracie Singh, has been living out her widowhood since the death of her Indian husband. From The Wonder House Gracie has watched the valley become brutally disfigured by Pakistan and India's drawn-out clash over this coveted territory -- just as she has watched her best friend and landlord, Masood Abdullah, change from a jeans-wearing, flirtatious young man to an anxious father hemmed in by growing Islamic orthodoxy. Soon after Masood's nephew disappears to join an extremist militant group, Hal, a journalist from England, comes to interview Gracie, putting them all in grave danger. Told by and about a Western woman's immersion in the endlessly alluring and troubled Islamic culture of North India, Justine Hardy's gorgeous and gritty novel about human passions in a battered valley is a vital addition to the literature about India.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. World-famous as the Queen of Spas, Saratoga Springs entered a golden age in the Victorian years and the world flocked to its doorstep every summer. The rich and famous rubbed elbows with a growing post-Civil War middle class popularizing a new concept, the summer vacation. They came ostensibly to take the waters at the bubbling mineral springs, but what they really came for was to see and be seen on the grand piazzas of the magnificent, colossal hotels that lined Saratoga's Broadway, and to share in the limelight of glittering balls and fabulous parties.The grace and opulence of America's Victorian era faded with the dawn of the twentieth century, and almost all of the buildings and views in this book have long since disappeared in clouds of dust from the wrecker's ball or in spectacular cataclysmic infernos, but in Saratoga Lost, Robert Joki takes the reader on a guided tour of that grand era with hundreds of historic photographs from the author's extraordinary private collection, complemented, by period artwork.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Swamp Isthmus takes the stripped, lyric voice of Selenography, the first book of Wilkinson?s No Volta pentalogy, and confronts a pre-apocalyptic vision of American urban life. Here, the city and forest are one, as are the river and sewer. The ghost and the body are one, and the buildings and the trees, the sidewalks and the switchbacks all fuse. The poems in Swamp Isthmus create the flipside of the pastoral?the urban returns to the rural, their fates inseparable. In this broken, scattered world that still finds a way to be playful and imploring, there is no respite in the trees and streams and no turning back on nostalgia for either nature or the city. Though the second installment of the larger pentalogy, Swamp Isthmus stands alone, archiving and organizing, rehearsing words to hold in the mouth for just that moment.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Mike O'Shea and Andy Cotto knew each other their entire lives. Born days apart on the same block, baptized in the same water, the two friends were inseparable growing up and into adulthood.After celebrating their 40th birthdays together, Mike falls ill and dies shortly after. The impact on Andy is enormous, and he spirals into a depression that threatens everything he holds dear.Through memory and support, Andy is able to reconcile his grief and appreciate the power of male friendship and the beauty of life.Pasta Mike is a testimony to the bonds men share and the vulnerabilities beneath the stoic surface.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Illuminating --General James N. Mattis, USMC (ret.) Written with the skill and precision of a philosophical sniper. -Matt Furey, author of The Unbeatable Man Since 9/11 and before, American warriors have faced combat in difficult and adverse theaters with dedication, courage, and remarkable inner fortitude. Our nation supports them during their time in the fight, and thank you for your service has become a common civilian affirmation. But what happens when these men and women return from the battlefield? What is waiting for them at home? How does our society prepare these indispensable citizens for the confusion, absurdity, and trauma of their transition back to everyday life? Marine combat veteran David J. Danelo's message is simple-those who return to peace after war possess a power that must be discovered, honored, and treasured. The Return: A Field Manual for Life After Combat tells how our military and civilian cultures can protect and nurture this potent gift. Brilliant, moving and accurate. -Dr. Edward Tick, author of War and the Soul U.S. Army Green Berets were the first in and the last out of the longest war in American History. The Return is showing them how to come home and find peace. -Lieutenant Colonel David Scott Mann (U.S. Army, Ret.), Green Beret Foundation. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2020 Discovery Awards Winner - Politics/Current EventsA well-written memoir chronicling the intriguing life and influences of a post-war Jewish child who becomes an American lawyer and activist. -Sublime Book ReviewBecoming American is the inspiring story of the author's transformation from a child of Holocaust survivors in post-war Europe to an American lawyer, academic, and activist associated with such famed political leaders as Robert Kennedy, George McGovern, Jerry Brown, and Tom Hayden.Searching for his great-grandparents' graves in a hidden cemetery outside Prague makes him recall his experiences of becoming American: listening to Army Counterintelligence agents gathered at his home in Austria; a tense encounter with Russian soldiers; seeing Jim Crow racism in the South during his first visit to the United States; becoming an American citizen in his teens; having his citizenship challenged by border guards; fearing for his new country upon witnessing the Watts riots; exhilaration at rising to leadership positions in organizations shaping government policies; and advancing the American dream as a real estate lawyer, helping develop entire new communities.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Intimate explorations of women searching for voice and agency in flash fiction. Veronica Montes delves into the interior lives of eight women, each story a snapshot of desire, despair, and the thirst for transformation. Silenced yet enraged, these characters navigate their circumstances with a mix of bewilderment and determination. From domestic confines to urban landscapes, their journeys reveal the complexities of identity and relationships. Experience the raw emotion and sharp prose of these stories, perfect for readers seeking contemporary literary fiction with a Filipino American perspective. Discover the power of female voices in this compelling collection of flash fiction.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. World-famous as the Queen of Spas, Saratoga Springs entered a golden age in the Victorian years and the world flocked to its doorstep every summer. The rich and famous rubbed elbows with a growing post-Civil War middle class popularizing a new concept, the summer vacation. They came ostensibly to take the waters at the bubbling mineral springs, but what they really came for was to see and be seen on the grand piazzas of the magnificent, colossal hotels that lined Saratoga's Broadway, and to share in the limelight of glittering balls and fabulous parties.The grace and opulence of America's Victorian era faded with the dawn of the twentieth century, and almost all of the buildings and views in this book have long since disappeared in clouds of dust from the wrecker's ball or in spectacular cataclysmic infernos, but in Saratoga Lost, Robert Joki takes the reader on a guided tour of that grand era with hundreds of historic photographs from the author's extraordinary private collection, complemented, by period artwork.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Joe Wallace returns to this remote Oregon valley from self-imposed exile to bury the father who abandoned him a decade ago. Sad, alone and drinking, Joe has nearly given up on life and love.Things change when Joe meets Ana, whose Nez Perce ancestors once called this valley home. Joe joins Ana's cause to restore a lost sockeye salmon run to the lake where he grew up. As their relationship deepens, their peril grows. Somebody wants them gone - or dead.The escalating threats rekindle a fire Joe thought was dead or buried in him. When his jealous brother tries to develop the family's land, Joe must make a stand.In the end, Joe discovers a life worth living, with a woman he was meant to love, in the place he was meant to live. And he realizes the redemption possible in a deep connection to the land.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A collection of poems about how things appear to be one way, then surprise us by being something else. These poems are about things that seem dire or misconceived - a nephew's death, a detour into the wrong profession - but which are redeemed through reconstruction in poetry.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Zander was restless. His bar business with Fats in Frisco was going better than expected. It wasn't enough. Life was passing him by and he needed to get his mind straight after everything that had happened to him. He never expected to be thrown unwillingly into a situation in which he had no control. He especially never expected it to come directly from his best friend Fats. This exploratory mission would take him from the solace and complacency of Frisco to a risky undertaking in Key West, Florida. Factor in the meeting of an old childhood friend, and the mention of his childhood girlfriend, and Zander's stage would be set. There would be no going back.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2020 Best Book Awards Finalist - Young Adult2019 Maxy Awards Best Young AdultWith sophisticated prose, this gritty coming-of-age story blends the familiar and the unthinkable as the lead learns to use her voice. -Kirkus Reviews (Best Indie Books of 2019)Kit Kat was born in Athens, Greece. Her mother was a prostitute, and their protector was a pimp. After an early childhood marked by violence, homelessness, and time in an orphanage, a Greek-American woman adopted her and moved her to New York. Kit Kat was eight years old, with a new name, a new country, and a new mother who tried to silence her memories and experiences. She sought refuge in books, and after a failed suicide attempt at the age of thirteen, she discovered Charlotte Bront 's Jane Eyre. This book saved her life, and at fifteen, Kit Kat begins to write letters to Jane Eyre as a means of surviving a childhood she still remembers, the family she left behind, and the new mother that refuses to acknowledge her past.Kit Kat's letters to Jane Eyre demonstrate the resilience and power that she derives from Jane's own dark narrative and the parallels between their lives that include being neglected, unloved, poor, orphaned, and almost destroyed by the madwoman in their lives. This coming of age and semi-autobiographical novel is about family, loss, forgiveness, and the power of a good book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paul Wolfenthal is a peculiar thirteen-year-old kid grappling with the absurdities of his young Bronx life, circa 1960. He visits the dead, hears voices in his head, despises Richard Nixon, is infatuated with his Marilyn Monroe look-alike math teacher, and is a choice victim for the neighborhood's sadistic bully. And then Paul really starts running into trouble.Paul is, in fact, a kid in search of heroes, alive and otherwise, and finds them in John Kennedy and Harry Houdini, both of whom cross into his life. But these are strange and even dangerous times. Hovering in the shadows are the demons that haunt Paul's young childhood dreams, only to come alive and shatter his world. One steals away a neighborhood child. And then his president.Set against the turbulent history of the times, Bronxland tugs on a kaleidoscope of emotions as an uproarious and heartrending coming-of-age tale. It is also the story of a place, a Bronx long gone yet still vivid in the collective memory of those who once called these streets their home. A place of the heart known to each of us, with our own story to tell of growing up, of trying to make sense of our life, with everything that comes along.Welcome to Bronxland.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. A spooky love story that gets your heart racing and your spine tingling For those fans of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir who always wanted more, look no further. -Alexandra Angeloch, playwrightA Shadow of Love is a captivating paranormal romance that tells the story of Annabelle, a woman who has escaped an abusive relationship and finds solace in a secluded 1860's farmhouse. She soon discovers that she is not alone in her new home however, as the ghost of Christian, a poet who took his own life in 1917, haunts the halls.Initially, Christian tries to scare Annabelle away, but when they connect in her dreams, they fall deeply in love. But their love is haunted by a dark curse, as Christian's fianc placed a spell on him that confines his spirit to the earth for one hundred years. With time running out, Annabelle becomes desperate to find a way to be with Christian, no matter the cost.As Annabelle navigates the dangers of her abusive ex and the looming threat of Christian's disappearance, she is pushed to the brink of reckless behavior in her desperate desire to be with the ghostly love of her life. A Shadow of Love is a heart-wrenching tale of forbidden love and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. During the summer of 1991, the crack epidemic is destroying lives in cities across the U.S., and New York City is no exception. The members of Fourth Crew live in Queens, where crack addiction has swept through the ghetto and the dealers rule the streets. These young thugs come from middle-class homes in a middle-class neighborhood, but this doesn't make them immune from the lure of fast money and power. They enter the game with dreams of living the high life, but are soon swept up in the violence and betrayal that come with the territory. It doesn't take them long to understand that there are serious repercussions to chasing paper. Loosely based on the author's life, Paper Chasers takes us into the minds of these young hustlers and gives readers a realistic portrait of life on the streets. It's a tale of good and evil that chronicles the ways in which money can destroy friendships, challenge morals, and corrupt even those sworn to serve and protect. An Essence bestseller upon its release, Paper Chasers has become a gritty street classic.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Judith Roche's fourth collection of poems, All Fire All Water, consists of four parts. Rivers Have Memories, the first part, explores nature and our relationship to it. Poems include fish and birds, bees and wolves, storms and the changing of the seasons. Drawing from the Salish Sea, where Roche lives, the Pacific Ocean, and the northern Great Lakes, these poems are steeped in water. But there's plenty of the fire of passion in this collection as well. In A Bird Caught in the Throat, Roche turns to The Face of War and the horrors of unnecessary suffering; e.g., the blood for oil the 20th and 21st century have brought us. She writes of a usually well-intentioned friend from her liberal church who says she would torture those who are cruel to animals. In Hoffa she invokes a childhood memory of the unthinking pain adults can inflict on children, in this case, James Hoffa (the son, not his famous father) in the 11th grade.In The Husbands Sweet, a play on suite, she looks back from a great distance to a marriage both painful and beloved. These poems are in turn ironic, playful, rueful, and humorous, but still keep all of the sorrow intact. There are poems of other assignations after the bitter breakup of the marriage.The final section is We Are Stardust, the title taken from the Joni Mitchell song. These poems pose existential questions and explorations of identity and the possibilities of honest communication with others. Roche has a nonverbal, handicapped son and these poems are informed by some of the frustration of communication with him, other than that infused by profound love. She wonders if we can understand the nonverbal language of other creatures, especially crows, and the possibility of bridging the gaps between us and other sentient beings, including ancient beings. In Linear B and Linear A she tries to understand ancient Greece, the culture and the people, through what we know of their language. In Metaphors of Dust, she explores where we come from: As it turns out, we actually are stardust./ I thought it was a metaphor/ of life and space and time./ Apparently, our materials are 13 million years old./ We are star stuff pondering the story/ told in the life of the stars.Throughout this collection, the poems are infused with the music of the language in careful interplay of assonance and consonance.…

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