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"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
Pub. Date
2017.
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311 pages ; 23 cm.
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Fourteen authors joined together to create this anthology to share with you the peninsula that inspires us. The beauty, culture, and spirit of this remarkable place live in the stories, poems and essays you will find inside. We hope you enjoy the time you spend with us.
Pub. Date
2018.
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329 pages ; 23 cm.
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Thirty authors joined words to create this imaginative anthology. Together, we celebrate the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, which inspires all of us. We are a diverse lot, from age eleven to nobody's business, from world-wise to homegrown, from humorists to heartbreakers. We delight in sharing our knowledge, opinions, imagination, and emotions with you. We hope you feel the spirit of the Olympic Peninsula as you read the stories, poems and...
Pub. Date
2019.
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329 pages ; 23 cm.
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This is an anthology of stories, poems and essays to give you chills or warm your heart, evoke a belly laugh or a cry for a world gone awry. You might learn an arcane bit of history, climb a mountain, discover a murder, or swim with an orca... adventure awaits you inside. The authors are many voices but each of us is inspired by the place where we live and/or write. The Olympic Peninsula of Washington State is a backdrop of great beauty, a place for...
6) MatchUp
Pub. Date
2017.
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"In this incredible follow-up to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller FaceOff, twenty-two of the world's most popular thriller writers come together for an unforgettable anthology. MatchUp takes the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. Eleven of the world's best female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Charlene Harris are paired with eleven of the world's best male thriller writers,...
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[2023]
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112 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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The first new NOW of 2023 features all-new work from several contributors familiar to NOW readers as well as new artists from around the globe. Newcomers to this issue include Cynthia Alfonso (Spain) and Bhanu Pratap (India), while past contributors Noah Van Sciver (U.S.), Cecelia Varhed (Sweden), and Kayla E. (U.S.) all return with new work. As a special feature of this issue, legendary cartoonist Peter Bagge (Hate) collaborates with Brooklyn Nine-Nine...
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A cemetery full of the restless dead. A town so wicked it has already burned twice, with the breath of the third fire looming. A rural, isolated bridge with a terrifying monster waiting for the completion of its summoning ritual. A lake that allows the drowned to return, though they have been changed by the claws of death. These are the shadowed, liminal spaces where the curses and monsters lurk, refusing to be forgotten.
Pub. Date
[2023]
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xx, 275 pages ; 23 cm.
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This anthology sings of salmon--lamented and praised, hooked, and netted, spawned out and dammed from home; of their magnificence and generosity, of how the fish continue to give and of what they gave. For this unique collection celebrating salmon, Washington State Poet Laureate and Lummi tribal member Rena Priest gathered poems from more than 150 Washington poets ranging from first graders to tribal elders, all inspired by the Northwest's beloved,...
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2016.
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801 pages ; 23 cm.
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[This book] represents the first time that all of Le Guin novellas have been collected in a single volume. Featuring thirteen unforgettable stories, this literary treasure is easily one of the most anticipated collections of the year. In addition to more than 800 pages of extraordinary storytelling, [this book] also includes an introduction from the legendary author.
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When Christopher Thomas, a ruthless curator at San Francisco's McFall Art Museum, is murdered and his decaying body is found in an iron maiden in a Berlin museum, his wife, Rosemary, is the primary suspect, and she is tried, convicted and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. In the years since the case was closed, he's discovered a web of deceit and betrayal surrounding...
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Los orígenes de esta obra se encuentran probablemente en la Persia del siglo X,Las mil y una noches es una de las obras más importantes e influyentes de la literatura universal. Se trata de una recopilación de cuentos y leyendas de origen hindú, árabe y persa, de los cuales no existe un texto definitivo, sino múltiples versiones.
El rey Schahriar, tras sufrir las infidelidades de su esposa, decide casarse cada día con una joven virgen que es...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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293 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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A collection of ten classic fairy tales, reimagined with fresh perspectives and unexpected twists, giving glimpses into happily, and not as happily, ever afters. Imagine Hansel and Gretel's story from their teacher's point of view, when Gretel submits her report of, "What I Did in the Holidays, and Why Hansel's Jacket Is So Tight." Learn the story of how Rumpelstiltskin was used by a greedy girl who wanted to marry a prince in "Straw into Gold." Find...
16) Fortune$
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What would you do with sudden riches? Explore the wealth of possibilities in this priceless collection of short stories featuring the talents of Steve Bradshaw, John Burgette, Karen Busler, Beth Krewson Carter, Judy Creekmore, Frank DiBianca, Kay DiBianca, Gary Fearon, Larry Fitzgerald, Wallace M. Graham, Ronald Lloyd, Annette Cole Mastron, Nick Nixon, Doyne Phillips, Barbara Ragsdale, Nancy Roe, and Jan Wertz.
For this audiobook, most of the authors...
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The Irrelevance of Space, The Katowice Eviction, Remembrance, Fal-e-Hafez, Guantanamo, and The Cyberdeath Files - stories of surprises, memories, and loss that range in settings from Scandinavia to Canada, Eastern Europe, Iran, Cuba and the USA. A thread of coincidences runs through the stories, some true, other fanciful.
18) Moon Orchard
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A mother's own childhood experiences of bigotry are triggered when her son is picked on for the colour of his skin. Another mother pre-judges a parent at the school drop-off on the basis of her appearance. A disparate group of travellers on the trans-Siberian railway in the 1930s share memories of Chinese culture, history and politics. And an Australian-Chinese visitor finds herself both fascinated and estranged riding a subway in modern-day China.
Moon...
19) Spoken
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Spoken, Quillkeeprs Press' inaugural installment of spoken word poetry audiobook is curated with spoken word pieces by five poets who excel at the orated word. Each track is enhanced with background music that compliments their poetry. Some poets provided their own tracks, like that of Lee Frank. The music for Azianami's pieces "Dark in the Light" and "Butterflies in the Skies" was produced by music by Zander X.
20) Plays for Two
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xi, 624 pages ; 21 cm
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"Plays for Two is a unique anthology of twenty-eight terrific plays for two actors, by a mix of celebrated playwrights and cutting-edge new voices. It takes two to tango--or to perform a duet, fight a duel, or play ping-pong. The two-character play is dramatic confrontation stripped to its essence. These four full-length and twenty-four short plays feature pairs of every sort--strangers, rivals, parents and children, siblings, co-workers, friends,...
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