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1) Persuasion
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English
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Twenty-seven-year old Anne Elliot is Austen's most adult heroine. Eight years before the story proper begins, she is happily betrothed to a naval officer, Frederick Wentworth, but she precipitously breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend La.
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Heathcliff comes to Wuthering Heights, a brooding mansion on the Yorkshire moors, as an orphan child. Cathy is the daughter of the wealthy family that takes him in. They are drawn together from the moment they meet, their love consuming, destructive, and full of desire. They cannot be together, and yet they cannot stay apart. The consequences will haunt generations. The book's core theme is the destructive effect that jealousy and vengefulness have,...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Jen has dumped Andy, and he's handling the breakup in exactly the way all his friends and family might have expected: very, very badly. Crashing at his mother's house and obsessively photographing his hairline, Andy embraces the rites and rituals of every breakup--the ill-advised decision to move onto a houseboat, the forced merriment of a lads' night out, the accidental late-night text to the ex--all resulting in a never-ending shame spiral. Even...
4) Paulie go!
Publisher
1091 Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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A young AI prodigy gets rejected from the world-renowned robotics lab and does what any rational teenager would do steal a van and drive across the country to Northern Minnesota to track down the Professor who rejected him.
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English
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With nothing but her shattered pride and wedding dress, Jill Barton flees town after the heartbreak and humiliation of being left at the altar. While a charming country retreat in Washington State offers her sanctuary, its hard-bitten owner, Logan Matthews, does not. And soon Jill realizes that nothing is safe around Logan--not her secrets, not her desires, and especially not her heart.
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English
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Julia Lambert is in her prime, the greatest actress in England. On stage she is a true professional, in full possession of her emotions. Off stage, however, she is bored with her husband, less disciplined about her behaviour. She is at first amused by the attentions of a shy but ambitious young fan, then thrilled by his persistence - and at last wildly but dangerously in love ... Although Maugham is most celebrated as a novelist and shortstory writer,...
10) Ordinary wolves
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English
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A white boy transplanted from Chicago to the Arctic tundra of Alaska finds himself struggling to adapt to his new home, where he must learn to hunt, fish, and live off the land, separated from the constant call of consumer culture. In the tradition of Jack London, Seth Kantner presents an Alaska far removed from majestic clichs of exotic travelogues and picture postcards. Kantner's vivid and poetic prose lets readers experience Cutuk Hawcly's life...
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English
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The Instant New York Times Bestseller He's Just Not That Into You -- based on the popular episode of Sex and the City -- educates otherwise smart women on how to tell when a guy just doesn't like them enough, so they can stop wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationship. Reexamining familiar scenarios and classic mindsets that keep us in unsatisfying relationships, Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo's wise and wry understanding of the sexes...
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Español
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Nueva edición de una obra maestra de la literatura inglesa y victoriana, con introducción de Virginia Woolf y posfacio de Ángeles Caso.
En una gélida noche de tormenta, un hombre busca refugio en Cumbres Borrascosas. Allí, en la casa que corona los páramos de Yorkshire, conocerá los tumultuosos acontecimientos que desolaron el lugar años atrás: una trágica historia de amor y venganza entre Heathcliff y Catherine Earnshaw, dos seres indómitos,...
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English
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"You've based your understanding of today's sensitive social issues on the Bible's truth. Mainstream culture not only sees these issues differently but calls you bigoted for rejecting views they've deemed self-evident. So how do you witness Christ's love to those ready to write you off as hateful? Christians in a Cancel Culture breaks down how you can speak wisdom about politically charged and personal subjects with equal parts compassion and conviction....
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Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
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中文(繁體)
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Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect him. Qiao gets five years in prison for this act of loyalty. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off
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Publisher
Diana
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Español
Description
"¿Has tenido la impresión de que estás marchando sin rumbo en tu trayectoria personal? ¿Te ha sucedido que vuelve a surgir un problema que ya considerabas resuelto? Es posible que no estés caminando por el sendero correcto. Esta nueva edición de Las 5 heridas que impiden ser uno mismo, tan precisa, clara y concreta como siempre, demuestra que todos los problemas de orden físico, emocional o mental con los que cargamos provienen de cinco heridas...
16) No hard feelings
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Series
Twig and Turtle volume 6
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Lately, Twig's been having a tough time. Her best friend is too busy to hang out with her. And then she isn't picked for a special dinner with her favorite pop star. It's all so unfair! When Dad realizes Twig is feeling low, he tells her a way to take the sting out of rejection. You go out and look for ways to be turned down. The more you do it, the less it hurts. Soon, Twig and her whole family have turned hunting for nos into a fun game. But are...
17) Crushed
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Series
Life love and God volume 1
Publisher
NavPress
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Seriously-- is it even possible to get to marriage without having your life shattered by a member of the opposite sex? And what kind of man should you want to marry anyway? Minassian helps readers learn the truth from God's Word about who we are, why our hearts are so precious, how to navigate relationships, and what a healthy, God-centered romance might look like.
18) The fifth child
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Series
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Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1989, ©1988
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English
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A self-satisfied couple intent on raising a happy family is shocked by the birth of an abnormal and brutal fifth child.
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Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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"Ren's manager Yashiro comes down with a nasty cold in the middle of an important shoot, and dares Kyoko to take over his job! Of course Kyoko accepts, but she's in way over her head with a pack of new responsibilites and the scorn of everyone who thinks she's doing a bad job. But the more time Ren spends with Kyoko the more he sees her kind and gentle side. Will all her hassles be worth his change of heart?"--Cover.
20) Something blue
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English
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When Darcy finds herself betrayed by her boyfriend and best friend, as well as pregnant by another man (who then abandons her), she decides it is time to make some radical changes in her life.
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