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Binary Star

by Sarah Gerard

Published: 2015-01-13

Paperback: 172 pages

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The language of the stars is the language of the body. Like a star, the anorexic burns fuel that isn't replenished; she is held together by her own gravity.With luminous, lyrical prose, Binary Star is an impassioned account of a young woman struggling with anorexia and her long-distance,...

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Moonheart

by Charles de Lint

Published: 1994-02-15

Paperback: 448 pages

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When Sara and Jamie discovered the seemingly ordinary artifacts, they sensed the pull of a dim and distant place. A world of mists and forests, of ancient magics, mythical beings, ageless bards...and restless evil.Now, with their friends and enemies alike--Blue, the biker; Keiran, the folk...

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The Paradise Guest House: A Novel

by Ellen Sussman

Published: 2013-03-26

Paperback: 270 pages

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A riveting and poignant novel of one woman’s journey to Bali in search of love, renewal, and a place to call home—perfect for readers of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love and Alex Garland’s The Beach.   It starts as a trip to paradise. Sent on assignment to Bali, Jamie, an Ameri...

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Wordsworth Classics)

by Jules Verne

Published: 1998-01-01

Paperback: 256 pages

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Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the "monster" turns out to be a giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are...

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Around the World in Eighty Days (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

by Jules Verne

Published: 2008-05-26

Paperback: 224 pages

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Around the World in Eighty Days, published originally as a newspaper serial in 1872 and released as a book the following year was well received in both formats.  Its hero, Phileas Fogg, is a leisured but taciturn Londoner of such mathematically precise habits that he has fired his servant...

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The Extraordinary Journeys: Around the World in Eighty Days (Oxford World's Classics)

by Jules Verne

Published: 2008-11-15

Paperback: 0 pages

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Around the World in Eighty Days has been a bestseller for over a century, but it has never before appeared in a critical edition. While most translations misread or even abridge the original, this stylish version is completely true to Verne's classic, moving as fast and as brilliantly as ...

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Around the World in Eighty Days: (Illustrated edition)

by Jules Verne

Published: 2013-12-05

Paperback: 232 pages

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This book is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £1,511,978 today) set by his friends at the Reform...

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Grandma Takes A Lover

by Sue Chamblin Frederick

Published: 2013-09-19

Paperback: 248 pages

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A Rita Hayworth look-alike, Adela Queen Harper is small town Ivy Log, Georgia’s most talked about grandmother. The town folk spend their time gossiping about the stunning beauty's every move. Why would such a beautiful woman live her life without a handsome man at her side? The prim ladies of The...

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Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin: A Memoir

by Nicole Hardy

Published: 2013-08-20

Hardcover: 304 pages

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When Nicole Hardy's eye-opening "Modern Love" column appeared in the New York Times, the response from readers was overwhelming. Hardy's essay, which exposed the conflict between being true to herself as a woman and remaining true to her Mormon faith, struck a chord with women coast-to-coa...

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Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations ... Considering also their Origin and Meaning

by T. W. Doane

Published: 2011-03-24

Kindle Edition: 619 pages

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.