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"Explores the indelible imprint of home upon identity and the ways in which new frontiers both defy and confirm who we are. From a biologist navigating the stark, icy moonscape of Antarctica to a businesswoman seeking refuge in the lonely islands of the South Pacific, the characters in these stories abandon their native landscapes--only to find that, once separated from the ordinary, they must confront new interpretations of who they really are, and...
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"Drawing on his popular talks on the subject, spiritual teacher Guy Finley offers insights, lessons, and exercises to take the reader on a journey of spiritual self-discovery related to deepening their romantic relationships and bettering their relationships in general"--
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"Zombies have devoured mankind. And the few survivors would be better off dead because a clan of vampires, bloodthirsty and vicious, have captured the remnants of humanity for livestock. In an apartment building barricaded with wrecked cars, concrete rubble, and snarls of barbwire, the vampires breed lobotomized amputees. Ann, the secret blood slave of the maternity doctor, has evaded this fate, yet her sister Ellie has not. Though she longs to escape,...
4) Wild marbles
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A small piece of jasper rock is rolled and tumbled in a mountain stream until it becomes a smooth, beautiful marble. Jasper's adventure continues when he is caught in a morble trap and is captured and trained by a young boy.
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Measure for Measure - William Shakespeare - Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. Originally published in the First Folio of 1623, where it was listed as a comedy, the play's first recorded performance occurred in 1604. The play's main themes include justice, "mortality and mercy in Vienna," and the dichotomy between corruption and purity: "some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall." Mercy...
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Biologist Angela Haynes is accustomed to dark, lonely nights as one of the few humans at a penguin research station in Patagonia. She has grown used to the cries of penguins before dawn, to meager supplies and housing, to spending her days in one of the most remote regions on earth. What she isn't used to is strange men washing ashore, which happens one day on her watch. Against the backdrop of the Southern Ocean, The Tourist Trail weaves together...
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Millions of readers have come to value the Conversations with God series by Neale Donald Walsch, which has now been translated into twenty-six languages. Many thousands of those readers have had questions for him - questions about religion, good and evil, physical and mental health, death, prophecy, the nature of God and the universe, prayer, angels and devils, spiritual paths, relationships, and much more. In Questions and Answers on Conversations...
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A guide to making nearly 100 artisan breads in your machine-plus sandwich recipes!-from the award-winning authors of Bread in Half the Time.
Nothing smells quite as wonderful as bread baking in the oven. Nothing tastes quite as good as a thick slice of fresh, warm homemade bread. And nothing can be quite as intimidating or time-consuming as mixing, kneading, raising, and baking that bread-until now!
With a bread machine to do all the hard work,...
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If you have the eyes and heart to see, youve seen the suffering before. Karen Scott, an animal lover, shares her experiences with Sweet Pea, a homeless, feral mother dog in her neighborhood who caught her eye and captured her heart. The quest to gain this wounded souls trust proved to be one of the best learning experiences of Karens life. Sweet Peas full past and story will never be known, but thanks to Karens efforts, her future will be a much happier...
10) Leaving Freedom
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Connie Lewis is leaving Freedom, Massachusetts, for Florida and a chance to finally write her novel. A nine year journey takes her from Massachusetts to Florida to Oregon where she visits the Rajneesh community in Antelope, and faces the decision of what place she should call home.
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"When scholarly, smart Mary Margaret is sixteen, her father marries her off to a drunken neighbor in return for a tract of land. The year is 1924, and Mary Margaret's motherless childhood has already been hard as a farm girl on the desolate prairies of North Dakota. Abused and helpless, the new Mrs. "Marge" Garrity seems destined for a tragic fate. But Marge is determined to make her life count, no matter what. Her escape from her brutal marriage...
12) Accused
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Detective Carly Edward, who hates being put on desk duty in the juvenile section, is called to a murder scene when a troubled youth is arrested for the murder of the mayor; pressing Londy Akins for a confession, he swears his innocence, and Carly is inclined to believe him.
13) Abducted
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After solving the mayor's murder and exposing high-level corruption in Las Playas, Carly Edwards is happy to be back on patrol with her partner, Joe, putting bad guys behind bars. But then everything starts going wrong. Her ex-husband, Nick, begins pulling away just as they were starting to get close again. Joe's wife lands in the hospital with a mysterious illness, and their baby is kidnapped. As Carly chases down every lead, her newfound faith is...
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In the shadow of the Great Depression, long before historical changes leading toward LGBTQ advocacy, Ruth Thompson defies her family's expectations that she marries Duke, her long-time sweetheart. Instead, she joins a rodeo circuit with her cousin in order to earn money for college and comes of age in the male-dominated culture of rodeo competition.
After returning home to Minnesota, Ruth resumes her familiar relationship with Duke. Once at college,...
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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). Doty Meets Coyote is an audio tapestry of traditional and original Native American stories from the American West told by master storyteller Thomas Doty. It is Thomas Doty's work as a storyteller to not only perpetuate the Old Time myths with integrity but to add new stories to the collective basket of folklore, just as tellers before him have done for centuries. Storytelling is an ancient tradition as...
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Garden Valley is a haven of a town for those who live there...except for Amy. It's one of the worst days of Amy's life that jump-starts a new beginning for herself and her two children. When her marriage implodes, Amy must reluctantly start over. At the age of 34, Amy learns that laughter and having fun are the best tools to fight against the staple of self-doubt that has become the norm. After years of being held back by her own rules, Amy finally...
18) Jacksonville
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It was the winter of 1851-1852 when the word "gold" echoed throughout the valley. Soon hundreds of gold miners flocked to Table Rock City, later renamed Jacksonville. In short order, families arrived and took out donation land claims and began farming, raising stock, and opening businesses. Many had already emmigrated from Europe, Canada, Ireland, and England. Jacksonville had its own Chinatown that was home to the many Chinese who had traveled far...
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With over 90 hikes in the Southern Cascades and Siskiyou Mountain Range, this book is easily the most comprehensive guide available for Southern Oregon's diverse hiking opportunities. Explore the Mount Thielsen, Sky Lakes, Mountain Lakes, Red Buttes, and Wild Rogue Wilderness Areas, and much more. This guide also covers all trails in Crater Lake National Park. Complete with maps, elevation profiles, and clear, informative hike narratives, this book...
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For more than half a million years, volcano Mount Mazama towered over southern Oregon. From time to time, it erupted, spreading pumice, ash, and cinders for miles around. Then, approximately 7,700 years ago, Mount Mazama erupted with such force that the volcano could no longer support itself and it collapsed, leaving a large caldera. Eventually, the volcanic action subsided and all was calm. Over the next centuries, water and snow accumulated in the...
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