Leah Weiss
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"In a North Carolina mountain town filled with moonshine and rotten husbands, Sadie Blue is only the latest girl to face a dead-end future at the mercy of a dangerous drunk. She's been married to Roy Tupkin for fifteen days, and she knows now that she should have listened to the folks who said he was trouble. But when a stranger sweeps in and knocks the world off-kilter for everyone in town, Sadie begins to think there might be more to life than being...
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A Southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of World War II.
Deep in the tobacco land of North Carolina, nothing's been the same since the boys shipped off to war and worry took their place. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Brown is precocious and itching for adventure. Then Allie Bert Tucker wanders into town, an outcast with a puzzling past, and Lucy figures the two of them can...
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"Risky Lyrics" marks the third book in Leah Weiss's celebrated poetry series. What starts as a long-awaited exploration of beautiful Central California for two lovers soon morphs into a journey of self-discovery and self-realization. As they face fearsome feats and grapple with potential consequences, the protagonist, a woman, begins to question the very essence of her relationship and the concept of love itself.
With each poem, the reader witnesses...
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258 pages ; 24 cm
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"A practical guide to thriving at work, based on a popular course offered at the Standford Graduate School of Business"--Dust jacket flap.
"In today's workplace, the traditional boundaries between 'work' and 'personal' are neither realistic nor relevant. Office hours bleed into evenings and weekends; e-mails and calls can be fielded from home; and the stresses of life -- young kids, aging parents, financial hardships -- don't evaporate when we walk...