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101) Charlotte's web
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In ordinary Somerset County, a young farm girl named Fern rescues the runt of a litter of pigs from her father's ax. Fern names the pig Wilbur, takes care of him, and continues to visit him every day after he is moved to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman's barn across the road. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house" when Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her...
102) La resta
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193 pages ; 23 cm.
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El cuerpo de Ingrid Aguirre, exiliada de la dictadura chilena, se encuentra en un avión de vuelta a Chile cuando el vuelo es desviado a los Andes argentinos. Su hija Paloma, junto con Iquela y Felipe, amigos de infancia que también son hijos de exmilitantes de la resistencia chilena, deciden cumplir el último deseo de Ingrid: ser enterrada en su país. Los tres se embarcan en un viaje iniciático en el que tendrán que enfrentarse a su herencia...
103) Cómo Evitar los Hombres Tóxicos, Narcisistas y Completos Patanes: Descubre que Hacer si te Encuentra
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¿Cansada de que te rompan el corazón? ¿Siempre es la misma historia en el juego de las citas? ¿Comienzan por aparentar ser el mejor hombre pero termina siendo un patán peor que el anterior? Entonces sigue leyendo… "Un hombre tóxico provoca emociones negativas, se pone mal contigo o no te trata bien, te hace sentir mal contigo misma, lo que afecta a tu comportamiento y autoestima". - Lillian Glass Todos hemos estado enamorados o ilusionados...
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Susannah Griffith wishes she had spent less time thinking about forgiveness. But as a Christian minister, a biblical scholar, and a survivor of abuse, she has learned a lot about it.
In Forgiveness after Trauma, Griffith explores what the Bible says-and doesn't say-about the biblical call to forgive. She helps readers understand this command in ways that are healing and restorative, framing it within broader concerns around lament, anger, accountability,...
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All you need to know to deal with narcissistic personalities and rebuild yourself To live with fear in your stomach, no longer having confidence in yourself, having lost the joy of living, often feeling sadness and misunderstanding … is it really Living?To love with the anxiety of not being up to the demands of the Other and sometimes receive only a few crumbs of « happiness » … is it really Loving?You know that something is wrong, without being...
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Narcissism in romantic relationships is often understood to be gender specific-with the man perpetrating the abuse and the woman on the receiving end. While this is certainly the case in many instances, Releasing Your Need to Please is written to explore the growing phenomenon of women who perpetrate narcissistic abuse-and the men who try to please them.
Narcissism is a disorder that stems from childhood trauma. A narcissistic female (a girlfriend...
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Kingdom of Wolves – The Journey is a true story of survival and the soul's journey to freedom, reclamation, redemption, and wholeness of spirit. The author was a silent victim of domestic abuse that spanned a period of three decades, she was not only held captive by her abuser but also her own low self-esteem, fears, and insecurities.
With this book she takes you on a journey through the psychological and emotional labyrinth of the minds of both...
108) Mercury
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319 pages ; 25 cm
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"It's 1990 and seventeen-year-old Marley West is blazing into the river valley town of Mercury, Pennsylvania. A perpetual loner, she seeks a place at someone's table and a family of her own. The first thing she sees when she arrives in town is three men standing on a rooftop. Their silhouettes blot out the sun. The Joseph brothers become Marley's whole world before she can blink. Soon, she is young wife to one, The One Who Got Away to another, and...
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Have you ever asked yourself,How the heck did I get here?
You're sitting in a chair, right on the edge, eating or drinking too much, not eating at all, or just stressing yourself to death.
This is not how you pictured your life.
Somebody else has taken control, somebody violent and repressive.
You're numb and daily going through the motions.
But what if it didn't have to be like this?
Trapped to Triumphant provides a simple, step-by-step guide...
110) Choice: a novel
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"'How ought one to live?' This is the question that obsesses London-based publisher Ayush, driving him to question every act of consumption. He embarks on a radical experiment in his own life and the lives of those connected to him: his practical economist husband; their twins; and even the authors he edits and publishes. One of those authors, a mysterious M. N. Opie, writes a story about a young academic involved in a car accident that causes her...
111) Enough
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While the Covid-19 pandemic has confined most of the world to some form of lockdown, it has also confronted us with the horrific truth about the pandemic of gender-based violence. This self-help book is for every person dealing with domestic violence and sexual abuse, not only in South Africa, but around the world. We remember all the victims of abuse who have been silenced by death. Women and children are being raped, abused, stalked - and murdered...
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321 pages : map ; 24 cm
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"A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--
It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring...
113) Next stop
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249 pages, 15 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Pia is a soft-spoken middle schooler whose life is turned upside down after the loss of her younger brother, followed by her parents' decision to move to a new town. In an effort to get her mind off of the troubles at home, Pia goes on a bus tour with a family friend, stopping at weird and wacky roadside attractions. The final destination: a mysterious underground lake. The locals say it has magical powers; Pia won't admit she believes in it, but...
114) Piglet: a novel
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309 pages ; 22 cm
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"When Piglet's fiancé reveals a horrible betrayal two weeks before their wedding day, she decides to proceed with the event, but her life slowly starts unraveling in the lead-up to the big day"--
"Outside of a childhood nickname she can't shake, Piglet's rather pleased with how her life's turned out. An up-and-coming cookbook editor at a London publishing house, she's got lovely, loyal friends and a handsome fianč, Kit, whose rarefied family she...
115) Wild poppies
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178 pages ; 22 cm.
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Since the passing of his father, Oscar has tried to be the man of his family of Syrian refugees. As Oscar waits in line for rations, his younger brother Sufyan explores more nontraditional methods to provide for his family. Ignoring his brother's warnings, Sufyan gets more and more involved with a group that provides him with big rewards for doing seemingly inconsequential tasks. When the group abruptly gets more intense -- taking Sufyan and other...
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296 pages ; 24 cm
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In 1999 Texas, Lia Cope, when her grandmother Mineko moves in, connects with her over stories of the Turtle House in Japan and the secrets they both carry, and when Mineko is forced to live in an assisted living community, she and Lia devise a plan to bring a beloved lost place to life.
117) Call me Iggy
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245 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
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"Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping into Marisol (and her coffee) at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has school, work, family, and the uphill battle of getting her legal papers. As Iggy stresses over how to get Marisol to like him, his grandfather comes to the rescue. The thing is, not only is his abuelito...
119) Day at the farm
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
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Animal Adventures: Day at the Farm is perfect for early learners, inviting readers to follow cute and cuddly farm animals through a day on the farm.
120) Mania: a novel
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277 pages ; 24 cm.
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"In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence. Because everyone is equally smart, discrimination against purportedly dumb people is 'the last great civil rights fight.' Tests, grades, and employment qualifications are all discarded. Children are expelled for saying the S-word ("stupid") and encouraged to report parents who...
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