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1) Fourth wing
Author
Series
Empyrean volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general--also known as her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don't bond to "fragile" humans....
2) Greenlights
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English
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"Drawing on the Academy Award-winning actor's journals and diaries from the last 40 years, this book presents a uniquely McConaughey approach to achieving success and satisfaction"--
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Language
English
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv), wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle...
4) Shatter me
Author
Series
Shatter me (Mafi) volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a postapocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.
5) Iron gold
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Series
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English
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A decade ago, Darrow was the hero of the revolution he believed would break the chains of the Society, and abolish the color-coded caste system. But the Rising has shattered everything, and brought endless war. New foes emerge to threaten what has been earned, and throughout the worlds other destinies entwine with Darrow's to change his fate forever. A young Red girl flees tragedy in her refugee camp, and achieves for herself a new life she could...
6) Unravel me
Author
Series
Shatter me (Mafi) volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Juliette has escaped to Omega Point, the headquarters of the rebel resistance and a safe haven for people with abilities like hers. She is finally free from The Reestablishment and their plans to use her as a weapon, but Warner, her former captor, won't let her go without a fight."--
7) Ignite me
Author
Series
Shatter me (Mafi) volume 3
Language
English
Description
With Omega Point destroyed, Juliette doesn't know if the rebels, her friends, or even Adam are alive. But that won't keep her from trying to take down The Reestablishment once and for all. Now she must rely on Warner, the handsome commander of Sector 45. The one person she never thought she could trust. The same person who saved her life. He promises to help Juliette master her powers and save their dying world ... but that's not all he wants with...
Author
Series
Cork O'Connor mysteries volume 19
Language
English
Description
Cork O'Conner tries to find his wife, who had accompanied a mysterious stranger, Dolores Morriseau, on a visit to the ancient Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux, before a group of mercenaries in pursuit of Dolores can track them down.
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Language
English
Description
"In The Second Mountain, David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to...
12) Restore me
Author
Series
Shatter me (Mafi) volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander of North America, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the darkness that dwells both around and inside her"--Amazon.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a double-booking at a remote one-room cabin accidentally throws two solace-seekers together, it feels like a cruel twist of fate. But what if it's fate of a different kind? Spending her thirtieth birthday alone is the last thing that dating columnist Cleo wanted, but she is going on a solo retreat--at the insistence of her boss--in the name of re-energizing herself and adding a new perspective to her column. The remote Irish island she's booked...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"“For the last two years, Ive interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing, etc.) to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists. For most of my guests, its the first time theyve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview. This unusual depth has helped...
15) Defy me
Author
Series
Shatter me (Mafi) volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Juliette Ferrars isnt who she thinks she is. Nothing in her world is what it seemed. She thought shed finally defeated the Reestablishment. She thought shed finally taken control of her life, her power, and her pain. But Juliette has only just begun to unravel a lifetime of lies, and she finds herself faced with a familiar choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior. This time, shes not alone. Stronger, braver, and more resilient than ever, Juliette will...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories includes "Home," a wryly whimsical account of a soldier's return from war; "Victory Lap," a tale about an inventive abduction attempt; and the title story, in which a suicidal cancer patient saves the life of a young misfit.
18) Imagine me
Author
Series
Shatter me (Mafi) volume 6
Language
English
Description
"Juliette Ferrars. Ella Sommers. Which is the truth and which is the lie? Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong -- between Ella and Juliette -- blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control. The day of reckoning...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Entering the U.S. army after fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland, seventeen-year-old Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, experience the harrowing realities of the Indian wars and the American Civil War between the Wyoming plains and Tennessee.
Author
Series
Roland Ford volume 1
Language
English
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"A young soldier escaped from a mental institution. A P.I. hired to track that soldier down.A race against the clock to bring the soldier home before he reveals the secret that haunts him."--Dust jacket.
Hired to locate Air Force veteran Clay Hickman, Roland Ford realizes he's been drawn into something deep and dark. The mental institution he escaped from was treating him for schizophrenia and/or severe post-traumatic-stress syndrome. But Ford realizes...
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