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"Move over Miss Marple, there's a smart, stylish, new detective in town -- Miss Willoughby! Orphaned as a child, raised by a family friend, and skilled in strategy, literature, and martial arts, there's no case she can't solve. But even she is baffled when a longtime friend tells her that a ghost is haunting the bookstore she runs. Is someone playing a trick on the poor woman? Or is something more sinister going on?"--Container.
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The sweeping tale of Molly Callens and Ryan Kelly, two young students who share a profound friendship their first semester in college, a time that becomes the defining moment of their lives. At their favorite bookstore, they spend countless hours studying and inspiring the other to dream their ten-year goal. But when a misunderstanding tears Molly and Ryan apart, it takes a tragedy at the bookstore to bring them back together.
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Fresh out of college, Amy is convinced she's going to be a famous poet; she just needs someone to acknowledge her greatness. But being unemployed and in debt, her prospects for literary fame look grim. She takes a job at a local adult bookstore where she juggles her responsibilities with pursuing a mentorship under a reclusive, crusty and alcoholic poet. As Amy tries to make her voice heard, she discovers that a little humility may be just what she...
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"Sarah Obeng, a doctoral student at Columbia, is weeks away from following her married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother suddenly passes away. Her inheritance? King of Glory, a small Christian bookstore serving the Ghanaian immigrant community in the Bronx. Tasked with arranging her mother's funeral according to her family's traditional expectations, Sarah simultaneously navigates her plans to relocate and the return of her estranged father, all while...
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Self-confessed romantic Emma runs a boutique bookstore and it is her pride and joy. She's excited when her business partner Frank brings his son, Eric, to the store to shadow her at work for a couple of weeks. However, the two clash immediately as Eric suggests ways to improve the store that Emma feels are unnecessary. A welcome distraction arrives in the form of Landon, a handsome and charming customer who sweeps Emma off her feet. Just when it looks...
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"Based on the book 'Zero to Hero,' the true story of Jeff Bezos, a humble but successful Wall Street executive with an idea that would change the world. Starting out in his garage, he was cheered on by his wife and loving parents when the internet was young, but code development and finances were an early struggle on his way to creating one of the world's most recognized retail brands."--Container.
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