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1) The pearl
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"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. Kino and his wife illustrate the fall from innocence of people who believe that wealth erases all problems"--P. [4] of cover.
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There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong, if time-rusted, iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her....
4) The trial
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One morning Josef K. is arrested for a crime he did not commit. In fact, he is never even told the nature of the offense. His life is thrown into turmoil as he becomes enmeshed in a struggle to prove his innocence. As the confounding case unfolds, K. is ultimately powerless - battling against a remote and uncaring bureaucracy. This striking hardback edition features a new translation by Isabel Tucker. Due to its posthumous publication, The Trial...
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The classic inspirational parable from the top motivation and marketing trainer and bestselling author of The Millionaire Messenger -- a triumphant tale of personal growth and change that will inspire anyone who has ever wished for a second chance. What if you were handed a golden ticket that could magically start your life anew? That question is at the heart of Life's Golden Ticket. Brendon Burchard tells the story of a man who is so trapped in the...
6) Divine
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Over 200,000 copies sold!
With hallmark tenderness and power, #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of life, loss, love, faith—and the miracle of resurrection.
Mary Madison is educated and redeemed, a powerful voice in Washington, D.C. But she also has a past that shamed polite society. A survivor of unspeakable horror, Mary has battled paralyzing fear, faithlessness, addiction, and promiscuity....
With hallmark tenderness and power, #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of life, loss, love, faith—and the miracle of resurrection.
Mary Madison is educated and redeemed, a powerful voice in Washington, D.C. But she also has a past that shamed polite society. A survivor of unspeakable horror, Mary has battled paralyzing fear, faithlessness, addiction, and promiscuity....
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A new edition of Heart of Darkness, the 1899 masterpiece by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad about a voyage up the Congo River into the Heart of Africa. The story is narrated by Charles Marlow, recalling his obsessive quest to locate the ivory trader Kurtz, who has become ensconced deep in the jungle managing a remote outpost. As he ventures further and further down the Congo, Marlow finds himself and his surroundings become increasingly untethered....
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An irresistible story of faith and perseverance, Life Is Short But Wide follows two families as they prove that no matter who you are or what you do, you are never too old to chase your dreams.
Like the small towns J. California Cooper has so vividly portrayed in her previous novels, Wideland, Oklahoma, is home to ordinary Americans with big hearts. Among them are newlyweds Irene and Val, who graciously allow their neighbors,...
Like the small towns J. California Cooper has so vividly portrayed in her previous novels, Wideland, Oklahoma, is home to ordinary Americans with big hearts. Among them are newlyweds Irene and Val, who graciously allow their neighbors,...
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When she was only twenty-three, Carson McCullers's first novel created a literary sensation. She was very special, one of America's superlative writers who conjures up a vision of existence as terrible as it is real, who takes us on shattering voyages into the depths of the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition. This novel is the work of a supreme artist, Carson McCullers's enduring masterpiece. The heroine is the strange young girl,...
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El mágico relato de nuestros orígenes es probablemente el que más fascinación ha inspirado en la humanidad a lo largo de los tiempos. Pero, más allá de los cuarenta versículos que la Biblia dedica a Adán y Eva, más allá incluso de la leyenda, ¿cómo sería la vida de aquella inocente, valiente y conmovedora primera pareja? ¿Cómo sería aquel universo primigenio? ¿Cuál fue el impulso que motivó a que Eva tomara la manzana prohibida?...
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Cozy Winter Reads for Middle Grades
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Cozy Winter Reads for Middle Grades
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Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. Includes teacher's guide.
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"When three people take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, their lives change forever. A hothead businessman coming to the city for a showdown meeting to save his job. A mother of three hoping to survive the days at her sister's house before her niece's wedding. And a young artist pursuing his father's dream so he can keep his own alive. When David, Gillian, and Michael each take the wrong suitcases from baggage claim, the airline directs them...
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Celestine series (James Redfield) volume 4
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Our Hero and his friend Wil receive a portion of an ancient and mysterious manuscript that describes a secret approach to spirituality, and begin a frantic search for the rest of the manuscript. The year 2012 is not about the end of the world; it is about the unifying life of everyday miracles.
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New York Times best-selling author and world-class satirist Stanley Bing trains his savvy eye on the world's first and most famous multinational corporation in this humorous and insightful volume. Here, he chronicles the great city of Rome from its humble beginnings to its monumental collapse due to greed, in-fighting and general mismanagement. Rome, Inc. then becomes a powerful lesson for business leaders, documenting the many dos and don'ts of a...
15) Midnight clear
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An alcoholic, a young mother whose husband is brain damaged after a devastating car accident, an old woman carefully cleaning her house on Christmas Eve to prepare for her planned holiday suicide, a depressed gas station owner, and a disillusioned youth pastor discover the hope of Christmas in the ordinary kindnesses they render each other.
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"No son sólo relatos ni meras historias contadas con cierta gracia o con moraleja iniciática. En realidad, los cuentos sufis son una vía para el conocimiento, donde la metáfora se conjuga con la evolución espiritual y donde el conocimiento místico de lo arcano se revela a través de lo simple"--Container.
Sufist tales are much more than simple stories with a moral. These tales will show you a path to knowldge and spiritual evolution in their...
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