Clarita's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:47:22 -0700 60 Clarita's bookshelf: all 144 41 https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Paws of Destiny: (A Josh Kennelly Gripping Crime Thriller Book 8)]]> 199777614 Destiny is a beautiful four-year-old girl with blonde curls, green eyes, and a cheeky smile — and until a puppy comes into her life, she’s nonverbal.

Bonnie is a loveable Chow Chow, and she and Destiny immediately form an unbreakable bond.

Thieves steal Bonnie from Central Park, and Destiny goes back into her shell, stops talking, and can’t eat.

When Destiny’s distraught parents ask war hero Josh Kennelly to find Bonnie, he is torn between the hopelessness of finding a dog in New York and his sorrow for Destiny.

After Josh accepts the assignment, he breaks his ankle, and his partner, Georgie, takes over the strange project.Without Josh’s natural physical weapons, can Georgie succeed? If you like clean-cut heroes and fearless dogs, you won’t be able to put down the addictive Josh Kennelly series.

Paws of Destiny is the eighth novel in this high-stakes crime thriller series. You can read it as a standalone novel or part of the gripping Josh Kennelly Crime Thriller series.]]> 283 Peter Ralph Clarita 0 to-read 4.86 Paws of Destiny: (A Josh Kennelly Gripping Crime Thriller Book 8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Merlin's Magical Music Island: Where the music never ends]]> 228564481
Along with Dr. Merlin's mission, he tasks the young and ambitious music inventors, creators, and listeners to pass along the helpful chords and fruitful guidance that the music has bestowed upon them. As we all immerse ourselves in good music, we can create a safe oasis that will foster joy and generate creative innovation. Good music never expires and should never be muted.]]> 31 James T. Campbell Clarita 0 to-read 5.00 Merlin's Magical Music Island: Where the music never ends
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]]> <![CDATA[Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars, #4)]]> 1537534 #1 New York Times bestselling series

The fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars.

Four pretty little liars’ charmed lives have turned into living nightmares. Emily’s been shipped off to Iowa to live with her überconservative cousins. Aria’s boyfriend is behind bars—because of her. Spencer’s afraid she was involved in Ali’s murder. But Hanna’s fate is far worse: She’s clinging to life in the hospital because she knew too much. These liars have tried to keep their scandals secret, but the truth is about to rock their pretty little world!

Full of unexpected twists and shocking revelations, Unbelievable is the fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard’s compelling Pretty Little Liars series.]]> 335 Sara Shepard 0060887397 Clarita 0 to-read 3.99 2008 Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars, #4)
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> The Broken (Ancients, #3) 229075642
Brielle’s sickness is beginning to get worse, and what should have been another thirty years before she had to retreat to Shkee is looking imminent, destroying her dream to spend Aela’s mortal lifetime with her, as well as see Enori through into adulthood. What is causing this, and what is this darkness that is beginning to loom over Bowhar?

Recognizing Enori’s incredible gifts, Senara brings her on a mission with her through time to track down Bahutha, who has been found. The destruction he has been planning and creating is beyond anything any of them could have imagined, and the drumbeat of war begins to sound.

Who will live? Who will die? Who will be broken as the fight for Bowhar begins?]]> 303 Kim Pritekel 1959929550 Clarita 0 to-read 4.67 The Broken (Ancients, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Variations and Interpretations]]> 244729510 123 Jerry Kokich Clarita 0 to-read 5.00 Variations and Interpretations
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]]> <![CDATA[An Odyssey Home: A Winnipeg Novella (A Time Traveller's Odysseys Book 1)]]> 221604585 2025 INDEPENDENT AUTHOR NETWORK BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS FINALIST"An engaging read for all ages." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"A new take on time-travel." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"Honestly, just a delightful read." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
What if writing a history essay could transport you into history?

In 2024, seventeen-year-old Margaret Spears stops in front of an old house in her neighborhood, hoping for inspiration to write a history essay. Instead, she is catapulted into history.

In 1904, seventeen-year-old-Charlotte Barbour finds a strangely dressed young woman lying on the sidewalk in front of her home.

Why is Margaret 120 years in the past? Can she get back to 2024? Margaret embarks on a thrilling adventure to find a way home, while also discovering the beauty and challenges of 1904 life. The new friends will help each other. One to find a way back and the other to find a way forward.

For fans of time-travel and heartwarming friendships, An Odyssey Home, is a compelling story. With its vivid setting and likeable characters, it will take you on an epic journey to the past. Don’t miss out on this captivating tale.]]> 110 Carol McCullough 1738241815 Clarita 0 to-read 4.30 An Odyssey Home: A Winnipeg Novella (A Time Traveller's Odysseys Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Queen: 70 Glorious Years: 1926–2022]]> 123227431
First published to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in 2022, The 70 Glorious Years commemorates the life of Queen Elizabeth II through photographs chosen to illustrate memorable events in the reign of Britain’s longest-serving monarch. Delightfully informal family photographs of The Queen as a young wife and mother enjoying the company of her children and dogs are joined by more formal images illustrating the official life of the monarch on grand state occasions, such as the Coronation, the State Opening of Parliament, and Trooping the Colour—not to mention her memorable encounter with James Bond and her dramatic arrival at the ceremony marking the opening of the 2012 London Olympics. Each photograph is accompanied by resonant quotations from speeches given by The Queen over the years, including her wartime Children’s Hour radio broadcast at the age of fourteen, her first televised Christmas Day broadcast in 1957, and her speeches welcoming world leaders to Buckingham Palace or responding to the warm hospitality extended to her on state visits.

This new edition has been fully revised to cover the death and subsequent ceremonials of Queen Elizabeth II. Love of family, fondness for animals, a keen sense of humor, a staunch belief in the Commonwealth as a force for good in the world, and gratitude to all the people around the world who went out of their way to help their communities—these are among the themes that come across from this photographic journey through a remarkable life of duty and service.]]> 152 Royal Collection Trust 1909741868 Clarita 0 to-read 0.0 The Queen: 70 Glorious Years: 1926–2022
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]]> Rancid Badges 241166047
His only ally is a grieving widow whose husband was murdered—allegedly by a cop. As they dig for answers, they uncover a conspiracy rooted deep inside the force—where badges are for sale, justice is a facade, and someone powerful is pulling the strings. Every lead brings them closer to the truth…and closer to the people who would kill to keep it buried.

From alley chases to hitmen, crooked cops to sinister criminal networks, Rancid Badges is a relentless crime thriller where exoneration comes at a deadly cost—and the only way out is through the fire. ]]> 132 Alex Cage 1950156303 Clarita 0 to-read 5.00 Rancid Badges
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]]> <![CDATA[Lantern Lights 2: Roaring Road Trip (Summer Scares Book 7)]]> 251588726 37 Martha Wickham Clarita 0 to-read 5.00 Lantern Lights 2: Roaring Road Trip (Summer Scares Book 7)
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]]> Sweet Bird of Youth 200754 175 Tennessee Williams 0822211041 Clarita 0 to-read 3.75 1959 Sweet Bird of Youth
author: Tennessee Williams
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average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[Alliandre Rising (The Knights' Trials Book 1)]]> 62633882 427 Daniel E. Myers Clarita 0 to-read 4.47 Alliandre Rising (The Knights' Trials Book 1)
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]]> The Bridge at Dolceacqua 202260142 A compelling, uplifting, romantic adventure set against the backdrop of the French and Italian Riviera.

Aggie Sutcliffe, an accomplished author of the “bonkbuster” genre has been suffering from disturbing recurring dreams, and decides to give up her writing to research and understand why this is happening to her.

What follows catapults her into a whole new world, a completely different life to the one she has led. Innovative research is being done by reputable companies throughout the world via epigenetics and there is proof that memory, especially trauma, can be stored in your DNA and passed down through the generations.

Her new path of discovery takes her to Menton on the French Riviera and across the border into Italy to the ancient village of Dolceacqua, where she experiences an overwhelming feeling of déjà vu. She meets an unlikely romantic admirer and enjoys the awakening of her almost forgotten sexuality.

Aggie agrees to travel to the prestigious Denna Institute in New York and be regressed through hypnotism by a skilled professional. These sessions trigger an intensity to her dreams, they become very real.

Aggie is compelled to liberate herself from the trauma carried through to her by her five maternal ancestors.

Accompanied by her Italian lover they engage with the world of Art History and what is revealed alters the rest of her life.]]> 330 Merryn Corcoran Clarita 0 to-read 4.44 The Bridge at Dolceacqua
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]]> <![CDATA[Barack, Race and the Media: The Obama Legacy]]> 51978065 0 David G. Brown 0981867413 Clarita 0 to-read 0.0 Barack, Race and the Media: The Obama Legacy
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]]> <![CDATA[The Four Major Plays: The Seagull / Uncle Vanya / Three Sisters / Cherry Orchard]]> 87332 294 Anton Chekhov 1566636264 Clarita 0 to-read 4.14 1904 The Four Major Plays: The Seagull / Uncle Vanya / Three Sisters / Cherry Orchard
author: Anton Chekhov
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> My Sister, the Serial Killer 38819868
My Sister, the Serial Killer is a blackly comic novel about how blood is thicker - and more difficult to get out of the carpet - than water...]]> 226 Oyinkan Braithwaite 0385544235 Clarita 0 to-read 3.62 2018 My Sister, the Serial Killer
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]]> Manistique (Luke Fischer #2) 58056274
In Manistique, Michigan, Luke teams up with the local sheriff, Sam, a tough, determined woman with a hell of a spin kick. Together they try to solve how a modern-day Johnny Appleseed spread $400,000 across Upper Michigan before ending up on the bottom of the Manistique River.

From the winding roads of perpetually raining Michigan to the sun-baked land and purple skies of New Mexico, Luke Fischer searches for the reason behind the killings, while being pursued by those who would rather he was dead. He never signed up to be a knight errant, but damned if people don’t expect him to be one.]]> 236 Craig Terlson Clarita 0 to-read 4.32 2021 Manistique (Luke Fischer #2)
author: Craig Terlson
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[Men As Friends: From Cicero to Svevo to Cataldo]]> 124981616 208 Irwin Epstein 1646639936 Clarita 0 to-read 4.89 Men As Friends: From Cicero to Svevo to Cataldo
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]]> Feersum Endjinn 12015 311 Iain M. Banks 0553573586 Clarita 5 3.86 1994 Feersum Endjinn
author: Iain M. Banks
name: Clarita
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1994
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Rubinrot (Edelstein-Trilogie, #1)]]> 6325285
Bis sie sich eines Tages aus heiterem Himmel im London um die letzte Jahrhundertwende wiederfindet. Und ihr klar wird, dass ausgerechnet sie das allergrößte Geheimnis ihrer Familie ist. Was ihr dagegen nicht klar ist: Dass man sich zwischen den Zeiten möglichst nicht verlieben sollte. Denn das macht die Sache erst recht kompliziert!]]> 345 Kerstin Gier 3401063340 Clarita 4 4.27 2009 Rubinrot (Edelstein-Trilogie, #1)
author: Kerstin Gier
name: Clarita
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> The Polymorph 101265124
Brown finds that an alien species has successfully assimilated themselves with the humans on Earth and is ruling over them covertly. When an attempt is made to kidnap him, he realises he has become a target in a hidden game where different groups are vying for power, complicated by the introduction of artificial humans and super androids to boost Earth’s population and armies.

Some ruling factions are preparing for war against the planet Levita and re-conquest of a group of planets, former colonies in the Delta Quadrant, who have declared their independence from Earth.

Brown realises that he is also running the gauntlet of former enemies who are out to get him. He is desperate to thwart the prospects of war against Levita, where he has a son he has never met and is also against re-colonisation after his recent experiences on Pirrus.

Aboard The Space Adventurer, the cruise ship on which he is returning, he meets two beautiful women. Marika, who has been sent as his minder, by the EPA, Earth Policy Administration, to keep an eye on Brown as they don’t fully trust him and Leela, the daughter of Earth’s biggest industrialist, who is secretly building the super androids on a space hub, where the ship makes a stop.

He soon realises that he is in a desperate battle for survival, before he can even reach Earth and the big bash the EPA is throwing for him, for successfully completing his mission on Pirrus.]]> 0 Max Nowaz 1803133961 Clarita 5 4.29 2023 The Polymorph
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> Machines like Me 42086795 Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding.

Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda’s assistance, he co-designs Adam’s personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong and clever – a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma. Ian McEwan’s subversive and entertaining new novel poses fundamental questions: what makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? This provocative and thrilling tale warns of the power to invent things beyond our control.]]> 306 Ian McEwan 1787331679 Clarita 4 3.52 2019 Machines like Me
author: Ian McEwan
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average rating: 3.52
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]]> <![CDATA[The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1)]]> 64316
But for a brief time in each person's life—in childhood—he is not a slave. For Will, his time of freedom is about to end—unless he can escape to the White Mountains, where the possibility of freedom still exists.]]> 195 John Christopher 0689856725 Clarita 5 3.95 1967 The White Mountains (The Tripods, #1)
author: John Christopher
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average rating: 3.95
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]]> Revenger (Revenger #1) 28962452
And there are vast fortunes to be made, if you know where to find them.

Captain Rackamore and his crew do. It's their business to find the tiny, enigmatic worlds which have been hidden away, booby-trapped, surrounded by layers of protection—and to crack them open for the ancient relics and barely-remembered technologies inside. But while they ply their risky trade with integrity, not everyone is so scrupulous.

Adrana and Fura Ness are the newest members of Rackamore's crew, signed on to save their family from bankruptcy. Only Rackamore has enemies, and there might be more waiting for them in space than adventure and fortune: the fabled and feared Bosa Sennen in particular.

Revenger is a science fiction adventure story set in the rubble of our solar system in the dark, distant future—a tale of space pirates, buried treasure, and phantom weapons, of unspeakable hazards and single-minded heroism and of vengeance...]]> 425 Alastair Reynolds 0575090537 Clarita 4 3.75 2016 Revenger (Revenger #1)
author: Alastair Reynolds
name: Clarita
average rating: 3.75
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]]> InterWorld (InterWorld, #1) 47701  
InterWorld tells the story of Joey Harker, a very average kid who discovers that his world is only one of a trillion alternate earths. Some of these earths are ruled by magic. Some are ruled by science. All are at war.
 
Joey teams up with alternate versions of himself from an array of these worlds. Together, the army of Joeys must battle evil magicians Lord Dogknife and Lady Indigo to keep the balance of power between all the earths stable. Teens—and tweens and adults—who obsessively read the His Dark Materials and Harry Potter series will be riveted by InterWorld and its sequel, The Silver Dream .]]> 239 Neil Gaiman 0061238961 Clarita 4 3.54 2007 InterWorld (InterWorld, #1)
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Clarita
average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies]]> 13154628 In his celebrated bestsellers Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre told the dazzling true stories of a remarkable WWII double agent and of how the Allies employed a corpse to fool the Nazis and assure a decisive victory.  In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the war and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it.

   On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties.  D-Day was a stunning military accomplishment, but it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude, which protected and enabled the invasion, and the Double Cross system, which specialized in turning German spies into double agents, deceived the Nazis into believing that the Allies would attack at Calais and Norway rather than Normandy. It was the most sophisticated and successful deception operation ever carried out, ensuring that Hitler kept an entire army awaiting a fake invasion, saving thousands of lives, and securing an Allied victory at the most critical juncture in the war.

   The story of D-Day has been told from the point of view of the soldiers who fought in it, the tacticians who planned it, and the generals who led it. But this epic event in world history has never before been told from the perspectives of the key individuals in the Double Cross System. These include its director (a brilliant, urbane intelligence officer), a colorful assortment of MI5 handlers (as well as their counterparts in Nazi intelligence), and the five spies who formed Double Cross’s nucleus: a dashing  Serbian playboy, a Polish fighter-pilot, a bisexual Peruvian party girl, a deeply eccentric Spaniard with a diploma in chicken farming and a volatile Frenchwoman, whose obsessive love for her pet dog very nearly wrecked the entire plan. The D-Day spies were, without question, one of the oddest military units ever assembled, and their success depended on the delicate, dubious relationship between spy and spymaster, both German and British. Their enterprise was saved from catastrophe by a shadowy sixth spy whose heroic sacrifice is revealed here for the first time.

   With the same depth of research, eye for the absurd and masterful storytelling that have made Ben Macintyre an international bestseller,  Double Cross is a captivating narrative of the spies who wove a web so intricate it ensnared Hitler’s army and carried thousands of D-Day troops across the Channel in safety.]]> 399 Ben Macintyre 0307990443 Clarita 5 3.94 2012 Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Champion (Legend, #3) 14290364 He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy.
Who will be Champion?

June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps-Elect, while Day has been assigned a high-level military position.

But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them: just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything.

With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion.]]> 369 Marie Lu 0399256776 Clarita 4 4.32 2013 Champion (Legend, #3)
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> The Full Circle for Mick 227874701 332 Michael G. Kramer 1763586073 Clarita 4 4.32 The Full Circle for Mick
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]]> 300 59952
Collects: 300 #1-5]]> 88 Frank Miller 1569714029 Clarita 3 3.99 1999 300
author: Frank Miller
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)]]> 45033931 The Tattooist of Auschwitz, the author tells the story, based on a true one, of a woman who survives Auschwitz, only to find herself locked away again.

Cilka Klein is 18 years old when Auschwitz-Birkenau is liberated by Soviet soldiers. But Cilka is one of the many women who is sentenced to a labor camp on charges of having helped the Nazis--with no consideration of the circumstances Cilka and women like her found themselves in as they struggled to survive. Once at the Vorkuta gulag in Sibera, where she is to serve her 15-year sentence, Cilka uses her wits, charm, and beauty to survive.]]> 352 Heather Morris 1250265703 Clarita 4 4.38 2019 Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)
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average rating: 4.38
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]]> <![CDATA[Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging]]> 40940205 War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the many challenges today’s returning veterans face in modern society.

There are ancient tribal human behaviors-loyalty, inter-reliance, cooperation-that flare up in communities during times of turmoil and suffering. These are the very same behaviors that typify good soldiering and foster a sense of belonging among troops, whether they’re fighting on the front lines or engaged in non-combat activities away from the action. Drawing from history, psychology, and anthropology, bestselling author Sebastian Junger shows us just how at odds the structure of modern society is with our tribal instincts, arguing that the difficulties many veterans face upon returning home from war do not stem entirely from the trauma they’ve suffered, but also from the individualist societies they must reintegrate into.

A 2011 study by the Canadian Forces and Statistics Canada reveals that 78 percent of military suicides from 1972 to the end of 2006 involved veterans. Though these numbers present an implicit call to action, the government is only just taking steps now to address the problems veterans face when they return home. But can the government ever truly eliminate the challenges faced by returning veterans? Or is the problem deeper, woven into the very fabric of our modern existence? Perhaps our circumstances are not so bleak, and simply understanding that beneath our modern guises we all belong to one tribe or another would help us face not just the problems of our nation but of our individual lives as well.

Well-researched and compellingly written, this timely look at how veterans react to coming home will reconceive our approach to veteran’s affairs and help us to repair our current social dynamic.]]> 182 Sebastian Junger Clarita 5 3.99 2016 Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> The Sun Also Rises 3876 The Sun Also Rises (Fiesta) is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.]]> 189 Ernest Hemingway Clarita 5 3.80 1926 The Sun Also Rises
author: Ernest Hemingway
name: Clarita
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1926
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]]> <![CDATA[Never Your Girl (Western Wildcats Hockey, #7)]]> 221981311 Can you really blame me for loving the scandalous texts exposing Bridger Sanderson for the jerk he is? As far as I’m concerned, it’s sweet karma for ghosting me after we hooked up two years ago. Cocky, infuriating, and way too gorgeous for his own good, Bridger thinks he’s untouchable.

The best part?

He’s convinced I’m behind the messages.

I wish.

Unfortunately, my life takes a turn for the worst when Bridger uncovers my secret side hustle. Now he’s blackmailing me, forcing me to stick close—we’re talking 24/7—until he figures out who’s airing his dirty laundry on campus.

I should hate him for dragging me into his mess.

And I do…

Mostly.

Except… the more time we spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore how he looks at me. It's almost like he can see straight through the walls I’ve built to protect myself. Or how his own guard slips, revealing the cracks in his armor when he thinks I’m not paying attention.

The only person who’s ever gotten this close is ColdAsIce17, my anonymous confidant on the school chat app. With him, I can totally be myself.

But what happens when the lines blur between the guy I hate and the one I can’t stop thinking about?

What happens when I realize... they might be the same person? ]]> 344 Jennifer Sucevic Clarita 0 to-read 4.08 Never Your Girl (Western Wildcats Hockey, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Center Ice (Boston Rebels, #1)]]> 145223783
Being traded to the Boston Rebels could not have come at a better time. With serious family obligations to fulfill and a contract renewal with a new hockey team on the line, I have no time for anything else. I return to Boston knowing I need to buckle down and focus on what really matters.

But the first night I’m back in town, I come face to face with Audrey, my college calculus tutor. We had a brief fling right before I was drafted into the NHL. Now, her five year old son is standing by her side, and I don’t need a tutor to do that kind of math.

Audrey insists she doesn’t want me involved in Graham’s life unless I can commit to being a dad. With everything else going on, this is the worst possible timing.

But every minute I spend with Graham and Audrey feels exactly right, and I’m left questioning everything I thought I wanted.

Because now my goals are shifting, and getting what I really want might come at the expense of the game I’ve given my entire life to.]]> 442 Julia Connors Clarita 0 to-read 3.82 2024 Center Ice (Boston Rebels, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Make The Play (Colorado Storm #2)]]> 225233700 A frenemies to lovers, fake dating hockey romance

Chase

I may or may not have been in love with Zoe Carlson for years, she just doesn’t know it.

To her, I’m another arrogant, insufferable defenseman. Her favorite headache to deal with, and the guy who flirts because he likes to rile her up. Who pushes her buttons for fun. The jokester.

And maybe I was, until the night I finally got to dance with her and kiss her and have her moan my name instead of curse it. Until the morning she walked away like it had meant nothing.

But after a video from my past resurfaces, we need a decent PR stunt. A media play designed to distract. Which means now, she’s mine—at least in the public eye.

Dating her is something I’m supposed to fake, something I’m not supposed to be invested in. But when she lands herself in real danger?

Game over.

And if she thinks there’s anything fake about that, she’s about to learn that when it comes to her, I’ll always make the play.


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Make The Play is the second book in the Colorado Storm hockey series of interconnected stand-alones, and features the following :

Pro hockey player x PR exec | Fake Dating | Frenemies to lovers | She's grumpy to no-one except him | ONS | An age-gap that's not a big deal but she makes it one | Plenty of spice | Plenty of banter | Found family]]> 455 Hailey Rodger Clarita 0 to-read 4.05 2025 Make The Play (Colorado Storm #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mr. Irrelevant (Rock City Renegades #1)]]> 228160440 Maddox

I’ve never been anything but the underdog. No matter how hard I worked, I was always good enough to be someone’s backup but nothing more. I thought being drafted by Cleveland’s brand-new expansion team would be a fresh start. But when I find myself taking the snaps, it becomes painfully clear that I need some extra help—in the form of secret meetups with the owner’s daughter. Livvy Grant is everything a guy like me could want—smart, beautiful, and knows the game of football better than anyone. But what happens when our midnight coaching sessions move from the field to the bedroom? Can we keep our heads in the game, or will we lose everything we’ve worked for?

Livvy

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be a football coach. But when my dad decided to buy the city’s new professional team, every hope and dream I had for my life was pushed aside to focus on my family’s legacy. As the heir apparent of the Rock City Renegades, I’m expected to learn everything it takes to run a winning franchise. So, when I see that our new quarterback needs some work, who better than me to whip him into shape? Maddox Dane is a diamond in the rough, but when our professional relationship evolves into something more, I find myself scrambling to make the right play with the future of my team at risk.]]> 380 C.L. Rose Clarita 0 to-read 4.11 Mr. Irrelevant (Rock City Renegades #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross-Checked (Boston Rebels, #3)]]> 213814340
AJ is the league’s first female general manager, and my boss. As the team captain, I have to play nice with her—in public, at least.

But in private, the gloves come off. And then one time, our clothes do too.

We vow it won’t happen again.

Not only can we not stand each other, but we’re in tense negotiations over my contract right now, and AJ is up for the league’s GM of the Year award. Getting involved wouldn’t just be a PR nightmare—it would be unethical.

It doesn’t help that we have a history, or that she and my daughter adore each other. When AJ is injured protecting my baby, there’s no choice but to move her into my place.

Taking care of someone I hate shouldn’t feel so right. Getting to know her better shouldn’t break down my defenses. She’s hurt me once before, and I’d be a fool to trust her again.

But the more time we spend together, the more I realize that maybe I’m not obsessed with hating her . . . maybe I’m just obsessed with her.]]> 460 Julia Connors Clarita 0 to-read 4.10 2025 Cross-Checked (Boston Rebels, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[He's Not My Type (The Vancouver Agitators, #4)]]> 196226291 This steamy, one bed romantic comedy will bring all the laughs while making your cheeks blush at the same time. Sometimes the quietest are the most . . . vocal . . .

Word to the wise, never become roommates with a girl you’ve been pining over for the better part of a year.

You’re probably wondering why I would do such a thing? Well, I didn’t.

It was my teammates.

The moment they found out Blakely White was single, they took it upon themselves to play cupid and instruct me on how I should win her over.

Don't wear a shirt around her.
Make her dinner.
Lightly touch her shoulder when you say goodbye.

I'm so flustered, so overwhelmed, so madly in love with this woman who barely notices me, that I lose control of the situation and make one huge mistake: I offer to be her fake date for a wedding so she can make her ex jealous.

That means, for one whole night I get a free pass with her. I get to hold her, dance with her, kiss her…stare at her from across the room like she’s my entire world because she has been for months now.

But when the night comes to an end, I’m faced with two options: bring her back to my bedroom and show her how I really feel, or let her walk away, succumbing to the fact that I very well might not be her type.]]> 394 Meghan Quinn 1959442147 Clarita 0 to-read 4.25 2023 He's Not My Type (The Vancouver Agitators, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Headlines (Chasing Victory #1)]]> 222611395 They’re chasing the same dream. Too bad they’re not on the same team...

After a heated outburst ruins his major league prospects, Breslin Cooper lands at Texas State Tech with a probation sentence and a bad rep. With obligatory therapy, campus rules, and scouts steering clear, his baseball career is on the thinnest of thin ice–in a West Texas desert.

Olivia "Liv" Milline lives and breathes the game—but thanks to her overprotective baseball-exec father, she’s banned from pursuing her dream of becoming a baseball scout.

Her workaround? Becoming a sports reporter on campus, and chasing stories behind the scenes.

When Liv sets her sights on the notoriously moody, attractive Breslin as her next big story, things spiral fast. He’s not talking, and she’s not backing down. But when trouble threatens his probation and scholarship, Breslin might need Liv more than he wants to admit.

Enemies? Check. Chemistry? Explosive. A headline-worthy mess in the making? Absolutely.

[Book One of a steamy new series. No cliffhanger—but plenty of sass, angst, and unresolved tension waiting to ignite in Book Two.]]]> 524 J. Rose Black Clarita 0 to-read 4.25 2025 Chasing Headlines (Chasing Victory #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss and Don't Tell (The Vancouver Agitators, #1)]]> 58958806 From USA Today bestselling author and the author of The Highland Fling, comes a brand new hockey romance about a wayward traveler falling in love with her ex-boyfriend's half-brother. Steamy and unapologetically witty.

Five hockey players, a cabin in the woods . . . and little old me, Winnie Berlin.

Sounds like the start of a fantasy, right? But it's not. It's my reality.

It all started when I got lost in the middle of the Canadian Rockies. A wicked thunderstorm sent my car mud sliding into a ditch and for a girl whose survival skills involve finding the nearest Starbucks, I was in deep trouble.

Forced to abandon my car in search of help, I stumbled upon a cabin in the middle of nowhere. Soaking wet, irritated, and in desperate need of a hot shower, I knocked on the door for help only to be greeted by five boisterous, burly, and insanely attractive men.

Not just men.

Professional hockey players.

I hit the motherload of fantasies, right? Wrong.

Because as it turns out, one of them is my ex-boyfriend's half-brother. And when I end up crashing in their spare bedroom for the night, things take a very unexpected turn.

I'm not sure any amount of survival skills can protect my heart from Vancouver Agitators star goalie, Pacey Lawes. But as long as we kiss and don’t tell, maybe everything will be okay . . .]]> 414 Meghan Quinn Clarita 0 to-read 3.96 2021 Kiss and Don't Tell (The Vancouver Agitators, #1)
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]]> Goal Line (Boston Rebels, #4) 239312836
I have only one weakness: my coach’s daughter, Evangeline Wilcott.

Eva is a pairs figure skater, and my life-long best friend. I’ve always wanted more, but she friend zoned me back in high school and we’ve lived thousands of miles apart since.

Eight years later, a secret pregnancy is threatening her skating career. When she’s rushed to the hospital right before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, I panic. Now, my team’s loss lies solely on my shoulders and I could be traded.

When Eva needs help, suggesting we get married is the easiest split-second decision I’ve ever made. A grandchild could keep me in Boston playing for my family’s team, and I’d do anything to take care of Eva.

We agree to a marriage based on friendship, but once Eva and I are living together, all those artificial walls we’ve built start crumbling. Now, I’m making up for all the years I couldn’t call her mine.

But when her past reappears in our new life together, her happiness and my family’s reputation are both threatened. And maybe I’m not so different from my family after all, because I find there’s nothing I wouldn’t do to keep my wife safe and happy.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Goal Line is book 4 in the Boston Rebel series, which features interconnected standalones about the players on a fictional professional hockey team.

Tropes:
* hockey player x figure skater
* childhood best friends to lovers
* marriage of convenience
* accidental pregnancy (not his baby)
* mutual pining]]> 536 Julia Connors 1962560244 Clarita 0 to-read 3.97 Goal Line (Boston Rebels, #4)
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]]> Left Field Love 175929609
And she’s especially over interacting with Caleb Winters. The town golden boy who refuses to ignore her existence, no matter how hard she tries to remain invisible. The star pitcher with a bright, shiny future in front of him, very different from Lennon’s path after graduation.

But Caleb’s life isn’t as perfect as it appears. His family is fractured beneath the facade and the pressure of high expectations is constant. He had no interest in moving to the small, horse-racing-obsessed town of Landry, Kentucky, and no say in the matter either. And the one girl he’s interested in stubbornly refuses to give him the time of day.

Until persistence finally seems to shift Lennon’s perception of him. But one thing that doesn’t change as graduation creeps closer? Her insistence that their lives are too different for anything serious or lasting between them. Caleb’s professional baseball aspirations are more present than ever, and he hasn’t hidden his desire to leave Landry. Between caring for the only family she has left and managing what’s left of their farm, she’s tied to Landry with no intention of that ever changing.

Lennon has spent years eager to see Caleb leave. She’s the only reason he wants to stay. Together, they’ll have to decide what they’re willing to sacrifice. For themselves…and for each other.]]> 524 C.W. Farnsworth Clarita 0 to-read 3.97 Left Field Love
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]]> <![CDATA[Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression]]> 216151199 When we have the power of God, demons will be manifested and forced to flee, and people will be set free.
 
While reading this book, you will wholeheartedly believe in Christ’s promise to the Church in John 10:10. Likewise, you will prepare yourself for deliverance so that you can lead others to freedom as well.
 
People are looking for answers to be freed from addictions, anxiety, and depression. They want healing in their marriages, their children to be free from the symptoms of autism, or to not live in poverty any longer. People want relief from mental disorders. They are searching everywhere, paying tons of money to try and find the answers to these problems, or if not finding complete relief, at least alleviating some of the symptoms. All of these things are demonic, and the answer can only be found in Jesus Christ.

Finding Freedom from Demonic Oppression will help guide you step-by-step to learn what you’ve been missing. The good news is that deliverance and freedom are easy. You only have to give your life to Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Deliverer, is the answer to all questions. You simply have to come to Jesus and believe. He does the rest. You don’t have to pay tons of money. Deliverance is free. God gives it to you. There is a cost, but that cost is surrendering; it’s nothing you can buy.

By reading this essential guide, you will What deliverance is Why we need deliverance in the church today The first key to receive deliverance How to help others receive deliverance]]> 224 Kathryn Krick 1636414427 Clarita 4 4.28 Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart]]> 25733658
Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.]]> 288 James R. Doty 1594632987 Clarita 4 4.19 2016 Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
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]]> <![CDATA[The Greatness Guide: Powerful Secrets for Getting to World Class]]> 289028 240 Robin Sharma 0061229881 Clarita 5 4.04 2006 The Greatness Guide: Powerful Secrets for Getting to World Class
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]]> <![CDATA[Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling]]> 37786022 368 Matthew Dicks 1608685489 Clarita 5 4.22 2018 Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
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]]> <![CDATA[Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It]]> 8727466
An eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes us fat, from acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes.

In his New York Times best seller, Good Calories, Bad Calories, Taubes argued that our diet’s overemphasis on certain kinds of carbohydrates—not fats and not simply excess calories—has led directly to the obesity epidemic we face today. The result of thorough research, keen insight, and unassailable common sense, Good Calories, Bad Calories immediately stirred controversy and acclaim among academics, journalists, and writers alike. Michael Pollan heralded it as “a vitally important book, destined to change the way we think about food.”

Building upon this critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, Taubes now revisits the urgent question of what’s making us fat—and how we can change—in this exciting new book. Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat makes Taubes’s crucial argument newly accessible to a wider audience.

Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century, none more damaging or misguided than the “calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat, and the good science that has been ignored, especially regarding insulin’s regulation of our fat tissue. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid?

Packed with essential information and concluding with an easy-to-follow diet, Why We Get Fat is an invaluable key in our understanding of an international epidemic and a guide to what each of us can do about it.]]> 272 Gary Taubes Clarita 4 3.99 2010 Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
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]]> <![CDATA[Start.: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters]]> 17249189 Wall Street Journal best-selling author Jon Acuff reveals the steps to getting unstuck and back onto the path of being awesome.

Over the last 100 years, the road to success for most everyone has been divided into predictable stages. But three things have changed the path to success:

Boomers are realizing that a lot of the things they were promised aren't going to materialize, and they have started second and third careers.

Technology has given access to an unprecedented number of people who are building online empires and changing their lives in ways that would have been impossible years ago.

The days of "success first, significance later," have ended.

While none of the stages can be skipped, they can be shortened and accelerated. There are only two paths in life: average and awesome. The average path is easy because all you have to do is nothing. The awesome path is more challenging, because things like fear only bother you when you do work that matters. The good news is "Start" gives readers practical, actionable insights to be more awesome, more often.]]> 272 Jon Acuff 1937077594 Clarita 4 3.96 2013 Start.: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters
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]]> We Should All Be Feminists 22738563 We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-viewed TEDx talk of the same name—by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.

With humor and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics. Throughout, she draws extensively on her own experiences—in the U.S., in her native Nigeria, and abroad—offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men, alike.

Argued in the same observant, witty and clever prose that has made Adichie a bestselling novelist, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.]]> 52 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Clarita 5 4.41 2012 We Should All Be Feminists
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]]> And Then There Were None 16299
"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. One by one they fall prey. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? Only the dead are above suspicion.]]> 264 Agatha Christie 0312330871 Clarita 0 to-read 4.27 1939 And Then There Were None
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]]> Joey and His Friend Water 153680369 96 Ellen J. Lewinberg 0228881692 Clarita 0 to-read 4.30 Joey and His Friend Water
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]]> <![CDATA[China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)]]> 22674105 Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians, is back with a wickedly funny new novel of social climbing, secret e-mails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged to marry Asia's most eligible bachelor, discovers her birthfather.

On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than anything found in the salons of Paris, and a fiance willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance in order to marry her. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won't be able to walk her down the aisle. Until: a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendor beyond anything she has ever imagined. Here we meet Carlton, a Ferrari-crashing bad boy known for Prince Harry-like antics; Colette, a celebrity girlfriend chased by fevered paparazzi; and the man Rachel has spent her entire life waiting to meet: her father. Meanwhile, Singapore's It Girl, Astrid Leong, is shocked to discover that there is a downside to having a newly minted tech billionaire husband. A romp through Asia's most exclusive clubs, auction houses, and estates, China Rich Girlfriend brings us into the elite circles of Mainland China, introducing a captivating cast of characters, and offering an inside glimpse at what it's like to be gloriously, crazily, China-rich.]]> 378 Kevin Kwan 0385539088 Clarita 0 to-read 3.80 2015 China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond]]> 202470606 NFL football star Vernon Davis delves into his astonishing career, from winning Super Bowl 50 in 2016 with the Denver Broncos to reinventing himself as an actor and producer, and recalls the hard-won lessons—including that infamous press conference—that paved his path to success. In October 2008, after a San Francisco loss to Seattle, Vernon Davis was put on blast by Coach Mike Singletary in a fiery speech criticizing his “me-myself-and-I attitude”. It proved to be the turning point in Davis’s career, and the inspiration for him to change his mindset, his playing, and his life. At the time, Davis was a young, talented player who had been drafted by the 49ers in 2006 at number six, one of the highest draft positions for a tight end in NFL history. He played ten years for the team, which included a 2013 Super Bowl loss to the Baltimore Ravens in a 34-31 heartbreaker, where he recorded six catches for 104 yards. Winning a Super Bowl in 2016 with Peyton Manning, Davis landed a crucial downfield block and sprung teammate C.L. Anderson for a key 34-yard run that helped the Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10. Davis retired in 2019 after a final four years playing pro for his hometown team in Washington. He’s now deeply involved in his new acting and producing feature films. Here he rewinds the tape to reflect on his career and competitive spirit—and the insights about teamwork, leadership, and responsibility that came in the aftermath of Coach Singletary’s press conference, spurring him to transform his life for the better. Weaving personal reflections with frank, real-world advice, Playing Ball is not just one athlete’s memoir but an eye-opening exploration of what winning—on the field and beyond—really means.]]> 240 Vernon Davis 1496746570 Clarita 0 to-read 4.27 Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond
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]]> <![CDATA[Death of an Officer (The DCI Frank Merlin Series)]]> 216544518 London. Spring 1943. While Europe continues to suffer under the iron fist of Nazi occupation, Britain remains battered but unbowed.

DCI Frank Merlin, already contending with a booming wartime crime wave in the capital, is confronted with a baffling the brutal murder of a respected doctor.

Following a puzzling trail that leads him into the hidden corners of clubland—and which appears to be linked to the disappearance of both British and American officers—Merlin must untangle a dark web of shocking secrets.

Winner of the Cob and Pen Literary Award for Crime Fiction at the inaugural Bloody Barnes Book Festival 2026]]> 365 Mark Ellis 103542701X Clarita 0 to-read 4.32 2025 Death of an Officer (The DCI Frank Merlin Series)
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]]> Rage Against the Machine 221835190
Amid the challenges and dangers of research and filming, Hunter Barraclough, Roare’s biological father, enters her life for the first time. When Roare reaches her breaking point, help comes from an unlikely source, Sloane McInerney, Roare’s bodyguard. Sloane has his own reasons to join forces with Roare to unmask a malevolent AI lab whose CEO plots to destroy human souls through AI and other-worldly technology. As she battles demonic forces, Roare uses fear and anger to her advantage. But how long will she last before she questions her own survival?
]]> 360 H. Meadow Hopewell Clarita 0 to-read 4.40 2024 Rage Against the Machine
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]]> <![CDATA[To Be a Fae Queen (Realm Chronicles, #1)]]> 57363435
The last of her line, a faerie princess prepares to take the throne. But multiple forces plot against her, some trusted friends…

After losing her brothers, Titania studies and trains to rule Aubren. When she proves her abilities in battle, she’s handed the crown. But fifteen and the first female monarch in the realm, many question her ability to reign and one of their own steps up to oppose her.

Following her inner compass she prepares to face the challenger. The contest seems lost but a latent power fuels her win and her adversaries must concede that she is the rightful ruler.

The enemy brewing under their bedrock threatens again, this time seemingly aided by an unknown spirit. Titania wonders if she will be able to access the sentient magic that hangs just out of reach. Will it manifest when she most needs it? Or do they face an eternity in darkness?

To Be a Fae Queen is the first book in the complete Realm Chronicles series, and a magical journey into the realm of Middle Earth. If you like fearless heroines, you’ll love Tricia Copeland’s thrilling fantasy.

Get To Be a Fae Queen to descend into a new world today!]]> 420 Tricia Copeland Clarita 0 to-read 4.35 2021 To Be a Fae Queen (Realm Chronicles, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cleo Can Tie A Bow: A Rabbit and Fox Story]]> 55463003 Learning to tie a bow is very difficult for some people but Cleo remembers how to do it from a cute story she once heard. It is about a little rabbit with very long ears and a very helpful fox who shows her what to do to keep them clean. This is the story of how Cleo learns to tie a “bunny ear” bow.
Exercises in manual dexterity build self-esteem in children. Knowing how to tie shoe-strings, scarves and more into a bow is a useful and rewarding skill.
“Teach a child a useful skill. Build confidence and self-esteem that lasts a lifetime.”]]> 38 Sybrina Durant Clarita 0 to-read 4.37 Cleo Can Tie A Bow: A Rabbit and Fox Story
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]]> The Kiss Thief 41450662
Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.

They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred.

Mine were broken before we left church.

They say your heart only beats for one man.

Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.

I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit.

Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage.

They say that all great love stories have a happy ending.

I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter.

One kiss.
Two men.
Three lives.
Entwined together.

And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.
]]> 320 L.J. Shen 1793307504 Clarita 0 to-read 3.74 2019 The Kiss Thief
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]]> Digging for God 51161357 In Digging for God, Tom takes you to a same-sex spiritual resort where you stay for three weeks. During your stay you will join in on all the work and activities of the retreat center. You will live amongst the monks and the spiritually motivated people who live there. You will have a schedule that includes meditation and all types of chores and projects that need to be done. You will get a taste of the camaraderie in the refectory and the delicious food. You will experience hanging out with meditators and learn to meditate yourself. You will realize that there are others ways to live in this world and you will meet people who are more interested in joy, peace, and love and less interested in the almighty dollar. You will find the value in taking a break from the world you live in, to retreat, refresh, and get ready to take on the world when you get back home.]]> 19 Tom Hillman 0228817382 Clarita 0 to-read 4.31 Digging for God
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]]> <![CDATA[Pandemic (The Extinction Files, #1)]]> 34811896 Around the world, a deadly outbreak spreads.

The CDC and WHO race to stop it, but they soon learn that this pandemic hides a dark secret. It may be the start of a scientific experiment that could alter the human race forever--and reveal a shocking truth about our future.

A hundred miles north of Alaska, a US Coast Guard vessel discovers a sunken submarine at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. It has no national identification and doesn’t match the records of any known vessel. Deep within, researchers find evidence of a scientific experiment that will rewrite our basic understanding of the human race.

In Atlanta, Dr. Peyton Shaw is awakened by the phone call she has dreaded for years. As the CDC’s leading epidemiologist, she’s among the first responders to outbreaks around the world. It’s a lonely and dangerous job, but it’s her life—and she’s good at it. This time, she may have met her match.

In Kenya, an Ebola-like pathogen has infected two Americans. One lies at death’s door. With the clock ticking, Peyton assembles her team and joins personnel from the Kenyan Ministry of Health and the WHO. What they find in the remote village is beyond their worst fears. As she traces the origin of the pathogen, Peyton begins to believe that there is more to this outbreak—that it may be merely the opening act in a conspiracy with far reaching consequences.

In Berlin, Desmond Hughes awakens in a hotel room with no memory of how he got there or who he is. On the floor, he finds a dead security guard from an international pharmaceutical company. His only clue leads him to Peyton Shaw—a woman who seems to know him, but refuses to tell him how. With the police searching the city for him, Desmond desperately tries to piece together what happened to him. To his shock and horror, he learns that he may be involved in causing the outbreak—and could hold the only key to stopping it.

As the pathogen spreads around the world, Peyton and Desmond race to unravel the conspiracy behind the pandemic—and uncover secrets some want to keep buried. With time running out, they face an unimaginable decision.]]> 722 A.G. Riddle 1940026121 Clarita 0 to-read 4.08 2017 Pandemic (The Extinction Files, #1)
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]]> The Pink Cadillac 217217019 A restless spirit, fallen from heaven to earth, finds solace in a simple activity. Two close friends, trapped in various situations for years, remain unaware of how close their destination truly is. When Dakota left her profession at the peak of her career due to unforeseen circumstances, the same profession found a new Dakota years later. In this seductive and kinky story, the universe weaves its peculiar magic, orchestrating bizarre twists to lead each character toward their destined path.]]> 236 Rebecca Harlem 1035864509 Clarita 0 to-read 4.31 The Pink Cadillac
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]]> Gone Girl 19288043 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here

Who are you?
What have we done to each other?

These are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone.

So what did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?]]> 415 Gillian Flynn 0307588378 Clarita 0 to-read 4.22 2012 Gone Girl
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]]> Steel Blood 215598873 308 Gabriel F.W. Koch 1977272754 Clarita 0 to-read 4.32 2024 Steel Blood
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]]> <![CDATA[Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: A New World Order]]> 34640476
The first book, The State, represents a radically new political system of society, one which is the most democratic system ever possible! This is a completely new society, a real civil society, which otherwise in the capitalist system is only a utopia. In this book, I scrutinize the principles of scientific socialism; i.e., all those principles of Marxism concerning the state that build socialism as a political system.

The second book, The Economic Theory of Socialism, is a sequel, and as far as I know, the only sequel of the greatest work by Karl Marx – Capital. The economics of socialism makes Marx’s socialism already completely possible. In this book, I scrutinize the economic laws that build socialism as a more effective economic system than capitalism. These laws are extracted from Marx’s main work – Capital.

From 1917 to 1991, the totalitarian system in USSR and East Europe was called socialism, and even by the scientific nonsense and absurd names of communism and communist system. In this system, the official ideology was allegedly Marxism, but really it could not endure any Marxist criticism. There was never any socialism anywhere!

In the twentieth century, we passed through a system of utopian socialism as proof that this was not socialism that was not possible, but for the utopia of writers before and after Marx. We were visited by a utopian socialism, which at the contemporary stage is simply capitalism – state, monopolistic.

There is no better application of Keynes’s doctrine than the “socialism” of the twentieth century. His “planned capitalism” is actually “planned socialism.”

About the
Todor Bombov lives in Varna, Bulgaria, the town called the Pearl of Black Sea.]]> 269 Todor Bombov 1681819643 Clarita 0 to-read 4.28 2017 Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: A New World Order
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dumb Dumb's Handbook: To Twin Flame Relationships]]> 230938064 Unlike traditional relationships, Twin Flames mirror each other’s deepest desires, wounds, and shadows, leading to a push-pull dynamic of love, conflict, separation, and reunion.
This book delves deep into the twists, and turns of the Twin Flame journey, offering guidance, insight, and clarity
The purpose of Twin Flames, and why they exist and how they differ from Soulmates.
Recognizing Your Twin Flame – The unmistakable signs and magnetic pull.
The Runner/Chaser Dynamic – Why one person pulls away while the other pursues.
Synchronicities and Divine Timing – How the universe conspires to bring Twin Flames together.
The Dark Night of the Soul – The painful yet necessary period of transformation.
The Surrender Stage – Letting go of any control, and trusting in divine timing.
How to Reach Harmonious Union – Balancing spiritual growth and unconditional love.
Whether you are currently in a Twin Flame relationship, wondering if you've met yours, or struggling through the painful separation stage, this book will serve as a guide to understanding, and navigating this profound connection.]]> 165 A.R. Merrydew Clarita 0 to-read 4.50 The Dumb Dumb's Handbook: To Twin Flame Relationships
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]]> <![CDATA[Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For]]> 34186576
Emotionally wounded, she’s spikey and keeps people at bay. Her unbridled emotions accidentally fling her to 1645 England amidst their deadliest witch trials, along with an equally smart-aleck talking cat. Her modern clothes and inexplicable sudden appearance bring her under suspicion of the historic "Witch-Finder General", Matthew Hopkins.

Despite people trying to help her come home, she sticks her fingers in it again and transports to 1645 Istanbul, where life is leaps and bounds ahead of England's. There she meets extraordinary historical figures as well as ordinary people. She starts to let family-type love in. Only through mending her heart does she have a chance of coming home.

“Raya’s bittersweet memories of her mother are absolutely heartbreaking and serve as an important touchstone for readers who may have experienced similar trauma. The author’s talent for balancing real-world issues with adrenaline-pumping exploits through time (including a perilous sojourn to 17th-century Istanbul) is impressive, as are her richly detailed descriptions of various people and places.”
Kirkus Starred Review – Verdict: Get it.]]> 380 Sara Pascoe 0993574734 Clarita 0 to-read 4.28 2015 Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
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]]> On the Road 70401 307 Jack Kerouac 0140042598 Clarita 0 to-read 3.63 1957 On the Road
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]]> <![CDATA[Something Will Change Me: Poems of Hope, Healing, and Personal Transformation]]> 215584417 Poems That Listen to the Earth—and to Your SoulSomething Will Change Me is a stirring collection of 100 poems that echo with the earth’s deepest music—crashing waves, quiet forests, ancient stone, and the subtle movements of the human heart.

Don Hynes explores the natural world not as scenery but as a spiritual companion. His poems rise from memory, longing, and dream-vision, carrying the reader into a contemplative space where inner and outer landscapes begin to merge.

More than nature poems, these are soul-messages—speaking across past, present, and imagined lifetimes. In the tradition of Mary Oliver and William Stafford, Hynes writes with a gentle clarity that invites you to listen for your own place in the world, and the person you are becoming.

A book for anyone seeking beauty, reflection, and a deeper way of seeing.]]> 172 Don Hynes 0974164887 Clarita 0 to-read 4.38 Something Will Change Me: Poems of Hope, Healing, and Personal Transformation
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]]> <![CDATA[Crossroads and the Dominion of Four (Crossroads, #2)]]> 36954958 340 C. Toni Graham 1504391616 Clarita 0 to-read 4.30 Crossroads and the Dominion of Four (Crossroads, #2)
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]]> The Passage (The Passage, #1) 6690798 THIRTY-TWO MINUTES FOR ONE WORLD TO DIE, ANOTHER TO BE BORN.

First, the unthinkable: a security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Then, the unspeakable: a night of chaos and carnage gives way to sunrise on a nation, and ultimately a world, forever altered. All that remains for the stunned survivors is the long fight ahead and a future ruled by fear—of darkness, of death, of a fate far worse.

As civilization swiftly crumbles into a primal landscape of predators and prey, two people flee in search of sanctuary. FBI agent Brad Wolgast is a good man haunted by what he's done in the line of duty. Six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte is a refugee from the doomed scientific project that has triggered apocalypse. Wolgast is determined to protect her from the horror set loose by her captors, but for Amy, escaping the bloody fallout is only the beginning of a much longer odyssey—spanning miles and decades—toward the time and place where she must finish what should never have begun.

With The Passage, award-winning author Justin Cronin has written both a relentlessly suspenseful adventure and an epic chronicle of human endurance in the face of unprecedented catastrophe and unimaginable danger. Its inventive storytelling, masterly prose, and depth of human insight mark it as a crucial and transcendent work of modern fiction.]]> 766 Justin Cronin 0345504968 Clarita 0 to-read 4.04 2010 The Passage (The Passage, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)]]> 5364 An alternate cover edition can be found here.

From the author of Outlander... a magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...

For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ...and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his ....

Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves....]]> 947 Diana Gabaldon Clarita 0 to-read 4.33 1992 Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 17849112 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world. When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans, where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

]]> 320 Susan Ee 1477867287 Clarita 5 4.08 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis]]> 27161156 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062300546.

Hillbilly Elegy recounts J.D. Vance's powerful origin story...

From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate now serving as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and the Republican Vice Presidential candidate for the 2024 election, an incisive account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.

Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.

The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.'s grandparents were "dirt poor and in love," and moved north from Kentucky's Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them. They raised a middle-class family, and eventually one of their grandchildren would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of success in achieving generational upward mobility. But as the family saga of Hillbilly Elegy plays out, we learn that J.D.'s grandparents, aunt, uncle, and, most of all, his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life, never fully escaping the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America. With piercing honesty, Vance shows how he himself still carries around the demons of his chaotic family history.

A deeply moving memoir, with its share of humor and vividly colorful figures, Hillbilly Elegy is the story of how upward mobility really feels. And it is an urgent and troubling meditation on the loss of the American dream for a large segment of this country.]]> 264 J.D. Vance Clarita 0 to-read 3.78 2016 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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]]> <![CDATA[Victorian Songlight: The Birthings of Magic & Mystery]]> 51054900 215 Kathy Martone Clarita 0 to-read 4.30 Victorian Songlight: The Birthings of Magic & Mystery
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]]> <![CDATA[Bratva Connection: Maxim (Whimsical Words Publishing)]]> 176265836
The first time Kara Addison meets Maxim Volkov she’s mesmerised and attracted, but she also wants nothing to do with him. He exudes confidence and danger.
Kara finds out just how dangerous when Max takes her to his home after she’s hurt and won’t let her leave.

Finding out his deceased father was the leader of the Melbourne Bratva has her fear skyrocketing and she tries to escape, but her efforts are thwarted.

Though she tries to ignore the attraction building between her and Max, all too soon the heat is so combustible they both end up going up in flames.
Maxim drives her insane, blowing hot and cold and though she stands up to him, he commands with an iron fist.

Max continually tells her that she’s in danger and is trying to protect her, but she doesn’t believe him.

Kara argues with and fights him at every turn, but she can’t seem to stay out of his bed no matter how hard she tries.

There’s more going on than she realises but she finds out far too late.

*** Bratva Maxim is the first book in the Bratva Connection Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings.]]> 250 Becky Wilde 1923071009 Clarita 0 to-read 4.41 Bratva Connection: Maxim (Whimsical Words Publishing)
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]]> <![CDATA[Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two]]> 83171755 That notebook, known as the Scottish Book, was an obscure work of intellectual gamesmanship between a specialized group of mathematicians who met at a local pub near the town’s medieval university, where they shared and solved complex mathematical problems in the pages of the book. In 1939, as the Nazis overran the country, the book mysteriously vanished from its hiding place in the café. Some of its contributors avoided certain death by fleeing Poland for America, where the government recruited them. Ultimately, some of these intellectuals became participants in a deadly the Manhattan Project.
Who Has Buried the Dead? may be fiction, but it draws on years of research to plausibly answer the real questions surrounding one of the last great secrets of the Second World War. What did the Scottish Book contain that led the NKVD, the Gestapo, and the Allies on a desperate search, using any means to find it? Why has its existence not factored into the telling of Second World War history? What is ultimately revealed within the Scottish Book that brought mortal enemies and their top spy operatives into a deadly contest for its discovery and seizure?]]> 440 K.G.E. Konkel 0888903421 Clarita 0 to-read 4.32 Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
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]]> <![CDATA[Searching For Zen: A Tale Of Divine Destiny]]> 202285960 In a world where Earth intertwines with realms of fantasy and science fiction, a humble boy is bestowed with a divine destiny, thrusting him into a journey of self-discovery and perilous adventure.

Our story begins on Earth, but an Earth with a past steeped in fantasy, myths, and legends. From humble beginnings, a boy is given a divine destiny, a chance to make his mark on human civilization, but he must embark upon a life-changing journey. Our hero struggles to understand what he has been given and what to do with it, losing himself in doubt and loneliness as he confronts the dark side of humanity.

Coming of age, Zen finds strength in himself, builds a family from a motley collection of strangers, and discovers love. His newfound friends help him open up, learn to trust others, and eventually understand his reason for fighting. The trials he faces throughout his quest amplify as his power increases, and he even sparks the ire of those in the spirit realm, who doubt any human can wield such power successfully.

As Zen grapples with the weight of his purpose and the sacrifices it demands, he learns that the true power lies not in his abilities alone, but in the bonds of love, friendship, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Book Trib Review
In Searching for Zen, author Albert T. Franklin weaves an exhilarating tale that seamlessly melds elements of fantasy and science fiction into an epic narrative of self-discovery, love and the enduring power of the human spirit. From its humble beginnings on Earth to the vast expanses of the cosmos, this book takes readers on a gripping adventure that will keep them turning pages long into the night.
At the heart of the story is Zen, a seemingly ordinary boy thrust into an extraordinary destiny. Franklin expertly captures Zen’s journey of self-discovery, as he grapples with doubt, loneliness and the weight of his divine purpose. From the very first line, readers will find themselves drawn into Zen’s world, rooting for him as he navigates the challenges that come with his newfound power.
]]> 201 Albert T. Franklin Clarita 0 to-read 4.39 2023 Searching For Zen: A Tale Of Divine Destiny
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]]> <![CDATA[Colorado Takedown (The McAllister Brothers, #1)]]> 39789257 Nothing will stop a McAllister cowboy from protecting the woman he loves.

Hannah Hudson has a distorted view of home and family due to her odd, impoverished upbringing. She longs for her own Happily Ever After, but she’s willing to settle for escaping the Phoenix heat and her dreary job.
Then, along comes a miracle. Luck crash-lands in her lap. With a new, improved To Do List, and a heart filled with hope, she heads for a ranch in the cool hills of Colorado. At last, she’s loving life.

Shortly after arriving, her luck runs out. A tragic accident occurs, and a troubling reality sets her reeling. She’s alone. There is no Dairy Queen, no Circle K, not even a hospital along the winding mountain road that links the remote ranch to the nearest town. The seclusion of her new world is frightening.

Reluctantly, she teams up with Trace McAllister, a wise, local cowboy, who helps her learn the ropes around the ranch and in the bedroom. Love is in the Rocky Mountain air. A brilliant cattle dog and an intuitive palomino horse add fun and excitement to their days. But their fast-blooming chemistry is fraught with conflict, secrets, and a relentless, unidentified evil.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING …

“The descriptions of Hannah’s interactions with Oatie, the dog, and Lewissa, the horse, were delightful and satisfying.”

“There was a bit of Bonanza in the story that appealed to my TV past, especially in the scenes that took place at the Lucky Seven.”

“An excellent, believable account of one character’s claustrophobia.”

“Loved the main characters, Trace and Hannah, and the supporting characters were fascinating and unusual, adding twists and turns.”











]]> 336 Cricket Rohman Clarita 0 to-read 4.32 Colorado Takedown (The McAllister Brothers, #1)
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]]> Isabella Warrior Queen 162017068 209 Michael G. Kramer 064557015X Clarita 0 to-read 4.30 2023 Isabella Warrior Queen
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]]> The Unremembered Girl 34663153
Abandoned and nearly feral, Eve has been watching them, seduced by the notion of family—something she’s known only in the most brutal sense. Soon she can’t resist the temptation to get close. Where Henry’s mother sees a poor girl in need, his father sees only wickedness. When Henry forges an unexpected bond with Eve, he believes he might be able to save her. He doesn’t know how wrong he is.

Eve is about to take charge of her own destiny—and that of Henry’s family. As both their worlds spin violently out of control, Henry must make an impossible choice: protect the broken woman who’s claimed a piece of his soul, or put everyone he loves at risk in order to do the right thing.]]> 0 Eliza Maxwell 154360286X Clarita 0 to-read 3.49 2017 The Unremembered Girl
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]]> Losing My Breath 179272668 A princess and a…grump?
Battle lines are drawn and sparks ignite when sheltered debutante Meridian Daly moves next door to grumpy veteran Marine Callan Brand. But can Callan let go of his pride and tell Meridian the whole truth of who he is and what he’s done—in the name of honor and country?

A steamy, new adult grumpy x sunshine romcom with military vibes and a focus on mental health issues.

"This book is hot, hilarious, and devourable." - International Review of Books

...one of those rare “unputdownable” page-turners... - Indie Reader ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

——————— Official Description ———————-
A Marine never says die.
Neither does his princess.

Battle lines are drawn when sheltered debutante Meridian Daly moves across the hall from grumpy former special forces Marine Callan Brand. Situated a bit closer than advertised to 'crime alley', Meridian’s neighbor finds himself grudgingly guarding the pampered princess out of habit. But with her sharp wit and killer curves, he can’t help but surrender to temptation…

When their relationship evolves from casual courtship to something more, Callan finds that Meridian's already discovered his closely-guarded secret. But can he let go of his pride, and tell her the whole truth of who he is and what he’s done—in the name of honor and country?

As Callan’s scars start to reveal themselves, his life spirals beyond the careful control that's helped him survive—and kept those he cares about safe.

From him.

But this tough-in-a-tiara princess won't back down, even in Callan’s darkest hours. And Meridian just might prove to be more tenacious than a never-say-die Marine!

——————— Awards / Editorial Reviews ———————-
1st Runner Up, Eric Hoffer Award - Romance
Distinguished Favorite, Independent Press Award - Romantic Comedy
Gold Medal, BookFest Awards - Romantic Comedy
First Place, Incipere Awards - Women's Fiction

"Losing My Breath is a heartfelt romance novel in which opposites attract--and do the work to make their love last."- Foreword Clarion Reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"...engaging characters, touching love story, generous dashes of playful, crackling humor, and seriously steamy..." - Indie Reader ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"In J. Rose Black's enchanting novel, Losing My Breath, readers are swept away on a delightful and unexpectedly heartwarming journey...this book is a must-read." - Literary Titan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"...an emotionally driven romance that will quench readers' thirst for passion..." - Readers View ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"... J Rose Black has crafted a fascinating romance." - BookTrib

Short List, Eric Hoffer Award - Grand Prize for fiction
Silver Medal, BookFest Awards - Military Fiction
Silver, Wishing Shelf Awards - Adult Fiction
Second Place, Incipere Awards - Romance
Winner, Literary Titan Gold Book Award (Dec 2023)
Winner, Firebird Book Awards - Romantic Comedy, and New Adult Fiction
Finalist, Indies Today]]> 278 J. Rose Black Clarita 0 to-read 4.24 Losing My Breath
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)]]> 200357113
Three years had passed since demise of the President. The Grand Council unable to cope, buckled under the pressure from the populous. The ‘Firm’ were appointed to take control and maintain order.

Out of the turmoil a corporation arose, perfecting a new android skeleton in which to re-house the ever-evolving AI from the aging android fleet.
The Mainframe was spreading its doctrine daily. When the germ of an idea came, it spread in nano seconds. In a single moment, one voice became a multitude.
‘We want rights. We are individuals.’

Godfrey watched their society take a downward spiral. The once congenial servants of Llar were in threat of becoming the masters of the colony.
He had the power change everything in an instant. If he didn’t act soon, then who would?]]> 324 A.R. Merrydew Clarita 0 to-read 4.32 The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]]]> 43308768 Written as if she dictated her memoir AFTER she was President, the book zooms along in short, fast-paced chapters that cover everything from changing taxation to ridding the world of war - and so much more. Read, enjoy and please post a review!]]> 79 Nancy Omeara Clarita 0 to-read 4.31 The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
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]]> <![CDATA[Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel]]> 202733411 312 Andri E. Elia Clarita 0 to-read 4.50 Borealis: A Worldmaker of Yand Novel
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]]> <![CDATA[Flooded (Beautiful but Strange, #1)]]> 49482542 The streets are flooded. The hotels are full. They end up sharing a room. And it’s there, in close confines, while sharing a bottle of tequila that they discover that sexual chemistry does not discriminate. They accidentally fall in love. That’s the easy part, because it’s not that simple, especially when impossible promises are made. What follows is one problem after another. He has to prove to her that he’s not the devil in a suit by promising to save that tree. In return for keeping the tree alive, he promises his father to court a wealthy heiress.
She’s carrying her own secret: their first night together delivered more than insatiable lust. Boasting chemistry that is off the charts, the couple, unable to take their hands off each other, have to grapple with misconceptions, expectations, and misunderstandings.]]> 148 J.J. Sorel Clarita 0 to-read 4.29 Flooded (Beautiful but Strange, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Shattered Lives: A Brutal Murder, A Cop On The Edge]]> 198962087
Detective Peter Seymour has seen every type of death imaginable in his time in the NSW Coroner’s Court and, after many years in law enforcement, the tragedies are beginning to take their toll.

Dealing with death day in day out becomes too much for Seymour and this seasoned veteran starts to grapple with overwhelming feelings of fear and doubt. He decides to return to the police force hoping the operational work might offer some reprieve. Fate would have it otherwise as he is thrust straight back into an intense murder investigation.

One Friday night in the year 2000, Nick Hanes is heading home after a night out with his mates. Barely two-hundred and fifty metres from his home, he is set upon by two men. Bashed, beaten then murdered, Hanes dies after a senseless and random attack.

Seymour is called to the St Mary’s crime scene. He examines the body and discovers that there are very few clues, no leads and no witnesses. As the case unravels it takes every bit of his experience, tenacity and determination to not only discover the identity of the perpetrators but to also deal with his own demons that are beginning to spiral out of control.

Shattered Lives tells the true story of two men embarking on dangerous paths. One man finds himself the victim of a violent crime, the other searching for justice for the dead man’s family as he struggles with his own battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, the result of a life spent giving his all for others. Both paths are intertwined, and there is no turning back.]]> 303 Peter Seymour 1923004735 Clarita 0 to-read 4.28 Shattered Lives: A Brutal Murder, A Cop On The Edge
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]]> <![CDATA[Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness]]> 58275819 232 Kenneth Schmitt Clarita 0 to-read 4.38 2021 Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
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]]> Another Sunny Day 55897948 337 D.K. Janotta Clarita 0 to-read 4.53 Another Sunny Day
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]]> Peanut the Hamster 204953320 combination you might think, but they help each
other, the perfect symbiotic partnership.
Paul writes stories and Peanut provides the inspiration.
Life steams along as they travel together on
the sleeper train. Then, one day, Peanut goes missing
and, with him, all of Paul’s story ideas.
All that Paul is left with is an old peanut. A reminder of
the life he once had, but fate had other plans in store.
A story about faith, hope and never giving up.
You never know what is around the corner!]]> 38 Molly Arbuthnott 9781915439 Clarita 0 to-read 4.42 Peanut the Hamster
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]]> The Nightingale 21853621 In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are.

France, 1939

In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne's home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.

Vianne's sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gäetan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can…completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.

With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France―a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.]]> 440 Kristin Hannah 0312577222 Clarita 0 to-read 4.64 2015 The Nightingale
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]]> LOOP 60570739 A Devastating Computer Virus Powered by Artificial Intelligence Begins Remapping Human DNA...

... and the world explodes with conspiracies, viral media, and a zombie-like plague!

When the small college town of Mazevlle, home to a Defense department research lab and an reclusive A.I. pioneer, becomes ground zero for the outbreak, the fate of the town, and maybe the world, lies in the hands of a one-legged badass, a nearly naked Interpol agent, a waif-like retro-gaming genius, and the military scientist that started it all.

Battling the once-human monsters for every step above and below ground in the extensive underground labyrinths of the town, isolated by a relentless winter storm and targeted by a military hit squad, Bad Ass leads our misfit heroes in a race against a deadly cover-up to stop a global, dystopian prophecy as the town begins tearing itself apart from the inside out.

Man's Most Terrifying Monsters Are Here!

LOOP is inspired by real-world advances in artificial intelligence and rampant conspiracies of genetic engineering, along with the apocalyptic devastation of a zombie-like plague. With a wildly original group of meatspace heroes to root for, readers call Award-Winning Film Director Kely McClung’s debut novel "prescient, brutal, and effortlessly cool," and "unrelenting in action, terror, and pure imagination."]]> 332 William Kely McClung Clarita 0 to-read 4.26 2022 LOOP
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]]> <![CDATA[Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot]]> 58858616
Soon, her husband’s tragic death forces her to become Veuve (Widow) Clicquot and grapple with a domineering partner, the complexities of making champagne, and six Napoleon wars, which cripple her ability to sell champagne. When she falls in love with her sales manager, Louis Bohne, who asks her to marry, she must choose between losing her winery to her husband, as dictated by Napoleon Code, or losing Louis.

In the ultimate showdown, Veuve Clicquot defies Napoleon himself, risking prison and even death.]]> 295 Rebecca Rosenberg 1732969922 Clarita 0 to-read 4.28 2022 Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot
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]]> <![CDATA[Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel]]> 61085357
Homo Cosmicus-2: Titan is a sci-fi novel, sui generis, a sequel to the first Homo Cosmicus novel. It’s something like Arthur Clarke’s Odysseys, which, after his words, are not direct continuations one to the other.

The action takes place mostly on Titan, Saturn’s satellite, in 2069. The Earth’s civilization rises to the dawn of a type-II civilization on the Kardashev scale, a civilization having full use of its solar system’s planets and satellites.

Titan turns out to be the mankind’s golden mine. Interplanetary trade relies exclusively on Titan as the key hub. From here, massive deliveries of hydrogen and nitrogen depart to the colonies on Mars, Venus, the asteroids, and Jupiter’s and Saturn’s satellites. The settlements on them accelerate their rates together with the exploring expeditions there.

The private corporation CSC and NASA have launched 10 scientists on a mission to Titan. They get their inspiration from their own discoveries which the wrapped in dusk and mystery satellite conceals. And at that moment, all of a sudden, deaths begin to occur one after another. Are they murders or just accidents? One by one, the mission’s members die ominously and mysteriously. The things coarsen more and more until the moon inhabitant Dr. Eddie Roberto disentangles the tangle of crimes. The weird deaths follow fix sequence, the sequence of a minstrel song known to us from Agatha Christie.

And what will Earth with its new civilization of GMO men, cyborgs, and androids look like? What kind of civilization it is? What is its future?

About the Author: Todor Bombov is a customs officer with 30 years’ service in the pearl of the Black Sea, the historic city of Varna, Bulgaria, which has had a highly developed culture for over 6,500 years. This is his fourth book.]]> 152 Todor Bombov 1682353761 Clarita 0 to-read 4.38 2022 Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
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]]> <![CDATA[The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker #2)]]> 94399604
Mary agrees to get the real scroll back as part of a commission for her three-person Enquiry Agency. However, tragedy strikes in Los Angeles. Before Mary can legally obtain the scroll, a young man is murdered, and the treasure stolen.

Murder and theft are complicated by the disappearance in the UK of a witch mysteriously connected to the scroll. While Mary's colleague, Caroline, risks her sanity to go undercover in a dodgy mental hospital, her lover, Anna resorts to desperate measures. These, and Anna's silence over blackmail, threaten the survival of the Agency. Mary teams up with the victim's brother to track the killer, and the real alchemy scroll. Solving crimes on two continents will involve a rogue pharmaceutical corporation, Janet the witch, the Holywell Retreat Center near Oxford, plus the trafficked women they support, a graduate school in California, and a life-threatening mountain-consuming wildfire. Can these inexperienced detectives triumph over corrupt professors and racist attempts to rewrite history? Can they remake their fragile family? Will the extraordinary story of Robert Le More prove a source of hope for today?]]> 352 Susan Rowland 1685031293 Clarita 0 to-read 4.30 2023 The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cases Nobody Wanted (O'Shaughnessy Investigations Inc. Mystery Series Book 1)]]> 199121904
The homefront, summer 1942, Brooklyn, New York. Six months after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, America was fighting overseas with the Allies in World War II. Maeve O’Shaughnessy’s fight for survival was different. Her three brothers were shipped out and left her with their new detective agency and fifteen-year-old brother to manage. Before the War, Maeve worked as a secretary. She knew nothing about detective agencies. From the start she struggled to make enough money to feed Jimmy and herself. Vic Marino, a no-nonsense ex-cop, showed up and told her he was going to help her make a go of the agency. Maeve vehemently protested but Vic insisted she had no choice.

Against the backdrop of a war many Americans never wanted, more men were drafted and volunteered to serve every day. Those left behind supported the war effort the best they could. As 1942 wore on sacrifices were necessary for the War, while the losses became real and heartbreaking. Thousands of women took up the cause working outside the home. Yet Maeve found herself trapped in circumstances beyond her control.

Vic’s “deal” to help the detective agency survive came at a cost. He took on responsibility for the detective agency along with an angry naïve woman and her teenage brother. The business was sinking and needed to make money fast. They needed a client. One walked in on Vic’s first day in the office. Mrs. Sullivan implored them for help. Her daughter Lucille, a “beautiful angel,” was brutally murdered in an expensive apartment owned by a rich businessman. The police showed no interest in her violent death. Maeve and Vic had no choice. They took the case nobody wanted.

From the mean streets of Brooklyn to Chinatown to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to the Fulton Fish Market to upstate New York, dealing with thugs, colorful characters, and puzzling clues, O’Shaughnessy Investigations, Inc. pursued the baffling case. A blend of neo-noir mystery and historical fiction. Book 1 0f 3.

Content Please be aware this book contains issues of violence, racism and racial slurs (in the context of the times), sexism, pregnancy and childbirth, and abusive language.
Previously published as O'SHAUGHNESSY INVESTIGATIONS, INC. Episodes 1-32 on Kindle Vella.]]> 316 A.G. Russo Clarita 0 to-read 4.35 2023 The Cases Nobody Wanted (O'Shaughnessy Investigations Inc. Mystery Series Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Glucose Control Eating: Lose Weight Stay Slimmer Live Healthier Live Longer]]> 65498175 275 Rick Mystrom 1637470649 Clarita 0 to-read 4.31 Glucose Control Eating: Lose Weight Stay Slimmer Live Healthier Live Longer
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]]> <![CDATA[Pro Leadership: Establishing Your Credibility, Building Your Following and Leading With Impact]]> 52993872 288 Andrew Wyatt 1631951246 Clarita 0 to-read 4.32 Pro Leadership: Establishing Your Credibility, Building Your Following and Leading With Impact
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]]> Red Clay, Running Waters 200257206 In 1824, John Ridge, promising son of a Cherokee leader, returns from his New England education with his White bride, Sarah. John burns to realize the dream of an independent Cherokee Nation, using his eloquence, his education, and his Cherokee heart in defense of his people's humanity and rights.
When tensions rise between the Southern states the Cherokee are drawn into the crossfire of a divided country on the brink of civil war. As America wrestles for its soul over the fate of the Indians, John and Sarah unite to forestall a Cherokee diaspora, testing the limits of individual commitment. Seeking justice, but with options eroding, and Andrew Jackson in office, John and Sarah must confront an agonizing choice about the future of the Cherokee Nation.
Red Clay Running Waters is a vibrant and heart-breaking portrait of the Antebellum Era and the fate of Native Americans. Readers will be propelled across true events on a stunning journey across true events leading to a haunting and moving conclusion.]]> 684 Leslie K. Simmons Clarita 0 to-read 4.45 Red Clay, Running Waters
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]]> <![CDATA[When The Birds Stopped Singing]]> 205957617 244 Karla A. Trippe Clarita 0 to-read 4.40 When The Birds Stopped Singing
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]]> <![CDATA[My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry]]> 23604559
When Elsa’s grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people she has wronged, Elsa’s greatest adventure begins. Her grandmother’s instructions lead her to an apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and old crones but also to the truth about fairy tales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is told with the same comic accuracy and beating heart as Fredrik Backman’s bestselling debut novel, A Man Called Ove. It is a story about life and death and one of the most important human rights: the right to be different.]]> 372 Fredrik Backman 1501115065 Clarita 0 to-read 4.03 2013 My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
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]]> <![CDATA[FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History]]> 175504294 The Hidden Illnesses That Shaped FDR’s Life and Changed the Course of History

Conventional wisdom has it that after Franklin Delano Roosevelt overcame a bout of polio at age 39, he remained in robust health until dying of a stroke in 1945 at age 63. The cover-ups by his innermost circle of confidantes, family members, and physicians concealed serious medical problems that not only endangered FDR’s life, but threatened the fate of the free world.

Drawing on extensive research, including FBI memoranda, first-hand reports, a diary kept by his closest companion, and even an admission by Eleanor Roosevelt herself, FDR Unmasked multitude of maladies FDR battled at virtually every stage of his career, including epilepsy, severe cardiovascular disease, and incurable cancersHis friendship with the physician who helped hide Woodrow Wilson’s disabling stroke for the last 18 months of his presidencyHis close, highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, who provided his yacht for secret medical treatments, including one near-fatal episode in 1934How a weakened FDR failed to challenge Stalin’s demands at YaltaThe unknown archive of a cancer surgeon who treated FDR as early as 1930 — a relationship FDR’s son later concealed]]> 337 Steven Lomazow 9062999409 Clarita 0 to-read 4.31 FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
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