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In a bleak winter night in Newburgh, Deputy Marlowe investigates a series of brutal murders connected to a local drug ring. Haunted by his own past, Marlowe's relentless pursuit leads to the arrest of a member of the gang, bringing an end to the killing spree. However, as he stands among the aftermath, Marlowe realizes the darkness of the case has left him scarred and tainted. While justice is served, Marlowe questions if he will ever find redemption...
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A history and analysis of how George Washington stopped an attempted military coup at the end of the American Revolutionary War.
History tells us that on a day when the forces of civil government confront the forces of military might, no one knows what may follow. Americans believe that they have avoided this moment, that whatever other challenges the country has faced, at least it never has had to deal with the prospects of a coup d'état. Stephen...
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Combining literary theory and historiography, Monika Otter explores the relationship between history and fiction in the Latin literature of twelfth-century England. The beginnings of fiction have commonly been associated with vernacular romance, but Otter demonstrates that writers of Latin historical narratives also employed the self-referential techniques characteristic of fiction. Beginning with inventions, a genre dealing with the discovery of...
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Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony-before even Lizzie Borden-there was Polly Bodine, the first American woman put on trial for capital murder in our nation's debut media circus.
On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, in a serene village on Staten Island, shocked neighbors discovered the burnt remains of twenty-four-year-old mother Emeline Houseman and her infant daughter, Ann Eliza. In a perverse nativity, someone bludgeoned...
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Six speeches about freedom and revolution from the American, French and Irish revolutions.
The first two speeches are from the American Revolutionary war (1775-1783). Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or give me death" is recognized even today, two centuries since Henry spoke at the Second Virginia Convention to an audience including Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The speech is credited with providing troops from Virginia for the revolutionary...
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WOW your family and friends with miniature versions of all their favorite foods! These 75 appetizers are easy to shop for and prepare, for effortless, kid-friendly entertaining.
In Brilliant Bites, Maegan Brown (aka The BakerMama)—the best-selling author of Beautiful Boards—has created and curated visually exciting and deliciously enticing finger foods for parties and special occasions, breakfast...
In Brilliant Bites, Maegan Brown (aka The BakerMama)—the best-selling author of Beautiful Boards—has created and curated visually exciting and deliciously enticing finger foods for parties and special occasions, breakfast...
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In 1970s Brooklyn, with the promise of violence everywhere, a currency itself, this story of community, crime and gentrification chronicles more than 50 years of life in one neighborhood where the players write the headlines, the histories and the laws of the streets.
13) Bellies: a novel
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Two queer men, who hit it off during their university's drag night begin a relationship and eventually plan a life together, face a momentous challenge when one of them announces an intention to transition.
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"From the acclaimed author of The Atmospherians-"a Fight Club for the Millennial Generation" (Mat Johnson)-a gender-bending, body-switching novel that explores marriage, identity, and sex, and raises profound questions about the nature of true partnership"--
16) Daughter
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"A woman long caught in her father's web strives to make a life--and art--of her"--
17) We still belong
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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"Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong-until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at the intertribal powwow"--
18) Knockout
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One of the Hell's Belles-a group of vigilantes operating outside the notice of most of London, Lady Imogen Loveless, who has a penchant for experiments and explosives, meets her match in a brilliant detective who, caught up in her chaotic world, tempts her like no other.
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In the late 1950s--a hostile time for gay men--reporter Nick Russo forms an unlikely friendship with Andy Fleming, the son of a newspaper-tycoon father, and as they work closely together, they fall in love and must decide if, for the first time, they're willing to fight.
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Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they'll search for the truth. Paige Redmond has always felt lucky to spend her summers in Clearwater Ridge, sunning at the waterfalls and partying at the mansions of the rich vacationers there. One night, Audrey didn't come home. Though Audrey wasn't the first girl to disappear in Clearwater Ridge, she left behind more lies than clues. Now, one summer later, her case has gone cold, and...