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I Fight For Her


EverlarkCatoniss - 2018
    His life is tearing at the seams. She's the pride of the school. He's the scum other students disregard. She's devoted to creating a future for herself. He's only able to live day today. She has secrets. He's a mystery. She's misunderstood. No one knows what he's going through. Opening themselves up to chance, they learn that they have more in common than they thought. But knowledge is dangerous, and some secrets are better left unsaid. ------Scarlet Tucker attends Royal Eastwood High: a high school where money determines social status. Since Scarlet's family owns the biggest chain of auto shops in the Midwest, her social status rank is amongst the most popular. Her boyfriend stands on the pedestal beside her as a three-time state champion quarterback. Scarlet's life seems perfect from the outside. However, when she runs into the school's most bullied outcast, Elijah Black, her "perfect" world gets turned upside down. Sparks fly, but sparks burn deep and Scarlet is no exception. She has to decide if Elijah's fire will help hers burn brighter, or destroy her altogether.

Her Crazy Life


Ellie R. Hunter - 2018
    It all changed one night when they found themselves living in Willows Peak and she met JJ Carter. Their love wasn’t smooth sailing and secrets were confessed that spun her mind. Finding out who her real father is and having the violent, crazy president of the Black Crows lusting after her, she couldn’t wait to leave town with her biker. Now her and JJ are settled with the northern chapter and her world is about to change again. Will she be able to cope? Is her future as clear as she likes to think? What will happen when she faces with the one man she’s longed for her whole life? Harper’s life is crazy, but she is most definitely not. With JJ at her side, they can overcome anything. She hopes.

Diminished Capacity


Sherwood Kiraly - 1995
    And he has old newspapers stacked up to his ceiling because...well, who knows?

I'll Never Be Long Gone


Thomas Christopher Greene - 2005
    The second shock comes when his suicide note bequeaths the family's restaurant to Charlie alone, while leaving Owen with instructions to follow his own path, wherever it may take him.Years later, the restaurant is a success. The void in Charlie's life, created by his beloved brother's absence, is finally filled when a passionate affair becomes a deeply satisfying marriage. And now prodigal son Owen is returning home, to be welcomed back into the family fold. But the cruel legacy that tore a brotherhood apart created wounds not easily healed . . . and there must be reckoning.

Conversations with Waheeda Rehman


Nasreen Munni Kabir - 2014
    Renowned for her natural talent and haunting beauty, Waheeda Rehman’s career spans an astonishing array of key films in Indian cinema, including Pyaasa, Abhijan, Mujhe Jeene Do, Guide, Teesri Kasam and Rang De Basanti.In this engaging book of conversations with Nasreen Munni Kabir, Waheeda Rehman proves to be a lively raconteur, speaking about her life and work with refreshing honesty, humour and insight: from the devastating loss of her parents when she was young to making a life in cinema on her own terms, from insightful accounts of working with extraordinary film practitioners like Guru Dutt, Raj Khosla, Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and Vijay Anand to her friendship with stars like Nargis and Nanda.A slice of cinema history told through compelling anecdotes and astute observations, Conversations with Waheeda Rehman provides a rare view of a much-adored and award-winning actress of Indian cinema.

Äldst, yngst eller mittemellan


Elisabeth Schönbeck - 2008
    This book looks closer at the patterns and similarites between those who are the eldest or the youngest or the middle child in a family and explains exactly how we are affected by not only our own siblings but even our parents and their siblings.

Grimm Reapings


R. Patrick Gates - 2006
    It's been thirteen years since siblings Jennifer and Jackie Nailer nearly lost their very souls to the enchantments of Eleanor Grimm. The Victorian mansion where Eleanor once conjured her wicked schemes now belongs to Jen and her husband. The couple is converting the former mortuary into a bed and breakfast and artist colony to create a nurturing environment for the baby they're expecting--and hopefully to purge the house of its evil. But although Eleanor's body has been laid to rest, her spirit still lingers in the mind of the youngest Nailer sibling, Steve. A mere infant when Eleanor was thwarted in her attempt to possess his body, Steve has now come of age--ripe for plucking and easily manipulated. With Eleanor guiding his every move, Steve is compelled to help her gather victims and perform the rituals that will place her soul into Jennifer's unborn child. Only Jackie, tormented for years by nightmares of the horrors Eleanor inflicted upon him, is aware of his brother's possession. And only he knows what must be sacrificed if anyone in his family is to survive... Grimm Reapings

It's Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks


James Robert Parish - 2007
    Offering many insights into the wacky world of Brooks and his many collaborators, as well as an intimate look into his successful marriage to the brilliant and beautiful actress Anne Bancroft, It's Good to Be the King might just be the most delightful, engaging, and entertaining biography you'll ever read.

Die, My Love: a True Story of Revenge, Murder, and Two Texas Sisters


Kathryn Casey - 2007
    That morning, a neighbor discovered his body lying in a pool of blood in the driveway of Jablin's Virginia home. Police immediately turned their attentions to the victim's ex-wife, Piper, a petite, pretty Texas lawyer who had lost a bitter custody battle and would do anything to get her kids back. But Piper was in Houston, one thousand miles away, at the time of the slaying and couldn't possibly have been the killer . . . could she?So began an investigation into one of the most bizarre cases Virginia and Texas law enforcement agencies had ever encountered: a twisted conspiracy of lies, rage, paranoia, manipulation, and savage murder that would ensnare an entire family—including two lethally close look-alike sisters—and reveal the shocking depravities possible when a dangerously disordered mind slips into madness.

100 Selected Poems, Emily Dickinson


Emily Dickinson - 2019
    

A Discovery of Witches: free exclusive chapter sampler


Deborah Harkness - 2014
    A Discovery of Witches will introduce you to the magical world of Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont. Look out for second book Shadow of Night, also available now, and the final instalment The Book of Life, out on July 15th 2014.

Deltora Quest Five Book Set


Emily Rodda - 2000
    The evil Shadow Lord is plotting to invade the land of Deltora and enslave its people. All that stands against him is the magic Belt of Deltora with its seven stones of great and mysterious power. When the stones are stolen and hidden in dark, terrible places throughout the kingdom, the Shadow Lord triumphs and Deltora is lost. Armed with only a hand-drawn map to guide them, two unlikely companions set out on a dangerous quest to find the lost stones and rid their land of the Shadow Lord. Here are the first five volumes in this fascinating series: The Forests of Silence; The Lake of Tears; City of the Rats; The Shifting Sands; and Dread Mountain.

Caged Collection Sixth Street Bands Box Set


Jayne Frost
    Five bad boy rockers. The romance collection that will melt your heart and leave you BREATHLESS. THE CAGED COLLECTION. Sixth Street Bands Books 1-5 Every book in the best selling Sixth Street Bands Series. Over 1500 pages.  ***NEW AND ONLY IN THIS COLLECTION***— GONE FOR YOU re-edited with Lily's POV— DOWN TO YOU extended epilogue — Preview for ANOTHER SKY  GONE FOR YOU Cameron and Lily's story No relationships. No complications. Leave ‘em smiling when you go, but always go. I never had any problem following the rules. Until her... FALL WITH ME Christian and Melody's story.Love isn’t an emotion—it’s a chemical reaction. Eventually, the fire burns out. That's what I've always believed.  When I meet Melody, I’m on board for a little fun. And since we share the same philosophy on attraction, there’s no chance this will turn into anything more. Is there? MISSING FROM ME Sean and Anna's story.An epic story about second chances, redemption, undying love, and music. Sean and Anna, had it all. But one mistake took it all away. Four years later, and a chance meeting puts them in the same place. She's the unfinished symphony that haunts his dreams. He's the enduring love that she can't forget. Can they find their way back to each other?   LOST FOR YOU Chase and Taryn's storyTwo lives touched by grief, addiction, and loss. When love has brought nothing but pain is it worth the risk?  DOWN TO YOU "A sexy, heartfelt rocker romance that packs an unforgettable emotional punch."— Mary, USA Today  A star on the riseLogan Cage, lead singer for the hottest band out of Austin, has a dark past. And a secret that he can’t outrun. For years he’s been trying to find redemption in the spotlight. But on the eve of what could be his biggest break, it almost slips away.Rock music’s shattered princessTori Grayson had it all. Money. Fame. And an adoring husband to share the spotlight. But tragedy struck and took it all away. Six years later and she’s reinvented herself, founding a record label to keep the memory of those she lost alive.Neither of them was looking for love.But sometimes fate has other plans.Every story deserves a soundtrack. And theirs is epic.

Skinema


Chris Nieratko - 2007
    As Johnny Knoxville so succinctly put it, Nieratko is an asshole, but whether Chris is rescuing a stalker from choking on her own vomit, getting his nose broken for having AIDS (he doesn't) or marrying the one woman that could put up with his insanity, his life sounds so much like a collection of hilarious bar stories it's impossible not to grab a beer and listen to the whole thing.

Horror Movie A Day: The Book


Brian W. Collins - 2016
    Most of them stunk. With over 2500 reviews on the Horror Movie A Day website, finding the worthwhile ones can be a chore, so Collins has curated a selection of choice films - 365 of them in fact, one for every day of the year. Each month has a different theme and offers a variety of films within that theme for your viewing enjoyment. Every movie is someone's favorite movie - perhaps this book will introduce you to yours.