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In the vein of Such a Fun Age, a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers-one white, one Black-living in a "perfect" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and the true meaning of sisterhood amidst the backdrop of America's all-too-familiar racial reckoning.
De'Andrea Whitman, her husband Malik, and their five-year-old daughter, Nina, are new to the upper-crust white suburb of Rolling Hills, Virginia-a...
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Der Schlüssel zu Rebecca
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Sommer 1942: Rommels Armee rückt auf Kairo vor. Die Strategie des Wüstenfuchses scheint unschlagbar. Seine Geheimwaffe: der Meisterspion Wolff in Kairo. Wolffs Auftrag: Die Pläne der Engländer auszukundschaften und sie Rommel verschlüsselt zu übermitteln. Als Schlüssel dient ihm Daphne du Mauriers weltberühmter Roman "Rebecca". Doch die andere Seite ist nicht untätig. Während die...
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Rebecca Dash loves spending her college summers swooning over romantic Jane Austen novels and helping Aunt Rayna at the Starry Skies Bed & Breakfast in Snow Valley, Montana.
When a team of firefighters set up camp on the lawns of the B&B during a forest fire, the devastatingly handsome Captain Wade catches her eye.
Navigating firefighters, first dates, and the guests at the Bed & Breakfast turns out to be trickier than she imagined, but Becca soon...
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Summary of Rebecca Traister's All the Single Ladies, award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies about the twenty-first century phenomenon of the American single woman. It was the year the proportion of American women who were married dropped below fifty percent; and the median age of first marriages, which had remained between twenty and twenty-two years old for nearly a century (1890–1980), had risen dramatically to...
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Summary of Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks chronicles the life, death, and immortality of Henrietta Lacks, a young black woman whose cervical cancer cells became one of the most important factors in bringing about important scientific and medical advancements in the twentieth century. Her family, however, did not know until much later that researchers were using Henrietta's cells in their experiments. When the family learned...
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2024
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"Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller...
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A New York Times bestseller! This "infectious and contagious" ("Stone Cold" Steve Austin) memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin—a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch—delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame.
Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca Quin constantly invented new ways to make her mother worry—roughhousing with the neighborhood...
Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca Quin constantly invented new ways to make her mother worry—roughhousing with the neighborhood...
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From Rebecca Shaw and Ben Kronengold, the youngest comedy writers ever for “The Tonight Show” Starring Jimmy Fallon and masterminds behind the viral 2018 Yale graduation speech, comes a hilarious collection of short stories taking on coming-of-age, memes, sex, politics, relationships, and Goop, with satire, self-deprecation, and utter irreverence.
Showing off their trademark humor and writing chops that have made them a viral sensation, Rebecca...
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"What do you do when the people you love are declining right in front of your eyes? What can you do but rage at all that is cruel, laugh at all that is absurd, and show up for whatever happens next Mira Cayne's father has been in physical decline for decades, ever since his spinal cord injury at the age of forty-four. He was never the dad who ran a marathon, but he was the strongest and most resililent man Mira knew. Now, at seventy-nine, Matt Frank...
10) Drachenbanner
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England 1238: Die junge Adela of Waringham und Bedric, Sohn einer leibeigenen Bauernfamilie, sind zusammen aufgewachsen. Während Adela als Hofdame zur Schwester des Königs geschickt und später mit einem Ritter verheiratet wird, schuftet Bedric auf den Feldern von Waringham - dem Elend der Leibeigenschaft und der Willkür von Adelas Bruder ausgeliefert. Als die Situation unerträglich wird, flieht er, nicht ahnend, dass Adela von ihm schwanger ist....
11) Teufelskrone
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England 1193: Als der junge Yvain of Waringham in den Dienst von John Plantagenet tritt, ahnt er nicht, was sie verbindet: Beide stehen im Schatten ihrer ruhmreichen älteren Brüder. Doch während Yvain und Guillaume of Waringham mehr als die Liebe zur selben Frau gemeinsam haben, stehen die Brüder John Plantagenet und Richard Löwenherz auf verschiedenen Seiten - auch dann noch, als John nach Richards Tod die Krone erbt. Denn Richards Schatten...
12) The Dinner Party
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The exciting thriller by Rebecca Heath, author of THE SUMMER PARTY. A dark and twisty domestic thriller set in a seemingly idyllic suburban neighbourhood, where family secrets are best kept buried!
Four Couples.
One unforgettable dinner party.
A secret that will destroy them.
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Award-Winning Author Rebecca McLaughlin Explores Who Jesus Really Is in This Follow-Up to Confronting Christianity
Jesus is the most famous human being in all of history. But while many people have a basic sketch of Jesus in their minds, comparatively few have taken time to read the four biographies of his life in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
In Confronting Jesus, Rebecca McLaughlin shares important biblical context...
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From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a friends to lovers romance novella set in her Legacy world.
It only takes a spark . . .
In Legacy, Colorado, I buried my father alongside his elite Hotshot team. Ten years later, I've followed in his footsteps-fighting fires in the mountains of Alaska with my brother.
Amid the flames, nothing ignites me like Avery Claire. She's stubborn, strong, sexy as hell, and my best friend. She also has...
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"Könige sind wie Gaukler. Sie blenden die Untertanen mit ihrem Mummenschanz, damit die nicht merken, dass das Reich auseinanderfällt" Anno Domini 951: Der junge Gaidemar, ein Bastard vornehmer, aber unbekannter Herkunft und Panzerreiter in König Ottos Reiterlegion, erhält einen gefährlichen Auftrag: Er soll die italienische Königin Adelheid aus der Gefangenschaft in Garda befreien. Auf ihrer Flucht verliebt er sich in Adelheid, aber sie heiratet...
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Desperation is the most dangerous type of magic.
This shouldn't be her problem.
Listen. Claire Bishop is Las Vegas's greatest stage magician, and she's perfectly happy with that fame. Ozarik is the next Zaro, the leader of the world's witches, the modern-day Darcy everyone swoons over. Just because Claire shares a Zaro's unfathomable magic doesn't mean she shares the responsibility.
So, if Ozarik wants to make himself a villain by casting...
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In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud-native applications, container orchestration has emerged as a pivotal aspect, defining deployments' efficiency, scalability, and manageability. Standing tall at the forefront of this revolution, Kubernetes is transforming how organizations deploy, manage, and scale their applications. Whether you're a developer aiming to harness the power of microservices or an operations professional looking to streamline...
18) Fond Farewells
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Ease the heartbreak when saying farewell.
Fond Farewells is an award-winning collection of four illustrated poem stories that explore different moods of goodbye: Leaving and hoping for the best, Leaving on a trip then returning, Moving away and keeping in touch, and Saying a very final goodbye.
Every story, however, has a positive thought to help give perspective for the reader.
This book makes an ideal gift for anyone close that you already miss.
Fond...
19) Jagdfieber
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Für Mark Malecki, Revisor bei einer Düsseldorfer Privatbank, läuft es nicht gut. Seine Frau verlässt ihn, er fühlt sich als alleinerziehender Vater überfordert, trinkt zu viel und kommt morgens zu spät zur Arbeit. Schließlich verliert sein Chef die Geduld und schickt ihn zur Überprüfung einer Bankfiliale in den Schwarzwald. Dort erlebt er eine Überraschung: Die kleine Zweigstelle hat höhere Wertpapierumsätze und Spareinlagen als die Hauptstelle...
20) Unbound
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If you're ready to transform your life, "UNBOUND" is your guide.
Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and immerse yourself in the experience with both the audiobook and BONUS 73 page PDF Guide. Designed to help you navigate the complexities of life, break free from self-doubt , limiting beliefs, and unlock your true potential, "UNBOUND" will inspire you to listen to your inner thoughts and take action.
In this captivating exploration,...