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1) Adam Bede
Author
Series
Publication Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Carpenter Adam Bede is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but unknown to him, he has a rival, in the local squire's son Arthur Donnithorne. Hetty is soon attracted by Arthur's seductive charm and they begin to meet in secret. The relationship is to have tragic consequences that reach far beyond the couple themselves, touching not just Adam Bede, but many others, not least, pious Methodist Preacher Dinah Morris. A tale of seduction, betrayal,...
2) Love & life
Author
Publisher
Humanix Books
Publication Date
c2020
Language
English
Description
Dr. Laura dives into the controversial topics and thorniest problems that face today's parents and grandparents, husbands and wives, men and women, and everyone seeking love, fulfillment, success -- or simply anyone who wants to be a decent and productive human being. With her trademark provocative, firm, but always thought-provoking and values-centered advice, Dr. Laura provides guidance that will inspire readers to be the very best they can be....
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In this collection of short stories, Berlin showcased the gritty glamour that made readers fall in love with her. She finds beauty in the darkest places... and darkness in the seemingly pristine. -- adapted from jacket
Author
Publication Date
1994
Language
English
Description
The classic guide to bringing out the best in people at their worst--fully updated for a world that's meaner, nastier, and more polarized than ever. Today, new technologies, the increased role of social media, and the ubiquity of remote work have resulted in more polarized workplaces, the breakdown of social mores, and downright rude behavior. These days, it seems like there are more people we can't stand--not fewer--and, too often, if we aren't yelling...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"The first true revision of the classic book from the bestselling author of The Leadership Challenge As the world falls deeper into economic downturns and warfare, the question of credibility (how leaders gain and lose it) is more important than ever. Building on their research from The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner explore in Credibility why leadership is above all a relationship, with credibility as the cornerstone, and why...
Author
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
Description
The 'best short story writer in English' (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores ideas of power, ethics, and justice, and cuts to the very heart of what it means to live in community with our fellow humans. With his trademark prose--wickedly funny, unsentimental, and perfectly tuned--Saunders continues to challenge and surprise: here is a collection of prismatic, deeply resonant stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and...
7) Make peace with anyone: breakthrough strategies to quickly end any conflict, feud, or estrangement
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Publication Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Description Not Provided
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This is the first collection of stories from a widely acclaimed novelist writing in the realm of the literary fantastical. They urge an understanding of youth and mortality, ghosts, ghost towns, doubling and loss, with the hope that we can know one another more deeply or at least stand side by side to observe the mystery of the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
"This worldwide bestseller offers simple guidance for building the kind of open and trusting relationships vital for tackling global systemic challenges and developing adaptive, innovative organizations--over 200,000 copies sold and translated into seventeen languages! We live, say Edgar and Peter Schein, in a culture of ''tell.'' All too often we tell others what we think they need to know or should do. But whether we are leading or following, what...
Author
Series
Oprah's book club volume 2025
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication Date
2025
Language
English
Description
"PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, Pushcart Prize winner, and Best American Stories contributor, Eric Puchner returns with an ambitious and deeply moving novel set against the backdrop of the American West that follows three lifelong friends and the betrayal at the center of their entwined fates. Cece and Charlie are in love and a few weeks away from their summer wedding. But when Cece meets Charlie's best friend from college, Garrett, her long-held expectations...
11) How to break up with your friends: finding meaning, connection, and boundaries in modern friendships
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In How to Break Up with Your Friends, this celebrated life mentor explores the qualities of genuine friendships-and the deeper principles, assessments, and practices for nurturing them. With clear-eyed guidance, you'll learn how to take stock of those currently in your life, see exactly how you are serving each other, deepen your essential friendships, and, ultimately, have the courageous conversations needed when it's time to "break up" with others."--...
Author
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Every marriage has it's secrets. . .So begins the startling tale of Skyla Hull, a widow who lives alone in the shadow of the defunct drive-in move theater she ran with her husband for nearly fifty years. Ever since Hollis's death in a freak accident the year before, Skyla spends her nights ruminating about the regrets and deceptions in her long marriage. That is, until she rents a cottage on her property to a charming British man... A thousand miles...
16) Duck & Goose
Author
Series
Duck and Goose (Picture books) volume 1
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Duck and Goose learn to work together to take care of a ball, which they think is an egg.
17) Delicacy
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When François dies suddenly only seven years into their blissful marriage, the widowed Natalie erects a fortress around her emotions. Can Markus, her Swedish, geeky, and unassuming coworker, connect with her?
18) A perfect love
Author
Series
Heavenly Daze series volume 4
Publication Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Description Not Provided
Author
Series
Blackberry Island novels volume 4
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Cousins by chance, sisters by choice ... After her cat toy empire goes up in flames, Sophie Lane returns to Blackberry Island, determined to rebuild. Until small-town life reveals a big problem: she can't grow unless she learns to let go. If Sophie relaxes her grip even a little, she might lose everything. Or she might finally be free to reach for the happiness and love that have eluded her for so long. Kristine has become defined by her relationship...
20) Check & mate
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Publication Date
2023
Language
English
Description
When eighteen-year-old Mallory begrudgingly agrees to return to chess in one last charity tournament, her surprise upset against Nolan Sawyer, the reigning world champ and bad boy of the chess world, sets her on an worldwind adventure as she rediscovers her passion for the game.
"In this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match...
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