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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Kansas

Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist

In this sharp, funny, and timely collection of personal essays, veteran video blogger and star of MTV's Decoded Franchesca Ramsey explores race, identity, online activism, and the downfall of real communication in the age of social media rants, trolls, and call-out wars. Franchesca Ramsey didn't set out to be an activist. Or a comedian. Or a commentator on identity, race, and culture, really. But then her YouTube video "What White Girls Say...to Black Girls" went viral. Twelve million views viral. Faced with an avalanche of media requests, fan letters, and hate mail, she had two choices: Jump in and make her voice heard or step back and let others frame the conversation. After a crash course in social justice and more than a few foot-in-mouth moments, she realized she had a unique talent and passion for breaking down injustice in America in ways that could make people listen and engage. In her first book, Ramsey uses her own experiences as an accidental activist to explore the many ways we communicate with each other--from the highs of bridging gaps and making connections to the many pitfalls that accompany talking about race, power, sexuality, and gender in an unpredictable public space...the internet. WELL, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY includes Ramsey's advice on dealing with internet trolls and low-key racists, confessions about being a former online hater herself, and her personal hits and misses in activist debates with everyone from bigoted Facebook friends and misguided relatives to mainstream celebrities and YouTube influencers. With sharp humor and her trademark candor, Ramsey shows readers we can have tough conversations that move the dialogue forward, rather than backward, if we just approach them in the right way.

Well, That Escalated Quickly

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

The author describes her family's internment in a Japanese concentration camp on Java during World War II and her mother's unflagging determination in the face of hardship and deprivation to save her family.

Sing with the Wind

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Pennsylvania

The Cold Millions

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Minnesota

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Elizabeth Berg has written a lush historical novel based on the sensuous Parisian life of the nineteenth-century writer George Sand--which is perfect for readers of Nancy Horan and Elizabeth Gilbert.
 
At the beginning of this powerful novel, we meet Aurore Dupin as she is leaving her estranged husband, a loveless marriage, and her family's estate in the French countryside to start a new life in Paris. There, she gives herself a new name--George Sand--and pursues her dream of becoming a writer, embracing an unconventional and even scandalous lifestyle.
 
Paris in the nineteenth century comes vividly alive, illuminated by the story of the loves, passions, and fierce struggles of a woman who defied the confines of society. Sand's many lovers and friends include Frédéric Chopin, Gustave Flaubert, Franz Liszt, Eugène Delacroix, Victor Hugo, Marie Dorval, and Alfred de Musset. As Sand welcomes fame and friendship, she fights to overcome heartbreak and prejudice, failure and loss. Though considered the most gifted genius of her time, she works to reconcile the pain of her childhood, of disturbing relationships with her mother and daughter, and of her intimacies with women and men. Will the life she longs for always be just out of reach--a dream?
 
Brilliantly written in luminous prose, and with remarkable insights into the heart and mind of a literary force, The Dream Lover tells the unforgettable story of a courageous, irresistible woman.
 
Advance praise for The Dream Lover
 
"In her masterly new novel, Elizabeth Berg inhabits the adventurous heart of George Sand, making sense of a puzzling legend who dared to live and write against the grain."--Nancy Horan
 
"The Dream Lover--what a bold, insightful, and enticing novel. And how vigorously Elizabeth Berg brings us the iconoclastic life of George Sand. Berg writes with such intimacy and compassion that I think she must have some shared ancestral DNA with Sand. I savored every page."--Frances Mayes
 
"What a rich, heartbreaking, triumphant novel Elizabeth Berg has written! I recommend reading it with a highlighter in hand to mark the insights about love and life and being a woman that are on every page so you can reread and savor them."--Ann Hood
 
"The Dream Lover is a historical novel at once expansively researched yet intimately imagined. George Sand may be the ultimate Berg heroine. 'A life not lived in truth,' Berg writes, 'is a life forfeited.' In this latest work, Elizabeth Berg has poured her own great gifts and her own great heart into the story of a woman determined to refuse any such forfeiture, no matter the cost."--Leah Hager Cohen
 
"The Dream Lover is the dream match of writer to subject, Elizabeth Berg animating George Sand so vividly that you feel the Frenchwoman speaking directly to you. Infamous for her eccentricities and her passions, Sand is shown to be a touching figure, a woman needing to love and be loved."--Robin Black

The Dream Lover

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Signed First Edition. In perfect condition. 

Michigan

While her brother, Ellis, and his friend attempt to find the Loch Ness Monster in an attempt to get back into her father's good graces, Maddie is left on her own in World War II-era Scotland and experiences a social awakening. By the New York Times best-selling author of Water of Elephants.

At the Water's Edge

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Charlie Jones

Bob Kelly

LinDee Loveland

A Collection of Quotes and Inspirational Thoughts to Inspire Your Prayer Life

The privilege of prayer is a gift from our heavenly father.The wonder of prayer is that He eagerly awaits our presence before His throne.The power of prayer lies in the God who hears us and moves on our behalf.This beautiful collection of thoughts on prayer -- as expressed by some of the greatest minds of past and present -- will embolden your heart and inspire your spirit as you contemplate the tremendous power of prayer. You'll read quotes from Oswald Chambers, Billy Graham, Elisabeth Elliot, Charles Spurgeon, C. S. Lewis, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Helen Keller, and many more.This book is a great addition to any library and a wonderful gift for anyone who wants a deeper, richer, more meaningful prayer life. Read it, and allow this rich collection of inspirational thoughts and quotes to transform your prayer life and renew your faith.

The Tremendous Power of Prayer

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Massachusetts

A Novel

A dazzling epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award finalist Sabrina & Corina

A Phenomenal Book Club Pick * "Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you're swimming under a big, sparkling night sky."--Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022--The Millions, Electric Lit, Lit Hub, Book Riot

There is one every generation, a seer who keeps the stories.

Luz "Little Light" Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, is left to fend for herself after her older brother, Diego, a snake charmer and factory worker, is run out of town by a violent white mob. As Luz navigates 1930s Denver, she begins to have visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory. Luz recollects her ancestors' origins, how her family flourished, and how they were threatened. She bears witness to the sinister forces that have devastated her people and their homelands for generations. In the end, it is up to Luz to save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion.

Written in Kali Fajardo-Anstine's singular voice, the wildly entertaining and complex lives of the Lopez family fill the pages of this multigenerational western saga. Woman of Light is a transfixing novel about survival, family secrets, and love--filled with an unforgettable cast of characters, all of whom are just as special, memorable, and complicated as our beloved heroine, Luz.

Woman of Light

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Paula Hawkins

West Virginia

A Slow Fire Burning

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The Rhinemann Exchange

Alabama

Corrupted

Gloria Copeland

Hearing His Word and Doing His Will

Blending solid scriptural teaching with moving examples of her personal experiences, popular Bible teacher Gloria Copeland gently encourages readers to study the Scriptures for answers they need. By taking action on the direction they receive from God's Word, the power of God can be released in their lives. Copeland's practical applications helps readers begin to enjoy the wonderful gifts God longs to give them.

Are You Listening?

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Robert Beatty

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Name written inside cover. 

North Carolina

From #1 New York Times best-selling author Robert Beatty comes a thrilling new series set in the magical world of Serafina. Move without a sound. Steal without a trace. Willa, a young night-spirit of the Great Smoky Mountains, is her clan's best thief. She creeps into the homes of day-folk under cover of darkness and takes what they won't miss. It's dangerous work-the day-folk kill whatever they do not understand--but Willa will do anything to win the approval of the padaran, the charismatic leader of the Faeran people. When Willa's curiosity leaves her hurt and stranded in the day world, she calls upon an ancient, unbreakable bond to escape. Only then does she discover the truth: not all day-folk are the same, and the foundations that have guarded the Faeran for eons are under attack. As forces of unfathomable destruction encroach on her home, Willa must decide who she truly is. To save the day-folk family that has become her own--and lift the curse that has robbed her people of their truth--Willa will meet deadly force with trusted alliance, violence with shelter, and an ever-changing world with a steady heartbeat of courage.

Willa of the Wood (Willa of the Wood, Book 1)

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A journalist reminisces about his career, his upbringing, and why he never tried to discover who his parents were. The book leads to an understanding of what he owes the couple who raised him and the mother who gave him up.

I Never Looked for My Mother and Other Regrets of a Journalist

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From the author of the internationally selling book The Long Road North comes Quentin Super's next journey into the unknown. The Long Road East captures Super's 2017 cycling adventure that took him and his best friend Sam one thousand six hundred miles across the United States. Over the course of seven weeks the two encounter a litany of roadblocks, both physical and emotional. Whether it's a near-death experience in Michigan or internal battles with maturity and promiscuity, Super takes you through the most harrowing and revelatory moments of his life. Discover what has made Super one of the most intriguing up-and-coming writers of his generation, and why personal growth sometimes presents itself in the strangest ways.

The Long Road East

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Louisiana

Quadriplegic forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme and his partner, Amelia Sachs, engage in a two-day race against time when a twisted killer, exploiting the modern world's drive toward sustainable energy, uses an everyday energy source as a weapon. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Roadside Crosses.

The Burning Wire #21 

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James Megellas

A Paratrooper at War in Europe

A platoon leader from the 82nd Airborne Division shares his harrowing tale of the march from the bloody beaches of Anzio, Italy, to the streets of Berlin, and victory during World War II.

All the Way to Berlin

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Jen Welsh

South Carolina

Signed copy

In Of Marks and Murder, Olivia Gabriel has spent the last decade as a classroom teacher. While she's comfortable teaching, she clings to a dream of working in film. Yet, the dream seems an impossible reality. When an unforeseen turn of events leaves Olivia at a crossroads, she opts for adventure over security. She joins a fellowship for women in film, working as the location manager of the newly popular TV show, Murder in Morristown. As she begins to find her place (and herself) in the chaos, the unthinkable happens - murder. Will she let her internal desire to find the truth derail her dreams, or will she be the next victim?

Of Marks and Murder

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Delaware

The Adventures of an Out-Of-Work Gargoyle

Change at any age, in any given situation, is never easy. Even when we know it is necessary, the fear of the unknown and the comfort of the known tend to keep us from stepping on the gas pedal of life. Add negative assumptions to the equation and the gas in our engines solidifies, gelling into a murky substance that glues us to our now and fogs our window of possibilities. Whether out of work, out of the game, or outnumbered, we feel like an outcast. While it is unfortunate that such experiences do not end with childhood, it is even more unfortunate that some individuals do not mature with age. Andrea exploits this paradox perfectly, making the adventures simultaneously trying, relatable, and delightful. She cleverly weaves personalities that we have either embodied or experienced at every stage of life, and her manner of revealing a 360-degree perspective keeps the pages turning. Oh, to be Don with a bird's eye view of the world as it is! Situations are not always as they appear. That concept is as clear in the storyline of Boss & Hunky: The Adventures of an Out-of-Work Gargoyle as it is in the casual observer's assumption that this is purely a book targeting youth. Intended or not, human nature is the actual subject. Who better to expose personalities, character strengths and flaws, and interpersonal relationships than an accomplished Human Resources professional? The beauty of this adventure is that Andrea offers solutions, no doubt drawing upon her professional experiences and oodles of interpersonal relationships she has managed. Both our hero and heroine free themselves from their own limiting beliefs when they change their perspectives, and the magic happens when they trust their sage friend, each other, and ultimately themselves. Imagine applying such a simple concept to our personal lives, to our teams, to our organizations. We have a choice: remain in a safe backyard with a motley crew in a never-ending cycle of bloom-and-wither or venture to the limitless horizon constantly facing new challenges where change always promotes growth. Enjoy this fanciful read and be inspired.

Boss & Hunky

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Sara Gruen

This is a withdrawn library book 
Proceeds will be donated to my son’s class- this will be used during book fairs so each student can go home with something! Thank you! 

Maine

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

California

Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance 

Jennifer E. Smith

Ohio

"Alice loves Teddy, her best friend, but has never told him. When she buys him a lottery ticket that turns out to be a winner, their lives are changed forever and their friendship is put to the ultimate test"--

Windfall

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Harlan Coben

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Parents Adam and Hannah confront the shocking secret on which their marriage was built, leaving Adam to wonder whether he ever truly knew his wife at all. By the best-selling author of Missing You.

The Stranger

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A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity

Our generation needs a reformation.
But a single person won't lead it.
A single event won't define it.
Our reformation will be a movement of reformers living creatively, compassionately, courageously for the cause of Christ.
 
This reformation will not be born of a new discovery.  It will be the rediscovery of something old, something ancient. 
 
Something primal.
 
--Mark Batterson, Primal
 
What would your Christianity look like if it was stripped down to the simplest, rawest, purest faith possible? You would have more, not less. You would have the beginning of a new reformation--in your generation, your church, your own soul. You would have primal Christianity.
 
This book is an invitation to become part of a reformation movement. It is an invitation to rediscover the compassion, wonder, curiosity, and energy that turned the world upside down two thousand years ago. It is an invitation to be astonished again.

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Well, That Escalated Quickly

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