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Jane Austen and Shelley in the Garden
With consuming literary passion, Janet Todd’s complex novel combines the past and the present together with the living and the dead. Fran is a widow who spent her life immersed in teaching, reading, and gardening. Her retirement (and...
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The Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke
Gritty Liverpool sets the mood for Caroline Smailes’s "The Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke", a most unusual Christmas tale. Nineteen-year-old Theodora (Theo, please), while grieving the death of her boyfriend, Gabe, lives in Dante House,...
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100 Ways to Kill a Teacher
"100 Ways to Kill a Teacher" is a knowledgeable educators’ guide that exposes problems in Canadian public education and suggests workable solutions. Educator Margaret Aisicovich’s social science text "100 Ways to Kill a Teacher"...
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Redefining Financial Literacy
"Redefining Financial Literacy" introduces exciting, of-the-moment market opportunities to individual investors, aiming to empower them. Cindy Couyoumjian’s economic self-help text "Redefining Financial Literacy" suggests cultivating...
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The Mister Peanut McWoolly Story
"The Mister Peanut McWoolly Story" is a compassionate picture book in which a girl helps a delicate lamb develop his self-esteem. Diane Wilkins’s charming picture book "The Mister Peanut McWoolly Story" is based on the true story of a...
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Insight into a Bright Mind
"Insight into a Bright Mind" is engaging as it presents a vision of a world in which neurodivergent people might find understanding, encouragement, and a welcoming community. Nicole A. Tetreault’s exciting neuroscience text "Insight...
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Science and Beyond
"Science and Beyond" combines science and philosophy to argue that a new understanding of the limitations of science is needed to avoid global catastrophe. Focusing on rampant misconceptions about science, researcher and teacher Rolf...
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Inner Alchemy
This is a New Age text that not only teaches concepts, but works to train one’s mind, body, and spirit to take action in the world. Zulma Reyo’s New Age text "Inner Alchemy" is a practical, inspiring guide to the mastery and...