Donnell's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 04 Apr 2025 05:12:24 -0700 60 Donnell's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Pro Leadership: Establishing Your Credibility, Building Your Following and Leading With Impact]]> 52993872 288 Andrew Wyatt 1631951246 Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 Pro Leadership: Establishing Your Credibility, Building Your Following and Leading With Impact
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]]> <![CDATA[Glucose Control Eating: Lose Weight Stay Slimmer Live Healthier Live Longer]]> 65498175 275 Rick Mystrom 1637470649 Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 Glucose Control Eating: Lose Weight Stay Slimmer Live Healthier Live Longer
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]]> <![CDATA[My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift]]> 226183698

After the passing of Hal's evil aunt, the pastor attempts to ease her past the Pearlie Gates regardless of her past misdeeds. Hal's attitude is totally different than the reverend. But the pastor needs Hal's full support in order to pull off his caper.�
Will she get routed to heaven or hell?
]]> 139 Harold Phifer Donnell 0 to-read 4.38 My Bully, My Aunt, & Her Final Gift
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]]> Dark Descent into Desire 53148042 When he encounters Penelope Green at an art exhibition selling her work, he’s not only spellbound by her beauty, but by her art which speaks to his soul.
It’s not just smoldering attraction that they share, but also difficult pasts. While her upbringing took place in a rundown estate caring for her troubled mother, Blake’s, although brought up in a picturesque village, was just as dark. He grew up around the windswept moors in a gothic castle with walls stained in secrets, and where his mother worked as a maid.
Leading her into a world of opulence, taste, and raw lust, Blake Sinclair with eyes that flit from moody to stormy blue, manages to seduce Penelope. Her entry into his bedroom, other than eliciting steamy passion, opens up a part of him hidden even from himself.
He soon finds himself swimming in uncharted waters. Although he’s not new to addiction, this time it’s not just sex that’s got Sinclair in its tantalizing grip, but something deeper and more powerful. Penelope’s not only a hot temptress, but a kindred spirit, and even more profoundly, she knows what “dark� feels like.
When he learns that she too has secrets, Penelope becomes his obsession. Even if his need for control is constantly challenged by her feisty independence: a quality that not only feeds his sudden unhealthy need to possess her but also places a wedge between them.
Dylan Fox is a nefarious character that shadows this story. As the son of Lord William Fox, Blake’s late mother’s employer, Fox grew up terrorizing the young Blake. Believing that Blake stole from him, Dylan Fox, who runs a criminal empire, drags Blake into the center of a scandal involving the rich and powerful, a private island, and teenage girls.
Blake Sinclair has one powerful weapon: a clear conscience. But he has to convince Penelope and the world around him first. Faced with criminal gangs, while working behind the scenes on a dangerous exposé involving big names, Blake flexes his considerable muscles to save Penelope and his reputation.]]> 348 J.J. Sorel Donnell 0 to-read 4.07 2020 Dark Descent into Desire
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]]> <![CDATA[Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond]]> 202470606 NFL football star Vernon Davis delves into his astonishing career, from winning Super Bowl 50 in 2016 with the Denver Broncos to reinventing himself as an actor and producer, and recalls the hard-won lessons—including that infamous press conference—that paved his path to success. In October 2008, after a San Francisco loss to Seattle, Vernon Davis was put on blast by Coach Mike Singletary in a fiery speech criticizing his “me-myself-and-I attitude�. It proved to be the turning point in Davis’s career, and the inspiration for him to change his mindset, his playing, and his life. At the time, Davis was a young, talented player who had been drafted by the 49ers in 2006 at number six, one of the highest draft positions for a tight end in NFL history. He played ten years for the team, which included a 2013 Super Bowl loss to the Baltimore Ravens in a 34-31 heartbreaker, where he recorded six catches for 104 yards. Winning a Super Bowl in 2016 with Peyton Manning, Davis landed a crucial downfield block and sprung teammate C.L. Anderson for a key 34-yard run that helped the Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10. Davis retired in 2019 after a final four years playing pro for his hometown team in Washington. He’s now deeply involved in his new acting and producing feature films. Here he rewinds the tape to reflect on his career and competitive spirit—and the insights about teamwork, leadership, and responsibility that came in the aftermath of Coach Singletary’s press conference, spurring him to transform his life for the better. Weaving personal reflections with frank, real-world advice, Playing Ball is not just one athlete’s memoir but an eye-opening exploration of what winning—on the field and beyond—really means.]]> 240 Vernon Davis 1496746570 Donnell 0 to-read 4.28 Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond
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]]> Steel Blood 215598873 308 Gabriel F.W. Koch 1977272754 Donnell 0 to-read 4.35 Steel Blood
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]]> The Viola Factor 208506665
The book is based on the research conducted to portray her character during my reenactment of women living in Booker’s times while volunteering at Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy, Va.

Viola Knapp Ruffner was a woman who left home early to support her family, bravely traveling alone to teaching positions in the pre-Civil War North and South. Her quest to uphold her mother’s dying wishes leads her through challenges that end in traumas and distort her hopes for contentment and happiness. After the war, she hired a young, emancipated boy, Booker T. Washington, and taught him to read and write. Over time her post-traumatic stress is appeased, societal norms challenged, and a friendship forged that spanned decades. This is her story and the factor she played in this man who became a nineteenth-century leader.]]> 300 Sheridan Brown Donnell 0 to-read 4.38 2022 The Viola Factor
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]]> <![CDATA[A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)]]> 29986740
Sent by the FBI to assist local law enforcement, Mercy returns to Eagle’s Nest to face the family who shunned her while maintaining the facade of a law-abiding citizen. There, she meets police chief Truman Daly, whose uncle was the cave man’s latest victim. He sees the survivalist side of her that she desperately tries to hide, but if she lets him get close enough to learn her secret, she might not survive the fallout…]]> 353 Kendra Elliot Donnell 0 to-read 4.19 2017 A Merciful Death (Mercy Kilpatrick, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom]]> 6596 The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love. The Four Agreements are: Be Impeccable With Your Word, Don't Take Anything Personally, Don't Make Assumptions, Always Do Your Best.]]> 152 Miguel Ruiz 1878424505 Donnell 0 to-read 4.20 1997 The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
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]]> Matched (Matched, #1) 7735333
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one…until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.

Matched is a story for right now and storytelling with the resonance of a classic.]]> 369 Ally Condie 0525423648 Donnell 0 to-read 3.62 2010 Matched (Matched, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Headlines (Chasing Victory #1)]]> 222611395 They’re chasing the same dream�
Too bad they’re not on the same team.

When Breslin Cooper's major league dreams go up in flames, he's left with his backup plan: college baseball at Texas State Tech. But his altercation with a reporter saddles him with probation, therapy--and a toxic "Storm Cooper" reputation no baseball scout will touch.

Liv Milline’s family name is practically synonymous with IML baseball. Yet despite her love for the game and her dreams of becoming a baseball scout--her father holds one, ironclad rule: No baseball for Olivia.

Her one loophole? Playing sports reporter for Texas State Tech.

Chasing similar dreams, Liv attempts to befriend Breslin. But the amazingly talented, pain in her aperture has only two words to say whenever she's around: “No comment.�

When a lapse in judgment catches Breslin in a real-world rundown, jeopardizing his probation and scholarship, his only choice may be to rely on Liv--the aggravating, attractive, relentless reporter, chasing her latest headline.

[Book one of a series, Chasing Headlines ends with a HFN, no cliffhanger, but lingering / unresolved issues waiting to bite them in the butt in Book 2]]]> 524 J. Rose Black Donnell 0 to-read 4.37 2025 Chasing Headlines (Chasing Victory #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)]]> 28187230 341 Ruth Ware 1501132938 Donnell 0 to-read 3.73 2016 The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression]]> 216151199 When we have the power of God, demons will be manifested and forced to flee, and people will be set free.

While reading this book, you will wholeheartedly believe in Christ’s promise to the Church in John 10:10. Likewise, you will prepare yourself for deliverance so that you can lead others to freedom as well.

People are looking for answers to be freed from addictions, anxiety, and depression. They want healing in their marriages, their children to be free from the symptoms of autism, or to not live in poverty any longer. People want relief from mental disorders. They are searching everywhere, paying tons of money to try and find the answers to these problems, or if not finding complete relief, at least alleviating some of the symptoms. All of these things are demonic, and the answer can only be found in Jesus Christ.

Finding Freedom from Demonic Oppression will help guide you step-by-step to learn what you’ve been missing. The good news is that deliverance and freedom are easy. You only have to give your life to Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Deliverer, is the answer to all questions. You simply have to come to Jesus and believe. He does the rest. You don’t have to pay tons of money. Deliverance is free. God gives it to you. There is a cost, but that cost is surrendering; it’s nothing you can buy.

By reading this essential guide, you will What deliverance is Why we need deliverance in the church today The first key to receive deliverance How to help others receive deliverance]]> 224 Kathryn Krick 1636414427 Donnell 0 to-read 4.31 Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression
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]]> Timbi's Dream 28638480
This is brought on by the effect of a strange jar of ointment his grandmother has left behind, on her last visit. His mother uses the ointment to soothe Timbi’s ears when they turn red after sunburn. However, it has a very strange effect on Timbi that night, when he goes to sleep. He suddenly finds he can fly.

As he flies out of his window to meet a little girl and together they have great fun flying around. The next day when Timbi tries to tell his mum and brothers about it, nobody believes him.

Timbi forgets about the dream as his ears get better until a few days later when his ears get sunburned again and his mother puts more cream on them. He then has a similar dream again. What can Timbi do to convince his brothers?

The whole story is told in simple rhyme form which makes it more interesting for young children and can help aid learning ability and reasoning. There is also a twist at the end of the story to fire their imagination.]]> 0 Max Nowaz 1785895281 Donnell 0 to-read 4.36 Timbi's Dream
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]]> Moby-Dick or, The Whale 153747 "It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."

So Melville wrote of his masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, the book can be seen as part of its author's lifelong meditation on America. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby-Dick is also a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception.

This edition of Moby-Dick, which reproduces the definitive text of the novel, includes invaluable explanatory notes, along with maps, illustrations, and a glossary of nautical terms.]]> 720 Herman Melville 0142437247 Donnell 0 to-read 3.53 1851 Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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]]> The Casebook of Elisha Grey 21763356 100 Isabeau Vollhardt 1301058351 Donnell 0 to-read 4.23 2013 The Casebook of Elisha Grey
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]]> Addicted to Time 123271879 252 Steven Decker Donnell 0 to-read 4.27 Addicted to Time
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]]> <![CDATA[Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness]]> 58275819 232 Kenneth Schmitt Donnell 0 to-read 4.38 2021 Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
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]]> Holly Jolly: Campfire Stories 56071182 *** Miami Youth Fair Blue Ribbon Winner ***

For young teenagers. By a young teenager.

Written by fourteen-year-old J.K. Franko Jr., this collection of creepy campfire stories is perfect for teen readers.

Ghostly and macabre, each story ends with a surprise twist.

A lethal snowman, a deadly toy, an apparition summoned via Ouija board, and a fortuneteller makes up Franko Jr.’s cast of creeps that frighten, delight, and inspire.]]> 42 JK Franko Junior Donnell 0 to-read 4.35 Holly Jolly: Campfire Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]]]> 43308768 Written as if she dictated her memoir AFTER she was President, the book zooms along in short, fast-paced chapters that cover everything from changing taxation to ridding the world of war - and so much more. Read, enjoy and please post a review!]]> 79 Nancy Omeara Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
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]]> Get Rich or Get Lucky 33623824
After a string of disappointments with his literary career, Adam is not doing well in life, particularly where women are concerned. His last girlfriend left him for somebody taller, and he was sacked from his job at an English Language School for flirting with the boss's wife after a few drinks at the Christmas party.

Adam wants to stand out in a crowd and not be the most unspectacular person in it. To improve his lot Adam decides to ditch his ambition of becoming a writer and embark on a get-rich-quick scheme, by renovating run-down houses.

When by chance he discovers a book of magic in the basement of a derelict property, he can’t believe his luck. Excited by his find, he invites his friends Dick and Charlie, to tell them about it. But things quickly take a turn for the worse when Adam inadvertently casts a spell which turns Dick into a crayfish. Adam is unable to reverse the spell immediately and while searching for the solution, leaves Dick in the garden pond, which gets flooded and Dick disappears.

Dick's wife Rachael reports him missing and the police then suspect Adam of being responsible for Dick's demise. Things continue to spiral out of control when the book is stolen and he discovers that a powerful, evil warlock is looking for the book. Adam finds himself in a race against time, to recover the book and thwart the warlock to stand any chance of bringing Dick back, if he can.

Get Rich or Get Lucky is a dark-humoured fantasy thriller, and may not appeal to the very sensitive reader with a strong conventional bias. It will however be a favourite for open-minded readers who enjoy adult, fun fantasy fiction and also a fast-paced adventure thriller.]]> 276 Max Nowaz Donnell 0 to-read 4.25 Get Rich or Get Lucky
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]]> Extreme 53483098
Winner of the Cervena Barva and Chaffin Fiction Awards, Joan's work has appeared in The Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Rattle, Pank! The Meridien Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Chicken Soup for the Soul and over 200 literary journals, blogs and magazines.

A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Joan has worked for California Poets in the Schools, Poetry Out Loud, Chiat/Day Advertising and other Bay Area companies. She currently coaches writers and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area.]]> 282 Joan Gelfand 1421836513 Donnell 0 to-read 4.40 Extreme
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]]> <![CDATA[The Prisoner of Acre (Ash Carter Near East Crime, #4)]]> 203179651 'Easy to get sucked in. Difficult to put down' Jessica Belmont'The sense of danger and menace is compelling' Rambling Mads 'I read into the early hours desperate to find out what happened next' Grace J Reviewerlady'Gritty and dark and heartfelt at times. It is also one of the best series I have read' Whispering StoriesAsh Carter returns to Israel on what should be a straightforward mission. However there is a mystery. Why did Alfred Duffy go AWOL from the British Army, go to Israel and then hand himself in at Acre Prison. The mystery deepens when Carter finds that Duffy escaped just as he arrived. The hunt begins but as the mystery unravels towards an exciting climax, it becomes unclear who is the hunter and who the hunted.]]> 311 Murray Bailey Donnell 0 to-read 4.41 The Prisoner of Acre (Ash Carter Near East Crime, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)]]> 15839976 "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.]]> 382 Pierce Brown 0345539788 Donnell 0 to-read 4.26 2014 Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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]]> Dogs vs Bears 197525278 52 Austin Davis 1636983006 Donnell 0 to-read 4.31 Dogs vs Bears
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]]> <![CDATA[The Journey: Spiritual Growth in Galatians and Philippians]]> 57345148 � The explanation and application of the verses to everyday life
� Four discussion questions for group interaction
� A section of additional information to go deeper into the scripture text This book will help you
� See yourself in terms of your lifelong spiritual journey
� Apply scripture's truths to your everyday life
� Deepen your appreciation of what it means to be a Jesus follower
� Understand Paul as a source of not just theological truth but of spirituality as well]]> 315 David A. Fiensy 163357377X Donnell 0 to-read 4.37 The Journey: Spiritual Growth in Galatians and Philippians
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]]> Pleasant Day 44575575
As Clarissa uncovers the stories behind the murders, both Pleasant and Clarissa's worlds are transformed by the truths they’re forced to accept, and both find solace and strength in the shared histories that have shaped them.]]> Vera Jane Cook Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 2015 Pleasant Day
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]]> <![CDATA[Missing Wings (Aranysargas, #1)]]> 41145881
In a near fatal attempt to return home, Katrina’s stripped of her wings. The poison meant to kill her father leaves him in a degenerative state. When her eldest brother discovers she has survived, he orders her to stay in hiding. She must wait, concealed in the human world, until the danger of their father’s uncontrolled rages is contained.

Grown and adapted to the human world, Katrina encounters one of her kind. The promise of home and first love leads her into a situation capable of starting war among the Veilede. Will a human upbringing, mistakes, and the loss of her abilities bar her from reclaiming her heritage? Will unraveling the mystery of her mother’s betrayal lead her family into even greater danger?]]> 386 Andrea Luhman 173228170X Donnell 0 to-read 4.31 2018 Missing Wings (Aranysargas, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[And Come Day's End: A Michael McKaybees Mystery]]> 42641916 BestMystery
1.AndCome Day's End - Gabriel F.W. Koch

Lenny Oliver's secrets ended his life--lies he dressed up in detailed and occasionally elaborate finery. But only the secret holder is fooled in the long run, as Lenny discovered in a dark alley in the Wall Street neighborhood. Michael McKaybees is a private investigator working in New York's five boroughs. He specializes in money crimes like insurance fraud, with the occasional cheating spouse (his partner's favorite since she thinks all cheaters should be flogged in public). Now, however, he has been forced to expand his investigative work to include homicide. Implicated in his best friend Lenny's death, Michael finds himself entangled in a web carefully woven by someone who wants to destroy him--and there's no doubt he's up to his neck in shit. Then there's his father, Marlowe Black, who has decided now is the right time to show up after an absence of more than three decades. Hell, Michael didn't even know he was still alive. Marlowe's reputation as a combat-hardened PI is well-known among the City's criminal element, making him a hated man. And he, too, is a suspect in Lenny's murder. When McKaybees discovers the body of Lenny's wife, Jill--Michael's childhood sweetheart--hidden in his apartment, murder becomes seriously personal and the need for vengeance demanding.]]> 252 Gabriel F.W. Koch Donnell 0 to-read 4.30 And Come Day's End: A Michael McKaybees Mystery
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]]> Norse Mythology 37903770 This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780393356182

Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok.

In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator.

Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose, these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.]]> 301 Neil Gaiman Donnell 0 to-read 4.11 2017 Norse Mythology
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)]]> 54183020 262 Gabriel F.W. Koch Donnell 0 to-read 4.30 Death Leaves a Shadow (Marlowe Black Mystery, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time]]> 1618 226 Mark Haddon 1400032717 Donnell 0 to-read 3.89 2003 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)]]> 19161852
Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze -- the world-spanning empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years -- collapses as most of its citizens are murdered to serve a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heart of the vast continent known as the Stillness, a great red rift has been torn into the heart of the earth, spewing ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries.

Now Essun must pursue the wreckage of her family through a deadly, dying land. Without sunlight, clean water, or arable land, and with limited stockpiles of supplies, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations not for power or territory, but simply for the basic resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.]]> 468 N.K. Jemisin Donnell 0 to-read 4.29 2015 The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
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]]> The Prince 28862
1. So it is that to know the nature of a people, one need be a Prince; to know the nature of a Prince, one need to be of the people.
2. If a Prince is not given to vices that make him hated, it is unsusal for his subjects to show their affection for him.
3. Opportunity made Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, Theseus, and others; their virtue domi-nated the opportunity, making their homelands noble and happy. Armed prophets win; the disarmed lose.
4. Without faith and religion, man achieves power but not glory.
5. Prominent citizens want to command and oppress; the populace only wants to be free of oppression.
6. A Prince needs a friendly populace; otherwise in diversity there is no hope.
7. A Prince, who rules as a man of valor, avoids disasters,
8. Nations based on mercenary forces will never be solid or secure.
9. Mercenaries are dangerous because of their cowardice
10. There are two ways to fight: one with laws, the other with force. The first is rightly man’s way; the second, the way of beasts.]]> 144 Niccolò Machiavelli 0937832383 Donnell 0 to-read 3.85 1513 The Prince
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]]> <![CDATA[Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence]]> 27111181 284 Gabriel F.W. Koch 1478756225 Donnell 0 to-read 4.34 2015 Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence
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]]> <![CDATA[Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive (Mental Mastery, #1)]]> 20958539 And You're About to Learn How to Use His Memory Strategies to Learn Faster, Be More Productive, and Achieve More SuccessWith over 300,000 copies sold, Unlimited Memory is a Wall Street Journal Best Seller and has been the #1 memory book on Amazon for more than two years. It has been translated into more than a dozen languages including French, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian.Most people never tap into 10% of their potential for memory.In this book, you're about to How the World's Top Memory Experts Concentrate and Remember Any Information at Will, and How You Can TooDo you ever feel like you're too busy, too stressed or just too distracted to concentrate and get work done?In Unlimited Memory, you'll learn how the world's best memory masters get themselves to concentrate at will, anytime they want. When you can easily focus and concentrate on the task at hand, and store and recall useful information, you can easily double your productivity and eliminate wasted time, stress and mistakes at work.You'll find all the tools, strategies and techniques you need to improve your memory. Here’s just a taste of the memory methods you'll 3 bad habits that keep you from easily remembering important informationHow a simple pattern of thinking can stop you from imprinting and remembering key facts, figures and ideas, and how to break this old pattern so you’ll never again be known as someone with a “bad memory”How to master your attention so you can focus and concentrate longer, even during challenging or stressful situationsHow to use your car to remember anything you want (like long lists or information you need to remember for your studies or personal life) without writing anything downSimple methods that allow you to nail down tough information or complex concepts quickly and easilyHow to combine your long-term memory (things you already know and will never forget) and short-term memory (information you want to remember right now) to create instant recall for tests, presentations and important projectsThe simple, invisible mental technique for remembering names without social awkwardness or anxietyHow using your imagination to bring boring information to life can help you dramatically improve your attention span and recallAn incredible strategy for remembering numbers (the same system Kevin used to remember Pi to 10,000 digits and beat the world memory record by 14 minutes)How to use a mental map to lock in and connect hundreds or even thousands of ideas in your long-term memory (this method will allow you to become a leading expert in your field faster than you ever dreamed possible)If you're ready to harness the incredible power of your mind to remember more in less time, this book is for you.About the AuthorFor over 25 years, Kevin Horsley has been analyzing the mind and memory and its capacity for brilliance. He is one of only a few people in the world to have received the title of International Grandmaster of Memory. He is a World Memory Championship medalist, and a two-time World Record holder for The Everest of memory tests.]]> 126 Kevin Horsley 1631619853 Donnell 0 to-read 4.02 2014 Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive (Mental Mastery, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cold Waters (Normal, Alabama #1)]]> 43381002 From USA Today bestselling author Debbie Herbert comes a thrilling story of murder and madness set in the darkest corner of Alabama.

Everyone thinks fourteen-year-old Violet is a murderer. After a summer-night swim with her best friend, Ainsley, Violet is found confused, wandering in the forest—and Ainsley’s never seen again. But without a body, murder charges won’t stick, so Violet is sent away.

After more than a decade in a psychiatric ward, Violet returns to her broken-down hometown of Normal, Alabama, to claim her dead mother’s inheritance and help her overworked sister care for their unstable, alcoholic father. Violet, still haunted by that night eleven years ago, endures horrific flashbacks and twisted hallucinations while townsfolk spit accusations—and for all she knows, they’re right.

As the summer heats up, details of Ainsley’s fate appear like a beast’s wild eyes, watching in the darkness, and grim revelations about Violet’s family threaten to devour her. Already on the edge of madness, Violet must fight to keep her sanity long enough for the terrible truth to burst from the cold, dark waters.]]> 333 Debbie Herbert 1542042496 Donnell 0 to-read 3.84 2019 Cold Waters (Normal, Alabama #1)
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]]> Born Survivors 23287193 The Lost and The Nazi Officer’s Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life.

Eastern Europe, 1944: Three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at Auschwitz, Anka hopes in vain to be reunited with her husband. With the rest of their families gassed, these young wives are determined to hold on to all they have left—their lives, and those of their unborn babies. Having concealed their condition from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, they are forced to work and almost starved to death, living in daily fear of their pregnancies being detected by the SS. In April 1945, as the Allies close in, the inmates are sent to Mauthausen concentration camp on a hellish seventeen-day train journey.

On the seventieth anniversary of Mauthausen’s liberation from the Nazis by American soldiers, renowned biographer Wendy Holden recounts this extraordinary story of three children united by their mothers� unbelievable—yet ultimately successful—fight for survival.]]> 385 Wendy Holden 0062370251 Donnell 0 to-read 4.00 2015 Born Survivors
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]]> All We Ever Wanted 36344555 In the riveting new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Comes Love and Something Borrowed, three very different people must choose between their family and their values.

Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville’s elite. More recently, her husband made a fortune selling his tech business, and their adored son has been accepted to Princeton. Yet sometimes the middle-class small-town girl in Nina wonders if she’s strayed from the person she once was.

Tom Volpe is a single dad working multiple jobs while struggling to raise his headstrong daughter, Lyla. His road has been lonely, long, and hard, but he finally starts to relax after Lyla earns a scholarship to Windsor Academy, Nashville’s most prestigious private school.

Amid so much wealth and privilege, Lyla doesn’t always fit in—and her overprotective father doesn’t help—but in most ways, she’s a typical teenage girl, happy and thriving.

Then, one photograph, snapped in a drunken moment at a party, changes everything. As the image spreads like wildfire, the Windsor community is instantly polarized, buzzing with controversy and assigning blame.

At the heart of the lies and scandal, Tom, Nina, and Lyla are forced together—all questioning their closest relationships, asking themselves who they really are, and searching for the courage to live a life of true meaning.]]> 353 Emily Giffin 0399178937 Donnell 0 to-read 3.87 2018 All We Ever Wanted
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]]> <![CDATA[Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For]]> 34186576 Kirkus Reviews � Verdict: Get it.]]> 380 Sara Pascoe 0993574734 Donnell 0 to-read 4.29 2015 Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
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]]> <![CDATA[Holistic Mysticism: The Integrated Spiritual Path of the Quakers]]> 202642445 When people hear the word Quaker, their first association is often oats, motor oil, or the Amish—but oatmeal, automobile lubricant, and avoiding electricity have nothing to do with the Quakers' holistic mysticism. What is central to Quaker spirituality is the Divine Center, an inner sanctuary where the very Presence of God dwells. As Quaker theologian Rufus Jones “The kingdom of God is not a place where we go, but a state of being we can live in.� And we don’t need to take the journey by horse and buggy!

Let Amos Smith open your heart and expand your mind. Quakerism holds wisdom we desperately need today. Read, contemplate, and prepare to be transformed.
—Phileena Nikole, author of Mindful The Heart of Christian Contemplation and Pilgrimage of a Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life

I am grateful to Amos Smith for sharing himself, for bringing alive these voices from Quaker tradition, and for making clear that mysticism is not confined to monasteries or otherwise isolated from the problems of the world.
—Margery Post Abbott, author of To Be Broken and Tender

My own interior work by the Spirit of Christ has been affirmed on many levels by this new book by Amos Smith. . . . Read, relish, and be renewed.
—David Sanford, Executive Editor of Tyndale House's Holy Mosaic


Amos Smith is a practicing Quaker (Friends General Conference) and a long-term centering-prayer practitioner, as well as a writer, workshop leader, and rehabilitation counselor. He emphasizes centering prayer and contemplative arts as the saving graces of his life. He is also the author of Healing the Divide (Resource, 2013) and Be Still and Listen (Paraclete, 2018). For more information, go to RCMR5.org ( friends).]]> 360 Amos Smith 1625249012 Donnell 0 to-read 4.37 Holistic Mysticism: The Integrated Spiritual Path of the Quakers
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing (The Pragmatist's Guide)]]> 84283898 483 Simone Collins Donnell 0 to-read 4.36 The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing (The Pragmatist's Guide)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5)]]> 12177850 A GAME OF THRONES
A CLASH OF KINGS
A STORM OF SWORDS
A FEAST OF CROWS
A DANCE WITH DRAGONS
Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse--unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.
Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen's brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister--the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.
Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki--whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys.
"]]> 5216 George R.R. Martin 1780484259 Donnell 0 to-read 4.56 2000 A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wasp Trap (The Charlotte's War Trilogy Book 3)]]> 216036968
Alec and his colleague, Philip Bing-Wallace, investigate and become entangled in an intriguing mystery, linked to the dazzling Baroness Freya Saumures. But Freya is not her real name � Alec is told she is Charlotte, a young woman thought to have been killed by the Nazis in 1940.

Alec finds himself plunged into in a world of deceit, vengeance and recrimination. He falls in love with Charlotte, despite her mysterious past, her treacherous uncle, and the murder of her husband.]]> 411 Hugo Woolley Donnell 0 to-read 4.41 The Wasp Trap (The Charlotte's War Trilogy Book 3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Conquer Your Deliverance: How to Live a Life of Total Freedom]]> 57071105
Being delivered and set free from sin and bondage does not mean that the enemy now considers you off limits. He will surely attempt--again and again--to wrap those old chains back around you.

Focusing on key strategies from Scripture, ex-satanic high priest John Ramirez teaches you how to shore up your defenses in Christ after winning a battle, and how to put your life back in order. Ramirez uses his own experiences to reveal principles for growing in your faith and in Holy Spirit power so that, when the next attack comes, you are stronger, wiser and more knowledgeable.

This empowering book will equip you with strategies, Scriptures and deliverance prayers so you can

· understand how the devil tries to trap you
· focus on biblical examples to make your faith unshakable
· determine which fights are yours and which are not
· pray for deliverance during spiritual combat
· learn how to maintain your new freedom in Christ
· and more

Be prepared for the next encounter with the enemy, to gain the upper hand and hold fast the victory!

" Conquer Your Deliverance is a right-now book birthed from heaven's war room for the Body of Christ."-- DR. HAKEEM COLLINS, international speaker and author]]> 224 John Ramirez 0800761847 Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 Conquer Your Deliverance: How to Live a Life of Total Freedom
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]]> <![CDATA[Live Digital or Be Irrelevant: My Firsthand Narrative of Transformation to Becoming a Digital Citizen Ready for a Dynamic Future]]> 53194175 In this narrative you will
a.How to become comfortable in the digital economy
b.How to see the digital world as one of unlimited opportunities for yourself.
c.How “unlearning’� will keep you relevant for the future.
Become digital and don’t be irrelevant moving forward. If you are seeking to improve your interaction with the hypergrowth of the digitally featured lifestyle Live Digital Or Be Irrelevant should be in your travel bag or on your nightstand.]]> 76 A.K. Smith-Ford 1982204362 Donnell 0 to-read 4.34 Live Digital or Be Irrelevant: My Firsthand Narrative of Transformation to Becoming a Digital Citizen Ready for a Dynamic Future
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]]> <![CDATA[Confucius and Opium: China Book Reviews]]> 52280451 265 Isham Cook 1732277427 Donnell 0 to-read 4.50 Confucius and Opium: China Book Reviews
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]]> The Republic 30289 416 Plato 0140449140 Donnell 0 to-read 3.97 -400 The Republic
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]]> On the Road 70401 307 Jack Kerouac 0140042598 Donnell 0 to-read 3.63 1957 On the Road
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]]> A Gracious Enemy 52686830 502 Michael G. Kramer 0648365093 Donnell 0 to-read 4.00 2019 A Gracious Enemy
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Donnell 0 to-read 4.57 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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]]> Lost and Found 223230311
Rebecca travels to Nice, France, by herself in 1971 to study French and sociology. Not having traveled much before, she struggles with homesickness and loneliness. Meeting students from other countries expands her thoughts and ideas about the world. When the semester is over, should she go home or try something new?

In 2023 Tara loses her job during the pandemic, breaks up with her boyfriend, grieves the death of her Aunt Rebecca, and moves to Northern Michigan to help her uncle. Feeling that she has lost everything, she considers what to do next in her life.

As a young teenager, Maria’s family is fractured by two events. Feeling lost and alone and afraid of the future, she sets out to take care of herself. She soon discovers it’s not easy to find her way alone.

Three people’s lives intersect as they confront grief and loss and find what is important.]]> 273 Dawn Chalker Donnell 0 to-read 4.41 Lost and Found
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]]> <![CDATA[Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master]]> 52022378 For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,� pretending to be one of them. One night he buys a journal, its pages blank. The woman who sells him the journal extracts his promise to record his deeds for study. “Lo, the steps of your life mark the journey of your soul.� To expose his prior life, however, would be akin to suicide, for Sheever is a man brimming with secrets.

He begins the journal cautiously, describing the area where he works as a cook, and the people he’s forced to endure. Hints of his past emerge as he also records day-to-day events. As the journal evolves, he finds himself more entangled than he ever wanted to be in the lives around him, and more sympathetic to people he wanted to hate.

Memories haunt him, and he struggles to maintain a grip on his sanity as he prays for � and fears � the signal that his years in exile have ended and he can return home.

This then is Sheever’s Journal, Diary of a Poison Master.

About the Author:
K. Ritz lives with her husband in a small town in Massachusetts. This is her first book in a series about a world of shadows.
]]> 410 K. Ritz 1950015327 Donnell 0 to-read 4.30 2019 Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
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]]> <![CDATA[Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity]]> 1633
* Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box to empty
* Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
* Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
* Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
* Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.]]> 267 David Allen 0142000280 Donnell 0 to-read 4.00 2001 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
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]]> Joey and His Friend Water 153680369 96 Ellen J. Lewinberg 0228881692 Donnell 0 to-read 4.35 Joey and His Friend Water
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]]> Madame Bovary 2175 329 Gustave Flaubert 0192840398 Donnell 0 to-read 3.70 1856 Madame Bovary
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]]> <![CDATA[A Time for Change: How White Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans]]> 56991738 119 Martha R Bireda 1475857438 Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 A Time for Change: How White Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans
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]]> <![CDATA[Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)]]> 213600891 AMID TREACHEROUS TRIALS AND UNYIELDING DESIRES IN THIS LOVE TRIANGLE, DOES ANYONE NEED TO BE SACRIFICED?

As mysterious, unforeseen forces threaten to destroy them, three impassioned lovers—Elizabeth, Edward, and Michael—fight to save their individual “kingdoms.�

Determined to forget the man she cannot afford to love, Elizabeth struggles to keep control of her own kingdom. When her family is kidnapped, she is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice.

Michael’s tempestuous rage at Elizabeth battles with his passionate desire for her. To ensure the continuation of his own actual kingdom, he risks breaking all the rules, and the love triangle in which he is trapped takes a horrendous turn.

Elizabeth risks her life to continue her controversial speeches on patriarchy and gender equality. To save one of her loves, she surreptitiously journeys into dangerous territory.

Continuing the story told in Sacrifices For Kingdoms, the lovers� destinies take them through European alpine peaks, American cities, Caribbean isles, and beyond. Fall in love all over again as you uncover the truths and trepidations of these unforgettable characters in Book Two of this epic love story.

With the drama and passion of Outlander, the female empowerment of A Woman of Substance, and the bravery of When God Was a Woman, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms is a riveting read.]]> 659 Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)
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]]> The Full Circle for Mick 230152419 330 Michael G. Kramer 1764027507 Donnell 0 to-read 4.55 The Full Circle for Mick
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]]> Digging for God 51161357 In Digging for God, Tom takes you to a same-sex spiritual resort where you stay for three weeks. During your stay you will join in on all the work and activities of the retreat center. You will live amongst the monks and the spiritually motivated people who live there. You will have a schedule that includes meditation and all types of chores and projects that need to be done. You will get a taste of the camaraderie in the refectory and the delicious food. You will experience hanging out with meditators and learn to meditate yourself. You will realize that there are others ways to live in this world and you will meet people who are more interested in joy, peace, and love and less interested in the almighty dollar. You will find the value in taking a break from the world you live in, to retreat, refresh, and get ready to take on the world when you get back home.]]> 19 Tom Hillman 0228817382 Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 Digging for God
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ghost Moth (The Red Grouse Tales)]]> 54668652
(Given 5 stars by Readers' Favorite, it is also a recent Book Excellence Awards Finalist)

As Joe reads an old folk tale and is drawn into a world of religious fanatics, witches, angels and she-devils, he begins to wonder if it is possible that a five hundred year old tragic love story of a young monk and his lover could be impacting on his family in the present day?

A story about the desires of the sexes and the doctrines of religion, with hints at the supernatural and beautiful and atmospheric imagery, this controversial, adult, speculative, spiritual and philosophical tale will intrigue, entertain and keep you guessing in equal measure up until the last page.

(Warning to sensitive readers; the story is an adult one and so deals with adult themes. It contains what some might find to be controversial views on both religion and sex, as well as mild sex scenes.)]]> 321 Leslie Garland Donnell 0 to-read 4.07 The Ghost Moth (The Red Grouse Tales)
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]]> Tooth for Tooth (Talion #2) 52117056
Susie and Roy thought that they committed the perfect crime.

Their planning was meticulous. Their execution was flawless.

But, there is always a loose end, isn’t there? Always a singing bone.

Now, while enemies multiply and suspicions abound, their perfect world begins to crumble.

The hunters have become the hunted.]]> J.K. Franko Donnell 0 to-read 4.31 Tooth for Tooth (Talion #2)
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]]> Wonder (Wonder, #1) 11387515 I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.]]> 315 R.J. Palacio 0375869026 Donnell 0 to-read 4.34 2012 Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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]]> U-10 51106657
A top-secret paramilitary agency wants the U-10 and its gadgets, the guy who has the U-10 wants to keep it, and the alien who lost the U-10 wants it back. A death squad is dispatched to retrieve the U-10 and will stop at nothing, including the destruction of Earth, to accomplish their mission. Using the U-10 to heal battle wounds produces unexpected results.

What good is a U-10 survival kit that has just three options?
(A) Saves you. (B) Kills you. (C) Turns you into an alien?]]> 348 Sam B. Miller II Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 2019 U-10
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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Just Fly, SOAR: The Inspiration and tools you need to rise above adversity and create a life by design]]> 59013666 Are you struggling to rise above adversity?Looking for the deeper purpose for your life?Don’t Just Fly, tells a deeply personal account of an immigrant conqueror. Markey unveils her own fractured heart, coherent to the sound of humanities cries and painted by her own tears. Cultured calligraphy glides from her quill to depict traces of humankind and specifically where real victory dwells. Only you can define the tapestry of your character and the fashion that it spills into our world.This testimony is more than words, it is life changing motivation to live better. It is a witness that you can achieve professional success, change the narrative dished out to you, harness meaningful relationships, ignite your self-worth and find peace in the most intense storms of life. Drenched with palatable experience and insightful gleans Kelly shows that the power to change your life depends on you despite unfavourable circumstances. A book that’s ignites you to find your goodness guide.In this book, Kelly draws on her life experience wisdom intended to supply guidance and daily help, with all the pitfalls and possibilities to benefit you towards understanding how Define your purpose and vision for lifeUnderstand the lessons & blessings of your past Create authentic & meaningful relationships Thrive in a world that sometimes feels unfair Design the future that inspires youDon’t Just Fly, SOAR includes 25 powerful self-help tools for transforming your life and creating a future by design. Each points you toward a better and robust custom of living.This book will guide you to the healing power of empathy and complement the incredible influence of resilience that lurks within you. It will inspire you to shoot for the stars and leave your legacy in the world!_______________________________________________________________________ ‘This book is powerful, it will teach you, it will equip you and it will shape you for a healthier walk in life...what an extraordinary journey and experience that turned out an exceptional woman of our era.� - Liz Naidoo. Editor. Woman of Faith Magazine‘I believe our personal stories are sources of transformation for others...This book will transform your life and birth a new you. Congratulations on picking it up.� - Dr Samuel Ekundayo]]> 488 Kelly Markey 0645196819 Donnell 0 to-read 4.33 Don't Just Fly, SOAR: The Inspiration and tools you need to rise above adversity and create a life by design
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]]> We Were the Lucky Ones 30267929
As one sibling is forced into exile, another attempts to flee the continent, while others struggle to escape certain death, either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere.

An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.]]> 403 Georgia Hunter 0399563083 Donnell 0 to-read 4.39 2017 We Were the Lucky Ones
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]]> Snow Gypsy, The 40607608 From the bestselling author of The Woman on the Orient Express comes a haunting novel of two women—one determined to uncover the past and the other determined to escape it.

At the close of World War II, London is in ruins and Rose Daniel isn’t at peace. Eight years ago, her brother disappeared while fighting alongside Gypsy partisans in Spain. From his letters, Rose has just two clues to his whereabouts—his descriptions of the spectacular south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and his love for a woman who was carrying his child.

In Spain, it has been eight years since Lola Aragon’s family was massacred. Eight years since she rescued a newborn girl from the arms of her dying mother and ran for her life. She has always believed that nothing could make her return…until a plea for help comes from a desperate stranger.

Now, Rose, Lola, and the child set out on a journey from the wild marshes of the Camargue to the dazzling peaks of Spain’s ancient mountain communities. As they come face-to-face with war’s darkest truths, their lives will be changed forever by memories, secrets, and friendships.]]> 0 Lindsay Ashford 1721333355 Donnell 0 to-read 3.66 2019 Snow Gypsy, The
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]]> The Glass Castle 7445 THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. When sober, Jeannette's brilliant and charismatic father captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family.

The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered.

The Glass Castle is truly astonishing--a memoir permeated by the intense love of a peculiar but loyal family.]]> 288 Jeannette Walls 074324754X Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 2005 The Glass Castle
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]]> <![CDATA[A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries]]> 57601103 378 Charles Dyson 1527290069 Donnell 0 to-read 4.36 A Decade of Desire: Erotic Memoirs from The Office Diaries
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]]> Betrayal at the Border 59024462
In Riverview, Michigan, undocumented immigrants Miguel and Mary Carmen Gonzalez are determined to realize the American dream. They find jobs at a local filler plant, have children, and lead an all-American life, that is until ICE raids their plant . . .

Canan and Karim Izady are naturalized citizens of the United States. They have immigrated legally from Kurdistan and have an American born daughter, Hana. Unable to persuade her mother to follow the young family to America, Canan and Hana travel to an ISIS hotbed so the child may meet her grandmother for the first time. With the war over, what could possibly go wrong?

Two unique immigrant families, two uniquely dangerous consequences of America’s dysfunctional immigration system. Enter Zachary Blake, superstar lawyer.

But, for the first time in a long time, Blake is out of his element—immigration law calls for the expertise of his specialist/partner, Marshall Mann. Together, two extraordinary lawyers take on a terrorist network and a broken immigration system. And master investigator Micah Love returns, racing against the clock to prevent tragic circumstances. In our politically charged, anti-immigrant international climate, will a Hail Mary be their only move?

Award-winning legal thriller author, Mark M. Bello, pits our nation's broken immigration system against important human and social justice rights issues, spinning a tale that shines a bright light on the everyday fears of immigrants all over these United States. Can Blake, Mann, and Love prevent a Betrayal at the Border?]]> 325 Mark M. Bello 1956595007 Donnell 0 to-read 4.35 Betrayal at the Border
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]]> Fahrenheit 451 13079982 Sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.� But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.]]> 194 Ray Bradbury Donnell 0 to-read 3.97 1953 Fahrenheit 451
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]]> The Underground Railroad 30555488
In Whitehead's ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor--engineers and conductors operate a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora and Caesar's first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state by state, seeking true freedom.

Like the protagonist of Gulliver's Travels, Cora encounters different worlds at each stage of her journey--hers is an odyssey through time as well as space. As Whitehead brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre-Civil War era, his narrative seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day. The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman's ferocious will to escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering, powerful meditation on the history we all share.]]> 320 Colson Whitehead 0385542364 Donnell 0 to-read 4.04 2016 The Underground Railroad
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]]> <![CDATA[Please Don't Say You're Sorry: An Empowering Perspective on Marriage, Separation, and Divorce from a Marriage-Loving Divorce Attorney]]> 59916180 InPlease Don’t Say You’re Sorry, marriage-loving divorce attorney, Nicole Sodoma shows up with empowering advice to help you sustain arealand happy marriage, recognize when that’s just not possible, and know what to expect and do from there. What’s more, she does it with a generous dose of humor to remind you that you can and will laugh again.

When marriage-loving divorce attorney Nicole Sodoma ended her thirteen-year marriage, she found herself seated in a symphony of sympathies andquickly began to question why people say “congratulations� when we marry and “I’m sorry� when we divorce.

There’s no denying that divorce sucks. You've invested years in a relationship. Then it what feels like the blink of an eye, everything has changed and you are faced with more resolution options than New Year's Eve.The journey can be wholly overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be the worst thing that’s ever happened to you. Choice will be your ally.

As the child ofa blended family of divorced parents, a now "unmarried" woman, and a veteran family law attorney, Nicole Sodoma knows divorce. InPlease Don't Say You're Sorry, she serves up both humorous and decidedly unfunny realities of marriage and divorce alongside empowering insights for finding your way through either. From hard truths about the unintended consequences of ending a marriage to relatable tales from divorces past, Nicole's communication style will help you feel deeply understood as you try to render those seemingly impossible decisions.

Whether you are looking for advice on how to better your marriage, are considering separation, or find yourself knee-deep in divorce, this book has something for you. Today is the first day of the rest of your life, and now you’ve got a badass no-holds-barreddivorce attorney by your side.]]> 253 Nicole Sodoma 1637630816 Donnell 0 to-read 4.29 Please Don't Say You're Sorry: An Empowering Perspective on Marriage, Separation, and Divorce from a Marriage-Loving Divorce Attorney
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]]> <![CDATA[Triumph: Life on the Other Side of Trials, Transplants, Transition and Transformation]]> 80348200 224 Gregory S. Works 1636980627 Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 Triumph: Life on the Other Side of Trials, Transplants, Transition and Transformation
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]]> In Farleigh Field 31287352
As Ben follows a trail of spies and traitors, which may include another member of Pamela’s family, he discovers that some within the realm have an appalling, history-altering agenda. Can he, with Pamela’s help, stop them before England falls?

Inspired by the events and people of World War II, writer Rhys Bowen crafts a sweeping and riveting saga of class, family, love, and betrayal.

Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel, and the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery.]]> 397 Rhys Bowen Donnell 0 to-read 4.01 2017 In Farleigh Field
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]]> <![CDATA[Gabriel's Fire: Action Adventure, Romantic Suspense, Multicultural interracial (The Men of Thorne Enterprises Book 2)]]> 41462526 A race to save a life. A ruthless killer. Time is running out. Two weeks ago, Naomi James didn’t exist, but Gabriel Cummings is trained to expect the unexpected. Until the rogue federal agent appears out of nowhere, disrupts his life, and challenges every lesson he’s ever learned.Abandoning common sense, and ignoring the rule of caution, Naomi tracks an elite criminal and hired assassin—alone…and gives new meaning to the phrase ‘a dangerous woman�. Igniting desire and protective impulses, she pushes buttons he didn’t know he had. Trusting gut instinct and ignoring angry protests, the Marine intends to keep her safe, whether she likes it or not. But the odds are stacked against them. And odds are—they’re in over their heads.So…how does a Marine handle a dangerous woman? He adapts and overcomes.Thrust into the world of human trafficking and desperate to save a young girl, Naomi resents Gabe’s interference. Fighting her attraction to the hot investigator she tries to ditch the overbearing, over controlling pain in the butt ex-soldier, but she needs his help. Help she knows comes at a cost. All too familiar with taking chances or playing the cards she’s dealt, Naomi questions—is wagering her heart worth the risk?When a life hangs in the balance and hours matter, she has no choice. She’s given her word.Teaming up with the irritating hunk is inevitable. Because, how can she put a price on a promise? Gabriel’s Fire is Book 2 in The Men of Thorne Enterprises romantic suspense series. Grab your copy of this action packed adventure today.]]> 308 Lotchie Burton Donnell 0 to-read 4.36 Gabriel's Fire: Action Adventure, Romantic Suspense, Multicultural interracial (The Men of Thorne Enterprises Book 2)
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]]> <![CDATA[James Ed Hoskins and the One-Room Schoolhouse: The Unprosecuted Crime Against Children]]> 191385541
If Governor Eversole is successful, his reforms will scrap the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), and they will rebuild K-12 education on a solid foundation of courses known to the "Greatest Generation" as the Three R's. His reforms also limit instructional practices in the classroom to the ancient principles of teaching and learning.

James Ed Hoskins initiates the first of many battles that the gubernatorial reforms will encounter in the legislative process. At a staff meeting, he questions his supervisor. Her summary of the information that her staff had collected from focus groups in school districts across Kentucky did not include the meritorious suggestions. She gives him a curt non-answer. He reminds her that Governor Eversole is a businessman, and he urges her to assist him in every way possible with the K-12 experience on her staff. "With our help," James Ed concludes, "we can at least give him a fighting chance to keep his promise.]]> 279 Shafter Bailey Donnell 0 to-read 4.38 James Ed Hoskins and the One-Room Schoolhouse: The Unprosecuted Crime Against Children
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]]> The Rescue (Ryan Decker, #1) 41632412
When he’s inexplicably freed soon into a ten-year sentence in federal prison, Decker suspects another setup. And private investigator Harlow Mackenzie knows he’s right. She has evidence that a power greater than the Russian mob was behind the raid that ruined Decker’s life.

The next move in a nationwide cat-and-mouse game of high-level sedition is up to them. Fueled by revenge and an obsession to clear his name, Decker has only one mission: to destroy a growing conspiracy before it’s too late.]]> 399 Steven Konkoly 154209027X Donnell 0 to-read 4.15 2019 The Rescue (Ryan Decker, #1)
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]]> The Secret Garden 2998
Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at night.

With the help of the robin, Mary finds the door to a secret garden, neglected and hidden for years. When she decides to restore the garden in secret, the story becomes a charming journey into the places of the heart, where faith restores health, flowers refresh the spirit, and the magic of the garden, coming to life anew, brings health to Colin and happiness to Mary.]]> 331 Frances Hodgson Burnett 0517189607 Donnell 0 to-read 4.16 1911 The Secret Garden
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]]> <![CDATA[Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals (Crossroads, #1)]]> 16220184 266 C. Toni Graham 1452558272 Donnell 0 to-read 4.34 2012 Crossroads and the Himalayan Crystals (Crossroads, #1)
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]]> Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal 217306484
The Stoneslayer high fantasy series charts a lost world of political scandals, explosive family secrets, and the reincarnation of a line of extraordinary women who challenge the cataclysmic rampage of an ancient, demonic foe.

Book One Scandal

Lt. Helen Andros is a mixed-race outcast in Azgard. Saved from death when her true parentage comes to light, she now faces the outrage of the overclass, the lethal hostility of the mighty Temple of Kronos—and a powerful, high-ranked father she neither knows nor trusts.

Steering a volatile personal journey with her stranger parent, Helen is stalked. Will a hidden menace—the deadly Stoneslayer—plunder the mysterious green gem she inherited from her mother? Will political necessity bind her in marriage to a man she does not love and who cannot love her back?]]> 364 Candace L. Talmadge 1964293014 Donnell 0 to-read 4.36 Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal
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]]> <![CDATA[The Other Woman (Gabriel Allon, #18)]]> 36421604
In an isolated village in the mountains of Andalusia, a mysterious Frenchwoman begins work on a dangerous memoir. It is the story of a man she once loved in the Beirut of old, and a child taken from her in treason’s name. The woman is the keeper of the Kremlin’s most closely guarded secret. Long ago, the KGB inserted a mole into the heart of the West—a mole who stands on the doorstep of ultimate power.

Only one man can unravel the conspiracy: Gabriel Allon, the legendary art restorer and assassin who serves as the chief of Israel’s vaunted secret intelligence service. Gabriel has battled the dark forces of the new Russia before, at great personal cost. Now he and the Russians will engage in a final epic showdown, with the fate of the postwar global order hanging in the balance.

Gabriel is lured into the hunt for the traitor after his most important asset inside Russian intelligence is brutally assassinated while trying to defect in Vienna. His quest for the truth will lead him backward in time, to the twentieth century’s greatest act of treason, and, finally, to a spellbinding climax along the banks of the Potomac River outside Washington that will leave readers breathless.]]> 496 Daniel Silva 0062835297 Donnell 0 to-read 3.98 2018 The Other Woman (Gabriel Allon, #18)
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]]> <![CDATA[Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: (A New World Order)]]> 34640476
The first book, The State, represents a radically new political system of society, one which is the most democratic system ever possible! This is a completely new society, a real civil society, which otherwise in the capitalist system is only a utopia. In this book, I scrutinize the principles of scientific socialism; i.e., all those principles of Marxism concerning the state that build socialism as a political system.

The second book, The Economic Theory of Socialism, is a sequel, and as far as I know, the only sequel of the greatest work by Karl Marx � Capital. The economics of socialism makes Marx’s socialism already completely possible. In this book, I scrutinize the economic laws that build socialism as a more effective economic system than capitalism. These laws are extracted from Marx’s main work � Capital.

From 1917 to 1991, the totalitarian system in USSR and East Europe was called socialism, and even by the scientific nonsense and absurd names of communism and communist system. In this system, the official ideology was allegedly Marxism, but really it could not endure any Marxist criticism. There was never any socialism anywhere!

In the twentieth century, we passed through a system of utopian socialism as proof that this was not socialism that was not possible, but for the utopia of writers before and after Marx. We were visited by a utopian socialism, which at the contemporary stage is simply capitalism � state, monopolistic.

There is no better application of Keynes’s doctrine than the “socialism� of the twentieth century. His “planned capitalism� is actually “planned socialism.�

About the
Todor Bombov lives in Varna, Bulgaria, the town called the Pearl of Black Sea.]]> 242 Todor Bombov 1681819643 Donnell 0 to-read 4.33 2017 Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: (A New World Order)
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]]> The Bridge to Rembrandt 58549182 291 Nelson K. Foley 9090345892 Donnell 0 to-read 4.40 The Bridge to Rembrandt
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]]> <![CDATA[The Pragmatist's Guide to Sexuality]]> 54588484
Have you
� Been aroused by something . . . unexpected?
� Stumbled upon bizarre porn and wondered how it could possibly turn people on?
� Wondered why something that turns on many of your friends is super gross to you?

Have we got a book for you! The Pragmatist’s Guide to Sexuality takes a deep dive into research surrounding human sexuality while also presenting one of the most comprehensive studies into what arouses people, using this data to explore everything from the social structures of early hominids to the future of dating.

As with all Pragmatist Foundation books, the proceeds generated from the sale of this work go to nonprofits.]]> 442 Malcolm Collins 0999715437 Donnell 0 to-read 4.26 The Pragmatist's Guide to Sexuality
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]]> Just Love Her 216474926 A poetic and inspirational journey into love's divine essence

"Just Love Her" by Raz Mihal is a spiritual exploration of divine love and soul connection. Through heartfelt meditations, Mihal shares his journey of experiencing an eternal bond with a beloved soul known as "Her."

Each entry offers a poetic and reflective look at love that transcends time and physical boundaries, highlighting its transformative power. Mihal delves into the intuitive nature of the heart, presenting love as a divine force and a guiding goddess. He encourages readers to embrace the divine feminine within and to see love as a central guiding principle in their lives. Interwoven with philosophical insights on existence and the spiritual dimensions of love, the book provides profound reflections on spiritual connection, the practice of divine love, and the mystical experiences that shape our lives. Key themes include daily meditations on divine love, the challenges and complexities of love, and love's power to bring about spiritual growth.

Perfect for readers interested in spiritual growth, self-discovery, and a deeper understanding of love, "Just Love Her" is a testament to love's transformative power. Mihal's poetic prose and deep reflections make this book a valuable guide for embracing the divine love within your heart.]]> 240 Raz Mihal 1068630019 Donnell 0 to-read 4.30 Just Love Her
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]]> <![CDATA[Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin � The last great secret of World War Two]]> 83171755 That notebook, known as the Scottish Book, was an obscure work of intellectual gamesmanship between a specialized group of mathematicians who met at a local pub near the town’s medieval university, where they shared and solved complex mathematical problems in the pages of the book. In 1939, as the Nazis overran the country, the book mysteriously vanished from its hiding place in the café. Some of its contributors avoided certain death by fleeing Poland for America, where the government recruited them. Ultimately, some of these intellectuals became participants in a deadly the Manhattan Project.
Who Has Buried the Dead? may be fiction, but it draws on years of research to plausibly answer the real questions surrounding one of the last great secrets of the Second World War. What did the Scottish Book contain that led the NKVD, the Gestapo, and the Allies on a desperate search, using any means to find it? Why has its existence not factored into the telling of Second World War history? What is ultimately revealed within the Scottish Book that brought mortal enemies and their top spy operatives into a deadly contest for its discovery and seizure?]]> 440 K.G.E. Konkel 0888903421 Donnell 0 to-read 4.32 Who Has Buried the Dead?: From Stalin to Putin … The last great secret of World War Two
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]]> <![CDATA[No Road to Khartoum (Michael McGuire Trilogy 1)]]> 38621101 462 Nigel Seed Donnell 0 to-read 4.26 2018 No Road to Khartoum (Michael McGuire Trilogy 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Princess Sophie and the Christmas Elixir]]> 220363612 Mike Martin 1068852933 Donnell 0 to-read 4.42 Princess Sophie and the Christmas Elixir
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]]> <![CDATA[The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)]]> 968 The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, and The da Vinci Code

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.

The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.]]> 489 Dan Brown Donnell 5 3.92 2003 The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)]]> 6936382 beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?]]> 372 Stephanie Perkins 0525423273 Donnell 3 3.96 2010 Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)
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]]> Hate List 6316171
Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life.
]]> 405 Jennifer Brown 0316041440 Donnell 4 4.00 2009 Hate List
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]]> The Elephant Man 156377 71 Bernard Pomerance 0802130410 Donnell 4 4.10 1979 The Elephant Man
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]]> Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) 22328546 This is a world divided by blood—red or silver.

The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.

That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.

Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.

But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance—Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.]]> 388 Victoria Aveyard 0062310631 Donnell 3 3.98 2015 Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[A View from the Bridge: A Play in Two Acts]]> 847168 Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge is a tragic masterpiece of the inexorable unravelling of a man, set in a close-knit Italian-American community in 1950s New York.

Eddie Carbone is a longshoreman and a straightforward man, with a strong sense of decency and of honour. For Eddie, it's a privilege to take in his wife's cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, straight off the boat from Italy. But, as his niece Catherine begins to fall for one of them, it's clear that it's not just, as Eddie claims, that he's too strange, too sissy, too careless for her, but that something bigger, deeper is wrong - and wrong inside Eddie, in a way he can't face. Something which threatens the happiness of their whole family.]]> 96 Arthur Miller 0140481354 Donnell 3 3.70 1955 A View from the Bridge: A Play in Two Acts
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]]> Homecoming Queen 201924694
Anika Raven faces the challenge of a lifetime. She must rescue her little sister from a neglectful family as the hurricane of a century barrels toward her hometown of Miranda, Texas. Time is of the essence, but the deadly storm is not her biggest problem.

Once Miranda High School’s beloved homecoming queen, Anika now possesses a dark secret that must remain hidden. Unable to outrun the shadows of her past, and terrified to confront the demons of her future, she finds herself running from the law.
Concealing a dark secret of its own, the town of Miranda’s corruption permeates every aspect of society. Each time Anika catches a break, a scheming mayor and powerful political forces deliver her another life-threatening setback.

With the storm looming, and tensions in town escalating, Anika and her sister are trapped. To escape town, they will need unspeakable courage, perseverance, and the help of a special gift possessed by Anika’s little sister. But all bets are off as adversity abounds. To stay alive, they must overcome a jealous town, rabid adversaries bent on vigilante justice, and a monster hurricane . . . all coming at them with a vengeance.]]> 344 Chad Boudreaux 1636983677 Donnell 4 4.35 Homecoming Queen
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]]> A Taste of Honey 460858 96 Shelagh Delaney 0802131859 Donnell 4 3.63 1956 A Taste of Honey
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]]> Rhinoceros and Other Plays 323823 Rhinoceros, as in his early plays, Ionesco startles audiences with a world that invariably erupts in explosive laughter and nightmare anxiety. A rhinoceros suddely apears in a small town, tramping through its peaceful streets. Soon there are two, then three, until the "movement" is universal: a transformation of average citizens into beasts, as they learn to "move with the times." Finally, only one man remains. "I'm the last man left, and I'm staying that way until the end. I'm not capitulating!"



Rhinoceros is a commentary on the absurdity of the human condition made tolerable only by self-delusion. It shows us the struggle of the individual to maintain integrity and identity alone in a world where all others have succumbed to the "beauty" of brute force, natural energy and mindlessness.

]]> 141 Eugène Ionesco 0802130984 Donnell 5 4.00 1959 Rhinoceros and Other Plays
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]]> <![CDATA[My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)]]> 35036409 My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante’s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a neighbourhood, a city and a country as it is transformed in ways that, in turn, also transform the relationship between her two protagonists.]]> 331 Elena Ferrante Donnell 1 4.08 2011 My Brilliant Friend (Neapolitan Novels, #1)
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]]> I Was Here 18879761 Cody and Meg were inseparable.
Two peas in a pod.
Until . . . they weren’t anymore.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, who broke Meg’s heart. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.

I Was Hereis Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss.]]> 270 Gayle Forman 0451471474 Donnell 5 3.74 2015 I Was Here
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