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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GLAMOUR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A hilarious new essay collection from Samantha Irby "engages readers with her characteristic combination of laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt passages and plenty of awkward experiences.... Quietly Hostile will delight established fans and newcomers alike (Parade).
“Brilliant and one of the funniest people I’ve...
“Brilliant and one of the funniest people I’ve...
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"Preacher and Jamie MacCallister search for a hidden fortune that might be just a legend-but the bandits, bullets, and bloodshed they find are all too real ... Jamie MacCallister remembers the Alamo-especially one brave frontiersman who died fighting there. Now the fallen veteran's granddaughter needs Jamie's help. She's found a letter written by her grandfather with a map to the spot where Alamo legend Jim Bowie supposedly hid a fortune in silver...
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She's trying to save the world. He's pissed off with it.When their worlds collide, their only hope is each other.In the brutal landscape of Antarctica, reclusive scientist, Billie Everson, lives every day in a danger zone. But when she finds something that's been missing since World War II, enemies circle like vultures, pitching her and everyone else in the remote research station into the crosshairs of the world's most merciless killers.Ex-army hero,...
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An action-packed tale of shady business, international crime, and an antiviral wonder drug in the series Lee Child called "hard, fast, and really good."
A young financial executive has uncovered his new boss's plan to steal the patents to a new breakthrough drug-but before he can undermine the scheme, he is kidnapped.
The notoriously dangerous Chinese businessman will stop at nothing, including abduction and government corruption, to achieve his...
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Juliette, a lone survivor of an apocalyptic era, fights to survive against hunger, thirst, a broken leg and strange, disturbing creatures that only come out at nighttime.
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The second instalment of the Home Team series, a combination of Vince Flynn and Richard Marcinko. A select group of former Special Forces operators takes up arms against a Mexican cartel that's moved beyond drugs and diamonds to radioactive isotope smuggling. Ex-Navy SEAL Ted Reaper packed his bags for Arizona, hoping to visit a good friend and catch up on some much-needed relaxation. But there is no rest for the weary when Reaper uncovers ties to...
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Step up and be a man . . .
That's what I had to do when my father walked out on my mother, sister, and me for the other family he had on the side. He left us with nothing. So I had to become something-someone better than he thought I could be.
I made it, despite my father-because of my father.
All I need now is that one huge client for my business to soar, to rocket me into the stratosphere where I belong. And to do that, I need help. I need her....
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For Nalani Stark, legacy matters… maybe more than most things.
Important enough that when that legacy - inextricably tied to her mother's memory - is challenged, she's forced to consider even the most undesirable options…
Such as a match made in hell with Orion Sterling.
The heir to the competitor she grew up being warned about.
Orion is a man well-accustomed to getting exactly what he wants. Other than opportunities to grow the family business,...
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"Preacher and Jamie MacCallister search for a hidden fortune that might be just a legend-but the bandits, bullets, and bloodshed they find are all too real.
Jamie MacCallister remembers the Alamo-especially one brave frontiersman who died fighting there. Now the fallen veteran's granddaughter needs Jamie's help. She's found a letter written by her grandfather with a map to the spot where Alamo legend Jim Bowie supposedly hid a fortune in silver...
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Can you call someone an enemy if you haven't seen them for the better part of a decade?
Deacon Black is perfectly content with the status quo-work, sleep, repeat.
Who cares if he's rigid, structured, and set in his ways?
It's a job requirement that keeps his men safe and his company's doors open.
One phone call is all it takes to upend his life and land him right back into a past he has tried to forget.
Revisiting old ghosts is the last thing he needs.
Especially...
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Earth 2853: Hostile is a collection that tries to break away from the new standard of poetry. Each poem reflects the delicate and harrowing balance between life and experience, sometimes muddled and untamed thoughts, and raw and wicked feelings. Every word demands to be read and deconstructed which finds its meaning in simplicity and turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.
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Peter Parker is caught in a complicated web. Working in a cutting-edge laboratory, he's a young scientist who's trying to make a difference. Yet he's constantly burdened by the responsibilities of his second career as the crime-fighting Spider-Man. Wilson Fisk-the so-called Kingpin of Crime-has returned to New York, establishing himself publicly as an altruistic entrepreneur and philanthropist. Spider-Man knows better, but he can't uncover Fisk's...
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"Golconda, the secret underground military complex hidden away before Skydark and rediscovered by Trader, is a bounty of riches, filled with arms, ammunition, and wags. But having those things is not enough for the man called Trader. With this newfound wealth, he's got a dream that's burned within him.
Determined to build a trade caravan strong enough to plow through the most inhospitable areas of the Deathlands, Trader gathers a new crew to face...
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Get the Summary of Samantha Irby's Quietly Hostile in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Quietly Hostile" is a collection of candid and humorous essays by Samantha Irby, where she shares her life's challenges and idiosyncrasies. Irby discusses her struggles with self-improvement, her unabashed personal tastes, and her experiences during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes the eerie quiet of Chicago's...
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Antisocial behavior takes on many forms, from rebellious teens with green hair and pierced skin to the truly dangerous homicidal individuals whose horrible stories fill our newspapers. Parents worry about their children as they are exposed to the heated climate of violence in contemporary society, a time of decaying morals and values.
The rise in sociopathic behavior among adults and children, whether in tense inner cities or in tranquil suburban...
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Under Narendra Modi, India has changed dramatically. As the world attempts to grapple with its trajectory towards authoritarianism and 'Hindutva' (Hindu Nationalism), little attention has been paid to the linkages between Modi's India and the governments from which it has drawn inspiration, as well as military and technical support.
India once called Zionism racism, but, as Azad Essa argues, the state of Israel has increasingly become a cornerstone...
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Having trouble managing change? Most of us do at some point in our life. The implication of change in our personal life is challenging enough. Managing change as a leader has even greater implications. In “The Hostility of Change”, Joe Robert Thornton explores all elements of change, including the deep-seated barriers that give rise to resistance. “The Hostility of Change” also explores real sustainable change... and real, sustainable change...