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- The book of mysteries, magic, and the unexplained / by Macfarlane, Tamara.; Kister, Kristina.;
A compendium for kids of all things magical and unexplained throughout the ages and around the world. A fascinating look into the secrets of the supernatural world for curious children obsessed with magic and mystery. Informative as well as fun, this compelling book explores every aspect of magic through the ages and across many cultures. It traces the history of magic rituals from spells and potions to alchemy and shamanism, as well as investigating other mysteries of the paranormal. No other book offers the same in-depth, analytical approach to the supernatural. While it's a fun read, it takes its subject seriously-taking a historical, fully comprehensive approach to the supernatural world across all cultures. With stunning illustrations on every page, The Book of Mysteries, Magic, and the Unexplained traces the story of myth and magic from ancient superstitions to medieval alchemy and divination to the modern-day fascination with the occult. Taking a neutral stance, it explores the facts behind spells and potions, seances and tarot cards, fortune tellers, witchcraft and wizardry, unexplained natural phenomena, and much, much more. This intriguing book cannot fail to capture the imagination of kids everywhere.
- Subjects: Magic; Curiosities and wonders;
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- Marry me for Christmas [videorecording] / by Alan-Williams, Gregory.; Baraka, Rhonda.; James, Brad.; Melvin, Roger.; Payne, Carl Anthony,1969-; Rowell, Victoria.; Weaver, Jason,1979-; Williams, Malinda.; Alchemy (Firm);
Malinda Williams, Brad James, Jason Weaver, Carl Payne, Gregory Alan Williams, Victoria Rowell.Smart, stylish Marci Jewel is the owner of an up and coming ad agency and thrilled with her single life in New York. While all of her cousins are married and having babies, Marci remains the lone holdout in the large Chandler family clan. As the family's epic Christmas celebration is about to start, Marci promises to come home for the holidays for the first time in years. With a deadline looming for a new client, she drags her employee Adam in tow to Atlanta and does the only thing she can in the face of unbearable pressure from her family: fakes a fiance. While caught up in the family's frenetic holiday drama, Marci learns some unexpected lessons about love, trust and family, particularly when it comes to her new 'fianc'̌ and lifelong friends.PG.DVD, widescreen ; Dolby digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Christmas films.; Christmas television programs.; Christmas; Families; Made-for-TV movies.; Man-woman relationships; Single women;
- For private home use only.
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- Red city / by Lu, Marie,1984-author.;
"The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles. Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world's elites in the form of sand, a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful, more charismatic, simply more. Among the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills of Angel City, alchemy is controlled by two rival syndicates. For years, Grand Central and Lumines have been balanced on a razor's edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. But when two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the city -- and the paths of their lives -- will be irrevocably transformed. The daughter of a poor single mother, Sam would do anything to claw her way into the ranks of Grand Central in search of a better life. Plucked away from his family as a boy to become a Lumines apprentice, Ari is one of the syndicates' brightest rising stars. Once, they might have loved each other. But as the two alchemists face off across opposite sides of an ever-escalating conflict, ambition becomes power, loyalty becomes lies, and no transformation may be perfect enough for them both to survive the coming war."--
- Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Alchemists; Drugs; Magic; Organized crime;
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- Red City [electronic resource] : by Lu, Marie.aut; CloudLibrary;
The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu. Perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab, Red City is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles. Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation. An exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates that market it to the world’s elites in the form of sand, a drug that enhances those who take it into a more perfect version of themselves: more beautiful, more charismatic, simply more. Among the gleaming skyscrapers and rolling foothills of Angel City, alchemy is controlled by two rival syndicates. For years, Grand Central and Lumines have been balanced on a razor’s edge between polite negotiation and outright violence. But when two childhood friends step into that delicate equation, the city—and the paths of their lives—will be irrevocably transformed. The daughter of a poor single mother, Sam would do anything to claw her way into the ranks of Grand Central in search of a better life. Plucked away from his family as a boy to become a Lumines apprentice, Ari is one of the syndicates' brightest rising stars. Once, they might have loved each other. But as the two alchemists face off across opposite sides of an ever-escalating conflict, ambition becomes power, loyalty becomes lies, and no transformation may be perfect enough for them both to survive the coming war. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.General adult.
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Urban;
- © 2025., Tor Publishing Group,
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- Christmas at the Ranch [electronic resource] : by McKay, Julia.aut; CloudLibrary;
A second-chance holiday romance about a woman who flees family scandal by returning to Wilder Ranch for Christmas, where she first found love—and heartbreak. She hasn’t been in love in ten years, but she’s about to get back in the saddle. With the holidays around the corner and her father recently imprisoned for financial fraud, disgraced journalist Emory Oakes doesn’t know where to turn. She’s only certain of one thing: She needs to get away. Fate takes the wheel, leaving her stranded in snowy Evergreen, the picturesque town where she spent her happiest Christmas as a teen—and chronicled every moment in her journal as she fell in love with handsome local, Tate Wilder, at his family’s idyllic horse ranch—until it all went wrong. Emory isn’t ready to face Tate, but kismet and Christmas magic have other ideas. As the love they’ve denied for a decade rekindles, the betrayals that kept them apart resurface, as does Emory’s family scandal. Yet Tate Wilder and his ranch feel more like home than anywhere ever has. Will Emory and Tate’s alchemy fizzle or will their Christmas wishes come true?
- Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Romantic Comedy; Contemporary Women;
- © 2025., Penguin Canada,
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- The Flash. [graphic novel] / by Shinick, Kevin,1969-author.; Adams, Jeremy(Screenwriter),author.; Atiyeh, Michael,illustrator.; Basri, Sami,illustrator.; Conrad, Will,illustrator.; Henry, Clayton,illustrator.; Lanning, Andy,author.; Maiolo, Marcelo,colourist.; Marz, Ron,author.; Peteri, Troy,letterer.; Peterson, Brandon,illustrator.; Prianto, Arif,colourist.; Wands, Steve,letterer.; AndWorld Design (Firm),letterer.; Hi-Fi Colour Design,colourist.;
"Wally West is back! The fan-favorite character has returned to the role of the Fastest Man Alive and is leaping through time on a quest to return him to glory! Wally West is ready to call it quits. After a tumultuous and traumatic few years from DC Universe: Rebirth to Heroes in Crisis to Dark Nights: Death Metal, the former Kid Flash is ready to walk, not run, away from the super-hero life-but Barry Allen needs his former partner now more than ever. What happen next, though, is unexpected-a journey through time that sees Wally leaping from the bodies of fellow speedsters, on a mission from World War II to the far future to restore his former glory! This is the Flash story fans have been waiting for-with Wally back in the title role for the first time in 15 years! Along with the Wally West story written by Jeremy Adams and illustrated by artists including Brandon Peterson, this collection includes adventures written by Kevin Shinick and illustrated by artists including Clayton Henry, pitting Barry Allen against the Trickster and Dr. Alchemy! "--
- Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Flash (Fictitious character); Superheroes; Supervillains;
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- Quicksilver / by Hart, Callie,author.;
"Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember. But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone. When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently reopens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares ... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself right in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed. The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him ... or her. Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home"--
- Subjects: Paranormal fiction.; Romance fiction.; Novels.; Fairies; Man-woman relationships; Thieves;
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- Brimstone / by Hart, Callie,author.;
"Duty. Blood. Honor. Power. Saeris Fane doesn't want power. The very last thing she needs is her name whispered on an entire court's lips, but now that she's been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she's discovering that a queen's life is not her own. A heavy weight rests upon her shoulders. Her ward-and her brother-need her back in her homeland ... but the changes that have strengthened Saeris have also made her weak. Born under blazing suns, Saeris will surely die if she makes her way home through the Quicksilver. Which means that, once again, she must send someone else in her stead ... "Keep your mouth shut. Stick to the shadows. And for the love of all seven Gods, do NOT crack any jokes." Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate has defeated armies and survived all manner of horrors, but traveling back to Zilvaren with Carrion Swift might just be the death of him. The male just will not shut up. Hidden dangers await them down the narrow alleyways of the Silver City. Unfolding secrets pose impossible threats. Fisher must wrangle the smuggler and accomplish his goals quickly if he wants to see his mate again. A darkness falls across Yvelia. The realm and their friends are in danger. Together, Saeris and Fisher will pass through fire and brimstone to save them"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Portal fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Fairies; Man-woman relationships; Magic; Quests (Expeditions); Queens; Secrecy; Thieves;
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- Like family : a novel / by White, Erin O.,author.;
"It was too much to ask. But sometimes too much is what we ask of the people we love most. Radclyffe, New York, is an idyllic upstate town, nestled in the hills and complete with artisanal bakeries, pottery studios, and hidden swimming holes. Ruth and her wife Wyn are living the dream (or Wyn's dream, at least) with their four children on their small farm, which is also the bucolic gathering place for their circle of friends. It's a sweet life, but there's a secret at its center, one that not even Ruth's best friend Caroline knows. What Caroline does know is she loves and depends on Ruth, and on the bond between their families. More than anything, she wants her tender-hearted son not to grow up lonely the way she did. Unfortunately, no one can assure her of that, especially not her husband. He just wants things to be easy, drama-free-which is impossible because he donated his sperm to his cousin Tobi and her wife so they could have kids of their own. Now those children are asking unanswerable questions. After an unexpected death in their community, all three couples are forced to confront the tensions that have long been buried beneath the surfaces of their lives. Richly textured and big-hearted, this exhilarating debut is an unforgettable story of the alchemy of love and loyalty that makes friends Like Family"--
- Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Couples; Families; Family secrets; Interpersonal relations; Lesbian couples; Secrecy;
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- What goes with what : 100 recipes, 20 charts, endless possibilities / by Turshen, Julia,author.;
"From bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen comes an original, inspired, and interactive approach to cooking that takes the guesswork out of everyday meals. Julia Turshen is a home cook's best friend. Known for her simple, no-frills, yet utterly satisfying recipes -- as well as her authentic, relatable, problem-solving approach -- hers are the cookbooks we all turn to when we want to know what else we can make with some ground turkey, or if we can pull off dessert with a few basic pantry ingredients. In essence, we look to Julia when we want to know What Goes with What: to understand how we can transform the seemingly boring contents of our fridge into an exciting meal. Now, in her latest book, Julia offers readers a new way to think about cooking, one that focuses on mastering the alchemy of a meal -- and then offers endless iterations. Organized into six sections (salads and sandwiches; soups, stews and braises; rice, more grains, and pasta; vegetables; mains; and baked goods), Julia arms readers with 20 charts and 100 recipes that teach them how to build a successful dish, while making ample room for creativity and personal preference. For readers of tried and true cookbooks like Melissa Clark's Dinner and Deb Perelman's Smitten Kitchen series, as well as fans of Molly Baz and Alison Roman's breezy yet craveable recipes, What Goes with What will become an instant classic and find its place as a foundational cookbook for a new generation of home cooks"--
- Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking.;
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