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- Written in my own heart's blood : a novel / by Gabaldon, Diana,author.;
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- Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Scottish Americans; Time travel;
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- Feral : losing myself and finding my way in America's national parks / by Pennington, Emily,author.;
'Feral' is a bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving forward across an adventurous and volatile American landscape. One year. One national park at a time.- Subjects: Biographies.; Travel writing.; Personal narratives.; Pennington, Emily; National parks and reserves;
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- The awkward Black man : stories / by Mosley, Walter,author.; Mosley, Walter.Short stories.Selections.;
"Bestselling author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his extraordinary fiction and gripping writing for television. The Awkward Black Man collects seventeen of Mosley's most accomplished short stories to display the full range of his remarkable talent. Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories--heroes who are awkward, nerdy, self-defeating, self-involved, and, on the whole, odd. He overturns the stereotypes that corral black male characters and paints a subtle, powerful portrait of each of these unique individuals. In "The Good News Is," a man's insecurity about his weight gives way to a serious illness and the intense loneliness that accompanies it. Deeply vulnerable, he allows himself to be taken advantage of in return for a little human comfort in a raw display of true need. "Pet Fly" follows a man working as a mailroom clerk for a big company-and the unforeseen repercussions he endures when he attempts to forge a connection beyond the one he has with the fly buzzing around his apartment. And "Almost Alyce" chronicles failed loves, family loss, alcoholism, and a Zen approach to the art of begging that proves surprisingly effective. Touching and contemplative, each of these unexpected stories offers the best of one of our most gifted writers"--- Subjects: Short stories.; African Americans; African American men;
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- Farewell, Amethystine / by Mosley, Walter,author.;
"Easy Rawlins's latest client sends him down a warren of memory and nostalgia, blinding him to reason and risk, from "master of the genre," (Washington Post) Walter Mosley"--- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Rawlins, Easy (Fictitious character); African American men; Missing persons; Murder; Nineteen seventies; Private investigators;
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- A single swallow / by Zhang, Ling,1957-author.; Bryant, Shelly,translator.; translation of:Zhang, Ling,1957-Laoyan.English.;
'A Single Swallow' is the eagerly awaited English translation of award-winning author Zhang Lings epic and intimate novel about the devastation of war, forgiveness, redemption, and the enduring power of love. Born in China, Ling moved to Canada in 1986 and lives in Toronto, ON.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Missionaries; Americans; Man-woman relationships; Interpersonal relations; Reincarnation; World War, 1939-1945;
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- The personal librarian / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian-who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on the New York society scene and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps build a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white-her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go-for the protection of her family and her legacy-to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives"--- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Greene, Belle da Costa; Pierpont Morgan Library; African American women; Passing (Identity); Women librarians;
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- Paper names : a novel / by Luo, Susie,author.;
"Set in New York and China over three decades, Paper Names explores what it means to be American from three different perspectives. There's Tony, a Chinese-born engineer turned Manhattan doorman, who immigrated to the United States to give his family a better life. His daughter, Tammy, who we meet at age nine and follow through adulthood, and who grapples with the expectations of a first generation American and her own personal desires. Finally, there's Oliver, a handsome white lawyer with a dark family secret and who lives in the building where Tony works. A violent attack causes their lives to intertwine in ways that will change them forever"--- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Chinese American families; Families; Identity (Psychology); Lawyers;
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- Pulling the chariot of the sun : a memoir of a kidnapping / by McCrae, Shane,1975-author.;
"An unforgettable memoir by an award-winning poet about being kidnapped from his Black father and raised by his white supremacist grandparents"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; McCrae, Shane, 1975-; Abused children; African American children; Dysfunctional families.; Kidnapping victims; Racism.;
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- Gambit / by Hagberg, David,author.;
"An American billionaire and a Russian oligarch want Kirk McGarvey dead. First they send a South African assassin, and when Mac kills him, they commission a Canadian sniper for the kill. When Mac put him down, they hire a team of highly specialized Chinese killers called "Scorpions." When Mac dispatches them, they send a squad of Russian special ops armed to the teeth with high-tech firepower. Mac's only chance of survival is to turn on the tables on the people behind this assassination conspiracy, that is, if he can find them"--- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; McGarvey, Kirk (Fictitious character); Assassins; Attempted assassination; Intelligence officers;
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- Days of feasting and rejoicing / by Bergen, David,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Esther Maile is an American renting a house in Thailand from the richer, more popular Christine. When Christine is caught by an ocean wave and drowns, the police arrive and confuse Esther for Christine. For someone who would prefer to be anyone but herself, this is the perfect solution. When a local Thai police captain begins to investigate Christine's death and seeks out Esther, he soon discovers that people around Esther are disappearing.- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Americans; Death; Deception; Impostors and imposture;
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