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Toil & trouble : a memoir / by Burroughs, Augusten,author.;
"From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching ... and just a little spooky. 'Here's a partial list of things I don't believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Vampires. Zombies. Homeopathy. Bigfoot. Canola oil, because there's no such thing as a canola. Note that 'witches' and 'witchcraft' are absent from this list. When really they should be right there at the top. The thing is, I wouldn't believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I am a witch.' --From Toil & Trouble For as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the early American colonies. And that this family tree was filled with witches. It was a bond that he and his mother shared - until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story). After that, Augusten was on his own. On his own to navigate the world of this tricky power; on his own to either use or misuse this gift. From the hilarious to the terrifying, Toil & Trouble is a chronicle of one man's journey to understand himself, to reconcile the powers he can wield with things with which he is helpless. There are very few things that are coincidences, as you will learn in Toil & Trouble. Ghosts are real, trees can want to kill you, beavers are the spawn of satan, houses are alive, and in the end, love is the most powerful magic of all"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Burroughs, Augusten.; American wit and humor.; Novelists, American; Witchcraft;
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Book Lovers [electronic resource] : by Henry, Emily.aut; cloudLibrary;
“One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily ∙ Today ∙ Parade ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Bustle ∙ PopSugar ∙ Katie Couric Media ∙ Book Bub ∙ SheReads ∙ Medium ∙ The Washington Post ∙ and more! One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Contemporary; Romantic Comedy; Contemporary Women;
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Ring of fire / by Taylor, Brad,1965-author.;
"Former Delta Force officer and New York Times bestselling author Brad Taylor delivers a relentlessly fast-paced, gripping thriller featuring Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill as they come face-to-face with an insidious threat to strike terror into the heart of America. Fifteen years ago, in order to win a contract in the Kingdom, a desperate defense contractor used a shell company to provide a bribe to a wealthy Saudi businessman. Now a powerful player in the defense industry, he panics when the Panama Papers burst onto the public scene. Providing insight into the illicit deeds of offshore financing, they could prove his undoing. To prevent the exposure of his illegal activities, he sets in motion a plan to interdict the next leak, but he is not the only one worried about spilled secrets. The data theft has left the Taskforce potentially vulnerable, leaving a trail that could compromise the unit. Back in the good graces of the new president, Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill are ordered to interdict the next leak as well, in order to control the damage. Unbeknownst to either group, the Saudi has been using the shell company to fund terrorists all over the world, and he has a spectacular attack planned, coinciding with the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11. The information Pike and Jennifer uncover will put them on the trail of the imminent threat, but it's one that they might be unable to stop. Called Ring of Fire, it will cause unimaginable destruction across the United States, and it's already in motion. Pike Logan will be challenged like never before, and the ensuing chaos and terror will distract the Taskforce from a truth no one sees: The Panama Papers hold a secret more explosive than any attack, and Ring of Fire was only the beginning. The danger is far from over"--
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Special forces (Military science); Special operations (Military science); Terrorism;
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Midnight in Moscow : a memoir from the front lines of Russia's war against the West / by Sullivan, John Joseph,1959-author.;
"For weeks before the invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan was warning that it would happen. When troops finally crossed the border, he was woken in the middle of the night by an employee at Embassy Moscow with a prearranged code. The signal was even more bracing than the cold of that February night: it meant that Sullivan needed to collect his bodyguards and get to the embassy as soon as possible. The war had begun, and U.S.-Russia relations would never be the same. In Midnight in Moscow, Sullivan offers a memoir of his last post, as well as a broader argument about how our relationship with Russia has deteriorated over the past three years and where it's going. His arrival in Moscow coincided almost exactly with a dramatic series of escalations by the Kremlin. He saw firsthand how the Russian leadership repeatedly lied about their intentions to invade Ukraine in the weeks leading up to the attack -- while also devoting huge numbers of personnel and vast resources to undermining the U.S. diplomatic presence in Russia. But it was not until Vladimir Putin gave the order to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 25, 2022 that Sullivan had to admit that Russia was not just at war with its neighbor: it was also at war, in a very real sense, with the United States, and with everything that it represents. Russian leaders' treachery and naked hostility, he says, is definitive proof that there can be no negotiation with Putin's regime or with the Russians at large until their government is thoroughly transformed. A unique perspective on a pivotal moment in world history, Midnight in Moscow also draws shocking historical parallels to explain why we need to stand up to Moscow -- and how far we should be prepared to go in that confrontation"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Sullivan, John Joseph, 1959-; Ambassadors; Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022.;
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The math behind... : discover the mathematics of everyday events / by Beveridge, Colin(Maths coach);
"A compilation of everyday events analyzed for their probability of occurring. The odds are determined using mathematical equations and science. An entertaining illustrated reference to the role of mathematics in everyday life. Topics examined are: the human condition, sports and games, traveling from A to B, digital technology, chance and coincidence, and more"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematics; Probabilities.; Probabilities;
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What happens later [videorecording] / by Dietz, Steven,screenwriter.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Dietz, Steven.Plays.Selections.; Duchovny, David,actor.; Duffy, Jonathan(Producer),film producer.; Lynn, Kirk,screenwriter.; Mann, Kristin,1981-film producer.; Ryan, Meg,film director,actor,screenwriter.; Smith, Laura,film producer.; Williams, Kelly(Producer),film producer.; Bleecker Street (Firm),presenter.; Decal (Firm),publisher,film distributor.; Jupiter Peak Production (Firm),production company.; Prowess Pictures (Firm),production company.; Rockhill Studios (Firm),production company.; Ten Acre Films,production company.;
Meg Ryan, David Duchovny."Two ex-lovers, Bill and Willa, get snowed in at an airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic one, find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier. As they unpack their past, they begin to wonder if their reunion is mere coincidence, or something more enchanted." --container.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language, some sexual references and brief drug use.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Romantic comedy films.; Feature films.; Airports; Blizzards; Flight delays; Man-woman relationships; Nostalgia; Love;
For private home use only.
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Invisible helix / by Higashino, Keigo,1958-author.; Murray, Giles,translator.;
In this fifth installment of the 'Detective Galileo' series, the body of a young man is found floating in Tokyo Bay. It's up to Galileo to find the nearly hidden threads of history and coincidence that connect the people around the bloody murder -- which, surprisingly, connect to his own traumatic past -- to unravel not merely the facts of the crime but the helix that ties them all together.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Murder; Police;
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In Our Day. by Sang-soo, Hong,film director.; Ju-bong, Gi,actor.; Seong-guk, Ha,actor.; Min-hee, Kim,actor.; Sunghyun, Kim,actor.; Mi-so, Park,actor.; Seon-mi, Song,actor.; Cinema Guild (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Gi Ju-bong, Ha Seong-guk, Kim Min-hee, Kim Sunghyun, Park Mi-so, Song Seon-miOriginally produced by Cinema Guild in 2023.An actress in her 40s is staying with her friend and her cat, while an aging poet in declining health lives alone. Each receives a visit from a different young aspiring artist, who ask questions about their careers and life itself. As our friends talk and drink the day away, similarities between these encounters multiply and we begin to realize they may be more than just mere coincidence.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Independent films.; Motion pictures--Korea.; Motion pictures--Asia.;
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Dangerous deception at Honeychurch Hall / by Dennison, Hannah,author.;
"Things are going well for Kat Stanford; not only is her antiques business thriving, she's also got a new date: Piers Carew, Viscount Chawley, who owns the estate next to Honeychurch Hall ... Then things start to go wrong: Kat finds herself at the scene of not one but two mysterious deaths, and tongues are wagging - is it coincidence, or murder? ... Unless she can solve these unexplained deaths then she may just be next."--From back cover.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Man-woman relationships; Villages; Murder; Manors;
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NY-LON. by Camilleri, Anya,film director.; Boak, Keith,film director.; Bathurst, Otto,film director.; Adams, Christine,actor.; Clayton Rogers, David,actor.; Chowdhry, Navin,actor.; Miner, Rachel,actor.; Jones, Rashida,actor.; Moyer, Stephen,actor.; All3Media International (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Christine Adams, David Clayton Rogers, Navin Chowdhry, Rachel Miner, Rashida Jones, Stephen MoyerOriginally produced by All3Media International in 2004.Upbeat, romantic and innovative, NY-LON is a drama set in two of the world's greatest cities--New York and London. Michael and Edie are worlds apart --he's a Londoner, a city high flyer; she's a New Yorker, immersed in the indie music scene. One chance look, one coincidence in a million, and both their worlds are changed forever. A transatlantic cast comes together to tell this story of long-distance love.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; London (England).; Romantic comedy films.;
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