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If cats disappeared from the world / by Kawamura, Genki,1979-author.; Selland, Eric,translator.; translation of:Kawamura, Genki,1979-Sekai kara neko ga kieta nara.English.;
"The young postman's days are numbered. Estranged from his family and living alone, with only his cat, Cabbage, to keep him company, he was unprepared for the doctor's diagnosis that he has only months to live. But before he can tackle his bucket list, the devil shows up to make him an offer: In exchange for making one thing in the world disappear, our narrator will get one extra day of life. And so begins a very strange week that brings the young postman and his beloved cat to the brink of existence. With each object that disappears, the postman reflects on the life he's lived, his joys and regrets, and the people he's loved and lost."--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Philosophical fiction.; Terminally ill; Loss (Psychology); Cats;
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Grand slam romance. [graphic novel] / by Hicks, Olivia,author,illustrator.; Oosterhaus, Emma,author,illustrator.;
"In this queer graphic novel that's equal parts romance, softball, and magical girl drama, Mickey Monsoon is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep the league this season. But Mickey is thrown off their game when Astra Maxima shows up to catch for the Gaiety Gals, the Broads' fiercest rival. Years ago, Mickey and Astra were best friends ... and maybe more. That was, until Astra unceremoniously dumped Mickey to become a softball wunderkind at a private girl's school in Switzerland. Now, Astra is flirty, arrogant, and reckless on the field-everything the rule-abiding Mickey hates. Mickey's rapidly getting in too deep, but are they just in trouble or are they actually in love?"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Lesbian comics.; Queer comics.; Romance comics.; Sports comics.; Baseball; Lesbians; Softball players; Sports rivalries; Sports teams; Women softball players;
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The narrow road between desires / by Rothfuss, Patrick,1973-author.; Taylor, Nate,illustrator.; adaptation of (work):Rothfuss, Patrick,1973-Lightning tree.;
"Patrick Rothfuss returns to the Kingkiller Chronicle universe with a stunning reimagining of "The Lightning Tree," expanded to twice its previous length and lavishly illustrated by Nate Taylor. Follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes his way through the small town of Newarre. While Bast cares nothing for the laws of man, he is beholden to older, deeper laws. And despite his cleverness and care, Bast finds himself forced to choose between betraying his master and helping a hated enemy. Playful, sweet, and sly as Bast himself, The Narrow Road Between Desires explores a previously unseen part of Temerant, and shows a side of Bast we've only glimpsed before. Learn more about Bast as he goes against his better judgement and follows his heart's desire. For after all, what good is wisdom if it keeps you from finding your way to danger and delight?"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Fairies; Imaginary places; Imaginary wars and battles; Magic;
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Before we forget kindness : a novel / by Kawaguchi, Toshikazu,1971-author.; Trousselot, Geoffrey,translator.; translation of:Kawaguchi, Toshikazu,1971-Yasashisa o wasurenu uchi ni.English.;
In the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious Tokyo café where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests: The father who could not allow his daughter to get married, A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved one, A boy who wants to show his smile to his divorced parents, A wife holding a child with no name ... They must follow the café's strict rules, however, and come back to the present before their coffee goes cold.
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Time-travel fiction.; Novels.; Coffeehouses; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Regret; Time travel;
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Sleigh bells ring / by Thayne, RaeAnne,author.;
"Angel's View Ranch has always been special to Annelise McCade. Once upon a time, it was her family's land, until her grandfather sold it to billionaire Wallace Sheridan. Now employed as the live-in caretaker, Annie is just trying to make it through the holidays with both her sanity and her niece's and nephew's faith in the magic of Christmas intact. The six-year-old twins recently lost their mother, so Annie tells herself it wouldn't be a problem to bring them to Angel's View. Why should it be? The Sheridans haven't visited in years, not since Wallace died. They would never know the twins were there ... until Tate Sheridan shows up out of the blue two weeks before Christmas. Crushed to learn that Tate is there to sell his grandfather's property--and mortified that her secret guests have been discovered--Annie offers her resignation. But Tate asks them to stay and help him get the house ready for one last family Christmas before it's put on the market"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Christmas fiction.; Aunts; House selling; Man-woman relationships; Ranches;
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Spells for forgetting : a novel / by Young, Adrienne,1985-author.;
"Emery Blackwood's life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily. Now, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence among the community that fractured her world in two. She'd once longed to run away with August, eager to escape the misty, remote shores of Saiorse Island and chase new dreams; now, she maintains her late mother's tea shop and cares for her ailing father. But just as the island, rooted in folklore and tradition, begins to show signs of strange happenings, August returns for the first time in fourteen years and unearths the past that no one wants to remember. August Salt knows he is not welcome on Saiorse, not after the night that changed everything. As a fire raged on at the Salt family orchard, Lily Morgan was found dead in the dark woods, shaking the bedrock of their tight-knit community and branding August a murderer. When he returns to bury his mother's ashes, he must confront the people who turned their backs on him and face the one wound from the past that has never healed--Emery. But the town has more than one reason to want August gone, and the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises that span generations threatens to reveal the truth behind Lily's death once and for all"--
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Islands; Magic; Murder; Small cities;
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Deadlocked / by Harris, Charlaine.;
"It's vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie's heart ... Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on that there are things she'd rather not know. And now that she's an adult, she also realizes that some things she knows about, she'd rather not see--like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger one. There's a thing or two she'd like to say about that, but she has to keep quiet--Felipe de Castro, the vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It's the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric's front yard--especially the body of the woman whose blood he just drank. Now it's up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl's fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who's set out to make Sookie's world come crashing down"--
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Magic; Stackhouse, Sookie (Fictitious character); Vampires; Werewolves;
© 2012., Ace Books,
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New tricks. [videorecording] / by Turner, Emma.; Mitchell, Roy.; McCrery, Nigel,1953-; Redman, Amanda,1957-; Waterman, Dennis,1948-; Armstrong, Alun.; Bolam, James,1935-; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Wall to Wall (Firm); Acorn Media (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.);
Title song writer and composer, Mike Moran ; performer, Dennis Waterman ; original composer, Brian Bennett.Amanda Redman, Dennis Waterman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam.Disgraced detective Sandra Pullman is given a chance to save her career by heading up a team of retired detectives in charge of solving open cold cases.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereophonic.
Subjects: Television cop shows.; Detective and mystery television programs.; Policewomen; Police; Police corruption; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Criminal behavior;
For private home use only.
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The first bright thing / by Dawson, J. R.(Omaha teaching artist),author.;
"If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today? ... Rin, to those who know her best--can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits and outcasts, known as Sparks. With the world still reeling from World War I, Rin and her troupe--the Circus of the Fantasticals--travel the midwest, offering a single night of enchantment and respite to all who step into their Big Top. But threats come at Rin from all sides. The future holds an impending war that the Sparks can see barrelling toward their show and everyone in it. And Rin's past creeps closer every day, a malevolent shadow she can't fully escape. It takes the form of another circus, with tents as black as midnight and a ringmaster who rules over his troupe with a dangerous power. Rin's circus has something he wants, and he won't stop until it's his"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Circus; Magic; Time travel;
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Life in five senses : how exploring the senses got me out of my head and into the world / by Rubin, Gretchen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250)."The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a life of more energy, creativity, and love: by tuning in to the five senses. For more than a decade, Gretchen Rubin had been studying happiness and human nature. Then, one day, a visit to her eye doctor made her realize that she'd been overlooking a key element of happiness: her five senses. She'd spent so much time stuck in her head that she'd allowed the vital sensations of life to slip away, unnoticed. This epiphany lifted her from a state of foggy preoccupation into a world rediscovered by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching. In this revelatory journey of self-experimentation, she explores the mysteries and joys of the five senses as a path to a happier, more mindful life. Drawing on cutting-edge science, philosophy, literature, and her own efforts to practice what she learns, she investigates the profound power of tuning in to the physical world. From the simple pleasures of appreciating the magic of ketchup and adding favorite songs to a playlist, to more adventurous efforts like creating a daily ritual of visiting the Met and attending Flavor University, Rubin show us how to experience each day with depth, delight, and connection. In the rush of daily life, she finds, our five senses offer us an immediate, sustainable way to cheer up, calm down, and engage the world around us-as well as a way to glimpse the soul and touch the transcendent. A Life in Five Senses is an absorbing, layered story of discovery filled with profound insights and practical suggestions about how to heighten our senses and use our powers of perception to live fuller, richer lives-and, ultimately, how to move through the world with more vitality and love"--
Subjects: Happiness.; Perception.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Senses and sensation.;
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