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What if you can’t find your face in the sea of lookalike brides? Perhaps you are arguing with family over your ”wacky” wedding ideas? Wondering how to reconcile tradition with modern-day feminist values? Or simply wondering where the hell to start? Rock ‘n’ Roll Bride, the book, is here to help. Featuring an array of inspirational photography from both real-life weddings and aspirational editorials to get your creative juices flowing, from...
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Out of the mists of time, one warrior stands above the rest for his courage, strength and unrelenting desire to do good: Hercules. Be there for all 22 Season Three episodes. From facing old rival Autolycus, The King of Thieves, to a daring dual mission with Xena, Warrior Princess, Hercules and his ever-faithful companion Iolaus confront some of the fiercest and most manipulative rivals ever.
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From his creative attention to detail in these lectures there arises a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if Tolkien entered into the imagined past: standing beside Beowulf and his men shaking out their mail shirts as they beached their ship on the coast of Denmark, listening to the rising anger of Beowulf at the taunting of Unferth, or looking up in amazement at Grendel's terrible hand set under the roof of Heorot. But the...
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For six seasons, Charlie Harper has loved 'em and left 'em. In Season 7, he gets left. TV's #1 comedy pulls a hilarious switcheroo when Charlie's fiancee Chelsea meets a doctor (score one) who's generous, thoughtful and mature (score three more). She vamooses, and Charlie, after pickling himself in booze and self-pity, handles the situation in typical Charlie fashion.
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"Princess Diana--Wonder Woman--is a hero to the world. But there are those who see her very differently. And one of those, Veronica Cale, the leader of the all-powerful Godwatch, will stop at nothing to use Diana to get what she wants: revenge on the gods themselves! As the story unfolds from year to year, bridging the gap between the YEAR ONE story to present day, Wonder Woman faces off against not just scheming Cale, but also the powerful witch...
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Scholar Susan Godwin is hooked when she comes across the captivating story of Mary of Modena—a seventeenth-century Italian princess who was only fourteen when coerced into marriage with the future king of England, James II, yet went on to cultivate a court full of women writers in an age when female authorship was rare. How did Mary achieve such a feat? Rain Dodging is Susan’s creative nonfiction account of the years-long search upon which this...
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"A retelling of the Star Wars saga in the style of classic epic poetry. Journey to a galaxy far, far away like never before--through lyrical verse and meter. Like the tales of Odysseus and Beowulf, the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Jyn Erso, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and the Emperor are fraught with legendary battles, iconic heroes, fearsome warriors, sleek ships, and dangerous monsters. Beginning with Rogue One's rebel...
611) The black senate
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The Black Senate is an epic story of a new breed of gangstas living under a new g-code of street laws. Jerusalem Williams and his two comrades, along with their war princess Pinky are known on the streets as the three Kings and the Queen B. After going to prison, Jerusalem is released from the federal penitentiary with vengeance and he is determined to take his rightful place in the streets as ruler and leader of his organization of Black warriors....
612) A vigil of spies
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John Thoresby, the Archbishop of York, lies dying. One of the most powerful men in the country, his imminent demise has the dominant families of the north vying to influence his succession. Owen Archer, one of the few men Thoresby trusts, is determined that his lord's last days should be as peaceful as possible. But his plans go awry when Thoresby agrees to a visit from Joan, Princess of Wales. Within minutes of her arrival, a member of the royal...
613) Fall of eagles
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In the 19th century, the major European powers had gone to great lengths to maintain a balance of power throughout Europe, resulting by 1900 in a complex network of political and military alliances throughout the continent. Beginning in 1815, the Holy Alliance between Prussia, Russia, and Austria formalized what had been a strictly familial support network. The House of Habsburg, the House of Hohenzollern, and the House of Romanov had long intermarried,...
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"Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth thanks to her drug-dealing parents, Fancy is a young, spoiled princess. But when havoc enters the picture and the Feds seize her family's ill-gotten gains, Fancy's lavish Caribbean trips are traded in for cold winter nights in the heart of the hood. When the gravity of Fancy's situation causes her to crumble, it's her roots that put her back together. Unwilling to stay down, Fancy realizes that she was born...
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"During a TV interview with a comedian, Rebecca Reid found herself unable to get a word in edgewise. So, when she put her finger to her lips and shushed him, she became instantly known on the internet as "Rebecca Rude." It was only then that she realized that being rude could actually be her superpower. A captivating blend of advice and pop culture, Rude will show you how to utilize the power of boldness in every area of your life. Exploring famous...
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"The first book in a scifi retelling of the Mahabrahata. When Esmae wins a contest of skill, she sets off events that trigger an inevitable and unwinnable war that pits her against the family she would give anything to return to. In a universe of capricious gods, dark moons, and kingdoms built on the backs of spaceships, a cursed queen sends her infant daughter away, a jealous uncle steals the throne of Kali from his nephew, and an exiled prince vows...
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A compilation of thirty-eight unique tales of magic and fantasy by such authors as William Morris, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Mark Twain. "Green Is the Color", John M. Ford/"Wooden Tony", Lucy Clifford/"Lest Levitation Come Upon Us", Suzette Haden Elgin/"Prince Bull", Charles Dickens/"The Trumph of Vice", W.S. Gilbert/"Turandiana", Fyodor Sologub/"The Princess and the Frog", Robin McKinley/"Darkness Box", Ursula K. Le Guin/"Jack and the Beanstalk", Osbert...
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The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud' collects the best short stories from Kuniko Tsurita s remarkable career. While the works of her male peers in literary manga are widely reprinted, this formally ambitious and poetic female voice is like none other currently available to an English readership. A master of the comics form, expert pacing and compositions combined with bold characters are signature qualities of Tsurita's work. Tsurita's early stories...