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4001) Mortals: a novel
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"Nobody here is entirely what he claims to be. Ray Finch is not just a Milton scholar but a CIA agent. His doted-upon wife, Iris, is also a possible adulteress. And Davis Morel, the black alternative physician who is undertaking a quixotic campaign to de-Christianize Africa, may also be her lover. As a spy, Ray ought to have no trouble confirming his suspicions. But there's the distraction of actual spying. Most of all, there's the problem of love"--Page...
4003) Ultimate rocket blast
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"Omar and his friends investigate sabotage at the model rocket-building contest they are competing in"--
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"OK, so they're not 'together' together: This isn't the Kitty that Peter Quill fell in love with. This is the fierce, battle-hardened and embittered Kitty Pryde from the Age of Apocalypse! Now, the very confused Quill and the really annoyed Pryde must band together and fight to survive the horrors of Battleworld--but can they wage a secret war while dealing with one another? And could there be a spark growing between these two, as well? The Marvel...
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In 1962, Jackie Hart moves from Boston to Florida, with her family. Wanting something fulfilling to do, she starts a reading club and hosts a local late-night radio show as "Miss Dreamsville." The conservative, segregated town loves Miss Dreamsville, but doesn't know what to make of Jackie. Her book club welcomes everyone - even a black woman, a gay man, and a convict - who found there what had so far eluded them: a place in the world.