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Release Date
May 12, 2026
A groundbreaking memoir about growing up mixed-race in Ireland, by the recent European Leader of the Obama Foundation: Irish Book Award-winning author and media personality Leon Diop. Mixed-race experience has never been described so honestly. Diop, a charismatic public figure and strong positive male role-model for...
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Tsultrim Dolma, born in a tiny village in the stunning mountains of eastern Tibet, always knew there had to be more than the life expected of her: More than no education, because her family was poor. More than being married off at a young age, because she was a...
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Provides a sensible, nondenominational handbook to help parents raise spiritually aware, morally responsible children, with or without formal religious instruction, offer practical advice, projects, and resources to assist in teaching essential virtues and deal with complicated religious issues and concepts. Original. 20,000 first printing.
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In her poignant work, Jodee Blanco tells how school became a frightening and painful place, where threats, humiliation, and assault were as much a part of her daily experience as bubblegum and lip-gloss were for others. It is an unflinching look at what it means to be an outcast,...
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A biography of the Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg, concentrating on his relationship with his wife and their efforts to establish a place for Norwegian music.
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This is the completely unauthorized and unofficial guide to everything Osbourne. The book includes biographies on all family members including the daughter you don’t see! Plus, a full episode guide for the first 10 episodes; discography, Ozzfest information; over 30 photos with captions; fun facts.
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A startling, remarkable poetry memoir of love and pain, hurt and recovery. For three years, Eireann Corrigan was in and out of treatment facilities for her eating disorders. By the time she graduated high school, her doctors said she was going to die if things didn't change....
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Age Range
14+
Release Date
January 01, 2004
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud. In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight...
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A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder. This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder. When Samantha Schutz first left home for college, she was excited by the possibilities -- freedom from...
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Do not get to know me. Do not ask me out. Do not love me. Be warned! I am Jinx. Jinx doesn't start out as Jinx -- at first she's dull, safe, boring Jen. Jen who always hands her homework in on time, Jen who never stays out late,...
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"Peaks of Shala" is a captivating novel that transports readers to a mystical land filled with adventure and self-discovery. The story follows a group of explorers as they navigate the treacherous terrains of Shala, encountering both breathtaking landscapes and formidable challenges. The author masterfully weaves themes of friendship, courage,...
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Ghigna, Charles
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The Marabou Mule. The Chanel toe. Jackie O's pump. Marilyn's stiletto. And lotus shoes and fetish shoes, shoes made for coronations and inaugurations, Cinderella's slipper, shoes of tulle, brocade, rhinestone, python, fish scales, and feathers, and much, much, more, including the two-foot-high wooden chopines of the 16th century and...
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With a new Introduction to this touching homage to his mother, the author paints a portrait of growing up in a black neighborhood as the child of an interracial marriage. Although raised an Orthodox Jew in the South, McBride's mother abandoned her heritage, moved to Harlem, and married a...
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