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• Opera Wars

  Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future

  Vincent, Caitlin

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  Blunt, irreverent, and at times wittily subversive, Opera Wars spotlights opera’s colorful and sometimes warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and the battles being waged for its economic future.

• Inside Man

  McMahon, John, 1970-

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  In this sequel to McMahon's electrifying series debut, Head Cases, FBI Agent Gardner Camden and the PAR (Patterns and Recognition) team return to investigate potentially connected cases.

• Eat Yourself Healthy

  Oliver, Jamie, 1975-

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  Jamie Oliver shares 120 incredible recipes sure to energize, satisfy, and nourish. He proves that healthy eating can be joyful, generous and abundant–-this is all about what you can have, not what you can’t. Teamed with 50 helpful healthy hacks and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Side of Change

  Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans

  Shankar, Maya

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  Cognitive scientist Shankar tells riveting, singular stories of people who have navigated major disruptions and weaves in scientific insights to illuminate universal lessons hidden within them, inviting us to rethink our relationship with change…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Love Language That Matters Most

  How to Personalize Love So They Really Feel It

  Chapman, Gary D., 1938-

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  In this long-awaited follow-up, Dr. Chapman and Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott take the world-changing concept of the 5 Love Languages® one step further. They reveal why love often gets lost in translation—and how learning to speak the right dialect at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Thomas Jefferson

  An Intimate History

  Burstein, Andrew

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  The deepest dive yet into the heart and soul, secret affairs, unexplored alliances, and bitter feuds of a generally worshipped, intermittently reviled American icon.

• Unfunny Bunny

  Thompson, Kenan

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  Tomorrow is Bunny's first day of school, and everything is going to be perfect. All he wants is to be the funniest kid in class and make everyone else laugh. But when Bunny gets there, his jokes fall flat. What's an UNfunny bunny to do?

• Basket Ball

  Nelson, Kadir

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  Award-winning creator Kadir Nelson delivers the perfect gift for basketball fans of any age—a beautifully illustrated history of the game and its key players over the years—in this companion to his bestselling We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny

  Bonin, Caroline

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  This cozy fantasy romance combines magic, first love, and college life into a sweetly brewed and delicious read about a girl roped into investigating a company's dangerous product.

• How to Hatch

  a Gosling's Guide to Breaking Free.

  Ackerman, Sara Holly

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  Discover how a gosling hatches into the world, step by step, in this irresistibly cute and funny nonfiction picture book.

• Gumshoe: A Graphic Novel

  Thummler, Brenna

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  A contemporary middle grade graphic novel about a spunky group of girls, set against the backdrop of the Arizona desert.

• We've Hit Turbulence

  Cozzi, Jessica L

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  In this swoony young adult rom-com, things get bumpy when a girl gets stuck on a cross-country flight with her ex—as if flying couldn’t get any worse. . . .

• The Bookbinder's Secret

  Bell, A. D. (Novelist)

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  A young bookbinder begins a hunt for the truth when a confession hidden beneath the binding of a burned book reveals a story of forbidden love, lost fortune, and murder.

• Woman Down

  Hoover, Colleen

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  In this twisty thriller, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote lakeside hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations--and reality. Then Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, and his presence ignites a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Think About Dinner

  Save Time and Money With 125+ Easy, Nourishing, Delicious Recipes for Every Meal

  Lueke, Jenn

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  Save time, money, and energy with strategic meal planning, grocery lists, and kitchen prep. With over 125 recipes, Don’t Think About Dinner eliminates decision fatigue and makes healthy living effortless, delicious, and even fun!

• The Lucky Egg

  Understanding Your Fertility and How to Get Pregnant NOW

  Sekhon, Lucky

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  From understanding what your AMH level really means to navigating egg freezing, IVF, or embryo genetic testing, Dr. Lucky blends expert medical knowledge with relatable patient stories to demystify the process.

• Plant Powered Plus

  Activate the Power of Your Gut to Tame Inflammation and Reclaim Your Health

  Bulsiewicz, Will

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  Dr. Bulsiewicz unveils the transformative power of the gut-immune connection, guiding you step-by-step through an evidence-based, holistic approach to conquering inflammation and reclaiming your vitality.

• Strangers

  a Memoir of Marriage

  Burden, Belle

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  In March 2020, Belle Burden was safe and secure with her family at their house on Martha’s Vineyard. But seemingly overnight, her caring, steady partner became a man she hardly recognized. He exited his life with her like an actor shrugging off a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fly, Wild Swans

  My Mother, Myself and China

  Chang, Jung, 1952-

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  In the follow-up to her bestselling memoir Wild Swans, Jung Chang picks up her family's and homeland's sagas, from the moment she took the opportunity to travel--and settle--in the West, leaving her mother behind.

• The Next Renaissance

  AI and the Expansion of Human Potential

  Kass, Zack

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  Just as the original Renaissance revolutionized art, science, and society, today’s AI-driven Renaissance will redefine how we create, innovate, and flourish. Kass leverages his deep industry expertise to explain how this transformative technology…Read moreRead more of this annotation