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Chinese Myths & Legends
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With a new introduction, this is a delightful collection of legendary stories from a distant, ancient world.The warring dynasties, the mysteries of the mountains, the relentless cycle of the seasons, and the quixotic nature of the skies all contributed to the many myths of ancient China, told in the villages and spread along the trading routes from province to province. Indeed, the tales of Chinese mythology reflect the vast landscapes of China, where distant mountains, and long, winding rivers dominated the sight-lines of ancient peoples. History, religion, philosophy and mythology were intertwined in the observations of immortal tricksters and spi...
Chinese Myths & Tales: Epic Tales
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Great floods and river Gods, snake spirits, and Immortals, China's unique set of mythological tales are derived from its vast expanse, diverse culture and the endless wars between tribes and dynasties. The result is a rich landscape of humanity, gods and spirits introduced here in this comprehensive book of folk tales and legendary exploits.The latest title in Flame Tree's beautiful, comprehensive series of Gothic Fantasy titles, concentrates on the ancient, epic origins of modern fantasy.
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Choose Your Own Adventure Cryptid Chronicles: Mothman (Choose Your Own Adventure New Classics)
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Unknowable forces are lurking in the mountains of Appalachia in this interactive book where YOU decide what happens next! Packed with 19 possible endings!Choose Your Own Adventure books–the 4th bestselling children’s series of all time–are back and as much fun as you remember. Kids and adults agree, these are the books that get 9- to 12-year-olds reading.YOU are a kid with mysteries to solve in the heart of the Appalachian mountains, where a timeless tension between ancient creatures and alien invaders is coming to a head! You’ve heard stories of when the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River, and sightings of a terrifying figure in the afterm...
Chosen of the Sun
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The Darkest Hour ApproachesEliezer Wren is a simple man who wants to be a simple priest. But stealing the Prince of Shadows’ plunder and ambushing one of his most trusted servants is not the best way to go about ensuring a simple life—or a long and healthy one. Now Wren is on the run from the Prince’s hunters, both living and dead, and caught in a web of betrayal from his past.Yushuv is a boy who wants nothing more than to grow into being a man in his own time, and to scour the ancient catacombs near his village for forgotten treasure to sell. But when an ancient evil sets his home to the sword, Yushuv is forced to discover the catacombs’ darkest se...
Christa Comes Out of Her Shell
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Just when she thought she’d gotten far enough away . . . a life-changing phone call throws an antisocial scientist back into her least favorite place—the spotlight. A hilarious and insightful new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Barnet has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Christa finds her tranquil existence thrown into chaos when her once-famous father—long thought dead after a plane crash—turns out to be alive, well, and ready to make amends. The world goes wild, fascinated by this real-life ...
Circe: New & Ancient Greek Tales
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The new stories and an extended introduction this new collection focus on the enchanting Circe of Greek mythology, featuring new perspectives on long-standing stereotypes. Enchantress, goddess, witch, predatory seductress Inevitably, Circe has been best-known in these terms, through the male gaze of Homer, Hesiod et al., as interpreted by readers and storytellers until today. Rarely does the classic literature give us a rounded view of a woman subject to the same flaws and emotions as anyone: jealousy, desire, unrequited love; her witchcraft is perhaps not so much dreadful as awe-inspiring and led by nature. What we know of her story is piecemeal, ...
Circle of Death
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PASSION REBORN In one vicious night, Kirby Brown’s world is torn apart. Her best friend is dead, killed by a madman who is now after Kirby, and she has no idea why. When the police prove incapable of protecting Kirby, she has no choice but to trust a mysterious stranger. And while she finds herself inexplicably drawn to him, she fears the strange abilities he wields. An investigator for the Damask Circle, Doyle Fitzgerald, has come to Melbourne, Australia, to hunt down a killer. What he doesn’t expect to find is a cadre of witches capable of controlling the elements, a sorceress determined to take that power for herself, and a broken woman who is mo...
City Goats
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Time Magazine calls author Jennie Grant the, "godmother of goat lovers."Jennie Grant is your average 40-something mother with a bungalow in Seattle's leafy Madrona neighborhood, a happy middle-school child, a tolerant husband, and a pug named Eddie. She also happens to keep chickens and two milking goats, Snowflake and Eloise, and is regionally known as the passionate founder of the Goat Justice League.Since Grant began keeping milking goats several years ago, she has learned firsthand the remarkable benefits and beauty of keeping goats -- how much healthier and easier to maintain a yard with goats can be, the tolerance levels of neighbors, the heal...
City of Windows: A Novel
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"City of Windows is moving, breathtaking―a great entertainment." ―The Wall Street Journal“A tough, wise, knowing narrative voice, a great plot, a great setting, and even better characters ― I loved this.” ―Lee Child, New York Times bestselling authorIn the tradition of Jeffery Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme and David Baldacci’s Amos Decker, Robert Pobi's City of Windows introduces Lucas Page, a brilliant, reluctant investigator, matching wits with a skilled, invisible killerDuring the worst blizzard in memory, an FBI agent in a moving SUV in New York City is killed by a nearly impossible sniper shot. Unable to pinpoint where the shot came from, as the storm...
Clan Novel Lasombra
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The Vampire the Masquerade Clan Novel Saga is a thirteen volume masterpiece, presenting the war between the established Camarilla leadership, and the growing power of the brutal Sabbat on the east coast of the United States. Each novel is told from the persepective of one of the thirteen clans, intertwining with the others, and filling in missing pieces artfully as we follow battle after battle, intrigue after intrigue—and the appearance of a strange artifact that falls into the hands of a solitary Toreador sculptor.Clan Novel Lasombra is the sixth in the series. Lucita—vampiric assassin and turncoat childe of the devious Cardinal Moncada—is hunting...
Clever Words for Little Experts
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Clever Words for Little Experts includes all the need-to-know words for your preschooler's favourite subjects with this absorbing book.
Closer to the Heart
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New York Times-bestselling author Mercedes Lackey's Herald Spy series, set in the beloved fantasy world of ValdemarHerald Mags, Valdemar’s first official Herald Spy, is well on his way to establishing a coterie of young informants, not only on the streets of Haven, but in the kitchens and Great Halls of the highborn and wealthy as well.The newly appointed King’s Own Herald, Amily, although still unsure of her own capability in that office, is doing fine work to support the efforts of Mags, her betrothed. She has even found a way to build an army of informants herself, a group of highly trained but impoverished young noblewomen groomed to serve the h...
Coat of Many Colors
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Dolly Parton lends the lyrics of her classic song "Coat of Many Colors" to this heartfelt picture book for young readers.Country music legend Dolly Parton's rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using lyrics from her classic song "Coat of Many Colors," the book tells the story of a young girl in need of a warm winter coat. When her mother sews her a coat made of rags, the girl is mocked by classmates for being poor. But Parton's trademark positivity carries through to the end as the girl realizes that her coat was made with love "in every stitch." Beautiful illustrations pair with P...
Code of Murder
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In a near-future metropolis where technology blurs the lines between life and death, Detective Cordell Washington is thrust into a maelstrom of brutal murders and digital horror. When a series of meticulously staged crime scenes and eerie links to a legacy serial killer emerge, Cordell finds his grasp on reality and justice slipping away. With the ominous Genesys System promising eternal life yet concealing ominous secrets, every revelation forces him to confront not only a twisted killer but also the darkness within himself. As stakes reach a fever pitch, Cordell must decipher clues that could either shatter his world or deliver him from the relent...
Cold & Crisp
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Cold & Crisp is the 518 Publishing Company's 6th anthology. There are over 20 short stories and poetry by authors from 518 Area Code and around the world.The short stories and poetry features settings, plots, and characters that embrace the theme of Cold & Crisp in a variety of interesting ways. They will take you on a journey through genres and styles in a way that will make you excited to turn the page.So, bundle up and dive right in!
Coldest Kind of Love
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From the best selling author of the Killer Boys series comes a new sports romance...The Crimson Hawk’s are my dream team.Playing for them for the last few years has been the best time of my life.I worked hard for my chance to be here, playing alongside my best friends, and wouldn’t change a thing.After losing my dad, all I wanna do is make him proud day in and day out every time I get out on that ice.Until he comes along, and ruins everything I’ve been so used to.The man who I once called my stepbrother, my best friend, my lover.But he gave me too many reasons to hate him.I made my peace with losing him years ago.But how am I supposed to keep hating...
Colorways: Acrylic Animals
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Colorways: Acrylic Animals teaches artists of all skill levels how to paint vibrant, colorful renditions of animals from around the globe.Grab your paints, canvas, and imagination because it's time to paint pointillistic pandas, tetradic llamas, vibrant flamingos, and complementary cows...and that's just the beginning! Each step-by-step project in Colorways: Acrylic Animals shows you not only how to capture an animal’s likeness, but also how touse color to create magical, other-worldly, and whimsical paintings. You'll also learn how to use acrylic paint to add texture and fanciful flourishes, like florals and collage, to your glorious animal subject...
Coming Home to Yourself
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A beautifully illustrated collection of mindfulness exercises for grounding, relaxation, and finding inner peace, from contemporary mystic OshoAll of us have experienced moments of "coming home"--feeling relaxed, grounded, free of the restlessness that characterizes so much of our everyday lives. These moments can arise in nature or in the depths of an activity we enjoy, alone or together with people we love. They show us that we are exactly where we are supposed to be.The meditations in Coming Home to Yourself were selected from Osho's hundreds of public talks and intimate conversations. These passages are designed to be a companion on the journey ...
Common Goal
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A friends-with-benefits arrangement with a much-younger man leaves them both wanting more in this spicy hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.Veteran goaltender Eric Bennett has faced down some of the toughest shooters on the ice, but nothing prepared him for his latest challenge—life after hockey. It’s time to make some big changes, starting with finally dating men for the first time.Graduate student Kyle Swift moved to New York nursing a broken heart. He’d sworn to find someone his own age to crush on (for once). Until he meets a gorgeous, distinguished silver fox hockey player. Despite their intense physical attraction, Kyl...
Complete Guide to Chinese Horoscopes
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The Chinese horoscope represents a tradition more than 2,000 years old. It lasts for twelve years, with each year featuring a different symbolic animal. Ancient Chinese beliefs, which persist to the current day, hold that the year of one's birth has a significant effect on one's character, which relates to the features of that year's symbolic animal.For example, a person born during the year of the mouse will be smart and wealthy, which are characteristics attributed to the mouse. Likewise, a person born in the year of the ox will be hardworking and down-to-earth, while a person born in the year of the tiger will be majestic and fierce.There are fur...
Container Gardens
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Lack of space? Lack of time? No gardening experience? Need inspiration? No matter the issue, Southern Living magazine has the answer so that anyone can have a beautiful garden year-round using the brand's newest book on container gardening. Container Gardens is a smart and sensible guide filled with beautiful, inspirational images that covers the basics for the beginner while sharing a wide array of ideas for the experienced gardener. There are step-by-step techniques and tips on planting and care for indoor and outdoor spaces, including 'container recipes' that share the exact plant combinations used so readers can recreate the look at home. This b...
Contending Forces
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Sappho Clark—beautiful, mysterious, Southern—arrives in Boston to earn her living as a stenographer. She lodges with the Smith family and immediately becomes a source of fascination to the them: Ma Smith is impressed by Sappho’s financial independence; Dora Smith admires Sappho’s quiet self-possession; and Will Smith, Dora’s brother, falls madly in love with Sappho. But as Sappho enters the Smiths’ community, it becomes clear that her beauty is a lure to bad actors, including someone who entertains dark suspicions about her past. . . A murder mystery, the story of a friendship, and a romance set in Boston’s thriving, politically active middle-class ...
Conversations in Black
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An award-winning journalist envisions the future of leadership, excellence, and prosperity in Black America with this "urgent and pathbreaking" work (Marc Lamont Hill).Hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and inspiring, Conversations in Black offers sage wisdom for navigating race in a radically divisive America, and, with help from his mighty team of black intelligentsia, veteran journalist Ed Gordon creates hope and a timeless new narrative on what the future of black leadership should look like and how we can get there.In Conversations in Black, Gordon brings together some of the most prominent voices in black America today, including Stacey Abrams, ...
Conversations with People Who Hate Me
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From the award-winning host of the critically acclaimed podcast Conversations with People Who Hate Me comes a “fresh, deeply honest, wildly creative, and right on time” (Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author) exploration of difficult conversations and how to navigate them.Dylan Marron’s work has racked up millions of views and worldwide support. From his celebrated Every Single Word video series highlighting the lack of diversity in Hollywood to his web series Sitting in Bathrooms with Trans People, Marron has explored some of today’s biggest social issues.Yet, according to some strangers on the internet, Marron is a “moron,” a “beta m...
Cookies to Crumbles
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All it takes is cooking a few muffins for Carlos to meet the most beautiful man.All it takes is eating a single muffin for Steve to cry about his last lost love.All it takes is cooking a single Danish for Carlos to disastrously land it on the most beautiful man's shirt. For him to invite the most beautiful man back to his apartment.All it takes is one Danish to the shirt for Steve to find out that despite all of the awful in the world, he can help one person.All it takes is one cookie to show that they care.But, will they be able to make it, when everything around them is turning to crumbles?
Cooking with Beyond and Impossible Meat
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Meaty Meals You'd Never Guess Were Vegan!Whether you’re a hardcore vegan, a longtime vegetarian or a habitual carnivore, prepare to have your mind (and your taste buds!) blown by what Ramin Ganeshram offers: 60 meat-inspired recipes so tasty, you won’t believe they’re meatless.Be they broiled, grilled, baked or fried, you’ll enjoy not only the incredible flavors and variety these plant-based alternatives present, but also their healthier nutritional value and adaptability to different diets. Fans of Beyond Meat® and Impossible Foods TM will get amazing insight into the differences between both, as well as how versatile they can be. There is a univer...
Cooking with Cannabis
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Laurie Wolf is “The Martha Stewart of Marijuana Edibles” –The New YorkerThe benefits of marijuana for treating symptoms of severe illnesses are immeasurable. People with AIDS, cancer, neurological issues, arthritis, anxiety, depression, glaucoma, and many other illnesses are turning to cannabis to avoid the powerful and unpleasant side effects that often come with traditional medications. An easy way to incorporate cannabis into your life is to include it in your everyday diet.Ingest your marijuana in a wide range of delicious foods with Cooking with Cannabis. Featuring step-by-step photos of how to make the various infusions that are the foundation...
Corduroy at the Zoo
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When a little bear decides to visit the local zoo, he learns a lot about the animals who live there, in an informative tale with lift-the-flaps and full-color illustrations.
Corey Fah Does Social Mobility
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A novel that celebrates radical queer survival and gleefully takes a hammer to false notions of successThis is the story of Corey Fah, a writer who has hit the literary jackpot: their novel has just won the prize for the Fictionalization of Social Evils. But the actual trophy, and with it the funds, hovers peskily out of reach.Neon-beige, with UFO-like qualities, the elusive trophy leads Corey, with their partner Drew and eight-legged companion Bambi Pavok, on a spectacular quest through their childhood in the Forest and an unlikely stint on reality TV. Navigating those twin horrors, along with wormholes and time loops, Corey learns―the hard way―the...
Cosmic Botany
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A delightful illustrated guide to pairing plants and crystals to maximize their healing and energizing benefits.Greening your home is a powerful way to bring well-being and a sense of peace into any space, and adding crystals to the mix amplifies their vibrational energy and elevates those benefits to the next level. Whether you are looking for love, calm, prosperity, or merely inspiration to declutter your house and mind, Tanya Lichtenstein demonstrates how pairing plant and crystal soul mates will help both you and them align with the flow of the universe.Plants and crystals are a timeless love story. Become an alchemical matchmaker and learn how ...
Cosmic Self-Care
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Introducing the ultimate guide to year-round self-care for modern mystics!With 60 simple rituals drawing from astrology, tarot, and the moon phases, to the seasons, crystals, and manifestation, this book includes something for everyone all year long.Discover tarot card spreads, manifestation mantras, crystal spells, affirmations, herbal bath rituals, chakra healing, mindful movement, advice from the spirit world, and much more, in this go-to cosmic guide to self-care.With rituals following the zodiac year, the witch’s wheel of the year, the lunar cycle, and the natural seasons, treat yourself to: * A Flower Moon petal bath ritual for beauty * A New ...
Cosmopolitan Love Spells
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Give your love life a spiritual boost with Cosmo's potent introduction to spells designed to enhance romance. Modern magic is all about self-care and using your inner powers to make positive changes in your life - and that's what Cosmopolitan has always been about. Now the authority on love and sex provides readers with a clear path to navigate their amorous adventures by casting simple and effective spells. These powerful incantations include charms for turning lust into love, recovering from a bad breakup, or increasing intimacy between you and your partner in the bedroom. You'll also learn how to craft your own spells, set up an altar, source pop...