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Handler: The Martensen Chronicles – Book I by John Gerts

A gripping, hard-to-put-down historical tale… Gerts’s stunning debut installment in The Martensen Chronicles explores family, love, relationships, human resilience, and patriotism. 1798. Brilliant and smart, Martin Martensen is happy to start his work at the Ketelswarf Shipyard, but navigation holds…
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Damaged People: Narcissism and the Foundation of a Dysfunctional American Society by Thomas Avant

A detailed, succinct look at narcissism and its impact on American society… As a result of growing up in a rural, conservative household, Avant’s intellectual growth was limited. His desire for knowledge and intellectual transformation began in his mid-twenties, inspiring…
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The Prophet’s Pulpit: Commentaries on the State of Islam by Khaled Abou El Fadl (Author), Josef Linnhoff (Editor)

Refreshingly unpreachy and theologically accessible; a marvelous, beautifully written book that offers a sound grasp of Islamic faith… Khaled Abou El Fadl, distinguished law professor and classically trained Islamic jurist, presents a collection of meditations on key Islamic precepts in…
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Survivor… Death and How It Saved My Life by Kenneth Linde

Wholesome and insightful… Linde returns with his eighth installment in the Waldwick series, taking readers on his hero’s journey to contentment. During a flight from France to his home in Milwaukee, George Terrill loses consciousness and wakes up in intensive…
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Never Ignore Monica! By Jim Lively

A dark, deeply unsettling supernatural thriller…   A sinister presence forces a brilliant attorney to embrace his inner darkness in Lively’s gripping latest. As a young child and an adolescent, Simon Steed has known there’s something inside him that, when provoked,…
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THE BLUE IRIS by Rachel Stone

Riveting, soul-searching, and full of heart… A spectacularly told story. Love tested beyond its limits is at the heart of Stone’s latest poignant novel. Life is looking more than promising for Tessa Lewis: she is engaged to Toronto’s fastest-rising lawyer…
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The Birds That Saved Me: An Introduction to Birding for Self-Improvement (with Color Artwork) by J. P. Steed (Author), Norah Steed (Illustrator)

Heartfelt, enchanting, and beautifully written…An enchanting mix of memoir, guide book for birding, and self-help. In this moving memoir, debut author Steed explores encounters with birds as meditations on life. Told in a series of large snippets composed of notable…
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Dream City Dreaming by Cindy Angell Keeling

A rewarding take on second chances and self-discovery… A world trade fair transforms a young widow and her adolescent son’s life in Keeling’s immersive historical tale. 1893. Junaluska Lewis, a young widow, is content taking care of her aging father-in-law…
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MOSAIC CAVERNS (The Vivarium Chronicles Book 1) by Christopher Zyck 

An original and intricate tale of adventure, folklore, and archeological quest… Two archeologists make a shocking discovery while excavating an ancient empire in Zyck’s original, intriguing series kicker in the Vivarium Chronicles series. 2005. Colombia is in chaos. The country…
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The Arcadian Match (Rising World) by Anne Mortensen

Fascinating and intriguing; a cinematic reading experience. A Q-score mastermind gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy of national consequences in Mortensen’s gripping latest in the Rising World series. 2032. Sweden is the very first crime free, eco-ideal nation. In…